What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? 21 January (discuss.online)

submitted 8 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

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Oh, this got delayed a bit.

I am still reading Valour’s Choice by Tanya Huff. Book 1 of Confederation series. Almost near the end though. Enjoying the book a lot.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening?

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[-] theghostie@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

I definitely liked the first Broken Earth book the best as well.

I'm not sure how I feel about the city trilogy either. The characters and their voices are great, but a lot of the more abstract scenes/actions didn't really do anything for me.

I think she writes well enough that it keeps me reading (and wins her awards), but I haven't loved most of her books.

[-] HotPurplePeach@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Good to know, thanks. Maybe we should check in in about 10 years when she gets more writing experience. Or maybe it's just not our cup of tea.

[-] theghostie@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, there are some books that are highly recommended--even some that are personally recommended to me by a friend--that I end up not enjoying. I don't think that makes them bad books, just not the right book for me.

[-] HotPurplePeach@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Exactly! Tastes differ. But that makes me vary of recommendations and I end up second guessing every 5 star review. Who knows how many good books I passed up 😅

[-] theghostie@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

I try not to pay a ton of attention to reviews for the reason, for books and movies. Sometimes I'll check afterward for something I enjoyed and find that it's not well reviewed. Maybe I have trash taste 😅

[-] HotPurplePeach@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Lets say you have a refined taste 😉 sometimes what's most highly rated is boring stuff intended for the mass audience. For example, I stopped watching USA movies and very rarely see a USA series because I don't enjoy it at all. It has great reviews, but doesn't interest me, and that's ok. I'd say that people who like it have a bad taste, and they would say I have a bad taste. Lets just say we have different interests 😅