Still reading The Crystal Shard by R. A. Salvatore. First book of The Icewind Dale Trilogy, and The Legend of Drizzt / Forgotten Realms series (publication order).

Book is pretty fast paced and full of action. Really enjoying it.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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  • If_Its_Kitsch_I_Sits@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Just finished the latest Jack Reacher novel. Standard Reacher Murder She Wrote with a giant as protagonist plot template. I find the Reacher novels helpful if I’m having a rough week and need a low cognitive load book. Working on Candle & Crowe now, which is the third book in Kevin Hearne’s Ink & Sigil series set in his Iron Druid universe. It’s also good for a bit of cheerful escapism, but not a pulp novel.

    • dresden@discuss.onlineOPMEnglish
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      3 days ago

      I recently started the Jack Reacher series and got the first 3 books (though have only read the first one yet). They are much longer than I expected them to be. Are all books in the series like that?

      It didn’t get boring so I don’t mind the length, just curious about it.

      • If_Its_Kitsch_I_Sits@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I haven’t considered them to be very long, but maybe I’ve read too many Sanderson novels. They all tend to have the same pacing and plot devices. It’s been long enough since I read the first few that I can’t remember if they get shorter or longer. The more recent ones where Andrew Child co-authors seem shorter to me.

        • dresden@discuss.onlineOPMEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Heh, well, Sanderson’s novels aren’t that long, well, not counting Stormlight Archive that is. Specially when you compare them to most books in fantasy genre.

          As for Reacher novels, I haven’t read many action / adventure / crime novels, but those that I have read haven’t been very long, mostly around 300-400 page count, so Reacher’s length was a surprise. If it was a fantasy book, wouldn’t even have noticed it probably.

    • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      I really like Jack Reacher books. There’s something about the matter of fact, purely mechanical approach to utter brutality that’s just a fun ride.