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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 14 (discuss.online)
submitted 3 months ago* by [M] to c/books@lemmy.world
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Reading When Moon Hits the Eye by John Scalzi.

I am still in the start, but the premise is hilarious. Looking forward to how everything unfolds.

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

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[–] 8 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I'm absolutely entranced by Robin Hobb. After reading the Farseer trilogy I just started the Liveship Traders trilogy and I'm already fully committed.

In between I tried one of her works as Megan Lindholm: Wizard of the Pigeons. A dive into the mind of a homeless person in Seattle. Somehow it's categorized as "urban fantasy" but I don't see it in the fantasy genre at all. Unless you'd count Kafka as fantasy. Not the best comparison but the only one I can think of right now.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Goodness, I just finished one of her books. Fools Assassin. Somehow I had missed it when it came out about a decade ago.

    Enjoy the live ship books!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Thanks, I am. Almost living in it rn.

    Fool's Assassin sounds like elements taken from the Farseer trilogy. I think I read somewhere she returned to that later. Still as good?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Yes, it continues the Farseer storyline many years later. I really enjoyed it. It starts a little slowly (one of those where setting the stage takes a significant part of the book), but it brings back some beloved old characters and shows the progress of time. Very worthwhile IMO. I love Robin Hobb's writing!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah so do I.

    The Farseer trilogy books seemed to be a bit more standalone, the Liveship Traders almost one book: I just started the 2nd book and the end of the 1st was hardly more than a chapter ending.

    Have you also read some of her earlier Megan Lindholm stuff?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think so. None of the titles on https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/megan-lindholm/ look familiar.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    OK, thanks for checking it out.

    I might return to that other alias after I read all her Robin Hobb stuff.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Happy reading! I love the Robin Hobb books, I'll have to look up her Megan Lindholm stuff once I'm done with my current reading list.

    • I have a three-part list. Part 1 is what I currently have checked out from the library. Part 2 is what's on hold or sequels of stuff I'm currently reading. Part 3 is a list on my computer of stuff that would flood my holds list if I added it all right now :)
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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    You're so lucky. Liveship Traders is a real adjustment from the Fitz books. Enjoy them, great stories ahead.

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