Currently reading (or last read)?

[TinRattler]

Does paperwork count

 

[Spyrone]

Just finished re-reading The Long Walk and The Running Man by Stephen King. Both got movie adaptations that were pretty great in the past year. I finished The Running Man in a single night. Peak cyberpunk and AH dystopias from Ol' Stevie's alter ego.

Also tried reading The Crystal Shard by R.A Salvatore, and it reminded me of why I typically dislike fantasy stuff (aside from Urban Fantasy which I love). One thing about it is that it does a good job of conveying the game mechanics and tropes of D&D, but I found it to be a far more cumbersome and annoying feature in literary form then it would be in a filmed adaptation like Fallout (which does an excellent job of conveying tropes and game mechanics like the Bloody Mess perk and encounters with wasteland weirdoes and water beggars in a different medium than the source without getting annoying).

I'm still reading The Living Dead.

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Freesia and I am A hero, both are a fun read. Definitely recommend bothView attachment 130228View attachment 130227

Nice. I Am A Hero is my second favorite manga (after Dorohedoro).

 

[BrawlMan]

Spider-Gwen: Gwen Stacy - A really good, self-contained, Spider-Woman/Person story. It contains Edge of Spider-Verse #2 as an introductory, and the entire Spider-Gwen (2015) run. It's amazing what the Spider-Verse movies took from this. The use of pastel blue and neon pink being the main colors. They use other colors highly effectively of course, but pink and blue are the obvious main color theme. Especially when it comes to scenes at night.

This is a good revamp of the character, and a cool AU story telling. How Gwen acts here and how she acts in the Spider-Verse are almost near neck and neck. Though comic Gwen is not as much as a loner, SV_Gwen claimed to be. I also enjoyed the different takes and alternate interpretations of old and legacy characters. Captain America is black woman in Earth-65, Frank Castle is a (rabid) cop, Harry Osborn becomes Green Goblin and takes the Lizard formula, and Mary Jane has an all girl-band rock group that Gwen is a part of (on and off).

The action is drawn well, the drama keeps you reading without being melodramatic and overbearing, and expressions are on point. I can't say much else than read this if you're into Spider-anything, or something your kids or teenagers want to read.

I finished The Long Halloween. I can see why it's considered one of the best batman stories of it. Concerning how often this story has been adapted in different forms.I more than believe it. Pretty good murder mystery. I know certain things were changed and the adaption, but I honestly didn't have a problem with that. I do prefer the comic, but the animated two part movie I more than enjoy as well.


I finished up Far Sector. My first ever read of a Green Lantern comic book. It's a 12 issue mini series I got all as one book in DC Compact Comics line up. It's a good murder mystery mixed with film noir and Afro Futurism. Sojourner "Jo" Mullein is the newest Green Lantern, and she's a treat. Though she clearly works best for this story and her own character growth. Considering she's policing in a far off spot in the galaxy of a city with 20 billion people, made up of three different alien species. The fact she's a lovable nerd and is not afraid to admit this, speaks to me.

The mystery itself works but you might figure out who started the chain of events, if you either pay attention enough at the halfway point, or just before the last 2/3 of the story.

The artwork is amazing, Whoever they are, I hope they go paid extra for the effort they put in.

Ironheart: Riri Williams and Ironheart: Meant to Fly are amazing stories. I love this character more than Iron Man.

Static Shock: Season One - A great read and reboot universe of the franchise. It uses elements of the og comic and cartoon adaption (Static's mom is alive in both comics continuities), but goes in it's own direction. This story is much social and political themed, just like the og comic and first two seasons of the show. The comic is not afraid shy away from the politics and social issues, and are a part of the story done more than just good. Helps, that the writer for these comics is black. My hat tips off to Viva Ayala.

The art direction, coloring, shading, is fire! A reader can navigate through the non-action and the action scenes really easily, but very dynamically on the action scenes. Even the calmer or quiet moments are have this smooth flow to them.

I love what they did with the character, and I do appreciate the nice nods to Virgil's original costume.

I finished Season Two......

Holy shit, this sequel is even better! They took Evon, a Saturday morning cartoon villain and made him an anti-villain that works. While much more sympathetic than his original counterpart, it's still pointed out by the narrative and Static, that what he's doing is not right and killing everyone involved human trafficking and experimentation mindlessly doesn't solve anything. Nor something all the victims wanted. This series, much like the original comics and early seasons cartoons, does get real and does get heavy.

Can we please get animated adaption of this series after they finish Season Three. The artwork and revamped character designs are amazing.

 

[marky]

I just finished it, and Sapkowski is in good form, though perhaps not that good as in some of the other volumes in the series and in some his short stories.
However, it's a great prequel showing the very beginnings of Geralt's career as Witcher, literally his first two years on the trail.
It also fills in some parts of the witchers history themselves. We learn many new things about the attack on Kaer Morhen, which sealed the fate of the witchers. For example, we find out who was behind the attack and who led it.

 

[SolemnlyDoc]

Technically a re-read, but Moby Dick by Herman Melville and Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Whenever I want a break from thinking about one, I pick up the other.

