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Hey Pandas, What Was The Most Recent Book You Read And What Rating Would You Give It?
I want some ideas for books to read.
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I listened to this one:
The Hunger Games
10/10 SO GOOD. The movie is also amazing!
1. Keeper of the lost cities by Shannon messenger
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
3. Heroes of Olympus by Rick riordan.
Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore's memoir, Sonic Life. I really enjoyed it, reading about life in lower Manhattan in the late 70's early 80's, and all kinds of bands I've never heard of before. Really entertaining, even for fans not that familiar with Sonic Youth.
Ummm... probably book one if The Man'yōshū.... an eighth century anthology of Japanese poetry and prose.... amazing stuff, incredibly modern for its time...10/10....
Book one *of* the Man'yōshū..... damn auto correct....
Read A court of thorns and roses and Shatter Me at the same time:
ACOTAR: 8.5/10 (+0.5 for rhys and mor :D) sadly it kinda went off for me when they switched perspectives in the last book from feyre to nest :( But still overall a good series!
Shatter Me: 7/10 We love Kenji and Juliette's friendship but the writing style is not for me--still a good series tho!
bro do y’all really hate this series or is there a downvote troll here lmao
Recently finished Defiant, the final book of Brandon Sanderson's Skyward series. The entire series is incredible and my 2nd favorite space opera after Star Wars.
It utilizes concepts that sound absolutely bonkers on paper, but work perfectly in-universe (such as faster-than-light travel being powered by cute, colorful slug-like creatures). I also loved the characters, and the fact there are enough lighthearted, humorous and positive moments so the whole thing doesn't end up as another bleak, grimdark sci-fi.
10/10, I wholeheartedly recommend.
Ahhh! YES! Finally someone who has read these books.😁 Who is your favorite character? All of them are lovely but I think FM has to be one of the best.
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor.
10/10 one of the best books I've ever read. There are some really good points about America and how different we are from the rest of the world. Really great book would definitely recommend.
My most recently finished book is Hard Times (Charles Dickens), and I would rate it an 8/10! Really good, addressed a lot of problems that were prevalent at the time it was written, and an enjoyable read.
Oh, yes, forgot Richard Osman, "The Thursday Murder Club" . This series was so funny!
Godkiller, by Hannah Kaner.
It’s absolutely beautiful. Great characters, world-building, very emotional, it deals with some heavy topics in an excellent way, and it’s also just an amazing fantasy. 10/10.
I heard it's supposed to be part of a larger series she's writing. Can you read this book by itself, or should I wait for more to come out?
Some other books I would recommend because god damn do I love recommending books:
Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger.
Really clever contemporary fantasy with an asexual Native protagonist, deals with subjects like racism and privilege very well.
Hell Follows With Us by Andrew Joseph White. Post-apocalyptic horror about a trans boy and how he survives after escaping the cult that started the plague. Very emotional, lots of body horror. Very good.
Anything by Naomi Novik, she is a god damn genius, but I especially love the Scholomance trilogy (like if Hogwarts was a pseudo-sentient being that tried to kill you), and the Temeraire series (Napoleonic was with dragons!)
Where He Can’t Find You by Darcy Coates.
Psychological and body horror about a serial killer known as “the Stitcher” who kidnaps people and returns them stitched together in horrifying ways. Is it a human or something worse?
The Graceling Realm series by Kristen Cashore. Fantasy where some people are “graced” with unusual skills, which can be anything from holding your breath for a really long time to beautiful singing to mind reading. The first book is Graceling, my favorite is the second one, Fire.
Nuclear War: A Scenario. Horrible and scary to realize how close we are to the edge.
Lost Horizon - James Hilton (7th time) yes I sometimes reread my favorites! Quick, easy classic for young adult in your life too.
Before that: The Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart (4th time) every time I pick up new things.
Other faves include:
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad WIlliams, my favorite pure fantasy;
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson;
And while Orson Scott Card might be a bit controversial, his Ender books are definitely worth reading! "...the god of Path is Gloriously Bright"
If you like The Merlin Trilogy, Stephen Lawhead wrote a 5 book series on King Arthur that starts with Merlin's Grandfather in the first book. Really well done. He redid the Robin Hood legend as well in a trilogy.
"Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz. 10/10
its about a boy living in the holocaust. he survives 10 concentration camps :O
loved it. i highly recommend it. it was amazing :D
Atomic Habits by James Clear. Absolute life changer!
Oh cool! This is one of the last books I read too! It has some really solid principles.
Martha Wells' Murderbot Diary series. If you enjoy SF these are for you. My local library helped me find them all. The first is All Systems Red.
And totally different; I enjoyed Go As a River by Shelley Read, which was the month's choice for the book club I belong to.
These are great , I love the way the murder bot thinks..it's quite original
This is obnoxiously self serving, but happens to be true. My own book, "If I Knew Then" by Ross Mullican. I want to give it 10/10, but realistically it's a 7.4/10. It's available on Amazon if anyone wants to check it out and tell me even a 7.4 is too high!
Ooh I’m in a different country rn but I’ll travel to the states for the summer—I’ll try to find it on Amazon or in Barnes and noble
Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
11/10
This man is a genius, I mean, just look at the 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦, let alone the rest of his books!
I see Sanderson, I upvote!!! Stormlight Archive is fantastic, as is every book in the Mistborn series. Hell, the entire cosmere, as pointed out here.
