Speaking of Foundation currently at book 4
And Sun Eater currently at book 3
Demon in white was PEAK
Demon in white was PEAK
How'd you like You Like It Darker? Which one was your favorite short story?
Also, I'm mad about the Titanium Noir---not the book, but the series as a whole, because he came out with a sequel called Sleeper Beach that I can't find anywhere.
They slow walking it as a limited release so it's not even on Play Books or Kindle, B&N or none of that.
The fukked up part is, I saw it at this bookstore around the way and figured I'd be able to find it easily or go byke and get it but it's gone now
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Books - what are you reading? (Official Book Thread)
Can't let this die with TheColi Currently, I am reading 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. My first time reading Hill and he definitely has the juice his dad, Stephen King, had in his early career.
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Finished up 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. Solid 4 star collection that wasn't all horror to my surprise. He has a couple of stories that made me think of the non horror/non supernatural stories from Stephen King's Night Shift. I think I like the Black Phone movie better but that's not to say the short story is bad. It's just that the movie expanded on the story in a way that felt justifiable and made sense. There was a nice little bonus story hidden in the Acknowledgment section. Almost like a post credit scene from movies lol
I don't think I could rank them at the moment but I really liked:
Best New Horror
The Cape
Last Breath
My Father's Mask
Voluntary Committal
I don't think I could rank them at the moment but I really liked:
Best New Horror
The Cape
Last Breath
My Father's Mask
Voluntary Committal
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Currently reading through the Expanse series, just started the fourth book. Might take a break after this one and read something that's not science fiction.
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I need to check out Titanium Noir. Nick Harkaway might need to look for a different publisher if this current one can't properly release his booksHow'd you like You Like It Darker? Which one was your favorite short story?
Also, I'm mad about the Titanium Noir---not the book, but the series as a whole, because he came out with a sequel called Sleeper Beach that I can't find anywhere.
They slow walking it as a limited release so it's not even on Play Books or Kindle, B&N or none of that.
The fukked up part is, I saw it at this bookstore around the way and figured I'd be able to find it easily or go byke and get it but it's gone now
That's facts. He is too popular somewhat not to have his shyt in mass production right off rip. Something told me to grab it when I saw it too cuz I had a credit at the bookstore I was at and I grabbed this Octavia Butler joint instead....which I'm not mad at, but her ish can be found anywhere at this point. I can't even find Sleeper Beach on digital platforms.
I get that, and understand the influence, but the actual book was
It's full of mundane, meandering rants on military life
Somehow, this might have been even more of a slow burner than the first, lol, but I wasn't mad at it. Ole Le Guin completely flipped the script both perspective wise and also going from a coming of age story of pride & power to one of confinement & manipulation. I can't front like it didn't really pick up when Sparrowhawk hit the scene though. Arha/Tenar's story never gets too overwhelmed though. These are much more quiet/introspective reads than ya typical but I'm here for it
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Currently reading Abundance by Ezra Klein.
I’ve been listening to his podcast for about a year and half now. Some legit gems of conversation on there, especially the ones that aren’t centered on politics. Unfortunately a lot of it is behind the NYT’s paywalls now.
I peeped the
coming more strongly around just before election time. More & more his “Fugitive Slave Acts is good politics” side was coming out….showed his hand as a liberal that’s more than willing to throw Black progress, specifically, under the bus to make concessions and build with Reagan yts. The way he’s been undercutting affirmative action and doing “logical reasoning of semi post-racism” breakdowns….while also “saying” there’s still racism…..feels like when European pillagers/colonizers….send missionaries not only to soften up the otherside but to whitewash/soften up the Europeans on their own side who are possibly unsettled by the atrocities they are parts of. In that way, surprised that the people in his sphere are surprised by his angles now.
As far as the book, obviously it’s consistent with his “ends >>> means, as long as the means ain’t fukking over / targeting his ilk of people”……but it also highlights that a lot of language & laws are easily co-opted and turned around on people. Such as “woke”, free speech laws, being tolerant of even the intolerant…which can leads to the intolerant being in power, etc.
That aspect in particular….i don’t know how you get around it without particularly going ‘fukk it, we believe in principle…but these bad faith actors (Miller, Trump, Murdoch, Clarence Thomas, deep MAGA etc) do not deserve for us be beholden to such hardline principles….because they are repeat & escalating offenders.’
I’ve been listening to his podcast for about a year and half now. Some legit gems of conversation on there, especially the ones that aren’t centered on politics. Unfortunately a lot of it is behind the NYT’s paywalls now.
I peeped the
coming more strongly around just before election time. More & more his “Fugitive Slave Acts is good politics” side was coming out….showed his hand as a liberal that’s more than willing to throw Black progress, specifically, under the bus to make concessions and build with Reagan yts. The way he’s been undercutting affirmative action and doing “logical reasoning of semi post-racism” breakdowns….while also “saying” there’s still racism…..feels like when European pillagers/colonizers….send missionaries not only to soften up the otherside but to whitewash/soften up the Europeans on their own side who are possibly unsettled by the atrocities they are parts of. In that way, surprised that the people in his sphere are surprised by his angles now.As far as the book, obviously it’s consistent with his “ends >>> means, as long as the means ain’t fukking over / targeting his ilk of people”……but it also highlights that a lot of language & laws are easily co-opted and turned around on people. Such as “woke”, free speech laws, being tolerant of even the intolerant…which can leads to the intolerant being in power, etc.
That aspect in particular….i don’t know how you get around it without particularly going ‘fukk it, we believe in principle…but these bad faith actors (Miller, Trump, Murdoch, Clarence Thomas, deep MAGA etc) do not deserve for us be beholden to such hardline principles….because they are repeat & escalating offenders.’
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j/k I started looking at him and Matthew Yglegias funny around their last couple of years at Vox. They lean too much in the moderate sphere, for me
