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Pretty damning training against the inquiry by someone who participated in trying to dig up dirt on the Bidens.

That was one of the more interesting SOTU addresses I've seen. Personally, I think he said most of the things that needed to be said, and he said them reasonably well. I'm sure he's going to get some flack for attacking Trump directly (though not by name), but I was frankly glad to see it. Doing otherwise makes it seem like it's just your typical election/political disagreements, but we're past that now.

This is the most entertaining interview I've read in years. Not sure if there's a better place to post it.

We took a trip through decades of the genre and came up with a list of the most important and best hard science fiction movies of all time. They are the essence and the foundations of the book of sci-fi rules that's still being written as we, the audience, become much more self-aware of our relationship with technology, the future, and whatever those two will bring.

I've just finished reading the last of the books, and I'm pretty excited to see what they do with the series.

I've read the first two books and enjoyed them both. I enjoyed the TV series. But I see there are nine novels and eight novellas in the series, and I know the book series goes on longer than the TV series. I'm curious: is the quality fairly consistent or, like a lot of longer book series, does it degrade over time?

Edit: Thanks everyone! Sounds like the vast majority of folks enjoyed all of the books - enough that I'll probably read them all. I have other books on my reading list, so I might take breaks and read some of those in between.

I really appreciate all the responses. Thank you all. Upvotes all around!

I was playing with Bard last night and gave it a list of books I've read and enjoyed recently, and asked it to recommend other books I might enjoy.

Here's my prompt

The following are the title and author of books that I read and enjoyed recently. Can you recommend other books I might enjoy?

• Project Hail Mary, Weir
• Fall, Stephenson
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Gaiman
• A Memory Called Empire, Martine
• A Desolation Called Peace, Martine
• Murderbot Diaries books, Wells
• The Kingston Cycle trilogy, Polk
• Ancillary Justice, Leckie
• Ancillary Sword, Leckie
• Ancillary Mercy, Leckie
• Gideon the Ninth, Muir
• All Clear, Willis
• Blind Lake, Wilson
• Nettle and Bone, Kingfisher
• The Graveyard Book, Gaiman
• Saturn’s Children, Stross
• The Anomaly, Le Tellier
• The Daughter of Dr. Moreau, Moreno-Garcia

Bard response

Based on your reading history, I can recommend several books you might enjoy:

Science Fiction:

• The Martian by Andy Weir: If you enjoyed Project Hail Mary, you'll likely appreciate Weir's other work. The Martian is a gripping story of an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival.
• Seveneves by Neal Stephenson: Like Fall, Seveneves explores a near-future disaster scenario where the moon is destroyed and its fragments threaten to destroy Earth.
• The Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor: This humorous series follows the adventures of Bob Johansson, whose brain is uploaded into a computer and who then travels the galaxy aboard a self-aware spaceship.
• The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu: This award-winning Chinese science fiction novel tells the story of first contact between humanity and an alien civilization.
• The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells: If you enjoyed the Murderbot Diaries, you may also like Wells' Raksura series, which features shapeshifting creatures and political intrigue.

Fantasy:

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch: Like The Ocean at the End of the Lane, this book features a magical setting and a cast of memorable characters.
• The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin: This award-winning trilogy explores themes of race, gender, and power in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater: This YA series follows a group of teenagers who discover they have magical powers.
• The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss: This epic fantasy series tells the story of Kvothe, a legendary musician and adventurer.

Other:

• The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson: This timely novel explores the challenges of climate change and offers solutions for a more sustainable future.
• Exit West by Mohsin Hamid: This magical realist novel follows the story of a young couple who are forced to flee their war-torn country.
• Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders: This experimental novel tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's grief over the death of his son.
• The Overstory by Richard Powers: This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel explores the interconnectedness of all living things.

In addition to these specific recommendations, I can also suggest some general tips for finding books you might enjoy:

• Read reviews and recommendations: Look for books that have been praised by critics and readers with similar taste to yours.
• Explore different genres: Don't be afraid to step outside your comfort zone and try something new.
• Ask for help: Librarians and booksellers can be a great resource for finding new books to read.
• Join a book club: This is a great way to discuss books with other readers and get recommendations for new titles.

I hope this helps!

I finished it just now and thought it was really interesting. I'd be interested to hear people's interpretation of the ending.

Granted, a lot of fantasy, but the Hugo award are for both. Any reactions?

I recently posted asking if Kindle Unlimited is a good value for SF because I was reading a lot and it was expensive. Some of you suggested I try the library instead. I'm in Los Angeles, so I got a digital library card for the Los Angeles Public Library.

I had noticed that a lot of the books I had already read were on KU, but not many of the ones on my list to read were. That sort of makes sense because I read a number of series books (mostly trilogies) and KU seems to mostly cover older things but not more recent popular works. Unfortunately my reading list is now mostly up to recent popular stuff.

The library has a similar issue: they have the recent/popular stuff, but there's usually a waiting list for it. I reserved three books that had different wait times, the longest being two months out, but the shortest came up available the next day.

It works nice. When you get the book, you can read it on their web interface or app, but you also have them send it to your Kindle app, which is what I did. It shows up like an Amazon purchase, but with no cost, and then pops up in your Kindle library. You can have up to 30 books on hold (in your queue, waiting to be available) at a time, so depending on how fast you read, you can reserve a bunch so you're in line while you're reading others.

I think this will work good for me. It's all completely free, and I had spent over $200 on books in the last few months, so it's a giant savings of I keep this up. Thanks again.

Just got around to watching it for the first time tonight. We had so many people tell us we'd love it and need to watch it, so it was high on our list. Great cast, and it won so many awards.

I didn't hate it, but I was left scratching my head over all the hype. I like odd movies and books, so it's not that I couldn't handle the weirdness. It seemed like in the same vein as Scott Pilgrim, and if you told me it wasn't a bit box office but got a cult following, I'd totally believe that.

My wife felt exactly the same way. Maybe it's just one of those cases where there was too much hype for us, but I felt kind of let down.