#am-reading — Public Fediverse posts
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Book Promotion: Huge selection of free-to-download stories in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action and Adventure. Discover your next favourite author. #space #wizards #dystopia #planets #aliens #adventure #fae #magic #action #rogue #dwarfs #witches #knights #spaceship #heroes #boost #reading #futurism #writing #excitement #dragons #legendary #ladies #military #amreading #suspense #monsters #sorcery #dwarves #elves #time #fedibookfair #knaves #goodbooks #readers #thrills… https://books.bookfunnel.com/news_letters/6w7wc9ka7u?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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If you all aren't reading Young Adult and Middle Grade literature today, you are missing out on some fantastic writing and representation. MG and YA fiction tend to have writing that is more straightforward, but it can teach you how to write action. While slightly a bit older, I highly recommend books such as, YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P! https://alexgino.com/books/jillyp/ #Books #Bookstodon #AmReading
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If you all aren't reading Young Adult and Middle Grade literature today, you are missing out on some fantastic writing and representation. MG and YA fiction tend to have writing that is more straightforward, but it can teach you how to write action. While slightly a bit older, I highly recommend books such as, YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P! https://alexgino.com/books/jillyp/ #Books #Bookstodon #AmReading
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Life A User's Manual by Georges Perec
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurierBoth are fascinating in different ways.
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Life A User's Manual by Georges Perec
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurierBoth are fascinating in different ways.
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@kevinbowen Thanks for mentioning this. I’d previously saved it, but not downloaded it. That’s been fixed, but there’s a pretty long reading queue ahead of it.
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@kevinbowen Thanks for mentioning this. I’d previously saved it, but not downloaded it. That’s been fixed, but there’s a pretty long reading queue ahead of it.
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I've finished: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Black Sun was a fun read, I turned to it at every listening opportunity.
The world, the magic, the amazing animals.
The only thing that troubled me was the naivete of the characters. They feel like a bunch of teens with no notion of the dangerous world they live in. I loved spending time with them, but there was almost always a dissonance between the way they talked and thought and the reality they grew up in.
The only exception was Serapio, who is both competent and aware of the world he inhabits.
He is also one of the best portrayals of a blind character I've ever read. Despite his magical powers that let him see sometimes and perform outlandish feats. He mostly uses his regular senses skillfully, without invoking super human abilities.
AND HE NEVER, EVER, ASKS TO TOUCH SOMEBODY'S FACE!
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/69cb6683-07e7-459e-9e17-413cabe333fa
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I've finished: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Black Sun was a fun read, I turned to it at every listening opportunity.
The world, the magic, the amazing animals.
The only thing that troubled me was the naivete of the characters. They feel like a bunch of teens with no notion of the dangerous world they live in. I loved spending time with them, but there was almost always a dissonance between the way they talked and thought and the reality they grew up in.
The only exception was Serapio, who is both competent and aware of the world he inhabits.
He is also one of the best portrayals of a blind character I've ever read. Despite his magical powers that let him see sometimes and perform outlandish feats. He mostly uses his regular senses skillfully, without invoking super human abilities.
AND HE NEVER, EVER, ASKS TO TOUCH SOMEBODY'S FACE!
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/69cb6683-07e7-459e-9e17-413cabe333fa
@bookstodon @audiofiction
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At long last I’ve managed to get hold of the last book in “The Expanse" series.Rather than rereading the entire series form the beginning (that’s a treat I’m saving for another time), I’m reading the last but one book, “Tiamat’s Wrath,” which I’d put on one side until I’d managed to get hold of a copy of the long-awaited Leviathan Falls.
That’s the problem with being reliant on charity shops for your reading material, they haven’t always got the books on your “Want List.”
It was a bit of a struggle at first, what with four years having passed since the events of the previous book.
It doesn’t take long to reconnect with all your favourite characters with the exception of Chrisjen Avasarala whose funeral is taking place as the story begins.
I’ll report back on my progress as I get further into the story.
For my money, this series is amongst the best hard science fiction ever written and puts right all the things Star Trek gets wrong.
#WritersOfMastodon #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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At long last I’ve managed to get hold of the last book in “The Expanse" series.Rather than rereading the entire series form the beginning (that’s a treat I’m saving for another time), I’m reading the last but one book, “Tiamat’s Wrath,” which I’d put on one side until I’d managed to get hold of a copy of the long-awaited Leviathan Falls.
That’s the problem with being reliant on charity shops for your reading material, they haven’t always got the books on your “Want List.”
It was a bit of a struggle at first, what with four years having passed since the events of the previous book.
It doesn’t take long to reconnect with all your favourite characters with the exception of Chrisjen Avasarala whose funeral is taking place as the story begins.
I’ll report back on my progress as I get further into the story.
For my money, this series is amongst the best hard science fiction ever written and puts right all the things Star Trek gets wrong.
#WritersOfMastodon #SecretLife… #HowtoSucceed… #Author #Novel
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"...beautifully written ... rich with atmosphere ..."
