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"Fourth wing
That's sitting on the shelf to read! Along with the other 2 in the series
Oh its good .... but nothing ive read upto now beats TOG for me "
I have that on the bookshelf too, ngl between me and my daughter we have about 200 books and keep adding 😂😂 |
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"Fourth wing
That's sitting on the shelf to read! Along with the other 2 in the series
Oh its good .... but nothing ive read upto now beats TOG for me
I have that on the bookshelf too, ngl between me and my daughter we have about 200 books and keep adding 😂😂"
Omg you need to read it ... honestly the best series ive ever read |
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"I’ve just counted…24 books to be read. Always about 30. Waterstones love me 🤣"
I'm about the same. My living room looks like a library. At least we're keeping Waterstones going. Long live the bookshop |
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"Fourth wing
That's sitting on the shelf to read! Along with the other 2 in the series
Oh its good .... but nothing ive read upto now beats TOG for me
I have that on the bookshelf too, ngl between me and my daughter we have about 200 books and keep adding 😂😂
Omg you need to read it ... honestly the best series ive ever read "
I think i have half the series need to purchase the rest.....Off to amazon i go 😂😂 |
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"Currently have 4 on the go.... all romantasy stuff
Quicksilver
When the moon hatched
Noctadia
Phantasma
5/6 books done this past few months so far
Oh is romantasy your favourite genre?"
That, crime, thriller, dystopian and mystery |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS 1 week ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far."
It really is a genuine classic. It changes the way you look at the world. Of course, now so much is derivative of it, but it retains its power. |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far."
I've read this so many times over the years. It gets more and more insightful as I get older and so the world as it is.
Read Fahrenheit 451 after! |
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"Currently have 4 on the go.... all romantasy stuff
Quicksilver
When the moon hatched
Noctadia
Phantasma
5/6 books done this past few months so far
Quicksilver was quite good!  "
Im listening to the audiobook alongside which is making some bits rather 🥵🥵 |
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"Currently have 4 on the go.... all romantasy stuff
Quicksilver
When the moon hatched
Noctadia
Phantasma
5/6 books done this past few months so far
Oh is romantasy your favourite genre?
That, crime, thriller, dystopian and mystery"
I love thriller and dystopian books |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
It really is a genuine classic. It changes the way you look at the world. Of course, now so much is derivative of it, but it retains its power."
Having read a bit about George Orwell's background, it's easy to see how he came up with it. I've heard of parallels made between the book and now so looking forward to seeing what those could potentially be. |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
I've read this so many times over the years. It gets more and more insightful as I get older and so the world as it is.
Read Fahrenheit 451 after!"
Not forgetting Animal Farm
Who hasn't muttered "Two legs good..."? |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
It really is a genuine classic. It changes the way you look at the world. Of course, now so much is derivative of it, but it retains its power.
Having read a bit about George Orwell's background, it's easy to see how he came up with it. I've heard of parallels made between the book and now so looking forward to seeing what those could potentially be."
He did live an interesting life didn't he. |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
I've read this so many times over the years. It gets more and more insightful as I get older and so the world as it is.
Read Fahrenheit 451 after!"
I'm still not reading as much as I'd like to but I have gone for more classic titles to see what would interest me. Thanks for the recommendation! |
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"Currently have 4 on the go.... all romantasy stuff
Quicksilver
When the moon hatched
Noctadia
Phantasma
5/6 books done this past few months so far
Quicksilver was quite good!
Im listening to the audiobook alongside which is making some bits rather 🥵🥵"
Haha! I was listening on the tube when it got to the steamy part! It made me blush a little! |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
It really is a genuine classic. It changes the way you look at the world. Of course, now so much is derivative of it, but it retains its power.
Having read a bit about George Orwell's background, it's easy to see how he came up with it. I've heard of parallels made between the book and now so looking forward to seeing what those could potentially be.
He did live an interesting life didn't he."
He really did. And interesting it was his last book that seemed the most popular! |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
I've read this so many times over the years. It gets more and more insightful as I get older and so the world as it is.
Read Fahrenheit 451 after!
I'm still not reading as much as I'd like to but I have gone for more classic titles to see what would interest me. Thanks for the recommendation!"
