Literature, Graphic Novels & Comics

Your 2025 Reading List Here's a place to catalog what you've read this year. For those who made resolutions to read more (like I did) or just want to see how much you read in a year, this will be a lot of fun for you. Be sure to post a list of what you read last year in your first post so that we can see what we accomplished in 2025

I’m currently reading Dream Town by David Baldacci The Giver Graphic Novel (Giver Quartet, 1) by Lois Lowry (Author), P. Craig Russell (Illustrator) Legacy's Edge (The Claimed Realm, Book #1) by Marc Alan Edelheit

Know of a particular novel, autobiography, or other form of reading material that you read and enjoyed? Feel that others should take an opportunity to partake in the literature? Share some of your favorites here.

What author(s) do you enjoy reading the most? List your favorite series by them as well. For me: S.M. Stirling (The Emberverse I,II) Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson & The Olympians/The Heroes of Olympus) James Patterson (Maximum Ride) L. Ron Hubbard (Battlefield Earth) Stephen King (The Dark Tower) I know I'm forgetting some, but I'll add them when I remember them.

Why do you like reading? Why is reading a favorite past time of yours?

Do you have any favorite comic books? If so, which ones?

The official discussion thread for all things related to A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. This topic should be resorted to for all discussions, questions and other subjects relating or pertaining to books. Refer to the accompanying thread for the show for questions/discussion regarding it. So, what shall we discuss first?

I had a major concussion February of last year. It pretty much zapped my enthusiasm to do anything. In fact, I would have rather just stayed in bed all day. It pretty much turns you into a baby.

What sort of genres interest you or you seem to be more apt to read?

Do you prefer to buy your books from a book store? If so, where do you normally shop at? Or do you prefer to get your books from your local library? How much time do you normally spend at your local book store or library?

There have been good movie versions made, but it's a whole other thing to read the book for yourself. For instance, there's nothing like reading the gospels in the Bible, but that's not saying some good Jesus movies haven't been made. Anyway, do you feel the book versions are better in many cases, or is the opposite true? What have you experienced?

In the past, I used to frequent bookstores to browse the books. I would read a lot of them. That was the last in-print reading that I was into. Anyway, I'd like to get back into reading physics and math textbooks because I want more certifications, but I like listening to the human voice (video tutorials). Note: I can get into reading books, but my attention has turned to mush.

Would you ever stop reading? What if someone paid you to stop……would you still continue to read or would you take the money? What would it take for your to stop reading?

Do you ever feel guilty for not reading a particular book? Why or why not?

Have you ever found yourself in a reading slump? What do you do to get yourself out of a reading slump?

What are 5 books someone can’t convince you to read? Why?

What's your preference? Why?

Currently three books available: Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm. There are rumors of there being two more books in the series to come.

Share some of your favorite excerpts, whether it was because you found it inspiring, amusing or impactful.

Of the growing list of possible options, which eBook reader platforms do you use? If you use one that isn't listed, reply with the name and I'll see about updating/adding it to the list of options.

Apocalypse seems to be the new fad. What's your favorite? As for me, I've always been a huge fan of The Maze Runner series by James Dashner and Gone by Michael Grant. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. The Maze Runner series tops my list because the concept of a virus, created by humanity, causing widespread plague and societal collapse is spot on (before COVID-19, mind you). Here's a list of some examples: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4197.Be...ptic_YA_Fiction

The Sword of Truth is a series of 21 sword and sorcery novels and six novellas written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, Nicci, Cara, and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppressors who seek to control the world and those who wish to unleash evil upon the world of the living. While each novel was written to stand alone, except for the final three that were intended to be a trilogy, they follow a common timeline and are linked by ongoing events that occur throughout the series. The series began in 1994 with Wizard's First Rule and Goodkind wrote eighteen more novels in addition to a novella titled Debt of Bo…

Some subjects for discussion: 1.) Favorite character? why? 2.) How do you think you'd react in a similar situation? Would you be more like Sam or more like Caine? 3.) Would you have done anything differently? Why?

This series by James Patterson focuses in on Wisty & Whit Allgood, two children who suddenly find their world tossed upside down by The New Order. The New Order bans all things creative and suppresses the population of the City. The two find themselves kidnapped in the middle of the night and put on trial for the crime of being a witch/wizard. There's four books in the series with the fourth book released in 2014. Anyone else read this series or heard of it? If so, who's your favorite character? Favorite book?

List is based off Top 8 Comic Book Publishers list generated here. -- Do you have a favorite publisher? If so, which and why? If not, why?