Summer is here! What are you going to read, and what would you recommend to others?

  • uKale@lemmy.worldOP
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    29 days ago

    I’m currently reading “Les plus jeunes années du monde” by Marie-Lorna Vaconsin, which seems really promising and worth the wait for a translation if you don’t read French. Trees around the world suddenly start glowing red due to a new form of photo synthesis, and the people close to the events make sure every page is interesting and surprising.

    I’ve recently read:

    • Dungeon Crawler Carl 8. I was entertained by yet another wave of chaos.

    • “Heureux comme jamais” by Guillaume Chamanadjian, an easy to read satire about a space ship full of rich and entitled people not really caring whether or not they are the last people in the universe.

    • “Automatic Noodle” by Annalee Newitz, about a kitchen crew of robots. Very cozy and easy read.

    • “There is no antimemetics division” by qntm. Short, scary and thrilling. I would go into it without reading too much about it. It is so well thought out, and I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone about this gem of a book.

    • “Murder by memory” by Olivia Waite. A cozy murder mystery set on a generational ship. This is a sweet book if all you want is a break for your brain, a bit like “Automatic Noodle”.

    • “A Cantlicle For Leibowitz” by Walter Miller. This is a classic that is still worth reading. The monks of a monastery preserves knowledge while the rest of the world struggles after a devastating event. So beautifully written, and surprisingly funny as well.

    • drone509@discuss.tchncs.de
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      28 days ago

      I really liked A Canticle for Leibowitz. Feels like it doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves. It’s really charming.