kpax

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[–] kpax@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

No, must have missed that one. That's what I like about his writing style. The end of every chapter makes you want to read the next

[–] kpax@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

If the memoir is Future Boy, then it is very good. Crazy what that kid managed to do in that year of filming

[–] kpax@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I've devoured all of Blake Crouch's sci-fi books and enjoyed them all thoroughly. I have had his Pines trilogy in my To Read list for too long though.

After not enjoying DCC book 1 very much, I finally got bullied into carrying on and am half way through book 2 and enjoying it a lot more.

I do find that at times it seems like someone has tried to write a story in the margins of a TTRPG players handbook, but I guess that's the appeal in a way.

[–] kpax@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Mallrats. The extended cut is just awful and Kevin Smith agrees.

[–] kpax@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Just about to finish Red Dwarf : Titan. The new prequel book co-written by the late Rob Grant. It pulls a lot from the lore of the Red Dwarf universe, but in a good way. It certainly "feels" like Red Dwarf, which is good in my mind.

[–] kpax@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've read all the Red Rising books and it is by and far one of my favourite series. Darrow is an amazing character and although it's epic sci-fi I didn't find myself losing track of all the characters. I think I've read them twice and listened to the audiobooks.

I didn't go much on book one of DCC, but I have been bullied into book two by too many people, so I will see how I get on.

[–] kpax@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

Just finished reading The Many by Sylvain Neuvel (Wrote Sleeping Giants series). It's going to get compared to Pluribus, but I found it different enough to enjoy. Interesting premise.

Now starting There are Rivers in the Sky, after a 5 star review from a friend. Completely out of my wheelhouse, it being neither Sci-fi or Horror, but I'm enjoying it so far and will see how it goes.

[–] kpax@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Enjoy. I've recently finished the 4th one in the series and enjoyed them all

[–] kpax@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

I'd say yes. It focuses on a new, uplifted animal from the same world as the spiders and fleshes out the aftermath of the original earth conflict.

[–] kpax@piefed.social 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Currently reading Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Book 4 in the series. Really good, but jumps around a lot. Certainly not one to read an hour a night. Really needed longer sessions to keep all the characters in my head 😁

[–] kpax@piefed.social 25 points 3 months ago (8 children)

I was today years old when I found out the Debian Release names were Toy Story characters. Thanks. 😁

[–] kpax@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago

About half way through Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee

Enjoying the humour in learning that all of England's Kings and Queens were a bit of a bunch of arses.

They should give this book to English school kids. They might actually enjoy their History lessens then.

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