Felix
What are you currently reading? I need inspirations
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🤔 David
Since Dune was mentioned I'd like to add in 'A Fire Upon the Deep' by Vernor Vinge. It was an interesting read and certain portions of the book were compelling in that it caused me to sit and reflect upon what it means to exist as a species. It's an exciting read with drama on a large scale, and has caused me to want to read more sci-fi classics
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Joseph Gilmore
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. It's a wild ride so far!
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Rudolph Quijano
Landau's mechanics
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❤️ Jens Backbom
Hacker News!
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🎛️ Mesut Ucar
Malloreon - David Eddings for the nth time
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🧙 Nathan Feeser
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, it's enjoyable so far.
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Jakub Janarek
"Crashed" by Adam Tooze - a recount and explanation of the '08 financial crysis written 2 years ago or so. So far, very dense but rewarding.
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🧅 Onion Samson
Reading Catch-22 for the first time. Halfway through. It's hilarious and brilliant. Power struggles, hierarchy, and lots of ludicrous moments to laugh along with.
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☔ Johannes
Death's End by Liu Cixin, the third book in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. A to me in parts very cynical but intriguing take on the sci-fi genre.
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🍃 Matt Harwood
I'm re-reading 'Principles' by Ray Dalio. Always sets me on the straight and narrow :)
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☀️ James
I'm re-reading Pale Fire. If you haven't read any Nabokov yet, please put him on your list!
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🎲 Jamie
The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck. No idea where the book came from, but I'm happy to have it in my possession. I absolutely loved The Grapes of Wrath. Going to look for a copy of East of Eden as soon as I can go to a second-hand bookshop
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🧞 Bit
Dune. It's a great book and the time I spend at home now made me feel less intimidated at the size
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🟩 Koralatov
'Dune' is excellent, and works perfectly as a standalone book. Depending how much you like it, the sequels are well worth a read. I think 'God Emperor of Dune' the best of the entire series, with 'Dune' itself a close second, but 'God Emperor' is very love-it or hate-it.
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Ashley Charlton
Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier
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Gareth Lapworth
I am re-reading the Hitch Hikers Guide, but now I get to read it to my children.
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Dan Heath
Rebel Ideas by Matthew Syed - nice bit of inspiration for how to break status quo
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Prasoon
Preparing for the release of Stormlight Archive book 4 by rereading books 1-3. Recommend: "The Way of Kings"
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Pedro Madruga
Chaos - James Gleick
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Cole Hudson
Why The West Rules For Now (very well written), The Disappearance of Childhood (meh), and How Children Fail
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✌️ Facethewolf
I'm waiting for "Working in Public" by Nadia Eghbal to be released tomorrow. Sounds like such an interesting book.
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Cole Hudson
Ooo me too, excited for it
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🌊 Zero Two
SICP
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Chetan Vashisht
Developer Hegemony, not very inspiring :/ But I highly recommend Signal and Noise
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Ember Arlynx
the collapsing empire by john scalzi
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🍁 John J.
I need to try IJ again. Got a hundred pages in or so many years ago; brilliant stuff, but it requires dedication.
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🧅 Onion Samson
It took me almost a full year to exclusively read Infinite Jest. I can't say I relished or grew from the experience, but definitely found it brain-warping. Sheer willpower blundered through it.
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