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submitted 2 weeks 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.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?


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[-] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm ripping through the dune audiobooks and they're pretty great. Reading the thursday murder club, its some good fun!

[-] notnotmike@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thursday Murder Club was just such a genuinely fun read. There was something so light hearted about it I loved

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Finished up Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs - sometimes leans towards enthusiasm over precision, but overall a very good read!

[-] atomic@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Trust by Hernan Diaz. I got it because I heard it has an interesting structure and it won the Pulitzer, and I'm really loving it so far. I just finished (after a little reading slump) Cyberlibertarianism: The Right-Wing Politics of Digital Technology by David Golumbia.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

Trust seems interesting. Will take a look.

[-] Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by V.I. Lenin, and

An Introduction To Marxist Economic Theory by Ernest Mandel.

Although I've read lots of excerpts and essays in ML literature, it happens that I never touched some of the most basic and influential works, especially in economics and political economy. I find Ernest Mandel’s introduction to be quite accessible and comprehensible. My goal is to take on Das Kapital eventually.

[-] notnotmike@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. My understanding is that it is a woefully misunderstood book, and that people keep getting angry with the content without understanding it (or worse, without reading it).

So far, I actually really like it just a handful of chapters in. I think they make incredibly salient points and have very convincing rationales.

[-] Auth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

My sister is currently reading this and is going to lend it to me after shes done. I'm looking forward to sitting down and reading it because all I hear is that the online discourse completely misrepresents the book to the point where you know they haven't read it.

[-] loomy@lemy.lol 1 points 2 weeks ago

I assume we should only list good books?

[-] misericordiae@literature.cafe 3 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, posting that you didn't like something is helpful, too, imo.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 3 points 2 weeks ago

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, all are welcome here.

Raft by Stephen Baxter and War Bodies by Neal Asher. Both are pretty fun so far

[-] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

About half way through book 90 of The Deathlands books! :D

[-] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

10 books to go! (then you will have only 80 or so left!)

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