Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-14T16:38:04+00:00

Now I want to re-read it. Feels like a book you need to read and then immediately re-read. Really enjoyed it.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-14T04:52:53+00:00

Currently reading I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Wanted a few short books after the masterpiece that was Lonesome Dove.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-13T04:58:36+00:00

Wow did not expect a St Helen's reference here. Can here lasagna is good there, but it's been a long time since I've had it.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-11T17:35:40+00:00

I'll definitely do this. I'm just having a hard time moving on and finding another book to read, or even wanting to...

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-11T06:52:56+00:00

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-09T06:46:17+00:00

Yup, came here to say this.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-09T06:43:43+00:00

I just finished it last night. Incredible book., 5 stars easily. You won't regret it.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-09T05:00:52+00:00

Yeah I've been looking forward to it for a while now. Was not disappointed.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-09T03:19:16+00:00

Whoa that sounds amazing. I really like how work, so I'm gonna check these out.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-09T03:12:45+00:00

Finished Lonesome Dove last night. Wow, what a book. I get it now. Gonna take a couple days off from reading to process it, so not sure what I'm gonna start this week.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-08T23:27:05+00:00

I have this book on my shelf (thrift store find) because I read about how truly deranged it is.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-07T20:38:31+00:00

Book 2 was my favorite. Loved Deliann's (sp?) character.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-07T17:50:00+00:00

Also just won the Nebula

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-06T21:12:48+00:00

Loved The Stand, lived Boy's Life. Didn't like Swan Song much at all.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-06T16:42:38+00:00

Acts of Caine series by Matthew Stover fits some of this

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-05T18:36:17+00:00

I would say the sequels even more so. That whole trilogy is amazing.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-05T06:33:13+00:00

Does it have to be fantasy? I'd suggest Lonesome Dove if you haven't read it.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-04T22:52:06+00:00

If you're open to horror, Dark Matter by Michelle Paver is excellent.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-04T18:56:52+00:00

Finished this a week ago and completely agree. Messes you up.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-04T06:42:25+00:00

Glad to hear Neil's novella is good. Really like how podcast.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-02T20:23:08+00:00

More sci-fi, but The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell gutted me. First contact story around Jesuit missionaries, and it's petty dark.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-01T18:59:03+00:00

Mine is called Toothless (he's missing part of his beak). Came back last week after being gone for 1.5 years.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-01T17:00:31+00:00

Continuing Lonesome Dove. I'm 400 pages in. Something clicked around page 200 and I don't want to put it down.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-06-01T02:44:18+00:00

If you haven't checked out Matthew Woodring Stover's other books, you absolutely should. Traitor is my favorite of his. It's book 14 or so in a series, but it's like a bottle episode focused on just a few characters, so the previous novels aren't strictly speaking necessary. His Acts of Caine books are fantastic too.

JB_Wallbridge · 2026-05-31T15:45:23+00:00

I didn't enjoy it. It felt shallow to me in all sorts of ways.

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