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Katie wrote: »

What are you reading right now?

I've just finished Midnight Sun (it's Twilight but from Edward's perspective ). For those that don't know I'm a massive hardcore full-time Twilight fan but I started this book in October and it took me aaaages to get through. I think because it's like 750 pages and the chapters are huge but I finished it yesterday! I then immediately went and watched Nosferatu and damn I gotta say I love a vampire

Anyway I've just started The Impossible Life by Matt Haig who's my all time favourite author and guess what?? These chapters are like 1-3 pages long so I can fly through it !!

My goal is to read 15 books this year so I better get cracking - let me know what you've been reading I want recs

Omg I got my mum The Life Impossible by Matt Haig for Christmas actually *It was meant to be a suprise for her but she came Christmas shopping with me instead

so it sadly wasnt a suprise but she loved it*. I don't think she read it yet but it looks very good actually and the fact it's set in Ibiza is awesome!. I love Ibiza so much and I normally go there on holiday. I think I might be reading that book too. Matt Haig is a brilliant author and his book the comfort book is fantastic!. Midnight Sun also sounds interesting too. I've never read the Twilight series to be fair, I think I've seen only parts of the film and one of the films when I was in secondary school actually because we had to study it as part of the media curriculum

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I got nearly the ACOTAR series to start reading apart from the two other books. I also got Iron Flame and some library books I got on neurodiversity specifically having autism as an adult as I want to better understand myself and my identity over the coming months (and it might be helpful for an apprenticeship that I might be doing

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Azziman

I'm reading Island by Aldous Huxley (the follow-up to his more famous book, Brave New World). It's about someone infiltrating a utopian society, but reads a little more like an extended essay on utopia and associated ideas about society. Goes nicely as a follow up to the earlier Brave New World, which was about a dystopian society with some similar themes, but that had more of a storyline.

Both books are dense and heavy reading, but are well-written and discuss some ideas well ahead of their time given how old they are (Brave New World is almost 100 years old, Island is closer to 70 years old). Would recommend giving both a read - they're great in their own right, but also are referenced quite a bit in the modern day so it's good to know what they're about!

I've got a target of 12 books for the year on Goodreads. Hopeful I'll hit it as I'm putting more importance on reading this year!

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i used to absolutely LOVE reading but then i just fell out of the habit i think? i have a goal of reading 1 book per month this year though! my current read is ‘the cosy cat society’ by charlie lyndhurst♡

@Amy22 I'm loving The Life Impossible so far - I'm nearly halfway through it's such a quick and easy read I just love Matt's writing style so much! I hear so much about the ACOTAR series but I don't think I'd like it myself doesn't really sound like my thing

The books on neurodiversity sound interesting and I understand that feeling of wanting to understand yourself more - books are so good for helping with that!

@Azziman wow they both sound like hefty things to read. Bet the language is a lot to chew! Love Goodreads it's so handy to track

@struggling0_0 yeah I go through reading phases like in 2022 I somehow read 38 books??? I find I'm either all for reading or I don't have the concentration at all! The Cosy Cat Society sounds right up my alley let me know how you find it! I might have to give it a read

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@Katie same!! in 2022 i also had my peak for reading haha, i somehow managed to read 47 books then things went a little downhill with reading haha last year my total was soooo big too, not lol i read 4 books last year!!! i either read for hours on end or re read the same page 10 billion times still not taking it in so give up haha

so far im looooving the cosy cat society and would already recommend it!!

sinead276

i often read romance books (as cliche as it is i love a good love story) - although my goal for this year is to branch out a bit more into other genres.

i've also heard loads concerning ACOTAR but am undecided whether its for me - but i may give it ago and hopefully it is worth the hype.

and i'll definitely be checking back to this discussion thread for more book recs

River

I’m reading some kind of comfort

It’s a TW book as it about mental health so if you choose to read be careful

I think I might go for smaller books this year. I added a bunch to my Goodreads want to read list but if anyone has any short novels recommendations let me know !

I think I want to read more this year. Well I says more but tbh I’ve only ever read one whole book & that was last week lol😂 actually, I read the Bible a few times & that’s brutal boring lol so I could probably read anything

I don’t really know what I like reading though and buying a few books to maybe not enjoy them seems like a waste 😂

@Faolan haha what was the book you read?

Also I'm a big believer of not buying books brand new unless I can't find them anywhere. Highly recommend charity shops or there's a website called World of Books that sells second-hand books for much cheaper! Love looking in Waterstones but I very rarely buy from there (Amazon is usually cheaper!)

It's also super handy if you have friends or family who reads so you can do book swaps

And if you start a book that you can't get into just put it down - no point wasting time trying to read it if you can't enjoy it. Maybe consider what films you like watching and if you'd like the same genre in books. Or just read a few blurbs and pick your fancy

I read Daisy may coopers autobiography ‘Don’t laugh you’ll only encourage her’ . It was the only book I could find lol but I actually enjoyed it. She’s a funny yoke & it’s cute that people write their life story in a book lol

I wanna buy a proper story book though. I asked my uncle there if I’m allowed to read books and he said ya so I’ll buy some . I’ll get second hand bc I’m very picky . I never even considered that lol

Anthony

Now this is my kind of thread! Thank you @Katie , I really enjoyed The Midnight library and will perhaps give Matt Haig another go.

@Azziman that sounds absolutely fascinating, and I'll add it to my book list! I really enjoyed Brave New World, and saw it as the more realistic dystopian threat to 1984. I also really enjoyed the doors of perception, one of the most trippy experiences I've had reading anything! The description is wonderful

@sinead276 I got ACOTAR for my partner and she really enjoyed the first book! I will steal it and let you know how it is--especially as I've just finished game of thrones and am mourning the loss of fantasy in my reading life.

I'm currently reading The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth. It's about the various quirks and histories of the English language. My favourite chapter is on the many different names for butterflies in all of the world's languages. In Indonesian, it's rama rama, because they form a plural by duplicating the original word (rama being butterfly). In Italian it's Farfalle, which is where we name the pasta (which the Americans call bow-ties, ignoring the Italian name). And in Greek, the name for butterfly is psyche, and psyche was the goddess of the soul🦋

Faolan wrote: »

I read Daisy may coopers autobiography ‘Don’t laugh you’ll only encourage her’ . It was the only book I could find lol but I actually enjoyed it. She’s a funny yoke & it’s cute that people write their life story in a book lol

Ahh I didn't realise she had a book ! Have you watched This Country @Faolan ? It always guarantees me a giggle

Yayyy get some books let us know how you get on!

I wish!! I’ve only seen clips on TikTok because iplayer isn’t available in Ireland 😭 I proper laughed when she asked her ma why is there no holes in her crumpet but it was upside down😆

Faolan wrote: »

I read Daisy may coopers autobiography ‘Don’t laugh you’ll only encourage her’ . It was the only book I could find lol but I actually enjoyed it. She’s a funny yoke & it’s cute that people write their life story in a book lol

I wanna buy a proper story book though. I asked my uncle there if I’m allowed to read books and he said ya so I’ll buy some . I’ll get second hand bc I’m very picky . I never even considered that lol

I'll have to have a read of that book. I got a few autobiographies mostly owned by my mum because she enjoys reading about other people's lives. I got Dave Grohl's autobiography for both of us one xmas and it's actually quite interesting.

I found it!!!

I was trying to think who Daisy May Cooper was at first but when I saw This Country, I was like "oh yeah that show!".

And it's me again, I just started reading an online sample of that and wow, super good!. Speaking of novels that are on my list *long list of books I need to read but terribly procrasinate reading them*, I want the Dexter book series because omg Dexter is such a hyperfixation at the moment. Also, Dexter is a good tv show too which I need to watch and maybe get the boxset of. What I will say is that the show and the books can be quite dark and deals with a lot of subjects that may be triggering for some

. *Thought I'd share this*.

Amy22 wrote: »

I found it!!!

I was trying to think who Daisy May Cooper was at first but when I saw This Country, I was like "oh yeah that show!".

