Reviewing and Ranking 9 books - Jul-Sep Wrap Up

The books I read from July to September 2023
00:00 Intro
00:15 Artemis - Andy Weir
00:35 Elantris - Cosmere book 1 - Brandon Sanderson
00:57 Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes - novel and short story
03:26 Strata - Terry Pratchett
05:58 The Losers - David Eddings
08:05 Advent 9 - T. Alan Horne
10:20 The Road - Cormac McCarthy
13:08 The Lays of Beleriand - History of Middle Earth 3 - Tolkien
16:29 Scorpion Swamp - Fighting Fantasy 8 - Steve Jackson
18:25 Ranking
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[@TrungHoang-en5hh]

Good review!

[@NevsBookChannel]

Thanks Trung!

[@ultrasrifat1495]

really loved your book selection and review .

[@NevsBookChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pennyhutchins2548]

Agree re: The Road. It’s a read once bleak fest. Will now read Artemis; off your recommendation. Thank you

[@NevsBookChannel]

Ha bleak fest is a good way of putting it

[@DutchGreyBeard]

Great overview of what you've read. Only familiar with Elantris.

[@NevsBookChannel]

Thanks Ed. Although you’ve read The Belgariad at least!

[@DutchGreyBeard]

@@NevsBookChannel True, although The Losers is alien to me, and will probably remain that way 😉

[@NevsBookChannel]

@@DutchGreyBeard You are a very wise man. :)

[@jan2bratt]

Artemis is definitely on my TBR list, I loved his other books. read Flowers for Algernon so many years ago and enjoyed it but you are right, it is a sad book. Maybe I'll try to find the short story. I liked the Road and mostly can't read McCarthy's other books because of the violence. The book where you mention Reed college, not sure where it is in the book (WA state you said) but it is actually in Oregon (as am I). I quite liked Elantris also. Many people seem to rank it lower in Sanderson's output but I enjoyed the way all the parts came together in the end. What are you reading next?

[@NevsBookChannel]

Oh! I see, I didn't realise Portland is just over the border in Oregon. Most of the book is in Washington. That's my bad US geography for you. I just finished Beyond the Fall of night (hated it) and started Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (loving it!) What are you reading?

[@danmacarro]

Im really trying to get through my first Brandon Sanderson book, just the Final Empire. I’ve tried like 3-4 times before. I decided the only way o can do it is with a spoilers free podcast I read Algernon in high school and I love it and it breaks my heart. It was around the same time o was reading a lot of vonnegut

[@NevsBookChannel]

I reckon if it doesn’t click with you, don’t bother with it. Not everyone likes Sanderson. Sounds like you’re more of a sci-fi guy!