bibimbaptist
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Post by bibimbaptist on Jul 13, 2020 20:46:11 GMT
I'm almost finished with The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin and I absolutely love it. My friend invited me to join a book club, and they're about to start Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran, so that's up next. It's an autobiography about a Vietnamese immigrant who gets into punk rock and skateboarding and stuff. Sounds like a fun read! I also have had The Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin on an open tab in my phone browser for months now, hopefully I'll get around to reading that soon haha.
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Post by metaldipshit on Jul 13, 2020 22:25:09 GMT
I'm struggling to finish up NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy at the moment. I'm enjoying it, but only have them in hard copy, not ebook, which is a challenge because the vast majority of my reading has to be done in the dark these days.
Also gradually working my way through Titus Groan, Das Kapital, Epictetus' Discourses, probably a few others I'm forgetting. I've gotten bad at keeping on top of my list in old(er) age.
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Post by Grackle Wizard on Jul 13, 2020 22:36:15 GMT
Currently reading: - Prosper's Demon by KJ Parker - The Spider by Leo Carew
Recently read: - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Great fantasy read with unique setting and characters) - A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (Really looking forward to the next book in this series) - My Damage by Keith Morris (of OFF!, Black Flag, Circle Jerks)
I am interested in reading that Phuc Tran book, read a review of it on NPR that got me interested.
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Post by fireofthemind on Jul 13, 2020 23:47:42 GMT
I'm finishing the King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes and it's probably the book I've read that I underlined the most. That woman is fire, I love her brutal honesty in feminism. I bought copies for several friends just to pass it on. Just started reading the History of Anarchism by Jean Preposiet and If this isn't Nice, What is it? from Vonnegut, both really enjoyable so far. Vonnegut is always a tonic for me, especially during dire times like these. Speaking of tonics, I'm also on Equal Rites from Pratchett even though it's currently resting for a bit since I was seriously starved of non-fiction after years of indulging on sci-fi, fantasy and horror.
The Left Hand of Darkness has been on my waiting list for years now, Ursula is a treasure.
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Post by cereal on Jul 14, 2020 3:23:11 GMT
Reading Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James, and about to start Death in Her Hands by Otessa Moshfegh.
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Post by cereal on Jul 14, 2020 3:29:56 GMT
I'm struggling to finish up NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy at the moment. I'm enjoying it, but only have them in hard copy, not ebook, which is a challenge because the vast majority of my reading has to be done in the dark these days. Also gradually working my way through Titus Groan, Das Kapital, Epictetus' Discourses, probably a few others I'm forgetting. I've gotten bad at keeping on top of my list in old(er) age. I need to pick up that first book again.
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Post by cereal on Jul 14, 2020 3:33:16 GMT
I'm almost finished with The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin and I absolutely love it. My friend invited me to join a book club, and they're about to start Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran, so that's up next. It's an autobiography about a Vietnamese immigrant who gets into punk rock and skateboarding and stuff. Sounds like a fun read! I also have had The Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin on an open tab in my phone browser for months now, hopefully I'll get around to reading that soon haha. I'm curious what you'll think of Conquest of Bread. I think it's super overrated and have come up with some crackpot theories about why it's so popular. But usually when I hear someone talk about it they read it "a long time ago." I think maybe I just read it really late and I'd come across strains of anarchist philosophy that resonated with me more.
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bibimbaptist
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Post by bibimbaptist on Jul 14, 2020 4:50:17 GMT
I'm struggling to finish up NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy at the moment. I'm enjoying it, but only have them in hard copy, not ebook, which is a challenge because the vast majority of my reading has to be done in the dark these days. Also gradually working my way through Titus Groan, Das Kapital, Epictetus' Discourses, probably a few others I'm forgetting. I've gotten bad at keeping on top of my list in old(er) age. I've heard so many good things about NK Jemisin! I also recently picked up a hard copy of all three of the Gormenghast novels so I'll probably get into that at some point.
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Post by bibimbaptist on Jul 14, 2020 4:55:55 GMT
I'm almost finished with The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin and I absolutely love it. My friend invited me to join a book club, and they're about to start Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran, so that's up next. It's an autobiography about a Vietnamese immigrant who gets into punk rock and skateboarding and stuff. Sounds like a fun read! I also have had The Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin on an open tab in my phone browser for months now, hopefully I'll get around to reading that soon haha. I'm curious what you'll think of Conquest of Bread. I think it's super overrated and have come up with some crackpot theories about why it's so popular. But usually when I hear someone talk about it they read it "a long time ago." I think maybe I just read it really late and I'd come across strains of anarchist philosophy that resonated with me more. ngl I've attempted it a few times and haven't made it past the introduction yet. It's definitely extremely dated but I want to give it an earnest try
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Post by ryza on Jul 14, 2020 11:22:46 GMT
I'm slowly getting through the SWANS biography "Sacrifice and Transcendence" and I just bought the books "Misophorism" and "To Sing of Damnation" both books put out by the record label The Flenser so I'll probably read those next.
I generally don't read anything but music bios honestly.
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Post by lordbeavis on Jul 14, 2020 14:55:12 GMT
Just got the new Dresden Files book Peace Talks, came out today. Been anxiously waiting a while for this
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Post by metaldipshit on Jul 14, 2020 17:22:42 GMT
I'm struggling to finish up NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy at the moment. I'm enjoying it, but only have them in hard copy, not ebook, which is a challenge because the vast majority of my reading has to be done in the dark these days. Also gradually working my way through Titus Groan, Das Kapital, Epictetus' Discourses, probably a few others I'm forgetting. I've gotten bad at keeping on top of my list in old(er) age. I've heard so many good things about NK Jemisin! I also recently picked up a hard copy of all three of the Gormenghast novels so I'll probably get into that at some point. I think she's easily one of the best living writers period, and pretty well clear of the pack in SF/fantasy specifically. I actually prefer her first trilogy to Broken Earth, but there's no bad jumping on point.
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Post by uncleglum on Jul 16, 2020 23:04:05 GMT
Reading Giovanni's Room right now, liking it quite a bit. Read Cane before that and will move onto Blood Child next.
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Post by cereal on Jul 17, 2020 1:13:04 GMT
Reading Giovanni's Room right now, liking it quite a bit. Read Cane before that and will move onto Blood Child next. Giovanni's Room is SO GOOD!
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Post by james on Jul 17, 2020 15:32:31 GMT
I'm currently reading From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty, which is about how people in certain countries take care of their dead. I've also read her other book about working in a morgue (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes), which was surprisingly enjoyable. I've also been reading several other books about death lately: - Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd - Stiff by Mary Roach nice I just finished "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", and was thinking of reading From "Here to Eternity" or maybe her new book "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" next.
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