Finished **[The Twelve](https://www.librarything.com/work/10735648)** by Justin Cronin. Book 2 of The Passage trilogy! Finally! It was interesting read, but too long. Too much back story and details that could have been condensed quite a bit. As it is, I didn't like the fist quarter, second quarter was okay, third was interesting, and really enjoyed the last one. Still one book remaining in the trilogy, but need a break, will come back to after a little while. Read some more stories from **The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft**. Now reading **[The Crystal Shard](https://www.librarything.com/work/17268)** by R. A. Salvatore. First book of The Icewind Dale Trilogy, and The Legend of Drizzt / Forgotten Realms series (publication order). It's my first Drizzt, and first D&D novel and has been on my wishlist for a very long time. Just started it so can't really say much about it, but enjoying it so far. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

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Still reading **[The Twelve](https://www.librarything.com/work/10735648)** by Justin Cronin. Book 2 of The Passage trilogy, so no change there. It has become quite interesting though (or maybe it's just the Stockholm syndrome talking), I am in last 1/3 or maybe 1/4th of the book, and things have started to get together, though I still don't know what's the goal in this book. From all I have read, this seems to just be a 'middle' book whose purpose is to explore the world and take us from book 1 to book 3 where everything will be concluded. Let's see how I feel by the time I finish it. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Still reading **[The Twelve](https://www.librarything.com/work/10735648)** by Justin Cronin. Book 2 of The Passage trilogy. Enjoying it enough to not give up, but not enjoying it enough it enough to read it quickly, so it's going slowly. Going to try to speed up and finish it quickly. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Looking for an interesting series, where the books are written from animals point of view. Kind of like Orwell's Animal Farm, but more fantasy / sci-fi / action. We may follow a group of fighting turtle, or a rat's journey to home after getting lost, things like that. If taking example from movies, Ant Z is an example. Any recommendations?

Reading **[The Twelve](https://www.librarything.com/work/10735648)** by Justin Cronin. Book 2 of The Passage trilogy. Around 180 or so pages in, and we are still in the past, the story is interesting, so reading about these characters, but I am still not sure if it will have any effect in the future / present, or it's just for world building. I am now invested enough now to see where it goes though. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Still reading **[The Twelve](https://www.librarything.com/work/10735648)** by Justin Cronin. Book 2 of The Passage trilogy. Haven't read much more since the last week, but the few pages I did read are still in old time, and while they are interesting for world building, I can't make myself feel anything for characters that have been dead for 100 years, and have nothing to do with the "current" story. Still, like I said, going to read at least first 100 pages, and then see if I still want to continue. Also started **[The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft](https://www.librarything.com/work/6408894)**. I have never gotten around to reading any of it, so wanted to read it all in published order. Couldn't find any good collection in local store, so started downloading all his work (which is in public domain), but then found out about the [ebook created by "CthulhuChick"](https://arkhamarchivist.com/free-complete-lovecraft-ebook-nook-kindle/), she has basically gone through what I was doing and compiled an ebook with his complete works, organized in published order (excluding his one story from very early days, and two other non-horror stories. Since I wanted to read those too, I just added them in myself). So, enjoying this now. Have only read first couple of stories yet. Would love to see how his work evolves. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Finished **[Artemis](https://www.librarything.com/work/19539524/)** by Andy Weir. It was a fun book, but a step below both The Martian and Project Hail Mary. Can't point out why, though I don't think it's because protagonist is unlikable. Still, not a bad book, and an enjoyable read. I did get some Skyward's Spensa-like feel from protagonist. Maybe cause both of them were outcast, and has the attitude of being annoyed by the whole world. Currently Reading **[The Twelve](https://www.librarything.com/work/10735648)** by Justin Cronin. Book 2 of The Passage trilogy. I am some 50 or so pages in, and I am not enjoying it much. Slight spoiler about the setting so skip rest of the paragraph if you want to avoid it. The first book jumped some 100 years in the future after about 1/3rd of the book, and the future is now the "current" time. Book 2 started with a slight prologue of 4-5 pages, and then it jumped back to Year zero. Don't really care about Year Zero now, specially any new characters. Want to know what's happening in the "now". Maybe they will have some important part to play, I don't know, but right now I am not feeling much interested in the story. Going to read at least 100 pages and then decide if I want to continue or not. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Finished **[Moon Over Soho](https://www.librarything.com/work/10766282)** by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 2 of Rivers of London series. Our PC is getting better with the magic, and yet is still very new to this. We get a peek at the bigger magic world. Would be interesting to see how it develops further. Reading **[Artemis](https://www.librarything.com/work/19539524/)** by Andy Weir. Have read his other books and loved them, but this is supposedly different then his other work. Let's see. Also, I think I should start working on Book Bingo, if I wait till the end of Bingo year, I would've forgotten half of what I have read. If any of you are working your Book Bingo, how far have you reached? What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Read **[White Night](https://www.librarything.com/work/1676703)** by Jim Butcher. Book 9 of Dresden Files. The start felt weaker than previous books, but it picked up after a little while, and ended up pretty good overall. In general, every new Dresden Files book feels better than the last one, but with this one, I would say while it's good, it isn't better than previous one (Proven Guilty). Also started reading **[Side Jobs](https://www.librarything.com/work/9668451)** by Jim Butcher. These are short stories in the same world. I have read all the ones until White Night (the book I just read). Will keep this book in 'Currently Reading' pile and read the next stories after reading the respective novels. Read **[The Metamorphosis](https://www.librarything.com/work/5473)** by Franz Kafka. The story was weird, specially the ending. Couldn't decide what to make of it. So will just leave it at that. Currently reading **[Moon Over Soho](https://www.librarything.com/work/10766282)** by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 2 of Rivers of London series. Urban fantasy featuring a "magic cop" in London. I loved the first book, and have only just started this one. Have hardly read 5 pages yet. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Finished **The Passage** by Justin Cronin. First book in The Passage trilogy. Overall, liked the book. The start was slow, giving me Stephen King vibes, but it picked up the pace as it went along. It was too long though, and can't get myself to start next one right away. Read couple of son's books to change pace. **The Ghoul in the School** by Marcus Rashford and Alex Falase-Koya, the second book in The Breakfast Club Adventures. And **Unexpected Super Spy** by Zanib Mian, second book in Planet Omar series. Also read, and just finished 5 mins before this post, **Yumi and the Nightmare Painter** by Brandon Sanderson, book 3 of his secret projects, and part of Cosmere, but a standalone book, which can be read without any knowledge of his other work. I loved this book. Like most of his "secret projects" books, couldn't put it down once I picked it up. Currently Reading... nothing. Just finished the previous book and haven't decided what to start next... leaning towards next Dresden Files novel though... let's see. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

