VakAttack Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 39 minutes ago, cowcards said: The lack of crossover is why I think I may skip the others. Although the Stormlight Archive is supposed to be really good too. It's good, but dense. The books are huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopdown Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 The Making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes Interesting cast of characters in the world of 20th century physicists. Most of them warrant their own books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopdown Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/15/2024 at 8:24 PM, Lipdrag said: Audiobooks count. Braille isn't actually reading either, it is feeling. But I am sure you won't tell a blind guy that the way he experiences a book does not "count". The sense (sight, touch, sound) through which the information enters your consciousness should not be subject to discrimination. Show some tolerance for diversity, dude. I read the first 100 pages of Hamilton then listened to the next 600+ via Libby. Often in the car and doing yard chores. Sometimes I would find a couple more tasks to do outside to get through a particularly interesting bit of the book or arrive at my destination but remain in the car listening for a bit until reaching a natural break in the narrative. PS, did I do an OK job of trash talking you? Maybe I should read the book. Audio books count for me! I've been known to check out the audio and printed version of a book at the same time. The most recent time for Stalin's War by Sean McMeekin. Sometimes read, sometimes listen, some times both at once (true that it is slow compared to pure reading even at 1.25X or 1.5X speed, but better slow then nothing) - My old eyes fade before my brain and the only way I can keep momentum is with audio. An aside, I read Hamilton before I started doing audio books - and I'd rank it as one of the best bios ever. What was your verdict? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 11 hours ago, cowcards said: I'm a big fan of reading completed series. I hate waiting for books to be released. Here is a few of some of my favorite series and highly recommend reading. Ender Saga (haven't read any that Card didn't write) Ender's Saga was good. What did you think about the Shadow Series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopdown Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 11 hours ago, cowcards said: I'm a big fan of reading completed series. I hate waiting for books to be released. Waiting for Patrick Rothfuss and George R. R. Martin is killing me. Best to read books by deceased authors only and avoid the trama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowcards Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, jross said: Ender's Saga was good. What did you think about the Shadow Series? Was my favorite series within the saga. Loved the Bean perspective. 40 minutes ago, swoopdown said: Waiting for Patrick Rothfuss and George R. R. Martin is killing me. Best to read books by deceased authors only and avoid the trama. EVERYONE has told me to read Kingkiller series but I refuse because I don't want to be left wanting the last one. If he ever finishes it will be an immediate read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VakAttack Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, swoopdown said: Waiting for Patrick Rothfuss and George R. R. Martin is killing me. Best to read books by deceased authors only and avoid the trama. I feel like Rothfuss is worse for some reason. I just expect this from George at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Michael and Jeff Shaara, Historical fiction. All of their American Revolution, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War books. Great books. I've read plenty of Civil War books that are only history and they get kind of dry after awhile. I read constantly. Mostly war history, biographies/autobiographies, from Teddy Roosevelt to Jerry Garcia. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is where I began thirty years ago. If I have to choose one book to recommend, it's this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 11 hours ago, cowcards said: Was my favorite series within the saga. Loved the Bean perspective. EVERYONE has told me to read Kingkiller series but I refuse because I don't want to be left wanting the last one. If he ever finishes it will be an immediate read. Seems like you would enjoy Asimov's Robot and Foundation series. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipdrag Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 14 hours ago, swoopdown said: An aside, I read Hamilton before I started doing audio books - and I'd rank it as one of the best bios ever. What was your verdict? I thoroughly enjoyed it. Aside from learning how America would not exist in anything like its present form without Hamilton the most striking to me was learning of the human flaws of the founding founders. The petty squabbles - and the momentous ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowcards Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Seems like you would enjoy Asimov's Robot and Foundation series. I'll have to look into this when I am done with Sanderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 13 hours ago, cowcards said: Was my favorite series within the saga. Loved the Bean perspective. Ender's Shadow, from Bean's perspective, was good. It's been so long that I forget one book from the next. Speaker for the Dead was interesting as the Speaker's goal was to provide a full and honest portrayal of the deceased individual, acknowledging their virtues and flaws. I've always wondered why people did not take the opportunity to speak the truth at funerals. Getting the perspectives from the alien species was good for self-awareness considerations. Some later books had pacing issues (boring) and abstract themes around philosophy and consciousness. I remember wondering ...huh... but I still enjoyed them and read them quickly one after another per Amazon in Feb of 2023. The 'interconnectedness of all living beings' theme was interesting. This reminds me of personal findings from my ancestry research. Starting with building out my family tree on Ancestry.com and then connecting with FamilySearch.org, I've found many Americans have a genetic interconnectedness. If you have a dead grandparent in America, the odds are very high that we can immediately find a shared common ancestor within a few hundred years. Last Friday, I discovered I am 9th cousin with one colleague, 9th cousins in-law through marriage with a second colleague, and 8th cousin with a half-Asian colleague. Despite the diversity of cultures, languages, and histories across Europe we are cut from a similar cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Deck Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/16/2024 at 10:58 AM, Wrestleknownothing said: I have mentioned "The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York" by Robert Caro before. An amazing book that studies power, how it is acquired, how it is used, how it affects people, through the lens Robert Moses, the man who is most responsible for the way New York City looks and works today, though few had ever heard of him. It is a mere 1,344 pages long. A nice, breezy summer read. There is also a podcast going on right now that geeks out on the book in installments (99% Invisible on Spotify). The Power Broker is very good. It is definitely a must read, along with Caro's LBJ series. I'm really hoping he is able to finish it, as I don't think anyone could take it up if he even allowed for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Deck Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 As far as e-readers go, I want to plug Kobos. I really like them a lot better than Kindles. I feel like the software is much more geared toward actually reading rather than selling you the next book. It is also a lot easier to load books from other sources. I still find the killer feature is that it integrates with the Pocket service and so you can save longform articles and read them on the Kobo. It is a much better experience and way less distracting than trying to read online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/18/2024 at 10:32 AM, jross said: Amazon in Feb of 2023. Feb 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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