Oh boy, it's been an interesting couple weeks for me. I've been listening to "The Bible Says So." By Dan Mclellan on the way to work in the morning, and "Exodus: the Archimedes Engine," by Peter F Hamilton on the commute home. I also just spent the last 4 days up in the high Sierras with my wife, reading Dune together (it's her first time!) and fishing. My dreams have been so weird lately.

Finished Dungeon Crawler (last one), now The Faith of the Beasts and Project Hail Mary is the next one.

I have liked everything I've read by him. He wrote one called Famous that was very much unlike the rest of his books. And he had one called Run, which is the one that got me into him to begin with. It was phenomenal, got my heart racing.

The Path of Ascension by C. Mantis - just started book 5

Just finished 'God's Junk Drawer', by Peter Clines...

it was fine. not great, not bad, eh.

Dungeon Crawler (last one)

is the series done? I stopped after the feral gods one, kinda wanted to see how long the series would go...

I love the mirror he created for our society, it's such a great send up of all the strange things we take for granted

My well thumbed 1990 print edition with the original Kirby cover is one of my most prized possessions. I don't know how many times I've read it. You're in for a ride, and the Vimes series only gets better as it goes along.

David Graeber's 'Debt: The First 5000 Years'.

This bit stuck out from what I've read so far:

... the words of an actual hunter-gatherer — an Inuit from Greenland made famous in the Danish writer Peter Freuchen’s Book of the Eskimo. Freuchen tells how one day, after coming home hungry from an unsuccessful walrus - hunting expedition, he found one of the successful hunters dropping off several hundred pounds of meat. He thanked him. The man objected indignantly:

“Up in our country we are human!” said the hunter. “And since we are human we help each other. We don’t like to hear anybody say thanks for that. What I get today you may get tomorrow. Up here we say that by gifts one makes slaves and by whips one makes dogs.”

Did you read Run by Blake Crouch? My wife introduced me to him and had me start there. It was a short book, but the epitome of "I cannot stop reading this."

Regarding Blake Crouch, I'm a fan, I've read a number of his books and enjoyed them. My wife summed up his sci-fi stories so perfectly that's it's comical to read them and see it. I'll throw spoiler tags around it, as it's a general theme.

I've also forgotten to respond to the prompt. So I'm listening to DCC, about 80% through book four. It's fun. I have my gripes with it, lots of DXM, but it's fine. It's fun.

Reading The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie, which is the fifth book in The First Law series. I'll throw a spoiler up here too, but I just finished a chapter that was really something else.

I am hot and cold on Joe Abercrombie, but I have learned to just keep reading, because he does some great things in his stories.

I'm listening to Wind and Truth by brandon sanderson. 40 more hours left to go. My buddy introduced me to stormlight archive. I now have the whole cosmere to explore. Along with the rest of my backlog that I let get out of hand.

Currently reading animal farm. Will probably finish today.

Just finished fourth wing, dungeon crawler carl (vol 1). I’m trying to decide if I want to continue one of those series next or read red rising.

I’ve heard good things about dark matter, and look forward to reading it.

I also read dark matter the past month. It was decent. I am kinda over the whole multiverse idea because of marvel. But it's not a terrible book.

Now I'm reading A desolation called peace. I'm a quarter of the way through and it's finally getting interesting.

No, more have to come. I didn't remember the tittle.

I just got hooked on Sanderson 6 months ago and have been loving the cosmere

ah thanks

Tnx for the tip. Added to my TBR pile. I really enjoy(ed) his/their music.

Interesting! How scientific is "The Bible Says So"? And great that you are reading together with your wife.

I read some books for my studies and also read "The Martian" And I must say: great read. I really enjoyed it. I gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Still reading some other books for my studies and "The Path of Daggers" I'm at 22% now.

I really enjoy this community. You help me never to have an empty TBR pile.

I read through All Systems Red by Martha Wells last weekend. Very fast-paced and fun! I've got the next couple of ebooks in the Murderbot series to read from a bundle, so I'm looking forward to that.

I've started On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. Poetic, with some hauntingly beautiful imagery so far.

No, must have missed that one. That's what I like about his writing style. The end of every chapter makes you want to read the next

The feral gods look like book 4. Book 8 was released a few months ago.

No word from the author where the finish line will be. But I'm still having a good time reading.

