We are in Q4 of 2024, and today we're talking about our "10 before the end", which are the 10 books (5 each), that we'd like to read before the end of the year. What are some books you'd like to read before the end of the year? Also, don't forget, our Patreon is now live and quickly growing! Come be a part of our awesome community where we talk books and have additional content for you to dive into! www.patreon.com/lifeonbooks Books mentioned in this episode Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143112563 Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143117568 Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143125754 Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143039945 Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312423209 Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439195260 Waiting for the Fear by Oguz Atay https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681377964 Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316066525 Wild Horses by Jordi Cussa https://amzn.to/3zVrW30 At Night He Lifts Weights by Kang Young-Sook https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781945492709 Rina by Kang Young-Sook https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781960385086 The Museum of Eterna’s Novel (The First Good Novel) by Macedonio Fernandez https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781934824061 I Will Die in a Foreign Land by Ka lani Pickhart https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781953387301 The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa https://amzn.to/3BFRMss Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427252 V by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060930219 The Logos by Mark DeSilva https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781919639826 A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226141794 The Recognitions by William Gaddis https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681374666 Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802145314 The Sympathizer by Viet Than Nguyen https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780802124944 Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312427740 Dispatches by Michael Herr https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679735250 Meditations in Green by Stephen Wright https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316427289 The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940953564 The Tunnel by William H. Gass Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781566897198 Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alifeonbooks/ Follow Andy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metafictional.meathead/ This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk #books #bookpodcast #literature