What are you reading in 2024?

[Paul Farquhar]

I don't recall noticing any class stereotypes in The Wind In The Willows other than Mr.Toad being a rich idiot who, if the book had been written today, would definitely be into rocketry

More specifically, Toad is a caricature of “new money”, feckless and irresponsible. Ratty is of the upper class - impeccably mannered, well educated, but with a relatively modest lifestyle.

 

[John Lloyd1]

Finished Nimisha's Ship by Anne McCaffrey. I haven't read one of her books since the 90s. I stopped reading them when I realised the militaristic overtones about her books. But, I picked this one up at a street library.

I was disappointed with this one. There wasn't any real drama in it. All the problems seemed to be resolved as soon as they appeared.

Does any one else search out the bad reviews for a book after they are disappointed by it? Must be a form of self-validation to find people with the same issues.

I also visited the local charity book fair to fill some holes in my shelves.

 

[Bohandas]

Been reading The Extended Phenotype

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Finished Jurassic Park about a week ago.

It's been a while since I read it, but I remember it being a mix of "I really wish they had kept this in the movie" and "I get why they didn't include that in the movie."

 

[MockingBird]

It's been a while since I read it, but I remember it being a mix of "I really wish they had kept this in the movie" and "I get why they didn't include that in the movie."

Yes, there's bits in it that would have been awesome in the movie. More adventurous parts. The movie is a classic though but I'm glad I read it. I kind of see it in a different perspective now.

 

[OB1]

I'm halfway thru The Doors of Midnight, sequel to the excellent The First Binding by R.R. Virdi. Highly recommend.

I'm also halfway thru The Wheel of Time series (my first time reading). Can't believe I waited so long to pick this series up. Unfortunately, I'm in book 7 where things really start to slow down to a crawl and have it on the back burner.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm also halfway thru The Wheel of Time series (my first time reading). Can't believe I waited so long to pick this series up. Unfortunately, I'm in book 7 where things really start to slow down to a crawl and have it on the back burner.

I read the first 8 books in a week when that was all that were available (being 15, summertime...). I'm one of the weirdos who just enjoys Jordan's prose, so I was not terribly impacted by the slump, but I must admit on my recent re-read I could not tell you anything significant that happened for all of Book 10. However, the final RJ book, Knife of Dreams, is IMO one of the best Fantasy novels ever written, and then Samderson really ties it all together. Even all the rambley middle books matter by the end, the conclusion is really, really good.

 

[billd91]

I'm currently reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Just got vol 1 of Delicious in Dungeon at the comic shop. Looking forward to it.

 

[trappedslider]

Got a copy of Zombie CSU: The Forensic Science of the Living Dead