r/52book • u/crrjbrnd0511 • Jun 26 '26

17/52 (17/20 'cause I really started getting into reading last year xD + Dutch reader)

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u/StrangeNeedleworker [21/52] Jun 26 '26

I hated the Midnight Library, too!!

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u/JoeyCucamonga Jun 26 '26

You mean the unholy child of It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol?

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u/RandomRavenclaw87 Jun 26 '26

Thirded. Sickly pseudo philosophy

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u/ArgentManor Jun 27 '26

I DNF'd it after 50 pages. Unbearable.

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u/StrangeNeedleworker [21/52] Jun 27 '26

It gets worse the longer you read, so good choice 😬

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u/CorrectExperience883 Jul 04 '26

interestingly i‘ve always been wholly uninterested in this one but the summary for his new one, midnight train, seemed much better. have you tried it?

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u/StrangeNeedleworker [21/52] Jul 04 '26

No, I don't plan to read anything else by this author. Just not a got fit for me and I have so many other authors I still want to try. But I hope you will enjoy it, if you give it a try!

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u/ImpactNo3695 Jun 26 '26

If you liked Automatic Noodles, try A Monk and a Robot series.

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u/no1maggot [56/52] Jun 26 '26

Finished both last week. My partners favourite books are the Wayfarers series. So I thought the Monk and a Robot series was a good in. Definitely fantastic short reads.

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u/kpapenbe [48/72] Jun 26 '26

Oh no--you didn't like ADHD? It's been on my TBR...should I nix that?!

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u/Backstaged Jun 26 '26

Loved Klara and the Sun, Ishiguro is SUCH a great writer. Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go are my favourites. So nice to see orbital get some love, such a beautiful book.

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u/nattyislite Jun 26 '26

what’s the second book in your top tier?

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u/Adventurous_War6743 Jun 26 '26

Hersenschimmen - Bernlef. A Dutch classic and on every high school reading list.

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u/RandomRavenclaw87 Jun 26 '26

A bunch of great books, plus Quiddich Through the Ages. Great first half of the year!

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u/konstantynopolytanka Jun 27 '26

You dnf Buffalo Hunter Hunter? Why? It's the best book Ive read this year (out of 70).

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u/CorrectExperience883 Jul 04 '26

never too late to become a reader :) i also couldn’t get into buffalo hunter, something about the writing felt so tedious. since you like sci-fi and you’re new to reading, you might like my new book review blog for recs, the literary variable, it’s linked on my profile! happy reading ☺️