I almost forgot the weekly thread again, so just putting it up, will post my updates later.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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A Wizard Of Earthsea
I’m loving this book because it gives a little bit of Harry Potter vibes. As always, Le Guin’s prose is fantastic. This might as well become one of my favorite novels.
I’m currently reading “Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy” (in spanish: “Introducción a la crítica de la economía política”). It’s a summary of Marx’s “Capital” from the perspective of its author, Simon Clarke. It’s very interesting.
I just started Carl’s Doomsday Scenario! Book 2 of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series which seems to be extremely popular given all the comments in this thread about the book series!
It is light hearted and fun which I think is needed.
I finished both Julia by Sandra Newman and 1984 by George Orwell. I liked 1984 better, much more depth and great writing, but Julia was good too.
I’ve now started Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. I like it so far, but I feel it could have had a bit more depth to it. Still an interesting story so far.
I’ve read “the stainless steel rat” by Harry Harrison last week. I didn’t find it quite as good as the previous books I’ve read from Harrison, but I started the second book in the series “the stainless steel rat’s revenge” anyway. I have some hopes it gets better since the first one was also one of Harrison’s first books. If not, it was still okay-ish.
I got the new Kant and Wittgenstein biographies that came out last October. Pretty good stuff so far.
“Head Off” by John Scalzi. It’s the sequel to “Lock In”, which is a book about a disease that causes people to be conscious and whole but stuck in their minds.
Currently reading God’s Junk Drawer by Peter Clines, and listening to Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 6. Both are fantastic so far!
Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure by Andy Wilman. A behind the scenes look at Top Gear and The Grand Tour. Not very far in yet, but it’s an entertaining read so far. Reading it in spare moments at work.
I had a plane ride so I devoured Falling in Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson.
Just started Where Peace Is Lost by Valerie Valdes
“Twelve Months”, by Jim Butcher, book 18 in The Dresden Files. Been waiting over 5 years for this new installment. At least the next one is about a year out.
I had a lot of big emotions with this book.
I just read it as well, and was left feeling surprisingly “meh” about it at the end. Maybe because I didn’t love the previous book and there was a long wait for this one?
I’m not sure, but i’m not excited for the next book. I’ll read it anyway, but it’s a bit of a come-down as this series used to be one of my favorites.Honestly, a 6 year wait between installments really breaks up the narrative flow and kills hype. I’m at the verge of saying I won’t read any more until the whole series is completed. IF it gets completed, since there’s at least 5 more books on the way (apparently).
I’ve largely been rereading older releases for comfort, since I keep bouncing off the new (to me) books I’ve started–and the end of this bingo year is approaching!
The Crucible - historical fiction by John Sayles.
Path of Daggers! (Wot #8)
I’m officially past the halfway point.
I have thoughts on the series, but my spoiler tags have been known to fail here for whatever reason.
Suffice to say, I have been enjoying the books. The hardest thing about reading these books is that they’re just old enough to not be considered classics like LotR, but not modern enough to be at the forefront of social media, like Cosmere stuff.
So finding people to talk about these books irl has been very difficult! And the huge 14 books is such a daunting task to get someone to consider it.
I’m currently listening to them, on book 11, whatever it’s called. Read them all a few years back. My problem is I have a difficult time placing things in one book or another, so despite being in the midst of it, I can’t discuss anything with you!
I feel your pain. Everything after book 4 is blurring together.
I wish I was more online when I first read WoT and the Dragon Mount site was super active.
Just finished The Handmaid’s Tale after having it in my to-read list for who knows how long. It was pretty bleak. I’ll probably take a break and read some other things before coming back for the second book. Margaret Atwood is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors.
