Books |OT| What are you reading?

[fierrotlepou]

Hey guys,

Not sure what the correct format for this is. Monthly or should we just keep everything in one thread? Is there any interest for a Goodreads Group?

Say hello, tell us what you're reading and what you think of it. What's your favorite book or genre, and can you recommend anything?

What I'm reading: I'm reading Paul Auster's Moon Palace. It's my first Paul Auster book, recommended by a friend. It's a very "simple" story at the moment, but I like that in a novel. You can really put yourself in the protagonist's shoes.

Favorite book: I loved reading through Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It's one of the few books, maybe the only book so far, that made me spend whole afternoons on it. Such an incredibly dense book. I'm sure The Brothers Karamazov will also please me, but I'm not ready for that huge undertaking at the moment.

Favorite genre: I love a good sci-fi novel. I really need to continue reading in the Foundation book series. It's definitely at the top of my list.

Welcome! And if anyone has some cool sources or lists to add to the OP, let me know!

 

[phisheep]

Yay! Books thread!

I have about seven books on the go at the moment, top of the pile is this one:

a super survey of medieval protoscientific work.

Probably my go-to book for rereading is this magnificent thing - a delightful history of forgery:

 

[Saphirax]

Since we never had a book OT before (just monthly threads), perhaps it'd be best if this thread wasn't in the hangouts section? At least for the time being; otherwise it won't get much visibility.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Just discovered this. I was waiting to see if Maklershed was coming over before I stepped on his toes. I recommend getting this swapped to the main etcetera section if possible, to increase awareness.

Also, I'm considering trying to restart the Book of the Month club. We never got a ton of participation, but I enjoyed doing it and always had fun discussing with others. I have a perfect book in mind to start with.

 

[crimilde]

I read a lot so I'd love a book club or a Goodreads group to do read-alongs and discuss them together.

 

[PixelParty]

I read a lot so I'd love a book club or a Goodreads group to do read-alongs and discuss them together.

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Yes to a book club! Right now I do a lonely book club, where I try to find in-depth write-ups of books I am reading (like what TOR.com does) and I will read a chapter, then read the write up of that chapter after I have finished it. I do this because I don't know anyone else in meat space who likes to read sci-fi/fantasy/non-fiction books.

 

[Tragicomedy]

I read a lot so I'd love a book club or a Goodreads group to do read-alongs and discuss them together.

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Yes to a book club! Right now I do a lonely book club, where I try to find in-depth write-ups of books I am reading (like what TOR.com does) and I will read a chapter, then read the write up of that chapter after I have finished it. I do this because I don't know anyone else in meat space who likes to read sci-fi/fantasy/non-fiction books.

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I'm going to check my Evernote stash later today. I'm fairly certain I kept copies of both the book club threads and the 50/50 stuff as well.

I'll give it a day or so to judge interest then we can vote on a starting book. I like the idea of expanding to various genres, because if not I read too much science fiction.

 

[Saphirax]

I'm going to check my Evernote stash later today. I'm fairly certain I kept copies of both the book club threads and the 50/50 stuff as well.

I'll give it a day or so to judge interest then we can vote on a starting book. I like the idea of expanding to various genres, because if not I read too much science fiction.

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A book club would be nice. You may want to inquire in the other book thread which is more active.

 

[Tragicomedy]

A book club would be nice. You may want to inquire in the other book thread which is more active.

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I literally just found out via search, thanks. Looks like we have four separate books threads running now, haha.

I'd recommend we group up in here, since it's been around an extra day and has more participants.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/octobers-books-what-are-you-reading-this-month-2017.374/

 

[Quinton]

Currently lugging around The Wheel of Time.

 

[Wink784]

I've recently finished Dan Simmons' "Hyperion" and "Endymion" books. Great stuff, especially Hyperion as I'm not the biggest fan of the protagonist in the sequel, but the sci-fi concepts and overall storytelling was excellent.

At the moment I'm reading "Trigger Warning", a short story collection by Neil Gaiman, who is always delightful as well as "Falling Leaves - The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter" by Adeline Yen Mah. It's not written particlarly well, but it's interesting.

"The Girl on the Train" will be after that.

