Finished Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. I loved this and finished it in a few sittings. The tone felt almost suffocating, which was perfect considering the subject.

Started The Lies of Locke Lomara, by Scott Lynch and it's kind of a jarring change of pace and tone but I like it so far.

Started The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. Pretty interesting so far, though different from what I expected at the moment.

Still reading The Nature Fix, by Florence Williams and rereading A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge.

Dropped Shogun. Just couldn't deal with the protagonist

Finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch bc I kept seeing it pop up on this sub. Honestly, I kept having to put the book down because it stressed me out so much. I love heist movies, but even though this book was marketed as such, I'd say maybe the majority of the book wasn't heist-y, and filled with other conflicts. But I loved it!! I especially liked the food, and that Lynch took care to describe the smells of things, and that the female characters were also strong or cunning or clever. The formatting was great, with the interludes at the end of every chapter.

Currently reading Code Girls, by Liza Mundy which is about women in the US who were hired as civilians for code making and code breaking in the 1940s. I thought I'd really like it but I'm about 30% in and thinking of putting it on hold/DNFing it.

Also, just starting The Girl in the Tower, by Katherine Arden.

Currently reading The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch and LOVING it. I'm like 85% through. Can't wait to see how it ends.

Previously finished The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. I've read some of his other stuff but enjoyed reading the FIRST of the discworld series.

Edit: 2 hours later and I've finished The Lies of Locke Lamora

Reading The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. I really hope I enjoy it as much as others have because I haven't read much this year that I've loved.

I started reading Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Owned the books for few years now (christmas gift). Finally giving the books a go! :)

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Finished The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks. Loved the book it was pretty good. Now I know where Elon Musk got the names Of Course I Still Love You and Just Read The Instructions. Knew they were from this series but not which book. I could see SpaceX use the other names too, like: So Much For Subtlety.

I’m still going through The Lies of Locke Lamorra, by Scott Lynch (70% done). I’m enjoying it a lot.

I read and utterly enjoyed the Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. It was swift, packed with humor (although I almost cried once) and action, great story and twists and lovable characters. It was truly a great experience. I will run to the library for second installment today, so hopefully I will read Red Seas Under Red Skies this week.

I also started Rebecca, which got my full attention. The first three chapters are written in such beautiful way I would jot down almost every sentence in my notes if I could. But in such manner I would end up copying the whole book! :)

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My Best Friends Exorcism, by Grady Hendrix. Started on Tuesday, finished yesterday. Definitely had it's moments, but I didn't love it. I kind of hated the Exorcism part. It's was a decent quick read though.

Lies of Locke Lamore, by Scott Lynch. Began this yesterday and like it so far...

Finished Good Omens, by Pratchett/Gaiman

One of the best books I've read all year. Super funny and a joy to read.

Started The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch

Just started, but it seems really good so far!

I got through a few last week.

Finished:

Ready Player One by Earnest Cline. This was a fun read and me and my son had a good time talking about the differences between the book and the movie. Our reading doesn't often overlap so it's nice when I read one of his books or (more rarely) vice versa.

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Another fun read! It kept me guessing until the end how everything was going to be resolved.

The Demons We See by Krista D. Ball. I grabbed this one because the author posts on /r/fantasy and I was curious about her work. I liked it. Good characters and interesting sociopolitics.

I'm currently reading Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. This is my first book of his and I like it so far. I find Siri most relatable but I also like Vasher a lot and can't wait to learn more about him. I'm about halfway through and Lightsong is becoming much more interesting. Vivenna annoys me but she's becoming more likeable.

Also reading Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia McKillip, everything I've read of hers so far has been magical and this collection of short stories is no exception.

Finished:

The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch

Finished this last week. I enjoyed it. I felt the deaths were a little too easy though. Like boom! dead.

The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken

It was okay, I guess. Out of all the characters, I like Chubs the best. Events such as what Ruby did to her parents are built up but have little payoff. I predicted that Clancy was going to be the Slip Kid at the start.

Started:

1Q84, by Haruki Murakami

Last week I finished:

Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarke — short stories with (to name a few characters) a former boy soldier seeking asylum in Villawood, two trans characters in Louisiana, a British Black Panther in London. I kind of hate to use this word, but I felt the book was very powerful, and that it really highlighted different life experiences.

