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I've just started reading The Wager. I'm a sucker for ship based media, and I'm hoping this'll be no exception.

It's my third book of the year after previously reading both A Clash of Kings and How to get rid of a president

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The One Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin.

It's basically this:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Currently reading A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. There's also a first book called A Memory Called Empire and both are very good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Just started reading Erich Maria Remarque - Three Comrades. I'm really liking it so far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Just starting "The Time Regulation Institute," by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar (translated).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Half way through the fourth book in the Shopocalypse Series -

Buy Mort: 30,000 Leagues: How I Merged And Became New Earth Affiliated by Joseph Phelps and Damien Hanson

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was actually just reading about this series on Goodreads a few days ago; is it delightful, or simply Okay?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm really enjoying it and would say it is better than okay for me personally, I will be disappointed when this book is over and I have to wait for more to be recorded / released.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Gnomon. A massive disappointment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Currently on the third book of J. D. Kirk's Bob Hoon series

I've never laughed so much at an audiobook in my life.

Imagine if you took something like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and made it really Scottish, extra violent and incredibly sweary. That's Bob Hoon

Female villain - "I'd ask you to join our operation, Mr Hoon, but I know exactly what you'd say"

Hoon - "I'd tell you to shove it up your fish-hole, you badly-aimed batch of ejaculate"

Female villain - "Well ok, I didn't know exactly what you'd say..."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

If you didn't already read it: O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin Series. He greally goes deep into ships and sailing but the story is still compelling.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Currently about a third of the way through "Babel: Or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Translator's Rebellion" by R.F. Kuang.

It's pretty good so far, but also I'm really still waiting for the plot to kick into gear, lots of wonderful world building has been taking place so far.

Also, you and I have the same Kobo! I'm a fan of this device, and haven't read a physical book since last June.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Dungeon Crawler Carl and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Sanderson

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Just started raft by Stephen Baxter, little concerned when I found out there are a dozen more books, roughly.

Digging the first though, so...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I just read "Eyes Guts Throat Bones", highly recommend at least reading the "Rath" story

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I finished A Memory of Light (the final book in the Wheel of Time Series) and The Last Metal by Brandon Sanderson. Now I'm rereading The Lord of the Rings.

I'm also reading The Recording Engineers Handbook and Complete Vocal Technique.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

It's fucking great!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Working my way through He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon (aka Travis Deverell), currently on Book 7.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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