Hey Beehaw, whatcha reading right now?

    • IAmNoJedi@lemmy.one
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      2 年前

      I read this so many times that my hardback copy started breaking. You know how the edges of the outer cover about 2/3 of the way down start getting fuzzy from being held when you’ve taken off the dust jacket? Almost fuzzy enough to make into a rope for escaping from a tower.

  • altz3r0@beehaw.org
    4·
    2 年前

    Pattern Recognition, William Gibson.

    Gibson is tough to get into, personally, but his stories are very cool!

  • owl@beehaw.org
    4·
    2 年前

    The Trouble With Peace, by Joe Abercrombie. Glad to be in a mood where I enjoy his cheerful cynicism again. Curious to see if any good deed in the whole long tale (this is book 7, depending on how you count) will remain unpunished though.

    • Ninefingers@lemmy.one
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      2 年前

      Can never go wrong with some TFL! I’m on my second readthrough (actually audio, because Steven Pacey) now because of the BSC movie adaptation hype.

  • Ninefingers@lemmy.one
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    2 年前

    I finally managed to read through Gardens of the Moon recently which I really liked, so now I’m on to Deadhouse Gates.

  • DJDarren@beehaw.org
    3·
    2 年前

    My current read is Abarat by Clive Barker.

    I’d not heard of it until last week, when folks on r/books were singing its praises in a thread, so figured I’d give it a shot. Yeah, it’s enjoyable. Definitely aimed squarely at the middle of the YA crowd, but it’s an easy read at a time when my brain isn’t letting me really get into any books.

    • Frenchpress_Hellyes@beehaw.org
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      2 年前

      Barker has a fascinating imagination. I finished Coldheart canyon recently. I almost walked away repulsed many times but there was good story under all his signature flair. After Imajica I will try to read anything he writes.

  • IndeterminateName@beehaw.org
    3·
    2 年前

    Currently working my way through the Three Body Problem series. They are very good but I’m not sure how much I’m enjoying them, they are pretty bleak in places.

    • GooseDwarf@beehaw.org
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      2 年前

      I listened to the first two on audio book. I’m in the same boat as you, where I thought they were good, and pretty thought provoking, but very bleak, and almost propagandistic, I can’t really explain it though

  • scoobford@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 年前

    The Murderbot Diaries.

    I’ve been enjoying it, it has a surprising amount of heart for a series about an emotionally damaged not-robot.

    • IndeterminateName@beehaw.org
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      2 年前

      I was put off by the pricing on these. Full price for novella length. I really enjoyed the first one, I’ll grab the rest if they go on sale

  • d3fc0n1@beehaw.org
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    2 年前

    I’m reading The Stranger, by Albert Camus. It’s a short read and I’m already focusing on some of The Atlantic’s recommendations in the Summer Reading Guide.

  • HooGoesThere@beehaw.org
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    2 年前

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Not bad so far. I just finished The Dark Tower series (loved it) so it is definitely an adjustment.