What are you reading?

[seano]

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (author of The Martian). Very good so far. About 90 pages in.

It's good to the end, if you like Andy Weir (which I do). I just finished Enchantment and Exploitation by William DeBuys, about the history of the Southern Sangres. Worth reading if you spend time in northern NM and want to understand how it got the way it is.

[Steve2]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I've been looking for some more good books to read. There seem to be fewer today. I think the internet is killing books.

I've placed an ILL request for Project Hail Mary. Looks interesting. It seems loosely along the lines of The Hot Zone, one of my favorites (though involving alien life, not a deadly virus).

It wasn't encouraging that the first two listings in an Amazon search were "audiobooks."

[greenonion]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I've been looking for some more good books to read. There seem to be fewer today. I think the internet is killing books.

I've placed an ILL request for Project Hail Mary. Looks interesting. It seems loosely along the lines of The Hot Zone, one of my favorites (though involving alien life, not a deadly virus).

It wasn't encouraging that the first two listings in an Amazon search were "audiobooks."

Only one thing so far in Project Hail Mary is kinda goofy…. The lead character uses occasional terminology like golly or gosh darn. A bit of a head scratcher to me as to why, but not saying it should be filled with Pulp Fiction style expletives. Just a bit old fashioned. But I would not use that as an excuse not to try it out. Very interesting story and concept. Can’t wait to see where the rest of the story goes.

[DaveLanders]

I recently read "The Third Pole" by Mark Synott. It's about the search for Irvine on Everest. I had seen an article in National Geographic that was sort of an excerpt from the book but I didn't think the article was very good. It turned out that the book was much better.

[greenonion]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I've been looking for some more good books to read. There seem to be fewer today. I think the internet is killing books.

I've placed an ILL request for Project Hail Mary. Looks interesting. It seems loosely along the lines of The Hot Zone, one of my favorites (though involving alien life, not a deadly virus).

It wasn't encouraging that the first two listings in an Amazon search were "audiobooks."

Real quick… Hail Mary doesn’t have a deadly virus if that’s what you’re referring to. Not yet anyway 100 pages in. It’s got something but not a virus so far. Just mentioning this for the virus weary who may turn away from the book.

[madbuck]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I've been looking for some more good books to read. There seem to be fewer today. I think the internet is killing books.
I've placed an ILL request for Project Hail Mary. Looks interesting. It seems loosely along the lines of The Hot Zone, one of my favorites (though involving alien life, not a deadly virus).
It wasn't encouraging that the first two listings in an Amazon search were "audiobooks."

Goodreads is great for book recommendations/reviews.
Another vote for Project Hail Mary. And I listened to the audiobook version and quite enjoyed it -- actually the, uh, voice of the characters worked well in audio form.

[Dave B]

A friend talked me into reading World War Z, which took a substantial effort given how godawful the movie was.

My friend was right, that books is amazing. I love the short interview format, very engaging.

[susanjoypaul]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I've been looking for some more good books to read. There seem to be fewer today. I think the internet is killing books.
I've placed an ILL request for Project Hail Mary. Looks interesting. It seems loosely along the lines of The Hot Zone, one of my favorites (though involving alien life, not a deadly virus).
It wasn't encouraging that the first two listings in an Amazon search were "audiobooks."

Goodreads is great for book recommendations/reviews.
Another vote for Project Hail Mary. And I listened to the audiobook version and quite enjoyed it -- actually the, uh, voice of the characters worked well in audio form.

I really liked Project Hail Mary, especially after reading Artemis (also by Andy Weir), which I thought was awful.

Ray Porter is my favorite narrator! If you liked him for Project Hail Mary (his treatment of Rocky was pretty cool), check out Dennis E. Taylor's books. Porter narrates for him a lot. My favorite is the "Bobiverse" series: We Are Legion [We Are Bob], For We Are Many, All These Worlds, and Heaven's River.

The Singularity Trap is pretty good too. I'm in the middle if Outland right now. Both are Taylor/Porter collaborations on Audible.

The Omicron variant has been a topic of discussion on the Bobiverse forums lately due to a location in the Bobiverse series: Omicron Eridani. Otters are also a common topic of conversation, but you'll have to read (or listen to Porter narrate) the whole series to figure out why.

[timisimaginary]

A friend talked me into reading World War Z, which took a substantial effort given how godawful the movie was.

My friend was right, that books is amazing. I love the short interview format, very engaging.

they shouldn't have been allowed to call that movie World War Z. it almost literally has nothing to do with the book beyond the presence of zombies.

[Jenna N S]

I'm re-reading The Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence. Such great books and universe and characters! Highly recommend to anyone who like fiction/fantasy.

[Hiker Mike]

Just completed this book.

The Moth and the Mountain Book by Ed Caesar. More about the man than the mountain but well worth reading.

Last month I read this book.

Seven Days in January with the 6th SS Mountain Division in Operation Nordwind by Wolf Zoepf. Good read by one of the officers who was there.

[arianna2]

Stronghold was a really good book.

improbable and inspiring story, Stronghold takes us on a wild adventure, from Oregon to Alaska to one of the world’s last remaining salmon strongholds in the Russian Far East, a landscape of ecological richness and diversity that is rapidly being developed for oil, gas, minerals, and timber. Along the way, Rahr contends with scientists, conservationists, Russian oligarchs, corrupt officials, and unexpected allies in an attempt to secure a stronghold for the endangered salmon, an extraordinary keystone species whose demise would reverberate across the planet.