What Are You Reading?

Finished Blowback by Brad Thor
The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by
Preston and Childs (a Penedergast novel) :zipper_mouth_face:
Long Shadows by David Baldacci

It looks like they changed the Libby app again. Now I can’t find shit!

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Thanks for the heads up, on stuff I actually read!

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Finished Endurance - what a fantastic story - would HIGHLY recommend to anyone who likes a good adventure story … kind of teared up at the end tbh … great read

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Recently read

The greatest beer run ever - John ā€˜chick’ Donohue

And

The boy and the dog - seishu hase

Both were unreal.

Recent listens:

The Last Invitation by Darby Kane
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover (I need to stop with this author, I keep thinking there’s got to be one that I like but five books later - still no. Do I ever learn? lol.)
A Small Affair by Flora Collins
The Divorce Party by Laura Dave
Such a Good Wife by Seraphina Nova Glass
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

Currently Reading:
Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

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Unintended Consequences by John Ross

I understand this soooo well.

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Currently reading Hank Green’s ā€œCarlā€ books:
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour

I only read these because he’s John Green’s (The Fault In Our Stars) brother, but they’re excellent, especially the sequel (you do have to read them in order). Really thought-provoking and current, he looks at social media fame and virtual reality, and a bunch of other interesting topics, wrapped up in a science fiction-lite style.

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I just started reading Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu. It’s fabulous.

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@ChickenLittle @punnyguy recs for a couple good mystery/thrillers:

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
and
Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica

I just finished these two, so if you’re hard up for a new read - check em’ out!

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Thanks! I put them on the holds lists. It didn’t even give the number of weeks, just said… several months wait :laughing:

Chewed through a couple of CJ Box Joe Pickett books
Stone Cold and Long Range
A little over half way through The Ink Black Heart
@punnyguy

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Just finished

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Took a bit to really get going but once it did I was hooked. Definitely a big set up for the rest of the series.

If you like low-fantasy this is one to check out

I absolutely loved another of her books Priory of the Orange Tree, if you liked LOTR then absolutely check this out. My favourite book of 2022 by far

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Because they are that good. lol

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The Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy by Warren Mosler

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@QuadQueen ignore that suggestion. You’ll lose IQ points reading it.

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I feel like I would learn something if I read this. My ā€œfunā€ reading teaches me nothing, that’s the point. I definitely don’t want to read something that’s going to give me more anxiety than I already have. lol

@cyclonengineer Well, then I’ll definitely not pick it up. I’m honestly not sure how many points I can spare at this point in my life. :rofl:

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You would. It explains how the real world works economically and the impact it has on every ones life. Didn’t realize this until I became more involved and started reading and listening about the subject. I would have scoffed if someone told me this a few short years ago. But this book, among a few others, will open your eyes.

And I didn’t mean to directly reply to you. Just the thread.

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Just finished:

Vietnam: A history by Stanley Karnow

Reading:

Bitter Fruit by Stephen Kinzer
Gravity’s rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

Also picking my way through some new journalism:

Slouching towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
The Gonzo Papers by Hunter S. Thompson

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Gravity’s Rainbow is a tough read but worth it.

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Recent Finishes:
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

Currently Reading:
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

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