The book I am reading currently

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Just finished dune by Frank Herbert because i wanted to see the movies. I feel the books were pretty cool, and finally there are a set of movies (after a very long time) who are doing justice to source material (read lotr)
Now reading dune Messiah.
 
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Just finished reading these series by Durgesh Bailoor. The premise looked good and got the set from my local library in paperback. First time I came across this author, although he has written quite a few books.

Zeinah - The Princess of Syrian Refugees - Book 1 & 2.
Book 1 is more fast paced and un-putdownable. I finished reading the set in over a week.

It is the saga of a family based in Aleppo Syria who get caught in the crossfire when Syria is under attack from the rebel forces and the trials they undergo while making their escape.

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Currently reading:
- Dune Messiah: Found it a bit harder to get through then compared to the first part, though it picks up pace a couple of chapters in
- Indian Railways by Bibek Debroy: A history of Indian railways inception in pre independence era, picked it up randomly in a bookstore, very interesting read about how Indian railways was shaped and few viewpoints how the conception of railways differed from other industrial giants at that time.
 
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Has anyone read Dungeon Crawler Carl? I was reading guns, germs, and steel and got quite bored, so picked this up on a whim.

It's very much a pop fantasy book, it probably won't win any literature awards, but it is engrossing to the point of being addictive.

Technically, the genre is LitRPG, which will be familiar to anyone who's visited the HFY subreddit. But what DCC has over HFY posts is that it actually has heart underneath all the power scaling and toilet humour.
There are 7 books released right now, and honest to god, I went through them all in 7 days. The definition of unputdowneable.
Highly recommend it to all sci-fi or RPG fans.
 
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Currently reading:
- Dune Messiah: Found it a bit harder to get through then compared to the first part, though it picks up pace a couple of chapters in
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Just finished Messiah. Kind of depressing tbh. I think herbert set it up more as a runway for children of dune and God emperror. I really like dune but Messiah was underwhelming in almost every way. Not sure if I'll read the other 4 books of the series.

Reading now : mistborn by Brandon sanderson.
 
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mysticrainman said:
Just finished Messiah. Kind of depressing tbh. I think herbert set it up more as a runway for children of dune and God emperror. I really like dune but Messiah was underwhelming in almost every way. Not sure if I'll read the other 4 books of the series.

Reading now : mistborn by Brandon sanderson.
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I loved the Mistborn series. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
I just finished "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's really good.
I picked it up because I'd just read "Klara and the Sun", also by Ishiguro. That is the best book I've read in a long time. A haunting, sad, sci-fi reflection of who we humans are.
 
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Iridium said:
Has anyone read Dungeon Crawler Carl? I was reading guns, germs, and steel and got quite bored, so picked this up on a whim.

It's very much a pop fantasy book, it probably won't win any literature awards, but it is engrossing to the point of being addictive.

Technically, the genre is LitRPG, which will be familiar to anyone who's visited the HFY subreddit. But what DCC has over HFY posts is that it actually has heart underneath all the power scaling and toilet humour.
There are 7 books released right now, and honest to god, I went through them all in 7 days. The definition of unputdowneable.
Highly recommend it to all sci-fi or RPG fans.
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I've got the first two books on Audible, since I heard good things about the series on r/Fantasy. How would you place in terms of genre/theme? The only other LitRPG I've read is the Cradle series- I think all the books were free when the last book came out, so I picked them up.
mysticrainman said:
Just finished Messiah. Kind of depressing tbh. I think herbert set it up more as a runway for children of dune and God emperror. I really like dune but Messiah was underwhelming in almost every way. Not sure if I'll read the other 4 books of the series.

Reading now : mistborn by Brandon sanderson.
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I just started Mistborn as well! The only other Sanderson book I've read is Elantris, by which I wasn't very impressed. I get that it's one of his earlier works, but the writing seemed weak and the plot a little 'meh. Mistborn seems much better in comparison. I'm halfway through and I'm having fun.
 
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evilsmirker said:
I've got the first two books on Audible, since I heard good things about the series on r/Fantasy. How would you place in terms of genre/theme? The only other LitRPG I've read is the Cradle series- I think all the books were free when the last book came out, so I picked them up.

I just started Mistborn as well! The only other Sanderson book I've read is Elantris, by which I wasn't very impressed. I get that it's one of his earlier works, but the writing seemed weak and the plot a little 'meh. Mistborn seems much better in comparison. I'm halfway through and I'm having fun.
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DCC is the only LitRPG I've read, so it's a bit difficult for me to compare with other works. I would say the closest comparison is the Percy Jackson series, it has a similar kind of humour and action, except designed for an adult audience. I feel quite lucky to have been in the target demo for both as they're releasing :).

I have heard good things about the audiobook version, but I much prefer actually reading. Much faster and sometimes I want to reread an awesome section immediately.

I'm also a big Brando Sando fan. Mistborn is absolutely the right place to start. Makes it much easier to keep faith in him when the Stormlight books start to drag.
 
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mysticrainman said:
Just finished Messiah. Kind of depressing tbh. I think herbert set it up more as a runway for children of dune and God emperror. I really like dune but Messiah was underwhelming in almost every way. Not sure if I'll read the other 4 books of the series.

Reading now : mistborn by Brandon sanderson.
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That is what I feel more or less and I'm just 3/4th in the book but definitely feels like setting up the story for the sequels. I had to genuinely push through the first quarter of the book.
 
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Iridium said:
DCC is the only LitRPG I've read, so it's a bit difficult for me to compare with other works. I would say the closest comparison is the Percy Jackson series, it has a similar kind of humour and action, except designed for an adult audience. I feel quite lucky to have been in the target demo for both as they're releasing :).

I have heard good things about the audiobook version, but I much prefer actually reading. Much faster and sometimes I want to reread an awesome section immediately.

I'm also a big Brando Sando fan. Mistborn is absolutely the right place to start. Makes it much easier to keep faith in him when the Stormlight books start to drag.
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Just finished Mistborn and was satisfied with how he stuck the landing- I'm looking forward to the other books in the Cosmere. Bu I think I'll read some non-fantasy stuff from the books I already own first.

If you liked LitRPG, then I would suggest checking Cradle out. It's quite satisfying and gives you a proper rush as you travel with the protagonists into the larger world.

Man, I should go back and finish off the Percy Jackson books- think I fell off two-three books into the Heroes of Olympus series. But the initial series is close to my heart and I quite liked the new TV show. Maybe I should find some fanfic to rekindle my interest- I did read some good Percy JacksonxASOIAF ones, concerning the Ironborn specifically.
 
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Whenever I see someone speak about audible, i absolutely cannot stop gushing about andy wier's project hail Mary. What an absolute banger!
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That's what converted me from a skeptic! It was so good! I'll always prefer the written word, but when some books are said to be elevated in audio like Project Hail Mary (and from what I've heard, the Dresden files and the First Law books), it does get me interested.
Excellent way to reread books as well - I'm currently going back to the first Malazan book Gardens of the Moon on Audible and thoroughly enjoying it. Wouldn't recommend this format for first time readers, though.
 
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I'll always prefer the written word, but when some books are said to be elevated in audio like Project Hail Mary (and from what I've heard, the Dresden files and the First Law books), it does get me interested.
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"Elevated." Indeed.
The book was good.
The audio reader was amazing.
I'll check out the dresden files audio book. Thanks for the recommendation.
 
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