Books! How do you read and what do you read?

WheatenLover said:
The Martian is currently my favorite book of all time. I haven't read his others yet. I hope they are as good as The Martian. The men in my family recommended it to me for years before I finally read it. I could not put it down!
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I loved, The Martian too, but actually enjoyed, Project Hail Mary even more. Ray Porter does a great job with the narration on the audio. :)
 

Mr. Ed said:
Thanks for the clarification....and yes, you can download any book in their database at no cost.
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Hmmm... after delving into this website, it sure seems a lot like Napster's early days. The site recommends users employ VPNs so downloads are harder to trace back to the party who's receiving the information.
 
regardless I always use a VPN, it is just good sense even if you don’t have anything to hide, what you do online can be taken out of context and manipulate. A VPN adds another layer of privacy and protection against hackers.
 
In spite of being retired now I do not read as much as I used to. I just don't seem to be quite as interested in reading as I used to be. I do get through some books but it's taking me weeks or months to do so for most books. I am currently reading "Burning Down the House" a book about the group Talking Heads and the New York music scene they came from.

I've put in a hold for a new novella from a series I love that I will probably read in just a few days. It's from the Wayward Children fantasy series by Seanan McGuire which is one of the few fantasy universes I'm interested in. I also have holds on a books about animal intelligence, the brain and another science fiction novel. We'll see if I can get through those.
 
officerripley said:
I haven't read The Book of Essie, but there was a book about a midwife in a dystopian society by Meg Elison called The Book of the Unnamed Midwife; is that the one you mean?
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for the recommendation (or at least mention) of The Book of the Unnamed Midwife. It was all I'd hoped for and then some. I couldn't put it down.
 
I recently read Culpability by Bruce Holsinger and highly recommend it.

The author offers a window into the moral and legal dilemmas presented by AI. This novel specifically addresses self-driving cars, but other AI advances will undoubtedly create similar moral quandaries.
 
asp3 said:
In spite of being retired now I do not read as much as I used to. I just don't seem to be quite as interested in reading as I used to be. I do get through some books but it's taking me weeks or months to do so for most books. I am currently reading "Burning Down the House" a book about the group Talking Heads and the New York music scene they came from.

I've put in a hold for a new novella from a series I love that I will probably read in just a few days. It's from the Wayward Children fantasy series by Seanan McGuire which is one of the few fantasy universes I'm interested in. I also have holds on a books about animal intelligence, the brain and another science fiction novel. We'll see if I can get through those.
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Have you considered audio books? They're nice because you can do other things whilst listening to a book. :)
 
Medusa said:
Have you considered audio books? They're nice because you can do other things whilst listening to a book. :)
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Thanks for the suggestion. However I usually like to listen to music while reading a book. My wife and I occasionally listen to audio books when we're on a road trip but I generally prefer reading either a physical book or a digital version I can read on my phone or an iPad.
 

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