I’m reading this on my lunch breaks:
Post-apocalyptic tale of tech-priests, kind of. It starts slow, and then you get used to it.
Girl dinner
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
It’s an older anthology but it checks out, sir.
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The House of Blades by Will Wight. His writing style is so fast-paced and the action scenes are a lot like Mistborn’s. Wight also happens to work with the same enthusiasm as Sanderson and has about 26 books written since 2011. All of his books also happen to take place across parallel realities called “Iterations” with different magic systems all using similar underlying principles. I’m still early on in his bibliography but I’ve been enjoying it a lot so far.
I loved Cradle and The Last Horizon series. This one was good but I liked those two much more.
I’m reading Labor’s Untold Story. It’s about the rise of unions. The latest chapter ended with a capitalist killing themselves, so pretty damn good so far.
Wtf… why is it so expensive?
Heh… capitalism.
Rocannon’s World by Ursula K. LeGuin, just finished it, it’s a pretty quick read. I started with The Dispossessed and decided to go back and read her sci-fi novels in the order they were written. Not quite as much social commentary in this one which is what I liked most about The Dispossessed, but still enjoyable, and an interesting blend of fantasy and sci-fi.
Enshittification by Cory doctorow
My second attempt.
Off to a great start! It feels a lot faster paced than the first book
Great series. I’m on this one:
I’m on oathbringer, finally getting back into it after sitting on it for something like 6 years. On page 960 or so…
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin is one, but I’ve also been chewing through the Murderbot series
The Muderbot show has been pretty good. I think the cut aways to the SciFi slop he watches is some of the best material, but it’s fun all around.
The Broken Earth trilogy just didn’t hook me, though. I think if I hadn’t ingested so much high fantasy over a lifetime, it could have been good. But at a base level, it just felt like something I’d already read. Same with The Poppy War.
At some point, I think I just want to read the histories, rather than the Fantasy Inspired By the histories.
I haven’t read too much high fantasy in my life, so maybe that’s why I’m mostly enjoying it. I’ve decided I haven’t been reading enough for many years, so this year that’s changing. At 13 books so far I think! Was looking for sci-fi recommendations online and this trilogy was one I hadn’t heard of. Think I might go down the Hugo & Nebula award winners list for a while.
Do you have any sci-fi/fantasy recommends?
You can’t go wrong with the classics. I’m a big fan of Asimov’s I, Robot and Foundation. Le Guin’s Hanish Cycle is fantastic, particularly The Dispossessed. I loved Dune and Ender’s Game (although their sequels are mid).
If you want some pop SciFi, try Timothy Zhan’s Hier to the Empire or Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina. The Bobverse was also a lot of fun.
On the fantasy side, I’ve got a deep fondness for Raymond E. Fiest’s Magician series, although I’ll admit the later books in the series don’t hold up as well as the first few trilogies.
Also, huge nerd for H.P. Lovecraft
Thank you! I actually read the very first magician a long time ago; a friend we visited while traveling lent it to me. Now I know there’s a trilogy I’ll have to check it out!
Kimi no Hanashi by Miaki Sugar One of my favorite Novels author
@hmmm @Deceptichum
I bought an read this novel too! What a beautiful story 🥹
I finally started reading it. Saw a review that said “just read it. The less you know the better” so I got it. Haven’t read it.
Went to dinner at cousins place who also heard good things, got the book, and hasn’t read it. So I’m reading it for the both of us I guess
I just read that book. It took me a while to really start enjoying it. I think sticking with it was worth it though. I would definitely recommend it.
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Seeing the diaries labeled December 2011 to June 2012 threw me completely, and the rest of the diaries labeled as such is making me even more confused.
I was planning to go the cinema today. Movie is starting in 30 minutes, but this chapter is throwing me out, I’m staying to keep reading
Only Part 1 spoilers above
Love the recommendation of going in as blind as possible. You learn as you read
