Linux Kernel development, Operating Systems Principals & Practice, Computer Systems A Programmer's Perspective, and Forward the Foundation
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An interesting time to be reading Forward.... Was that because of the TV series? Are you reading them in sequence?
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Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson! Great series so far
Brandon Sanderson is always a good recommendation
I'm reading Hero of Ages right now, Mistborn being my first Sanderson series. I've already purchased all of Stormlight and can't wait to start!
I'm in the middle of The Lost Metal right now. Mistborn is my first Sanderson series as well and it's great!
Brandon Sanderson is definitely one of the greats of this era of fantasy writers.
Iβm finishing it too. Great writer and great saga
Me too! Although the audiobook version. Hoping to finish this one before the audiobook version of Red Rising #7 comes out!
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Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Great book. I remember where I was and what I was doing when I read sections of that book for the first time. It really leaves a mark on you and no im not being clever
Some people will say the rest of the series isn't worth reading, but I enjoyed them all.
Just finished the Fall of Hyperion and it's pretty good still. It can definitely be hard to follow along sometimes though.
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I tend to binge through books. I just finished Andy Weir's Artemis and Project Hail Mary in about one night each.
Which means the things I'm in the middle of tend to be web serials since I can't just rush through. I've got dozens of tabs of royalroad open in my phone's browser. Everything by Ravensdagger is good, and I've been enjoying Return of the Runebound Professor and Let's Not Obliterate, and awaiting the scheduled return from hiatus of Ends of Magic on Monday.
Project Hail Mary is an excellent read. I'm recommending it constantly.
The Three Body problem by Cixin Liu
I've had this one recommended to me recently. How do you find it?
It's good. If you can find enjoyment in a book that's more about it's fascinating premise than it is about it's characters then it's especially good.
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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I borrowed it from a friend so long ago I don't remember who it was. Like... More than 10 years ago. I didn't expect it to start out so strangely, especially after finishing The Three Body Problem lol. And that one started very strangely!
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Wage Labor and Capital - Karl Marx. Itβs very small but Iβm taking my time with it
Iβm in kind of a rotation of Sci-Fi (last: Children of Dune), classic novels (Dune kinda counts but my last from this category was Lord of the Flies), and nonfiction/leftism
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Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie. Itβs book 2 of the First Law series. Iβm mainly a Sci-fi reader, but started this fantasy series, and wow, what a ride.
Aww man, if I go could go back into this series fresh again. I love this series.
If you enjoy the first trilogy the three standalone books are also great and the follow up trilogy is also fantastic.
But man, The Bloody Nine is an all time character.
Enjoy!
A collection of Kafka short stories
TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1, it may be a little bit outdated, but the core concepts still stand.
"The Count of Monte Cristo". Not in the middle, more the beginning. But it's like my third read so I take it slow this time.
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What If? 2 by Randall Monroe.
I've read more books in the last month than I have in 5 years. I'm really enjoying getting back into it
I'm reading Michael Crichton's The Sphere. It's an odd one - Crichton rarely spends a lot of time on character, but Sphere in particular is barely interested in the people at all. It's situations and implications, a sense of mystery and dread, that the author is interested in, and he whips from one dilemma to the next so quickly its a little disorienting. that can sound like praise, but I'm not sure it is. This is an early work, and it feels rough now and then. Without strong characters, the only voice you really hear is Crichton's, and his tech-terror-explainer 'tone' can be a little tough to swallow in large amounts. all the same, I'm desperate to see where it goes, even as I suspect it will all be over much faster than most of his later novels.
I just finished Jurassic Park, and similarly the plot was fun but the characters were fine. The only character that's somewhat fleshed out is basically a stand-in for Crichton himself and actually has multiple almost chapter long monologues talking about the "arrogance of science."
Which is confusing as hell as the character is supposedly a world-renown and respected mathematician and basically all of the criticisms Malcolm throws at "science" and "scientists" (as if all science and scientists are some unified bloc) would apply directly to other areas of academia....like mathematics.
I didn't even touch on the thematic confusion of pro-corporation messages while the villain is corporation-personified.
I say all of that to say Crichton in my experience is great at finding interesting scenarios and plot lines to explore, and not much else.
I'm not much of a reader, but I read to my daughter (9). We just finished The Hobbit and have now started the first chapter of The Lord Of The Rings (I also read the prolog, where all peculiarities about hobbits are mentioned. She endured it, but she didn't like it much)
Let me bring this threadβs intellect down a little by sharing my delight in listening to He Who Fights With Monsters. Absolutely goofy book about a guy who gets sucked into an alternate world full of magic. Itβs an homage to RPG games and had me chuckling and feeling wistful.
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Imperialism, the highest stage of Capitalism by VI Lenin
I'm in the middle of the Wax and Wayne series by Brandon Sanderson, just finished Shadows of Self.
Sanderson's books are a really fun read, highly recommend them to anyone interested in fantasy.
Adrian Newey's how to build a car
I'm reading that currently too! So far I'm really liking it.
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"City of Dragons" by Robin Hobb. Her whole "Realm of the Elderlings" series is great, I don't know any other fantasy author who can write characters as well as she does.
I'm reading The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman
For those interested in sci-if, Iβm reading Children of Ruin, the sequel to Children of time written by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
It is equally as great, if not better than the first book. Definitely hard science fiction, to me at least, but itβs a really immersive book. Highly recommend.
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Neuromancer
The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan.
The first two books flew by. Things are changing a bit. I'm still having fun but Im going to take a WoT breather after this one.
I'm on it as well, about finished but I'm very much hooked really want to continue.
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A lot. I lost count, really. I'm a professional 'middle of the book' reader. It's a way of living.
Cradle by Will Wight, I think I'm at book 8 of 11/12 (I don't usually look so I don't gauge how long til the end).
It's been a fun western take on a progression fantasy and cultivation novel.
The Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Revan from the Star Wars Legends series.
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