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General Talk (primarily non-naturist) => Pitti's Book Club => Topic started by: Dree on March 23, 2020, 10:05:42 pm

Title: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: Dree on March 23, 2020, 10:05:42 pm

Hi guys,

Decided to start a thread of long(ish) books or series in order to kill a lot of time during the next months.

I will start by suggesting 3 series that I've read over the years and I loved:

- Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa

- The Grail Trilogy by Bernard Cornwell

- The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

I suppose they are all a bit similar in style but I guess thats what I like the most  :happy

And a more serious one:

Good Economics for Hard Times by Banerjee and Duflo (won the last Nobel prize in Economics)

Please post your suggestions as I will have a lot of time to read  :laughing

<3

Title: Re: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: Surin Blastanos on April 04, 2020, 02:16:32 pm

I've quite enjoyed The Night Watch series by Sergei Lukyanenko. Its a Russian series translated into English. Great series for anyone who loves fantasy in a modern setting. Unfortunately, it is a bit misogenistic, which I dislike about it, but it's a really well written series.

Title: Re: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: Longingtobenude on April 04, 2020, 07:07:51 pm

Now is a perfect time to read The Stand by Stephen King  :happy

Title: Re: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: Zephyr on July 12, 2020, 04:10:43 pm

In terms of legit books, Roald Dahl has always been my go-to. Otherwise, I began scouring the Archive of Our Own and fanfiction.net for interesting fan fiction and came across Full Moon High by Stone-Man85 and a spin-off which is much more interesting for you lot, Full Moon Scales by markzilla6895. I'm currently considering adapting one or both into screenplay format as a side-project to my own fanfic writing, which I may also give the same treatment.

Title: Re: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: hillydilly on August 02, 2020, 01:13:07 pm

Just finished Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grant. Can’t wait for the movie adaptation next year!

Title: Re: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: hillydilly on October 28, 2020, 01:01:45 pm

Just purchased a new ereader for less strain on my eyes. I can read things much better now.

Title: Re: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: Mr S on October 28, 2020, 02:32:37 pm

Is one of them available in PDF? Thank you very much for your suggestions.

Title: Re: Corona Quarantine Reading Thread
Post by: blank radar on October 29, 2020, 01:46:14 am

i just finished reading liu cixin's "wandering earth" sci-fi short story collection. it's incredibly thought-provoking, but when you connect the dots of subliminal messaging to liu's real life beliefs and affiliations, it gets pretty uncomfortable