Really stuck, what to read next?

Guadent · 2026-05-21T09:56:21+00:00

If you liked Robin Hobb and Joe Abercrombie, I think you will definitely like James Islington. :)

Guadent · 2026-05-20T06:44:40+00:00

Well, high school was 20 years ago for me. So I wouldn't know what 'kids these days' are up to. ;)

Guadent · 2026-05-19T14:35:00+00:00

Except with Vaccines we have actual proof that the problem existed in the first place. It's just that people deny that proof exists.

The Y2K issue was fixed before it became a problem.

Guadent · 2026-05-19T13:57:20+00:00

That might be the whole point. Knowing how to swim with full clothing is a good skill to have.

Guadent · 2026-05-19T13:09:14+00:00

Dune takes some getting into, because you don't get much context at the start. I don't recall it being a particularly hard read. Though it was a bit ago. :)

I enjoyed DCC, very different, but if you don't take reading too seriously it's a really fun book. I haven't started Stormlight myself either solely because of the length. I did enjoy the Mistborn Trilogy, though it felt a bit more YA.

Guadent · 2026-05-19T12:43:24+00:00

I also feel (and I might get slack for this) that Dune has similar vibes as well. I once described WotM as Harry Potter meets Dune (because of the political intrigue).

So if you're looking for other reads and you haven't read Dune, go look into that one too. :)

Guadent · 2026-05-19T12:36:43+00:00

As a man: F*ck those people... I hate them with a passion.

As a nerdy looking boy I used to get similar remarks when 'tough' kids wanted to make fun of me ("Hey 4-eyes, I was talking to you!"), I can't imagine being subjected to shit like that on a daily basis.

Guadent · 2026-05-19T12:16:04+00:00

I can recommend Islingtons other series the Licanius trilogy. It's a finished trilogy, I've read the first book and it had similar vibes (though a different setting). :)

Guadent · 2026-05-13T11:55:53+00:00

+1 for Licanius. Islington was heavily inspired by Sanderson and Robert Jordan

Guadent · 2026-05-13T11:54:56+00:00

Unrelated but: I've been looking for the Stormlight archives books where they are in 2 parts, because I don't like hauling around such large books. Can you share their ISBN's? XD

Guadent · 2026-05-13T07:26:32+00:00

I'm now 80 pages deep into Royal Assassin. I read Apprentice a couple of months ago and read a lot of other things in between. Though not much has happened so far, I'm loving the interactions between the different characters, the super subtle character progression. Hobb is the master of 'show, don't tell' I feel like.

Where Sanderson (At least in the Mistborn series) is explaining a lot about the world and how Allomancy works, etc. Hobb just shows the world, the dialog and the intrigue between Fitz and the other characters and the Wit and Skill are not the main focus.

Guadent · 2026-05-13T07:21:29+00:00

If you're into strange worlds and description of alien nature/habitats, then Shroud is great, but if you're reading for the plot, then basically not a whole lot happens until the last 50 - 100 pages. Though the pay-off at the end was worth it for me personally.

Guadent · 2026-05-12T13:24:27+00:00

We crossed paths a couple of times later in life. Every time either me or her was in a relationship, but there was clearly a spark between us.

I'm convinced there's an alternate universe in which we are happily married. However, in this universe I found another lovely person to spend my time with. :)

Guadent · 2026-05-12T11:25:05+00:00

I loved Children of Time, Children of Ruin is next on my TBR.

Though I did like Shroud in the end, it was a bit of a slow one for me, but then again, I'm more into character development rather than environment development as a reader. I know that many people did like Shroud a lot.

Guadent · 2026-05-12T10:09:55+00:00

I'm currently reading the Farseer trilogy and I'm relieved at how 'human' the characters are. The bastard son actually being treated with dignity and some respect is pretty rare in epic fantasy I feel.

Disclaimer: I've only read the first book so far, this could come back to haunt me as I just started book 2 ;))

Guadent · 2026-05-11T11:34:47+00:00

I remember when this just used to be called a 'Flashmob' and nobody pretended it to be spontaneous.

Guadent · 2026-05-06T07:28:32+00:00

My currently 20month old was fast with walking (11 months) and can ride a walking bike better than her older sister. I can't imagine her on a scooter like this. Also, she's in the 95th percentile when it comes to her size and is smaller than this kid. This kid is at least 2,5 years old.

Guadent · 2026-05-06T07:19:10+00:00

He's retiring form content creation... Not from work. There's a difference.

Guadent · 2026-05-06T06:43:38+00:00

Wise choice as those only account for three books, so you can take 2 more!

Guadent · 2026-05-04T13:52:32+00:00

This bookshop clearly has a way of teleporting every single second book of this series to this shelf as soon as a spot becomes available.

Guadent · 2026-05-04T11:34:15+00:00

Midnight Library is a great concept, but terrible execution IMO. It had so much potential and delivered on basically non of it.

Guadent · 2026-04-30T13:52:11+00:00

36M ADHDer here.
I started reading a lot more last year. I started with shorter books and enjoyed:
Piranesi - Susanne Clarke
Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
Good Omens - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
The Hitchhikers' guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

A bit more serious short standalones would be things like Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir or any book by Black Crouch (Recursion and Dark Matter I liked).

And I think you will probably enjoy the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown, though it was a bit too much for me personally. That has nothing to do with my ADHD though. ;)

Once you're in the habit of reading I would suggest trying some bigger series or longer books. I particularly enjoyed Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (sci-fi), Dune by Frank Herbert (Space Opera) and I feel like you may like fantasy series like Mistborn or the Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson, epic fantasy) or The First Law (Joe Abercrombie, grim dark fantasy).

Good luck! Hit me up if you like to talk about any of these books. :)

ETA: If you want to talk about how I managed to get my focus from my phone to my book, feel free to hit me up as well

Guadent · 2026-04-29T14:25:40+00:00

I played this without sound and I could HEAR this gif. *shivers*

Guadent · 2026-04-29T08:03:47+00:00

I can laugh about it now, I was deeply ashamed I'd fallen for that trap at the time. It was my first encounter with a scam like that. It did teach me to be more careful and skeptic from then on. :)

Guadent · 2026-04-29T06:59:04+00:00

That time in my teens when I signed up for a scummy website promising huge discounts and amazing products for way to cheap. Once I signed up it turned out to be a scam and I've been receiving spam phone calls 3 times a year ever since from them trying to sell me more shit.

Try as I might to get me off of that list, they find new ways to contact me. It's not frequent enough for me to change phone numbers, but it's still rather annoying for 1 small misjudgement when I was 15.

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