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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? September 15 (discuss.online)
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Finished Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman, book 2 of Dungeon Crawler Carl.

spoiler for book 2I thought Bea will show up in the second book, though it looks like she is actually dead now. Carl has a point if she was still alive some show will have found her by now.

It looks like they are going to do something in future books and split up Carl and Donut. Not a fan of this in most books, so let's see how it goes.

Started Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski. Book 2 of The Witcher series. This is the second short story collection, after which comes the 5 book novel series. I read the series quite a while ago, but never finished all the novels, so re-reading the earlier books to finally complete the series.

What about all of you? What have you all been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I adore Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and I've done something like 8-10 full readthrus. I'm currently near the end of one, in Unseen Academicals.

Usually when I read a Discworld, the first time is good, the second time is better, adn the third time it becomes very very dear to me.

I don't know if it was because as he got closer to the end, his last 2-3 novels he wasn't able to edit and refine as much, or if his style just evolved past the point where I love it quite as much, but while Making Money was great, Unseen Academicals is.....a little meh.

It may be the obsession with soccer, too. I dunno.

I dislike it less and less, and I actually appreciate a lot of it this go around, but it's still not a favorite. :(

And next up is Raising Steam and then on to Shepherd's Crown, which I know will make me cry again.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

    I'm only 3/4 of the way on my first read-thru, but already dreading the end. It's taken several years as well, so not looking forward to that post-partum XD

    *editing to add: I'm on Going Postal at the moment

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Please don't keep Shepherd's Crown aside, though. It is the perfect ending. But it is not The End, because you can start over and enjoy them all again. <3

    That said, I can't imagine being on my first. It must be delightul. lol. My wife introduced me when we met. Around Fifth Elephant was when I picked up reading them when they came out, so I got to catch up and then keep up. heh.

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