people like books replied to Carnivalesque's status
@Carnivalesque yeah, I was also a bit intimidated. Its definitely intense but very readable!
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people like books finished reading Counterweight by Anton Hur
Counterweight by Anton Hur, Djuna
From one of South Korea's most revered science fiction writers, an absorbing tale of corporate intrigue, political unrest, unsolved mysteries, …
people like books reviewed Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior
Heralded as the most important Brazilian novel of the century so far, this bestseller's unique …
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5 stars
This was incredibly good. I was totally transported into a time and place that I know very little about, and feel changed by the experience, which is pretty much the crux of why I like reading.
Learning more about the author, his perspective on writing the book and how it intervenes in contemporary Brazilian politics has also been cool (one of many interesting interviews/articles: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2023-09/reading-to-coexist-a-conversation-with-itamar-vieira-junior-ana-laura-malmaceda/)
people like books finished reading Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior
Heralded as the most important Brazilian novel of the century so far, this bestseller's unique …
people like books finished reading A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith
A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, …
people like books commented on The End by Martin Aitken (My Struggle, #6)
The End, the sixth and final book, reflects back on the personal fallout from the …
This book is so much harder than the other ones. And soo much longer. Also the first half is translated by a different person? I am struggling a bit.
people like books replied to Grog's status
@realityasylum@kolektiva.social yeah it is definitely very disorienting at the start and hard to get into. I'd recommend just pushing through a bit and don't worry too much if you don't totally understand what's happening!
people like books finished reading The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
The Crying of Lot 49 is a 1966 novel by American author Thomas Pynchon. The …
Last time I read this was at least 15 years ago, its weirder and even more fun than I remembered.
people like books finished reading All Fours by Miranda July
people like books finished reading The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto
The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto
Yayoi lives with her perfect, loving family – something ‘like you’d see in a Spielberg movie’. But while her parents …
people like books started reading The End by Martin Aitken (My Struggle, #6)
The End, the sixth and final book, reflects back on the personal fallout from the …
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people like books replied to people like books's status
False alarm, I did NOT hit my 25 books goal, I had some buggy metadata on a book, probably from when I imported some stuff from my old bookwyrm.social account a few months ago.
people like books finished reading Some Rain Must Fall by Karl Ove Knausgård (My Struggle, #5)
Some Rain Must Fall by Karl Ove Knausgård, Don Bartlett (My Struggle, #5)
The young Karl Ove moves to Bergen to attend the Writing Academy. It turns out to be a huge disappointment: …
people like books finished reading Lords of the North (The Saxon Chronicles Series #3) by Bernard Cornwell (Saxon Chronicles (3))
Lords of the North (The Saxon Chronicles Series #3) by Bernard Cornwell (Saxon Chronicles (3))
Book 3 of the series. After having fulfilled his oath to Alfred by defeating Guthrum and his army at the …
people like books replied to astralstreeting's status
@astralstreeting wowww almost 2 months early!! Thanks for letting us all follow along. Does this pace of reading feel normal now, are you gonna keep it up? Or take a break?