From 9899092e25b6b7b0d90b75b085685b672547c922 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: arian Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:24:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added some of my thoughts about books. might migrate to Goodreads in a few months/years --- _src/reading/list-of-finished-books.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_src/reading/list-of-finished-books.md b/_src/reading/list-of-finished-books.md index dc04870..8576d2f 100644 --- a/_src/reading/list-of-finished-books.md +++ b/_src/reading/list-of-finished-books.md @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ The titles are in the language I read them. If I still have them, I will also pr This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if it is not part of a series). +Sometimes, I'll write some notes on them on this page as well, but not always. They'll be indented in the unordered list. + # Books from before 2020 ## C.S Lewis - Das Wunder von Narnia (ISBN: **978-3-8000-5584-5**) @@ -25,10 +27,12 @@ This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if i - Prinz Kaspian von Narnia (ISBN: **978-3-8000-5584-5**) - Die Reise auf der Morgenröte (ISBN: **978-3-8000-5584-5**) - Der silberne Sessel (ISBN: **978-3-8000-5584-5**) + - By far my favourite in the series, especially if you're familiar with Plato's "Cave Allegory" - Der letzte Kampf (ISBN: **978-3-8000-5584-5**) ## Geroge R.R. Martin - Game of Thrones 1: Der Winter Naht (ISBN: **978-3-7645-3152-2**) + - Literally the entire book is sex and fighting, there was almost no nuance to it ## J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen @@ -38,7 +42,9 @@ This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if i - Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix - Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz - Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes + - I hate the entire series, it's a snoozefest and I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy - Harry Potter und das Verwunschene Kind + - I gave it another chance with this one, but it's also ass ## J.R.R. Tolkien - Der Kleine Hobbit (ISBN: **3-7903-0133-7**) @@ -46,9 +52,12 @@ This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if i ## Michael Ende - Die Unendliche Geschichte + - Don't watch the movies if you want to keep your version of the characters you made up while reading. They suck ## Ransom Riggs - Die Insel der Besonderen Kinder (ISBN: **978-3-426-51057-5**) + - This book was fucking scary, but very worth the read + - The photographs made the book a lot better than it already would have been ## Suzanne Collins - Die Tribute von Panem – Tödliche Spiele @@ -58,15 +67,22 @@ This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if i # Books since 2020 ## Barney White-Spunner - Berlin – The Story of a City (ISBN: **978-1-7411-8156-6**) + - Too much stuff happening in too few pages + - Very interesting read, but write notes, and take breaks. It's quite overwhelming IMO ## Bruce Dickinson - What Does This Button Do? (ISBN: **978-0-00-817243-5**) + - Interesting perspective, but don't expect much "Iron Maiden lore" to come out of it ## Clifford Stoll - Kuckucksei + - As a sys-admin whose parents were small children in the 80's, it's a really fascinating story. Well written too + - I especially appreciate buying time by rubbing the cable with metallic keys, that's brilliant ## Colson Whitehead - The Underground Railroad (ISBN: **978-0-7088-9840-6**) + - Lots of swearing and slurs, but wouldn't be nearly as accurate without them + - Would only recommend for mature readers ## C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew (ISBN: **978-0-06-447110-7**) @@ -75,6 +91,8 @@ This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if i - Prince Caspian (ISBN: **978-0-06-447105-3**) - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (ISBN: **978-0-06-447107-7**) - The Silver Chair (ISBN: **978-0-06-447109-1**) + - Favourite of the series, and even better in the original language + - Please read it if you enjoy fantasy - The Last Battle (ISBN: **978-0-06-447108-4**) ## Derek Landy @@ -86,31 +104,45 @@ This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if i - Skulduggery Pleasant 6 – Death Bringer (ISBN: **978-0-00-732603-7**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 7 – Kingdom of the Wicked (ISBN: **978-0-00-748021-0**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 8 – Last Stand of Dead Men (ISBN: **978-0-00-748923-7**) + - Favourite of the series - Skulduggery Pleasant 9 – The Dying of the Light (ISBN: **978-0-00-748928-2**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 10 – Resurrection (ISBN: **978-0-00-821960-4**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 11 – Midnight (ISBN: **978-0-00-828459-6**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 12 – Bedlam (ISBN: **978-0-00-829568-4**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 13 – Seasons of War (ISBN: **978-0-00-939624-5**) + - Best part of phase 2 for me - Skulduggery Pleasant 14 – Dead or Alive (ISBN: **978-0-00-842001-7**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 15 – Until the End (ISBN: **978-0-00-838636-8**) - Skulduggery Pleasant 16 – A Mind Full Of Murder (ISBN: **978-0-00-858582-2**) + - Feels very fast-paced and, in a way, short, when compared to the rest of phase 2 + - Still a great book - From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant – Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven (ISBN: **978-0-00-753194-3**) + - She's so cool - Skulduggery Pleasant – Armageddon Outta Here (ISBN: **978-0-00-755952-7**) - Skulduggery Pleasant – Apocalypse Kings (ISBN: **978-0-00-846374-8**) - The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire (ISBN: **978-0-00-847241-2**) + - I love SP but this book is useless if you read the other ones - From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant – Hell Breaks Loose (ISBN: **978-0-00-858573-0**) ## J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings + - My all-time favourite piece of writing + - Don't talk with me about fantasy books without having read it first + - No, the audio books and movies don't count ## Marc Elsberg - Blackout – Morgen ist es zu spät (ISBN: **978-3-442-38029-9**) + - I put it off for too long because I was too into English reading, but it's amazing + - Especially after the whole Covid-19 pandemic, it feels eerily realistic in a way that I struggle to describe + - Some of the latter scenes gave me chills (and still do if I think about them) ## Michael Ende - The Neverending Story (ISN: **978-014-038633-2**) + - Please read the German one if you can, so much gets lost in translation ## Ransom Riggs - Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (ISBN: **978-1-59474-603-1**) + - Yep, it was still creepy, even like 10 years later and in English ## Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson I – The Lightning Thief (ISBN: **978-0-7868-3865-3**) @@ -118,11 +150,16 @@ This page is only updated when I finish a series of books or a single book (if i - Percy Jackson III – The Titan's Curse (ISBN: **978-1-4231-0148-2**) - Percy Jackson IV – The Battle of the Labyrinth (ISBN: **978-1-4231-0149-9**) - Percy Jackson V – The Last Olympian (ISBN: **978-1-4231-0150-5**) +- The Heroes of the Olympus I – The Lost Hero (ISBN: **978-136805143-9**) +- The Heroes of the Olympus II – The Son of Neptune (ISBN: **978-136805144-6**) ## Robin Hobb - Assassin's Apprentice (ISBN: **978-0-00-648009-9**) - Royal Assassin (ISBN: **978-0-553-57341-1**) + - Became one of my favourites after less than 100 pages - Assassin's Quest (ISBN: **978-0-553-56569-0**) + - Incredible character growth but the ending left a bitter taste in my mouth + - Maybe I was just too attached to a certain character and wished for a different ending, the book is still amazing ## U. Poznanski -- EREBOS (ISBN: **978-3-7855-7361-7**) \ No newline at end of file +- EREBOS (ISBN: **978-3-7855-7361-7**)