What Are You Reading?

[smfrazier]

Rereading Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub

[Ghel]

I set aside the book I was reading and read Leviathan Wakes, the first book in the Expanse series. It was very good. Suspenseful. It's not exactly "hard" sci-fi, but it tries to explain the realities of exploring the solar system from the crew's perspective. It's got action, intrigue, and bit of horror thrown in as well.

I thought it would be cool to watch the first episode of the tv series based on the books, but I stopped after the first episode. They made some changes that maybe they thought would humanize the characters, but served no purpose in the story.

I recommend reading the books over watching the tv series.

[Pixelated]

Rereading Neutron Star by Larry Niven.

[Ghel]

I got through 2 of the Garrett books before setting them aside due to the misogyny of the main character (and, presumably, the author).

On another recommendation from my fiancé, I'm reading Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self by Donald L. Nathanson. It's a dense psychological text that's trying to explain a system for describing emotions from both a biological and psychological perspective. I keep wanting to argue with the author. His explanations seem overly simplistic. OTOH, I'm still on the first chapter, so maybe some of the things that are annoying me with their over-simplicity are explained better in later chapters.

It strikes me that I've been having an antagonistic relationship with the authors I've been reading lately. I guess I'm one of those people now.

[Ghel]

I recently finished reading a pretty meh book called The Bug Wars by Robert Aspirin.

Next up, on recommendation of my fiancé, I'm reading the first in the Garrett P.I. series, Sweet Silver Blues, by Glen Cook. I'm enjoying it so far, and my fiancé has quite a few of the books, so I'm probably going to keep reading the series until I get through it all. It's a hard-boiled detective story set in a fantasy world.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I don't have Asimov's Foundation prequels or sequels ... what did you think of them? And what did you think of the trilogy written by Benford, Bear and Brin? I didn't even know they existed.

For those not familiar, Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy is a set of three novels published in the early 1950s. They are a classic of science fiction.

Foundation (1951) is a collection of four stories, originally published between 1942 and 1944, plus an introductory section written for the book in 1949.
Foundation and Empire (1952) is made up of two stories, originally published in 1945.
Second Foundation (1953) is made up of two stories, originally published in 1945.

The two prequels are: Prelude to Foundation (1988) and Forward the Foundation (1993)
The two sequels are: Foundation's Edge (1982) and Foundation and Earth (1986).

I think the prequels give a good explanation of how the Foundations came into being, and the political and social issues that led to their formation.

I do not think the sequels are as good as the other novels. They are good stories in and of themselves, but did not explore the fate of the empire far enough into the future.

I have not read the trilogy written by Benford, Bear and Brin.

Discussions (and spoilers) of these novels are in the Wikipedia article linked above.

[AnaKhouri]

I am diving back into Joseph Campbell with The Power of Myth, which apparently has a lot of material that was cut from the PBS series.

i wish I had known mythologist was a real job back when I was choosing a major.

[Pixelated]

Did you read The Caves of Steel first? It is not necessary but does serve to introduce the main characters. I reread both novels recently, having read them both way back when.

I also reread the Foundation Trilogy, and then read the prequels and sequels that Asimov wrote. I still need to read the second foundation sequel series: Foundation's Fear by Gregory Benford, Foundation and Chaos by Greg Bear, and Foundation's Triumph by David Brin.

You know, I don't think I've ever read Caves of Steel. I think that particular case is mentioned in Naked Sun ... will have to get hold of a copy somewhere.

I don't have Asimov's Foundation prequels or sequels ... what did you think of them? And what did you think of the trilogy written by Benford, Bear and Brin? I didn't even know they existed.

Whereas I am displaying my treasures I found(to many ooohs!) by reading naked in the sun

Photos or it didn't happen!

[Kit-Ginevra]

I remember that.
Oooh, the treasures I found! I'm now reading The Naked Sun

Whereas I am displaying my treasures I found(to many ooohs!) by reading naked in the sun

[Ironclad Alibi]

I remember that.

I went to one of my storage units the other day and rummaged through a random box of books. Oooh, the treasures I found! I'm now reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov.

Did you read The Caves of Steel first? It is not necessary but does serve to introduce the main characters. I reread both novels recently, having read them both way back when.

I also reread the Foundation Trilogy, and then read the prequels and sequels that Asimov wrote. I still need to read the second foundation sequel series: Foundation's Fear by Gregory Benford, Foundation and Chaos by Greg Bear, and Foundation's Triumph by David Brin.

[Pixelated]

One of our members had the six wives as their avatar.

I remember that.

I went to one of my storage units the other day and rummaged through a random box of books. Oooh, the treasures I found! I'm now reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov.

[csquared]

That would be Antisocial Worker.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I have momentarily dropped They Also Ran in favour of a monster tome (700+ pages, not counting footnotes and citations and such) titled Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey. In a pinch, if somebody breaks into my apartment, I can also use it as weapon.

One of our members had the six wives as their avatar.

[dalesys]

... I can also use it as weapon.

Throw the book at him!

[Pixelated]

I have momentarily dropped They Also Ran in favour of a monster tome (700+ pages, not counting footnotes and citations and such) titled Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey. In a pinch, if somebody breaks into my apartment, I can also use it as weapon.