There’s a thread about how people find new books, and one of my favorite ways to find things to read was browsing comments from the weekly ‘What are you reading’ threads in r/truelit and r/books. So what is Lemmy reading?

I’m finishing The Passenger, and about to jump into John Williams’ Stoner. Excited to see what is next!

  • FearTheCron@lemmy.world
    15·
    1 年前

    The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin. I love reading science fiction from people with engineering and science backgrounds. Another good book I finished recently was Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

    • dynamism@beehaw.org
      4·
      1 年前

      Project Hail Mary was such a fun read for me! I loved how concrete the engineering problems were throughout the book. It kept me tied to the stakes of the story.

      Haven’t been able to finish Three Body Problem, unfortunately, it kind of lost me within the first 100 pages. May have to give it another shot! I hear a lot of good things about it.

      • thematrixisdown@beehaw.org
        2·
        1 年前

        I personally think the author wrote The Three Body Problem as a prequel to set up for the sequel book, The Dark Forest. Maybe I was just more invested in the world they built at that point?

    • Higlerfay@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 年前

      This book seems to have an equal measure of haters to fans but I loved the entire series. As it goes on it gets weird but imo was soo worth the read. Enjoy!

    • Maerman@beehaw.org
      3·
      1 年前

      If that’s your vibe, try Blindsight by Peter Watts. It’s a very technical examination of the phenomenon of consciousness which isn’t afraid to get into the weeds, but never quite gets lost in them.

    • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      1 年前

      That book (three-body) was weeeeird. Really thought it was going to go in a very different direction during the introductory chapters.

      I don’t know if I liked it but it sure made me think about stuff!

      • FearTheCron@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 年前

        I still haven’t finished it so I am still forming an overall opinion, but its certainly interesting so far.

      • dave_r@reddthat.com
        1·
        1 年前

        Yeah - the opening section really sets you up for something entirely different. I’m glad I stuck with it. 3 Body & the sequels kept me thinking new things during the pandemic

    • dave_r@reddthat.com
      2·
      1 年前

      Man - 3 body problem (and the whole series) were a great read. What kind blowing shifts in perspective.

    • ABoxOfNeurons@lemmy.one
      2·
      1 年前

      Greg Egan is another great author like that. Diaspora is a posthumanist acid trip with a ton of esoteric math thrown in. Absolute blast.

  • Firefox@midwest.social
    12·
    1 年前

    I just picked up a copy of house of leaves. Saw it referenced a few times in some other media I liked and figured I may as well check out the book itself.

      • Firefox@midwest.social
        2·
        1 年前

        Yes! I splurged for the hardcover because I thought it would be a book I’d want to go back to a few times later on, and I’m really happy with how high quality it is.

    • Profilename1@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 年前

      It’s a dense read, but I enjoyed it. I’ll admit that I enjoyed it more when I became willing to skim over spots when it got a little too tedious. I’ve got my own theory on what’s going on, and I’d talk about it if I knew how to insert spoilers.

    • postscarce@fedia.io
      1·
      1 年前

      I don’t even know if “reading” is the right verb for engaging with that book. It’s practically a different kind of activity.

  • Witch@beehaw.org
    9·
    1 年前

    Just got a few books from my local library that I’m excited to start. I’m starting off with “Focused Forward: Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD” by James M. Ochoa which I picked out because it was the smallest book in the ADHD category, ha.

    I also got a book on Linux/Unix, Diabetes, a workbook for Bipolar, a healthy snack book, and an organization book. Not too too sure if I’ll be able to finish it all by the time they’re due, but its a nice varied selection.

  • oscillonoscope@beehaw.org
    9·
    1 年前

    I just finished up reading The Return of the King for the first time since childhood. I like it a lot more than I remember. I think two things stuck out at me most: how dense it was compared to modern fantasy and how great the hobbits were portrayed. Fantasy tends to portray great heroes that came from nothing (ex. the chosen one/orphan trope). However, the hobbits were solely because they were common that they were able to do things the great heroes of their age couldn’t.

