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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 22 (discuss.online)
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Reading The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson. His fourth and final standalone Cosmere "secret project" novel.

I am about 1/4th through, and it's interesting to see how connected this is with Cosmere, unlike the first 3 books. I think this book should be read after you have read at least 1 book of The Stormlight Archive. Looking forward to seeing if we learn anything else in it.

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

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have seen "Haruki Murakami" mentioned a few times, any recommendation for which one to start with?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Hard to say - I've read quite a few of his books, but not all of them (yet).

    The one that got me started was a short story collection, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, and I just fell in love with his writing.

    My favourite so far is The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, but others are pretty great too, Norwegian Wood, 1Q84, Sputnik Sweetheart, and Men Without Women (another short story collection).

    His work sometimes gets kind of weird and unreal and unsettling, but in a good way, kind of like David Lynch's best work, at least in terms of the feelings of unease it can provoke. Or, if you've ever seen Meshes of the Afternoon, that's got a similar eerie feel.

    Hope you enjoy!

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