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submitted 11 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

I was supposed to post this last week, but got delayed because of Thanksgiving. Hope you all had a fun time.

I finished The House at Sea’s End by Elly Griffiths. It was an okay read, not bad, but thinking about getting into another crime series with more action / mystery and less relationship stuff. But I have got the next 5-6 books so will read them.

Read the next Dresden Files novel, Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. I feel the quality of writing has improved a lot since the first couple of novels. This one felt a bit less intense than the last one, but liked the character developments.

Read Jujitsu Kaisen, Vol 4, not much to say about it. More action, more silliness.

Currently reading The Black Company by Glen Cook. I have the omnibus (Chronicles of the Black Company) which has first three books, so may end up reading all three as one book. The writing style is a bit weird, but I think I have gotten used to it.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening? Or have read and listened in last 2-3 weeks?

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[-] ArcusMurelius@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Just finished Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, and Mistborn: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson.

Currently listening to The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson.

[-] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

I just finishef Accelerando by Charles Stross, a really weird and complex scifi novel with lots of interesting concepts. And now I started Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

For the non-fiction enthusiasts:

I still need to finish "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" . It's been very good so far! Talks about the emergence of human cell cultures and Henrietta's family.

Also, "Mistakes Were Made But Not by Me" is a good recent book I read. It's about cognitive dissonance and gives a lot of real-world examples. It's basically a collection of micro stories that illustrate its points.

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Just started Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire.

I just finished Scalzi's Interdependency trilogy which was entertaining but very Scalzi. I think the next time I read him I'll take it in smaller doses. Irreverence can be entertaining and refreshing when it's a garnish to another style but Scalzi just keeps scooping more of it into the bowl here.

[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? - Mark Fisher

[-] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 1 points 11 months ago

I finished The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher last week. Now I just have a few of novellas that I’m working on. Minor Mage by Kingfisher, Ocean at the End of the Lane by Gaiman, then I’ll pick up either Last Unicorn or The Library at Mount Char.

[-] Audalin@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Finishing Pynchon's V.

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