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Sorry missed last week's post, just busy with life.

The silver lining is, I don't have to stay "still reading" for yet another week, as I finally finished Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.

Yet another case involving magic in London and the Police solving it.

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submitted 2 weeks ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Still reading Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.

Though, technically I hadn't read anything last two weeks to it's more of "got back to reading".

It's still book 3, but I found it interesting how different it is from Dresden Files. There is no forces of nature with personal enmity with the protagonist (yet), it's just (magic) crimes being solved by (magic) police. More of a police procedural then whatever genre Dresden Files is ๐Ÿ˜€

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submitted 3 weeks ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Still reading Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.

Didn't really get much to read this week, so at same place as last week.

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submitted 1 month ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Still reading Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.

Nothing much to talk about it yet.

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submitted 1 month ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Started Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.

Just started it, not much to say about it yet.

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submitted 1 month ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Reading: The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson.

Nothing new at my end. Had another busy work week, didn't get time to read anything. It is over now though, so should be able to finish it this week.

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submitted 2 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Had a pretty busy work week, hardly got time to read anything. So still on The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson.

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submitted 2 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Still Reading The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson. His fourth and final standalone Cosmere "secret project" novel.

About halfway through, not much more to add.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Reading The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson. His fourth and final standalone Cosmere "secret project" novel.

I am about 1/4th through, and it's interesting to see how connected this is with Cosmere, unlike the first 3 books. I think this book should be read after you have read at least 1 book of The Stormlight Archive. Looking forward to seeing if we learn anything else in it.

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submitted 2 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Finished Tripwire by Lee Child, third book in the Jack Reacher series.

Ending was expected, but I guess if you have such a long running series, pretty much ending will always be expected. Bad guy meets Reacher, bad guy loses, Reacher wins. Fun to read though, which is the main point. Going to keep reading them.

Don't think it ticked any of the Bingo boxes though.

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submitted 3 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Still reading the third book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child, Tripwire. More than half-way through, closer to 2/3rd actually.

Not much to say about it. It's bad guy being a bad guy and Reacher being Reacher. Some interesting side characters, would love to see if it means any character development or not.

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submitted 3 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

Reading the third book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child, Tripwire

Liking this more than the second book. Reacher was very passive in that book, so it's nice to see him taking action in this one.

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[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sony PRS-350 ๐Ÿ˜€

It's old, but I am not a big e-book reader. Will probably get a Kobo one once this dies.

Edit: Just read other comments and noticed that you are talking about software, not hardware. Sorry, don't read e-books on computer or mobile, unless it's a webnovel, in that case, simple browser or official app of the site.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 9 months ago

Unfortunately, most of us who aren't doing the reading aren't watching educational content.

Glad to see that at least some people are using their time productively.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 4 points 9 months ago

I am really enjoying it. I am about 2/3rd done, and as I mentioned last week, I had forgotten most of the stuff. So, really enjoying everything going on. And while I remember the ending of the book, I don't recall how exactly they get there.

I haven't even read David Copperfield, how is it?

lol at suburban mom's humblebragging. Good luck!

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah, the book is pretty highly recommended. It comes up often when asking for recommendation from King's books.

Decided on what are you going to start yet?

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 1 year ago

E-book readers are great. I prefer to read physical books, but for some of the older books that are difficult to find locally, I just get the ebook.

Still have a 15 old Sony Pocket reader, without wifi or any bells and whistles. Still work like a charm though, and battery life is still pretty good. Though, I didn't use it much for about 6-7 years in the middle, and then light use for 3-4 years, but still, something like that to last 15 years, and still keep working is so nice!

[-] dresden@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, made up words can be a issue when reading in another language. I tried reading Harry Potter in Spanish and all the made-up words in that made it a bit difficult.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago

Why not both? ๐Ÿ˜€ It doesn't have to be one or the other.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 14 points 2 years ago

I find the question interesting that if there were no libraries, could we start them today? Shows the current state of the world. Well, at least the western world. Can't say much about East, though I guess it would probably be the same.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

First, of all, not a leader, just a mod, trying to do my part in making lemmy a nice place for book readers. ๐Ÿ˜€

Dresden Files is a pretty fun series, but it's not some great epitome of literature. It's a fun and easy to read series, and I am realizing after reading all the comment here, it's not for everyone. Personally, I don't have much issue with that. I don't always agree with the characters of my books, but I can understand if people have issues with that. I would suggest reading a couple of books to see if they are for you.

As for where to start, I always prefer to read in published order, (which in this case is also chronological order), but as everyone else has mentioned first couple of books aren't that great. The quality improves a lot from the 3rd one. So, if you start from first one, at least read first 3 to make up your mind. Or, you can read "Dead Beat" first, and if you like it, go back and start from the first one.

If you do start reading it, would love to hear your thoughts on how you like it. You can post in our weekly what are you reading thread, or just make a separate post.

Edit: Forgot to mention, the books are pretty formulaic, (don't know if they improve further along or not), I don't think I would enjoy them reading back to back. But reading them after adding a break of one or two books is keeping them very enjoyable.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, me too. Though I was mostly a lurker on reddit, and while lurking on lemmy for a while and not finding one, I decided to create one. A place to start gathering the people. Hopefully, we will seeing people contributing soon too. ๐Ÿ‘

(That was me, going on a roundabout way, to encourage you to join and start posting ๐Ÿ˜€)

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