Comment by ChrisMarshallNY

12 hours ago

I read escapist “junk.” Proud of it.

I re-read Dave Duncan’s A Man of His Word[0], and A Handful of Men series[1].

I followed up by re-reading The Great Game[2], by the same author.

I re-read the original 10 (+1) books of Chronicles of the Black Company[3], by Glen Cook, again, as he just released a couple of new books, after many years (and has 4 more, on the way). I also recently read Lies Weeping[4] (the latest one).

I just finished Tsalmoth[5], and I’m currently reading Lyorn[6], the latest book in Steven Brust’s Vlad Taltos series.

[0] https://www.goodreads.com/series/53081-a-man-of-his-word

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/series/40824-a-handful-of-men

[2] https://www.goodreads.com/series/42347-the-great-game

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Company

[4] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222376544-lies-weeping

[5] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60820532-tsalmoth

[6] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127278352-lyorn

You should always read only books you enjoy.

Even if you think they're shallow you will realize the deeper stuff in that made you be interested in them you later. Your subconscious knows better.

  • I would say, there are exactly two reasons to read a book: because you enjoy it, and because you want to know what it says.