That’s it! It’s very funny and also kind of sad. I really like her 😃

I'll have to have a read of that book. I got a few autobiographies mostly owned by my mum because she enjoys reading about other people's lives. I got Dave Grohl's autobiography for both of us one xmas and it's actually quite interesting

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I am very nosey so I enjoy reading about other peoples lives too😂 I’d probably read more . I might have a look at a few 🤔

Amy22 wrote: »

And it's me again, I just started reading an online sample of that and wow, super good!. Speaking of novels that are on my list *long list of books I need to read but terribly procrasinate reading them*, I want the Dexter book series because omg Dexter is such a hyperfixation at the moment. Also, Dexter is a good tv show too which I need to watch and maybe get the boxset of. What I will say is that the show and the books can be quite dark and deals with a lot of subjects that may be triggering for some . *Thought I'd share this*.

Omg @Amy22 I didn't know there was a Dexter book series? Gosh I remember when I was in school racing home then laying in bed watching Dexter on my ipad mini

I don't think anything will beat the title sequence I always found it really satisfying

Katie wrote: »

Amy22 wrote: »

And it's me again, I just started reading an online sample of that and wow, super good!. Speaking of novels that are on my list *long list of books I need to read but terribly procrasinate reading them*, I want the Dexter book series because omg Dexter is such a hyperfixation at the moment. Also, Dexter is a good tv show too which I need to watch and maybe get the boxset of. What I will say is that the show and the books can be quite dark and deals with a lot of subjects that may be triggering for some . *Thought I'd share this*.

Omg @Amy22 I didn't know there was a Dexter book series? Gosh I remember when I was in school racing home then laying in bed watching Dexter on my ipad mini I don't think anything will beat the title sequence I always found it really satisfying

Omg the title sequence is absolutely amazing and perfect how they shot it too. Did you know that there's Dexter original sin tv show and there's going to be a Dexter resseruction show as well?. Im watching bits of Dexter on youtube lol. Yep there's a book series. Actually the book series by Jeff Lindsey inspired the tv show Dexter.

ebyrne556

I’m in such a reading slump so will have to take a look at some of these recommendations

Katie wrote: »

Amy22 wrote: »

And it's me again, I just started reading an online sample of that and wow, super good!. Speaking of novels that are on my list *long list of books I need to read but terribly procrasinate reading them*, I want the Dexter book series because omg Dexter is such a hyperfixation at the moment. Also, Dexter is a good tv show too which I need to watch and maybe get the boxset of. What I will say is that the show and the books can be quite dark and deals with a lot of subjects that may be triggering for some . *Thought I'd share this*.

Omg @Amy22 I didn't know there was a Dexter book series? Gosh I remember when I was in school racing home then laying in bed watching Dexter on my ipad mini I don't think anything will beat the title sequence I always found it really satisfying

ebyrne556 wrote: »

I’m in such a reading slump so will have to take a look at some of these recommendations

I might be going to my local library soon to see if I can take out some books.

Haha I just realised I typed my message out twice 🤣 🤣

Katie12

@Katie @Amy22 I also didn't know there was a dexter book series! now ik what i will be reading next!

Katie12 wrote: »

@Katie @Amy22 I also didn't know there was a dexter book series! now ik what i will be reading next!

ooo yep the Dexter book series is what actually inspired the TV show of the same name in fact!. The books are quite interesting, im due a read but im going to see if my library got them in stock to save up on me buying books due to having very low storage in my room

. Omg even better I found out that Dexter is being shown on Channel 5 and on demand so im able to watch it now without having to get Netflix or paramount!.

So I've finally started reading Pride and Prejudice and it really just is wonderful! It's one of my favourite films so I thought it was about time I read the book.

I'm just spending my days dreaming of Mr Darcy

I just got Looking from Alaska in my local library and I got the Lord of the flies on reserve too. My library is doing a banned book section and you can play banned book bingo there too. I didn't know Charlotte's Web got banned as well as animal farm 🤯 in America.

@Amy22 they were banned? I didn't know that haha did it say what for?

I think I want to start going to the library again this year. There used to be a small one round the corner from me that I spent all my time in when I was a kid but it got knocked down

I definitely need to find another !

Sian321

Just discovering this thread (I'm late to the party!

), and oooo I love hearing what everyone is reading!

I'm not a huuuuge reader (I WISH I was), but I've been slowly working my way through Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. It's an LGBTQIA+ classic

And so far its been beautiful.