Aww I love that you gave The Name of the Wind a second shot and finished it. I read it several years ago now, so I should probably re-read it. But weirdly I have the complete opposite viewpoint. I got lost in the world, I felt like it was on a trajectory for him to find out what was behind what happened to his parents.I found it all very mysterious and I guess it is a slow burner but I couldn't stop reading it. Have you read Sarah J Mass's Throne of Glass series? I read all of them last year and enjoyed the characters and challenges the main character faced and there was a lot of magic :) Recently I read 2 of the Birdsong Trilogy by Sebastian Faulks. They were well written..it was hard to read about World War II and the beginnings of the devastation of that time and what people went through and Birdsong itself was quite sad too. I've just picked up and about to start a new sci-fi series Rosewater by Tade Thompson so hopefully it's a good one. In-between these I started to reread one of my favourite books Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris by Leanne Shapton. This is a fictional tale of a couple's relationship told by their photos, letters etc that is being 'auctioned' off. I totally love it. Great humour, insight into their characters, they're very cool people and shows how a relationship starts and progresses. Something different that your usual novel. Thanks Will and see how you get on in Feb :)
Thanks for that little extra push I needed to finish it. And I did feel more of a focus and progression toward the end and finally felt caught up in the plot, I just usually don’t like to talk about the ends of books for spoilery reasons. Maybe I just read it too slow because it did take me many months. This are some great recommendations. I haven’t read any of the other books you mentioned, but they sound very compelling so I’ll have to check them out!
You're welcome! Yes I don't like to talk about the ends too much either. I really ike your perspective on the books and look forward to your reviews! It's great to swap favourites :)@@willsinfinitelibrary8311
Aww I love that you gave The Name of the Wind a second shot and finished it. I read it several years ago now, so I should probably re-read it. But weirdly I have the complete opposite viewpoint. I got lost in the world, I felt like it was on a trajectory for him to find out what was behind what happened to his parents.I found it all very mysterious and I guess it is a slow burner but I couldn't stop reading it. Have you read Sarah J Mass's Throne of Glass series? I read all of them last year and enjoyed the characters and challenges the main character faced and there was a lot of magic :) Recently I read 2 of the Birdsong Trilogy by Sebastian Faulks. They were well written..it was hard to read about World War II and the beginnings of the devastation of that time and what people went through and Birdsong itself was quite sad too. I've just picked up and about to start a new sci-fi series Rosewater by Tade Thompson so hopefully it's a good one. In-between these I started to reread one of my favourite books Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris
by Leanne Shapton. This is a fictional tale of a couple's relationship told by their photos, letters etc that is being 'auctioned' off. I totally love it. Great humour, insight into their characters, they're very cool people and shows how a relationship starts and progresses. Something different that your usual novel. Thanks Will and see how you get on in Feb :)
Thanks for that little extra push I needed to finish it. And I did feel more of a focus and progression toward the end and finally felt caught up in the plot, I just usually don’t like to talk about the ends of books for spoilery reasons. Maybe I just read it too slow because it did take me many months.
This are some great recommendations. I haven’t read any of the other books you mentioned, but they sound very compelling so I’ll have to check them out!
You're welcome! Yes I don't like to talk about the ends too much either. I really ike your perspective on the books and look forward to your reviews! It's great to swap favourites :)@@willsinfinitelibrary8311