Finished When Moon Hits the Eye by John Scalzi.
The book is divided so that each chapter is a new day, and it’s from perspective of new people. So there is no story of certain people, rather it’s about the “event” and we see things from different people’s point of view throughout the book.
I didn’t know that, so it took some getting used to, but once I had come to terms with that it was a very interesting book.
Highly recommended for soft sci-fi fans.
What about all of you, what have you been reading or listening to lately?
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I am reading a non-fiction book about salt. The title of the book is Salt and the author is Mark Kurlansky. I know that sounds super-boring but Kurlansky is really good at deep research and creating narrative from historical events. Higly recommend his books if you are into non-fiction.
Listening through Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
My reaction to it is kinda mixed. Some of the humor hits, some of it doesn’t. I suspect part of that is that so much of both the style of humor and the specific jokes have seeped down into culture enough to not be surprising.
Stephen Fry, reading it, is definitely giving a performance.
I’m rereading William Gibson’s Neuromancer, it’s been a while and I forgot how good it is.
ahh, i really want to re-read this, i read it when i was a teenager and i think a revisit would be interesting!
I just finished The Reversed Centaur’s Guide to Life by Cory Doctrow a few minutes ago. The central argument is that when a technology exists that makes a human better in a way, that makes the human a centaur (part human, part tech — the usual term for this would be cyborg, but that’s not as funny). What we have now in the age of AI though, Doctrow argues, are a bunch of techs that ride humans to get better. It’s not an anti AI book per se, but does a good job of pointing out how easy it is to fall into the trap of supporting a system that offers nothing in return.
Path of Daggers book 8 from the Wheel of Time series. 21% atm. And some books related to my studies.
I started A Crown of Swords yesterday :)
It’s a pity that I am unable to read such long series, it takes me years and I forget most of what I read before because of how much time passes for me between each book. I have to read plot summaries for all the previous books when I start the next one and the further I go the more I have to catch up. At least there’s the WoT Compendium app.
It sure is a project. Sometimes I read another fiction book in between. And then I can start on the next book. Usually it comes back to me what previously happened. Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into the compendium. Keep on reading!
Sometimes I read another fiction book in between.
Ah, so you keep reading WoT almost book after book. I read book 6 one and a half year ago and started book 7 a couple days ago. In the meantime I probably read a dozen other books in different genres. That’s why I don’t remember.
I forgot that
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Rand was abducted by Aes Sedai
in book 6. That seems important, right? ;)
Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into the compendium.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.silvermast.wotcompendium
I don’t know if there’s an iOS counterpart. It’s a super useful app.
Well, there have been times I wanted to abandon the series. Now I decided I want to finish the entire series. I already have the remaining books on my ereader, that helps.
I just finished Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman this morning! Fantastic read!
That’s been on my list for awhile, hoping to get around to it soon.
Just about to finish Red Dwarf : Titan. The new prequel book co-written by the late Rob Grant. It pulls a lot from the lore of the Red Dwarf universe, but in a good way. It certainly “feels” like Red Dwarf, which is good in my mind.
Yes! Love the red dwarf books, I devoured them after I finished the show. They did a great job at maintaining the vibe of the show.
I finished The Invincible by Stanislaw Lem! I finally just sat down last night and spent an hour or so getting through the last 20%, and now I wish I’d done that sooner. It’s a neat little story about an unknowable threat on an alien planet; a lot of time is spent with crew scientists conjecturing why things are the way they are, but neither the characters nor the reader ever find out for sure. I found this both refreshing (not having the answers keeps things interesting) and frustrating (lots of dialogue and musing bog down the pacing). The last chapter finally dispenses with so much talking, but then ends somewhat abruptly. I liked it, but more in a “the storytelling was interesting” kind of way.
Still picking out a new book.
Just finished Perdido Street Station definitely recommend as an amazing well built steampunk fantasy. Currently just started Omnivore’s Deception so far a good book exposing the myths specieist’s use to justify their oppression.
Working through the last of the audio books for “The wheel of time” series. Been over a year since I started the journey and been loving it. Going to be very bitter sweet when I reach the conclusion.
Been borrowing the audio books from the library
Started reading The Sword of Kaigen (TBR centre square for the bingo) a couple nights ago. Immediately before that, I read my first-ever Kurt Vonnegut novel – Deadeye Dick (weapon on cover - hard mode square), I really enjoyed his writing though I’m glad to have jumped into something less bleak at the moment.
On the nonfiction side, I’m gradually making my way through Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott, which came heavily recommended by another author (Erika Hall) who I really dig.
I am about halfway through A Parade of Horribles, the latest book in the DCC series. Really having fun with the series and super glad I picked it up
Also started Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Just got to the part where they are broken into houses. I am not sure I am feeling it but going to probably finish the book and see how I feel.
I’ve read all the Red Rising books and it is by and far one of my favourite series. Darrow is an amazing character and although it’s epic sci-fi I didn’t find myself losing track of all the characters. I think I’ve read them twice and listened to the audiobooks.
I didn’t go much on book one of DCC, but I have been bullied into book two by too many people, so I will see how I get on.
I read that trilogy a few years ago. The stakes really ratchet up after the first book. I have heard the 2nd trilogy is pretty good but I haven’t been compelled to check it out myself
The Chernobyl accident fascinates me, so I’m reading Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham. I have read INSAG-7 (a couple of times), so I think I have a decent layperson understanding of the accident. INSAG-7, however, is primarily a mechanical document, and I wanted to learn more about the human aspect of the operators. I have to admit, I’m disappointed, but it’s not the fault of the book, since I set my expectations incorrectly. Apparently, Higginbotham interviewed many people involved in the accident over a decade, and I was hoping this was a more journalistic book with quotes and facts and figures. Instead, Higginbotham set out to tell the story of the accident, and that’s how the book reads. This is a fine approach, just not quite the one I wanted to read. While I’ve caught a few errors, the book is well researched. It does irk me that he cites Grigori Medvedev in his work, since Medvedev’s book is known to have inaccuracies. At the very least, Midnight in Chernobyl is far more accurate than the HBO miniseries.
Your book sounds super interesting, I’m gonna add it to my TBR.
I’m reading How Far the Light Reaches: A book in ten sea creatures by Sabrina Imbler. Fascinating memoir written through metaphors that is simultaneously educational. I’m really enjoying it so far, it’s a short little read.
Yes, it’s an interesting book. Would love to hear your thoughts when you get around to reading it.
Still reading Dungeon Crawler Carl - I’m up to chapter 22 this week!
