Books - what are you reading? (Official Book Thread)

[thaKEAF]

Just finished Charlamagnes book now I’m on the subtle art of not giving a fukk.

 

[Antdrewjosh]

Just finished reading the Gate House and Gold Coast by Nelson Demille. Second time for both. In fact im about to run thru all his books again

 

[phillycavsfan]

I just started The Big Blowdown by George Pelecanos. It's not on Kindle, do I had to buy the actual paperback.

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

Well then I'm putting that on my list to read.

Has anyone read 100 years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
Thinking of reading it

Yes. shyt is amazing. If not top 10, def top 20 all time for me.

 

[Danie84]

....Anne's descriptiveness Go HAM

 

[thaKEAF]

In Contempt by Chris Darden

Bought this over a year ago but stopped a few chapters in. Gonna finish it up this week.

 

[Ezra]

I'm reading The Outsider by Stephen King. It is a long one, but I am 3/4 done and looking forward to the wrapup.

have you read the bill Hodges trilogy?

its best to read that before that book

The Outsider was trash. King mailed that one in. Color by numbers book. Nothing shocking or crazy twists. Just some cool easter eggs pointing ti the Hodges trilogy thats not dope enough to read it.

 

[Ezra]

This book is getting tons of hype. Will be starting it soon.

Rosewater
(The Wormwood Trilogy #1)
by
Tade Thompson (Goodreads Author)
4.05 · Rating details · 314 Ratings · 90 Reviews
Tade Thompson's Rosewater is the start of an award-winning, cutting edge trilogy set in Nigeria, by one of science fiction's most engaging new voices.

Rosewater is a town on the edge. A community formed around the edges of a mysterious alien biodome, its residents comprise the hopeful, the hungry and the helpless—people eager for a glimpse inside the dome or a taste of its rumored healing powers.

Kaaro is a government agent with a criminal past. He has seen inside the biodome, and doesn't care to again—but when something begins killing off others like himself, Kaaro must defy his masters to search for an answer, facing his dark history and coming to a realization about a horrifying future.

 

[sjankis630]

I have to admit that the ending of the Outsider was a disappointment. It just lacked any real tension.

 

[Sensitive Christian Grey]

Kinda bored with what I have, reading goodreads to see what's out.

This caught my eye (cool cover), and I'm seeing its stories are like

'The Finkelstein 5', the first short story in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's debut collection, is astounding. It follows a young man named Emmanuel as he prepares for a job interview, taking steps (modifying his voice, wearing smart clothes, smiling and being constantly polite) to ensure his Blackness is dialled down as far as possible. He's happy about the interview, but 'he also felt guilty about feeling happy about anything. Most people he knew were still mourning the Finkelstein verdict'.

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'Zimmer Land' is another standout – George Saunders by way of Black Mirror. The narrator works at a theme park where 'patrons' can role-play a scenario in which they are attacked by, and ultimately 'kill', a black assailant.

I won't lie, it's got me a bit uneasy about a purchase cos I'm wondering if they're just stories of pain that go nowhere. Also I hate that Zimmer Land title and that story seems definitely ripping off Black Mirror

 

[thaKEAF]

Finishing up Barrac00n by Zora Neale Hurston.

 

[Asicz]

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[TOAD99]

I'm reading The Outsider by Stephen King. It is a long one, but I am 3/4 done and looking forward to the wrapup.

The confrontation was anti climatic as hell

First half of the book seemed like it was heading into top tier and then...

King’s best shyt to me is The Green Mile and 11/22/63

 

[Danie84]

...black horror thriller PIFF