I finished Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Loved the book. There was lots of science, but it was explained well enough that it wasn’t an issue. There were also certain things which may not feel very probable, but it’s a science fiction, so I didn’t care about that, but I can see some people having problem with that.
Started a manga, Jujutsu Kaisen, Volume 1. Just started it yesterday, after finishing Project Hail Mary, and have almost finished it. I have read a couple of small manga before, but it’s my first physical one, so enjoying that. Though, when I got it, I didn’t realise JJK is still an on-going series. Personally I prefer something that has finished. Ah well, already started it, so just going to read them slowly now.
Still reading The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll. The book has been a lot more helpful that I expected it to be. I never thought about the “why” part much, at least haven’t done so in a while. So, all the talk about mindfulness and chapters about living the intentional life are helpful.
What about you guys? What have you been reading?
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Nice. How readable it is? Sometimes books like these can be very dense, though I read Einstein’s Relativity a long time ago, and it was quite readable.
It’s readable, but if you’re like me, and you don’t have some background knowledge in this field, it will likely be difficult to understand all of it.
Ah, got it. I’m interested in scientific books, but haven’t read anything in quite a while. Last one was A Brief History of Time by Hawkings. I should properly read it again and start looking at some other books after that.
Finished “1984” and just started “Hadji-Murat”
It’s sad how relevant 1984 is in today’s society.
You know, people say this, and I agree to an extent but if the major dystopias, I actually think it’s the least relevant? Brave New World is probably #1 for me for relevance, with Handmaid’s Tale sadly not far behind it.
Ah, I haven’t read either of those. I guess I need to read up on them before I repeat this comment again 😀 Thanks for the heads up!
You can say that we are getting closer to 1984 but it’s definitely not as bad, thankfully. I should check out the other one too sometime because it sounds interesting.
Well, as someone who care about privacy (online and otherwise), there have been moments in our recent history where it has been very 1984. At least in that one aspect. And there are places in the world, where “alternate truths” spread by the government make it impossible to discern what’s what (at least for average citizen). But yeah, I agree, we haven’t gone full 1984 yet.
Speaking of average people, the protagonist is just that, an average person with no power and it’s an actually cool perspective to show the world from
I have only read a bit of JJK when I had a Shonen Jump subscription, but I enjoyed it and I keep up with the anime. It’s really good! Great combo of hilarious and depressing lol.
I finished The Takeaway by Angela Hui (wasn’t as good as I hoped; felt more like a generally summary and felt very flat. Her family felt like paper dolls and the writing was very juvenile.)
I’m back in Shift by Hugh Howey, the second in the “Silo” series. I’m tearing through it despite the fact it’s huuuuuge and awkward to carry around lol. His writing has further improved from the first in the series, though it’s nothing brilliant, and I find the world quite engaging.
I was going to binge-read JJK, but I only realised after getting the books that it’s not finished yet. 😀 So, now going to pace myself with reading 1 volume every month. I don’t want to read everything then wait for next volumes and forgetting everything again.
Thinking about starting Demon’s Slayer or Attack on Titan, since they are already finished.
What do you think of the Silo series overall? It’s on my wishlist, and may get it soon.
Recommend Demon Slayer over AOT but both are good choices! Sorry you got sneaky swept up into an unfinished series, that’s the worst.
I’m enjoying Silo!!! I actually saw the TV show first and wanted to explore the world more, and was surprised that the books are honestly quite different. The show more embraces the theme of the series as well as the characters but has a different overall method of storytelling. So I can enjoy both in different ways!
“Wool” was a bit rough at first but his style settled in as he got going. The world and writing is not overly complex, so even though the books are huge they’re not dense and I didn’t feel like I was slogging through any parts. If it’s sitting on your list tentatively because you’re worried about diving in to such a thick trilogy, I say don’t worry. They’re fast reads!
I’m excited to finish the trilogy but I’m going to take a moment now that I’ve finished “Shift” to get in a few small books first before I start up “Dust”.
Well, I plan to read both 😀 Only thing better than reading one manga, is to read two manga!
Thanks for the feedback. I actually didn’t even know that the books were thick. I don’t watch much TV, but someone recommended it, then later someone recommended the book, so was thinking about getting it.
Thanks again!
Just finished Lightbringer by Pierce Brown. Partway through Codex Alera book 5 by Jim Butcher and its fantastic
Codex Alera is great, loved the series.
How are you liking the Red Rising series? I have seen it mentioned here a few times, maybe half those times were by you, but still. 😀
I’m dying right now!
This is hilarious that the communities are so small that we’ve found each other again haha.
Codex has been consistently entertaining the whole way through. Red Rising is similar in that regard. The fight scenes are better in Red Rising and often chapters end on such a note, you just have to read the next one.
I don’t read a ton of SciFi because I find it often over explains the science, etc and it doesn’t move fast enough for me (3 Body Problem for example).
Red Rising is pretty straight forward in this regard. Stuff just works. The books are about the characters and the societies more than anything.
I’ve recently started reading again (last 5 yrs or so) and it’s been almost exclusively fantasy with some SciFi sprinkled in. I’ve read somewhere around 120 books in this time. If I had to pick top 3, while the order would be tough it would be:
- First Law Trilogy
- Codex Alera
- Red Rising (I’ve actually reread this series once already)
The only thing with Red Rising is that it is incomplete right now. However it does seem that Pierce Brown has most of the last book done up already and is committed to completing it. I have a bit of trust issues in this regard because of Patrick Rothfuss, however I feel he will complete it. Right now rumour is it’s supposed to be sometime in 2024.
Opposite the Chicago PD’s feelings, it’s good to see you again Dresden!
Haha, yeah, that’s what I love about current state of lemmy. There’s a sense of community, because you regularly come across same people, and start to know people by their username, and understanding their personalities a bit. Eventually, this too will grow big enough that we will lose this, but until then.
That’s very high praise for Red Rising, I am going to push it to top of my list. I have also been reading mostly fantasy for few years now, wanted to read other genres, and I have probably over corrected, got myself tons of crime novels. Now I need more epic fantasies in my life. Something like Codex Alera maybe.
I know what you mean by unfinished series, I try to avoid them too. My issue started with Wheel of Times, and then A Song of Ice and Fire, decided not to start un-finished series again. So, never started Wise Man’s Fears, but due to high praise followed Patrick Rothfuss’ blog for many years, hoping to start the series when he finished the series. Then I gave up. I do make some exceptions though, if the author has good track record, like for Brandon Sanderson.
And thanks 😀 it’s good to see you too!
I also make the exception for Sando, since he’s a book writing machine.
One thing I should mention about RR is that book one is hunger games-esque. It isn’t bad - in fact it’s quite good, but it’s familiar (if not better imo). The series continues and move on from it - it’s great. But figured it was worth the heads up in case. It’s an epic space opera and worth the ride!
Well, I have never read Hunger Games, so I won’t even know. 😀 Thanks for the heads up though!