**The Passage** by Justin Cronin has become pretty interesting. I am around 60% done, which is about 500 or so pages. Just focusing on that for now. Was also reading **Your Money Or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence** by Vicki Robin, but it's on pause for till I finish The Passage. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Didn't get any reading done this week, so still reading: - **Your Money Or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence** by Vicki Robin. - **The Passage** by Justin Cronin What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

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Still reading **Your Money Or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence** by Vicki Robin. There are some interesting points in it, though not implementing anything right now, just reading the book. Finished volume 7 of **Jujitsu Kaisen** manga, by Gege Akutami. Started **The Passage** by Justin Cronin. Saw it recommended here a few times, and ordered the trilogy, books are so much longer than I expected. Each book can probably be divided in 2 and still be on slightly thicker end of average book size. I am still at the start, *only* 60-70 pages yet. Getting a slight feel of Stephen King books. Let's see how it progresses. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Not much change at my end, still reading **Your Money Or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence** by Vicki Robin. Also started volume 7 of **Jujitsu Kaisen** manga, by Gege Akutami. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Finished **Killing Floor** by Lee Child, first Jack Reacher novel. I really liked it. I had been looking forward to starting the series, so ordered first 3 books, but when I got the books they were pretty thick, and I wasn't sure if an action / thriller novel will keep me interested for so long, but I enjoyed it. Going to order a few more novels in the series. Read **Rivers of London** by Ben Aaronovitch, first novel in Rivers of London series. It's an urban fantasy police procedural set in London. I was expecting something like Dresden Files, but it was pretty different, not in a bad way though. Currently Reading **Your Money Or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence** by Vicki Robin. Started it in January but hardly read a few pages, started it again today and just finished the first chapter. Unlike some of the other "money" books I have read, this seems to have focus on getting away from consumerism, and figuring out when you have "enough". I have been thinking along the same wavelength these past few years, so it would be interesting to see how it takes it further. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

Finished **Defiant** by Brandon Sanderon, fourth and final book of the Cytoverse series. Really enjoyed it. Recommended to all sci-fi fans. Though do keep it in mind that it is a bit YA-ish, so if you aren't a fan of that, you may not love it. After that, read couple of books I got for the kid. Mainly read them to stay in the loop of what he is reading and how he is liking it. Also, it's fun to discuss books with him. First was, the first book in The Breakfast Club Adventures, **The Beast Beyond the Fence** by Marcus Rashford (The footballer) and Alex Falase-Koya. The protagonist of the series is also named Marcus Rashford, so I am assuming it's named after him. Second was **Accidental Trouble Magnet** by Zanib Mian, first book in Planet Omar series. We are reading her newer series Meet the Maliks and liked that, so started her previous series too. Currently reading **Killing Floor** by Lee Child, first book in Jack Reacher series. Before that my only Reacher knowledge is from Tom Cruise movies, so enjoying the book now. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

I was pretty busy last week, so couldn't post the weekly thread. Sorry about that. Since the last update, I finished **Cytonic** by Brandon Sanderson, book 3 of the sci-fi series Cytoverse. After that, I continued with the last novella **Evershore** by Brandon and Janci Patterson. Now reading **Defiant**, the fourth and the final book in the series. Also reading **Design Patterns**, a classic book for software design. While I have read about these online and studied from other sources, I never actually read the actual book. So fixing that now. What about all of you? What have you been listening and reading lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.

A day late, but better late than never! Finished **Proven Guilty** by Jim Butcher. Book 8 of Dresden Files. Loving how the series is progressing. How the characters are growing, and how the stakes keep getting higher and higher. Currently Reading **Cytonic** by Brandon Sanderson. Book 3 of Cytoverse / Skyward series. It continues from after Book 2, and we haven't come across the events of the novellas yet. I am interested to see how they will cover those. What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening lately? ---- A regular reminder about our [Book Bingo](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14905693), and it's [Recommendation Post](https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.world/post/14906000) . Links are also present in our community sidebar.