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Reading David Coward’s translation. I love the atmosphere of this book.

I’m enjoying the book, now it’s not what I would have expected in terms of what happened after, and in my head I would probably think of the ending to Ready Player One as the real ending, but it’s still addictive.

Audiobook has probably made the yapping and 80’s talk less tiring, but I can understand how maybe it is a lot to read. Unless this goes really bad, then im happy with it so far.

I had a dream the book was really bad, horrible dream, I want to cry just thinking about it.

The Earthsea books have mastered silence and sound, and I do not know how. I don’t know if any other books I have read have mastered something like that, but each chapter makes me hear to the point of seeing and tasting and my energy is drained at the end of each chapter as I am no mage. Le Guin writes with the magic within this world.

I should’ve said read both updates if you saw only one before

The same way GOT will tell you the all the different food served at a dinner, is the same way this will say what posters covered a room.
Maybe it’s a bit much at times, and reading would making it more obvious. But listening is fine.
So I don’t see the problem, it’s literally a more enjoyable way of listing something in a book, which most well written books do. I’ll try and be objective as I listen.

I am rereading this, well listening. I loved this when I first read it, and thought it was so much fun and addictive. Since then ive seen so many people say how poorly it is written.
I think I cna be quite critical for badly written books, and assumed thag I didn’t notice since I read this so long ago. But listening now, I genuinely don’t see the problem. I will continue on the next update.

I have issues regarding the writing and the length of the book. But it’s gotten good.
Enjoying the last half a lot more than the first, maybe also cause I switched to audiobook.

Staring some long books; gonna be good

I realised I don’t read a lot of books where they are fun and exciting. I’ve read a lot of books I consider 5 stars, but they may be hard, tiring, sad.
So I thought maybe I need to go into fantasy, something that cna be relaxing in atmosphere, fun and magical, and gripping.
Im thinking of a ready player one type of excitement. But if you say “try just sci fi”, your missing it.
So yeah, I bought some books.

Seeing how I seem to connect in some way to Matheson’s writing unlike any other, he might be my favourite author.

Can’t really count the people I’ve only read one book of though. James Clavell up there but that might be just the stories grabbing me. Stephen King too for his writing, not always his stories though.

Just really crazy how accurate some stuff is. I overthink some things such as the ‘being unselfish’ topic, and it sounds so weird that I think am just making it so complicated and it doesn’t really exist.
It tackles things that I think wpuld affect everyone, and catches me by surprise so much. I really gotta think about being less unselfish, which sounds crazy, but this book explains it.

Having fun, maybe also cause im enjoying using a kindle again

Wow, Chapter 21, what an amazing chapter.

This is the ultimate self help book I think, with so many lessons to reflect on but written in a fictionalised way with sparks your enthusiasm to read

The knowledge within the letters feel so unique and unworldy that I genuinely feel I am reading the letters of a demon.

I’m not starting this yet, just excited to say I got Tai-Pan and Noble House.

The Noble House cover was different from what I ordered, but it’s better ☺️

Pretty good book so far, no complaints really

I have a bunch of books ive started, ones I haven’t added as reading. So I’m gonna make sure I finish all those and basically have zero left

Spoke way too soon cause the main character said something uncomfortable which according to google, they were 70s tropes, which is uncomfortably stupid. I can’t remember if King does it in this exact way.

There’s a feeling you get when you come across a good writer, and you just say “Please, please… please be as good as I hope.”

Prologue and first chapter absolutely spectacular. I get annoyed how simple it looks, but they aren’t all like this, and the styles are all different.
This feels like Richard Matheson, and I had an odd premonition it would, I hope it continues to be so.

Genuinely not scary compared to others, really disappointed. Not even that im bored, just there is some clear issues with this book. My review will have minor spoilers.

Some good parts but I’m getting bored

I’ve heard about Ursula K. Le Guin, been waiting to read her. I hope she becomes a favourite, so far she’s exceeding expectations.

Please, please move on from the poo

I’m enjoying it but it feels like something is missing.
Hopefully the second half can fix that somehow. I thinks it’s some sort of connection to the characters for me.

Out of the Bachman books, I think this is most my style

It’s good, I don’t think I’m loving it as much as Johnny did, but it’s good.

Past week ive been so busy, so I did not get to read much. I’m back.

Weirdly comforting

Stephen King writes so well, it just flows, really unlike any other author I’ve read. Today I read a lot with ease, he just holds you and you have not idea why.

Other authors can outshine, but a lot of the time it will take effort to read. There will be times when I need to pause and think about what they are trying to say. King’s books feel very real, the way he writes, the stories — they just flow together.

Watched a reel and yep I’m ready to read this.
Crazy how one suggestion can completely change what you feel like reading.

Good, very different to what I expected. A bit of it was quite confusing and not much fun. It’s not really fair play, you just follow the investigation and focus on one thing in particular.