I’m reading this on my lunch breaks:

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  • ChristerMLB@piefed.socialBanned from communityEnglish
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    7 个月前

    Post-apocalyptic tale of tech-priests, kind of. It starts slow, and then you get used to it.

  • Schmoo@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    7 个月前

    Rocannon's World by Ursula K. LeGuin cover art

    Rocannon’s World by Ursula K. LeGuin, just finished it, it’s a pretty quick read. I started with The Dispossessed and decided to go back and read her sci-fi novels in the order they were written. Not quite as much social commentary in this one which is what I liked most about The Dispossessed, but still enjoyable, and an interesting blend of fantasy and sci-fi.

  • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    7 个月前

    The House of Blades by Will Wight. His writing style is so fast-paced and the action scenes are a lot like Mistborn’s. Wight also happens to work with the same enthusiasm as Sanderson and has about 26 books written since 2011. All of his books also happen to take place across parallel realities called “Iterations” with different magic systems all using similar underlying principles. I’m still early on in his bibliography but I’ve been enjoying it a lot so far.

    • Dagamant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 个月前

      I loved Cradle and The Last Horizon series. This one was good but I liked those two much more.

  • rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    7 个月前

    I’m reading Labor’s Untold Story. It’s about the rise of unions. The latest chapter ended with a capitalist killing themselves, so pretty damn good so far.

  • MidsizedSedan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 个月前

    I finally started reading it. Saw a review that said “just read it. The less you know the better” so I got it. Haven’t read it.

    Went to dinner at cousins place who also heard good things, got the book, and hasn’t read it. So I’m reading it for the both of us I guess

    • Phunter@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      7 个月前

      I just read that book. It took me a while to really start enjoying it. I think sticking with it was worth it though. I would definitely recommend it.

      • MidsizedSedan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 个月前
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        Seeing the diaries labeled December 2011 to June 2012 threw me completely, and the rest of the diaries labeled as such is making me even more confused.

        I was planning to go the cinema today. Movie is starting in 30 minutes, but this chapter is throwing me out, I’m staying to keep reading

        Only Part 1 spoilers above

        Love the recommendation of going in as blind as possible. You learn as you read

        • me_jumper@infosec.pubEnglish
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          7 个月前

          Many people follow something like this reading order, or just read by publication date. For the death series I’d argue it’s not that important, others depend on each other a bit more. It’s definitely not a problem to just go in a random order though, he always tried to make the books stand on their own. In some ways I would argue it’s way more fun to go randomly, but if you are easily confused by timelines you might not like it 😊