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley |
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I’ve held off reading Onyx Storm as I don’t like getting to the end of a series knowing there are more books still being written. I’ve then started the Zodiac Academy series, which I couldn’t put down and finished the final book in the main series yesterday and started on the Sins of the Zodiac today.
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
I've read this so many times over the years. It gets more and more insightful as I get older and so the world as it is.
Read Fahrenheit 451 after!
I'm still not reading as much as I'd like to but I have gone for more classic titles to see what would interest me. Thanks for the recommendation!
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley "
I need me some Soma some days |
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"Currently have 4 on the go.... all romantasy stuff
Quicksilver
When the moon hatched
Noctadia
Phantasma
5/6 books done this past few months so far
Quicksilver was quite good!
Im listening to the audiobook alongside which is making some bits rather 🥵🥵
Haha! I was listening on the tube when it got to the steamy part! It made me blush a little! "
I tell everyone to Google it cause if that dont get you then damn you bits must be dead 😂😂 |
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Just finished the Dune books
Halfway through How We Fish (Paul Whitehouse)
Not sure what to read next… most of this years reads have been heavy going so far before the two… something nice and light next I think! |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
I've read this so many times over the years. It gets more and more insightful as I get older and so the world as it is.
Read Fahrenheit 451 after!
I'm still not reading as much as I'd like to but I have gone for more classic titles to see what would interest me. Thanks for the recommendation!
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
I need me some Soma some days"
I've had one today - put an electric kettle on a gas hob 🤦🏻♂️ |
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"Just finished the Dune books
Halfway through How We Fish (Paul Whitehouse)
Not sure what to read next… most of this years reads have been heavy going so far before the two… something nice and light next I think!"
Dune books. Wow. Heavy read those. I love Frank Herbert but his books were so in depth. Especially the universe he created. It reminded me of Tolkien's works. |
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Got about a dozen on the go at the moment. Various genres, depends how I feel in the moment. Right this moment, it's "Kafka on the shore" by Murakami, earlier today the graphic novel "Hellblazer Dead in America", yesterday finished "Monday starts on Saturday" by the Strugatsky brothers. When we get to bed I might have a dip into "The Erotic Review Bedside Companion" short stories collection.
Between us we have a couple of thousand books lying around our houses, I probably read fifty or so a year plus a few hundred comics and magazines. My work also involves using a lot of reference texts. |
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"Just finished the Dune books
Halfway through How We Fish (Paul Whitehouse)
Not sure what to read next… most of this years reads have been heavy going so far before the two… something nice and light next I think!
Dune books. Wow. Heavy read those. I love Frank Herbert but his books were so in depth. Especially the universe he created. It reminded me of Tolkien's works."
Very heavy going but worth the perseverance! Definitely reminiscent of Tolkien’s world building and Herbert must have used as many words to describe sand as Tolkien did to describe… well everything 😂 |
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I just finished Blood & betrayals which was quite disappointing. Only 24 books so far this year and it’s been a struggle finding 5 star reads. But there are a few amazing releases still to come this year so I’m hopeful.
Only 5 star for me so far has been Of Empires and Dusk by Ryan Cahill. |
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"I’ve just finished the full moon coffee shop which was a lovely palate cleanser after the L.O.R.D.S series
Now onto more romantasy with Bound & Tide"
I felt like I needed a spiritual cleansing after the lords series   |
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Still only half way through Fevre Dream by George R.R Martin. I got side tracked by other things and haven't picked it up for a month or so. I do love a gothic vampire novel though and was enjoying it. |
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By *vaRoseWoman 1 week ago
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"I’ve just finished the full moon coffee shop which was a lovely palate cleanser after the L.O.R.D.S series
Now onto more romantasy with Bound & Tide
I felt like I needed a spiritual cleansing after the lords series "
I needed …. something 😈😈😈 |
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"Currently have 4 on the go.... all romantasy stuff
Quicksilver
When the moon hatched
Noctadia
Phantasma
5/6 books done this past few months so far
Oh is romantasy your favourite genre?
