Hey Beehaw, whatcha reading right now?
The Murderbot Diaries.
I’ve been enjoying it, it has a surprising amount of heart for a series about an emotionally damaged not-robot.
I was put off by the pricing on these. Full price for novella length. I really enjoyed the first one, I’ll grab the rest if they go on sale
Oh hell yes! Thank you!
If your local library doesn’t have them, they are on humble bundle right now.
I’ve reread the series more than once, and I hardly ever reread books—I just can’t get enough of Murderbot! I’m anxiously awaiting the new release, System Collapse, due out later this year.
I’m currently reading through Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I’m a fan of SciFi, and cyberpunk especially. This book was on my reading list, and I decided to pick it up while in the bookstore the other day.
So far I’m really enjoying it. It feels a bit more pulpy than some of the other cyberpunk classics such as Neuromancer and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, but that’s not a bad thing. It certainly doesn’t take away from the entertainment in my opinion. Not every book needs to have a grand philosophy behind it.
I guess I should finally read Snow Crash, but other books keep getting in the way. I just finished Neuromancer which surprised me with how well written it was. No idea why, but I expected the classics to be more … exhausting.
I get what you mean. Many classics are that way, especially as we get further from when they were written. I’ve been trying to work through Moby Dick on audio book during my commute, but it feels like a slog. Same with some parts of The Count of Monte Cristo but that has a good amount of suspense that really carries the reader through some of the more stuffy aristocratic sections.
Currently working my way through the Three Body Problem series. They are very good but I’m not sure how much I’m enjoying them, they are pretty bleak in places.
I listened to the first two on audio book. I’m in the same boat as you, where I thought they were good, and pretty thought provoking, but very bleak, and almost propagandistic, I can’t really explain it though
Fantastic novels. Skip the redemption of time though. It’s terrible
I’ve only read the first one and found my enjoyment varying a lot. Sometimes there were great ideas and sometimes the pacing is too slow for me. Might pick up the second book sometime
I didn’t enjoy the first one that much, but devoured the next two. I still think about the second book often.
Currently reading Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy really fun reads though it got weird in some places
It has to! lol A completely weird book, but that is what makes it so fun. Enjoy!
yup the way duglas adams writes makes for some hilarious moments definitely enjoying my time with them
This is my favorite book series. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe stands out as my favorite overall.
working my way through Discworld again. currently at Unseen Academicals.
I will read Shepherd’s Crown this time.
Discworld is always a brilliant choice. Good luck getting through Shepherd’s Crown. I can’t do it. If I never read it, it never has to end. “People will always remember the songs he never had the chance to sing. And they will be the greatest songs of all.”
Not beehaw 🤭 but I am reading Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex. While it wasn’t explicitly a feminist work, you can uncover by reading it the roots of feminist thought and literature.
I read this earlier this year! A lot of it is still relevant today and I found it really interesting (and then the other parts went over my head, ha ha!).
The eyes of the dragon by Stephen King
I read this so many times that my hardback copy started breaking. You know how the edges of the outer cover about 2/3 of the way down start getting fuzzy from being held when you’ve taken off the dust jacket? Almost fuzzy enough to make into a rope for escaping from a tower.
The Count of Monte Cristo! Liking it so far and I’ve heard good things
I just got a copy of the Count of Monte Cristo. I’ve enjoyed every Dumas novel I’ve read, but I’m surprised at how many I’ve missed.
Just started Howl’s Moving Castle. Liking it so far!
Not exactly like the movie, but it’s pretty close.
I legitimately did not know there is a book. It’s my favorite movie so I might pick this up.
A lot of Miyazaki’s films are based on books! Kiki’s Delivery Services is a book as well, and Secret Life of Arietty is based on The Borrowers.
Yes the book was first, and adapted for the movie. It’s a trilogy. They did a good job on the adaptation, though there are some differences, as there always are. I’m reading it through my Library on Libby.
I am in the middle of reading Men at Arms, one of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchet. Very much recommend!
I’m in the middle of Wyrd Sisters (again)! GNU Terry Pratchett.
GNU Terry Pratchett
1356 by Bernard Cornwell. Its cheesey typical damsel in destress stuff set in a bloody french chevauchée, but I’ll be damned if it aint a whole lof of fun. Think the expanse, but with horses as worse charachters.
I loved his Warlord Chronicles trilogy, and I’m onto reading the Sharpe series now. In terms of story he definitely has a formula that he sticks to, but it’s a really entertaining formula so I can’t really fault him for it.
Currently reading “Brave New World”, Aldous Huxley. Next up Isaac Asimov’s Foundation.
Foundation books are great! Go for it!
Just started Lavinia from Ursula K. Le Guin.
How is bookwyrm?
I use it to keep track of my readings, not much for its social features. But it’s pretty much GoodReads federated otherwise (well, I didn’t make much use of GoodReads anyway).
Hopefully one day there’s going to be something agregating Trakt.tv, Bookwrym and something similar for video games.
Currently working my way through the web serial Worm (for the second time, as I’m hoping to finish the sequel on this go around)
Worm is excellent. I also failed to make it through the sequel, it just didn’t grab me like Worm did. Will try again though someday.
Since Ward is finished, I figured it was worth another shot. It is tough to get into though - Worm gets so intense by the end (with such high stakes!) and then the sequel almost feels like going back to square one.
Yeah, I also really missed Taylor. And that just made it harder to get into.
I can also recommend Wildbow’s other web serials. Twig is probably my favourite (but it took a while for it to really ‘grab’ me)
I honestly really liked Pact (it might be my favorite, though we’ll see how I feel on re-read) but Twig was also really good. I’m hoping to go back through them all, they’re just too good to only read once.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Not bad so far. I just finished The Dark Tower series (loved it) so it is definitely an adjustment.
