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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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[–] Halogen2744@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've not read nearly as many books as I would've liked so far this year (four total, five if you count the graphic novel Maus). I just finished Cloud Atlas by David Michell (highly, highly recommended) and now it's on to Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. I read a bit of Atlas Shrugged out of curiosity as well and that book squarely holds down this year's 'least favorite' position for the moment. It's clear that I'm not the demographic that Ayn Rand is writing for. I don't have any releases I'm particularly looking forward to, but I'll be shamelessly stealing everyone else's ideas from this thread.

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

Infinite Jest counts as like 15 books imo, so good luck. I gave it a shot a few years back and have been meaning to take another crack at it. I have Anna Karenina and some James Joyce on the docket so it will probably be a ways out.