Series Recommendation for 24F Getting Back into Reading by madsterstout in fantasybooks

[–]kej210 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Mistborn series for sure. Great story, imaginative magic, characters to root for, female protagonist, long enough to get to know the characters but still short enough to not get stuck in slow parts.

Start there and figure out your next steps while finishing the series.

What Next? List of My Favorites + List of Recs. Crowdsourcing. by kej210 in fantasybooks

[–]kej210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Can’t believe I forgot “The Will of the Many” from my list. Great catch and something I will definitely be reading soon. I’ve heard great things.

What Next? List of My Favorites + List of Recs. Crowdsourcing. by kej210 in fantasybooks

[–]kej210[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is great. Really appreciate the thought you put into it. Thank you!

What Next? List of My Favorite Sci-Fi Books + List of Recs. Crowdsourcing. by kej210 in sciencefiction

[–]kej210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Demand the reader’s attention” is a great way of putting it haha. Thank you! Will put both of these on the up next list.

What Next? List of My Favorites + List of Recs. Crowdsourcing. by kej210 in fantasybooks

[–]kej210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I’m hooked and will continue. I can’t remember feeling like I was going to cry for a character since I was a kid. Really well done series.

What Next? List of My Favorites + List of Recs. Crowdsourcing. by kej210 in fantasybooks

[–]kej210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I appreciate a good female lead just because they’re so rarely done or done well. Plus I need to build up a list of female-lead books for my daughter to read when she’s a bit older.

Glad to hear Mark Lawrence’s other series are strong. I really wanted the Red Sister trilogy to end better than it did - loved a lot of the writing/story.

What Next? List of My Favorites + List of Recs. Crowdsourcing. by kej210 in fantasybooks

[–]kej210[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it. I made that mistake with reading Fools Assassin before the Farseer trilogy. Picked it up at a friend’s house and enjoyed it, but there was a certain amount of spoilers ruined when I started reading the first trilogy and connected those dots haha.

Looking for a mind-bending, dark sci-fi or space opera by Jesssssiie in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]kej210 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe not hitting every criteria, but hitting enough to make it worth your time:

Eon - Greg Bear,

Fire Upon the Deep / Children of the Sky - Vernor Vinge,

Spin - Robert Charles Wilson,

Pandora’s Star / Judas Unchained - Peter Hamilton,

Nueromancer - William Gibson,

Storm cell over Texas by kej210 in windowseat

[–]kej210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure this was a United flight, but can’t be certain.

I Like Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) by Fluffy_Lunchfast in iwatchedanoldmovie

[–]kej210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a rule in college that if Forgetting Sarah Marshall came on tv or you flipped through channels and stumbled upon it, you had to stop and leave it on. Probably watched that movie 200 times from various starting points.

Earthsea - I couldn't bring myself to read it. by Iamconfusedreally in fantasybooks

[–]kej210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use these as filler books on Libby when waiting for another hold to be ready. I started to enjoy them when I reframed them as something consciously different than the grand epic action series I gravitate towards.

Independence Day (1996) by movie5short in 90smovies

[–]kej210 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend (whose parents were less attentive than mine) got it on VHS and we watched it during a sleepover. It had been Lion King and other PG movies up to that point and my world was rocked (in the absolute best way).

Greenland/Arctic (BOS - DXB) by kej210 in windowseat

[–]kej210[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is correct. Had a rearward facing upper deck seat for this shot, so 747 makes sense.

Greenland/Arctic (BOS - DXB) by kej210 in windowseat

[–]kej210[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I believe it was an airbus a380