Buddenbrooks

Just finished Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann. One of the best books I've read, ever. It's long and tedious, and if you like getting lost in minute descriptions of mundane objects and daily routines of people who lived in past eras, then you'll love it and feel sad when it's over. I also find books like this to be a great antidote to the pace of current life, where you're pressured to "read n books in 1 year" or you're not deemed a proper reader. Next up is going to be Lonesome Dove, suggested by someone in this very thread!

All fiction. - The Great Gatsby. Really enjoyed it and seemed fitting with the current times. - Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann. Generational wealth come and gone. Good for putting things into perspective. - Things Fall Apart, Achebe. - The Pearl, John Steinbeck - Hyperion (first book), Dan Simmons. Great sci-fi. Bought the second book and look forward to reading it. - Stoner, John Williams. Incredibly well written book - One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez. Still finishing but I hope to finish in time for next year