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I've just started reading The Wager. I'm a sucker for ship based media, and I'm hoping this'll be no exception.

It's my third book of the year after previously reading both A Clash of Kings and How to get rid of a president

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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently on the third book of J. D. Kirk's Bob Hoon series

I've never laughed so much at an audiobook in my life.

Imagine if you took something like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and made it really Scottish, extra violent and incredibly sweary. That's Bob Hoon

Female villain - "I'd ask you to join our operation, Mr Hoon, but I know exactly what you'd say"

Hoon - "I'd tell you to shove it up your fish-hole, you badly-aimed batch of ejaculate"

Female villain - "Well ok, I didn't know exactly what you'd say..."

[–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, this sounds exactly like my next book, thanks for recommending it.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Might be easier to read if you're not used to the accent, but the narrator of the audiobook absolutely fuckin nails Hoon's voice

[–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have never tried to listen to an audiobook. I am just afraid I will get distracted and miss part of it.

[–] constantokra@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

That's what the back button's for. But if you're interested in audiobooks at all, I'd suggest starting with a book you've already read that's pretty low stakes. Stephen Fry's narration of Harry Potter is excelent.

If you didn't already read it: O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin Series. He greally goes deep into ships and sailing but the story is still compelling.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exile

Book 2 in the chronological order of The Legend of Drizzt series

Not sure what happened but I used to knock back 50-80 books a year, now I barely read anymore. I'm trying to get back into it with all the books being on every electronic device so I can read wherever, and I have two physical copies of the books from different releases. Yet I'm still dragging my feet getting through it.

The frustrating thing is once I get into the book I don't want to put it down, but once I stop reading it's hard to start again.

I miss reading.

Incidentally, I was looking at the Kobo readers recently and they look pretty neat!

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[–] learnbyexample@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm doing a beta-read. Well written, great ideas, etc. Unfortunately, the book is turning out to be much darker than I'm comfortable with. I'll probably try to get to the halfway point before deciding to give up.

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[–] VanHalbgott@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago

“A” Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton.

I found a book series to read from my local library and the librarian told me Sue passed away before she could finish her book series, so I took it up.

[–] AxiomPraxis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Working my way through He Who Fights with Monsters by Shirtaloon (aka Travis Deverell), currently on Book 7.

[–] Labonnie@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Just finished "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" by Gabrielle Devin and currently reading"The Code Book" by Simon Singh.

[–] papagoose08@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I read The Wager a few months back. I enjoyed it. If you’re looking for something else in that vane you might try Batavia by Peter  FitzSimons.

I am currently rereading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. It’s a great read, but a little dark.

[–] Takeshidude@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I just finished Lieutenant Hornblower and am thoroughly enjoying the series. I’ll be starting Hornblower and the Hotspur soon.

[–] 0xb@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hey I have The Wager in my list, but right now I'm reading The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, it's excellent. Going really slow because it contains so much information, I read a few pages and that sends me in a research spiral for an hour and a thoughts spirals for the day.

[–] Salix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just finished rewatching The Magicians, since it's my favorite darker adult magic TV Show. Now I am about to start The Magicians by Lev Grossman to see what it's like. Heard the books are more nihilistic.

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