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What are you reading at the moment?

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ajthefox

ajthefox

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Just finished this, really enjoyed it. Lots of interesting nuggets on plant biology/neurology to back up a perspective of humans which would really improve the world were it to be more widely held/adopted.

 

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Less impressed with this which was a recommendation. Some of the prose felt a bit strange to me, I can't help but think some things didn't translate as well as others from Norwegian.

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bovril

bovril

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Some books I've enjoyed in 2025:

 

So Long, See You Tomorrow - William Maxwell

Another Day of Life - Richard Kapuczynski

Job - Joseph Roth

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - Eric Cline

Salonika - Mark Mazower

The Eagle and the Hart - Helen Castor

Underground, Overground - Andrew Martin

Trav Le Bleu

Trav Le Bleu

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15 hours ago, bovril said:

Some books I've enjoyed in 2025:

 

So Long, See You Tomorrow - William Maxwell

Another Day of Life - Richard Kapuczynski

Job - Joseph Roth

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed - Eric Cline

Salonika - Mark Mazower

The Eagle and the Hart - Helen Castor

Underground, Overground - Andrew Martin

What happened in 1177 BC(E)?

 

Minoan? Egyptian Old Kingdom?

 

I'm off to Google it.

Trav Le Bleu

Trav Le Bleu

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2 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

 

What happened in 1177 BC(E)?

 

Minoan? Egyptian Old Kingdom?

 

I'm off to Google it.

Back! It's everyone lol

 

Sounds interesting - any good?

bovril

bovril

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20 hours ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Back! It's everyone lol

 

Sounds interesting - any good?

It's very good. Quite short and eminently readable. It became popular when it was released to read it and opine that it holds lessons for our own chaotic times, and that was back in 2014....

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The Bear

The Bear

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I've just finished Wuthering Heights as I am trying to read more classic literature. I recently saw the Kate Bush video again, and what with the film coming out soon I thought I'd give it a go. 

 

Oh dear. A book populated by absolute cvnts. The film is marketing it as the greatest love story ever told. Did they even read the book? Because it's definitely not that. It's certainly one of the most toxic and destructive relationships of all time that's for sure. 

 

I wasn't a fan of the narrative structure either which is a bit all over the place. An interesting story for sure, but I can see why Emily Bronte only ever wrote one book. 

Libertine

Libertine

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38 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I've just finished Wuthering Heights as I am trying to read more classic literature. I recently saw the Kate Bush video again, and what with the film coming out soon I thought I'd give it a go. 

 

Oh dear. A book populated by absolute cvnts. The film is marketing it as the greatest love story ever told. Did they even read the book? Because it's definitely not that. It's certainly one of the most toxic and destructive relationships of all time that's for sure. 

 

I wasn't a fan of the narrative structure either which is a bit all over the place. An interesting story for sure, but I can see why Emily Bronte only ever wrote one book. 

Not enough cousin shagging?

LcFc_Smiv

LcFc_Smiv

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The Will of The Many by James Islington, haven't enjoyed a book this much in a while. Got to the point the other day I was cramming pages in between Teams calls.

bovril

bovril

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On 31/01/2026 at 12:14, The Bear said:

I've just finished Wuthering Heights as I am trying to read more classic literature. I recently saw the Kate Bush video again, and what with the film coming out soon I thought I'd give it a go. 

 

Oh dear. A book populated by absolute cvnts. The film is marketing it as the greatest love story ever told. Did they even read the book? Because it's definitely not that. It's certainly one of the most toxic and destructive relationships of all time that's for sure. 

 

I wasn't a fan of the narrative structure either which is a bit all over the place. An interesting story for sure, but I can see why Emily Bronte only ever wrote one book. 

If you want a palate cleanser after all that toxicity and torrid emotion, I'd suggest Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Very heartwarming and uplifting! 

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bmt

bmt

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I only just started reading again after a 10 year plus hiatus. Have enjoyed The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and have now moved onto Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth which i am really enjoying. The storytelling is excellent

The Bear

The Bear

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4 hours ago, bmt said:

I only just started reading again after a 10 year plus hiatus. Have enjoyed The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and have now moved onto Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth which i am really enjoying. The storytelling is excellent

I enjoyed all of the three Andy Weir books. Did you read Artemis? Not quite as good as the other two but still entertaining. 

Beliall

Beliall

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16 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I enjoyed all of the three Andy Weir books. Did you read Artemis? Not quite as good as the other two but still entertaining. 

i really liked artemis. think it has a potential for a series, but the other 2 are better but only because they are outstanding. looking forward to the movie. hope they dont **** it up


currently i just started the expanse series. i have only seen 3 series of the show so it will be interesting to see how close it is and what happens in the end

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