Book Recs

[Cobalt]

@junipersky at fourth wing? Absolutely. There may have been mild phone throwing too

[ten]

YA’LL – I just finished it.

I threw my phone.

[junipersky]

@moth

Appropriate response

[Cobalt]

@junipersky said in Book Recs:

You both better have screamed or yelled at the end.

ngl, I had to re-read the last paragraph about five time before my brain wrapped around it. I legit did not see the ending coming.

[bear_necessities]

I recently finished Paris Hiltons memoir via audiobook, which is narrated by her.

In the book, she details her struggle with ADHD and the trauma she experienced inside & outside the “troubled teen” schools she was placed in. It’s heartbreaking and was honestly pretty rough to listen to, I was only mildly aware of the school thing and her activism related to it. As someone who was a young adult around the time she became famous, I definitely remember the negative press and remarks about her being famous for nothing, etc. The book touches on a lot of that and gave me a lot to think about.

I highly recommend it with the clear trigger warning bc it gets very dark. I can’t say I was a huge Paris Hilton fan back in the day but it’s definitely given me a new perspective on her.

Now I’m onto Fourth Wing and liking it so far! The audiobook narrator gives me a little anxiety bc of how fast she talks sometimes but it is pretty interesting.

[BloodAngel]

@bear_necessities I watched her doc, it broke my god damn heart. I cried for hours. Paris Hilton that is, holy shit that is a heavy story.

[Wizz]

still can’t say too much about it but she honestly inspired a lot of us to come forward. Q1 2024 is when a lot more of our stuff is set to come out, if anyone is looking for more stories and docs on the subject.

[somasatori]

Hello! I just finished the book Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez and highly recommend it. It’s a short story anthology, though there is some connective tissue between the stories. I read it in English, so there may be something lost in the translation but ultimately it was very good.

I won’t spoil it too much, but the genre is broadly horror, though it can be quite subtle at times. Enríquez is an Argentine author and lived as a child through the coup of 1976 and subsequent junta period. Some of this is illustrated in her work, but she refers to the period rather than describes it directly (except in one specific case). I think that the violence in the book is a representation of that period given how she portrays it in terms of generational trauma.

There are some content warnings for it, notably violence in general. It’s not an extreme horror novel (think more Stephen King, not Jack Ketchum) and doesn’t go into too much detail about the following:

Spoiler

Sexual assault/rape, self-immolation, mild body horror, inferred child abuse

There is one scene of violence towards an animal. It’s about a paragraph long and not very heavily described in detail. A lot of folks have issues with that subject, so I figured I’d mention it.

Okay! All that aside, if you are a fan of horror in general, gothic horror, or (in a couple cases) cosmic horror, you should check it out.

[Babs]

@Arkandel said in Book Recs:

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman was, in my opinion, excellent.

The Daughter’s War by Buehlman came out this summer and is a prequel to The Blacktongue Thief. Very different than the Blacktongue Thief, but very good.

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman. Another take on the Arthorian legend. If you enjoyed the Magicians you’ll probably like this