What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? April 22
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Poirot Investigates, by Agatha Christie.
I’ve just finished The Rhine by Ben Coates, which was nice, made me really want to book a holiday and go do the same, traveling from Rotterdam to Basel.
I’ve also been playing a bunch of Assassins Creed Odyssey recently so thought I’d start reading Odyssey by Stephen Fry. Only just started so will see how it goes, but I’ve read the previous three and thought they were great.
Ian Fleming's Secret War:
https://www.casematepublishers.com/9781473853492/ian-flemings-secret-war/
Which I picked up as a sort of companion piece to "Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare":
and "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare":
The true stories of which were adapted into the really fun film of the same name:
Fleming was a bit player in the other books and the film, and I was interested to learn more about what he did during the war.
I'm about 1/2 way through the Fleming book and the answer seems to be "Well, not much, really."
He had a great idea to capture a German encryption device. The plan was to pilot a captured German airplane over the English channel, find a suitable German boat and crash the plane in the water nearby.
When "rescued", the soldiers, dressed as Germans, would capture the boat and the encryption device.
Unfortunately on the day of the mission, there were no suitable boats in the channel and the whole mission was scrubbed. :(
The other two books are captivating in their telling, the Fleming book? Eh, not so much. But I'm not done yet, it could get better!
Oh, yeah, I forgot he was also involved with Alan Turing, and Aleister Crowley of all people!
I am reading Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (Stormlight book 4). I'm really enjoying this one, it may be my favorite in the series so far!
Reading them back to back?
I just recently finished Death’s End by Cixin Liu.
Thinking back I thought it was kind of funny that the protagonist spends most of her time asleep throughout the history of the universe. That aside, great science fiction and a great end to the trilogy.
At the moment reading The Book Thief and Careless People. Currently more busy with The Book Thief (about ~100 pages in).
I read The Book Thief quite a while ago, and don't remember a single thing from it now. Maybe it's time to revisit the book.
I am reading Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. Progress isn't as smooth as with M&D but there is enough time for me to get used to the style and prose.
I'm reading
Managing Neuro Diverse Workplaces by Joe Biel and Elly Blue
The Old Man by Thomas Perry
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
I just finished
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - great book
From Conflict to Community by Gwendolyn Olton - good book
The Levity Effect by Adrian Gostick and Scott Christopher - great book
Just finished Dungeon Crawler Carl, on the lookout for a new series to get into.
"On Blue's Waters" by Gene Wolfe.
If you haven't heard of the Solar Cycle, or looked into "The Book of the New Sun", I can't recommend it enough.
My brother was finally able to finish the fifth book recently after starting the series roughly 10 years ago, and the fact that he immediately started rereading from the beginning is a testament to how well this series sticks with you.
Taking Manhattan by Russell Shorto.
It is a sequel of sorts to The Cityat the Center of the World.
Really enjoying it. The author has some interesting ideas and is skilled at narrative nonfiction.
Careless People - Sarah Wynn-Williams. I would have never bothered with this book until I heard the Zuck tried to sue the author over it. Now I HAVE to read it. :)
2 people reading it in same week? Is it a recent release? or recently in news? or just a coincidence?
Still reading "Neptune's Brood" by Charles Stross, didn't get to read a lot during the easter weekend. I'm about half way through, and will probably finish it somewhere in the coming week. After that I'll have several picks to choose from for the next read, I might return to the Dresden files or to Dungeon Crawler Carl, or I could go search for some writer I haven't read yet.
Finished Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. Discworld books are always a delightful read.
Currently reading London Rules by Mick Herron, which I put down about halfway through, a long time ago, and never got back to. I'm trying to kill time til new bingo starts, and this is going to be the new season of Slow Horses, so I figured now was a good time to finish it. It's fun.
How fo the Slow Horses books compare to the show? I've been curious to give them a try since I'm enjoying the show so much.
The show's done the usual cutting, streamlining, or tweaking that adaptations do, like making Lamb less of an offensive jerk and River a little more competent than in the books. Otherwise, I think they're pretty similar, tbh; same story beats, very snarky, fairly quick-paced. There's something about the first 3 that I liked better than the next couple (which is why I put this one on pause), but I can't put my finger on it.
Oh interesting! I'm on season 4 now and have been bothered by River's inconsistent levels of competency. I wonder if he's more consistent in the books now.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
A book about us?
Tilt by Emma Pattee
picks & shovels by Cory Doctorow
The Creatures of Philippine Lower Mythology by Dr. Maximo D. Ramos
Re-listening to Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. It came up in conversation a week ago and since I've read it before I can do other things while it plays in the background. Ravenclaw Harry is just so much more compelling than the original.
I am not into fanfic much, but this looks interesting.
Me either. If you like the HP universe but were frustrated with some of the stupidity, it's quite cathartic.
Downloaded the epub. Will read first few chapters and see how I like it.
It had my interest when he started thinking of ways to manipulate wizard currency exchange rates, but it hooked me when he met Ron and decided that no one who thought Quidditch was interesting was worth talking to.
Whirlwind by James Clavell
I just finished Noble House, and this is the last book in the Asian Saga series (the first of which is Shogun).
Just finished Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros because of the cliffhanger of the last book, but this one just didn't grab me. It took me a lot longer to get through, and I had a break in the middle where I wandered off and read other books instead.
I started Whispering Wood by Sharon Shinn last night (as the 5th and last book in the Elemental Blessings series) and it's...all right, I guess. Definitely doesn't feel like the series will conclude with a bang, but that seems to be the case with her other series as well. Having said that, I really enjoyed her stand-alone book Summers at Castle Auburn and have re-read it a few times.
I finished Brave New World by Aldous Huxley last week. It was okay. I'm sure if I had read it when it was first published, it would seem ground breaking.
I started The Deep History of Ourselves by Joseph LeDoux over the weekend. Reading Cosmos by Carl Sagan helped me understand the universe a bit more. Which made me want to understand humanity better. I suppose this is about how life evolved to give us the conscious brain that we currently possess.
The children of the sky by vernor vinge. It's the second book in an intriguing sci-fi series combining a high fantasy future with medieval society. Some things are uncomfortably close to today's news despite being written decades ago.
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