The Literature Thread

What's your favourite genre?

  • Non-Fiction

    Votes: 3 8.8%
  • Fiction

    Votes: 21 61.8%
  • Fantasy

    Votes: 25 73.5%
  • Mystery

    Votes: 17 50.0%
  • Romance

    Votes: 9 26.5%
  • Sci-Fi

    Votes: 11 32.4%
  • Horror

    Votes: 8 23.5%
  • Biography

    Votes: 1 2.9%
  • Chick-Lit

    Votes: 3 8.8%
  • Comic/Graphic Novel

    Votes: 12 35.3%

  • Total voters
    34

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Welcome to the Literature Thread!

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Welcome to the latest incarnation of the literature thread. While here feel free to discuss your favourite genres, books, poems, authors, current reads whatever you want to.

I will compile a list of user recommendations linking to summaries, making it easy for those who want to peruse for their next read. The only time I won't add your recommendation is if it's on the list already.

Feel free to ask me to add your Goodreads accounts as well so you can add more friends and read their reviews.

User Recommendations

wiz109

Book Name: The Stormlight Archive Series
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Genre: High Fantasy/Epic Fantasy

Book Name: The Mistborn Series
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Genre: Fantasy

Book Name: Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Genre: Fiction Adventure Fantasy

Book Name: The Princess Bride
Author: William Goldman
Genre: Fantasy Humour Adventure

Happy.YeQiu
Book Name: The Dandelion Girl
Author: Robert F. Young
Genre: Sci-Fi Short Story Romance

ChooChoo
Book Name : Senlin Ascends
Author: Josiah Bancroft
Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy Steampunk

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Book Name: Jade City
Author: Fonda Lee
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Calipso
Book Name : Various Works
Author: Banana Yoshimoto
Genre: Contemporary Japanese Literature

Book Name: Various Works
Author: Salman Rushdie
Genre: Magical Realism

Carnation
Book Name: Last Seen Alive
Author: Claire Douglas
Genre: Suspense Mystery Thriller

Belkiss
Book Name: Sadie
Author: Courtney Summers
Genre: Contemporary Mystery Audio

pippa
Book Name: Empirium Series
Author : Claire Legrand
Genre: YA Fantasy

misaka
Book Name: Lux Series
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Genre: YA Fantasy Sci-Fi

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I should say I am a complete Brandon Sanderson whore, and love all his stuff so technically I would recommend his everything.
 

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I'm currently reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I kinda want to just swap over to reading Dune though before the new movie comes out next year. I read the beginning of the book a while ago and liked it but the length kinda intimidated me as a new reader OTL
 

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After the new movie trailer dropped Im trying to get back into The (massive) Goldfinch, given I'd tabled it a while ago after the first few chapters. I hope it isn't 700 pages of not-worth-it.

And I think my favourite types of books would be anything gritty and reflective like Revolutionary Road or Rabbit, Run, i cant think of a definitive genre to classify them as. I like Coming-of-age/Young Adult fiction too.
 

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Oh nice this is a my kind of thread.
So I am currently reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. This is a historical fiction and is a genre I have not tried yet. I have fervently read only YA fantasy in the past years. Now that I have exhausted that genre, I am venturing into some new things.

Does anyone have any suggestions for mystery/thriller? Lately I have also been reading Sidney Sheldon. I would like to read some psychological thrillers.
 

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this is my favourite thread already :hehe: can't wait until my classes are over for the semester so i can read whatever i want!
 

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I'm currently reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I kinda want to just swap over to reading Dune though before the new movie comes out next year. I read the beginning of the book a while ago and liked it but the length kinda intimidated me as a new reader OTL
I've actually read Dune, there is a lot to digest in it, and the plot is relevant to our political situation in the world today. I wouldn't shy away from the length of it, it really is worth the read. I have yet to read any of the sequels though.

After the new movie trailer dropped Im trying to get back into The (massive) Goldfinch, given I'd tabled it a while ago after the first few chapters. I hope it isn't 700 pages of not-worth-it.

Yeah this has been on my to read list for a while, the only reason I haven't gone for it yet is that usually I get disappointed by book hyped up by Hollywood.

looking forward to reading again once final exams are over :love:

lets become friend on goodreads :giggle: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27769633-choochoo

Going to add you're account to the first post and to my friends list :)

Oh nice this is a my kind of thread.
So I am currently reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. This is a historical fiction and is a genre I have not tried yet. I have fervently read only YA fantasy in the past years. Now that I have exhausted that genre, I am venturing into some new things.

Does anyone have any suggestions for mystery/thriller? Lately I have also been reading Sidney Sheldon. I would like to read some psychological thrillers.

I have one that is both historical fiction and mystery all in one. It's called An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris, it's based on the Dreyfus Affair and
really brings to light the Anti Semitism of the time.



