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I've put together a collage of some books from last months What are you Reading? post. It's mostly random, but the more discussion something gets the more it stands out to me. Going forward I'm going to make a new post every month to talk about what people are reading.

Here is last months post. What are you Reading? (July 2023)

At any rate, what are you currently reading or plan to read in August?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The laundry files, a series by Charles Stross. He's brilliant and so precise with the details that even if it's science fiction it feels SO real.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. It's my first time reading his work and I am absolutely loving his sense of humor.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm on book 13 of wheel of time and am planning to do a re-read of the extinction cycle again after I finished wheel of time, I just love those books

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not exactly a science fiction book, but just finished Mother Night by Vonnegut, incredible book.

Back to science fiction: I just started A Deepness In The Sky by Vernon Vinge, book 2 of his Zones Of Thought trilogy. I liked the first book a lot so looking forward to this.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Currently rereading City of Golden Shadow, the first book of the Otherland series by Tad Williams.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

About halfway through Children or Ruin, the follow up to Children of Time. Really enjoy the series so far. Very impressed with the creativity.

Also read Project Hail Mary while on vacation a few weeks ago. I’m not sure Weir can ever match The Martian, but PHM was very enjoyable.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Recently finished The Interdependency Series by John Scalzi. Reading Upgrade by Blake Crouch at the moment. I'm a huge fan of Murder Bot Diaries and The Bobiverse as well.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Considering a re-read of Iain Banks suite about The Culture. There are some real unique and out there concepts explored in those books that aren't touch by many other sci-fi series.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

In July, I finished The Lords of Uncreation (and therefore the Final Architect trilogy) by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read the newest Lee and Miller Liaden novel Salvage Right when it arrived, then zoomed through Wool, the first of the Silo books.

Currently, I’m reading a Star Trek novel Agents of Influence by Dayton Ward. It’s a sequel to the excellent Vanguard and Seeker series set in Star Trek’s 23rd century. Not sure what’s next.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Listening to Becky Chambers' novellas right now. Finished "To be taught if fortunate" and "A Psalm for the wild-built", gonna do "A Prayer for the Crown-shy" soon.

Also started the Murderbot diaries by Marth Wells and finished the first book so far.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I'm half way through leviathan falls. Super excited to get to the end, sad because I don't know what to read after.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On my 2nd time thru Book of the New Sun. Hoping to understand at least 12% of it this time.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Must still highly recommend The three body problem books, some of my favourite sci fi ever.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Finally picked up The Gunslinger by Stephen King after wanting to get into the series for a while. It's engrossing (and more brutal than I expected) so far, can't wait to find out what all the hubbub is about the ending.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Many people didn't like it, but I though book 4 (wizard and glass) was the best.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Wizard and Glass is where I fell off the series, didn’t end up getting far in that one. Although I think it had less to do with that particular book and more of the fatigue of trudging through the books for a few fantastic moments. I enjoyed The Drawing of Three but man it felt like it could’ve been about 30% shorter at times

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm reading Way of Kings right now, as well as back through the Harry Potter Series (just finished POA). Way of Kings is amazing.

The Bobiverse books are so damn good, read them last year

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm still pretending to read Frankenstein, the OG sci fi novel, at least in modern fiction anyway. I say pretending though because it's been sitting on my bed stand for weeks untouched. It's beautifully well written, just haven't had time or attention span lately idk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Turns out I don't understand half of the sentences in 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra', so back to sci-fi, it's time to finish the last three books of Hitchiker's Guide to The Galaxy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Im on my last book of the wheel of time audiobook! Took me about two years to arrive here, maybe even more. It's superb! I hope to finish it before our child is born in August, so I can start with the next, rading it on my Kindle. Really can't wait to get to the end of it. The whole last three book reads like waiting on the next episode of a series. Constant cliffhangers. The next book will be the second and later books of the sounds of hyperion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm about 75% through Morning Star by Pierce Brown. It's book 3 of the Red Rising series. I wasn't really into the first book but it turned out ok. I'm not sure I'll buy the remaining books though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I consume most of my books via audiobooks.

I'm just about to finish the final Expeditionary Force book, overall I really enjoyed the series, yes there were a few low points (we won't talk about the the audio drama one!) but I thought it held up well.

This is my list of upcoming books:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Memory called empire was good, as was ancillary justice.

I'm currently on ancillary sword and loving it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'm reading Deaths End the 3rd book in the "Three Body Problem" series.

Some of the best sci-fi I've ever read, super unique ideas, I was blown away with some of the concepts in this series.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Cryptonomicon

Edit: I just realized this was the scifi community. Whoops

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I’ve been on an Ursula le guin kick. Finished Left Side of Darkness, started Earthsea series (just book one) and am finishing up Dispossessed (since it’s due back to inter library loan soon). But sure what’s next. I have the expanse books on hand, but the semesters about to start and things get busy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Happy to talk about Wheel of Time. Did you make it all the way to the end?

I’ve read the whole series twice, once when the last book was finally released and again during the pandemic.

If you’re still on Reddit, there was a great sub for WoT memes

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Just listened to the full cast audiobook of Alien: Out of the shadows. Nothing amazing but was a fun listen. Before that was Artemis, not as good as Project Hail Mary imo but still quite enjoyable. I think Recursion is going to be my next read, but I'm open to suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I wish more audiobooks would use a full cast. It's a really fun way to listen to a book.

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