Just finished "The dispossessed", for the xth time starting on the next which according to this ordering is " the word for world is forest". I've read left hand of darkness also before but the other books on the hanish cycle I haven't so figured I'd do the lot.

The dispossessed is very progressive for being published in 1974!

Finnegans Wake! Listened to the Naxos audiobook again-- wonderfully incomprehensible, gloriously elusive, magnificently playful, strikingly obvious, all at once (but of course, it's just five hours, the entire book would take much much more time).

Started Ulysess, but this version was read by an american. Irish or nothing! At last I found Molly Bloom's soliloquy read by an irish; didn't remember it as so risqué, if that's the word, all kinds of phantasies and memories, but it's still very very beatiful and moving.

Currently reading No longer human, wool (Silo), and Berserk Deluxe Volume 1.

Jules and Bun books have interesting names. I have added them to my list.

Dark Matter is very good. I have recommended it to couple of people, looking forward to see what they think about it.

Thanks. Will try it after I finish couple of my current series.

You should read the Pines trilogy next and let us know how it is. People want to know!

I enjoyed DCC quite a bit, but it's fine to not like books that everyone else seems to be liking. Life is too short to spend on books we aren't enjoying. Though, nothing wrong with giving it another try either, so if it got you hooked that's also good.

It is much more like video games, if you play them. Specially with the menu and the prompts, but yeah, that's the general idea, and the appeal of the genre.

This DCC virus is spreading like Covid! We must do something!

Nice. I'll see if my local bookstore has a copy.

What are you reading currently?

As per the wikipedia:

The eighth book was released in May 2026, with plans to complete the series with one additional volume split across two books.

So two more books.

Not reading your spoilers, but have saved the comment, will check it out after reading a few more of Black Crouch's books.

I have read first 4 (the trilogy and Best Served Cold) books in The First Law series, my issue with Abercrombie is how grimdark his writing is. I want more joy in my books. He writes pretty well though.

How is the Fourth Wing?

Dark Matter is good, do try it and let us know what you think about it.

Yeah, it's a lot more common in comics than in books.

I really enjoy this community. You help me never to have an empty TBR pile.

That's the gift and the curse of the community 😀

There is no joy at all. Book four, I almost considered hanging it up, but I think the way he wrapped things up was satisfying -- dark, but a great ending to the story.

And yeah, I want to see characters prevail too, and I guess I'll keep reading because maybe one of them will!

Listening to To Kill a Mockingbird. I've gone in pretty blind, but I am really enjoying it so far.

I'm enjoying "Pretenders to the Throne of God" by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 4 in the Tyrant Philosophers series.

This is Tchaikovsky at his best, seriously. I love that he didn't really "plan" this series, he just kept finding himself drawn back into it, and each book is a standalone that builds off the previous. I'm 3/4 through it and taking my time.

I didn't expect to like the City Watch books as much as I did.

Finished Going Postal by Terry Pratchett, on to Making Money

McClellan, while making no secret that he is a practicing Latter-Day Saint (Mormon), does a very good job of following a very good, logical train of discussion. He discusses common claims and uses good research and reason to give evidence for out against the claims, even if they are contrary to his professed LDS beliefs.

I think it's a great read for believers and non-believers. It can be difficult at times for a believer, and there are some triggering topics for some, including rape and child abuse. But the logical framework he follows can really help the reader to reflect on and think critically about their own beliefs. Definitely can recommend.

I'm currently in the middle of one of the Discworld novels. Tbh, I'm having a little trouble—they just don't grab me in the way a good space opera or hard scifi does. I do like them, though.

thanks!

from another comment, apparently there will be a 9th but split across two books. :|

Still working my way through the Sword of Kaigen and Seeing Like a State (on the nonfiction side).

As someone who hasn't read any John le Carré yet, where would you recommend starting?

I'm rereading in publication order (for around the 8th or so time) - finished Going Postal and into Thud! :)

I'm in my approximately eighth full readthru of the Discworld novels (in publication order). Currently in Thud! right now. Seeking information about the location of my cow ;-)

I'm halfway through 'UFOs and Nukes' by Robert Hastings. It's a pretty dry read so far. I've re-entered the UFO rabbit-hole again after many years.

Also bought a copy of 'T. T. Brown's electrogravitics research' by Thomas Valone.