Science Fiction

I'm finally getting into both discworld and culture. I've read a number of other discworld books before, two of the night watch, mort, I think another I don't recall right now. Now I'm reading The Colour or Magic. It's enjoyable but I'm finding I'm going a little slower on it than the others.

I also have the second culture book, Player of Games, ready to go when I finish the discworld book. I really liked how bonkers Consider Phlebas was (felt like a constant stream of chaos for the crew).

I have 60 pages left of The Wheel of Time series, and what a ride it's been. Just incredible!

Already looking for a series to fill the massive impending void. Was thinking of maybe Mazalan or Law Trilogy. Any advice or other suggestions, anyone?

Snowcrash: pleasantly surprised by the quality of the world building, which I love.

I've been blasting through Broken Earth series by N. K. Jemisin, already on The Stone Sky. So good and captivating. Also reading 'The Yiddish Policeman's Union' by Michael Chabon

Started reading Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. I really like the style of writing, so much detail into the main character's mind.

It is also impressive just how relevant the topics are today, for a book written back in 1993 (climate change, wealth disparity, etc.). It's really fascinating (scary?) to see what the author thought the U.S. would look like in 2024 and onwards.

• Zoe Punches the Future in the Dick and If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin
• The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Just finished “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress”. A little long and rambling in places, but enjoyable and full of interesting ideas. Would make a good series/mini series. Has tinges of Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy at times.

There’s a good audiobook version available narrated by Lloyd James/Sean Pratt.

Just finished Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.

It's good, but I found it to be unmoving. I can see that whatever is written is well written but it didn't made me feel anything. I didn't find it funny, emotional, surprising, annoying. At no point I was tempted to stop reading it nor I was anxious to continue. For me it's a really solid 7/10. Maybe I'm in the minority on that and maybe it's because it's not the kind of book that I would usually read.

On what's next I have been wanting to read the Three Body Problem but I'm curious about the translation. I've read books in english that were originally written in my native spanish and there's definitely a certain feel to them. It will be the first book originally in Chinese that I read, so I wonder about the translation, and if it would be better to get an English translation or a Spanish translation.

I did Project Hail Mary two books back, so I won't revisit that for a while. I HIGHLY recommend the audiobook though; I honestly can't see how it could hold up in text form, it feels like it was made to be an audiobook.

I'm currently on the Bobiverse books (#1) by Dennis E Taylor.

I recently finished Alastair Reynolds' House of Suns, which I enjoyed. It's actually the first of his books I've read. I'm looking forward to reading more of his books.

Currently I'm reading Neuromancer for the first time.

I'm pretty far behind the ball, but I'm finally reading revalation space and it rocks!

Just finished reading NK Jemisin's We Became a City and it's sequel and they were so good I immediately started the Fifth Season by her as well. Highly recommended!

Right now I'm reading Leviathan Wakes and I cannot put it down. It's such a good book!

At work I'm listening to The Digital Plague and it's pretty darn good. Book 2 of the Avery Cates series which is in the dark, gritty cyberpunk genre with a good amount of dark humor.

Both are really good books!

So many people reading such impressive books and here I am reading Skullduggery Pleasant - a series about a skeleton detective who throws fireballs. It's not high art, but it's fun!

Ready Player Two. About a quarter through it and so far I have little hope it'll get any better than it's reputation, even though I'm a massive VR nerd.

I’m listening to the expanse series while I work on my basement. I’ve already read the entire series, but it’s so good I’m happy to listen again. On cibola burn now!

I also read Semiosis by sue Burke recently, it was a fun pulpy series (two books total I think)

Currently reading The Last Colony by John Scalzi.

Exclusively Terry Pratchett. I've been reading (again for the most part) all the discworld books and finaly hit the ones i never read.

Venomous Lumpsucker

I've been cleasing my palate after 3 clarkes and 6 the expanse (plus shorts). Just finished Um Defeito de Cor, by Ana M. Golçalves, a semi-mult generation saga about a slave in Brazil. Very, very good, but I don't know if it has any translation. This has 1k pages, so I'm reading Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke, just to read something thin. It's... good. Strange.

I have Flash Foward, Expanse #7-9, Culture #1 and Red Mars on the queue =)

Finally getting around to reading Neuromancer. While I find some of the dialogue a little confusing I’m really enjoying its themes and the plot has me hooked. I can see why this book was so influential; it’s a little uncanny how many things Gibson predicted in this work.

Aside from Project Hail Mary I am reading a couple other things. One of them for another book club I am in. I am listening to The Employees by Olga Ravn which I swear feels like being subjected to 2 hours of Rorschach tests asking you how some sequence of words makes you feel. I don't think I enjoy it very much as there is no fictional science or details about anything going on. The other is Diaspora by Greg Egan which I am enjoying greatly as it is nothing but technical details. Hopefully I don't end up being in the middle of too many books to actually finish any of them in a timely manner.

Midnight Tides. I definitely finished it once, but it's all hazy.

I will finish the Malazan series this time, and I super hope Tehol/Bugg stick around.

Re-reading a bunch of Discworld. Really need to read Project Hail Mary, only heard good things about it

I just read neuromancer again. As you can tell from my handle, I love the book

I went to pick up neuromancer, but someone kidnapped me and put a bomb in my head, and now I have to rob a bank

I just finished Scalzi's Interdependency trilogy and absolutely loved it

I really want to read Children of Time, but I am forcing myself to finish reading the Dune series I just bought lol.

I really need to read the Expanse series! I loved the show, and I've heard the books are significantly better.

If you're gonna check out Gibson's Neuromancer, maybe check out Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash. Both are foundational cyberpunk.

Edit: Also, Project Hail Mary is one of my favorite novels. Can't gush enough about that one. Reminded me a lot of Greg Bear's Eon.

Just finished:

Dr. No (3/5)

Such Sharp Teeth (4/5)

Just started:

Seasonal Fears

Little Eve

Later this month:

The Mountain in the Sea

Venomous Lumpsucker

project Hail Mary was fantastic. I just finished "The Postman" by David Brin and "Dark Angel" by John Sandford. I really enjoyed "Powersat" and its sequals by David Brin too.

Edit: i also recently read "Radicalized" by Cory Doctorow because it contained the novella "unauthorized Bread"

In terms of sci-fi, I've got The War of the Worlds on list.

Hyperion is so good, I remember reading (cantos) it with rather high expectations and it consistently exceeded them. Not perfect, but very nice, especially world building.

I started Wool because I was digging the show Silo, but honestly found it pretty flat. The characters and story telling are super dry, and the show does a much better job of it imo, which is rare.

Cyberpunk! I read Let Slip the Beasts by Suzanne Berget yesterday. I recommend it. Not too long either.

Today I'm gonna find another cyberpunk book to read. Maybe Nexus by Ramez Naam that someone else recommended me.