Books

This is dark fantasy/horror story, stylized as an ancient oral legend, which tells the story of a simple man's journey and gradual descent into darkness - and ascension to power. We tried to give our villain protagonist some psychological and philosophical deep, not just "HAHAHA I am evil and will rule the world!".

Here is the audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCdlph835qc

If You prefer to read: https://adeptusrpg.wordpress.com/2022/12/14/tale-of-the-necromancer/

I am an author of the text, other guy read it and recorded. We are very interested in Your feedback and discussion.

Still reading Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King. I am a little over 4/7th of the book (almost 400 pages out of 700 pages). The book wasn't what I thought it was. It isn't about the world after all the women fell asleep, it's about when they stated to fall asleep, with some supernatural stuff mixed in, which I think is present in most of King's books.

I am enjoying the book, and going to read more of his work. Maybe not right after this though.

What about you all? What are you guys reading?

Only digital releases yet:

• E-book from Aamazon
• Audiobook from audible (Narrated by Euan Morton)

As for physical books:

There will be an edition from Subterranean Press. Details will be announced as soon as they are available.

Haven't heard of Benedict Jacka before, just came across the mention of his Alex Verus series today. Has anyone read it here? What do you think about it?

Finished Summer Knight by Jim Butcher. Fourth book of The Dresden Files. Things keep getting worse, stakes keep getting higher, Harry keep going through hell. Same old, same old.

Currently Reading Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King. It was recommended on reddit for books similar to the comic Y: The Last Man. I didn't used to like Stephen King much before, but I can understand why. Book is 700 pages long, and first 100 or so pages were pretty much just a set up. I didn't use to have patience for such slow books in my youth, though I am enjoying it now.

What about you guys? What have you been reading?

Finished Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 1. It's pretty fun, going to keep reading rest of the volumes.

Finished The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll. The book is divided in 4 parts, 1st part deals with the general introduction and why it's needed, 2nd part is about the actual Bullet Journal method. 3rd part is more of a self-help, and productivity mixed up. Mainly talking about mindfulness and intentional living, using bullet journal. I usually don't read books like these, but found parts of it useful (maybe because I don't read books like these?). Though at times it felt like it's making bullet journal to be some kind of way to live life, but that could be just because I am not used to such books. Overall, liked the book, would be useful in making me more productive.

Read The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. It's first book of the series. I enjoyed it quite a lot, going to get the rest of the books and read them. I think the 4th one just came out recently.

Reading Summer Knight by Jim Butcher. The 4th book in The Dresden Files. Not much to say about it yet.

What about all of you? What have you been reading?

Two questions:

I'd like to start reading the Foundation series. What order should I read them in? I've seen a recommended reading order by Asimov himself posted in /c/Foundation, which is in order based on when the events take place, but I've seen it suggested to instead read them in publication history order to avoid spoilers and so that things make sense. Which order would you recommend?

Also, where's the best place to pick up hardcover editions? I'd love to add them to my library. Is the Robot series sold as a hardcover collection anywhere?

Given the name of the leader of this community, I figured I’d throw this out there:

I’ve never read any of Jim Butcher’s books, and have heard good things about The Dresden Files.

Where do I start? Is there a good website to show a suggested reading order, etc?

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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It is not possible to read all the Sci-Fi books out there. So you must have a process for selecting what you do read. Reading a book is an investment in your time. Your time is valuable. No one wants to waste that time reading unworthy books.

I have never codified my criteria. And it has changed and evolved over time. I suspect it will continue to change moving forward, as who I am tomorrow is not who I was yesterday.

What is your criteria to date?

Mine is that it must meet ALL the following criteria, some objective and some subjective.

• it must have at least 1,000 reviews
• it must have at least 70% 5-star reviews
• if after reading about it I get the suspicion that it’s a romance disguised as Sci-Fi, I automatically reject it no matter what
• if it’s YA, it really needs to be exceedingly compelling to choose it
• Space Opera also needs to be exceedingly compelling
• if I get the feeling it’s trying to preach I’ll reject it
• if i get the feeling it has (messaging, strong opinions, or political overtones) about today’s societal issues, I probably won’t choose it. Not judging; I primarily read for escapism.

I guess that’s about it. There’s probably more but I just haven’t put that much thought into it yet.

I’m very interested in how y’all decide to choose a book to spend your valuable time reading.

Scalzi enters the chart around 6:50.

A day late, but better late than never!

I finished Grave Peril, third book of Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. The series has start picking up. This book is much higher quality than the first two.

Currently, I am reading two books.

• The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll. I have been using bullet journal for nearly a decade, but never got around to reading the book, so finally got it. While there's nothing new in the method, the "why" are interesting, and should help me be more productive.

• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Man, what a book. I think this is one of the best book I have read recently. I am more than half-way, and loving every moment of it.

What about all of you? What have you been reading?

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/1514733

General hardbacks:

1. Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
2. Abroad in Japan by Chris Broad
3. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith
4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
5. 8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty
6. Menopausing by Davina McCall & Naomi Potter
7. The Extra Mile by Kevin Sinfield
8. Outlive by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford
9. Manifest by Roxie Nafousi
10. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

General paperbacks:

1. Just One Thing by Michael Mosley
2. Atomic Habits by James Clear
3. Undoctored by Adam Kay
4. American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin
5. Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson
6. Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
7. Diddly Squat: ‘Til the Cows Come Home by Jeremy Clarkson
8. Hack Your Hormones by Davinia Taylor and Mohammed Enayat
9. Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
10. The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall

Fiction hardbacks:

1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
2. Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang
3. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
4. The List by Yomi Adegoke
5. The Trial by Rob Rinder
6. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
7. Kill for Me Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
8. Lion & Lamb by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski
9. The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse
10. Atlas by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker

Fiction paperbacks:

1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
2. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
3. The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
4. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
5. Private Beijing by James Patterson and Adam Hamdy
6. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Read our review of Lessons in Chemistry
7. The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
8. Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
9. The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas
10. The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

Children’s:

1. The World’s Worst Monsters by David Walliams and Adam Stower
2. Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
3. Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
4. Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
5. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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Great deal for a highly rated DRM-free collection of fantasy books

Are cross-post allowed? Didn't realized this community existed and it is more fitting to post a question relating to books here then there.

We have a little free library out front and someone ding dong dashed this + a bag of books at our house this afternoon. Have to imagine it’s a teen who’s parent saw how many books were on the shelf and doesn’t realize I have a whole bookcase in the garage full of stuff to rotate in that I never have space for haha

I'm being gifted a "Little Free Library" for my birthday and I'm super excited to get started.

This is the one on the way:

https://shop.littlefreelibrary.org/collections/little-free-libraries/products/composite-double-door-cottage-blue-little-free-library?variant=43439460974741

While they're good at listing the EXTERNAL dimensions, they don't really cite the INTERNAL dimensions.

Any idea? I've never had to shop for books by size before. LOL.

I've got MORE than a few ideas after working in an actual library and bookstores for years and years, but I'm interested to know...

If size were no object, what books would YOU give away for free? 🤔

cross-posted from: https://mastodon.world/users/Dharkstare/statuses/110907809992150333

Just in case anyone is interested, Humble Bundle has a Tad Williams bundle containing 21 ebooks for $18. The offer ends in about 1.5 days. The ebooks come through kobo.com so you would require an account with kobo to redeem the ebooks.

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This was a very busy week for me, hardly got time to read 100 or so pages. Still reading Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. Book 3 of The Dresden Files.

What about all of you, what have you been reading?