I just finished a re-read of Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells to coincide with the AppleTV show being released they work well for quite a few bingo squares with 5E Jerk with a Heart of Gold, and 1E Now a Major Motion Picture being the most prominent. I’m now working through the Amra Thetys series starting with The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble’s Braids by Michael McClung. I read the first book for a past bingo and really enjoyed it, so now I’m finishing the series. They work for the2A Independent Author bingo square for sure
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Started a reading kick, finished 3 books so far, started a 4th.
Furiously Happy - Just a delight. Funniest book you’ll read about mental illness.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furiously_Happy
Bullet Train - Bought it because of the movie, only found out after the fact that it’s the 2nd book in a series.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_Train_(novel)
Leslie F*cking Jones - Amazing read about her life and the inside baseball of stand up.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/leslie-jones-has-put-in-the-work/
Started - The Book of Elsewhere - So far, the hardest nut to crack. A prose sequel to the BRZRKR comics, but those are so dynamic and visual, it’s hard to capture in words.
Finished shroud by Adrian tchavosky and it was kind of slow but I ended up wishing for a sequel.
Now almost done listening to Eversion by Alistair Reynolds and it’s a wild ride
I am just under halfway through By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey. I’ve never read any of her stuff before, and I didn’t realize this was part of a much larger, ongoing setting, but I’m enjoying it as a lighter read about a woman rejecting courtly roles for women and going full mercenary, with magic and psychic stuff for which I don’t know the rules, and a magic sword with a mind of its own.
I only did one book per bingo card square, so this one is actually the the orange colour square - lots of orange leaves, and yellow-ish hair on the cover art.
I just finished reading Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood, which I really enjoyed. I wrote a review on bookwyrm about this being a really insightful book on storytelling itself.
My friend just gave me her copy of The Wind Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami, so I’m starting that now.
Just finished Mapping the Interior, which was a quick to read novella, highly recommend.
WE ARE LEGION (We are Bob) - terrible name for a book. Actually enjoyable read.
Close to halfway through Sword of the Lictor, book three of the new sun series. Really enjoying the weirdness of the setting. Tons of interesting characters and locations, the main plot moves kind of slowly while the main character gets side tracked or waylaid and those are some of the best parts, especially since they all become meaningful as it goes on.
Realized by the end of the first book that it’s clearly a major influence for the Troika! tabletop role playing game, which made some of the more archaic terminology more familiar. Finally fully understand what an Alzabo is.
Oo, I just finished reading the 4th book in that series for this year’s book bingo. It was a blast and a half, and dense but so rich. I’d love to hear what you think when you finish that one. Are you reading Citadel of the Autarch as well, or are you reading the series in between other books? I wrote a spoiler-free review on bookwyrm here. Anyone else read this series?
Yeah, I’m reading Citadel next, checked out a two book volume from the library so I’m ready to go. Just got to ::: spoiler minor spoilers, opinion of Severian where he’s at the lake in the mountains and was a huge jerk upon arrival, got dosed with mushrooms, and is being taken to some castle. Maybe he’s just in a bad place after losing little Severian and being incredibly exhausted, but it’s becoming more apparent how disconnected he is from the average person on Urth :::
I started Kushiel’s Avatar by Jacqueline Carey over the weekend. I’m excited to read what happens in this arc of the story.
I’m also reading All Systems Red by Martha Wells via audiobook for the first time because of the show. I’m really enjoying both the books and the show.
I only read the first Kushiel’s book but I really enjoyed it, and I’m looking forward to getting my hands on more. How do you find the series holds up as it goes along?
I think it holds up pretty well. I actually enjoyed the second book more than the first because the MC is a little bit older and really grows throughout the story. The third one also has a time gap between books and I’m enjoying it a lot too. I love the political intrigue!