    Since then I’ve started reading Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. I kept hearing Pynchon’s name come up for about a month at random and figured I should pick up one of his books. He has a very frenetic style that can be a bit difficult to parse but I’m loving his sense of humor.

    • Deebster@beehaw.orgEnglish
      4·
      1 年前

      You’re a few ahead of me on the re-read; Lords and Ladies is my next one. I’m taking my time though, I started in 2019.

      GNU Terry Pratchett.

  • theDuesentrieb@beehaw.org
    6·
    1 年前

    Just finished Children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Absolutely amazing uplift-scifi, but you better stay away from it if you have arachnophobia

    • ice9@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 年前

      Amazing series, be sure to check out the novellas as well! There are some guides online that will tell you where they happen chronologicaly

  • adi@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 年前

    Just finished Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (loved it, just discovered the “new weird” genre and it’s totally my vibe). Now started reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, the structure of the book and the setting seems cool and intriguing.

    • lyam23@beehaw.org
      3·
      1 年前

      Both great reads. I’d also recommend the second and third books following Annihilation, just know they are quite different. Good, but different.

    • dave_r@reddthat.com
      1·
      1 年前

      If you liked Anniliation and the rest of the trilogy (well worth it!), Check out Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfeild.

    • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 年前

      Man, I read the book maybe two years ago and it just… sort of left no impression. The world was neat and weird but fuck it was weird. Maybe I need to consider a re-read at some point.

  • Kebab@beehaw.org
    6·
    1 年前

    Currently I’m finishing the fifth book of the Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan. Next will be the sixth book of the Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan :)

  • lardasshardass@beehaw.org
    5·
    1 年前

    Though I’m not much of a reader anymore, my wife has been absolutely obsessed with Sarah J Maas’ Throne of Glass series. I enjoy listening to her talk about it and sum up the stories, wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up on Netflix soon.

    Any recommendations for audiobooks to listen to at work? I’m big on science/science fiction and philosophy, anything that challenges my way of thinking really.

    • BlueDiamond@rammy.site
      1·
      1 年前

      All hail SJM 😂 I love the theory (quickly becoming canon) that TOG, ACOTAR and CC are connected. I’m so excited for the future of the universe.

      Recommend Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - changed my outlook on life. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor e. Frankl had me ugly crying - and again, changed my outlook.

  • eli
    5·
    1 年前

    Currently listening to Dust by Hugh Howey (book 3 of the Wool/Silo books)

    Ive also been slowly reading MaddAddam by Margeret Atwood (book 3 of the MaddAddam series)

    • Morgueanna@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 年前

      How is the narration? I’ve noticed that even my favorite books are so boring if the narrator is bad.

      • eli
        2·
        1 年前

        Personally ive been enjoying it a lot. But i also listen to a lot of audio books. There arent a lot of times ive had to stop listening to books. I think a lot of modern audio narration has gotten really good

    • pptouchi@sopuli.xyzOP
      1·
      1 年前

      I just did a re-read (or relisten) of Dust because of the Apple adaptation!

      Also I read the Maddaddam series last year and found it to be enjoyable and very well written.

      • eli
        1·
        1 年前

        Honestly having a rough time with the last MaddAddam book. Im too invested in what’s currently happening to really want to go over Zebs past. Other than that tho ive really enjoyed the series

  • flashgnash@lemm.ee
    5·
    1 年前

    I’d highly recommend We are legion we are Bob and off to be the wizard to any fellow tech nerds

    We are legion we are bob is about a guy whose brain is uploaded as an AI into a Von Neumann probe and sent into space to explore the universe.

    Off to be the wizard is about a guy who finds out the world is some kind of simulation, and there’s essentially one big file detailing absolutely everything that can be edited, uses it to go back in time and live as a wizard and make spells with his programming skills

    Both of them have plenty of nerdy references and humour, would highly recommend