Reading Redwall to the kids at night.
Rereading Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
My wife is reading Murder on the Orient Express.
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I need to start on Agatha Christie too, haven't read any of her books.
Still working my way through Harry Potter. On goblet of fire at the moment, he said, calmly.
Just remember, there are only 7 Harry Potter books, no matter what anyone else might say.
but... there are only 7?
Exactly!
"Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World" by Vivek H. Murthy
Been looking for something to read after "Bowling Alone". "Together" is not as dry-sciency as the book by Putnam though it jumps to "evolutionary psychology" conclusions too quickly at times. The anecdotes are so overly positive that sometimes they're hard to believe.
My personality for the longer while has been "guy who read Bowling Alone recently". I started to drink cofee at the bar rather than go sit down. I've watched Quadrophenia (set in 1964) recently and the scene with the big ballroom dance party (i.e. people socializing) gave me "look what they took from you" vibes.
Bowling Alone sounds interesting, should give it a look.
Change your Diet, Change your Mind. by Georgia Ede, MD. How ultra processed foods damage your brain. and 50 Reasons People give for Believing in God. by Guy P. Harrison. After years of interviews, the top 50 reasons people give for religious beliefs.
Have you read Ultra-Processed People by Chris Van Tulleken? Have been meaning to get it.
How's Change your Diet, Change your Mind?
I have not read it but it looks interesting. So far Change your Diet is pretty informative. The author did an interview with Dr. Ken Berry on youtube where she goes into what made her write it and the research she did. The interview is worth watching. Getting rid of ultra-processed food has done wonders for my physical and mental health.
Thanks, I'll look into it.
Becoming Earth by Ferris Jabr How life has impacted the formation of our planet.
Threads of Life by Clare Hunter History of needlework and embroidery.
Chokia Jazz by Francis Spufford Noir detective novel set in an alternate America in which the indigenous population wasn't wiped out by plauges.
How's Chokia Jazz? Haven't read much fiction relating to native Americans.
I loved it. There is a fair amount of world building and some native terms that you have to wrap your head around, but it is well explained and fairly easy to pick up. I don't think you need to have too much background going in.
Thanks for the info, will add it to my list.
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie.
I appreciate sci-fi that's more sociological and cultural commentary instead of just pew pew space battle. Leckie feels like the modern Ursula K La Guin, blending imperialism, racism and sexism into a centuries long narrative from the perspective of AI immortality. The world building is delightful yet shocking at the same time. Highly recommend.
I've been going through Asimov's Foundation novels. Would you say Ancillary Sword is on a similar scope? I think I'll check it out once I'm done with Asimov.
I very nearly mentioned Asmiov in my original comment! The Foundation books are some of my absolute favorites and the Ancillary series is reminiscent in a lot of ways. Although, I would say the Three Body Problem books are the closest spiritual successor to Foundation. I'm resisting the urge to write a wall of text comparing the three, but to keep it succinct, if you enjoy Asmiov your likely to enjoy Leckie.
I really wish she included a pronunciation guide to her books. Some of the species names have me stuttering every time I come across them.
My goodness that would be nice. I'm strategically only going to discuss it in text so I'll never have to say aloud what I read them as.
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