April Wrap Up/May TBR!

[@greyfjr]

"It is my everlasting sadness that I can't read every story in it's original language." Beautiful, unedited sentiments. I too would love the superpower to honor untranslated works as they were meant to be read. Much love, merci, Sarah! Hope your vacation was fun and relaxing.

[@darthandy6161]

The last line of The Book Thief is my favorite last line of a book.

[@onfaerystories]

Oh now you make me very excited for The Secret History! 👏 I read The Book Thief twice (once at 18 - it was my first novel in English that I've read after watching and loving the movie - and a second time at 26, two years ago), and loved them both times. The first time, Liesel and Rudy's relationship particularly moved me, but the second time her relationship with Max (the parallel between him and Liesel - they both lost their family) and her adoptive parents stood out even more. Just beautiful. And that last line still haunts me too. The choice of narrator elevated that story in such a meaningful way. I feel I'll reread that novel many times again. ❤️

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

Yay Dagger & Coin!! Great reading in April!!!🎉🎉

[@bridgit2541]

I loved the echolocation section. I watched a documentary about the blind man who has mastered this and it was fascinating!

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

Both of those nonfictions sound very interesting!

[@esmayrosalyne]

Yay for having such a banger of a month! I wish I'd had a group to read The Secret History together with when I first picked it up, because I think a lot of the deeper layers were completely lost on me as I made my way through the audiobook on my own. Oh well, maybe it will work better on a re-read if I ever feel like it! 😅 SO happy to hear that Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors has potential to be your book of the month, I knew you would love that one! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on the sequels. Hope you are having a great vacation, enjoy and happy reading in May 🥰🥰

[@robertharcourt7650]

I am glad you had a good reading month. Hope you and your family have a great time on vacation ;J)

[@safinan8008]

Happy May reading to you!! 💕

[@BookishChas]

Fun wrap up Sarah! The Book Thief has been on my TBR, but I do hear a lot of mixed reviews. One day I’ll get to it. Monster sounds pretty interesting too.

[@bridgit2541]

OH you give me so much hope for SWBTS! I have it and wanted to read it so bad and heard all those reviews and just left it on my shelf indefinitely. Maybe I'll try to hit it this summer!

[@SheWasOnlyEvie]

Dang gum it, now I'm going to have to read She Who Became the Sun as soon as possible. I hope you will love The Spear Cuts Through Water when you get around to it (to say I'm nervous if you will is an understatement)!

[@readbykyle3082]

I see how it is. You dont put on main that you are reading something with me so that you can back out scot-free! Really like your thoughts on Hidden Valley Road and I totally agree. Really good four star read that needed some more focus. Monster sounds great, I think I will read that, and I should get to An Immense World soon. Btw, I'm reading Lancelot this month too, so let me know your thoughts!

[@fithfath3615]

Monster sounds like a good Manga to try. I read 3 books and 7 comic books in April. Books: The Very Best of Charles De Lint - Charles De Lint The Red book 2: The Trials - Linda Nagata The Red book 3: Going Dark - Linda Nagata Comic Books: Old Man Logan volumes 6 to 9 Dead Man Logan volumes 1 & 2 Conan Chronicles Epic Collection: Out of the Darksome Hills My book of the month was The Very Best of Charles De Lint, which is an excellent collection of his short stories. So far my TBR for May consists of Bear Head - Adrian Tchaikovsky which I've already started. (going well so far also)

[@chadia25]

❤️

[@AnithaGadeReads]

You totally sold me "She who became the Sun". Adding that to the tbr. Love the variety of the books, Sarah!

[@Danny_Matson]

Was waiting for your Immense World recap! I finished it a few months ago and was thoroughly intrigued.

[@Amy-ii8tt]

YES SWBTS!!! I feel like it's such a you book. I'll also be reading the sequel as soon as it's out. And I'm glad the two discord buddy reads were such successes for you 😊

[@SarahAsYouWish]

So glad you loved The Secret History. Donna Tart is a brilliant writer. I also really enjoyed The Book Thief and An Immense Wonder. It’s been years since I read The Book Thief, and I’m thinking it’s probably time for a reread.

