November Reading Wrap Up. The Best Book that I can't recommend!

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

Great wrap-up, Mark. I’ll look forward to your discussion with Jen.

[@TheBookThing]

Thank you, me too, it should be a lot of fun

[@LB_5346]

That’s how you do a title! I clicked as soon as I saw it

[@LB_5346]

Can’t wait for the livestream and follow up!

[@TheBookThing]

Thank you, I was playing with titles and honestly I was worried it might have the opposite effect 😁

[@NicolesBookishNook]

Great wrap up! I’m so excited for you and Jen’s chat! So glad y’all connected ❤🎉

[@TheBookThing]

Thank you, I’m really looking forward to it as well 😁

[@Kritz_Reads]

I took a break from HOL to get through some other book, but picked it back up today. I hope to power through it before the 15th!

[@TheBookThing]

It’s a bit of a beast so good luck 😁

[@nathanielvalla6142]

I have only read Tress of the Emarald Sea when it comes to Sanderson. It has the vibes of a Side quest made so he can try and find the voice for Hoid. The book definitely got me interest in to reading further to find out who this Hoid even with the lack luster humor.

[@TheBookThing]

@@nathanielvalla6142 Hoid is the character that hops between worlds and shows up in all the Cosmere books. Kind of a high fantasy Silent Bob.

[@DisquietandDragons]

I think the reason I enjoyed Part I of Red Rising so much is that I haven't read any of the other books you mentioned, I'm on Part III now and it really is a good book. I don't think I have enough brain cells for House of Leaves 😂

[@TheBookThing]

@@DisquietandDragons The Hunger Games books (particularly 1 and 2) are actually really good and worth a punt. They probably share a common ancestor with Red Rising but are very different beasts. Funnily enough I reckon House of Leaves is up your street, I think you’d like the style and the tone even if it is a challenge.

[@DisquietandDragons]

@TheBookThing I do have The Hunger Games books, it's the same old excuse of not getting to them yet. I'm equally intrigued and intimidated by House of Leaves, if you think it could be my kind of thing I may bump it up the wishlist a bit. I'll have to devote my attention to it, no doing my usual trick of reading 10 other books alongside it.

[@TheBookThing]

@ that was pretty much how I approached it this month. I cleared my calendar and decided that if I had any time left I’d read a few Discworlds, but the month was all about House of Leaves, anything else was a bonus. It didn’t take anywhere near as long as I thought, and once you got your head around how it was written then it was one of those books I was itching to get back to.

[@DisquietandDragons]

@TheBookThing it's payday on Friday so I may buy myself an early Christmas present. I'm guessing with the way it's written (upside down text, blank pages, I'm thinking of the right book?) I'm assuming physical book is the way to go rather than ebook.

[@TheBookThing]

@ I don’t even think you can get an ebook. Yeah the physical book is very much part of the experience. It might seem faffy, but the different formatting does make sense when you’re in it.

[@onceuponabookishsteph]

I have house of leaves, have wanted to read it for years, will I ever get to it? Probably not haha I don’t think it will be for me and I don’t know that I’ll ever have that kind of commitment 🥴 Great video as always Mark 💕💕

[@TheBookThing]

@@onceuponabookishsteph thanks Steph 😁, it sat on my shelf for months giving me awkward eye contact, but after biting the bullet and just starting, I’m really glad I did. It also didn’t take anywhere near as long as I thought it would.

[@literarylove123]

Great wrap-up! The title of this video perfectly sums up the House of Leaves experience. I am so excited about our live show!

[@TheBookThing]

@@literarylove123 me too 😁

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Great Wrap-Up Mark! Red Rising sounds really good. I DNFd The House of Leaves, impressed that you finished the book. I love Jen, but will not follow the livestream as I may pick up the book again in future.

[@TheBookThing]

@@CliffsDarkGems thanks Cliff, that’s probably wise, we’ll probably dive into spoilers. I reckon I could pinpoint when you dnf’d it. Let me guess, that psuedo-academic chunk about echoes?

[@CliffsDarkGems]

@@TheBookThing I have no idea 😂. I tried to read it as a teen, short attention span I guess.

[@NevsBookChannel]

House of leaves looks like my kind of jam!

[@TheBookThing]

@@NevsBookChannel I have to say, if it seems intriguing then give it a go, if it seems like it’s more trouble than it’s worth, then your opinion is unlikely to change 😁

[@genteelblackhole]

Sounds like a great reading month! And that’s a very strong run of Discworld books (though I can’t comment on the Last Hero, not having read it yet).

[@TheBookThing]

Wasn’t bad in the end, I planned nothing other than House of Leaves and to pick up some Discworlds if I had any time left over. I think you’ll enjoy Last Hero, it’s kinda Pratchett revisiting and saying goodbye to the first two Discworld books

[@Already-Overbooked]

Sounds like a good month!!

[@TheBookThing]

Not too bad, House of Leaves was the goal, everything else was just the icing on the cake

[@BonnieNicoleWrites]

I didn't realize that Red Rising had been banned! I keep hearing people talk about it and I do have an ebook copy of it but haven't gotten to it yet.

[@TheBookThing]

@@BonnieNicoleWrites yeah it’s kinda ridiculous, i mean, the Time Machine by HG Wells is on one of the lists for crying out loud! I liked it a lot, it’s definitely worth a read.

[@BonnieNicoleWrites]

@@TheBookThing Oh wow! Another one I didn't know about!

[@AaronReadABook]

I gave up after Oathbringer because whilst I enjoy Sanderson I don't love him, and his books are just soo long I can't get in the mood for them. Night Watch might be my favourite Pratchett, I think it's the only one I've ever got in hardback. I always avoided Red Rising because I've not much enjoyed other SF YA hit series, I quite like reading about mining though so I might check it out now.

[@TheBookThing]

@@AaronReadABook the mining is very much first act, but the book was a lot better than I was expecting. I find the best way to consume Sanderson is audiobook, for just that reason. I think I might be with you on Night Watch. It’s pretty perfect.

[@Maeve_Ever_Books]

No idea Red Rising was banned!

[@TheBookThing]

@@Maeve_Ever_Books it’s bonkers isn’t it? Nothing is safe from those lunatics

[@Maeve_Ever_Books]

@ It really is.

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