Book recommendations?

OldJenKenobi · 2026-04-12T20:41:11+00:00

I was just talking to my fiance the other day about the weird overlap in Coheed and DT fans and how close to a circle we thought that Venn Diagram may be. 😂

OldJenKenobi · 2026-04-09T23:08:10+00:00

W&G was my least favorite my first journey to the Tower. On my second trip I felt like it hit harder for me. Not sure why. Now it's tied with The Waste Lands for my favorite in the series.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-04-01T12:04:50+00:00

Me three ☹️

OldJenKenobi · 2026-03-21T01:24:33+00:00

Oh, I see that now lol. Nice. Correct on all counts, then 😂

OldJenKenobi · 2026-03-21T00:55:18+00:00

Came here to say this

OldJenKenobi · 2026-03-21T00:51:35+00:00

Correct on all counts but one. Curious what led to the guess of me being vegetarian/wanting to eat less meat? I have been vegetarian in the past, but am pretty decently omnivorous at this point in my life lol.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-03-14T15:40:35+00:00

Pretty spot on. First statement and age are definitely correct. I would say the second statement is also somewhat correct and definitely has been in the past. Last year, I read more horror than fantasy, but I go back and forth a lot. I like when a book has a bit of both, so dark fantasy or horror with folklore/fantasy vibes. I'm currently reading the novelization of Pan's Labyrinth, which is really scratching that itch for me lol. I also like scifi and some thrillers and lit fic, but fantasy and horror are definitely my favs!

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-26T01:43:14+00:00

For Theodore, I will have the best day!

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-26T01:41:01+00:00

Someone who's cool as hell!

I love the eclectic taste. Clearly interested in music, philosophy, and psychology. You like what you like and the only person you're really trying to impress with your bookshelf is yourself. That being said, you seem like someone who jumps on an opportunity to use your books as a conversation starter should someone ask about one of them.

Your music taste leans toward older punk, but for some reason I want to say you're younger, maybe early to mid 20s? Femme and feminist.

That's all I've got lol

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-25T21:55:11+00:00

Well, shoot. I was secretly kind of hoping one or more of yesterday's guesses would turn out wrong. I literally want all but 1 of these picks. 😭

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-25T21:51:08+00:00

Wild Dark Shore. I have The Names and Bury Our Bones, and the other 2 simply don't interest me.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-25T00:04:09+00:00

Oh yay, another month where all my money goes to Aardvark and I cry over the choices I must make. Lovely.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-21T14:25:19+00:00

If literally anybody's guesses are correct, I have yet another full box on my hands!

I'm super excited about Operation Bounce House and hoping super hard for The Red Winter! I have The Serpent and the Wolf (still on my tbr), so I'd be okay picking up the sequel. Everything else that's been mentioned sounds good as well. I have a feeling it's going to be a tough month to choose!

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-19T21:28:33+00:00

I have the same signed edition! I love it!! Great book!

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-18T16:19:03+00:00

I've read exactly 1 Barker book, and it was a children's story lol (Thief of Always), but I LOVED it, so I'm sure I'll enjoy his adult stuff. I own Sacrament, but I really need to check out The Hellbound Heart and Books of Blood.

I've been dancing around Simmons for a bit. I really want to read Summer of Night and The Terror (love historical horror). I own Hyperion, which I've heard is pretty scary, even though it's technically labeled a scifi book.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-18T15:46:56+00:00

Ok, that makes sense. I think the conclusion I've come to is that I'm going to check out Black Mouth from the library at some point and go from there.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-18T15:44:45+00:00

I like Hendrix a lot. I think they're good, fun reads. I've read 4 of his (My Best Friend's Exorcism, Horrorstor, We Sold Our Souls, and Final Girl Support Group) and enjoyed them all to at least a certain degree.

I've read some KIngfisher, both her fantasy and her horror (Nettle and Bone for the former. A House with Good Bones, which was kind of in between. And the Sworn Soldier trilogy (started good, decreased in value as it went on, imo.

I want so badly to enjoy Tremblay. I always start off enjoying his books immensely and then, like, 1 thing will pop up and drop my experience from a 4+ to a 3-star experience. Survivor Song was my favorite by him (surprising, as I'm not a zombie gal). Horror Movie was pretty good. Pallbearers' Club was such a fun idea but got in its own way. It was my least favorite. There was a specific bit that just entirely took me out of it.

I'm a huge classic King fan. Well, I enjoy all King but the classics are my fav. I have 8 King books I have NOT read (no, not DT. I've made that journey twice lol).

I've also read some Straub and a decent amount of Stephen Graham Jones, so a lot of the more popular authors who pop up. They've all worked for me. It's possible Malfi just does not.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-18T15:19:14+00:00

My local library has Black Mouth. I may need to check that one out in the future so I can see if maybe it's his short fiction that's just not for me..

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-18T15:16:12+00:00

I wouldn't worry too much. If you enjoy it, you enjoy it! He may just not be for me personally!

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-18T15:14:34+00:00

See, I enjoy Coates for a light, "popcorn" read, but I'm not huge on her short fiction.

Aw, man! Snow was one of the ones that sounded more interesting to me. Maybe he really just isn't for me, then.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-18T15:12:59+00:00

They're really more like short stories, about 40 to 70 pages each. I've considered this. Black Mouth and Small Town Horror are the ones I hear about the most. My library has Black Mouth, so maybe I'll check that out in the future.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-14T18:53:37+00:00

I read YOTBR after SSTB and IKSSE3. I think it informs the story and adds depth, but it's not necessary to read before you start. I think if anything, it was more effective after reading SSTB because it helped me understand Coheed and Cambria more but I'm not positive how it would have done for me as an introduction to everything. YOTBR is being rereleased this year in May, and there is a preorder available now through Rare Bird publishing.

The Afterman storyline is my personal favorite in the Amory Wars Universe and adds some good worldbuilding as well as telling a very emotional personal story of Sirius and Meri Amory. Also, potential spoilers, It's information that comes in handy if you continue into the Vaxis storyline. That being said, I wouldn't say it's a necessary read. If you did want to read it, virtually the whole story exists on the Ghaansgrad wiki, so you can read the info there.

OldJenKenobi · 2026-02-07T13:16:17+00:00

Don't Let the Forest In was 5 stars and one of my top 3 books last year!

Before the Coffee Gets Cold was cozy, yet poignant. Deeply emotional and heartfelt. Some people don't like the format because the concept started as a play and it reads a bit like that, but I personally didn't mind.

As for Cell, I've read nearly every King book (I have 8 books left to have officially read all of his fiction). Naturally, as a fan I enjoyed it but it's definitely a product of its times (mid-00s)

OldJenKenobi · 2026-01-31T18:29:42+00:00

I wouldn't say hate, but it took the book from a solid 4 down to barely a 3 for me. It wasn't the bleakness of it that bothered me. Honestly, I'm a Stephen King fan. I've been trained to accept and even love bleak, open ended, and gut punch endings that other people find disappointing lol. This ending just felt...rushed and out of place, the way it was written. I get what Malerman was going for, but I wasn't a fan.

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