What are you reading now?
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I haven't read good sci-fi in a while - Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
I'm only about a third of the way through it. I can't put it down. Very fun book.
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@xenon that’s next on my list. I was disappointed in his other book, Artemis. It was just Okay.
wrote on 4 Oct 2021, 11:56 last edited by@george-k this is much better than Artemis
As good as the Martian.
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I haven't read good sci-fi in a while - Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
I'm only about a third of the way through it. I can't put it down. Very fun book.
wrote on 4 Oct 2021, 17:27 last edited by@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
Started it. It's a fun read.
It's been years since I read The Martian, and I'd forgotten what fun it was (not at ALL like Artemis).
If you like that style of writing, you should look at some of John Scalzi's work. It's a bit "harder" sci-fi (spaceships, and all that), but it has the same sense of humor and wit.
Or, look at "The Dispatcher" for something a little darker. Great books.
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@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
Started it. It's a fun read.
It's been years since I read The Martian, and I'd forgotten what fun it was (not at ALL like Artemis).
If you like that style of writing, you should look at some of John Scalzi's work. It's a bit "harder" sci-fi (spaceships, and all that), but it has the same sense of humor and wit.
Or, look at "The Dispatcher" for something a little darker. Great books.
wrote on 4 Oct 2021, 17:51 last edited by@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
Started it. It's a fun read.
It's been years since I read The Martian, and I'd forgotten what fun it was (not at ALL like Artemis).
If you like that style of writing, you should look at some of John Scalzi's work. It's a bit "harder" sci-fi (spaceships, and all that), but it has the same sense of humor and wit.
Or, look at "The Dispatcher" for something a little darker. Great books.
Thanks for the recommendations - I'm on it. Haven't read sci-fi in a while (last one was Seveneves). I'll probably be done this in a few days even with work.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2021, 19:04 last edited by
Just finished - really nicely done, nuanced biography and history of the time, one of the better and memorable books I've read this past year.
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@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
Started it. It's a fun read.
It's been years since I read The Martian, and I'd forgotten what fun it was (not at ALL like Artemis).
If you like that style of writing, you should look at some of John Scalzi's work. It's a bit "harder" sci-fi (spaceships, and all that), but it has the same sense of humor and wit.
Or, look at "The Dispatcher" for something a little darker. Great books.
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 06:18 last edited by@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
Started it. It's a fun read.
It's been years since I read The Martian, and I'd forgotten what fun it was (not at ALL like Artemis).
If you like that style of writing, you should look at some of John Scalzi's work. It's a bit "harder" sci-fi (spaceships, and all that), but it has the same sense of humor and wit.
Or, look at "The Dispatcher" for something a little darker. Great books.
Just finished it. Stand by the rec. Really good.
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@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great (the guy who wrote The Martian).
Started it. It's a fun read.
It's been years since I read The Martian, and I'd forgotten what fun it was (not at ALL like Artemis).
If you like that style of writing, you should look at some of John Scalzi's work. It's a bit "harder" sci-fi (spaceships, and all that), but it has the same sense of humor and wit.
Or, look at "The Dispatcher" for something a little darker. Great books.
Just finished it. Stand by the rec. Really good.
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 11:50 last edited by@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Just finished it. Stand by the rec. Really good.
OK - Next: Scalzi's "Fuzzy Nation."
Or "Lock-In." It's not as science-fiction-ey as Fuzzy Nation. It's the story of a detective who caught a virus during a pandemic, causing her to be "locked in" - awake, aware, and unable to move. Technology makes her life tolerable.
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@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Just finished it. Stand by the rec. Really good.
OK - Next: Scalzi's "Fuzzy Nation."
Or "Lock-In." It's not as science-fiction-ey as Fuzzy Nation. It's the story of a detective who caught a virus during a pandemic, causing her to be "locked in" - awake, aware, and unable to move. Technology makes her life tolerable.
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@george-k Ha! I started looking for some similar books. Old Man's War seems to be a frequently recommended one as well.
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 17:51 last edited by@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Old Man's War
That was the first Scalzi I read (on @Jolly 's recommendation). There are, I think 5 books in the series and all of them are good. They are hard HARD, military SF. Not as engaging, or light as the others, but very enjoyable. The last two books are the same story from two different characters' perspectives. Made for an interesting read.
