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What are you reading this week? [7/30/23] (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?

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[–] Amphobet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

My nightstand is full of Hi-Fi equipment I don't use. Let's not think about that too much right now, though...

I'm going to be continuing Neuromancer by William Gibson and/or The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle. Neuromancer is arguably the first Cyberpunk novel, and The Lost World is, ah... adventure, I suppose?

I'm enjoying both so far, though I've not gotten very far in Neuromancer. I'd recommend Neuromancer if you wanna see how Cyberpunk got its start and how much (or how little) has changed since then. I'd recommend The Lost World if you can get past how dated and alarmingly racist it can be. That's something that can be quite frustrating about works from that period. It'll be a rollicking good time, and then you get slammed in the face by a racial slur.