What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech
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@RamblingBiped said:
@Kelly said:
@RamblingBiped said:
Disclaimer: My wife is a librarian...
Have you or her ever read the Alcatraz series by Brandon Sanderson? The first book is Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians.
I have not read the Alcatraz series yet, but I've read quite a few of his other books. The guy is an absolute beast when it comes to writing. The pace at which he releases new titles is ridiculous.
I've read and enjoyed Elantris, the original Mistborn Trilogy, The Stormlight Archive (can't wait for the next book in the series), The Rithmatist, and all but the last book of his contributions to the Wheel of Time series. He is actually the reason that I started reading WoT.
I'll probably go back and re-read the Mistborn trilogy, and read all of the newer books in that series before taking a swing at Alcatraz.
Alcatraz is mostly aimed at the Teen market, so they're comparatively short, simple reads, but they appear to be the way that Sanderson releases all of his pent up sarcasm and penchant for puns and plays on words. They are laugh out loud funny. As in, trying to read in bed without waking up other sleepers is hard, funny
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The second set of Mistborn books is at least as good as the original, but in a totally new way. I think I prefer the Wax and Wayne arc over the original, but they're so different it is hard to compare well.
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@Kelly said:
The second set of Mistborn books is at least as good as the original, but in a totally new way. I think I prefer the Wax and Wayne arc over the original, but they're so different it is hard to compare well.
I bought the first of that when it first came out. I haven't had the ability to read it as of yet.
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@coliver said:
@Kelly said:
The second set of Mistborn books is at least as good as the original, but in a totally new way. I think I prefer the Wax and Wayne arc over the original, but they're so different it is hard to compare well.
I bought the first of that when it first came out. I haven't had the ability to read it as of yet.
I'm not sure we can be friends until you rectify this...
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I am horribly out of touch with novels in the last 8 years.
I miss reading. I have a library of ~1000 books all boxed up because this apartment has no space for them.
I'm a Sci-Fi / Fantasy guy.
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@JaredBusch said:
I am horribly out of touch with novels in the last 8 years.
I miss reading. I have a library of ~1000 books all boxed up because this apartment has no space for them.
I'm a Sci-Fi / Fantasy guy.
sounds like my apartment too but scifi / military
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@MattSpeller said:
@JaredBusch said:
I am horribly out of touch with novels in the last 8 years.
I miss reading. I have a library of ~1000 books all boxed up because this apartment has no space for them.
I'm a Sci-Fi / Fantasy guy.
sounds like my apartment too but scifi / military
We only have 6 bookshelves full of books (half shelves really). The wife is really good about weeding books and not keeping stuff around just for the sake of keeping it around. If it has no value for subsequent reads it gets chucked in a box and donated.
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@RamblingBiped said:
@MattSpeller said:
@JaredBusch said:
I am horribly out of touch with novels in the last 8 years.
I miss reading. I have a library of ~1000 books all boxed up because this apartment has no space for them.
I'm a Sci-Fi / Fantasy guy.
sounds like my apartment too but scifi / military
We only have 6 bookshelves full of books (half shelves really). The wife is really good about weeding books and not keeping stuff around just for the sake of keeping it around. If it has no value for subsequent reads it gets chucked in a box and donated.
One of the more popular things to do around these parts is start your own free library
http://victoriaplacemaking.ca/2015/placemaking/mapping-greater-victorias-little-library-boxes/
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Outside of tech? What on Earth are you talking about?
I recently read the new edition of Robert Graysmith's Zodiac book, spoilers, they still haven't caught the guy.
Also:
The Martian - It was OK.
Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi - JFK conspiracy theories are hilariously complex
Bossy Pants - Tina Fey - Very funny
Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience The True Story of the World's First Documented Alien Abduction - Stanton Friedman and Kathleen whatever her name is. I put the entire title because I love how long it is and that I can remember it. Anyway to me, the story is interesting but I'm not a believer, so it was more like reading a creepy book. It was kind of creepy to read alone at night thinking "Oh crap I bet they could take me right out of this Moscow highrise!" I read it because I've spoken with Friedman in the past about UFOs, primarily cases from the former USSR and Yugoslavia, done some translating, etc.I read mostly tech books so I've left some things out.
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Somewhere Different. It's about a family travelling the world much like us, but in an RV.
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@scottalanmiller You might also like "The New Global Student" by Maya Frost. I read it because she mentions Rotary Youth Exchange, but it lines up pretty good with what you're doing.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Somewhere Different. It's about a family travelling the world much like us, but in an RV.
Just finished this, finally. Actually stopped by the home of the author on the day that I finished reading the book. They were not home, though.
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I just finished the Alloys of Law trilogy the night before last. Can't wait for the next book.
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Ruska gramatika u poređenju sa srpskohrvatskom or "A comparison of Russian and Serbian grammar" by Branko Tošović
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@tonyshowoff now that sounds all kinds of exciting.
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@tonyshowoff said:
Ruska gramatika u poređenju sa srpskohrvatskom or "A comparison of Russian and Serbian grammar" by Branko Tošović
I always wished I took a second language more seriously. I read a book comparing the form and function of American English, English, and Australian English once. Very informative on how they changed and moved apart over time.
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@coliver said:
@tonyshowoff said:
Ruska gramatika u poređenju sa srpskohrvatskom or "A comparison of Russian and Serbian grammar" by Branko Tošović
I always wished I took a second language more seriously. I read a book comparing the form and function of American English, English, and Australian English once. Very informative on how they changed and moved apart over time.
Bill Bryson's "Made in America" is a great read about the origins of American English.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver said:
@tonyshowoff said:
Ruska gramatika u poređenju sa srpskohrvatskom or "A comparison of Russian and Serbian grammar" by Branko Tošović
I always wished I took a second language more seriously. I read a book comparing the form and function of American English, English, and Australian English once. Very informative on how they changed and moved apart over time.
Bill Bryson's "Made in America" is a great read about the origins of American English.
I'll look into it. Thanks.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@tonyshowoff now that sounds all kinds of exciting.
Well muh grammar in Russian ain't so good. I've had this book for years and never bothered to actually read it. The fact it's in Serbian helps take out all the middle garbage that has to be explained to English speakers because of their overtly simplistic grammar yet painfully inconsistent and illogical spelling system which most are oblivious the rest of the world just spells things roughly the way they sound.
We like our grammar easy, our spelling the hardest on the planet for any alphabetic system, our healthcare expensive, and our shootings mass.
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@tonyshowoff said:
Well muh grammar in Russian ain't so good. I've had this book for years and never bothered to actually read it. The fact it's in Serbian helps take out all the middle garbage that has to be explained to English speakers because of their overtly simplistic grammar yet painfully inconsistent and illogical spelling system which most are oblivious the rest of the world just spells things roughly the way they sound.
Have you ever looked at British English? Much of it is far more logical than American since American was intentional misspellings of the British.
And American schools leave out some letters being taught which makes some of the rules break and things that should be logical (why it is phoenix for example) are not because we weren't taught one of the letters hoping that it would make things "easy".
