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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? April 03 (discuss.online)

submitted 7 months ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

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Very busy couple of weeks, so didn't actually read anything.

Still on Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore, 2nd novel in Icewind Dale series, which is a subseries of Forgotten Realms series (D&D world).

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Lonesome Dove on audiobook. The production quality is pretty bad, but the story is good.

[–] cheribbit@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Perfect Victims And The Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It seems to have nice reviews, what do you think about it? Does it cover the conflict for mostly ignorant?

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Just finished Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos rising. Next up, the second in the series.

It was such a great book. I can't wait to read the rest of the series

[–] dresden@discuss.online 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)

How is it, if you haven't read any Star Wars novel, and have only watched the movies?

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am in the same situation. I have not read any other SW books, and have only seen the movies.

It's great. I can't put my Kobo down. It's enthralling, it's enticing. It's very well written. I love it.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 7 months ago

Cool. Thanks for the info!

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Can't believe I never got around to it on the first go-round, but Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity."

[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 3 points 7 months ago

Just started The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison, as a palate cleanser. I expect it'll be cozy.

Finished Fever House by Ken Rosson. This started very fast-paced, but (imo) got bogged down by (interesting) flashbacks. I enjoyed it, but would have liked it to be shorter, somehow. Not sure I'll read the sequel, since this one swerved into a sub-genre I don't usually go for.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Currently reading Food And Society In Classical Antiquity.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How are you liking it so far?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Almost finished with it. It's somewhat more of an 'overview' than I was expecting, but I've learned a lot. And not all of it about antiquity - did you know that whole wheat bread isn't healthier than white bread? Fuck, I ate wheat bread as a kid for nothing?

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[–] fujiwood@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm still reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. My area had some unexpected weather a couple weeks ago so I've been off my usual routine.

The book is good and I'm about half way through. I want to finish it by tomorrow.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 7 months ago

Nice. I should read it sometimes too. It has been on my backlog for so long.

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