Ask HN: What books are you currently reading? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by lobe » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 8:40 AM UTC

saluki wrote: post #6

I just finished Ready Player One, it was a great read, super interesting story, If you like the 80s and Arcade Games it's a must read.

Read this last week. There were lots of individual things I disliked about the book, yet still thoroughly enjoyed it as a whole. Quite a fun story

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by Adam-Kadmon » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 10:03 AM UTC

Calist0 wrote: post #16

As expected there's lot of nonfiction readers here. Does anyone else find that they get more out of fiction than nonfiction? There's a lot to learn from putting yourself in a character's shoes, seeing life through their eyes and witnessing their life unfold. I'm currently reading 'Steppenwolf' by Hermann Hesse, and 'Of Human Bondage' by Somerset Maugham. Both novels are fictional representations of the author's life.

I agree with you ! I'm currently reading "Siddhartha" by Hesse and I finished reading "The Name of the Rose" by Eco about a week ago !

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by stevekemp » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 12:01 PM UTC

conorgil145 wrote: post #25

I just finished reading Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. It is the third book in the Stormlight Archive series. It was a fantastic read and the entire series is totally epic. Sanderson has many different trilogies, novels, and short stories in a universe he calls The Cosmere. If you like fantasy and haven't read any Sanderson, you should definitely check his stuff out! https://brandonsanderson.com/books/the-stormlig…

Looking forward to this myself, but don't want to rush in because of the expected gap until the next volume is published.

So I'm re-reading the first two books again before I start it.

(I have a shelf full of Brandon's work - even the young-adult books!)

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by punchclockhero » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 12:40 PM UTC

Calist0 wrote: post #16

As expected there's lot of nonfiction readers here. Does anyone else find that they get more out of fiction than nonfiction? There's a lot to learn from putting yourself in a character's shoes, seeing life through their eyes and witnessing their life unfold. I'm currently reading 'Steppenwolf' by Hermann Hesse, and 'Of Human Bondage' by Somerset Maugham. Both novels are fictional representations of the author's life.

Not sure if getting more, but nonfiction reading is quite strenuous for me, as I try to retain as much information as I can. On the other hand, I read fiction for the experience, so even if I forgot everything I read after turning the page, it would be no problem.

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by neilsimp1 » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 1:09 PM UTC

saluki wrote: post #6

I just finished Ready Player One, it was a great read, super interesting story, If you like the 80s and Arcade Games it's a must read.

I just finished this myself. If you're geeky, and in the 18-40 age range, I highly recommend this book.

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by leonagano » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 2:12 PM UTC

The Godfather

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by zapperdapper » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 2:26 PM UTC

* Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig - for some reason I never read this before although I've known about it for years. Enjoying it so far.

* How I Became Free in an Unfree World by Harry Browne - I read this years ago, but decided to re-read on a whim and it's surprising how relevant it still is.

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by eb0la » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 3:17 PM UTC

JPOD from Douglas Coupland. I like it much more than Microserfs :-)

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by pmulv » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 3:29 PM UTC

saluki wrote: post #6

I just finished Ready Player One, it was a great read, super interesting story, If you like the 80s and Arcade Games it's a must read.

I'm reading this now!

Re: Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?

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Post by kenjinp » Wed, Jan 17, 2018, 3:36 PM UTC

SirLJ wrote: post #11

I am suffering trough, Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars (currently reading)

I found this series more rewarding than almost any other book series. I find it to be so.... literarily... satisfying. I have no idea how to explain that. The author's vision of the future is so complex and compelling, and the humanity of it all. I could go on for hours!