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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? May 12 (discuss.online)
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Reading Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (first book in her October Daye urban fantasy series). About halfway through the book, things are getting interesting, mainly because we are learning more of the world and how it works, still no solution to actual problem though, but I doubt we will get it before the end.

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

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[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I finished Esrahaddon and Drumindor to be up to date with Michael J Sullivan's books. Esrahaddon was one of my favourites to date and returning to Riyria in Drumindor was pretty good.

The "Scottish" speech of the dwarves drove me up the wall though. It was this weird mixture of Scottish, Irish and "nobody speaks like that anywhere" and reminded me of that one time I was in a gas station in Texas when the guy behind the counter asked me if I'm from Ireland (I'm from Scotland) and when I told him that he said knew someone from Glasgow and asked me if I knew them.

Anyhoo, next up was James Herbert's The Rats which after recommending to someone here I figured I should reread after 25 years or so. It's done and I'm on the 2nd book, Lair. The titular rats make for a wonderful horror antagonist and Herbert expertly stokes the tension before people get eaten.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well... did you know them?