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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? January 28 (discuss.online)
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Finished The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson. Book 1 of 2nd era of Mistborn. This was a very interesting book. Set about 300 years after the first era. The changes in the world, and to learn about some of the characters, it was all very interesting, and I am very glad that I re-read the first era before reading this.

Finished Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton. The book was surprisingly good. I quite enjoyed it, and it didn't even feel old.

My kid is already on book 5. So, highly recommended your for your 9-12 year olds.

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[โ€“] adhocfungus@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I try to read books without knowing anything going in; just the title and author. I just finished Piranesi and The Sparrow, which were both good and benefitted from knowing nothing. I grabbed The Witches are Coming off my pile because some more fantasy sounded good. Definitely a bit of whiplash coming off some dark sci-fi, expecting some lighter Pratchett-esque witches, and getting a collection of non-fiction feminist humor essays. It's a good read, but I really set myself up for disappointment.

[โ€“] dresden@discuss.online 3 points 4 weeks ago

While I don't like going in fully blind, but I do try to avoid reading back cover summary, they sometimes spoil some of the stuff that can be very interesting when you reach it in text naturally.