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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    My favorite active author (that is, unless Pynchon still has one in him):




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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    One of my favorite authors....closing out a series with the 13th book.  Sure, some of it dragged, but overall an outstanding series.  Will be sorry to see it end but look forward to where BC takes is to learn about with his next historical fiction series.

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  • a5pj
    a5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,976
    dankind said:
    My favorite active author (that is, unless Pynchon still has one in him):




    This looks really cool, might be my next to pick up, thanks!
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  • Yarden
    Yarden Posts: 820
    Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow

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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,426
    I haven't posted in a while, but I've read and listened to a few pretty good books the last couple of months. This has been my most productive reading year in a long time. I do start and stop a lot of books though, but my completion rate has been much better this year :smile:

    Recently found this one in our local library's "Luck You" section where you can only get the book if it's in and can't renew. Glad I stumbled upon it because I love The Beatles and anything related. A good read.


    Grabbed this one because I loved the cover art and description. Good psychological thriller.


    We did a family road trip over spring break and started listening to the Serafina series with the kids. Loved all 4 of them and finished the last one yesterday. It was a lot of fun and especially enjoyable since we had visited the Biltmore estate in NC recently.

    I know some mock the Hunger Games trilogy, but I really enjoyed those books when they came out so when I found the most recent entry in the Lucky You section last week I had to grab it. Highly enjoying it so far.


    Also listening to the story about the Chernobyl disaster on my work day commutes. Always fascinated by historical content. It's a pretty intriguing account that really challenges me since I do not know a lot about nuclear reactors and have to really follow the descriptions so I understand it.

    Audio CD Midnight in Chernobyl The Untold Story of the Worlds Greatest Nuclear Disaster Book

    Lastly, I have been reading the books my son is assigned for his 6th grade language arts class so we can also discuss them. It has been fun and I've enjoyed the books. The most recent one was I Am Malala and now this one.
    Watsons Go To Birmingham -1963 updated paperback christopher Paul Curtis Target
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir 

    A good read so far. Those who enjoyed The Martian will definitely enjoy this - very similar in style. 
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  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,557
    oftenreading said:
    Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir 

    A good read so far. Those who enjoyed The Martian will definitely enjoy this - very similar in style. 

    Good to hear.  Got it today, next in queue.
    After this.
    Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 9780812985405 PenguinRandomHousecom Books

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  • Purple Fairy Tree
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    sadly, I gave up on the Krishnamurti anthology I was trying to work through.  I got the gist of his teaching and it's great, but there's just more esoteric and abstract content to keep my interest for something that long.  I've moved on to this interesting story:
    Zeitoun by Dave Eggers


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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,125
    brianlux said:
    sadly, I gave up on the Krishnamurti anthology I was trying to work through.  I got the gist of his teaching and it's great, but there's just more esoteric and abstract content to keep my interest for something that long.  I've moved on to this interesting story:
    Zeitoun by Dave Eggers


    I love Dave Eggers. How is that. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is one of my favorite books ever. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    GlowGirl said:
    brianlux said:
    sadly, I gave up on the Krishnamurti anthology I was trying to work through.  I got the gist of his teaching and it's great, but there's just more esoteric and abstract content to keep my interest for something that long.  I've moved on to this interesting story:
    Zeitoun by Dave Eggers


    I love Dave Eggers. How is that. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is one of my favorite books ever. 

    The first half of this book is more or less what I'd expected- a book about Hurricane Katrina and a wonderful story about a man who stays behind to help others.  I'm now into the second half of the book and it is turning out to be one of the most disturbing books I've ever read. It's a very well written book, for sure, but it is also putting my head into a very bad space because it went from confirming the goodness that is in the hearts of many people, to exposing the evil that resides in at least some, perhaps many among us.  How I will feel at the end, I don't know yet.

    (Anyone who has read this, please- no spoilers.)
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,125


    I like it so far. I liked the first one as well. It is basically the same formula as the first one, but I like all the cultural references. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    GlowGirl said:


    I like it so far. I liked the first one as well. It is basically the same formula as the first one, but I like all the cultural references. 
    Cool, glad you're digging it.
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  • dankind
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    dankind said:


    Hot damn!  Is it good?  If so, I've GOT to read that!!!
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    brianlux said:
    dankind said:


    Hot damn!  Is it good?  If so, I've GOT to read that!!!
    I’m just getting into it. It’s an anthology, so hit and miss for me so far. A friend wrote the “Sister Ray” story, which may be the best of the bunch. They are crime stories, so they are quick, sensationalist reads. 
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Reading on the recommendation of someone here....

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Reading on the recommendation of someone here....

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Yup
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