Book Fans..whatcha reading?

kitsune37 • 6 April 2024 at 12:32 AM

I've been in a lot of books lately trying to complete my resolution of reading more than I did last year and the year before for a total of 50 books ( I can be a bit of a slow reader and sometimes life gets in the way ) or more if I can help it.

Currently Reading:

The Unicorn Anthology
Cursed
A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories
Fantastic Hope
Under my Hat
Very Superstitious
Elemental Magic

so what is everyone here reading?

gaygallium • 26 April 2024 at 12:26 PM

I LOVED the syth books. Highly recomend for dystopian fans

amethyst_elf448 • 8 May 2024 at 4:32 PM

Ooo okay, im currently reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus with a few others that i have started and will finish once im done with that one. Its a bit slow going, just because the last book i read was Circe by Madeline Miller and it was AMAZING (highly recommend if you're interested in mythology) so going to Lessons in Chemistry from that was a very big change. But its a good book and I'm quite liking it.

Next to read/finish reading are:
The Night Circus
This Poison Heart
Sisters of Sword and Song (this one is a reread, its one of my favourite fantasy books and i love it so so much its awesome)

shibusawa • 18 June 2024 at 1:32 AM

Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake just finished the first book of this series it's definitely creepy

sm0395 • 23 July 2024 at 10:58 AM

Charles dicken's Great expectations!
reading it for the first time after wanting to for a LONG time.
Almost done with it 👍

audrei9 • 3 October 2024 at 3:23 AM

Proofreading my own work

pauloacacio • 3 October 2024 at 5:55 AM

The Book of Forbidden Knowledge by Johnson Smith

falks • 3 October 2024 at 7:06 AM

We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

victheshark • 1 November 2024 at 9:15 AM

Submarine by Joe Dunthorne, a coming of age comedy from the perspective of a 15 year old welsh boy called Oliver Tate, who tries to balance their parents "bad" relationship and his new girlfriend Jordana. Its a really great coming of age book with an amazing indie movie adaptation with a soundtrack from Arctic Monkeys Alex Turner. I'd recommend to anyone over 14 since it includes some tad bit more mature scenes and swearing

mindassala • 3 November 2024 at 9:25 PM

The Trees: A Novel by Percival Everette

minervaandmars • 24 November 2024 at 5:42 AM

I'm reading The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book #1) by Robert Jordan. It's really good.

hereny • 20 December 2024 at 5:05 AM

I'm currently reading 5 books, because I refuse to DNF.

A Crane Among Wolves
Know My Name
A Woman of the Sword
Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violance

thedarkarcher • 2 January 2025 at 2:17 PM

Reading the lockwood and co series as they have cancelled the show. I'm also a slow reader and read on lunch breaks mainly.

minervaandmars • 9 May 2025 at 10:38 AM

I'm reading The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. I can never read one book at a time, lol.

ikigai • 10 October 2025 at 12:54 AM

"The Silent Patient"!

kriskokoev • 27 October 2025 at 3:05 PM

I’m not really a big fan of reading 📚😅 but when I do pick up a book, it’s usually something related to psychology or personal development 🧠✨ I like things that make me think and understand people (and myself) better.

birdboysplace • 29 October 2025 at 9:27 PM

Reading The Long Walk by Stephen King. Read it many times - love it! Wanted to read it again before I see the movie.

dagda • 13 November 2025 at 12:39 PM

currently reading Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu!

coolkaius • 16 November 2025 at 3:08 PM

The most recent book I read was Abroad in Japan by Chris Broad. I'm a big fan of his YouTube channel, so I borrowed it from the library. It was so fascinating that I couldn't put it down. Got it read within 2 days. He goes into the nitty gritty of the culture shock he endured being an English teacher in Japan and then the crazy journey of becoming a successful YouTuber.

timesnewroman • 14 July 2026 at 2:49 PM

We're finally giving in to actually reading a book series we weren't allowed to as a kid; Wings of Fire.

It's a little intimidating to start a series that's meant for youth at an adult age, but we honestly can't be bothered to care about whether we're judged for it. So far it's been absolutely the best series we've read since Warriors and that was most of our childhood (Albeit secretly)

snowywinter • 14 July 2026 at 3:54 PM

@timesnewroman There is absolutely nothing wrong with reading series meant for youth as an adult (or books meant for adults as a kid.) There are great stories all over the spectrum. I forget how a librarian once worded it to me long ago when I was a teen and becoming self-conscious of such things, but it was something along the lines of broadening our horizons in *all* directions, and that great stories come in many mediums.

Some of my favorite youth series I've read as an adult include The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod (WONDERFUL author. Have loved meeting them on many occasions,)
and The Guardians of Childhood (the series that Rise of the Guardians is based off of.) I loved both the film & novels so much I even bought the picture books. No shame. at all.

Speaking of starting series from long ago... I had no clue one of my favorie video games in the 1980s was a sequel to a book series, so you can bet when I found out in the 2000s (or 2010s,) I totally dove into it. The Green Sky trilogy.

minervaandmars • 15 July 2026 at 10:53 AM

I'm reading Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth. It's really good, but so much yearning. 😊