I had at least one aborted start on RR. Didn't even make it to the school thing. But once I did get into it, it didn't bother me. Was different enough in its brutality.

In hindsight, that seems like such a small part of the story it definitely does not deserve comparisons to stories that focus on the academy thing. And it is HUGELY important in setting the stage for the f'd up brutal world he jas created for the story.


Still believe this is one of the most unique and most well done stories I have read

i'm struggling this year. i will probably not hit my 40 read and 25 listened to.

Read
1. Rogue Protocol: Martha Wells (Book 3 MurderBot)
2. Boy21: Matthew Quick
3. The Stolen Hours: Allen Eskens
4. Escape From Hawaii: A tropical sequel: Jack Handey
5. Forsaken Country: Allan Eskens
6. Night Road: Kristin Hannah
7. Saving Emma: Allen Eskens
8. Rocket Arm: Tim Green
9. Magic Hour: Kristin Hannah -In progress

Listened
1. No Man's Land: David Baldacci: (Will Puller Book 4)
2. Run for the Hills: Kevin Wilson
3. Voidstrike:The Crypt Book 2: Scott Sigler-in progress

Just finished Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (HeeChee Saga book 2) by Frederik Pohl

Good follow-up to Gateway. The main character was pretty flawed in Gateway, he gets a bit of a redemption arc in this one. Trying to decide whether to move to the third in the series, or go with another dual award (Hugo and Nebula) winner.

So far in 2026:

The Algebraist by Iain Banks (started in 2025)
Man Plus by Frederik Pohl
* The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
* Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (HeeChee Saga book 2) by Frederik Pohl

* = dual winners of both the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award

Just FYI for GoodReads users - they are rolling out a DNF shelf so you won't have to use a custom one anymore. This is actually the first time I've ever seen them roll out a new feature. Have used the app since at least 2012 and never seen a single change to the site which is incredible if you think about it. Maybe there have been some slight tweaks along the way but it's looked the same forever.

Finished The Uncool, A Memoir by Cameron Crowe, and started The Man in the Brown Suit, by Agatha Christie.

As to The Uncool, if you're an old fart like me (creeping up on 72) and have any interest at all in 60s and 70s rock and roll or enjoyed Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Almost Famous, this book is a must read. It is a book that was hard to put down. As a 15-year-old high school graduate, Crowe was one of the first people to interview Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, The Who, and The Eagles, all of whom were either seriously POd with Rolling Stone magazine due to bad reviews or notorious for not doing interviews.

The Doors of Midnight (Tales of Tremaine Book 2) by R.R Virdi -- Still definitely an Indian knockoff of The King Killer Chronicles but still hoping this guy actually finishes the series. Although absolutely plagiarism, it is an enjoyable series so far.

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Just FYI for GoodReads users - they are rolling out a DNF shelf so you won't have to use a custom one anymore. This is actually the first time I've ever seen them roll out a new feature. Have used the app since at least 2012 and never seen a single change to the site which is incredible if you think about it. Maybe there have been some slight tweaks along the way but it's looked the same forever.

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DNF is did not finish? Man, talk about exposing my flank to you and others on GR

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Just FYI for GoodReads users - they are rolling out a DNF shelf so you won't have to use a custom one anymore. This is actually the first time I've ever seen them roll out a new feature. Have used the app since at least 2012 and never seen a single change to the site which is incredible if you think about it. Maybe there have been some slight tweaks along the way but it's looked the same forever.

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DNF is did not finish? Man, talk about exposing my flank to you and others on GR

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Ha. No kidding. I'm not seeing the change yet btw.

And apparently they are going to automatically convert any custom shelves over to DNF. I keep a shelf called "Abandoned" and they are supposed to be moving that over to DNF for me. Hasn't happened yet.

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Just FYI for GoodReads users - they are rolling out a DNF shelf so you won't have to use a custom one anymore. This is actually the first time I've ever seen them roll out a new feature. Have used the app since at least 2012 and never seen a single change to the site which is incredible if you think about it. Maybe there have been some slight tweaks along the way but it's looked the same forever.

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DNF is did not finish? Man, talk about exposing my flank to you and others on GR

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Ha. No kidding. I'm not seeing the change yet btw.

And apparently they are going to automatically convert any custom shelves over to DNF. I keep a shelf called "Abandoned" and they are supposed to be moving that over to DNF for me. Hasn't happened yet.

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Oh no, I need to go protect my Russia shelf

I just finished Morning Star!

I have never been so mad and then so happy with a book...EVER! I was crying, I was angry, and then well pleased!

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Just FYI for GoodReads users - they are rolling out a DNF shelf so you won't have to use a custom one anymore. This is actually the first time I've ever seen them roll out a new feature. Have used the app since at least 2012 and never seen a single change to the site which is incredible if you think about it. Maybe there have been some slight tweaks along the way but it's looked the same forever.

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DNF is did not finish? Man, talk about exposing my flank to you and others on GR

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Ha. No kidding. I'm not seeing the change yet btw.

And apparently they are going to automatically convert any custom shelves over to DNF. I keep a shelf called "Abandoned" and they are supposed to be moving that over to DNF for me. Hasn't happened yet.

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Put your copy of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich on same shelf, Hitler.

i think the DNF will really help in ratings. i don't finish anything i wouldn't give 4 stsrs to.

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i think the DNF will really help in ratings. i don't finish anything i wouldn't give 4 stsrs to.

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Sounds like it's been one of the most requested features for several years because it does sway reading stats on the site by not having it. I just find it kind of wild that the site itself is basically frozen in amber. It looks the same now as it has for many years. I guess Amazon is doing that on purpose to try and not overshadow their own site. Dunno.

I think the best part of having a DNF category would be if we could see how many DNFs a book has. Like if a book has an average rating of 4.13 and a DNF of 2% of all users. That would be a fun barometer of how good a book really is

I think there's been maybe 10 books I've even not finished.

This x 1000. I was reading this at like 2am and last year and nearly threw my kindle at the wall. Almost quit reading lol

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For all of those who kept putting The Count of Monte Cristo on here, thank you. I've never been a classics reader and decided to try it. About of a 1/3 of the way through and it is excellent

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I had never read this book and after hearing about it from so many people over the years, decided to give it a try. I started COMC on February 1st and am up to chapter 96 as of today. I can't put it down. It may be one of the best stories ever written, and the detail and development in the unabridged version is just so, so, so good! I cannot believe I went 36 years without reading this masterpiece.

182 years.