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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? May 05 (discuss.online)
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As for books, reading Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (first book in her October Daye urban fantasy series). Didn't get much time, but slowly making progress.

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

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[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Started Starship Troopers and couldn’t get through the first chapter. Not for me, as warned by others in this sub it was quite dry and a mere inspiration for the movie.

Now I’m on to Neuromancer, which is already much better. First time read for me so no spoilers please if you choose to comment!

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Was that Robert Heinlein? I read almost all his books back in the 70s as a teen. We loved them at the time but in retrospect he seems like kind of as ass.

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

It was. Interestingly enough, from many of the reviews I read a lot of people love the author but don’t like this book. It made the use of the word ‘controversial’ on the cover description of the copy I have much funnier to me.

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