I am about 1/4th through, and it's interesting to see how connected this is with Cosmere, unlike the first 3 books. I think this book should be read after you have read at least 1 book of The Stormlight Archive. Looking forward to seeing if we learn anything else in it.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Just finished Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami.

I really enjoyed it - it's maybe not up with his very best stuff, but it still has that familiar slightly unreal tone, and some wonderful moments.

I'm now onto If On a Lonely Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino. Very weird so far, but enjoying it!

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I have seen "Haruki Murakami" mentioned a few times, any recommendation for which one to start with?

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Hard to say - I've read quite a few of his books, but not all of them (yet).

The one that got me started was a short story collection, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, and I just fell in love with his writing.

My favourite so far is The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, but others are pretty great too, Norwegian Wood, 1Q84, Sputnik Sweetheart, and Men Without Women (another short story collection).

His work sometimes gets kind of weird and unreal and unsettling, but in a good way, kind of like David Lynch's best work, at least in terms of the feelings of unease it can provoke. Or, if you've ever seen Meshes of the Afternoon, that's got a similar eerie feel.

Hope you enjoy!