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Friday fread (self.ukcasual)

submitted 1 year ago by GreyShack to c/ukcasual

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Kickin' in the front seat or sittin' in the back seat: which is it today folks?

Workwise, it should be ok today, then - rain permitting - I have a bat monitoring session this evening. That might be pushed to next weekend though (I'd get to watch the Perseids at the same time, if it was, by the look of it).

And then out to an open air production of A Winter's Tale tomorrow night - also rain permitting and the forecast is currently saying it won't.

What have you got lined up?

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[–] Finnbot 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What you gonna be reading? I’ve been weaning myself off audible and sat down for half an hour last night to read a physical copy of The Forever War and next thing it was quarter to one in the morning and I’d finished it!

[–] leraje 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Forever War is fantastic - there's a sequel too which is equally good.

I'm just finishing a re-read of Far Side Of The World so will be starting Children of Memory which is 3rd in a series and then if I happen to finish that then the new one by SJ Parris, Alchemy.

[–] Finnbot 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Had no idea there was a sequel! Brilliant.

I really need to try and give Children of Time another go. Tried the audiobook but couldn’t get into it.

[–] TeaHands 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do it, do it, do it. Children of Time is amazing, it's taken second place on my all time sci-fi faves list (after Foundation).

[–] Finnbot 1 points 1 year ago

Stuck an order in for a physical copy at my wee local bookshop. Cannae wait.

[–] leraje 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yup Forever Peace.

Definitely give the 'Children of...' series another go.

I personally struggle with audiobooks. I'm not one of those who claim audiobooks aren't 'real' books, it's just that for me, when I read a book via print (e or standard) there's just me and the author. When it's an audiobook, no matter how good the narrator might be, there's now this 3rd person in the process and they might have their own take on how a character speaks or inflects or put emphasis on things I don't. I just find it really jarring.