Now that I’m retired, I’m rediscovering hard science fiction. Currently reading Songs Of Distant Earth by Clarke.
At the moment I’m reading the “Book of the new Sun” series. Its quite confusing in the beginning, but with time it gets better and better. I like that it covers a lot of philosophical questions, while still being a fun fantasy story.
Right now I’m reading Neocolonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism by Kwame Nkrumah. It’s a really good expansion of Lenin’s work on Imperialism as a stage in capitalism. Nkrumah was coup’d one year after its publishing with support from the US.
As for favorites, I really love both Piranesi and Roadside Picnic! The former is just a really fun mystery with a good deal of whimsy, the latter is excellent sci-fi.
Piranesi is one of the most unique books I’ve read, and I really love the writing style in it which really sucks you into the world.
Agreed! It’s very fun!
I like the funny ones. Like good omens. Or the Martian.
Currently I’m reading “what if?” By Xkcd
I mostly read fantasy books. Right now I’m reading The well of Ascension 2nd book in mistborn era1
I’m currently reading The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle and The Black Maybe: Liminal Tales. A couple of my favorite books are I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter and The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke.
R. D. Laing, A Divided Self. This book analizes schizophrenia not as a brain malfunction, but as a psychological strategy existentially vulnerable people adopt. It can teach everyone a lot as we all struggle from the same problems but much more superficially
The only books I keep returning to are adult children of emotionally immature parents (on audio) and the loving parent guidebook (workbook). I just finished doing the workbook. No other books have changed my life.
The First Law series by Abercrombie, the Mercy Thompson series by Briggs, the Monstrous series by Mayne.
Fantasy and urban fantasy are my favorites. Currently reading This World Won’t Kill Me by Ilona Andrews. It’s not as good as the raves have said it would be, but I’m only a quarter in. They are exceptional writers so I expect to be wowed by the end.
I’m constantly reading, so favorites are kinda hard to nail down. I’d have to do it by category or something.
I just recently finished Liberal Fascisms by Slavoj Zizek. It’s a collection of essays. He’s an excellent writer and is always enjoyable.
I just started Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution by Ruth Scurr. So far it seems pretty interesting.
I read almost exclusively translated light novels the past few year. Almost two thousand different books across over a hundred different series. No idea what my all time favorite book ever is but, for light novel series ascendance of a bookworm would be it.
Currently reading i got a cheat skill in another world. Pretty mid series. But fun none the less.
