What book are you reading?

[Frieden-und Freudenland]

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Re-reading “The Witching Hour”, by Anne Rice. Seems fitting for the season.

[Elwher]

Richard Kreitner - Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union

[Free Las Pinas]

Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

Refreshing my memory, because I’m not ready for Tower of Nero.

[The Cosmic Mainframe]

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

[Las Palmeras]

Red Army by Ralph Peters. Dude is like a reverse Tom Clancy. I really like the human drama elements.

[The Grene Knyght]

Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

Representation learning for natural language processing - you can see how Chinese names are becoming ubiquitous in academic work on AI.

[Pax Nerdvana]

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

I read that years ago. I remember it being pretty good.

[The Cosmic Mainframe]

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

I read that years ago. I remember it being pretty good.

So far it's excellent.

[The Grene Knyght]

The Future Eve, Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (t. Florence Crewe-Jones)

[Pax Nerdvana]

I read that years ago. I remember it being pretty good.

So far it's excellent.

Arthur C. Clarke is good. I should reread the Odyssey Quartet.

[Tethys 13]

Rogue Star by Andy Hoare.

[The Grene Knyght]

Ghosts, John Banvillle

[Free Las Pinas]

A Tale of Witchcraft — Chris Colfer

[Auphelia]

I am currently having fun reading (listening to?) the most recently returned audiobooks from my local library, and Spinning Silver was the lucky book this week. I'm finding it quite nice, with the sort of intricate but not burdensome prose I enjoy. The world is richly painted in the harsh hues of winter and quite reminds me in many ways of Les fiancés de l'hiver (A Winter's Promise in the English translation), a deliciously elegant book I would highly recommend to anyone. Both books balance a beautiful blend of intricate worldbuilding, delightfully complex political intrigue, and a plot that is simply to die for. I've only made it halfway through, and I do hope it sticks the landing, but so far it's been a joy to read.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Oh, I remember reading this many years ago. It was good in a most painful way and I was left quite satisfied in my misery.

Do audiobooks count?

I should think so! I could never get through the sheer volume of books I do, and the convenience is unparalleled. Anyone who claims you must read with your eyes is a pretentious fool not worthy of your time. The ideas and words are all that matter, and audiobooks surely provide.

[UniversalCommons]

The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling -- 682 pages including index. It was published in 2019. A nice new overview of philosophy from a modern philosopher.

[Kergstan]

Israel, Myth and reality : The zionist movement and palestinian nakba after 70 years of Michele Giorgio and Chiara Cruciati.

[Elwher]

I am currently having fun reading (listening to?) the most recently returned audiobooks from my local library, and Spinning Silver was the lucky book this week. I'm finding it quite nice, with the sort of intricate but not burdensome prose I enjoy. The world is richly painted in the harsh hues of winter and quite reminds me in many ways of Les fiancés de l'hiver (A Winter's Promise in the English translation), a deliciously elegant book I would highly recommend to anyone. Both books balance a beautiful blend of intricate worldbuilding, delightfully complex political intrigue, and a plot that is simply to die for. I've only made it halfway through, and I do hope it sticks the landing, but so far it's been a joy to read.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Oh, I remember reading this many years ago. It was good in a most painful way and I was left quite satisfied in my misery.

Do audiobooks count?

I should think so! I could never get through the sheer volume of books I do, and the convenience is unparalleled. Anyone who claims you must read with your eyes is a pretentious fool not worthy of your time. The ideas and words are all that matter, and audiobooks surely provide.

Personally, I do not like audiobooks as I cannot control the pace and most of them read too slowly for my tastes. However, I offer no condemnation for those who prefer them as they are a perfectly acceptable alternative information transfer method.

[Echellia]

The Swarm

[Auphelia]

Personally, I do not like audiobooks as I cannot control the pace and most of them read too slowly for my tastes. However, I offer no condemnation for those who prefer them as they are a perfectly acceptable alternative information transfer method.

I have no doubt that if they spoke at normal speed, the books would lose much of their charm. Thankfully, my library system provides controllable speeds. I usually listen at 1.10 - 1.25 speed, depending on the volume, original speed, complexity, and general voicework (accents, affectations to distinguish narrators, etc.).

[South Hampden]

"Truman" by David McCullough. All 1,000 pages.

[Ellbonnia]

I've put off Dune just to see how much of a dent I can put into James Joyce's Ulysses until my head hurts.
Judging by the first 8 pages, I don't think I need to keep reading for long.

[Hopal]

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

[Deus Ignis]

Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin