What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? February 03 (discuss.online)

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Finished Mistborn: Secret Histories novella. Don't want to spoil, but it was really exciting to read this secret history.

Read Redshirts by John Scalzi. A sci-fi about the "redshirts" in a Star-Trek like universe. Highly recommended for any Star Trek fan.

Started Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire. First book in her October Daye urban fantasy series. This is my first Seanan McGuire book, have heard a lot about her.

Still skimming through The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Caroll.

Putting Ultra-processed Food by Chris van Tulleken on hold for a bit, shouldn't have started multiple non-fiction at once. Will pick it up after finishing the Bullet Journal Method.

Bingo squares covered: Short and Sweed, Award Winner (Hard mode)

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

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[-] scala@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Finished Dungeon Crawler Carl books 1-7 a few months ago. In preparation for Book 8 in May I'm now listing to the Audiobooks followed by the Soundbooth immersion tunnel version.

Last month read The Expanse first 3 books.

Currently reading Children of Time while waiting for Operation BounceHouse to release next week.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

Last month read The Expanse first 3 books.

Oooh, I wish I could recreate that experience.

[-] scala@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

That's how I feel with the DCC series.

[-] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I am nearly done with book 3. Definitely intend to chug through to the end, I can't leave a series undone.

[-] IceSoup@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

I watched the Expanse, and have considered reading the books as well. Did you watch the show before reading?

[-] scala@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

I haven't watched the series (yet). The books have been fantastic so far

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

Not the person you asked, but I did, at least the first few seasons, meaning: I started to watch the show, then (I guess in a lull between seasons), I started reading the books. IMO the TV adaptation is true to the books and I enjoyed both immensely. It is, at least up to that point, one of the best TV shows ever for me.
But at some point I got bored; season 7 maybe? Does that correlate to book 7?

[-] IceSoup@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

In season 7 not a whole lot happens. Mostly because it doesn't exist haha. I enjoyed it the whole way through, but I do think the first 3 seasons were the best. Once they went to the new planet and stuff it kinda lost focus. No idea how it relates to the books, but I'm pretty sure they didn't adapt all the books.