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman — normally I don't like or read romance, but I really liked this. It was very atmospheric, and the stream of consciousness type writing was broken up by realistic dialogue. idk if this is a spoiler (how to do spoiler code??)>!Thought the part with the peach was kinda weird though!<

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — I think this was my first Agatha Christie book and since I've been reading the complete Sherlock Holmes I found it difficult to not compare the two. But I like that her narrator seemed like more of a character in the story (like, more present) rather than a Watson-esque kind-of-in-the-background narrator.

I also started:

The Cartography of Others by Catherine McNamara — which is another collection of short stories which also happen around the world, only the common theme is I think love? in different manifestations. Which I wasn't aware of when I bought it, but it's a very nicely written and I don't not like it.

I'm also reading The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, only 12% in and liking it heaps so far, but I'm tempted to drop all of it to read the Miss Marple series. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Still reading The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. It's pretty good, all the jumping back and forth in time isn't my favorite but I'm enjoying it.

Also started A Fighting Chance, by Elizabeth Warren. She has a good story and a clear message, that's for sure. There's nothing challenging about the book at all, but I know that's not what it's for.

The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch.

I'm trudging through this book. Between not having much time recently to read and it being a "slow read" in general, I don't feel like I'm making great progress. It's a good book though... Maybe a little too much descriptive frippery. The past couple of chapters, things are happening and I suspect it's "getting good". Hopefully that motivates me to make more time for it.

This book has ground my reading challenge to a halt, which seems to happen every year... there's one book that just takes me forever to get through (last year it was Dracula). My goal was 20, which I achieved quickly so I moved it to 25. This book will be #23 when I finally finish it

Just finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch and I really enjoyed it! I'm not always in the mood for fantasy, especially when it's the first in a series. But after reading the free Kindle preview, I was won over by the witty dialogue and the conman/heist angle. The setting is a lot of fun, and the worldbuilding/lore is really interesting. I've heard that the 2nd book in the series is a big let down, but I think I'll check it out for myself.

Has anyone read the sequel Red Seas Under Red Skies?

I started reading The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. The line that made me an instant fan of Locke is “Nice bird, arsehole”, part 5 chapter 5.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling

I'm working on a reread of the series with a book club and am reading the illustrated edition. The artwork is fantastic and it's always fun to revisit your childhood. I'm once again reminded of how much more I enjoy the early books than the later ones.

The Alloy of Law, by Brandon Sanderson

The first book in the 2nd mistborn trilogy. It's amazing. It's a mix of wild west, detective novel, victorian london, and (of course) magic. I love how different figures from the original series have been deified. The characters in this series come across as a little more relateable.

The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch

This is my current audiobook. It started out predictably, but I think the plot is finally starting to go interesting places. I don't know that the split temporal narrative is adding anything to the story, but so it goes. The plot follows Locke Lamora, an orphan prodigy thief, in a fantasy city built on canals and suffused with magic. Most of the magic is fairly small in scope so far (alchemical poisons not city leveling spells). I'm curious to see where things go now that the plot seems to be leaving the predictable behind.

Lies of Locke Lamore, by Scott Lynch

This Monday got me bad and I cannot express how much I am looking forward to be back at home, reading.

What I´ve read was Solaris by Stanislaw Lem and L´Arminuta by Donatella Pietroantonio (no English translation, but very good book about mother-daughter estrangement).

I will be reading Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, and Rebecca by Dauphne du Maurier . The first two pages of Rebecca were really captivating and I am eager to read more.

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Just finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. Absolutely loved it.

Now starting The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch.

Finished The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch and absolutely loved the second half of the book (the first half was enjoyable but not as much of a page-turner). It took me a really long time to get through because I kept getting interrupted by video game and comic book binges, but now that I finished it I'm ready to fly through the next books on my list.

I started Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari and find it very interesting. Might get a notebook so I can take notes on some of the more interesting parts, which I've never done while reading before.

Began reading The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch

I finished

Second Foundation, by Isaac Asimov

and

Alliances, by Timothy Zahn

Alliances was good as expected but Second Foundation made me lose interest slightly (on the Foundation series). Might be because I’ve had less time to sit down and read but it was better than the previous book in the series so there’s that. Not much to say about it.

Finished:

The lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.

Absolutely loved this book and actually found it in a recommendation on this reddit. I liked the narration style, the characters and all in all was an incredible story. Already ordered all the rest of the books in the series.

