Books I recommend
I do a fair amount of reading and thought maybe I’d share with you some of my favorite novels I’ve read over the past few months or so.
Fantasy:
- Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive. Brandon Sanderson is an incredible author who weaves fantasy in such a way that you forget that you’re in a fantasy creation world. Very complex plots and characters that you either root for their success (and that they live to the end of the novel) or you really hope they die within the next few pages because they’re so evil.
Science Fiction:
- Michael Grumley’s The Breakthrough Series. For me, science fiction at its very best and, the series takes place mostly on Earth. Believable characters who will sweep you up in a flurry of feelings, but for me, it was the animal characters that stole my heart and my emotions. Tense plot with great action scenes. Those with a military background will appreciate how well Grumley does the military pieces.
- Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward. Full disclosure on this novel. I received it as part of a 2 for 1 audiobook deal and at the time I was reading/listening to two other books and was going to put this on my waaaay future reading list. However, I decided to listen to just a bit of the novel, and well, it hooked me right away. Reminded me a lot of some of Robert Heinlein’s early young adult books. For me, a wonderful, fun read that I devoured in a few days. In fact, I had to force myself to stop listening so that I could get some of my own writing done.
- A.G. Riddle’s Pandemic (The Extinction Files). Very well-written Sci-Fi and Riddle keeps you guessing with some amazing loops and twists to an already amazing plot that you definitely don’t see coming.
Historical:
- Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. An amazing documentary of the African-American migration from the Jim Crow south of the 1930’s to the 1960’s to northern cities and the West Coast. Told from the perspective of several black families and individuals who took place in the migration, it is a real eye-opener of the harsh conditions that several million individuals endured to escape Jim Crow society and laws of the deep south. A testament to their fortitude and bravery in seeking a new life for themselves and their families.
May all that you read bring you a sense of wonder, of awe, and hopefully, uplifting thoughts.
Fantasy:
- Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive. Brandon Sanderson is an incredible author who weaves fantasy in such a way that you forget that you’re in a fantasy creation world. Very complex plots and characters that you either root for their success (and that they live to the end of the novel) or you really hope they die within the next few pages because they’re so evil.
Science Fiction:
- Michael Grumley’s The Breakthrough Series. For me, science fiction at its very best and, the series takes place mostly on Earth. Believable characters who will sweep you up in a flurry of feelings, but for me, it was the animal characters that stole my heart and my emotions. Tense plot with great action scenes. Those with a military background will appreciate how well Grumley does the military pieces.
- Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward. Full disclosure on this novel. I received it as part of a 2 for 1 audiobook deal and at the time I was reading/listening to two other books and was going to put this on my waaaay future reading list. However, I decided to listen to just a bit of the novel, and well, it hooked me right away. Reminded me a lot of some of Robert Heinlein’s early young adult books. For me, a wonderful, fun read that I devoured in a few days. In fact, I had to force myself to stop listening so that I could get some of my own writing done.
- A.G. Riddle’s Pandemic (The Extinction Files). Very well-written Sci-Fi and Riddle keeps you guessing with some amazing loops and twists to an already amazing plot that you definitely don’t see coming.
Historical:
- Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. An amazing documentary of the African-American migration from the Jim Crow south of the 1930’s to the 1960’s to northern cities and the West Coast. Told from the perspective of several black families and individuals who took place in the migration, it is a real eye-opener of the harsh conditions that several million individuals endured to escape Jim Crow society and laws of the deep south. A testament to their fortitude and bravery in seeking a new life for themselves and their families.
May all that you read bring you a sense of wonder, of awe, and hopefully, uplifting thoughts.
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