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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? November 11 (discuss.online)
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Started the next book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series, Cold Days

Since it's the 14th book in the series, I can't say much about it without spoiling what happened in the previous books, but things have become very interesting. Though, the more the things change, the more they stay the same, Harry is still out of his depth, and stakes are still sky high.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Finished up Star Wars Shadows of the Empire. It’s based on the game and is the only book between movies 5 and 6. So now that I’m done this I’m moving onto the novelization of Episode 6. Shadows provided some good back story and setup the rescue of Han. Explains Boushh Leia!

Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert Heinlein. It’s my first story from him that isn’t from a ShortStory compilation. I’m enjoying it, it’s heavy on the slavery and beating, it seems though.

After those two, I think I’m gonna do some more ShortStory compilations, I like that pacing of being able to finish a story in my reading windows sometimes. But there’s a big batch of Star Wars books until the next novelization though.

This puts me at about 80-90 of the 150 books read if I’m counting my brothers list correctly.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    How long did you take to read those 80-90 books?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    June of 22 I started. I would read a legends book, then read another book or something between each. Since then I’ve read the original 6 Dunes, The Expanse series, all of Asimovs Foundations universe, Hitchhikers (read as a kid). As well as healthy smattering of short story compilations, probably a dozen of those?

    The short stories I would read probably 5-7 depending length and go back to a SW book. Also depends how I feel. Sometimes it takes me weeks to finish a book. Or like this Heinlein book, I’ll be done today and onto the episode 6 novelization.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Wow, nice.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    My brother is the one that’s collected all of them. 95% have been bought second hand at book stores. He’s also collecting all the new canon books as well. Debating if I want to do that after haha.

    He had to buy a few he couldn’t find so I could read them in chronological order though. So technically second hand when he gets to it?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Nice, that must have taken real effort. The second hand book stores near here have no proper ordering, so takes ages to find any books. Not sure if the stores your brother go to are any better or not, but I can understand the pain to collect such big series. This is actually why I stopped reading Dresden Files when I originally started, I couldn't find the next book locally, and didn't want to skip any books.

    I'll recommend go for new canon books as well. You can always take a break and then continue them later though.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago*

    He travels A LOT for work, been to Dubai and all over the USA and Canada, so lots of stores, he could probably complain and swoon about some I bet.

    For most of my old scifi I get the bulk from the book fair that comes to town and fill in the rest from the big box stores. It’s neat, the first few days are ticket entry only and most books are $4 each. On the last day though, it’s take a box for a donation, just trying to get rid of everything.

    My one shelf, can you spot the New one haha.

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