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[–] MedicatedMaybe@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I am on the second book "The Great Hunt" of The Wheel of Time series.

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How are you liking them so far? I kinda want to read those but Ive heard there are some suuuuper long and dry parts in the series that scare me away. Considering the size of that series a "small" dry patch could be like 4 books long lol

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[–] author_shrubs@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Moby Dick. My first read, loving it so far. 😁

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[–] RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Almost at the end of The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went To War in 1914 by Christopher Clark. Highly recommend it to all history lovers!

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Never heard of this but I'm always on the lookout for something good that could make me slightly less dumb lol. WWI is a bit of a blind spot in media it feels like sometimes

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[–] LiquorFan@pathfinder.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov.

I think it's the first modern science fiction book I've read, I read 19th century ones like Verne and Frankenstein before though.

[–] KammicRelief@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow! Funny to hear Asimov described as modern (unless you mean it in the sense of modern vs. classical vs. post-modern etc.). But -- I love those books and want to reread them someday.. Enjoy!

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[–] Rubidium@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just finished John Scalzi’s “Lock In”, and enthralling and visionary read!

[–] OldFartPhil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't read anything by Scalzi I haven't liked.

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[–] warlocksparkles@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still reading Malazan Book of the Fallen

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[–] Talignoram6571@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just started the Silo books. Got to the end of the show and I’m too impatient to wait for the next season.

[–] Atiran@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I loved the show too. Really tempted to pick up the second book.

[–] mothandfern@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Great show!!!

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I adored that book series. Just flew through them. Didn't end quite how I wanted but I still loved all of them. Hope you do too!

[–] Newt@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Continuing my journey in discworld - The Truth

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[–] ShaneIsGames@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just started the third Southern Reach book, Acceptance. Wasn't a huge fan of Book 2, but still down to find out more about the various mysteries of the series.

[–] GlitterBandEmissary@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I couldn't get through book two. I made it like 2/3 then read a summary

[–] Guthix@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Loved this series, even if I felt lost at the end still. I have Borne and Dead Astronauts on my to read pile from Vandermeer now.

[–] cranberryjam@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Just read Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. Wonderful subversions of many tropes (the classic ya love triangle for one) and filled with rage. It's great.

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[–] mothandfern@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Love it so far!

[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This is such a good book! I love novels that totally transport me to their world, and this is one of those.

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[–] skybreaker@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The Emperors Soul - Brandon Sanderson

[–] Bebo@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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[–] SteelCorrelation@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson, The Enchiridion by Epictetus, and Letters from a Stoic by Seneca.

[–] Nox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Judgement of Mars by Glynn Stewart. I read the first four books in the series one after the other then took a break, so I’m looking forward to this next installment. This is the first sci-fi series I’ve read that also involves magic. The journey has been great thus far and I’m looking for more recommendations for books with the sci-fi and magic mix.

There was a discussion thread few days back for books that combine sci-fi and magic: https://programming.dev/post/276456

[–] sorrowstouch@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

The wee free men by Terry Pratchett

[–] ConfusedHillWitch@vlemmy.net 4 points 1 year ago

Second reading of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jamison. Each book won the Hugo award for fantasy in the year it was written. They're SO well written-real page turners!

[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I finally started Murderbot series over the weekend. Already done with the first four novellas.

[–] ConfusedHillWitch@vlemmy.net 2 points 1 year ago

It's so good!!!

[–] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Roadside Picnic! Any stalker fanatics here?

[–] Ducks@ducks.dev 3 points 1 year ago

The Far Reaches which is a new collection of SciFi short stories from various authors. I just read #1 by James SA Corey, the duo behind The Expanse books and TV series. I thought it was excellent, great life lessons.

[–] Atiran@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

God Emperor of Dune. Really liking it so far and I hope to get through the whole chronicle by next year. (I’m not grinding them one after another). Dune (the first book) is one of my favorites of all time.

Also, Make Something Wonderful, a collection of Steve Jobs’ writings and speeches, which was free. I’ve enjoyed it, since I’m in that industry.

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[–] carlyb2002@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

just started “the couple next door” by shari lapena, just finished “my murder” by katie williams and “the girls” by emma cline today!