— Gill PaulThe Bruegel Boy is available now:
https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/the-bruegel-boy/
or search emma darwin the bruegel boy#historicalfiction #histfic #amreading #newbook #fiction #bruegeltheelder #bookstodon #books
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"...beautifully written ... rich with atmosphere ..."
— Gill PaulThe Bruegel Boy is available now:
https://www.hhousebooks.com/books/the-bruegel-boy/
or search emma darwin the bruegel boy#historicalfiction #histfic #amreading #newbook #fiction #bruegeltheelder #bookstodon #books
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Posted! Mostly spaghetti carbonara and books I'm reading.
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Posted! Mostly spaghetti carbonara and books I'm reading.
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Just finished reading The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes by Kevin J. Tracey. Enlightening and inspiring. Prompted me to get my rheumatologist to send me back to neurology. Insight into my yoga practice and teaching. Learned about the impact of my running. Very cool book.
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Just finished reading The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes by Kevin J. Tracey. Enlightening and inspiring. Prompted me to get my rheumatologist to send me back to neurology. Insight into my yoga practice and teaching. Learned about the impact of my running. Very cool book.
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"Socially, Mack and the boys were beyond the pale. Sam Malloy didn't speak to them as they went by the boiler. They drew into themselves and no one could foresee how they would come out of the cloud. For there are two possible reactions to social ostracism -- either a man emerges determined to be better, purer, and kindlier or he goes bad, challenges the world, and does even worst things. This last is by far the commonest reaction to stigma."
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
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"Socially, Mack and the boys were beyond the pale. Sam Malloy didn't speak to them as they went by the boiler. They drew into themselves and no one could foresee how they would come out of the cloud. For there are two possible reactions to social ostracism -- either a man emerges determined to be better, purer, and kindlier or he goes bad, challenges the world, and does even worst things. This last is by far the commonest reaction to stigma."
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
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Book Promotion: Almost a hundred free stories for you to download in a wide range of genres - pick the ones for you. #ladies #adventure #murder #action #mystery #dwarves #dwarfs #boost #goodbooks #heroes #legendary #knights #kiss #military #reading #readers #contemporary #fae #lovestory #monsters #futurism #amateur #aliens #classic #private #romance #dragons #amreading #detective #magic #guns #monster #excitement #couple #rogue #future #elves #love #dystopia… https://books.bookfunnel.com/lightenupwithafreestory/d8k5rw5gm4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Zuletzt beendete Buchverfilmung: "Fabian - oder - Der Gang vor die Hunde" von Dominik Graf (2022, arte, @arte ARD Mediathek) nach dem Buch von Erich Kästner, das ich in meinem "Kästner für Erwachsene" mehrfach gelesen habe. Das Ende von Fabians Freund Labude passt leider zum gestrigen Tag wie die Faust aufs Auge. 😢 #amreading #Literaturverfilmung #ErichKästner #arte
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Zuletzt beendete Buchverfilmung: "Fabian - oder - Der Gang vor die Hunde" von Dominik Graf (2022, arte, @arte ARD Mediathek) nach dem Buch von Erich Kästner, das ich in meinem "Kästner für Erwachsene" mehrfach gelesen habe. Das Ende von Fabians Freund Labude passt leider zum gestrigen Tag wie die Faust aufs Auge. 😢 #amreading #Literaturverfilmung #ErichKästner #arte
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Zuletzt beendetes Buch: #VoxMachina - Stories Untold. Hintergründe und bisher unerzählte Geschichten zu Trinket, Shaun Gilmore, wie Kima&Allura ein Paar wurden und vieles mehr. Hat es sich gelohnt? Auf jeden Fall, auch wenn ich von Vox Machina nur die Serie gesehen hatte. Für Menschen die noch nie gedanklich in #Exandria waren? Eher nicht. Die Stories leben vom Vorwissen über den Kontext, die anderen Figuren und die Welt. #amreading #Fantasyromane #CriticalRole
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Zuletzt beendetes Buch: #VoxMachina - Stories Untold. Hintergründe und bisher unerzählte Geschichten zu Trinket, Shaun Gilmore, wie Kima&Allura ein Paar wurden und vieles mehr. Hat es sich gelohnt? Auf jeden Fall, auch wenn ich von Vox Machina nur die Serie gesehen hatte. Für Menschen die noch nie gedanklich in #Exandria waren? Eher nicht. Die Stories leben vom Vorwissen über den Kontext, die anderen Figuren und die Welt. #amreading #Fantasyromane #CriticalRole
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This weekend I’m reading something which has been mouldering in my TBR pile for years: “Flatland” by Edwin A. Abbott! It’s pleasantly weird and a recognisable influence on other works, judging from what I’ve read thus far…
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Just finished "Seven Little Sons of the Dragon" by Ryoko Kui. As expected from the author of "Delicious in Dungeon", an excellent collection of short stories that are whimsical, profound, hilarious, and beautiful. Kui's characters even in the short form always have a little extra twist beyond what you'd expect. I think my favorite of these was the story about mermaids, both for its ambiguous depth and for the hilarious "Lone Wolf and Cub" shout-out.
