Just finished Jumper: A Novel*by*Steven Gould*and now reading Reflex (Jumper Book 2) by Steven Gould
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Just finished Jumper: A Novel*by*Steven Gould*and now reading Reflex (Jumper Book 2) by Steven Gould
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Same writing style his first book; same 80/90s pop culture references. If you liked Ready Player One (watching the movie does not count), this book is for you.
"The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway" by Una McCormack
(Total Trekkie stuff... tame, but well written by author.) :alien:
Brings back a few or so memories of Star Trek: Voyager of about 20 years ago.
(Also in audio and well narrated by Kate Mulgrew the Voyager Captain herself.)
The Gereon Rath series by Volker Kutscher.
It's the basis for "Babylon Berlin". Eight books so far; current one takes place during the Olympic games of '36. Good stuff.
500-pound man spread coronavirus to 372 passengers after wet farting in airplane on flight to Cancun
https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/500...hxZw6CVhW73uss
Intrigued... Cab I already only "found" 1, 2, 3, and 5 in English audio for Volker Kutscher's good stuff... 4 is available and probably worth a credit...or? ;)
(Me German is rusty.) :alien:
"The Wandering Inn" by Pirate Alba (Books / Volumes / Series 1 & 2... so far.)
(A long, long fantasy tale... A tale of a girl, an inn, and a world full of levels... well written.) :) :alien:
If you like it, I'll take credit. If not, let me know by PM and I'll delete the original post and deny all plausibility. Or something like that. ;)Quote:
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"Steelheart" by Brandon Sanderson [Reckoners Series] - Book 1
(Ehh... finished a few in the series... Reminiscent of "The Boys" tele series from Amazon... evil supers called Epics and folks that hunt them.) :( :alien:
I'm having a crack at Aus das leben eines taugenichts - von Eichendorff, early 1800s, and had to read it at uni. Forgotten sooooo much German ...Quote:
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Just moved to Rat #4 - Dance Dance Dance, and I'm all excited. Curious to know what Murakami has here. I've been floored by the previous three versions, and it's great to get my hands on the fourth. Apart from that, I'm almost done with Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. A Sci-Fi with thickly layered sub-plots highlighting racism and discrimination.
"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
(EXCELLENT!!!) :alien:
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"Sentenced to War" by J.N. Chaney, Johnathan Brazee (Book 1 of Series)
(A newish scifi series... with a very decent potential.) :alien:
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"Boundless" by Jack Campbell (Book #1 of The Lost Fleet: Outlands Series)
(Yep, John "Black Jack" Geary is back! For those who follow The Lost Fleet Series / Universe it would be the 12th excellent offering! Science fiction from a great author!) :alien: ...yup them too! ;)
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[Audio Book version is of course expertly narrated by Christian Rummel.]
"Billy Summers" by Stephen King
(Pretty good so far... for an unknown author.) ;) :alien:
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Hat & Beard. Gotta love him.
I just realized that there are two (new?) "Sharpe" books by Bernard Cromwell that I have not read, yet. Honestly thought he was done with the series after Waterloo...
Unforeseen fallout from reading a Kindle:
The only time I see the title is when I choose the book to read - I never see it again, other than as a finished read.
When someone asks what I'm reading, I can't remember. :huh:
The Joe Pickett series by C.J. Box.
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von Eichendorff again. My perennial go to.
Cloud Cuckoo Land
The Scythe trilogy is pretty good
Currently reading:
1. TC Boyle's Outside Looking In - the novel tries to make sense of how, in the span of a decade, the therapist's couch gave way to such trends as "mind expansion" and total consciousness. The well-meaning hopes as well as the predictable and unforeseeable consequences of this move. The introduction involving Hoffman synthesizing and trying LSD on himself is quite the drag, but the rest of the book is remarkable.
2. Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist - Finally got around to reading this. In fact, one could argue that alchemy is also one of the main but implicit themes in Outside Looking In. Nonetheless, this one is a quick read, and pretty good too.
Biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Influence the Psychology of Persuasion (2021 edition) by Robert Cialdini
The Charisma Myth by Olivia Cabane
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Wrong. You're reading the latest One Punch Man manga and you know it ShinShin.
Read a book, any book before they're all burned and their authors crucified as heretics.
My mind wanders when I read. I prefer audiobooks.
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Reading has been quite slow these past few months, but the last couple of weeks I've felt a new wind coming. Here's what's up:
1. Private Citizens by Tony Tulathimutte - This was recommended by a friend, and I was quite skeptical about the book when I read the blurb, but it's very entertaining and intelligent. It's funny at times too. Been a very good read so far. Might finish this weekend.
2. I recently put together a list of basic, 101-level reading materials on formal logic. This week I'm focusing on fallacies, more particularly on transductive reasoning. I thought formal logic would be too dry, but it is a good excuse to use whacky examples to prove or disprove a point, which is fun :)
"Spice and Wolf" by Isuna Hasekura (Volume 2)
"It's like meeting an old friend again!"
(For anon.) ;) :alien:
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Nine Star Hegemon Body Art
Stefan Burban
Blutlaufer Fantasie / Thriller
I just finished Don Fernando by Fournier-Aubry. pretty good if you like adventure books
In between books with my Kindle.
I remember one of my choices is Edward Snowden's story.
Choice is still up in the air - got about fifty to pick from...
Killers of The Flower Moon by David Grann
I ran across this one and finished it while ago.
It is a true story about murders, greed and a tribal curse of legacy.
The efforts that the author went to research and cobble this into a coherent work of Non-Fiction is truly monumental.
Of all the stories I listened to as of late being audio books... this one really stuck with me… in analog or paper book terms I categorize it as a “page turner” ‘nuff said. ;)
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The Film
So far...
What I have been able to garner so far was the actors and director.
Impressively… Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, Jesse Plemons, Lily Gladstone to name only a few and Directed by Martin Scorsese. I believe the film is over 3 hours long!
I believed it has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and that it might be at the local cinemas by October 2023. If a decent trailer shows up I'll post it. (Of course there is always IMDB) :pinch:
Edit: A decent trailer is now in "Coming Attractions" ...they musta read me mind. ;)
planning on some Jack Carr next
"Drunken Fireworks" by Stephen King
I may have posted this before... I probably do so every year on FST or other forums I visit, BUT...
It’s almost time again! It is a humorous story by the master of horror Stephen King.
It is one of my favorites, (having personally to do with the fireworks trade), so maybe it just me.
Think he can’t do humor… think again. ‘nuff said. ;)
Drunken Fireworks by Stephen King, to the best of my knowledge, was exclusively done as an audiobook and is relatively short at about 1:20 minutes. Excellent narration by Tim Sample which I believe adds to the story. A print version may be available by now though. :unsure:
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Set myself target of reading 52 books this year. Currently on book 27, Roboute Gulliman: Lord of Ultramar by David Annandale.