[@alynam82]

Bunch of great books for ya, this month! I definitely want to read Secret History, I've had that on my TBR for about a year. I read a really cool book in April (took up almost the whole month) called Power in the Blood by Greg Matthews. This was a huge 900 pg historical epic with supernatural elements, taking place all over the western US in late 1800s. If Stephen King ever wrote a historical fiction, this would be it 😁

[@awizardintraining]

The Book Thief was amazing. I was mid on The Secret History. I think it was a bit too long

[@MacScarfield]

«Monster» is a fantastic manga! Can also recommend «Pluto», «Master Keaton» and «20th Century Boys» by Naoki Urasawa! In April I finished: «Gurzil» by I, Anonymous (short Self-Pub inspired by Arthurian Myth with Biblical and Historical elements) «The Way of Edan» by our dear Professor Philip Chase (Loved the many nods to real life history and myths, Tolkien, Le Guin, Robert Jordan, Lloyd Alexander etc.: The Wizard Galdor in ElLond=Galdor, member of ElRond’s Council as representative of the Grey Havens: I see what the Good Professor did there😉! Orvandil in King Earconwald’s hall “Sigseld”: Beowulf in King Hrothgar’s Hall “Heorot”. Chase mentioning “Beowulf”: “I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!» 😂 And I loved the nods to "Beowulf", the tale of Kullervo from the "Kalevala" and Wagner's "Ring Cycle" about the heroes Seigfried and Brunhilde, in the in-universe story of Wilfar and Aelfscyn!) «The Farthest Shore» by Ursula Le Guin (Book 3# in the «Earthsea» series, I was inspired to read it after finishing «Way of Edan» and «In the Grip of the Minotaur» last month) «Ghost Fleet» by PW Singer and August Cole (Tech Thriller of a potential future war between China and USA, with Chinese occupation of Hawaii and US resistance fighters) «The Years» by Annie Ernaux (A paragraph-mosaic book of the Nobel Prize Winner’s memories from the 1940’s to the 2000’s, with personal experiences mixed with her experience of larger cultural and political events). I have already finished «The Dervish House» by Ian McDonald (Cyberpunk (& borderline Magic Realism?) set in Turkey in «THE FUTURE OF 2027» (published in 2011). I really enjoy how he chooses to set a lot of his Cyberpunk Novels in unusual settings for the genre: Turkey, India and Brazil, and he created a Moon Colony in the «Luna»-Trilogy unlike most other takes!) this week, so I am currently alternating between these books: «The Veiled Throne» by Ken Liu (Book #3 in the "Dandelion Dynasty" Series: What a prologue! Already in my top 3 reads of the year so far!) «The Little Emperors» by Alfred Duggan (My digital read: Set around the Roman retreat from Britain, a Civil Administrator is dodging plots of Imperial Pretenders and Assasinations). For my May TBR I have: «The Conscience of the King» by Alfred Duggan (Digital Read: Set during the Anglo Saxon Migration and the creation of the Kingdom of Wessex) «Speaking Bones» by Ken Liu (book #4 and final book of the «Dandelion Dynasty» & chunker nr.2) «Sailor of the Sea of Fate» by Michael Moorcock (in the «Elric Saga») And if time, I might start on the «Arthurian Age»-series by Sean Poage, my «Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser» by Fritz Leiber Omnibus and/or my Annual GGK read: «Under Heaven» and «River of Stars».

[@angelaholmes8888]

Here's what I read in April In the shadow of mountains memoir by sylvia Vasquez lavado Finders keepers by Stephen king Delilah green doesn't care The path of daggers by Robert Jordan Ithaca by claire north Charm by Tracey wolff Nightcrawling The Whistler by john Grisham The witches heart The undying stars Before I let go by Kennedy Ryan Where we end and begin by jane igharo Paris Hilton memoir The blood traitor by lynette nomi Any man by amber tamblyn I have the right to by chessy prout memoir

[@angelaholmes8888]

Here's my tbr for may Nothing general about it by maurice bernard memoir What my bones know by Stephenie foo memoir The love hypothesis by Ali hazlewood Babel by r.f kuang Sorry bro by taleen voskuni My Lovely wife The wolf den False witness by Karin slaughter