So close to copping the Passenger/Stella Maris hardcover package set

got sum new books!!

i rly liked yung pueblos book of poetry Inward so when i seen this i had to get it. we all know Viktor wrote a classic which i still haven't read and i knew now was the time. and then Woolf's supposed greatest novel which then inspired Cunningham to write The Hours and they're two in one? sign me tf up!

american psycho is so good right now

Bret Easton Ellis has a new book out next week 👀

never read him before but I might start with the new one

I’m embarrassed to admit that I haven’t read a full book in well over a decade, but I’m feeling like I want to get into reading more.

I really enjoy hard sci-fi, philosophical ideas, horror, the paranormal and psychological s***. Basically anything that’s strange af but still set in the real world

Was thinking to start with the three body problem because it sounds neat, but I’m wondering if that’s an overwhelming read for someone who doesn’t really read like that?

Also if you have any recommendations, let me know

After not reading for damn near 10 years really, 2 years ago I set myself a target of 10 books that year. I did 16. Last year I did 16 as well. This year I've set 20 as my goal, and I have already read through 5 this year.

For the longest time I refused to read fiction, I preferred memoirs or other non fiction books, but this year I've taken the leap. My partner swears by Murakami books, so I think I am going to give Kafka on the Shore a go. It seems like a behemoth of a book, but I have only heard good things.

Camus. Easy to start with. Explore philosophical and absurd ideas without hitting u with bulk (and jargon).

The stranger or the fall I reckon.

Thank you

Really and truly u have to learn the skill of reading again. Find your pace, read discussions online which will help you engage with the text, and ultimately enjoy it cuz if u don’t, u won’t wanna read again!

Not hugely philosophical but one of my favorite scifi writers is Iain M Banks. The Player of Games is a good starting point and the book my brother first got me that put me on him.

Annihilation also a good shout for some horror-ish vibes. Got made into a movie which I never seen so cant comment on that.

Halfway through Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

F***ing loving it

Sooo curious how the next two "in this series" follow this

Much appreciated

You a physical book reader? Or ebook?

a got an older kindle off ebay that i use when im not sure about a book. cuz i can get almost anything free off libgen and then if i like it i'll get the physical one to finish it usually.

I was thinking to cop an ebook so I can get books free but i feel like an actual book may make for a better experience. Not sure if it makes a difference

i hate reading, i wanna do it but i have this compulsion to re-read sentences over and over again because im scared to forget it

reading a physical paper book does make for a better experience imo, but i can't buy every book i want. that's where the kindle comes in. was like 40 bucks on ebay a couple years ago, well worth the purchase. helps me decide what to buy

being able to look up a word definition one of my favorite features @HALLEBERRY yea u usually got ya phone on u but this just smooth

it's an older 7th gen kindle i got off eBay. was like 40 bucks. highly recommend, it's basic but what else do u need, battery lasts weeks and it can hold like 1k+ books. and with libgen that's a whole free library in ur hand. i just email my downloaded epub docs to my Kindle address and it downloads them in seconds.

peeped the post above but thanks, wavy!!

Dope. Looks small but not in a bad way, very handy. Might have to cop a cheap e reader

yeah it's small but i like that. no excuses for not taking it with me somewhere

I'll stop gassing up my cheapo Kindle after this but being able to highlight passages and add notes is also one of my favorite features. then there's a "book" titled "your clippings" you can open that holds all the notes and your comments and their location in the book