Started:

Game of Thrones by George R.R. Marting

I'm gonna be honest with this one...I've tried a couple times but never really got into it. However I was so disappointed with the ending of the tv show I decided to find solace in the books.

Obviously i'm going through a fantasy phase right now lol.

Just finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch

Didn't expect to get so damn into this book, as I tried to read it in the past but couldn't get into it. It was a different experience this time, the series has me hooked now

Earlier I finished An Echo of Things to Come, by James Islington

That god damn ending messed me up!

Finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch a few days ago and started Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood right after. Still have a couple books on back burner in low / dry points but haven't read them in a while with these two.

Just finished The Beauty of Darkness, by Mary E Pearson! I gave it 4/5 stars, the entire trilogy was really good but I felt like this book dragged just a little :/

And up next is The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch which I am SOOO excited to start reading!! It was recommended to me because Six of Crows is my favourite book so I have high hopes and the description sounds so good! I think I'll enjoy this one :)

I'm still working on The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch.

I finished Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood on Sunday. I wasn't thrilled with it.The temporal perspective jumps detracted from the narrative structure instead of forming interesting parallels or well timed reveals for most of the novel (it worked for one scene near the end). The pace was slow for the first 60% of the book and there wasn't sufficient character or world building to warrant the slow pace. Atwood touched on topics covering the morality of large companies and genetic engineering but never delved in to the space.

Now I'm starting The Alloy of Law, by Brandon Sanderson. I'm excited for the setting. It seems like a melding of Victorian London, the Wild West, and (of course) high fantasy.

I'm also listening to The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. I'm not too far in yet, but I'm curious about the setting and looking forward to the unveiling of the larger plot.

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Great world building so far excited to see where it goes.

The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch

Holy cow was this a good one. Rarely have I ever found myself more compelled to just keep reading and reading and reading without pause. Compelling & believable characters, tight composition, a setting that feels fully-realized from the start, gritty sensibilities without feeling unnecessary...I can't wait to get into the next two books in the Gentlemen Bastard Sequence.

I am starting The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch, and I finished reading Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas. I sort of read Throne of Glass because I've heard later books in the series get really good. This one had a lot of YA tropes, but was certainly still enjoyable- and sort of a YA fantasy mainstay.

I was a bit hesitant to start reading anything because I'm moving into a house in two weeks, but I was bored yesterday, so I started The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch yesterday.

Damn, that prologue was good.

Just finished The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss: Second book in the Kingkiller Chronicle series and man that book was amazing. It picked up a lot in the second half.

Starting: Idk yet but would take suggestions. I was thinking about starting The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch or The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson

I finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. While it did start off really slow, it picked up significantly around the halfway point and got really good. I really enjoyed it. Was relieved that despite it being part of a series, it has a definitive end and not a cliffhanger.

Not sure what I'm going to read next.

Finished:

Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde I really liked it. The prose was beautiful but at the same time understandable to modern audiences. The ending was really good and I did not expect it.

Abaddon's Gate, by James S.A. Corey Another good novel in the Expanse series.

The Churn, by James S.A. Corey This was probably my favourite novella so far in the series.

The Good Neighbour, by Maxwell King I probably wouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did if it wasn't for nostalgia. It was an interesting story and Mr Rogers truly was one of the best men that ever lived. I do feel that a different writer would have done his story a little more justice though.

Started:

The Fold, by Peter Clines Almost finished. It's a fun disposable story. The majority of the characters are a lot less likeable then in the first book and for smart people they sure do make a lot of infuriating decisions. If you can get past that the book is a good time.

The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch Just finished the prologue. Liking it so far.

I read Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett on Sun-Mon and started The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch on Tues. I'm about 200 pages into Lies right now.

Just finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch and what an absolute rush it was. I just ate it all up.

Recently finished watching the Good Omens adaptation and that put me back in a Terry Pratchett mood, so now I'm reading Reaper Man.

Finished Kings of the wyld, by Nicholas Eames. The start was interesting but overall it was a let down for me. Next will be The lies of locke lamora, by Scott Lynch.

Started The Lief of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch. I recently discovered this sub and realized how much I've missed reading for my own enjoyment!

I finished The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch on Thursday and now I'm starting Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel.

Finished: The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch Started: Disgrace, by J M Coetzee