BowserBasher Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Used to read a fair bit back in the day but other things took over. But recently I’ve had the urge to find something to read again. Luckily local Radio station here has been doing a monthly book club thing too and the last book mentioned sounded a little interesting to me. Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Never heard of it nor the author, but the book for the month was to be something easy and light as they had done heavier books before that and this was mentioned. It’s a shortish book, easily read in a few days, fantasy but quite a different fantasy than dragons and battles. I enjoyed it and it is an easy read. It’s about an Orc that wants to put her bloodshed and battling behind and decides to open a coffee shop in a small villages that has never heard of coffee. The story becomes a story of family and friendships made along the way. It seems to get quite favourable reviews too. Worth a checkout if you want something light to read. After that I went and found one that I’ve always wanted to read. I’ve loved the film since seeing it as a child and knowing now how things differ between original books and film adaptations I wanted to check it out. So… The NeverEnding Story So first off, the film adaptation is like half the actual book. The first half at that, the film did follow it pretty closely with some alterations and such, but it’s the second half that shows so much more of the world and gives you so much more of why Fantasica (film changed it to Fantasia) exists and so much more of the world. Though it also feels like a different book altogether. I can see why it wasn’t a part of the film. A great book though, easy to read and seems to put across a well intended morale at the end there. If you’ve ever seen the film but never read the book, I’d say read it. Get a feel for what more to the story there is and why it is called the NeverEnding Story too.
Happenstance Posted February 7 Posted February 7 38 minutes ago, BowserBasher said: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Never heard of it nor the author, but the book for the month was to be something easy and light as they had done heavier books before that and this was mentioned. It’s a shortish book, easily read in a few days, fantasy but quite a different fantasy than dragons and battles. I enjoyed it and it is an easy read. It’s about an Orc that wants to put her bloodshed and battling behind and decides to open a coffee shop in a small villages that has never heard of coffee. The story becomes a story of family and friendships made along the way. It seems to get quite favourable reviews too. Worth a checkout if you want something light to read. I started reading that last year after it was getting a lot of buzz. Didn't get too far into it but I need to go back to it at some point. 1
Happenstance Posted July 15 Posted July 15 Just finished reading Replay by Ken Grimwood. I'd been looking for recommendations on something similar to The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August which I read a year or so ago and really enjoyed and Replay was one that kept popping up. It's another book about a person reliving their life over and over and I really enjoyed it. This one felt like much more of a character piece compared to Harry August which had an ongoing story thread going through it. Anyone else read it? Oh and it's also kind of creepy that the author died in the same way as the character in the book while he was writing the sequel.
darksnowman Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Always glad of a rec myself so I'm adding those to the list. 🏖️📚 If you're still on the lookout for something in a similar vain, take a look at Life After Life by Atkinson. Read it years and years ago through a Kindle promotion and it pulled me in. There's also 7 1/2 Lives of Evelyn Hardcastle which I'm yet to get around to so can't vouch for one way or the other. Same goes for All You Need is Kill. On the King front a couple of shorts spring to mind: That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French (collected in EE) and Afterlife (collected in BoBD) if you have access to them. 1
Happenstance Posted December 9 Posted December 9 (edited) Just finished reading Three-Body Problem. I thought it was an interesting story, a lot of the science probably went over my head but I felt like I grasped enough of it to understand what was being talked about. Definitely expected early aspects of the story to hang around longer than they did but I thought it was well written (especially for a translated story) and kept me engaged throughout. I've seen the first episode of the Netflix adaptation but decided to stick with the book after that so now I'm done next time I've got a Netflix subscription I'll probably watch the rest as I'm interested to see the differences. If anyone else has read it, do you know if the next books are just as good? I'm going to switch to a different series for now as I need a break but I would be interested to come back if they're good. Moving onto Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds next. Apparently its the basis for a lot of the Mass Effect story and universe so I'm looking forward to seeing how that compares. Edited December 9 by Happenstance 1
drahkon Posted December 10 Posted December 10 14 hours ago, Happenstance said: If anyone else has read it, do you know if the next books are just as good? I dropped the second book about 1/3 through. It's not bad, but I just wasn't that into it. It's basically more world-building, which is nicely done and it's obvious that it's necessary, but I was looking for something a little more engaging at the time. Will definitely go back to it, though. After I'm done with The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Read the first chapter and ohh boy is it an interesting ride. It gets going literally with the first sentence. Can't wait to see what it has in store. My first foray into Kafka's work. Also bought The Process and I'm looking forward to reading it! 1
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