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I recently reread all of Michael Moorcock’s Elric books in anticipation of the new novel that dropped in December. However, I got a little burned out on Elric so I decided to take a break before reading the new one. Currently reading “John Dies at the End”. I saw the movie and thought it was great. The book is, as expected, way more intense than the movie. It is a good lighthearted read, lots of deep concepts and never ending witty observations. All in all a decent read, but a little too scattered for my tastes. Sort of a fluff read compared to the high fantasy and sci fi that usually fill my fiction slot.
 
I meadowbrook have not read a book since I started audio books about 2-years ago plus I can get them free 3and I ride a lot what to listen it's hard to read a book when riding a bike
 
FoxyWoxy said:
I recently reread all of Michael Moorcock’s Elric books in anticipation of the new novel that dropped in December. However, I got a little burned out on Elric so I decided to take a break before reading the new one. Currently reading “John Dies at the End”. I saw the movie and thought it was great. The book is, as expected, way more intense than the movie. It is a good lighthearted read, lots of deep concepts and never ending witty observations. All in all a decent read, but a little too scattered for my tastes. Sort of a fluff read compared to the high fantasy and sci fi that usually fill my fiction slot.
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There's a new Elric book? How did I miss this?!
 
I'm a bit of a Scifi nerd so:

Currently reading/listening to Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture Book 3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Favorite authors include:
Peter F Hamilton (commonwealth saga)
Alastair Reynolds (Revelation Space series)
Neal Asher (The polity, spatterjay and owner series)
Greg bear,, Arthur C Clarke, Martha Wells (murderbot series) Richard k Morgan and lastly but the best IMO is Iain M Banks (The culture series).
 
I am currently listening to book 10 in to the Expeditionary Force book series, by Craig Alanson. They have twists and some sweet space combat. If you're into that maybe give it a try. I think book 1 is free on audible.
 
Just finished Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood, the perfect book for me at this time and themed to my interests as well! Next read is a much darker novel called L'enfant méduse by Sylvie Germain which is critically acclaimed despite its incredibly dark and psychologically harmful themes. Finding an English copy was difficult! After that, some lighter reading will be needed so open to suggestions!
 
For me, I am loving fantasy and syfy novels by Christopher Paolini. Once I get done with To Sleep In a Sea of Stars I am going start A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, if you know her writings, it's gunna get steamy!
 
Sarah Maas is pretty good.

I'm enjoying re-reading the Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin, she's my absolute favourite sci-fi/fantasy author and highly recommend her if you've never read her stuff before.

Also, Tolkien, always Tolkien. I know it's become fashionable to have a go at him, but (and this is also a regular re-read) every time I revisit LOTR I discover something new.

I'm definitely a book nerd but real life events and responsibilities mean I read way less than I'd like. I'll get back there one day...
 
ElfMaiden said:
Sarah Maas is pretty good.

I'm enjoying re-reading the Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin, she's my absolute favourite sci-fi/fantasy author and highly recommend her if you've never read her stuff before.

Also, Tolkien, always Tolkien. I know it's become fashionable to have a go at him, but (and this is also a regular re-read) every time I revisit LOTR I discover something new.

I'm definitely a book nerd but real life events and responsibilities mean I read way less than I'd like. I'll get back there one day...
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Tolkien, yes! I need to seriously get with it and start reading LOTR. I will for sure check out the Earthsea series. That sounds like a really fun adventure.

Totally understand the time committment with life happening. Feels like I haven't been able to get a solid hour reading lately, but always trying!
 
9781800961982.jpg Terrible Humans: The World’s most corrupt super-villains – and the fight to bring them down by Patrick Alley

This is the second book about Global Witness a organisation founded by the author and 2 friends in 1993. Thw Titel already describes what Global Witness is doing. And people who care about things like inequality, environmental issues, the rainforest, will know about GW, The movie "Blood Diamond" was a fictional story with a very real background. The ' dirty diamonds ' business came to the worlds attention through a GW Investigation.
The book is investigative journalism that reads like a true crime story. In 8 reports Alley walks us through the process of finding and following corrupt money trails, infield investigations by GW or partner organisations. The reports include a major oil company, fraud, pirate fishing, mercenaries, wildlife trafficking, human rights violations and sanctions, spyware and murder.
It was a very interesting read and I learned more about issues in far away parts of the world that I knew existed, but I didn't know the huge scale of it. This new won knowledge had a downside for me. As someone who first volunteered for French charity Emmaus in the UK to fight homelessness and then worked for Emmaus international on a project at Lake Nokue in Benin, giving 60.000 people access to clean water , I asked myself by the time I finished the book, why bother doing good, or what's the point of caring.
 
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