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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? September 30 (discuss.online)
submitted 11 months ago by [M] to c/books@lemmy.world
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Sorry missed last week's post, just busy with life.

The silver lining is, I don't have to stay "still reading" for yet another week, as I finally finished Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.

Yet another case involving magic in London and the Police solving it.

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

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[–] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Finished Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir, a little over a week ago, and finally dove into Wind and Truth, Brandon Sanderson. I'd been putting this off since I have a problem with finishing a series, or chunk of one in this case.

While I still love The Stormlight Archive, I think I've come to realize that Sanderson doesn't write believable enough dialogue for me. It comes across as flat and somewhat childish. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Only just finished River of Blue Fire, Tad Williams, and will likely finish book three and four of the quartet for my active audiobook.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    What are your thoughts on Project Hail Mary? My wife's sister recommended it so my wife started it but she wasn't vibing with it.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I really enjoyed Project Hail Mary, but I can see how it's not for everyone. There's a lot of math and science talk which I enjoyed, but could feel textbooky for some. It's a fairly quick read so I'd recommend trying a few more chapters to see if it clicks, and moving on if not. Different strokes and whatnot!

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    Ah fair, my SIL is an engineer so I'm not surprised by that. My wife and I are both in the biology fields so we aren't affraid of science talk. Maybe the math makes the audiobook harder to digest and a physical copy would be better to try.

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