[–] New_account@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I almost exclusively read non-fiction, but I just got done reading Slash's autobiography (the guitarist for Guns N' Roses among other projects), and that book kept me absolutely hooked from start to end. I have no idea how he's still alive after the wild stuff described in that book.

I shifted from that to a book about the history of the US Postal Service last week, so it's a pretty big contrast in tone.

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just about to finish the second book in the Starbucks Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. I'm an absolute sucker for historical fiction and really enjoy it so far. It's an unfinished series tho 😢

[–] sloonark@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Currently reading The Light on Farallon Island by Jen Wheeler. It's a novel that follows the story of a young woman in the 19th century who takes a job as teacher for the few children of the lighthouse keepers on remote Farallon Island. As you read, you slowly learn about the life she has run away from.

[–] OldFartPhil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm listening to The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson. Written by an older, crankier Bryson than I'm used to, but still a decent "read".

Reading The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. I like the book, but so far I'm finding the world-building and backstories more interesting than the main plot.

[–] youRFate@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Reading The Stranger by Camus, listening to Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.

[–] vampatori@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Somewhat randomly I read The Remains of the Day a little while back and loved it, even though it's entirely unlike the stories I usually read.

I'm really enjoying Klara and the Sun too - in-particular I'm enjoying how the story has these quite sharp shifts in where you think the story is going, but they're just dropped casually, almost as a throw-away line, and you're left thinking about the huge implications of so few words.

I also just love Ishiguro's writing style and creativity - it's like he's painting a picture with black on white, and that picture is great - but the white space forms a picture too, and with that he adds so much more.

With each story he's setting out to take you on a specific emotional journey, but he's not holding your hand and showing you so much as guiding you with as little effort as possible such that when you get there, you feel like you got there on your own, and so it hits so much harder as a result - even though he very carefully led you. It's hard to describe! But it's amazing, I'd be surprised if I've not read everything of his soon!

[–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently knee deep in The Way of Kings, I took a massive break from it when I originally started as I was a little overwhelmed but I’m flying through the pages now, just started part 3 ^^

[–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Phenomenal. Those books are so good. His other series are really good too.

[–] Heyassbutt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'm reading the final book of the Dark Tower series, which is also titled The Dark Tower. It's been such an amazing journey, and I can't wait to see how this epic ends. Still have plenty of time though as it's a little over 1000 pages and I'm on like page 400 lol.

[–] fmwp1lrU@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just finished Robots and Empire. So I think I'm going to read some stand alone before I jump into the Empire trilogy.

Going to read Uzumaki, and Brandon Sandersons Secret Project 3.

I've been slowly working my way through Gunmetal God's as well I may try to finish that in earnest as well.

[–] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I just finished The Deluge by Stephen Markley (all 900pp!)

It's basically a US-centric "narrative" of the 2030's, told from the PoV of about a dozen different characters, with the thread of climate change prominent throughout.

Really it's hard to describe it as good or bad, an enjoyable read etc. It is certainly well written, and characterisation is exceptionally good and detailed, but for me it was by turns scary, amusing, depressing, profoundly sad and wrenching in its humanity. I have no reason to doubt its accuracy based on the science.

It took me almost a month to read because I had to take breaks to get my "cognitive dissonance" recharged.

I would definitely recommend it.

It would make a good streaming series on Amazon Prime or Apple TV.

[–] Fudgy@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

The Knights of Erador (The Echoes Saga: Book 7) by Philip C. Quaintrell (Kindle Edition)

[–] Kreg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

About half way through James Clavell's Shogun. Highly recommended if you're looking for a deep adventure novel!

[–] azimir@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I finished Waybound by Will Wight yesterday. It was a great finish to the Cradle series.

Now I'm on Honor of the Queen by David Weber. I don't think I'll make it through more than about the first five of the Honor Harrington books. They start to transition into a more political series than "space ships go boom", so that's about where I stopped the last time.

Then I've got The Day of the Triffids on my slate, but we'll see if that holds.

[–] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Arrival by Ted Chiang. Movie was great so though of reading this one. Only in the very beginning though.

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[–] onigiri@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just started Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam.

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