What are you reading Chapter 4

[4Mal]

@the harp unstrung Us too! He has a very genuine style. From what O've read, his brush with the big C was impactful that way. That is consistent with a couple of other survivors I know.

We are somewhat fans of Zimmern, particularly when he goes international.

After Bourdain though, everybody else is trying to get to second place IMO...

 

[ArtGuy9516]

Rereading Dune. Ms. Artguy got me all the Frank Herbert books in the series.

 

[kleinenenten]

Rereading Dune. Ms. Artguy got me all the Frank Herbert books in the series.

I was contemplating doing that some time soon. Instead, I'm reading a "new to me" compilation of old Star Wars short stories titled "Tales From The Empire".

 

[Tom Bomb]

made love, got war: close encounters with america's warfare state​

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

Gavin de Becker - The Gift of Fear

 

[kleinenenten]

Finished my recent romp back into old Star Wars novels for a bit, now hitting the comic books again to catch up on a few years of Daredevil and his various super friends, as well as some other non-mainstream comics. I may be a Daredevil fan, if my avatar says anything...

 

[SteveC]

To Raise a Boy - Emma Brown
The Storyteller - Dave Grohl

Took a break from my usual “who done it with a surprise twist” books.

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

Margaret Atwood - The Testaments

 

[WG Plum]

This is exactly my experience with Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. I tried at least 3 times to read it, and finally gave up. I love The Crying of Lot 49, though, which gave me such high hopes for some of his other stuff. Maybe I'll try another of his novels one day.

Inherent Vice is a lot of fun. I will finish Gravity's Rainbow someday.

 

[MonetBass]

We watched the show "The Lost Symbol", and I remembered that I had the book. And apparently had never read it! So I'm doing that now. There are some immediate differences from the show.

 

[kleinenenten]

Inherent Vice is a lot of fun. I will finish Gravity's Rainbow someday.

Inherent Vice is on the list. And I will also finish Gravity's Rainbow! Someday...

 

[MonetBass]

Received this for Christmas: "The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970". It's interesting to read who produced and engineered each track, which ones were recorded when, etc.

 

[Funky Ghost]

I'm on the 2nd book of Brent Weeks Lightbringer series. It's been an interesting read. Nothing terribly earth shattering, although the magic system is pretty neat, but the pages turn easy and the characters are interesting.

 

[slobake]

Reading a book titled "Rhataloo", the third in a series about large, sentiment, space faring rats. Written by Kerry Nietz the same author who bought us "Amish Vampires In Space". All the crew of the cargo ship Granum wants to do is re-fill their cargo hold with foods and delicacies that was emptied by their ever bungling science officers. They stumble upon a primitive planet populated by "umans" and like good rats start stealing cheese and wine from the uman's cellars. They find themselves in the middle of a struggle between umans at a location known as Waterloo.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Reading a book titled "Rhataloo", the third in a series about large, sentiment, space faring rats. Written by Kerry Nietz the same author who bought us "Amish Vampires In Space". All the crew of the cargo ship Granum wants to do is re-fill their cargo hold with foods and delicacies that was emptied by their ever bungling science officers. They stumble upon a primitive planet populated by "umans" and like good rats start stealing cheese and wine from the uman's cellars. They find themselves in the middle of a struggle between umans at a location known as Waterloo.

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Sounds like a thing Harry Turtledove would write He was big on historical alternate universe plots. I'll flag this one to pick up next month on my read list. Thanks @slobake

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

Sounds like a thing Harry Turtledove would write He was big on historical alternate universe plots. I'll flag this one to pick up next month on my read list. Thanks @slobake

My thought exactly. I've remembered that 10-book series about alien lizard race which tried to colonize Earth amidst World War II.

 

[MJ5150]

After watching an interview with Jing Tsu today, I decided to check out her new book, Kingdom of Characters. It's about the Chinese language.
I don't like to read much, but this was different. The interview was compelling enough for me, they barely discussed the book, just her personality, poise, and demeanor drew me in.

-Mike

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

Harry Turtledove - And the Last Trump Shall Sound


Bad. Very bad. I couldn't imagine my favorite writer could write this bad.

 

[slobake]

 

[kleinenenten]

Harry Turtledove - And the Last Trump Shall Sound
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Bad. Very bad. I couldn't imagine my favorite writer could write this bad.

Never read Turtledove, but I couldn't imagine any author writing something like that and it turning out well. Seems off somehow. Too soon, perhaps? Maybe we need some distance as a culture? I don't know, but I am certainly not wanting to read that based on the cover alone (regardless of how we're supposed to judge a book), and your comments don't make me want to either!