What Are You Reading in 2023?

I'm currently reading 'Every Man a King' by Walter Mosley - how about you?

PhyrneRocks 6 points 3 years ago

Recently finished Project Hail Mary, and The Fold. Next up is The Martian. Also need to read the latest Rivers of London book.

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JasonMaggini 3 points 3 years ago

I liked Andy Weir's second book, Artemis. Not as good as his other two, but I think it gets a bad rap.

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windchime 2 points 3 years ago

It took me two tries to read Artemis, I bounced off it hard only a chapter or two in the first time. Second time I finished it, but I definitely didn't care for the characters or the story anywhere near as much as his other two books - both of which I loved.

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vudu 1 point 3 years ago

I think people forget that it's young adult. If you keep that in mind, I think it's a very fine outing.

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TomBishop 1 point 3 years ago

A person of taste, I see. I still have a couple of Rivers of London books left but I love the series. Have you read MJ-12 By Michael J. Martínez? If you liked The Fold and Rivers of London, it might be something for you. Anything else you could recommend?

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PhyrneRocks 2 points 3 years ago

I’m about halfway through the Alex Verus series and it’s pretty good so far. Although I think it’s gonna take a darker tone in the next few books.

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meetmeatthebackofdennys 3 points 3 years ago

Road Side Picnic.

If you like the idea of the game STALKER you will enjoy the book. If you don't like the idea of the game you probably wont. If you don't know what the game is you should probably have a look at it. It's easy to read, though I am "reading" the audiobook which is about 7-8 hours long, so pretty digestible as most books go.

Before that I "read" Alphabet Squadron (which is a post-return-of-the-jedi starwars book). It was pretty good. I liked the protagonist, has some characters flaws which I always enjoy. Again I used the audiobook which has the classic starwars audio book style where it's got sporadic music and effects, IMO not overly so though, just enough to be atmospheric. Only one reader, not "fully cast".

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Ineedcoffee 1 point 3 years ago

Read Roadside Picnic this year as well and loved! The atmosphere is so well written that I get myself thinking about the book from time to time.

I'm reading Acquila Rift, shorts by Alastair Reynolds. Next, Persoplis Rising, the expanse #7.

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amnesiacrobat 3 points 3 years ago

Currently on Tom Hanks’ The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece and just finished The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel. Not sure what’s next but I’ll start looking when I get closer to the end of this book

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windchime 1 point 3 years ago

Currently, Leviathan Falls, the last book in The Expanse series. I'm a little over halfway through. Which is a little bittersweet, since I've loved this series for a long time now, and I want to know how it ends... but also kinda don't want it to end.

Not sure what'll be next up, but probably one of Babel, The Kaiju Preservation Society, or The House in the Cerulean Sea, depending on my mood.

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kerr 1 point 3 years ago

The House in the Cerulean Sea would be a good palate cleanser. It’s just … nice.

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YessireeRob 2 points 3 years ago

I’ve been reading too many world-is-ending books. Picking up this nice book next on this rec, thank you!

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windchime 1 point 3 years ago

I read Under the Whispering Door not too long ago, so I think I know exactly what you mean. 🙂

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TomBishop 1 point 3 years ago

I finished The finder chronicles by Suzanne Palmer this year. Besides that mostly urban fantasy/fantasy. Currently reading Paladins Grace by T. Kingfisher.

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KimiNoJohn 1 point 3 years ago

Atomic habits

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nothingspecial 1 point 3 years ago

I just started Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor.

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YessireeRob 1 point 3 years ago

I wrapped up Cloud Cuckoo Land (fantastic) and Seveneves (great, if a little cramped). Currently reading The Overstory which has been a journey, really makes you think about things that you might not normally (the vastness if time, interconnected ness of nature), but it’s getting a bit drawn out.

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nothingspecial 2 points 3 years ago

I loved Cloud Cuckoo, I really didn't care for Seveneves (and I actively disliked Termination Shock... it's been a progression but I do believe my taste and Neal Stephenson have finally cleanly diverged), and Ioved The Overstory, though yeah, I agree that I think it ultimately was drawn out. I read it while on a big plant, tree, fungus and mycorrhizal kick, reading lots of books on the possibility of plant sensation/communication/cognition.

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YessireeRob 1 point 3 years ago

Nice! Yeah I enjoyed Seveneves but I did enjoy it less than older Neal.

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ekZepp 1 point 3 years ago

Post and comments 👍

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