Oh, this got delayed a bit.
I am still reading Valour’s Choice by Tanya Huff. Book 1 of Confederation series. Almost near the end though. Enjoying the book a lot.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening?
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Just finished Wheel of Time book 2 (The Great Hunt) and about to start book 3 (The Dragon Reborn). I absolutely devoured book 2 so I’m super eager to continue.
‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ (2017) George Saunders. A bit late to this title but got restarted with Saunders after finding ‘A Swim in a Pond in the Rain’. Now I have to read/re-read all the Russian short stories but before that, I found a signed, hard-cover, first edition of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ at my local used bookstore! It’s a trip but I’m along for the ride.
I didn’t expect to see “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain” here. I’m currently reading it and I’m really enjoy all those Russian short stories, but also the commentary on those stories is also pretty great. As someone who doesn’t have a literary background it’s nice to see how it’s done.
I’m listening to Hidden by Benedict Jacka, the fifth book in the Alex Verus series. I really enjoy both the story and the narrator for the audiobooks!
How to be an antiracist, The Palestine Laboratory, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine (a translated version instead of the original text and I question my decision every day) and The Dos and Donuts of Love.
And yes I’m a huge mood reader
Interesting reads. “Donuts of Love” sound tasty. 😀
Rachel Maddow, “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism”
Almost done with N.K. Jemisin’s The World We Make.
Also reading the fourth John Dies at the End book.
And listening to Why We Sleep.
What do you think about Jemisin? I’ve read the first two books of her Broken Earth trilogy, and I quit half through the third book. For me, the first one was great, second was meh and third one so bad I wasn’t even interested in how it ends. I think she did a very good job in the beginning with setting up the world and its mysteries, but revealed too much too fast, so when we came to the third book there was almost nothing of interest left.
I definitely liked the first Broken Earth book the best as well.
I’m not sure how I feel about the city trilogy either. The characters and their voices are great, but a lot of the more abstract scenes/actions didn’t really do anything for me.
I think she writes well enough that it keeps me reading (and wins her awards), but I haven’t loved most of her books.
Good to know, thanks. Maybe we should check in in about 10 years when she gets more writing experience. Or maybe it’s just not our cup of tea.
Yeah, there are some books that are highly recommended–even some that are personally recommended to me by a friend–that I end up not enjoying. I don’t think that makes them bad books, just not the right book for me.
Exactly! Tastes differ. But that makes me vary of recommendations and I end up second guessing every 5 star review. Who knows how many good books I passed up 😅
I try not to pay a ton of attention to reviews for the reason, for books and movies. Sometimes I’ll check afterward for something I enjoyed and find that it’s not well reviewed. Maybe I have trash taste 😅
Lets say you have a refined taste 😉 sometimes what’s most highly rated is boring stuff intended for the mass audience. For example, I stopped watching USA movies and very rarely see a USA series because I don’t enjoy it at all. It has great reviews, but doesn’t interest me, and that’s ok. I’d say that people who like it have a bad taste, and they would say I have a bad taste. Lets just say we have different interests 😅
I been slacking off lately:
- The Dark Half - Stephen King, 3/4 done.
- Rogue - George RR Martin ed, 1/4 done.
- The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie R. King, just started.
- Some of the Best from Tor: 15th anniversary - various, 1/5(?) done
Well, you read a lot even when slacking off…
Rogues sounds pretty cool, some really big names in it. How are you liking it?
Rogue is really nice so far, I am currently on story 9 and each of the previous ones are a hit. Particularly “What Do You Do?” by Gillian Flynn, “The Inn of the Seven Blessings” by Matt Hughes, and “A Year and a Day in Old Theradane” by Scott Lynch. Recommend.
I should have finished Stephen King’s “The Dark Half” last month. Haven’t been reading as much.
I’m reading Erdogan Pizza by John Dolan. It’s a collection of real travelogues from an utterly unadventurous, shy nerd who keeps managing to get kicked out of third world countries while being dead broke. I couldn’t imagine a greater mismatch between the personality of someone and how they’ve chosen to live their life. Very amusing.
I have a TV program for you
Yeah, I’ve seen An Idiot Abroad and quiet enjoyed it. Different vibes though, Karl is incurious and is being pushed into it (which is entertaining in it’s own right). John is absolutely doing it of his own volition, though I don’t fully understand why, and is deeply curious. There’s also a palpable sense of desperation and danger that comes from being someone’s life, instead of a well funded work holiday.
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Giorgio Bassani. Although initially I couldn’t grasp much of what was happening in the prologue, as I progress it grows on me more and more.
Finally got my Gideon the Ninth hold to pop up at the library at the right time. 2 hours in and digging it
Just started on a re-read (audiobook) of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, by Douglas Adams, also read by him. Oh I love him as a narrator! Also continuing with Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol.
Ah, were these also on radio or just read as audio books?
I think these were available on the radio. To be honest I got them over the high seas since I didn’t like the audible narrator (don’t remember his name).
Ah, I’ll look up the details.
Been reading some adult books lately by Lillian Lark. Currently on Entranced by the Basilisks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Cause_(novel)
Quite OK so far.
How is he as a fiction writer? I have come across posts by Doctrow over the years, but have never read any of his fiction.
Harpo Speaks! by Harpo Marx.
How is it? Are you enjoying it?
Sultan by wasim akram. An autobiography. Quite readable, cowritten with the best cricket writer gideon hague. Finished 70% yesterday, should end it today
Oooh, that seems interesting. Going to check it out.
Always shocked to see a cricket fan on lemmy lol
Uhhh… ahem I am actually not a cricket fan, just sometimes interested in sports books. Like last week someone mentioned (and recommended) Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano, and I added it to my wish list.
