What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 28
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very recently got an e-reader so that i can get back into reading, i am excited to be able to post something! hopefully i will find some contemporary fiction to read soonish, it's a bit overwhelming right now so i am just reading stuff that has been sitting in my Calibre library. frankly it has been so long that i am not even sure what i like to read anymore.
anyway, last week i read Concrete Island by J.G. Ballard and now i am chewing through the Standard Ebooks collection of Clark Ashton Smith short fiction. i haven't particularly loved either but that's okay!
I’d love to hear your thoughts on Clark Ashton smith if you are up to going into more detail. He’s one of my favorites and I so rarely see him mentioned. He was a contemporary and friend of both Robert e Howard and HP Lovecraft, and I personally found him better at sword & sorcery than Howard and better at weird fiction than lovecraft.
Great that you started reading again! I had also been on a hiatus for a few years and picked it up again last winter. It took me a while to find stuff I enjoy reading and sometimes I still choose books that aren't right for me, but I've learned that it's okay to just not finish a book. If I'm not enjoying it, why continue? There are so many books out there, there is bound to be a better one.
yeah that's fair! i don't mind not finishing things but i have to be having a bad time and feel like i am getting nothing out of it. mostly i can find worthwhile elements in media that otherwise is not my jam, it is kind of a challenge i give myself, to find buried treasure in a way. if something isn't even fun for me in that way then it is definitely time to hit the bricks tho.
Which ereader did you get?
it is a Boox Go, i don't think i needed the colour but i am not one to complain about such a nice birthday gift!
nice! I was tossing up between boox and kobo when i was in the market for an e-reader, but settled on the kobo. Happy (late?) birthday!
ahh kobos look really nice too! and thankyou, it is definitely late but i will take the good wishes anyway :)
Welcome back to reading!
If you want any suggestions you can ask here, or just make a separate post.
thankyou! i ought make a dent on my backlog, but once i figure out more about what i might be looking for i will certainly do just that!