books

Though some of you might already be familiar with the Cosmere, to those who aren't I think this would be a fantastic introduction, if you like fantasy....

What non-fiction book could you just not put down? Was it a biography? Some obscure textbook? A collection of papers or speeches? Share your suggestions below!

For the digital readers, on which platform do you read and why?...

I would like to learn the history of:...

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I always say to myself that it is not worth to force books through. I do like 1/5th then I drop it if it did not catch me. Now I’m reading Pandora’s star which is a great scifi book and sandwitched inbetween the great scfi chapters there is this uninteresting detective storyline with zero scifi, people talking to eachother...

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Was recently watching this www.arte.tv/en/videos/…/giuseppe-verdi-macbeth/...

I’m nearing the end of the wheel of time, first book that Sanderson worked on....

I’ve been reading something spooky/creepy/horrific around this time for a few years now. Does anyone else do this? Any recommendations?...

cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/13thFloor/t/478961...

cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/13thFloor/t/448597...

I am reading The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (P&V translation). About 20% through. It’s starting to get interesting as the characters start to take shape. Till now I have read and enjoyed the P&V translations of both Crime and Punishment and Demons. This is a huge book and I am looking forward to enjoying this for...

In universe I mean, not by the reader. I remember the few times I saw stories like that were fairly… cringe; the MC was usually a loner and the people didn’t have a good reason to hate him, if any at all!...

I would like to know what caused the Great Depression and how the world recovered from it. Do you know any good books on this subject?

Archived version: archive.ph/eK1Rx...

I’m looking for a solution to easily keep bookmarks digitally of physical books I read. Previously I would type up the just I was wanting to save into a Google Keep note, but that is fairly disruptive to my reading time and really slows things down....

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3365555...

Recently, I came to a sad conclusion. I no longer feel interested in fantasy....

I loved the book, it was a very fun fever dream. Do the sequels have that same sort of frenetic energy?...

Can Anyone Recommend me Magic/Superhero School or Guild Stories?...

Don’t know if people know of this site or not but just in case you don’t, it’s pretty damn good. All they require is an email address (I used an anon one with no issues). You can follow up to 100 authors and get alerts when new stuff is announced and published....