That, crime, thriller, dystopian and mystery"
Oh those are great choices. I do like dystopian books. My fav is probably Fahrenheit 451 x |
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"Just finished the Dune books
Halfway through How We Fish (Paul Whitehouse)
Not sure what to read next… most of this years reads have been heavy going so far before the two… something nice and light next I think!
Dune books. Wow. Heavy read those. I love Frank Herbert but his books were so in depth. Especially the universe he created. It reminded me of Tolkien's works.
Very heavy going but worth the perseverance! Definitely reminiscent of Tolkien’s world building and Herbert must have used as many words to describe sand as Tolkien did to describe… well everything 😂"
Haha absolutely he did. Makes you wonder what went through their minds to write such books
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far."
It's brutal and philosophical and stays with you a long time. I've read it twice and listened to it several times. Always thought provoking.
There was a sequel released a few years ago by the brilliant author Sandra Newman called Julia. It looks at the same events from Julia's point of view. I was sceptical, but it's wonderful. Well worth a read. |
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"Nineteen Eighy-Four. Just started it and it's as intense as I've heard about. A really good read so far.
I've read this so many times over the years. It gets more and more insightful as I get older and so the world as it is.
Read Fahrenheit 451 after!
Not forgetting Animal Farm
Who hasn't muttered "Two legs good..."?"
Yep my favourite Orwell |
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"Derek Jarman, 'Smiling in slow motion',
lovely, tragic, happy and sad."
I never knew he wrote books.
If I'm honest, I can't say I love his films (except War Requiem), but they were always intriguing and he seemed such a thoughtful, genuine man.
This is going straight on my wishlist - thanks for posting. |
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"Derek Jarman, 'Smiling in slow motion',
lovely, tragic, happy and sad.
I never knew he wrote books.
If I'm honest, I can't say I love his films (except War Requiem), but they were always intriguing and he seemed such a thoughtful, genuine man.
This is going straight on my wishlist - thanks for posting."
he writes eloquently, originally and beautifully, you may also like 'Modern Nature' |
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"Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. 3rd time reading it now"
What a book!! I think I might be due a re-read. Many books set up a moral or philosophical conundrum, but then kop out. This drops you right into the middle of one and sees it through without flinching. Beautiful writing by Ishiguro. |
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"Derek Jarman, 'Smiling in slow motion',
lovely, tragic, happy and sad.
I never knew he wrote books.
If I'm honest, I can't say I love his films (except War Requiem), but they were always intriguing and he seemed such a thoughtful, genuine man.
This is going straight on my wishlist - thanks for posting. he writes eloquently, originally and beautifully, you may also like 'Modern Nature' "
Thank you, I'll keep that in mind if I enjoy this one (which I'm sure I will). |
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I usually read a fiction and a non-fiction
For fiction, I realised that I haven't read a single Tamil language book since I left school. So picked a popular historical fiction in Tamil.
For non-fiction, I am reading Philosophy of Mind by Jaworski. |
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Just finished Fevre Dream - George RR Martins vampire book and just started Jodi Picoult - By any other name.
Also got The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins on the go but not enjoying that one so much so keep reading other books and coming back to it. |
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"Still only half way through Fevre Dream by George R.R Martin. I got side tracked by other things and haven't picked it up for a month or so. I do love a gothic vampire novel though and was enjoying it. "
If you like vampire books have you seen Jay Kristoff - Empire of the Vampire. I'd say possibly more fantasy than gothic but I enjoyed it. The 2nd book of the trilogy not long out. |
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By *iraelWoman 1 week ago
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Working my way through a reread of the Stronghold series by Golden Angel, I’m on 5 of 9. Then I’ve got her Masters of Marquis series (another 9) queued up.
Non-fiction current read is Borderlines, a History of Europe in 29 Borders by Lewis Baston. |
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Seems like lots of people on here like to read a fiction and a non-fiction concurrently. I'm sort of doing that. My non-fiction at the moment is "Milton and the English Revolution" by Christopher Hill, but at the same time I'm listening to Dickens's David Copperfield on Audible - a book I loved maybe 20 years ago and reconnecting to it via a wonderful reading by Martin Jarvis, who brings the colourful characters to life so beautifully.
Not sure I'm up to reading two books at a time, but one book and one audio book works nicely. |
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