Books

[SKT]

@Jord just reread this after first reading in my teens. Absolutely more terrifying as a 50-something dad and enjoyed it more this go round.

[Jord]

@SKT Have you read Pet Sematary? That one really gets parents emotions going... Great book

[seawolf]

@jerkules Solid rec! Thank you

[SKT]

@Jord not since becoming a dad…need to add it to the list!

[flannel slut]

@Jord I’ve fallen off my reading routine in the past year and am a book behind but get “school kid” excited whenever anyone references the Stormlight Archive. After being tormented by “Song of Fire and Ice” and “Kingkiller Chronicles” I have a firm rule to not start a fantasy series that is yet completed but I draw the exception with Sanderson… while he’s not quite the wordsmith as the authors to the two previously mentioned fantasy series, the guy is a machine in regards to pumping out work and can create worlds and magic systems like none other. He actually reminds me a lot to a modern day King gone straight fantasy. Great shout out.

[flannel slut]

@Jord have you had the chance to read the sequel dr sleep? I was skeptical going into it being that sequels, especially with so many years removed from the original, are usually a cash grab. BUT King is the man and does NOT disappoint here (movie adaptation holds up surprisingly well too)

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Well it's actually an audio version I listen to before going to bed, but who cares ... . I enjoying the good old Bahagavad Gita every night lately.

[Jord]

I read every night on my kindle, having this track on my phone keeps me super motivated! @flannel-slut i think I’ll start stormlight archive this year hopefully!

[Jord]

@flannel-slut yeah I enjoyed dr sleep! Wasn’t what I was expecting going in blind, the movie is pretty good too if I remember. I’ll probably not read Dr Sleep this time round after the shining, I just fancy comfort read and it’s been a few years since I read The Shining.. audiobooks are awesome too, love them when having to travel

[flannel slut]

@Jord love it. Got a very similar thing going w audiobooks but nothing like setting aside the time and reading w no distractions.

[endo]

excellent read, def recommended, especially for those who are not quite sure who is acting 'genocidally' here
(I think this is the english version)

[mclaincausey]

@flannel-slut ebooks are better than no books. I have very little time to read so I am grateful for ebooks.

And sometimes the narration really brings another dimension. Ray Porter on Project Hail Mary and The Bobiverse and most recently Dominic Hoffman on James took incredible material and added something that would haunt any re-reading of them as traditional books, in a good way. I also really enjoyed Oliver Wyman’s narration of Legion novellas, which are challenging to narrate, because they are about a private investigator who has hallucinatory character aspects that he interacts with, each with very different personalities.