Books, what are you reading right now?

Following a friend’s recommendation, I’ll be discovering a new author.


(Portuguese Edition)

A wonderful writer. It’s a tragedy that he died so young. I have all of his books. Very enjoyable to read. A little mystical, with a dark atmosphere and very pleasant poetic language. I really enjoy reading him.

Got caught by the story of the first book of the series “The Cemetery of Forgotten Books”

This one is the second one.

Ps: @swh Amazing writer! The history and society he portrays feel so familiar to me as a Portuguese reader. Portugal and Spain shared so much in that period of history.

I re-read this a lot :frowning:

Reading: The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi

In two more years, your Jeep officially becomes a classic automobile. At least, in the US. Now you can spend more money for a custom “classic” license plate. :grimacing:

Just finished reading:

Helps for when the struggle with depression gets to be too much. Currently reading:

Great, crunchy fantasy with lots of plotting and scheming. Never really a fan of Darrell Sweet’s illustrations, so definitely don’t judge the book by the cover.

What is this book all about? Can you please give a synopsis? And also is an English translation of the book available?

Fascinating take on the ‘Jack The Ripper’ story by writing about the lives of the 5 known victims

It’s a thriller/crime/mystery book. The author is from Spain, but there are translations in various languages, English included.
Here is a description and the name of the English edition.

Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Vibes with a view.

Here I go for round nº3

ps: nº2 was kind of a hit-and-miss

Portuguese edition

Started today: Satantango by László Krasznahorkai

I’m reading the Greek edition:

Round nº4

What a ride it has been reading Carlos Ruiz Zafón :star_struck:

Please share your opinion after reading it :wink:

I haven’t read nothing from László Krasznahorkai so I’m very curious about him. Some say he’s kinda hard to read.

I was at my local library and bought this book from Emily St. John Madel.
Station Eleven was my first of this excellent writer

The writing is very strange. Giant sentences, no paragraphs, but the descriptions are so vivid, the world is captivating. It helps that I have seen the movie (amazing b/w photography), plus some images are so familiar to me from a distant point (I was a child in a village many decades ago :stuck_out_tongue: ) in time.

I tried the English version a few years ago, but didn’t click. It’s my fault, my English are not the best. Now I feel it’s the time.

Mine too and the only one till now. Sea of Tranquility was/is in my tbr, but so many books…

Yeah, I was wondering if it was best to try the English versions or the Portuguese one’s because there aren’t that many available in Portuguese from Portugal, only Brazilian Portuguese that has different nuances.

For now I’ll be finishing this one from Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Maybe after this one I’ll give it a go :+1:

I just finished “They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45” by Milton Mayer. Next I’m starting “How Not To Invest” by Barry Ritholtz.