• What book is currently on your nightstand?
  • Who is the author?
  • What genre?
  • How do you like it?
  • Would you recommend it to others?

Probably lots of bleed-over from the last week since it was posted so late, but…

  • HisBane@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Currently reading “The Kaiju Preservation Society” by John Scalzi. Lightweight, humorous sci-fi. Just recently finished “The Gentleman of Moscow” by Amor Towles, which is lovely storytelling if you enjoy character building. KPS is definitely a much different feel.
    Depending on what you like to read, I would recommend both - but for different reasons.

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      1 year ago

      I loved Scalzi’s Old man war series. Good entertaining sci fi, with some interesting questions to ponder under the stories.

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      I just finished KPS and loved it! It was fun in a “this entire thing is fucking ridiculous” sort of way that Scalzi (and the book itself) fully acknowledges.

      “I lift things” started infiltrating my spoken phrases without me realizing it and I was like “wtf‽” when I realized.

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      I really enjoyed Scalzi’s Interdependency series. Definitely light compared to some (and there were arcs/characters I would have liked to see develop a bit more), but it’s a decent enough ride.