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Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by WillAdams » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 5:15 PM UTC

_The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo_ by Tom Reiss, and Gabriel Stoian (Translator)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13330922-the-black-count

It was an interesting look at this period of history, and even more fascinating insight into the wellspring from which Dumas drew for his stories.

It's esp. interesting when contrasted w/ the pastiche of _The Count of Monte Cristo_ by Steven Brust, _The Baron of Magister Valley_, which I also highly recommend if you're interested in literate fantasy.

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by fsociety » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 5:20 PM UTC

If you are interested in cybersecurity, I thought these two books are fantastic:

- Tracer in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency by Andy Greenberg https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60471288-tracers-in-the-...

- This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race by Nicole Perlroth https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49247043

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by ahoya » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 5:22 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by dunefox » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 5:39 PM UTC

If you like horror: The Great God Pan by Machen. If you like Scifi: Dune or Children of Time/...

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by sandreas » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 5:45 PM UTC

Fantasy:

  Patrick Rothfuss - Kingkiller Chronicles
  Naomi Novik - Scholomance
  Michael J. Sullivan - Riyria
  Ilona Andrews - many books

Caution: Be aware that the last book of the Kingkiller Chronicles "the doors of stone" is not out yet and may never happen[1], so although it is one of the greatest fantasy books of all time (in my opinion), it's kind of unsatisfying after part 2 :-)

[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/wdoiq2/in_december_r...

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by anavette » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 5:45 PM UTC

fsociety wrote: post #12

If you are interested in cybersecurity, I thought these two books are fantastic: - Tracer in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency by Andy Greenberg https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60471288-tracers-in-the-... - This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race by Nicole Perlroth https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49247043

This is an unfamiliar subject area for me. Thank you!

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by skibidibipiti » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 5:52 PM UTC

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a really good political action adventure sci-fi novel with aliens and techno science magicy stuff.

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by serjester » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 6:19 PM UTC

Personally I’m a sucker for a beat-the-odds survival story and 438 days is in a tier of it’s own. It takes a special kind of human to survive in the open ocean for over a year.

With no exaggeration, everyone I’ve recommended it to finished it the same day they started it.

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by billfruit » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 6:19 PM UTC

The Count of Monte Cristo, it is over 1300+ pages in the English translation I read, and it is fun and interesting read, almost every single page of it.

Re: Ask HN: What should I read next?

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Post by jvanderbot » Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 6:42 PM UTC

cainxinth wrote: post #9

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. Recently got around to finally reading it. I know Snow Crash is considered his best sci-fi novel (and it’s amazing, too), but I think I liked this one even better. Snow Crash is funny and weird and action packed, but its light-hearted tone diffuses the tension. The Diamond Age, by contrast, had a lot of hair-raising moments and characters I was really invested in.

I know I'm on the outside here, but I think Snow Crash is dumb, campy and cartoony.

Diamond Age and Anathem are far better.