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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? October 15 (discuss.online)

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Finished The Twelve by Justin Cronin. Book 2 of The Passage trilogy! Finally!

It was interesting read, but too long. Too much back story and details that could have been condensed quite a bit. As it is, I didn't like the fist quarter, second quarter was okay, third was interesting, and really enjoyed the last one.

Still one book remaining in the trilogy, but need a break, will come back to after a little while.

Read some more stories from The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft.

Now reading The Crystal Shard by R. A. Salvatore. First book of The Icewind Dale Trilogy, and The Legend of Drizzt / Forgotten Realms series (publication order).

It's my first Drizzt, and first D&D novel and has been on my wishlist for a very long time. Just started it so can't really say much about it, but enjoying it so far.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That first Passage book starts out so strong, and then just changes to a completely different (and far less interesting) book about 1/3 of the way in. It’s bizarre. I’m surprised you decided to read the sequel. Book one just felt like the publisher pushed Cronin to write a lame walking dead rip off.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 4 weeks ago

Haha, agreed, that was bit jarring when it happened, but then I got used to the characters. I will probably read the third book too, but I don't think I am going to recommend the series to anyone else. At least if I like them 😀

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A History of Medieval Europe, from Constantine to Saint Louis. by R.H.C. Davis

Also reading some books about C++ and object oriented design patterns.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That sounds nice. I have read a few history books here and there, but nothing containing proper history of Europe. How are you liking it?

Oooh, nice. Which design patterns book are you reading? I recently started Design Pattern by the Gang of Four, have studied design patterns, but never read the book, so finally taking care of that.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The history book is excellent. It's so interesting to see how society changes over time, and all the power games. Wow, they were violent though.

I have the same design patterns book. It's actually more difficult than the C++ book. But it makes more sense now that I'm using C++ (I tried reading the design patterns book when I was just using JavaScript and it was harder to imagine how to implement the ideas).

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[–] wax@feddit.nu 2 points 1 month ago

Just started Blindsight by Peter Watts. Haven't gotten far yet, but so far it seems interesting

[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I just started Alaska by James Michener today. It's very good so far! I am considering rereading The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann after this. Nothing cozier than a nice delve into a good long story.

[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Fiction: Currently reading "The empty chair" from the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffery Deaver. I am liking it so far and it is good distraction.

Non fiction: "The psychedelic explorer's guide. Safe, therapeutic and sacred journeys" by James Fadiman. Some I like, some I don't but it is interesting learning about somebody else's experience.

[–] b34n5@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At the moment, I am still reading "Amadeo Bordiga in the Italian Communist Party" by Agustín Guillamón. Additionally, I have started "Anatomy of an Epidemic" by Robert Whitaker, which critiques the solutions that current psychiatry proposes in Western societies; it specifically focuses on the United States.

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