I’ll start, for the moment mine are
I love hitchhikers guide to the galaxy so much. Reading what if soon.
Another that’s been on my list for far too long
Beyond the Sky and Earth - Jamie Zeppa The Hobbit/LOTR - JRR Tolkien Harry Potter series - JK Rowling Outlander series - Diana Gabaldon A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman (honestly anything by him) Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
Non-fiction: The Demon-Haunted world by Carl Sagan. A must-read for anyone.
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I’ve had my eye on the night watch before, it’s part of the discworld series right, every time I come across that it looks a little daunting, is it one big series or just drop in wherever
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Thanks for the deep dive into the series there, much appreciated and really helpful, I’ll 100% be adding them to my list, probably pick the few you mentioned before the 5th instalment Night Watch.
I do love a series that’s complicated and has a whole world built with characters that crossover, good shit right there. ^^
Btw there is a nice guide for the reading order and connections of the main Discworld books. While I haven’t read Night Watch, Guards! Guards! is also very good and it sets up the watch story nicely so you could start from there and maybe skip a few books before the Night Watch.
Added catch 22 to my list, I’m quite intrigued by the synopsis ^^
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thats my bad there, replied to wrong comment, it does sound like a ton of fun to read
Would it be benefitial to start 4 books prior to Night Watch, being The Truth or somewhere else?
Edit* I’ve just seen in readarr that the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is sectioned off so I’ve just started there ^^
The Source by the James Michener. I love historical fiction.
I’ll have to check it out, it’s not a genre I’m too familiar about myself but happy to add things to my to read list at any opportunity ^^
Ordered it a couple of days ago! I’m generally interested in the ancient biblical history and archeology so it seemed like a must read
Having a little difficulty opening links in the memmy app it seems but I’ll check the list out in a moment
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At the moment I’m currently reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Still probably Birthday of the World, by Le Guin. Short story compilation, particularly enjoyable if you’re familiar with her other work. Finishes with one of my fav generation ship stories.
Honorable mention for Kushiel’s Dart being my all-time favorite piece of guilty-pleasure reading.
I’ve read some of her Hainish Cycle and some from the Earthsea series, also LHoD and Omelas and some of her non-fiction. But didn’t know about Birthday of the World until this! More Le Guin is always good. Thank you.
You’re in for a treat. lol For fans, it’s imo the cherry on top of her entire career. Kinda the sweet treat that ties the whole thing together and puts a bow on it. It’s all refined riffs and dives into some of her seemingly favorite kinds of concept material.
Four Ways To Forgiveness is also really good. Her later short story work is, in general, my favorite of her entire catalogue. She’s just kinda done with fucking around and has finally arrived at exactly the kinds of things she wants to say, and she fires them like a ping pong ball machine gun.
My my my. You definitely know how to rile someone up! Will look up both. Thanks again. Did/Have you read Always Coming Home? I couldn’t get through it the first time, but images from reading it still linger in my mind.
No, I haven’t actually. It’s in my collection, and I have picked it up a couple times, but have never stuck with it very long. That format is one I struggle with in general, admittedly. I have a hard time engaging with it.
Oh. That’s understandable.
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The Spy who came in from the Cold by John Le Carre
Perfect Spy is also up there
Lord of the Rings (although I would lump any Tolkein under this), Count of Monte Cristo, Rendezvous with Rama, one of Thomas Hardy’s (can’t decide which but maybe Return of the Native, Hyperion by Dan Simmons.
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Lord Of The Rings series, Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series and the Harry Potter series I re-read a lot still.Every now and then I consider reading the HP series, I get a little ways in and then drop, not from bad writing or anything just cause my brains jumping to the plot points since I’m familiar enough w the movies, a curse really.
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I have the same problem with the Game Of Thrones books because of the TV series.Ditto!
Spy who came in from the cold By John Le Carre
The Spy who came in from the Cold by John Le Carre
Perfect Spy is also up there
I loved the Murderbot series it was amazing
- The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
- The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
