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18+ dtauvdiodr , to bookstodon
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Amos is someone I was immediately drawn to in The Expanse. I was attracted, empathetic, and at one point I realized he started to become an analogue for me.

Even the rugged ops / maker / systems engineer part.

But especially the ruined childhood and the anger.

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@guyjantic @dtauvdiodr @bookstodon There is a point, can't remember if it was in the books or the TV series, where he acknowledges that he needs the other members of the Rocinante crew to be his moral compass. It is initially Naomi (my favorite character), but he recognizes Holden in that role too.
It's interesting when he's alone (on Earth in Nemesis Games and later in Leviathan Falls)

18+ dtauvdiodr , to bookstodon
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Ok, starting into book five of The Expanse novels.

We are now so far from the structure of the TV show that the only things recognizable are LARGE brush strokes and character names. I am totally second-guessing everything I thought I might have watched, to be honest.

Not surprisingly, there is so much more in the prose. Yes I am getting all the Belter and OPA anthropology that I longed for, which the show simply doesn't deliver on.

But for me the TV show also does a bad job at stringing the governments' stories together. And there are qualities of the protomolecule that the show does an equally shitty job at explaining. And was the Slow Zone massacre not in the TV show or do I just have that poor of a memory?

Anyway, I think I may actually watch the show again with my spouse in-tow, just to see - if not anything else - how I missed so many critical plot points because I was watching a video.

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@dpnash @dtauvdiodr @bookstodon I was honestly surprised at how much of the Laconian stuff they actually did considering they knew they couldn't actually give us the payoff from that storyline. Everytime a plot element of that happened on the show, I was like, "Really?"

I think they could probably do the story in a movie, it would cut out a lot, but at least they could tell the end of the story.

fskornia , to bookstadon
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This week I'm reading 'I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons' by Peter S. Beagle and it is incredibly charming and delightful.
If you're bummed about recent news about a certain fantasy author and haven't read Beagle, I highly recommend him. He has a lot of the same vibe, but without much of the darkness or cynicism. And Beagle has a great range, so of his books are notably different.
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I'm also back to Jacqueline Carey and 'Kushiel's Justice' after a quick detour to the Rivers of London on audio.
I enjoy so much of Carey's books and they are holding up remarkably well to my memory of reading them ages ago.
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dickrubin716 , to bookstodon
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Is it too soon to Covid times from 2020 in a fictional story? I’m thinking about including that as one of the plots in an upcoming book. @bookstodon @mastodonbooks

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@golgaloth @dickrubin716 @bookstodon As a librarian that regularly is reading through book reviews of upcoming books, there are a good number of fiction books that are dealing with the COVID pandemic

LincolnRamirez , to bookstodon
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I've been thinking of finally reading some Stephen King, but no idea where to start.

Go for one of the likes of his famous work, like the Shining or the Green Mile? Or something lesser known?

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@LincolnRamirez @bookstodon What do you typically like to read? King has a very wide range, so there is probably something good to transition into.

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@LincolnRamirez @bookstodon Hmm. Then you might like his more recent 'Fairy Tale'. It's dark fantasy that is still very King and would probably give you a good taste of what many of his books are like.
He also has Eyes of the Dragon, which is also very fantasy, but kind of meh in my opinion.
If you're up for something very long, '11/22/63' is a great time travel story.
If you want to lean into his horror, then 'The Shining' is a very good place to start. Also 'Salem's Lot' if you like vampires

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@LincolnRamirez @bookstodon I hope you enjoy!

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@dbsalk @LincolnRamirez @bookstodon Mmm. The Talisman is fantastic. It's also a collaboration with the great Peter Straub.
And it aligns with stuff that King did later with his Dark Tower books and other multi-world stories.

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@AndyT @LincolnRamirez @flyblue @bookstodon I read The Dead Zone in 2016 as part of a massive King reread (I read from Carrie to The Stand chronologically that year) and I seriously wondered if King had future visions when he wrote it.

kimlockhartga , to bookstodon
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Since we are coming up on June, it seems like a good time to check in with everyone here on @bookstodon regarding favorite reads of 2024 so far. Whatcha got?

My top five reads of 2024 so far:

The Criminal series of graphic novels by Ed Brubaker (ten primary works)

James, Percival Everett

The Book of Love, Kelly Link

Poor Deer, Claire Oshetsky

Prequel, Rachel Maddow

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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon Ooh, I love a favorites update thread.
My 5 favorites I've read in 2024 (not necessarily published in this year)

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Cornichec
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older
Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishigo

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@Eliot_L @kimlockhartga @bookstodon I loved 'The Chosen and the Beautitful' when I read it.
If you want another book inspired by Gatsby with witches and magic, I recommend 'Wild and Wicked Things' by Francesca May. It diverts a bit from Gatsby, but there is enough there to recognize it as the foundation.

stina_marie , to horror
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I watched THE FIRST OMEN on last night and it was rad. I thoroughly enjoyed it- it's well-done, creepy, disturbing, and surprisingly artful in a lot of its imagery & cinematography.

It also has me pondering a question:

Would the Catholic Church be pro-abortion, if the fetus in question was proven to be the Anti-Christ? 🤔

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@stina_marie @horror @horrorfilm I would absolutely love to see a book, film, or TV show tackle that idea as its main plot. It would probably be incredibly controversial though.

ChrisMayLA6 , to bookstodon
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I sometimes thought my father thought he could't die while he still had books on his pending pile (a stab at immortality I seem to be replicating)... so, it was strangely touching to see Tom Gauld has had similar thoughts.

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@WhiteCatTamer @ChrisMayLA6 Circ stats are circ stats. We just like the numbers going up :-) @bookstodon

ChrisMayLA6 , to bookstodon
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This week I've been mainly reading, no. 153.

Each of Emma Newman's Planetfall quartet explores a different aspect of the same overarching story of religious driven intergalactic migration. In Atlas Alone (2019), the fourth story centres on an elite gamer & their attempt to uncover & then take revenge for a crime against humanity. To say much more would ruin the plot for you, but as with the others, this is great, fascinating sci-fi, which has a great payoff at the end.


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@ChrisMayLA6 The Planetfall books are some of my all time favorite books in recent SF writing. @bookstodon

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@TimWardCam @ChrisMayLA6 Not necessarily. I think the greater scale has the potential to expand religion because the immense distances would reduce the potential of clash between ideologies. Looking at it historically, you can see the ways that sects of Christianity evolved and flourished when expanding from Europe to the American continents. It also proves that religion is a really good way to control masses of people. Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch books explore that a lot. @bookstodon

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