Taj on Nostr: LynAlden This makes me think of the 2017 film 'Bright'. I love when people talk about ...
LynAlden (nprofile…u7e3) This makes me think of the 2017 film 'Bright'.
I love when people talk about what they're reading, but I'm always curious about the context. I often come across two types of readers 1 - the person who reads as a something of a form of escapism, they usual read a lot and they stick to the same genre, and 2 - the 'before bed reader' who tends towards 'self improvement'. The latter will tend to read more non-fiction.
I'm currently reading 'Eyes of the Void', Tchaikovsky's Second book in "The Final Architecture" series.
I tend to read scifi when I'm regenerating from work, or during/after a major change. What I want to do is keep working, but having wasted a great deal of time in new pursuits I know that the Boxer (see 'Animal Farm' - by Orwell) way of doing things is usually at best a net negative.
Often the best move (that it appears is difficult for workoholic types) is to just do things that have no physical manifestation of their use (IE: improving? ones brain. and enjoying a good book).
If i'm REAAALLY brain dead i'll read YA, and I almost never make it through books that are under a couple years old. Time seems a great filter for what makes great literature.
What methods do you use to find great (or exceptional) reading material?
(I like the following tag as a way to organize around talking about why we read what we do.)
#readandwhy
I love when people talk about what they're reading, but I'm always curious about the context. I often come across two types of readers 1 - the person who reads as a something of a form of escapism, they usual read a lot and they stick to the same genre, and 2 - the 'before bed reader' who tends towards 'self improvement'. The latter will tend to read more non-fiction.
I'm currently reading 'Eyes of the Void', Tchaikovsky's Second book in "The Final Architecture" series.
I tend to read scifi when I'm regenerating from work, or during/after a major change. What I want to do is keep working, but having wasted a great deal of time in new pursuits I know that the Boxer (see 'Animal Farm' - by Orwell) way of doing things is usually at best a net negative.
Often the best move (that it appears is difficult for workoholic types) is to just do things that have no physical manifestation of their use (IE: improving? ones brain. and enjoying a good book).
If i'm REAAALLY brain dead i'll read YA, and I almost never make it through books that are under a couple years old. Time seems a great filter for what makes great literature.
What methods do you use to find great (or exceptional) reading material?
(I like the following tag as a way to organize around talking about why we read what we do.)
#readandwhy
quoting nevent1q…ge8cI’m reading urban fantasy for maybe the first time.
Not my usual genre.
Do you read this genre? If so, what are your favorites?