I'm currently re-reading Transgender Warriors by Leslie Feinberg, for Pride Month!
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I had to return Tress of the Emerald Sea before finishing it because my library loan ran out, but I placed a libby hold so I should be able to start up again soon. I enjoy it while I read it but for some reason I don’t feel a strong urge to continue it after I put it down, so I’ve been reading it for like, two hours at a time once a week or so.
Meanwhile, I checked out Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries, by Heather Fawcett and am enjoying it very much so far.
working my way through Discworld again. currently at Unseen Academicals.
I will read Shepherd's Crown this time.
In cold blood - Truman capote
Vonnegut's Galapagos, and Parenti's Blackshirts and Reds.
To sleep in a sea of stars.
A very interesting sci-fi book that was a little slow for the first 50 or so pages but then really took off after that. It's honestly caused meany sleepless nights as I stay up far too late reading because I just can't put it down.
Memories of Ice - Malazan Book of the Fallen I am really enjoying this series so far. I get absorbed right in even with how dense it is at times.
I'm in the middle of The Tommyknockers by Stephen King. I normally eat his books up quickly but this one has taken quite some time for me. Definitely my least favorite book of his so far, although I do enjoy parts of it.
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I've been reading the 40K Horus heresy series, currently on my 21st book of it.
What's the usual entry point for a beginner to the world of 40k?
Sorry for the delay in responding, life has been hectic. I'd guess the Horus Heresy is a pretty typical entry that would be recommended. While its set in the 30k era, it really sets the stage for why of how things got so bad in the rest of the 40k series. if you're not looking to slog through ~60 books to read through just the Horus Heresy, I'd recommend checking out the 40k wiki: Here's a link to the timeline of events. I'd recommend just following links around for things that sound interesting.
Recently finished "how to do nothing" by Jenny Odell. Working on her latest book now about saving time.
What do you think of the new one? I absolutely loved how to do nothing
I'm enjoying it, but I'll say that how to do nothing is a better book IMO. I actively recommend that to people. So far I don't think I'd tell someone to read how to save time unless they're already interested in the philosophy/ideas being expressed on consumerism and the relationship of socioeconomic class to how time is spent working, or they just really loved how to do nothing.
So with that if you're not already reading it I recommend the new book- my main criticism thus far is that it feels less focused than the prior book was. I think she was going for a non-linear approach as a metaphor for how time isn't necessarily linear, but something about that doesn't work well here and makes her points harder to retain and follow/connect. Or maybe that's just me. I could see myself rereading both books in the future though.
Dracula and Treasure Island. I do so love Project Gutenberg and my Kobo
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Just started reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Before that it was Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Just some light summer reading then?
Haha, yes. My local bookshop had a sale on new prints of classical books. I also picked up a copy Frankenstein that I've read already.