Still reading Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.
Didn’t really get much to read this week, so at same place as last week.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Finished The Theif last week. Currently reading The New Jim Crow because it was between a few books on the shelf. Not sure I’m ready for heavy political commentary so if it gets too gnarly, I’ll just go back to my trashy Battletech novels.
Stephen kings Dead Zone. Awesome book.
Just finished the clockwork angels trilogy and brave new world.
Finished listening to Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne over the weekend. Loved the whole trilogy, would recommend.
Started listening to Babel by RF Kuang. I am not sure where I was recommended this from but its… interesting is i guess the best word i can use to describe it.
Still physically working through Lady of the Lake the last book in Witcher series. It just feels disconnected so far so it feels hard to get into
I started reading The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan, the eight book in the Wheel of Time series. And wouldn’t you know it, it opens with a brand new group of characters with ambiguous goals. Jordan desperately needed someone to tell him “No.”
I just finished reading the series The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee. Overall I liked the series - it was more of a business drama / political family drama with a sprinkling of fantasy. I thought the final book was more of an extended epilogue, with frequent time jumps. I found it a bit difficult to reconcile the rapid aging of characters I still felt were young.
I am now reading Blood over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang at the recommendation of my wife. I have really loved this one - it’s been very interesting even though it has been a tiny bit predictable.
After that, I’m debating rereading The Expanse as I really loved it.
The Expanse is soooo good! I’ve been rereading that via audiobook.
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Book club book from last month that I didn’t get around to finishing. It’s beautiful even in small doses.
I read It’s Lonely at the Center of the Earth yesterday and loved it. I’d like to read more GNs, I mostly read manga, but there doesn’t seem to be many realistic fiction GNs? I’m not that interested in fantasy/supernatural stuff usually. So if anyone knows any good realistic GNs I’m open to suggestions 😋
I’m also reading Creation and Anarchy by Agamben, but I’ve been a bit distracted by Silksong so it’s taking a while, whoopsie~
For graphic novels: Have you read Persepolis? Also recommend Fun Home.
Thank you! Persepolis was on my to-read already, but those are great recommendations :)
Fun Home and Are You My Mother? are both superb.
I also personally like Derf Backderf, especially My Friend Dahmer and Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio.
Thank you!
Never heard of It’s Lonely at the Center of the Earth, going to check it out!
Cool, I hope you’ll love it at least half as much as I did!
Started reading again after a massive slump of a few months. Anyway, I’m reading Star Wars aftermath by chuck wendig
Just loaded my kobo up with a shitload if Star Wars books, so guess what I’m doing a binge of
Any recommendations?
I am in a SW binge at the moment, so I’d recommend those. I’m gonna read Phasma next after this Aftermath series.
Just finished The Roman Imperial Succession. It raises some interesting points, but has some really out-there conclusions (and assertions) on individual Emperors and imperial politics.
Hmm…
What are you starting next?
Either Roman Sexualities or Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa.
I finally finished Contemporary Theological Approaches to Sexuality. It was a good read, but exhausting. Going to take a reading break for a week or so, I think.
I’m still reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Slowly reading The Deep History of Ourselves by Joseph LeDoux.
And lastly Epictetus: The Complete Works by Robin Waterfield.
East of Eden is a masterpiece, hope you’re enjoying it!
Cheers for Epictetus.
Halfway through Kaiju preservation society. A real page turner.
Fire and blood, the origin of the iron throne. But in french because I need to practice that skill.
I always scoff at how cheesy Scalzi’s book synopses sound but then I burn through them in a day or two. Starter Villain especially.
Kaiju Preservation Society was my first Scalzi and it is so good. I’ll probably buy some fancy collectors edition one day to have in my bookshelves.
Currently, I’m reading Annie Bot by Sierra Greer. This one is so good and I am really enjoying it. There is so much about autonomy, self realization, and how to recognize abuse. Fantastic book so far.
I just finished The Two Lies of Faven Scythe by Megan O’Keefe and I really enjoyed it. Then Star Trek, Vol 1: Godshock, loved it but I’m trying to find vol 2 at the library, I might have to request it from a different library system.
I finished James by Percival Everett and I really enjoyed his sense of humor and use of irony, and I found it to be a fast-paced read.
Up next will be The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg, which was recommended by Neil DeGrasse Tyson on his StarTalk podcast.
I finished The Laat Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor. It’s a fictionalized retelling about a British ship carrying evacuated children to Canada that was hit by a torpedo from a Nazi U boat. One lifeboat was not rescued for many days. I usually don’t enjoy fictionalized retellings like this, but I actually really enjoyed this one. The author took the facts surrounding the lifeboat and populated it with entirely fictional characters, giving her more leeway to properly plot the story out and give depth without having to make up things about real people.
I just started Grendel by John Gardner, a retelling of Beowulf from the monster’s point of view. Too early to say how I feel.
