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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? June 10 (discuss.online)
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Started next book in the Dresden Files series, Ghost Story by Jim Butcher. This is book 13, and is pretty unique so far. The previous book "Changes" has changed quite a bit, and now we are living those changes.

Can't put it down, want to see how it develops!

My previous book, Streams of Silver covers 2 bingo squares: Title: [X] of [Y] and Off your TBR pile (hard mode).

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is gonna sound dumb, but it was too much war for me. I imagine the battle after battle after battle + blur of faceless soldiers was the point, but I needed either a more interesting plot or more character work for it to hold my attention. I haven't read any other Scalzi, but I liked the narrative voice well enough in Old Man's War to be down to try something else by him at some point.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmm...

I have read only his Kaiju Preservation Society and it's good. I got the first few books of Old Man's War, and plan to start it soon.

[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let me know how you end up liking it!

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago

Sure, will share it here when I read it.