YouBet said:

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I've started book 2 in the Licanius Trilogy. I'm going to finish that out. One thing I already appreciate about it is that the author put a 3 page refresher on book 1 at the beginning. Have almost never seen an author do that, but it's hugely helpful for bigger fantasy books like this. Although this one really doesn't have the scale that others I've read have. More authors should do this.

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I've seen a few authors do that. Absolutely love it when they do

About halfway through Recursion by Blake Crouch. Haven't read Dark Matter but watched the show and it has a similar vibe. Really enjoying it so far.

Loved both of these books. If you haven't read the Wayward Pines trilogy, I'd highly recommend it.

Bought the first one intending to read it next but left it in an uber like an idiot. Definitely on my list.

Watched the Wayward Pines show. Started strong. Great premise but got pretty bad as it went on. As much as I enjoyed Dark Matter I figured Fox was more to blame than the source material.

Recursion by Blake Crouch was a blast. Can't wait to read some more of his writing.

A Time of Dread(Of Blood and Bone Book 1) by John Gwynne. Loved Gwynne's The Faithful and the Fallen so I started his sequel trilogy.

Best Crouch book to start with?

Just finished Morning Star. Have to agree with others here that it was my favorite of the trilogy.

Either going to start Jurassic Park or Turn the Ship Around next.....obviously two completely different directions

I'd say start with either Recursion or Dark Matter first, then move to Wayward Pines if you liked those two (spoiler alert: you'll like them).

Those are the only books of his that I've read but I've championed them all on this thread.

bagger05 said:

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Recursion by Blake Crouch was a blast. Can't wait to read some more of his writing.

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Track down that cabbie and get your book back!!

I just started book one

thegoodolag15 said:

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I just started book one

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Started a little slow for me but got into groove with it about halfway in. May have just been my mood.

Wolfpac 08 said:

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I'd say start with either Recursion or Dark Matter first, then move to Wayward Pines if you liked those two (spoiler alert: you'll like them).

Those are the only books of his that I've read but I've championed them all on this thread.

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I watched the first 3 episodes of the show DM, but kinda twittered out.

Finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. One of the more wheels off books I've ever read. It felt like an attempt to mix of Slaughterhouse Five and Catch 22 (both books I love) - but kind of missed the mark for me. It wasn't bad, but it just….missed. Not sure how they made all of that into a coherent movie.

Books read in 2025:

January
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut (re-read)
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle (re-read)
The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides
Project Hail Mary - Andy Wier
Pines - Blake Crouch
Wayward - Blake Crouch

February
The Last Town - Blake Crouch

March
Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn

April
Red Rising - Pierce Brown
Golden Son - Pierce Brown

May
Morning Star - Pierce Brown
Echos of Reckoning - Ron Shaw

June
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
Still Alice - Lisa Genova
Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton

July
The Lost World - Michael Crichton
Sphere - Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton
Pet Sematary - Stephen King
The Martian - Andy Wier

August
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams