If you like Dune which is a great read then you will probably like The Foundation Series by Asimov. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series
If you like Dune which is a great read then you will probably like The Foundation Series by Asimov. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series





I love love love Dune. One of my favorite books. When I was in high school I read like 3 or 4 times. I need to read again. I was always afraid to to read the rest of the series because I read a synopsis of books after Dune and didn't like the idea of some some of the characters that died came backs clones.





^ Where were you guys when I was kicked out of social groups in high school for being 'weird'??? Seriously though- I starved for people with similar interests (let alone emotional empathy/compatibility)
Alright, back to thread.
Reading some wellbeing stuff too; The Journey by Brandon Bays & Who are you really and what do you want by Shad Helmstetter (really good).
I literally just finished thatThanks. I did totally love it, especially the third book. Was so sad to get done.
Such a cool coincidence.
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I've never read Gaiman... should this be my next thing? Which of his books should I start with?
Re: being a slow reader - I actually went and took a "Speed Reading" course - where you learn to scan the page without actually sounding out anything in your mind and read down as opposed to side to side, grabbing one line or even a paragraph at a glance. I could do it, but I soon realized that I hate reading this way. There's much less enjoyment from the book, your imagination is limited to the short time span, so in the end I had to struggle with myself to revert to slow reading and no longer care to scan unless I have a deadline. So, @Elektra, trust me, it's a good thing to be a slow reader![]()
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Start with "American Gods", another one of my favorite books. I have the audiobook and I've listened to it 3 times. I love the idea of immigrants coming to America, bringing their gods with them and the gods trying to find people to believe in them. It's such a great story.
The Auschwitz Escape by Joel C. Rosenberg
"There are different kinds of darkness. There is darkness that frightens, the darkness that soothes, the darkness that is restful. There is the darkness of lovers, and the darkness of assassins. It becomes what the bearer wishes it to be, needs it to be. It is not wholly bad or good."
- The Court of Mist and Fury
2 more.
Funny and light. the Incantations of Imortality by Piers Anthony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarn...of_Immortality
Historical Fiction but one of the most amazing books I have ever read on Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. .99 cents on download I couldn't finish it because he did such a good job on development I couldn't read about her being burned at the stake. Twain researched her from original trial manuscripts and other sources.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person...of_Joan_of_Arc
Foundation is alright. New readers will need to be aware that the first couple of books were originally published in serialized format in mid-late '40's to early '50's sci-fi magazines (I believe it was "Astounding Magazine"), so the first one especially is written a little differently than the average book. The following two novels are actually two separate stories published in pairs. The later books are a little more normal.
Folks might consider trying out Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy. Neuromancer, Count Zero, and Mona Lisa Overdrive. I have a feeling many of the ladies in here might get a kick out of Molly Millions, one of the characters in the first and third novel (though by the time of the third novel, Mona Lisa Overdrive, she has changed her name to 'Sally Shears').
Wikipedia's description of her...
In all three stories, Molly is a physically tough (but not instantly imposing) bodyguard/mercenary cyborg. She is referred to as a "razorgirl" or "street samurai" throughout his stories and also as "Steppin' Razor" by the residents of Zion, a Rastafarian enclave aboard a space station.
A useful contact for dealing with gangs and black market elements, she tends to show little remorse for the opponents she ruthlessly dispatches in the course of her objectives. In fact she shows few deep emotions towards anyone outside of hatred, suspicion or amused contempt. Nevertheless, Molly is always regarded throughout the book as a loyal, morally strong character, opposed to the progressing decay of human relations in the world Gibson depicts.
An exception to her cold, somewhat cynical approach to life was her relationship with Johnny (of Johnny Mnemonic), for whom she still mourned at the time of Neuromancer. This is part of the personal history she relates to its protagonist, Case, in addition to the revelation that she worked as a "meat puppet" (a prostitute) in a "puppet parlor" (a brothel where people loan out their bodies while maintained in a blanked-out state) to pay for her considerable cybernetic enhancements.
Another pseudonym, used when she rents a hotel room in Neuromancer, is "Rose Kolodny", the name by which the Turing Police refer to her. The Turing Police may have simply gotten the name from the hotel's registry, but it is sometimes speculated to be her original name. The later trilogy books speculate that she is "SINless", having been an unrecorded birth and never having been issued a "Single Identity Number". This would give her the advantage of being more difficult to track in the cyberspace environment. Critic Larry McCaffery asserts that the name "Molly" is a reference to her status as a gun moll.
William Gibson has stated that he derived inspiration for the character from the image of Chrissie Hynde on the cover of the first Pretenders album.
Molly's metabolism, sensory input, and reflexes are artificially heightened by means of electronic implants and other advanced medical procedures. She has razor-sharp retractable blades underneath her fingernails, each double-edged and four centimeters in length. Appearing at first glance to be wearing mirrored sunglasses, Molly has in fact had her eye sockets sealed with vision-enhancing mirrored lenses, installed by the skilled black-market surgeons of Chiba City. To accommodate the inset lenses her tear ducts have been re-routed to her mouth; on the very rare occasions she cries, she either spits out or swallows the tears. She never lets others touch the lenses as it would leave messy fingerprints requiring extra cleaning.





I started reading Neuromancer, but got sidetracked and never finished it. I just remember some super hacker I think. It was building slowly, but nothing really happened yet. I'll have to give it another try and stick it out this time.
Well, i don't know that Case is a superhacker. Just a hacker using tech from about a century in the future. The book picks up once they get out of Chiba city, particularly once Molly gets the sense-net implant (long story, neat little device, thought).
An interesting side note: Most internet terms used today come from that novel. Cyberspace, ICE, the 'Net,' Matrix... stuff like that.


Incantations of Immortality is a great series, really enjoyed read it. Twain's book on Joan of Arc is also very good. If you do read that, I recommend reading Barbara Tuchman's "A Distant Mirror" first. It covers the 60 years prior to Joan of Arc and really sets up Twain's book nicely. Even if you don't like history, both are good reads.




Just read "Bad Feminist" by Roxane Gay.
Currently working on "Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness" by Pete Earley.
The Story Of O. It is about bdsm, and takes place in France. This book was written over 50 years ago, and is more sexual and extreme than 50 shades of gray. It's not for everyone but is a well written book. I could not get through 50 shades bc it was so badly written.




Been working my way through a stack of Stephen King novels. So far I've finished "Thinner," "Christine," "Misery," "The Long Walk," and "The Green Mile."
Also read "The Running Man," which has almost nothing to do with the movie.
I didn't know what to expect from "The Green Mile," but based on the trailers for the film, I thought it would be an ultimately uplifting tale like "The Shawshank Redemption," which was based on a King short story. Man, was I wrong...
Currently reading "The Shining."


The Bürgermeister's Daughter: Scandal in a 16th Century German Town by Steven Ozment.
The true story of Anna Büschler, the daughter of a wealthy mayor in Germany during the Period of Reformation. She was the proto-type of Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and their like. Her behaviour would be considered shocking even by today's standards. She once threatened to deficate in the middle of the court room during a public hearing. She was already the source of much gossip because of the sexy clothing and jewelry she wore, but once her father finds out she is carrying on sexual affairs with two different men things really heat up. The book the does a good job of telling about the repression of women during that time period, it does also give a good view into how everyone (including the wealthy) was repressed in one way or another either by society, the church, or the state. Sometimes history can be fun to read.
Terry Pratchet (Author of Diskworld, and Good Omens with Neil Gaiman) has passed away.
Just read Gillian Flynn, "Dark Places." I don't think she's a very good writer, but she is an excellent storyteller. I enjoyed the suspense even if the writing itself was a bit trite.
"The Man Who Couldn't Stop" by David Adams. An exploratory history of OCD. I really enjoyed this, but if you don't have OCD or know anyone who does, it may not be interesting.
Right now I'm reading "The Paying Guests" by Sarah Waters. It's amazing. Sexy passionate English lesbian love story set in the 1920s. Highly recommend.
Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Mental Illness by Mary Forsberg Weiland.
This book is really great, written by the ex wife of Scott Weiland from the band Stone Temple Pilots. She used to be Charlize Theron's roommate too. I love these rock n roll bios!





Is it weird to quote yourself? Anyhoo, I got seriously bored with Trigger Warning. I'm now listening to The Martian by Andy Weir. I got it from audible yesterday and I literally can't put it down. It's about an astronaut who gets stranded on Mars and all the things he has to do to survive.
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