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kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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Since we are coming up on June, it seems like a good time to check in with everyone here on @bookstodon regarding favorite reads of 2024 so far. Whatcha got?

My top five reads of 2024 so far:

The Criminal series of graphic novels by Ed Brubaker (ten primary works)

James, Percival Everett

The Book of Love, Kelly Link

Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky

Prequel, Rachel Maddow

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Unfortunately I haven't read enough this year yet to form a top 5. This is what I've read so far, all for my book club:
"The Chosen and the Beautiful" by Nghi Vo - retelling of The Great Gatsby from Jordan Baker's perspective, with magic and queer people. I liked it but I was the only one in my book club who did.

"The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich - Stories of people from the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa in the 50s. A bit magical realist.

SallyStrange , to bookstodon
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10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:

Ursula Le Guin
Kim Stanley Robinson
Octavia Butler
N. K. Jemisin
Becky Chambers
Iain M. Banks
Martha Wells
M. R. Carey
Lois McMaster Bujold
Vonda McIntyre


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10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:

Terry Pratchett
Brandon Sanderson
Neil Gaiman
Piers Anthony
Brian K. Vaughan
Warren Ellis
Garth Ennis
Kieron Gillen
Bryan Lee O'Malley
Matt Fraction

Gosh that was harder than I thought it would be. I felt like using might be cheating but I guess I don't read a ton of longer series otherwise.

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Eliot_L , to bookstodon
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There's a bundle for sale at https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-books
$18 minimum for 38 books

I think this would be a great buy for someone looking to get into Discworld, with a few caveats:

  • They are Kobo DRM'd eBooks so you can't read them on a non-Kobo eReader without stripping off the DRM
  • It's not a complete set (but it's close, I think they are only missing 3 of the main novels)

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@ronsboy67 @bookstodon Didn't notice the fine print. Updated post to clarify.

the_bookwolf , to bookstodon

alright what you got?
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Julius Chicken Caesar
King Schmear
Love's Ladle Lost
A Midsummer Night's Cream
Much Ado About Stuffing
The Tempeh
Omlette
Taming of the Stew

Eliot_L , to bookstodon
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My favorite books read in 2023:
Babel (R.F. Kuang)
Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse)
The Paper Menagerie (Ken Liu)
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Brandon Sanderson)
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (Brandon Sanderson)
The Sunlit Man (Brandon Sanderson)

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