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What are you Reading? (August 2023) (lemmy.world)
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I've put together a collage of some books from last months What are you Reading? post. It's mostly random, but the more discussion something gets the more it stands out to me. Going forward I'm going to make a new post every month to talk about what people are reading.

Here is last months post. What are you Reading? (July 2023)

At any rate, what are you currently reading or plan to read in August?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

About to finish Snow Crash, and I was just thinking about reading Seveneves afterwards. Is it good? How does it compare to Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash (the only other Stephenson books I've read)?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seveneves is fantastic, one of my favorites. My favorite Stevenson books are probably Cryptonomicon>Anathem>Seveneves>Reamde

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just started reading it. What a fantastic opening line! The Moon blew up without warning and for no apparent reason.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah! I did a doubletake when I read that opener. It was dramatic but also, so what if the moon blew up? Then the implications are laid out and the whole story starts moving pretty quick. Now I have to do a reread!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Until I read Project Hail Marry, Seveneves was my favorite book.

The only other Stevenson I got around to is Crypto (really enjoyed, putting a foot into "love"). My friend is a Stevenson nut, and is incredibly lukewarm on Seveneves, and I couldn't tell you why. Go in as blind as possible (that infamous opening line is fine). It is a RIDE.