"The Runaway Jury" by John Grisham; I give it a zero rating. This book had the most preposterous storyline. I've been angry at myself for the last week that I wasted my time reading that piece of c*** book.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
An absolute classic set in the Salinas Valley, California, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of World War I. A novel considered Pulitzer Prizewinning author Steinbeck magnum opus
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. 100/10
The Girl From Yam Hill by Beverly Cleary. She wrote the Henry Huggins, Beezus and Romona books that I loved as a child.
“10th Anniversary “by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
I don’t know what was I expecting. Good thriller with several twists, but that’s it. Meh.6/10
I'm reasonably certain Patterson hasn't written anything in years. All of his books, for several years now, have a co-author. I've heard the co-writer pays him to use his name and then writes the book themselves.
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton: Crow goes on an adventure and comes out a changed M**o. Heart warming and funny, would definitely recommend.
The entire warrior cats series. I’m literally obsessed and you never run out. 1000+ named characters, over 70 books, still being released, it never ends. The fandom can also be cool. Some people aren’t but like- whoops I’m rambling
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree.
It’s a very cozy and chill read, something you’d read before bed or after something really harrowing to calm down. Also has some lgbt representation, which is cool. I haven’t finished it yet, but so far 8.5/10.
I’d recommend it to someone who likes reading the fantasy genre
Maximum Ride: School's Out: Forever by James Patterson
9.99/10, would give it a 10/10 if there were no swear words
If you like Space Opera, "In Her name" by Michael R. Hicks. I like his books.
I read Brandon Sanderson too. "Tress of the emerald sea" is very good! Needs a lot of imagination! If you really have time, "The Stormlight Arquive" collection.
I like Stephen King, Dean Koontz. From Koontz, I recommend "Watchers".
For a cape-and-spade fan, I recommend Anthony Ryan, "The blood song" collection.
Have a good reading Pandas!
Try Lois McMaster Bujold's Barrayar series if you're into space opera. It's excellent.
Looking for the Enemy: Mullah Omar and the Unknown Taliban" - Bette Dam. 10/10.
Just started reading The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman. Almost finished with the first compendium, of which there are four. All available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle. I'm not a zombie genre loving person, but love the show, so reading the comic felt like a must for me. Both my husband and son are also excited to read it!
the deep by nick cutter
its horror genre but mostly psychological rather than monsters or ghosts
about an illness that causes severe memory loss, not just names or ages, but people forget how to eat and even eventually how to breathe and it can affect all ages.
i'd give it a 7 out of 10 only because i didnt personally find it scarey but i did enjoy reading it
The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind. 5/5
Written by Le Bon, he claimed that when an individual spends enough time in a crowd, they transform "into a special state...in which the hypnotized individual finds himself in the hands of the hypnotizer."
Essential reading, given the state of affairs these days.
Dino by Nick Tosches. Best biography I have ever read. If you are interested in show biz of the 40s to 60s, or the Mafia, this will interest you. It is also painstakingly researched with a bibliography of 100 pages.
It is actually a series written by Laura Dunham featuring Annabelle Archer and her group. It is a cozy mystery series with Annabelle as a Wedding Planner in DC and finds bodies at all of her venues. It is not gory, but her crew is made of wonderful characters that will delight the reader. It is humorous by the way the personalities of the characters act with each other. I have read the entire series and start with book 1. Very entertaining and I give a 5 star reading
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. 100/10. Ooh and Diaries of a Wimpy kid too.
A Girl Named Faithful Plum by Richard Bernstein. A girl who loves dance and goes to a school in Bejing. I give it a 4.8 out of 5 bc at some parts it's scary but it's algood.
The Passage series by Justin Cronin - 8/10
Semiosis series by Sue Burke - 9/10
Lullaby by Chuck Palaniuk - 9/10
Last one I read was Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena. I'd give it an 8/10. Lots of twists but I find that her books end too abruptly with no further explanations.
If you're into sports - Hot Dog Money: Inside the biggest scandal in the history of college sports by Guy Lawson
Excellent expose on pro sports and the NCAA
10/10
SILENT PATIENT 10/10 such a good book and physiological thriller, many twists, wasn't expecting the end
Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna, of Bikini Kill. Her childhood, the birth of the Riot Grrrl movement, and her experiences as frontwoman of a punk band traveling the world are all here. She tells a story that's funny yet harrowing and feels familiar if you're a woman who came of age in the 90s. Liked it so much I also got the Audible, read by the woman herself.
I forgot to give it an actual rating, if you can't tell, I thought it was a 10/10.
Deadly Fate: A gripping serial killer thriller full of fraudulent psychics (Detective Kim Stone series) by Angela Marsons
Sorry, forgot my rating: 4 stars out of 5, as it is a bit lengthy aka boring on the way to the final.
The Shining by Stephen King. A very good book in my opinion but was disappointed when some of the most iconic scenes in the movie were not even mentioned in the book. 8/10. Also recently read IT and it is probably my favorite book ever 11/10.
Remember that the book was written first. Those iconic scenes were added in by the movie's director and script writers and may be part of the reasons that King did not like the movie adaptation at all. Try its sequel, Doctor Sleep. The movie didn't do it justice, either.
As an unusual twist to this, you used to be able to get car workshop manuals for car repairs, physical books, great pictures but now it is an online source very few images and really not worth the cost of having to download it, original workshop manuals would get the top score, the now online no score at all.
As an unusual twist to this, you used to be able to get car workshop manuals for car repairs, physical books, great pictures but now it is an online source very few images and really not worth the cost of having to download it, original workshop manuals would get the top score, the now online no score at all.
