What are you reading?
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That's some top-notch training! Went through a program many years ago and always applying the lessons.
Started reading Harry Potter 1 to my 6yo about a month ago, almost done and he's focused.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Sevin -about a trio of students that create a gaming empire
Sierra Six by Mark Greaney -the latest in a long series of the Gray Man -this one was fantastic -weaving back to his roots and today
The Dexter book series by Jeff Lindsay -I'm on my 5th (of 8) -it starts following the series closely but quickly diverges away
Killing the Killers -Bill O-Reilly -pretty good and informative about the hunt for Bin Laden and several others I hadn't heard of - and not too one-sided politically (as an A-Politico I appreciated that)
Sierra Six by Mark Greaney -the latest in a long series of the Gray Man -this one was fantastic -weaving back to his roots and today
The Dexter book series by Jeff Lindsay -I'm on my 5th (of 8) -it starts following the series closely but quickly diverges away
Killing the Killers -Bill O-Reilly -pretty good and informative about the hunt for Bin Laden and several others I hadn't heard of - and not too one-sided politically (as an A-Politico I appreciated that)
Mine's 7y/o and she's the same. She keeps trying to have me start earlier and earlier each night so that we have more time to read. We may try subbing in some of the audiobooks occasionally as we keep going too. As others have said in this thread I enjoy how voice actors can better tell a story through different voices and inflections. I think my daughter would enjoy it too.
My attempts at various British accents are, uh, a good effort at least.
I’m 3 books into Harry Potter with my son. They were popular when I was the target age, but I just wasn’t interested.
I’m enjoying them with him though.
My grandfather was a great story teller before the dementia took hold. He would go to Mary Greeley for years and dress up and read to the children that were being treated. Doctors would routinely be late to meetings because they would become enthralled in his performance. I love hearing someone that can tell a good story.
I’ve got this one reserved on Libby. I’m still 10 weeks out. Very excited to read it.
Most recently finished: Chaos by Tom O'Neil
Actively reading: Black Flags by Joby Warrick and The SMED System by Shigeo Shingo
On the list: Finish Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East series (on book 4); A book of five rings by Miyamoto Musashi; Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee; The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Actively reading: Black Flags by Joby Warrick and The SMED System by Shigeo Shingo
On the list: Finish Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East series (on book 4); A book of five rings by Miyamoto Musashi; Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee; The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Last year I read most of the novels of Haruki Murakami. Mostly in order of publication, although I had read Norwegian Wood, 1Q84, and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle in the previous year or so.
I finished "Sputnik Sweetheart" last week. "After Dark", "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki", and "Killing Commendatore" will be next. And I have a couple of his short story collection publications too.
But I'm also mixing in different novels and and non-fiction to string out the Murakami goodness.
There is a current theme in the non-fiction of techno-futurism - I finished "The Singularity is Near" (written in the early 2000s, the sequel is supposed to be out in the next year or 2). Some alternate/opposing views by Jaron Lanier were cited in that book, and I've been looking for a good excuse to read him. "You Are Not a Gadget" is currently one of my books in progress.
And the most recent novel was "A Brave New World"
Brandon Sanderson has come up a couple times in this thread recently, and I have yet to give him a try.
It seems like the consensus is to try "The Way of Kings" from the Stormlight Archive series or "The Final Empire" from the Mistborn Saga.
Anyone have a strong recommendation for either or a completely different Sanderson starting point?
I finished "Sputnik Sweetheart" last week. "After Dark", "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki", and "Killing Commendatore" will be next. And I have a couple of his short story collection publications too.
But I'm also mixing in different novels and and non-fiction to string out the Murakami goodness.
There is a current theme in the non-fiction of techno-futurism - I finished "The Singularity is Near" (written in the early 2000s, the sequel is supposed to be out in the next year or 2). Some alternate/opposing views by Jaron Lanier were cited in that book, and I've been looking for a good excuse to read him. "You Are Not a Gadget" is currently one of my books in progress.
And the most recent novel was "A Brave New World"
Brandon Sanderson has come up a couple times in this thread recently, and I have yet to give him a try.
It seems like the consensus is to try "The Way of Kings" from the Stormlight Archive series or "The Final Empire" from the Mistborn Saga.
Anyone have a strong recommendation for either or a completely different Sanderson starting point?
I haven't read any Mistborn but the Stormlight series is great. The Way of Kings is really good and Words Radiance is excellent.
The official January 6th report is in audiobook format on Libby/Bridges. Don't want to start any debate in a non-Cave thread, just wanted to mention it.
Stormlight Archive is very, very good, and that is where I started. I don't think you can go wrong, as Mistborn is very good too though.
Wife just gave me this for Valentines day, looking forward to reading it.
I read it in a couple of days. Pretty interesting information in there.
I'm half way through the Tower of Swallows and then finishing the Witcher series with The Lady of the Lake.
Started the netflix series and wanted to see if the books were the same. The first couple of books were a struggle to get through but Baptism by Fire finally got things going.
Started the netflix series and wanted to see if the books were the same. The first couple of books were a struggle to get through but Baptism by Fire finally got things going.