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We're halfway through the year. How many books have you read so far and are you on track for your goal? Favorite books so far? Least favorite? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Andjhostet@kbin.social to c/books@kbin.social

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Think of this thread as a mid year review:

How many have you read and are you on track?

Favorite reads of the year so far?

Least favorite reads of the year?

Any new releases you are looking forward to?

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[–] Hileak@vlemmy.net 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've read 9 books so far this year. I used to read a lot as a kid/teen, but barely read anything since I started working (For example It took me over 1.5 years to read Dune, which I finished this year). In march I decided to start reading more again. My goal is 12 books a year, so I'm on track. I no longer take my smartphone with me when I go to sleep and that helped a lot, less distraction.

Favourites this year:

Started reading the Discworld novels (City watch series). The series as a whole is fantastic, but my favourite so far is Jingo.
A non-fiction dutch book called Terroristenjager. It's about someone who worked in the special forces of Belgium and how everything changed with the terrorist attacks in Brussels a couple of years ago.

Least favourite

I've only read classics this year, they were al very good, no clear winner (or loser) here..

[–] Andjhostet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nice! Dune is a bit of a beast. I reread it last year, and read the sequel, Dune Messiah this year. I can't say I loved DM (not as much as Dune anyways), it felt like a book that existed entirely to set up the next book? I'll probably keep reading the series but I'm definitely taking a bit of a break.

Did you watch the movie first? My wife found that the movie really helped her connect all the weird names and characters together without getting overwhelmed.

[–] fax_of_the_shadow@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The City Watch subseries of Discworld is my favorite Discworld. Just fantastic characters and stories.

[–] lamentforicarus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

This is basically me, although I started a few years ago. I always plan for 12 a year but usually go over. I do use my phone though. I check out books from the library using Libby. I've found having a book on my phone gives me an excuse not to browse social media before bed. I'm hoping to get into Discworld soon, but I find it a bit daunting.