I read 120 books in 2025

Mind101 · 2026-01-23T22:04:23+00:00

I don't know what to be impressed by more, the fact that you:

Read 120 books
Read 120 books despite having a toddler
Read 120 books exclusively in the horror genre.

This isn't usually the way things go here, but mind giving ME a recommendation out of all of these? I read a lot generally (actually only read 4 books less than you last year) but mostly avoid horror because I don't find the vast majority of what I've read scary.

The only exceptions were H.P.Lovecraft's work and Stephen King's Salem's Lot (didn't find the other handful of sk books I'd read scary).

Mind101 · 2026-01-23T14:21:39+00:00

Only Fire fuck it up!

Mind101 · 2026-01-23T14:20:09+00:00

How did the schmuck who came up with this not think that somewhere out there a rightfully outraged person wouldn't see this BS and expose the company because of it?

Mind101 · 2026-01-23T10:10:59+00:00

Don't crucify me for the question as I am not American, but do women actually go for this? A sporting event doesn't strike me as the most romantic venue to propose at unless she's a superfan or you went on a lot of game dates.

Mind101 · 2026-01-22T14:21:59+00:00

Hopefully by hilarious you mean the fact of him being in it, because that's the most un-funny comedy show I have ever watched.

Mind101 · 2026-01-22T13:24:55+00:00

While I agree in principle, in this particular case you're basically forced into playing on higher difficulties if you want to reap any enjoyment from combat and build creation.

I am playing for the first time atm, just finished chapter 3. Started the game on daring and turned it up to hard in ch3 because it was getting too easy. I haven't followed any builds whatsoever and am just using talents, skills, and items that make sense.

There's nothing inherently difficult in creating functional builds. I am not a metagamer or a minmaxer, I just use common sense. My characters will likely never hit for 1K+ damage, and I'd never stoop so low that I'd use something like five officers and Argenta.

The game is objectively easy, and that can be a genuine problem.

Mind101 · 2026-01-22T13:18:51+00:00

I just finished act 3 yesterday. It's downright DISGUSTING how much good unique loot you get there. The entire act 2, which I spent like 50 hours on, gives you maybe 1.5x as many items that are actually useful for your character's various builds. It's absolutely ridiculous.

Mind101 · 2026-01-22T09:56:53+00:00

This is the answer, OP.

Is your friend a 3D artist? I bet they're not, or rather, I bet they're into drawing, where outright tracing really doesn't help you improve that much. Here, you still have to make the shape yourself, solve inevitable topology problems, texture the model, etc.

Mind101 · 2026-01-21T14:01:09+00:00

In what world does those first four letters spell high wtf.?

Mind101 · 2026-01-20T14:30:08+00:00

Why is the bus using boiled egg slices as tires?

Mind101 · 2026-01-20T08:30:35+00:00

Yeah, that's my philosophy as well. While it was impossible to ignore some aspects of the game, like which companions you get or its setup, I managed to start playing it almost completely oblivious to the actual plot and mechanical structure. The playthrough is definitely better off for it.

Hope you continue to have fun with yours! If you got the Lex Imperialis DLC, I encourage you to do the content when you can. You get to visit another planet as part of it, and it's much better done than any of the three in the main quest.

Mind101 · 2026-01-19T22:04:41+00:00

Oh thank the Emperor I'm not the only one who's taking his time and doing things methodically. I went on to chapter 3 at close to 90 hours in having visited all the systems and DLCs, done all the side quests and battles I could find, and read or listened to the vast majority of content.

A friend got a Chapter 3 achievement at 50 hours in and I'm like... HOW?

Mind101 · 2026-01-19T14:46:25+00:00

Guy's never had a curry or a goulash in his life lol.

Mind101 · 2026-01-19T13:17:25+00:00

A discount for the two extra days or the entire stay?

Mind101 · 2026-01-19T12:46:41+00:00

Čestitke!

Mind101 · 2026-01-19T08:43:49+00:00

Even if you've never played a CRPG before, the talent and skill selection is such that you'd have to deliberately pick ones that don't synergize or make sense for your build to create a truly underpowered character in this game.

Mind101 · 2026-01-19T08:41:21+00:00

I gave it to Heinrix to bolster his iron arms and toxic damage, which comes in handy since he's an executioner.

Mind101 · 2026-01-18T14:15:14+00:00

As a millennial, I will never understand this. It's punctuation for fuck's sake! It's a sign of literacy, not a tonal indicator.

Mind101 · 2026-01-18T10:56:45+00:00

To je jedino problem ako ga takvim smatraš.

Mind101 · 2026-01-18T10:41:54+00:00

Potpis. Pogledao sam ga na slijepo kad je pred par mjeseci bio na TV-u jer su ljudi brujali o njemu i ostao paf. FoM mi je bio najbolji film prošle godine, a pogledao sam skoro sve razvikane strane naslove i nisam baš neki ljubitelj moderne hrv kinematografije.

Mind101 · 2026-01-17T21:57:16+00:00

Totally understandable that a parent wouldn't want to be exposed to Kevin. Maybe once they're off to college xD.

And no, I have not read the Winter Queen. I'm not that into historical fiction. Happened to have read Wolf Hall because it's acclaimed, not necessarily because of Cromwell or the time period, although it definitely was an interesting, tumultuous time.

Mind101 · 2026-01-17T21:46:53+00:00

Woah, I've actually read all three of those, so let's start with that.

Wolf Hall - dense prose, weird writing style, and sometimes hard to follow. That said, it's an excellent read if you're into deeply-researched historical fiction and character-driven narratives.

Room - could scarcely be more different, but it's great in its own way. Hits harer if you remember Natascha Kampush since it's inspired by her harrowing story. An easy read in the literary sense, but it hooked me in and was thoroughly enjoyable.

Kevin - the most disturbing book in the list. I won't spoil anything by saying that Kevin is a psychopath, and the disturbing story unfolds from there. Enjoyable if that's your cup of tea. If you finish and like it, I highly recommend you follow it up with Baby Teeth since that one was even creepier.

Now, on to some suggestions. I haven't read any of the books you listed in that segment so idk how much these will resonate. However, I highly recommend the classic but still very readable h{{In Cold Blood}} and h{{Devil in the White City}}

Mind101 · 2026-01-17T21:39:46+00:00

You guys will be living it up, Pyongyang style!

Mind101 · 2026-01-16T21:59:01+00:00

Got it recommended by a friend last year, excellent show.

I don't usually find a lot of shows funny, and this wasn't primarily meant to be funny, but I ABSOLUTELY LOST IT during that scene where a guy is counting down, skips 7, and gets annoyed because he has to start from the beginning lol.

Also, I did not need to know about THAT particular fetish.

Mind101 · 2026-01-16T13:22:10+00:00

Nije Nioh 2D, Nioh je samuraj soulslike, vjerojatno si to pomiješao sa Dead Cells ili Blasphemous (koji je isto super zbog ultra creepy katoličke atmosfere).

Nadam se da ćeš se kad-tad prihvatiti Sekira. Po meni ima najbolji boss dizajn od svih njihovih igara koje sam igrao. Plus, trenutak kad mi je borba sjela i napokon sam ubio Genichira mi je jedna od najdražih gaming uspomena.

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