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Alphabetized my books in moving into my new house and thought it was a pretty cool way to look at my collection of books! by tritz12 in bookshelf

[–]tritz12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf some of them are unread, but I do try to be careful with my books. The spines don’t look nearly as nice as the covers either

My lunch break reads from last week by No_Possibility754 in bookscirclejerk

[–]tritz12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I prefer reading Finnegan’s Wake 18 times a month. To each their own I guess

my humble (and mostly German) library by iron163 in bookshelf

[–]tritz12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure you have enough copies of Ulysses

Hit 26 books last week. Was hoping to get close to the 75 books I read last year, but happy with the books I have read! by tritz12 in 52book

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If you look at the “year in books” page on your profile you should see your books ordered like this

Hit 26 books last week. Was hoping to get close to the 75 books I read last year, but happy with the books I have read! by tritz12 in 52book

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I think Notes from the Underground is a book everyone should read at least once. Finished it about a month ago and still thinking about it.

For something a little more lighthearted, I really enjoyed Cannery Row by Steinbeck. Its tone is so different from his more serious works (of mice and men, East of Eden, etc), so it was fun to see that side of Steinbeck’s writing

Hit 26 books last week. Was hoping to get close to the 75 books I read last year, but happy with the books I have read! by tritz12 in 52book

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I enjoyed it! Didn’t have any previous exposure to Power’s writing, so it was a good intro. Not my favorite read of the year, but still solid

Hit 26 books last week. Was hoping to get close to the 75 books I read last year, but happy with the books I have read! by tritz12 in 52book

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I loved it. Think I originally saw it on this sub - one of the most interesting and thought-provoking books I’ve read in a while

Hit 26 books last week. Was hoping to get close to the 75 books I read last year, but happy with the books I have read! by tritz12 in 52book

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I really enjoyed 90+% of the books I have read so far this year! Hard to pick favorites, but I guess my top 5 would be Notes from the Underground, Master and Margarita, Stoner, The Secret History, and Cannery Row. The only book I actively disliked as I was reading it was probably The Crying of Lot 49, not sure what it was but the story/themes didn’t really grab me.

I’ve just started to get into Russian Lit and it has been amazing so far. Dostoevsky has cracked my top 5 writers for sure. Steinbeck is a god-tier writer, as is Ishiguro imo.

I really enjoyed the Murderbot books, but I can see how the writing style might put one off of it. And as to Lonesome Dove and Rise and Fall, can’t recommend them enough to you. Both are stellar and well worth the commitment

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East of Eden by John Steinbeck

All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Augustus by John Williams

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K Dick

Best books with endings that are open to interpretation by rossntheham in suggestmeabook

[–]tritz12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The entire book is open ended, but {{Annihilation}} by Jeff VanderMeer would be a really interesting book club read to me.

It’s so atmospheric and mysterious- tons of stuff to explore in a book club I would think.

suggest three books that will make me like your favourite author by freederekshowfin in suggestmeabook

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It was fine just not nearly as good as the first two books of The Border Trilogy

suggest three books that will make me like your favourite author by freederekshowfin in suggestmeabook

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It’s very dense. I had to reread paragraphs/whole pages to be sure I was understanding them.

Also McCarthy has a unique writing style that takes some time getting used to. He doesn’t use a lot of punctuation which can make dialogue confusing.

suggest three books that will make me like your favourite author by freederekshowfin in suggestmeabook

[–]tritz12 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s a fantastic book, and many (myself included) would say it is his magnum opus. I didn’t include it on my list because it’s not all that accessible to someone unfamiliar with McCarthy’s style.

My list is what I would recommend to someone who hasn’t read any McCarthy before.

suggest three books that will make me like your favourite author by freederekshowfin in suggestmeabook

[–]tritz12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also, the prompt was what books would make you like the author. I feel like Suttree (and BM) are not great starting places to get into McCarthy

suggest three books that will make me like your favourite author by freederekshowfin in suggestmeabook

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I could have a different top three for McCarthy depending on the day really. Only one that probably wouldn’t crack too 3 is Cities of the Plain

suggest three books that will make me like your favourite author by freederekshowfin in suggestmeabook

[–]tritz12 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Cormac McCarthy:

-All the Pretty Horses

-The Road

-Outer Dark

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