Guys don't be afraid to tell me your favourite books and read so that I can add them to the front post


I am currently reading the Gentleman Bastard Series by Scott Lynch, the first book was amazing, the plot was enticing and the characters were a lot of fun. The second so far is ok, it still has lovable characters, but it feels like two plots in one book for no reason and lighter in material, I guess to help the reader get over the serious tone book one took? Who knows? Apparently the next one is better, I hope this is true because the series did start off really well.
 

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After the new movie trailer dropped Im trying to get back into The (massive) Goldfinch, given I'd tabled it a while ago after the first few chapters. I hope it isn't 700 pages of not-worth-it.

just finished the goldfinch! i really enjoyed it, so i hope you like it. :) donna tartt is so excellent.
 

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The last book I read was All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque, which is weird for me bc I’m a ho for fantasy and sci-fi. It was really good tho, painful at times.

Being a sci-fi nerd I’ll be reading a book from the Stargate franchise next, and after that I’ll hopefully finish the Lunar Chronicles with Winter by Marissa Meyer ?
 

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Oh nice this is a my kind of thread.
So I am currently reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. This is a historical fiction and is a genre I have not tried yet. I have fervently read only YA fantasy in the past years. Now that I have exhausted that genre, I am venturing into some new things.

Does anyone have any suggestions for mystery/thriller? Lately I have also been reading Sidney Sheldon. I would like to read some psychological thrillers.

I am a big fan of thrillers. (y) Have you read any of these?

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
No Exit by Taylor Adams
 

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I am a big fan of thrillers. (y) Have you read any of these?

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
No Exit by Taylor Adams

Oh yes I have read An Anonymous Girl. The others no I haven't. I am only just starting to read this genre. I would be glad if you could suggest more.
 

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Oh yes I have read An Anonymous Girl. The others no I haven't. I am only just starting to read this genre. I would be glad if you could suggest more.

Not all of these are psychological thrillers. :)

The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn
Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear
The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (one of my favorite books)
Blood For Blood by Victoria Selman
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Lockdown: Escape from Furnace #1 by Alexander Gordon Smith
The Second Girl by David Swinson
The Chalk Man by CJ Tudor
Final Girls by Riley Sager
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (another favorite)
The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood
 

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just finished the goldfinch! i really enjoyed it, so i hope you like it. :) donna tartt is so excellent.
How long did it take you? Im a pretty slow reader and I fear it wont be worth the time. I even read a bunch of reviews because of this and a lot of people said there was a lot of excess and unnecessary stuff in the book.
 

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How long did it take you? Im a pretty slow reader and I fear it wont be worth the time. I even read a bunch of reviews because of this and a lot of people said there was a lot of excess and unnecessary stuff in the book.

i think it took me like a week to read? im not sure if thats considered super fast or not, i guess thats an average of a little over 100 pages a day. its a pretty big book, but i didn't really feel like there was a bunch of padding/filler in terms of the overall story because it takes place over a span of years. i find donna tartt's prose really enjoyable and right up my alley, though, so that could totally just be my love for her writing talking. i know you're reading it for the movie, but maybe you'd be more into her other novel, the secret history? :)
 

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i think it took me like a week to read? im not sure if thats considered super fast or not, i guess thats an average of a little over 100 pages a day. its a pretty big book, but i didn't really feel like there was a bunch of padding/filler in terms of the overall story because it takes place over a span of years. i find donna tartt's prose really enjoyable and right up my alley, though, so that could totally just be my love for her writing talking. i know you're reading it for the movie, but maybe you'd be more into her other novel, the secret history? :)
Wow, a week is how long it took me to read a 300-page Margaret Atwood book...Relative to my reading pace, I'd say thats fast. I can only read max 20-30 pages in one sitting before I start losing focus. I'll trust your judgement and power through it.

I actually started reading The Secret History long before The Goldfinch, I havent finished it though. In fact, I started reading the Goldfinch because I liked The Secret History, the movie trailer only rekindled my interest in it. TSH is pretty lengthy for my standards too! As you can see I have a bad habit of abandoning books midway to the extent that I have to make it a mission/chore to finish them.
 

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Wow, a week is how long it took me to read a 300-page Margaret Atwood book...Relative to my reading pace, I'd say thats fast. I can only read max 20-30 pages in one sitting before I start losing focus. I'll trust your judgement and power through it.

I actually started reading The Secret History long before The Goldfinch, I havent finished it though. In fact, I started reading the Goldfinch because I liked The Secret History, the movie trailer only rekindled my interest in it. TSH is pretty lengthy for my standards too! As you can see I have a bad habit of abandoning books midway to the extent that I have to make it a mission/chore to finish them.

hey no judgement here! im the type of person who will actually power through a book i literally cant stand just to say i finished it and that i hated it and then complain about it. i really wish i could just drop a book if im not enjoying but i guess my brain just doesnt work that way lmao. ppl tend to either be a secret history person or a goldfinch person but i can say i enjoyed them equally, albeit maybe in different ways. what are the books you've read/liked before picking back up goldfinch??
 

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