I have found the best audiobooks out there!

[@Curious-Cat]

"Exciting bricks" sounds like a fair way to describe Belgium 🤣 I think it makes sense that you'd be more tolerant/patient with a writer you know and love when they do something in a book you wouldn't bother with in another book, because since you've read and loved other books from that author, you've built some kind of trust that it'll still be worth reading in the end. With a new (to you) author, they haven't built that credibility yet, so it's harder to push through and give the benefit of the doubt. My favorite book I read in July was Knife: Meditations after an attempted murder, by Salman Rushdie. Listened to it on audiobook and it was a real gut-punch for me! I still need to film my monthly review and I feel a bit daunted by the task somehow 😅

[@becomingabookworm]

Haha, it is at least the part that I enjoy the most! We only have one "real" cathedral in Norway.. Trust might be the right word for it, still I am reading whilst being annoyed and not really caring that I am annoyed. It´s all still a bit strange to me. I have wanted to read Knife, but everytime a book is hyped I lose a bit of interest. I don´t know why that is. Maybe Ill have to give Midnights children a go again before I get to Knife.. I think you just have to give it a go, I reckon you´ll do great!

[@MattMilu]

My favorite July read was “My Husband” by Maud Ventura… If you like crazy people you will like it! Great twist ending! 🍊

[@becomingabookworm]

Who doesn’t! Is it darkly funny as Goodreads suggests?

[@MattMilu]

@@becomingabookworm It is more dark and unhinged… It’s funny how insane she becomes but it’s really more thriller than comedy!!

[@becomingabookworm]

I am intrigued!

[@OhioEddieBlack]

I thought First Law was good - perfect for fans of grimdark. Like you, I loved Logan too. Great characters in that series. I didn't think the trilogy was quite as good as John Gwynne or Robin Hobb, but still very good. I plan to read his 2nd trilogy.

[@becomingabookworm]

Still have Gwynne standing here. There is something intimidating about Hobb, but maybe Ill get there someday.

[@OhioEddieBlack]

@@becomingabookworm Hobb is much more Palatable than Abercombie, IMO. If you can get through First Law, you'll not only be fine with her first trilogy, but I also predict you'll like it more than JA.

[@OhioEddieBlack]

Ditto for Gwynn

[@nikolozapriashvili9567]

Can you please link to the Belgian festival you're referring to? I can't make out the name unfortunately :(

[@becomingabookworm]

Of course! :) www.rockwerchter.be/en/

[@nikolozapriashvili9567]

@@becomingabookworm thanks!

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Hei, leste akkurat en bokanmeldelse fra Nrk om en bok fra Lars Svendsen :Dumhet, Idioti og dumme idioter. Synes, at titlen høres morsomt ut. Fortsatt god sommer

[@becomingabookworm]

Ja, såg at den fekk ei god anmelding. Tittelen er morosam! God somma til deg også :)!