Books You’ve Read 2021 (1 Viewer)

[Jason Goodmanson]

I think YA gets a bad wrap. Yeah, there is probably a whole mess of bad books out there (you can say that about anything actually ...) but there are quite a few amazing authors who have built some great worlds. Laini Taylor, Marie Lu, and Katherine Arden are three that immediately come to mind.

Like you, I don't know much about Russian mythology, but that's why I appreciated this trilogy. The spirits and myths were all fresh and not overused which made it an interesting read.

I'm also a collector of fancy limited books, and I'd love to see a great limited edition set of this trilogy done. Fingers crossed!

 

[Joel Arndt]

Four so far:

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman

Kaiser Karl: The Life of Karl Lagerfeld by Raphaelle Bacque

Cinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies by Stephen Farber and Michael McClellen

Groucho Marx: The Comedy of Existence by Lee Siegel

 

[LeeBob]

Reading two at the moment:
Chapterhouse Dune - Frank Herbert; Back in my high school days, I read Dune and it's sequel Children of Dune and never made it any further. I picked up the 6 book set on my tablet last year and am now nearly done with Chapterhouse. On the plus side, I will say that for a series, each book is uniquely different, I am glad I have read the remaining books, but I have not enjoyed the later entries as much as the first two. I am curious what folks thoughts are on the two Brian Herbert sequels which finish the saga (Hunters and Sandworms)- I have heard mixed reviews on those.

The Stand - Stephen King: One of King's best; the ending may not be the best, but the journey is worth it. I am less impressed with the new 2020 mini-series (which I picked up on the excellent new Blu-ray release last year)- will hold judgment till the end, but at this point I prefer the older min-series. I started reading this to deal with the monotony of some of Chapterhouse Dune's duller chapters.

 

[Elizabeth S]

I'm currently reading "Ballistic" by Mark Greaney, the third in the "Grey Man" series. I really enjoy this series and it would translate well to film.
I recently finished "The Last One" by Alexandra Oliva. Fantastic premise -- it's like "Survivor" set in a post-apocalyptic world. Very good read.

 

[LeeBob]

I'm currently reading "Ballistic" by Mark Greaney, the third in the "Grey Man" series. I really enjoy this series and it would translate well to film.

I read a couple of his entries in Tom Clancy's Ryanverse; Greaney did a great job of pumping some new life into a series that frankly seemed like it was on life-support - I thought his entries were very well written. I may have to give the "Grey Man" series a try.

 

[DaveF]

I think YA gets a bad wrap. Yeah, there is probably a whole mess of bad books out there (you can say that about anything actually ...) but there are quite a few amazing authors who have built some great worlds. Laini Taylor, Marie Lu, and Katherine Arden are three that immediately come to mind.

Not so much anymore, but I used to be a fairly avid reader of Children’s LIt (e.g. Newbery Awards) and YA. Like any genre, they have some great books. The last, best know series I read from YA was The Hunger Games. At this point though, I’m years out of date on the authors, the series, etc.

 

[bmasters9]

First in The Kissing Booth book series, by Welsh author Beth Reekles (now a popular Netflix film series w/Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, et al.)

 

[Pnochichi]

I have a couple of friends that did over 100 books in 2021 and made me feel like a slacker, so I'm going to buckle down in 2022 and try and do at least half that. I'm off to a good start, but it's going to be hard to maintain pace for sure. I have no idea how they do 100+ in a year. I'd have to do chapter books to read at a clip of 2 a week. . Maybe if I was still commuting into the office and listening to audio books both ways I could do it, but here at home it's more actual reading and only listening to audio books on long walks which isn't going to cut it.

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[HawksFord]

The older I get, the slower I read. I probably had years where I read over 100 books, but that was a long time ago. I read 42 books last year which included some novellas. I'd be happy if I could get to a book a week this year and I'm off to a good start, but I'll probably slow down when the weather improves.

My other reading goal is to read more books than I buy, but I'll probably fail at that. Again.