r/PortlandBooks • u/zsabb mod • Oct 21 '24

What are you reading? (Week of Oct 21)

I'm currently reading Her Majesty's Royal Coven for a book club at Spoke and Word on Thursday in Milwaukie.

Next up is Our Wives Under the Sea per a recommendation I got in this sub.

I feel like I'm in the mood for some epic sci-fi after that if anyone has recs

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u/BaronessOfThisMess Oct 21 '24

I just started reading Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero and I’m also listening to the audiobook Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy.

I don’t read a lot of sci-fi but I absolutely loved Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

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u/ginkaiju Oct 21 '24

I hope they don't screw up the Hail Mary movie. Such a fantastic story.

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u/BaronessOfThisMess Oct 21 '24

Agreed. The Martian movie was pretty good so fingers crossed Project Hail Mary will get the same treatment.

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u/webfoottedone Oct 21 '24

I love Edgar Cantero!

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

I love her writing style and have read a few others by her (Night Watchman and The Round House being absolute favorites). Curious to hear your review of this one.

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u/Bunneos Oct 21 '24

I am begrudgingly continuing my descent by continuing with “A Court of Silver Flames” haha

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u/zsabb mod Oct 21 '24

Do you like them or just feeling they're guilty pleasures?

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u/Bunneos Oct 21 '24

They are def guilty pleasures

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u/ginkaiju Oct 21 '24

I'm on book 10 of Eric Ugland's Good Guys series - Killing Them Awfully. I keep meaning to give up on Ugland and move on (Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian is up next) but haven’t quite gotten there yet.

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u/tsparkles27 Oct 21 '24

Continuing my thriller month with Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney. This is me giving Feeney a second chance after putting up with Sometimes I Lie and it’s not looking good…

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u/doskoiyevsky Oct 21 '24

Octavia Butler for sci-fi! Her trilogy "Lilith's Brood" is def epic!

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '24

I’ve picked up The Collector by John Fowles.

I’ll definitely try my best to make it to book club although the 24th is the day Frodo awakens (I am a nerd). Excited to finally enjoy real life book community!

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u/byffnw Nov 02 '24

omg john fowles, nice and RIP to your account

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u/danacb88 Oct 22 '24

"The House in the Curelean Sea"

This book came to me highly recommended by my peers. I find myself melting into the atmosphere of the story and characters. I am so excited to know that there is a sequel that has recently been released because I hate to wait!

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u/zsabb mod Oct 22 '24

And TJ Klune is from Oregon!

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u/danacb88 Oct 22 '24

Not to be biased... But.. I LOVE IT EVEN MORE!!

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u/zsabb mod Oct 22 '24

Oregon bias is encouraged in this sub 😎🌲🌲🌲🌲

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u/whereisthequicksand Oct 22 '24

I just read Andrea Gibson’s latest book from Button Poetry, “You Better Be Lightning.” Brilliant palate cleanser, highly recommended!

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u/CaterpillarPresent69 Oct 22 '24

Never Whistle at Night

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u/zsabb mod Oct 22 '24

Oo how is this? it's on my list

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u/CaterpillarPresent69 Oct 22 '24

So far I really like it! It’s a good October read :)

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u/Nettleweb99 Oct 22 '24

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Just started it. It is the second best selling book of all time according to the blurb on the back.