I’m about 70% through the second Jurassic Park book and it’s ok. People on /r/books seemed to think it was even better than the first, but it feels like a slog compared to the first. I’m looking forward to moving on to Stephen King’s The Stand.

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I have books scattered throughout the house, and so what I’m reading changes depending on where I am.

  • If I’m going to sit outside, I’ll grab the book I keep on the table next to the back door. Currently that’s Stephen King’s Bag of Bones

  • If I’m going to read in bed, then I pick up Tuesdays with Morris by Mitch Albom

  • If I’m going to read in the bath, I’ll grab my Kindle and work through Alma Katsu’s The Deep

  • If I’m in my office chair, I’ll work on The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defence, by Suzette Haden Elgin

Kind of a funny way of going about things, but there it is, heh

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I’ve got at least 5 going right now so no judgement!

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I usually have several books going at once, but just based on that moment’s whim. This sounds like a more efficient and less cluttered way of going about it!

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Perhaps, but the downside is that it takes me forever to finish any single one lol

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I usually have two books going, one is a travel book (on my Kindle) and one is a home book. For whatever reason, I never pick up my Kindle to read at home.

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I’m 3/4ths of the way through The Name of the Wind.

Man has this book ever sucked me into it’s world. I’d recommend checking it out if your into fantasy.

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I loved this book so much when I was a teenager that I immediately re-read it after finishing it. The prose and pacing was sublime. Although I know some wouldn’t agree. But the story just seems to meander in a delightful way. Another thing I enjoyed is the “stories with stories” aspect. I won’t say more about that in order to spare you from spoilers, but I’d recommend a re-read asap if you’re up for it.

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I’ve got some bad news about book 3…

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Let’s welcome a new member to the Kingkiller 3 waiting room… Haha

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I think I’m more upset about doors of stone than GOT

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I’m currently reading Moby Dick for the first time and I’m loving it. I didn’t expect it to be so funny! This is the first book I’ve read by Herman Melville and his writing style is just beautiful.

I’m excited for you to start Stephen King’s The Stand, it’s one of my favorite of his!

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I just started The Three Body Problem. I’m hoping the plot is engaging once it takes off, because so far the writing and characters aren’t doing a whole lot for me.

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@Twaffle
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It’s one of those where I absolutely loved the ideas, and was meh on the execution.

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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. It’s great so far. Reminds me of A Brief History of Time.

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