I have not read the latest outlander but likewise have no memory of what happened except I figured all the other POV characters were because Jamie and Claire were like 70 years old by that point and have to die or be boring at some point?

Hm. I like to tell myself that I can listen to audiobooks while I do something else and thus be productive while consuming books but lately that has not been true. I should try to re-establish the habit although maybe not with something quite so long

Audible has been suggesting I might want to listen to Gravity’s Rainbow and Ulysses and mostly I’m all “where did they get that idea?” but part of me is curious what the experience would be like

I gave up on Outlander after the ... fourth? ... book. They just go on too long for me ... and I think I got confused about when they were, where they were, and who were those characters. That said, I can't deal with audiobooks; not sure why, but they just don't work for me.

The building was on fire and it wasn't my fault.

Ha! Harry has a rough life.

I gave up on Outlander after the ... fourth? ... book.

I think I hung on through the fifth but I was pretty annoyed with all the characters by then and didn't want to deal with all their crap any more. I was so annoyed I haven't watched the series.

I only know the first lines that people quote mas if everyone should know the. I probably haven't even read many of those books, but even if I have I don't go around remembering things on my own. Well, I might remember, but I wouldn't know where it came from. I can't even remember which song the lyrics constantly repeating in my head came from most days

Sadly, I don't remember the opening lines to any true literature.

Ideally, with my First Lines challenge, it's first lines that have really struck me during the year no matter the source. However, I do try to mostly have stuff on there people might have read (either because it's new literary fiction & generally popular, or a classic). Of course the trick is remembering based on the line, so I try to choose (again, ideally) ones with details that might jog one's memory. Of course, all this was easier when I read closer to 50 books rather than 30. This year was slim pickings, but it also seems like there was more recent stuff that had been read than usual.

Update: Holy fuck Leviathan Falls is already so good.

Stupid work

Update: Holy fuck Leviathan Falls is already so good.

Ok, I don’t know at what point you said that, but hard concur

I was unable to get into Outlander. Oh well. I don't think it'll affect the author's career unduly.

Fans of Addison's Goblin Emperor, there's another book in that world coming out next spring! [link]