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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? August 18 (discuss.online)
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Oh, I forgot about today's weekly thread. So without further ado,

What have you all been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] modernangel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 17 hours ago

About halfway through NK Jemisin's weighty "The City We Became" (2000).

Back in February I realized it felt a bit off to be binge-rereading (dismal racist) HP Lovecraft's complete works throughout Black History Month, so I pledged to balance it out with something equally weird by an author of color. Lovecraft may rightly be called the founding father and foremost pioneer of the "cosmic horror" genre - but as far as technical skill, his storytelling technique never evolved past amateurish.