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Re: Ask HN: What books are you reading

#31
Interesting aside: I'm pretty sure your intention was jest, but lolling isn't as modern a word as the internet generation would have you believe (and has an entirely different meaning).

From the etymology of loll (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=loll):

mid-14c., lollen "to lounge idly, hang loosely," perhaps related to M.Du. lollen "to doze, mumble," or somehow imitative of rocking or swinging. Specifically of the tongue from 1610s.

Re: Ask HN: What books are you reading

#32
The Instructions by Adam Levin. Best book I've read since Infinite Jest (by David Foster Wallace, of course, also highly recommended). The characters, the story, the language, my god the language... It's all utterly fantastic. The last 300 pages had me so thoroughly gripped, I read them in one sitting.

Re: Ask HN: What books are you reading

#33
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared M. Diamond (courtesy of a HN recommendation on this kind of thread)

In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy (courtesy PG's tweet and retweets of that tweet).

I am now loving my kindle because I can switch between books easily without the accompanying load

Re: Ask HN: What books are you reading

#36
Audiobook: I just finished Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. I highly recommend it if you're into fantasy type novels. It has a unique magic system and is very well written. I've been off and on with War and Peace for a while. Kind of dry so far.

Kindle: The Law by Frederic Bastiat, extremely good book describing the fundamental purpose of law and government.

Dead Tree: Essence of Discrete Mathematics by Neville Dean, seems to be pretty good book, just haven't devoted enough time to reading it.

Re: Ask HN: What books are you reading

#38
Currently reading Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - an OK book - and keeping Starting Strength by my side as a reference.

Starting Strength is a great introduction to weightlifting and getting stronger, I highly recommend it.

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