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Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by codq »

enan wrote: post #2

For me it was: * Exhalation by Ted Chiang * Ride of a lifetime by Bob Iger was a close second

'Exhalation' is a revelation, and reminded me how good fiction could be.

The first story in the collection, 'The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate', instantly rose to the top of my all time favorite short stories.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by jelliclesfarm »

codq wrote: post #3
enan wrote: post #2

For me it was: * Exhalation by Ted Chiang * Ride of a lifetime by Bob Iger was a close second

'Exhalation' is a revelation, and reminded me how good fiction could be. The first story in the collection, 'The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate', instantly rose to the top of my all time favorite short stories.

Concur. That’s the kind of writing that makes me want to sit down and write myself.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by enan »

codq wrote: post #3
enan wrote: post #2

For me it was: * Exhalation by Ted Chiang * Ride of a lifetime by Bob Iger was a close second

'Exhalation' is a revelation, and reminded me how good fiction could be. The first story in the collection, 'The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate', instantly rose to the top of my all time favorite short stories.

Yeah that was my favorite as well. And the one about perfect recall memory (remem) was perfect too. He's so good at examining all human implications of a single technological idea. And the prose is quite remarkable for sci-fi.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by 401chan »

I like mature and well-written horror stuff reminiscent of the likes of Clive Barker. Instead of reading them, I decided to start listeing to them on youtube this year.

"The Show Goat" written by Geoff Sturtevant and narrated by Drew Blood [0]. The most hilarious story I heard in all of 2020.

I love Jason Hill performances. His voice acting and accents he does are spectacular (and often hilarious). I link to a few here:

[1] "I Am Not I" written by G.V Anderson

[2] "Alterations" by Micah Edwards

[3] "Snow Devils" by T.W. Grimm

[4] "In The Summer of '79" by T.W Grimm

[5] "Swole" by T.W. Grimm

[6] "Wuurzuum" by T.W Grimm

One of the very first stories that got me hooked on youtube horror reading channels is "How To Survive In Hell" by Ratrotted [7] as read by MrCreeps. Speaking of this subject, another one that was absolutely epic is ''The Harrowing: A Quick Bus Ride into Hell'' written by rebecca_rjwriter and read by Dr. Creepen[8]

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[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sVmVo70mg0

[1] https://youtu.be/cnDWV3cbxX4?t=3082

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvN4eOjY3xQ

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrNyy6fzH-Y

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq9WrSWYD58

[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSGyNPvOqqk

[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN3aMURTHog

[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWM4bCeHE1Y

[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-tstT_BGy4

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