hemingway’s debut the sun also rises, i went in blind and didn’t expect it to be about bull fighting. i enjoyed the vibe of the 1920s travel through spain and france, the aimless plot and the character interactions.
i learned that bullfighting is terrible and cringed at the casual anti-semitism all over the book
The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell. It’s book 5 in the last kingdom series that the TV show is based off of. I love the time period.
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch – a really fun heist-y story set in an engaging and well-crafted fantasy world
Do audiobooks count?
Leviathan Falls by James S. A. Corey. It’s the final book in The Expanse series. Really got hooked on it. I haven’t made time to find another book since then though 🤔
They absolutely do! I don’t understand the snobbery against audiobooks. When Borges lost his sight he had to have books read to him, and just consider the amazing stories he came up with (and the literary devices he developed) to make up for his blindness.
I just finished Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Great book, that not only coined terms like “avatar” and “metaverse” (for better or worse), but is also really well written. It somehow manages to find a tone that is consistent for the dystopian worldbuilding, the silly and self-aware things that happen in the world, and the philosophical aspect dealing with culture, religion and free will. Highly recommend!
And I’m currently reading his newest novel, Termination Shock. Quite different, but still has that Stephenson sense of world building that I love.
This was the first book of him I read, but I will definitely check out his other works if they’re all like this!
Everyone goes on about how important this book is, but I got barely 1/3 if the way through and bounced off it hard.
Horses for courses I guess.
I think it laid a lot of groundwork for books that came later. But as you said, not every book is for everybody.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I enjoyed it very much!
