- What book is currently on your nightstand?
- Who is the author?
- What genre?
- How do you like it?
- Would you recommend it to others?
I just finished Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and the first word to come to mind is a resounding “Eewwwwwwww”. Just spiders, all the spiders. sigh It really was a very good book, and the story telling from the spider’s perspective was wonderful, but ‘ugh’ it’s hard to stomach some of the visuals they illicit. Definitely a solid recommendation though, and I can’t wait to see where the next book takes the story. (Maybe think twice if you have a thing with spiders and an active imagination?)
I also finished Morning Star by Pierce Brown earlier this week. I’m addicted to this story and can’t recommend it enough… Although Morning Star ends on a pretty high note and I’m reluctant to move on to the next book because it started at a really low point and can only be downhill from here. I kind of want to hold on to the high point for a while before moving on to “Iron Gold”.
Next up is Abaddon’s Gate by James Corey, the first two were pretty good. I’ve seen all of the TV show, so I’m curious how the books differ from The Expanse.
Children of Time is on my reading list. I have heard great things about it. I may read it next.
One of the few books that made me cry! I really loved it despite the spiders.
I’m curious what made you cry in there? I can’t think of any particularly emotional situations at all.
Starting with the Children of Time series, I’ve gone through that man’s back catalogue and have just been impressed by all the many ways he creates worlds and ideas that explore the vastness of time and the science of change. I’ve just started his Shadows of the Apt and am excited for where it will go. As for CoT, I loved the spiders, but I’m weird and don’t fear spiders on sight, just when I know they’re venomous to humans or pets.
I JUST got back into Brown this week. I’m about half way through Golden Son and am loving the direction. It’s like he started a series when Hunger games was trailing off and had enough time to pivot once he learned how big an audience there was for Game of Thrones. I’m fascinated to see where it goes. After more than a year between the first and second, I can feel the draw to a “high point.” This one dives down in tone very quickly and I just want nice things for them.
Man, the expanse prose is so stylish to me. It’s my preferred way to experience it all because it builds a tone and a world that just feels bittersweet in a way the flash of the show hasn’t captured for me. I need to keep on the show though, as it is still well made. Though it might be fun to go back through the series.
Enjoy your upcoming reads! This kind of sci-fi just sucks me in. I’m glad to see someone else draw in too!
Currently I have Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett on my night stand. Satire fantasy (I think). Quickly read the first two paragraphs but other than that haven’t started it yet. I enjoyed Color of Magic and Light Fantastic so looking forward to a new character lead to see how this plays out.
I listening to The Stars, Like Dust by Issac Asimov. It seems interesting about a son who’s dad was charged with treason against the galactic Empire. I’m not fully invested as I was with The Currents of Space. But I’ll see how the story pans out.
Isn’t ‘The Currents of Space’ the second book of that series (following ‘The Stars, Like Dust’) ?
I’ve started the first one several times but never finished it for some reason… I live Asimov, but like Clarke, the books are so small they don’t really allow for a lot of plot building. I’m the same way about visual media too. I can’t watch movies anymore, they don’t allow for long, detailed, plot progression of a TV series.
Yeah I found that out afterwards. Each book of that series isn’t connected as far as I can tell. Each follows a different main character.
I don’t enjoy movies they just kinda feel like a waste of time for me. I just have a hard time motivating myself to watch a 2+ hour thing feels like all movies are that length now.
What book is currently on your nightstand?
Seveneves
Who is the author?
Neal Stephenson
What genre?
Scifi
How do you like it?
I am on on part one. So far, so good.
Would you recommend it to others?
As of right now I would, but it is early yet. I like the writing style and pacing.
I’m currently reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. Genre is non fiction… productivity? self help?
Anyways, I kind of like his ideas so far although some of them do sound like there’s a huge survivorship bias going on. There’s a bunch of “if this totally real person I met at some point in my life can do in, so can you!” which I’m not too on board with, but the general idea of starting a new habit on your terms is so far pretty enjoyable.
Currently reading Sandman:Book of Dreams. It’s fantasy. This one of my husband’s books that we’ve had forever and I’ve never read. It’s an anthology of short stories by various authors and it’s surprisingly good. Would definitely recommend even if you aren’t familiar with the source material.
Is this by Neil Gaiman as well? I’ve read a bunch of his Sandman comics, which are wonderful, but I think I would appreciate Morpheus even more in a novel!