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Currently reading:
Richard Schwartz - No Bad Parts. It's an introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy.
Michael Cisco - Antisocieties. A short stories collection about loneliness and isolation, definitely in the weird literature area, gives Ligotti vibes.
Currently on book 3 of the Abhorsen saga (which actually goes by the name 'Abhorsen' after Sabriel (book 1) and Lirael (book 2).
How are you finding it? I really enjoyed that series and the nature of magic in that world.
Really good so far, else I'd never made it to book 3. I tend to drop books nowadays if I don't really get into them right away.
The LOTR series read by Andy Serkis. Beautiful Narrator. I started with the Silmarilion and am now almost finished with The Hobbit.
Black AF History
Today I've started ´The Voice of the Silence´ by Helena Blavatsky. It is a book that gives me good vibes, peace and calm. I've read about a 33% of it.
Cool. What is it about?
The author talks about spiritual transcendence. It describes the steps needed to achieve a higher state of "self" called Nirvana. One of these steps, for example, is mentally detaching from pleasure and pain. That spiritual philosophy is a mix between oriental religions like Buddhism and some western elements similar to Gnostic Christian values. It's called Theosophy.
Ah, interesting!
The Siege of Vraks, by Steve Lyons
Just finished Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Service Model" after really enjoying "Children of Time." Fun, as this was a rare book that I and my sweetheart read at the same time, so we had fun talking about it. Not mind blowing, but very fun and with a loveable main character.
I am really struggling to read Umberto Eco's "Name of the Rose." If anyone can give me a pep talk I'd actually appreciate it, but the incredibly long introduction set me back. I'm starting to pick up some Holmes/Watson vibes which I am tentatively enjoying, but motivation is low...
Which is why I am here looking for a new book!
I use my commute to alternate between audiobooks and podcasts. Just finished Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan. Catching back up on podcasts and then I'll jump into book 4 - The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter.
The Boomer Bible, as a pdf.
Clockwork angels! Got the whole trilogy now so im re reading the first one to kick it off.
Also ray kurzweils ai book. Very good.
I'm also reading Clockwork angel, twinsies 🙌
Im excited to read the 2nd and 3rd. Been listening to the album a ton while reading of course !
After Infernal devices there is the Last hours series (sequel to Infernal devices)
Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler.
It started a bit slow, but it's really picking up.
I just (30' ago) finished Le tueur intime, by Claire Favan. Since I'm French native speaker (Belgian), read it in French although I mostly read in English (but when the author is French, better to read the original version). My opinion is mixed, on the story itself, I never considered giving up, I wanted to learn what happens next so a good page turner. I, however, had more difficulties with the writing style which I do not enjoyed that much. I also found that there was a bit too much repeated details on the crimes. After finishing it, I thought that the hero found too easily the solution and that some stuff were poorly studied by the author and thus there was a lack of realism.
What's next, I don't know, maybe I will (as often) find it in this community ;)
Hee hee, 'listening to books'
