What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? May 28
Finished Three Days to Never by Tim Powers. First half was pretty dense and slow, but second half, when things were getting obvious, and plans finally getting into motion, were very interesting, and was able to read them in just a few days....
I know I’m a horrifying murderbot, and they know it, and it makes both of us nervous, which makes me even more nervous. (literature.cafe)
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? May 22
Continuing Three Days to Never by Tim Powers, I was around first quarter mark before, but have crossed the half mark now. The books has gotten really interesting, will probably finish this week, if nothing comes up....
Short story: the great and recently deceased Alice Munro, "Face". (www.newyorker.com)
Information retention after reading non-fiction
After reading a non-fiction book, do you beat yourself up over not remembering all that much? This is especially painful if the book took years to complete (e.g. Anne Applebaum’s “Gulag”)....
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? May 14
A very busy week, didn’t get to do any reading at all....
Modern version of "Amusing Ourselves to Death"? (discuss.online)
Any recommendations for something like “Amusing Ourselves to Death” but written after the internet became mainstream?...
‘They made it look so easy’: traditional craft of bookbinding rejuvenated for the TikTok age (www.theguardian.com)
System of a Down singer Serj Tankian's new book details band’s up and downs, and what fuels his activism (www.latimes.com)
I just watched this documentary on Ursula K. Le Guin. I never heard of her before this. Does the community have one or two books they recommend? (means.tv)
Let’s say that I may only read one or two, as I’m not a prolific reader. What do you think I should get?
Let’s talk GameLit/LitRPG…
My first experience was the Ready Player duology by Ernest Cline and the This Trilogy is Broken 4 book series by JP Valentine. I’ve also had many recommendations for Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman....
What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? May 6
Bought couple of books for my young one, and just read through them....
Can anyone name the John Grisham book about a large trial with someone trying to tamper with the jury?
I think it’s a tobacco trial. The main character is the wife of one of the jurors? I think the bad guy / big company is trying to buy the jurors out by using the services of the wife
Rosemary Kirstein's "The Steerswoman" (review by Cory Doctorow and reflections on the publishing world) (pluralistic.net)
Progress Report April '24 - Joe Abercrombie (joeabercrombie.com)
2024 Bingo Recommendations List
Official Thread Link Here...
Welcome to the Inaugural books@lemmy.world Bingo for 2024!
Want to read more, but need motivation or direction? Want to gamify or expand your reading? Try book bingo! Our hope with this challenge is to provide a fun way for you to keep up with your reading goals throughout the next 12 months....
Paul Auster died yesterday at the age of 77 (en.wikipedia.org)
His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than forty languages.
What book(s) are you currently listening to or reading - April 29
Hi all, I’m taking over the weekly c/Books post this week to talk about what’s happening on the First of May....
TIL what a fix-up novel is (en.wikipedia.org)
A fix-up (or fixup) is a novel created from several short fiction stories that may or may not have been initially related or previously published. The stories may be edited for consistency, and sometimes new connecting material, such as a frame story or other interstitial narration, is written for the new work....
Alex Verus in Germany – End of the Series | Benedict Jacka (benedictjacka.co.uk)
Whole series is fully translated to German.
French national library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic (www.theguardian.com)
Do you have a soundtrack when you read?
Back in the mid 90’s Steve Perry wrote Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and an orchestral soundtrack was published to go with it....