what... are... you... READING

[rock hound]

An unedited and unabridged faithful translation of the "Count of Monte Cristo".   

[renaeden]

A book called Dreadnought by April Daniels.

It's about a teen trans girl who is transformed into how she thinks she should be when a superhero (Dreadnought) falls from the sky, transfers his power onto her and then dies. So she has to deal with living in a body that fits her, her psycho dad, her best friend who now wants to date her and other superheroes who think she's too young to take over Dreadnought's powers.

Welp.  That's going on MY list for sure now

There's a second book too but I don't have that (yet).

I have it now and am a few chapters into it. It's called Sovereign and it's already a good read.

Stayed up late reading the rest of the second book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope there will be a third book.

[odeon]

Bits and pieces from various Hitchens books. An aerospace specification for technical publications.

[renaeden]

I read Ikigai, a book about Japanese people's longevity. Not bad. My mum bought it for me because she knows I'm interested in all things Japanese.

Slowly making my way through the Star Trek Adventures Players Guide.

[conlang returns]

I noticed that book 4 of Griffon academy was finally out, so I've started on that

[odeon]

"Learning SPARQL" by Bob duCharme

Very, very good if you're interested in querying RDF data.

[renaeden]

Is SPARQL said like "sparkle"?

[odeon]

Is SPARQL said like "sparkle"?

It is. It stands for "SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language" which is one of those recursive acronyms some devs love.

[Pyraxis]

Reading "Trans" by Helen Joyce - I saw her being interviewed by Richard Dawkins and got interested. About two thirds through, and her argument so far is flawless. I'd be very interested in opposing views.

Have not read it, aside from reading the Wikipedia summary five minutes ago, but suspect I would strongly disagree. If it boils down to "subjective reality exists!" vs. "No it doesn't!" I'm not sure what would be new or compelling about the argument.

[renaeden]

Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon. I'm reading it for the second time as I bought the rest of the series online with Christmas money.

[odeon]

Reading "Trans" by Helen Joyce - I saw her being interviewed by Richard Dawkins and got interested. About two thirds through, and her argument so far is flawless. I'd be very interested in opposing views.

Have not read it, aside from reading the Wikipedia summary five minutes ago, but suspect I would strongly disagree. If it boils down to "subjective reality exists!" vs. "No it doesn't!" I'm not sure what would be new or compelling about the argument.

She presents a very strong, science-based argument. She's a voice of reason, IMHO, and hers are not polarising arguments if you care to listen to them.

[odeon]

Reading another Rebus novel.

[renaeden]

Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon. I'm reading it for the second time as I bought the rest of the series online with Christmas money.

Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon. The books are written densely - every sentence carries meaning so I have to be in the mood for concentration.

[renaeden]

Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon. I'm reading it for the second time as I bought the rest of the series online with Christmas money.

Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon. The books are written densely - every sentence carries meaning so I have to be in the mood for concentration.

Now reading the third in the series - Echoes of Betrayal. Doesn't sound like a very positive title.

[Genesis]

The Peripheral by: William Gibson