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What are you reading this week? [7/02/23] (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by McBinary@kbin.social to c/books@kbin.social

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What book is currently on your nightstand?
Who is the author?
What genre?
How do you like it?
Would you recommend it to others?

Probably lots of bleed-over from the last week since it was posted so late, but...

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[–] HisBane@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Currently reading "The Kaiju Preservation Society" by John Scalzi. Lightweight, humorous sci-fi. Just recently finished "The Gentleman of Moscow" by Amor Towles, which is lovely storytelling if you enjoy character building. KPS is definitely a much different feel.
Depending on what you like to read, I would recommend both - but for different reasons.

[–] mack123@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I loved Scalzi's Old man war series. Good entertaining sci fi, with some interesting questions to ponder under the stories.

[–] tjhart85@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I just finished KPS and loved it! It was fun in a "this entire thing is fucking ridiculous" sort of way that Scalzi (and the book itself) fully acknowledges.

"I lift things" started infiltrating my spoken phrases without me realizing it and I was like "wtf‽" when I realized.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I really enjoyed Scalzi's Interdependency series. Definitely light compared to some (and there were arcs/characters I would have liked to see develop a bit more), but it's a decent enough ride.