Finished “a death in Cornwall” by Daniel Silva, and now a little over half way through “an inside job”, the next and latest book in this series. While I think the previous was a decent enough book, it left me with the feeling that the author was tip-toeing around the whole Israel situation where the series was heavily Israel centered in the earlier books (and deliberately pointing at a different country in the process). The not adressing of the current state of affairs in Israel goes on in the latest book unfortunately. Also, the plot twists are too predictable,

Finishing up “Fast Forward” by Robert Sawyer. It’s not very good. Lots of filler. One of the main characters finds out her young child has died and she just continues to mutter about like nothing has happened. One of the villains gives a long rambling speech about his motivations before shooting someone, like he’s a Bond villain. No one does this in real life.

I hear the TV show based on the book’s premise is much better. One of those rare instances where the tv show or movie is better than the book.

I’m now reading Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. I was in the mood for something lighter and I had never read it. No murder yet, no idea how the story will unfold. It breathes that old atmosphere of a classic detective, which is really nice.

I have finally just finished 1984 by George Orwell, and with that, my last bingo square as well. \o/ Overall, I liked it, but found it too drawn out; the book section at the 60% mark especially killed the pacing for me. The appendix about Newspeak at the end was fascinating, though.

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas

I’m new to this and it seems interesting. I use https://bookwyrm.social/ to track my books. I’m unemployed right now and my priorities is to get a job, which means most books are related to that future job where I’m a billionaire. The best so far are:

• Head First Design Patterns : it’s a good software development book, and most “Head First” books are nice to read, and won’t give you headaches.
• Designing Your New Work Life : it’s a bit different from the other motivational books I have read so far, and it gives you an alternate point of view of work and the workplace. This book is not preachy and shows interesting advice on how you can experience (or “reframe” as they say) your daily job.

I stopped reading the “Bullet Journal Method” because it was filled with useless motivational quotes, the kind you can read on Instagram, while giving absolutely no useful advice or method.

I’m rereading the Slovene translation of Vonnegut’s Player Piano (since that’s the English version isn’t available in my local library).

As I just visited a Volkswagen factory (high school trip), I could compare the real factory situation in the book and in reality. It’s shockingly similar and we already are almost in the same situation.

I’m on an Ira Levin kick right now. I just finished The Stepford Wives, now I’m reading The Boys From Brazil with a work friend. It’s really good.

Made the choice of trying out infinite jest, boy is it tough yet so interesting. Like the parts a lot with some incredible descriptions yet some words are just so incredibly niche I have to stop and look it up.

A time to kill, john grisham.

Good read but wow, the deep south is insane.

Finished Project Hail Mary a few days ago, wanted to get it read before watching the movie tonight. It was such a great read, Rocky was amaze! Started Player One by Douglas Coupland afterwards/now, as I wanted a genre change up, been quite a non-stop thrill when comparing to the length of Project Hail Mary.

On the nonfiction side, reading Metaphors We Live By (by Johnson & Lakoff) currently. Taking it slow as it gets me thinking about experiencing experience itself. Real meta stuff.

Just finished “How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder” and “Binti”

The former is very good lit fic. It does deal with some tough topics including rape and murder, but it’s very good. Highly recommend.

Binti is very short, but well done. The book won a Hugo award.

Currently reading “Blindsight.” It’s also quite good, though I’m only through the first section.

Sadomasochism and the BDSM Community in the United States by Stephen K. Stein.

Finally getting into Velocity Weapon by Megan O’Keefe I bought the book a few years ago because I thought the cover looked really cool. I decided to finally read it after picking up the 3rd book last week.

I’m a dummy for not reading it sooner, I’m about 40% through and really loving it.

Blue Moon in the Jack Reacher series. They’re indulgent, half James bond, half Sherlock Holmes. I used to feel embarrassed reading fiction as an adult, but now I’m like hey, a book a week (or sometimes a day) of something pleasurable is way better than a book every six months of something taxing. I’ve got a toddler and I’m pregnant and I’m so glad to have this series so I never have to think about what my next read is. I’m on like book 20/30 though, so a little worried for when it ends.

It’s been so much fun to follow reacher through the technical advances of the 90s and early 2000s! Cameras everywhere, cell phones, internet, debit cards all changing his way of life book to book, really neat.

Suggestions welcome for an equally easy/engaging long series after this!