My favorite book is "Ender's Game" and the sequels, also most of the spin offs.
I'd also urge everybody who likes good writing to check out Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" which was so beautifully written and so, so sad.

 

[Namiks]

I'm currently reading the Neuromancer Trilogy.

I finished Neuromancer earlier this year, and I fell in love with it.

Currently on Count Zero.

 

[Sarah The Great]

The David Icke guide to the global conspiracy. Bought this cheap for my Kindle because all I know about Icke is he thinks the Royal family are 12ft shapeshifting lizards; So I thought it'd be interesting to see what other things he believes. It's a strange book. On one page he'll talk about multi nationals deliberately destabilising 3rd world countries in order to take their resources. On the next page he'll claim the Clintons are interdimensional, pedo satanists. The problem is there's no middle ground between what seem like fairly sensible opinions and his tuned to the moon rants. I think he's carved out a pretty decent career on acting like a mad homeless, so I suspect that he just tosses in the extreme stuff to keep his fans happy

 

[TertullianIrenaeus]

I've recently started reading Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari. Next on my list will be The Power by Naomi Alderman, since NPR gave a good review for that.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Come join us in the new monthly reading thread / book club.
Monthly Book Club + What Are You Reading? (Nov 2017)

 

[EVOL]

Does anybody know any contemporary English poets?

I've been going through a lot of early 20th century poetry, but it's pretty hard to find information on more recent poets.

 

[timvasion]

I'm currently reading The Dark Tower IV; Wizard and Glass by Stephen King. Got about a chapter or two left before I move on to the next book.

On top of that I just started reading the manga One Piece. I've always been curious about manga but didn't know where to jump in. Reading them on a Kindle is also nice since they take up a lot of shelf space.

 

[KraftyKrankins]

I'm currently reading The Dark Tower IV; Wizard and Glass by Stephen King. Got about a chapter or two left before I move on to the next book.

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Easily the best one. I wish I could forget the story and read it with fresh eyes again.
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Picked it up about a week ago. No more than 200 pages in. First Murakami novel as well.

 

[Caleb187]

4th book in the Red Rising Series. I'd highly recommend the Red Rising series if you're into scifi at all.

 

[Jonnykong]

I've nearly finished Into The Water, and I've quite enjoyed it, more so than Girl on the Train.

Can't believe Stephen King already has another new book out next month, how does one person write so fast?

 

[Incite]

Just read the posts above for some book recommendations. I just finished Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and loved how each chapter encompassed a new time period and had its own strong arc.

Anyhow, I wanted more intriguing sci fi with an imaginative story if anyone has any recommendations!

 

[Cantaim]

Aw shoot a book OT! Gah give me a couple of hours can't remember the exact name of the book I'm reading. But I'm reading a big old text about Ancient Rome that tries to methodically go through and separate fact from fiction about what it was really like and what stories are myths and real. Really dope book only a hundred pages in and I feel like I've really grown my understanding of Rome.

 

[RedShift]

I just finished Snow Crash for the first time, really liked it. I really want to know if the makers of Hollow Knight were influenced by it, a lot of the lore of that game reminds me of the metavirus of Snow Crash.

I had to keep reminding myself this book was 26 years old, it's description of tech seems so on point. I didn't know it was what popularised the term 'avatar' for online/in game personas.

 

[Kard8p3]

Do audiobooks count in the context of this thread? I've been listening to Salem's Lot all day. 9 hrs 43 minutes of it left.

 

[Deleted member 46958]

Currently?

Dark Tower III: The Wastelands.

 

[suikoder]

oh wow this is a wasteland

Anyway, I was rereading The Wheel of Time, and I thought that Mat must be one of the best comic relief characters, I already can't remember when was the last time any made me laugh out laud while reading, Mat did.

 

[Teggy]

Hey there's uh...not much going on in here. Was wondering if anyone knew if the Mortal Engines series is a decent read for adults?

 

[arkon]

You'll probably have more luck in the monthly what are you reading threads. In fact there's been some mention of the books recently. https://www.resetera.com/threads/bo...ding-late-october-november-2018.76004/page-12

For my part I read the first book ages ago and never quite got round to reading the rest. I remember it being decent but if memory serves it has all the trappings of a Young Adult book so if that stuff turns you off it may not be for you.