what are you reading?

[agent of change]

And the next one, Iron Angel, is even better. This series is crazy and I've never read anything like it. Fucking intense!!!

[frobbert]

Consumed by David Cronenberg. Reads like the script of one of his movies actually. All of his pet obsessions are here.

[Danny G]

The Genius of Dogs

A much much more expanded upon book version of the PBS show of the same name.

Totally fucking fascinating. Dogs are awesome


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[giantchris]

And the next one, Iron Angel, is even better. This series is crazy and I've never read anything like it. Fucking intense!!!

Sweet I'm glad you liked it.  I thought the same thing about the first book it was interesting but mostly weird but then the 2nd and 3rd books it goes incredible.  I've been so tired from work lately I haven't been able to really read much I'm about halfway through a sci-fi book called Mort(e) which I do really like but right when I get in bed I'm exhausted and just crash out. 

[Danny G]

"Death By Black Hole" by Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Title is a bit of a misnomer. It's a general book about the Cosmos, astrophysics, and related discoveries and how they were made.

Fascinating read.


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[socket]

Sounds cool. He is super smart yet very down to earth and has a way of getting things down to levels anyone could understand if they paid attention. I have trouble reading... Not that I can't, I am very easily distracted. But I'll add this to my should read list.

[MadJohnShaft]

I'm switching between three great spy/thriller series - Jack Reacher (10), Mitch Rapp (2) and Grey Man (3) - all are really good.

I never really read this kind of stuff but SF and the NYT books got boring to me.

[agent of change]

Devouring the Walking Dead graphic novels again, working through the 3 large compendiums that I just discovered at our library. Brutal.

[agent of change]

Just re-read Watchmen for about the 3rd time. So good. And randomly saw that the library has a deluxe edition of Killing Joke, I believe the old Batman graphic novella where Joker kills Robin. Got it on hold.

In the meantime, read some great books by Benjamin Percy. First was Deadlands, a pretty good post-Apocalyptic tale. Then Red Moon, which posited an alternate history where lycanthropes are a segregated section of the human race, with their own "homeland" and rights being stripped by the American government, developing terrorist factions... good read. Percy uses similes/metaphors better than anyone I've previously read, making them relevant to the context of the paragraph (not random and artistic) and often visceral. Totally flipped my understanding of metaphor and provided good reasons to use them other than showing off what a creative writer you are.

[Danny G]

Out of new books and wanting to read, so re-reading the Hobbit.

Started yesterday and already halfway done with it.


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[Dunedin]

How does it end?


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In tears.

Just started "Let the Right One In". Think I'm going to devour it over the weekend.

[agent of change]

Loved that book! Movie was pretty good too - European one.

[agent of change]

Reading Joe Hill's newest book The Fireman. Really good so far. Apocalyptic and interesting where he goes with it.

Edit: just finished it. Really good but a touch too long. Kinda like his dad's books but not that bloated. Lots of little shout-outs to his dad's characters etc.

[frobbert]

David Vann - Dirt

A family drama, sort of. Goes into some pretty dark territory.

[Danny G]

Miles Davis autobiography

Awesome. I thought Samuel L Jackson went back in time and invented the word "motherfucker" but it was clearly Miles.

Very inspiring.

Always interesting reading musician bios as a working musician. His general attitude is def lighting a fire under my ass. And while it can be disappointing to read what others have done and compare it to what I've done, this book is different. I feel empowered by, as Miles would say, that I play with some of the baddest motherfuckers in town.


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[zach]

 I've been reading a lot this year, trying to expand my horizons, my favorites I've read this year are Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Perfume by Patrick Susskind, and Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

I've been doing a reading challenge from Book Riot to force me to try some new stuff, plus I've been attempting to read books from authors around the world. I've added Germany, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Vietnam to my "list" this year.

Sometimes its a huge freaking chore though, and I think I need a big dumb adventure book next.

[irratebass]

The past 4 books I've read:Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History Of Metal - Great book on the genre from the early days of Sabbath, Alice Cooper to the Nu-Metal of Korn & Disturbed

Ready Player One - Birthday gift from Elderboy, excellent book, can't wait for the Spielburg film next year.

The Gunslinger (book #1 of The Dark Tower series), This was a difficult read, quite confusing, but I wanted to read it before the film comes out.

The Drawing Of The Three (book # 2 of The Dark Tower series) - This was 10xs better than book 1, had me on the edge of my seat a few times.

Just started Waste Lands (book #3 of The Dark Tower series)

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[irratebass]

Just finished

The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower book #3)

Just finished book 3

Didn't enjoy it as much as book 2, 2nd part of book about I didn't care for, it was interesting, I just didn't care about the character I wanted to keep reading about Roland, Eddie and Susanna.

Once that part was over though it became interesting again and man what a cliffhanger!!!

Onto book 4

I have a neat idea, let's all add our Goodreads names, so we can follow/recommend/encourage each other....What'd say?

Mine is

Mickey Tompkins

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[MadJohnShaft]

Book #3 of the Bobverse just came out. Pretty good so far.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0736185ZL/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o00_?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[renfield]

You guys haven't read anything since 2017 huh. Thanks Trump!

[lftwng4]

Since I got my eyes fixed, I read a bit more than I used to.

Playing the Bass With Three Left Hands-Will Carruthers(Spacemen 3 bio) not bad, love that band and there isn't a lot written about them.
Necronomicon #5-Andy Black(editor)-a collection of essays analyzing horror and erotica movies-mixed bag, depending on who writes the analysis, mostly enjoyable and informative, if that's your thing.
Cured-Lol Tolhurst(Cure bio) it was ok, kind of one big apology to Robert Smith et al. Didn't have a lot of depth or wild stories of debauchery.
Wasteland:The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror-W. Scott Poole- About 20% in, still mostly centering around the German early horror movies.   Good read, I'm not a history guy, so a lot of new info for me.  Very well researched.

[Plywood]

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Fuck this bitch: Elizabeth Holmes. I hope that psychopath goes to prison.

Very Good. Reads like fiction. I feel bad for the employees and supporters that got duped, but c'mon man, that fake voice, wannabe Steve Jobs act?... so phony & telling.

[alfie]

"Her smoke rose up forever" James Tiptree jnr (Alice Sheldon in reality). A fantastic collection of short stories, highly recommended to anyone who has not read her work, like me up until recently.

[Bro. Righteous]

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/857362-you-get-so-alone-at-times-that-it-just-makes-sense