"The President's Brain is Missing" is another fun read.
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wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 17:57 last edited by
Just finishing up:
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wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 19:39 last edited by
After binging Lilyhammer I went to this. Just published last week.
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After binging Lilyhammer I went to this. Just published last week.
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 19:42 last edited by@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
After binging Lilyhammer I went to this. Just published last week.
The title and photo makes it looks like something that ladies of a certain age would read
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@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Old Man's War
That was the first Scalzi I read (on @Jolly 's recommendation). There are, I think 5 books in the series and all of them are good. They are hard HARD, military SF. Not as engaging, or light as the others, but very enjoyable. The last two books are the same story from two different characters' perspectives. Made for an interesting read.
"The President's Brain is Missing" is another fun read.
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 20:31 last edited by xenon 10 Jun 2021, 20:33@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Old Man's War
That was the first Scalzi I read (on @Jolly 's recommendation). There are, I think 5 books in the series and all of them are good. They are hard HARD, military SF. Not as engaging, or light as the others, but very enjoyable. The last two books are the same story from two different characters' perspectives. Made for an interesting read.
"The President's Brain is Missing" is another fun read.
Alright - I'll pick a new one this weekend. Ever read the Bobiverse series? That's another one that seems to pop-up in the same vein...
(Edit: I also just realized that "in the same vein" is a mining analogy. Never actually thought about that before.)
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@george-k said in What are you reading now?:
@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Old Man's War
That was the first Scalzi I read (on @Jolly 's recommendation). There are, I think 5 books in the series and all of them are good. They are hard HARD, military SF. Not as engaging, or light as the others, but very enjoyable. The last two books are the same story from two different characters' perspectives. Made for an interesting read.
"The President's Brain is Missing" is another fun read.
Alright - I'll pick a new one this weekend. Ever read the Bobiverse series? That's another one that seems to pop-up in the same vein...
(Edit: I also just realized that "in the same vein" is a mining analogy. Never actually thought about that before.)
wrote on 6 Oct 2021, 20:53 last edited by@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
Ever read the Bobiverse series? That's another one that seems to pop-up in the same vein...
I've all but the new one. Though a clever concept, they don't seem to have the wit or charm of Scalzi.
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@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
After binging Lilyhammer I went to this. Just published last week.
The title and photo makes it looks like something that ladies of a certain age would read
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 12:50 last edited by bachophile 10 Aug 2021, 12:51@doctor-phibes a more recent photo. Today actually. Recognize the bird next to him?!
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@doctor-phibes a more recent photo. Today actually. Recognize the bird next to him?!
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 13:08 last edited by@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
Recognize the bird next to him?!
She looks like a lady of a certain age. Then again, so does he.
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wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 13:31 last edited by
Just started
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@george-k Ha! I started looking for some similar books. Old Man's War seems to be a frequently recommended one as well.
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 15:47 last edited by@xenon said in What are you reading now?:
@george-k Ha! I started looking for some similar books. Old Man's War seems to be a frequently recommended one as well.
Check out the Honor Harrington series. Think of it as Hornblower in space. Besides, the first six or seven books are available online for free. Just do a search for Baen CD.
I thought Jim Baen was a very smart man for giving away author's blacklists.
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just started this, its the story of an american british convoy to deliver matériel, to archangel in arctic russia, summer 1942. along the way, the c0mplex relationship between FDR, Churchill and Stalin.
when it comes to history, im a sucker for all things maritime (yes i loved greyhound with tom hanks even though some panned it) and every time i think there cant be another angle about world war two that hasn't been covered, i discover this. Just started but I know from the first few pages it will be my kind of book.
wrote on 8 Oct 2021, 15:50 last edited by@bachophile said in What are you reading now?:
just started this, its the story of an american british convoy to deliver matériel, to archangel in arctic russia, summer 1942. along the way, the c0mplex relationship between FDR, Churchill and Stalin.
when it comes to history, im a sucker for all things maritime (yes i loved greyhound with tom hanks even though some panned it) and every time i think there cant be another angle about world war two that hasn't been covered, i discover this. Just started but I know from the first few pages it will be my kind of book.
Read Forrester's The Good Shepard which is the book on which Greyhound is based. Available for free at The Faded Page.