 

[Numubunde]

I decided I wanted to read more this year, and just yesterday I finished reading Cujo by Stephen King! It was the first novel I read by him, and I really, really liked it. Although I didn't have much first hand experience prior experience with Stephen King (either books or movie adaptations) I always associated him to a more supernatural kind of horror. It was interesting for my first contact to be with a story where the main threat is simply a really big sick dog and that's more than enough lol. The first 60-70 pages were a bit slow for me but from that point on I was hooked. Despite starting reading the book expecting a horror story, the part I enjoyed the most was the character's psychologies and their family relations and problems. The way they're written makes them so easy to empathize with, I really ended up attached to the characters.

It definitively left me craving for more Stephen King, but right now my next read will be Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman :)

 

[TheComebackKid]

I give it a try to Harry Potter Saga, and it surprised me how entertaining it is. I didn´t expect to be so enjoyable. If anybody is looking for something light to read before going to bed, I truly recommend it

 

[Guinea]

There's a few books I plan on re-reading this year, my favorite books ever:

Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
The Alchemist by Donna Boyd
The World at the End of Time by Frederick Pohl
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk

 

[TinRattler]

Not reading much we have a murderer on the loose

 

[Wonderguy]

Reading for my exam Pray for me

 

[massa_murra]

I'm reading the Red Rising trilogy and definitely didn't expect it to be as good as it was. First one is good but the second book really took it to another level. Recommended if you like dystopian sci-fi.

Also looks great:

 

[Vardalis]

I've been reading the Doctor Who movie novelisation which I'm about halfway through. It's fine. I'm about halfway and it doesn't feel like it's added much of value compared to the movie, and if I didn't have the movie going in my mind for context I'd imagine I'd have been a bit lost in some places since it jumps perspectives fairly liberally.

 

[JeeWay]

I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye at the moment. Great prose.

 

[Guinea]

Miyuki Miyabe is the author of Brave Story, an old favorite of mine. I was curious to see what else she's written, and lo and behold, she's also the author of a book I've had on my backlog for a few years now, 'Ico: Castle in the Mist'

Miyabe fan, Ico fan, so yeah it's time to read.

 

[JeeWay]

I am reading William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury at the moment. Great book, highly recommend it. I'm on chapter 2 (out of 4).

 

[Mojacko Amano]

Currently Reading:

I''m waiting for the latest next volume release.

 

[snes9x]

I am reading William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury at the moment. Great book, highly recommend it. I'm on chapter 2 (out of 4).

I finished that in January; probably the most difficult book I've read in a while which is surprising because it was very high school lit-core when I was growing up. There were parts that went over my head (like most of Quentin's stuff) but also a lot that hit really hard, like the final chapter from Jason's POV.

Father said a man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired, but then time is your misfortune Father said.

I just finished rereading the Tunnel and I think it's my favorite book even though it's a tad too indulgent at parts. So many devastating quotes though:

This is to begin a work on death by one who was spent his life in a chair.

I have given up-and given up-and given up-and given up-to get here.

[...]let's pretend we're two new copper-colored pennies thrown to the world at random by the US Mint and let's have just about that much to do with one another now or in a future which is to be fuckless between us as furniture. OK, Koh? OK?

We were late among the living, and by the time God got to us ice was already slipping from the poles as if from an imperfectly decorated cake.

 

[diet_orange]

I give it a try to Harry Potter Saga, and it surprised me how entertaining it is. I didn´t expect to be so enjoyable. If anybody is looking for something light to read before going to bed, I truly recommend it

I envy you! I first started reading Harry Potter in 5th grade. When I heard about, I just thought people were overhyping it. But man, once I started reading Sorcerer's Stone, I literally could not put it down. I read and re-read the first four books (there was quite a long waiting period between Goblet Of Fire and Order Of The Phoenix) constantly to the point where I knew them fairly intimately. I also adore the movies and they hold a very special place in my heart

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I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye at the moment. Great prose.

YOU'RE A PHONEY! A GREAT BIG F**KING PHONEY!

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I've been reading the Doctor Who movie novelisation which I'm about halfway through. It's fine. I'm about halfway and it doesn't feel like it's added much of value compared to the movie, and if I didn't have the movie going in my mind for context I'd imagine I'd have been a bit lost in some places since it jumps perspectives fairly liberally.

We actually got in a novelization of the first appearance of the Dalek's from I think the 70's. Absolutely had to have it, love the Bill Hartnell era

 

[Tsukishima]

i finished reading The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers.
it wasn't as gripping as i hoped and fell into a lot of traps in writing which doesn't sell the experience for me.

next up i plan to read Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Atagawa and other short stories penned by them. a friend had introduced me to a different story by them called 'Spinning Gears' which was a thoughtful read and very enlightening.

 

[toeringz]

I'm currently reading Memento Mori by Muriel Spark. I like how concise and biting her writing is. She can wander off into tertiary details but it never feels like waffle.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I have been re-reading this one (when my body lets me) and I'm honestly surprised by how well it holds up.

This is my fourth re-read since I originally finished the book a few years back and everything still clicks beautifully, from the humor -- I swear, actual comedies don't make laugh neither this frequently nor this hard -- to the story and characters -- Martha is a joy to follow around and so are her friends, enemies and tormentors.

It gets almost uncomfortably dark in spots, but what a thing of beauty.

 

[NeonKnights]

I'm currently reading Robert Bloch's "The Shadow from the Steeple".
Bloch's sequel to Lovecraft's "The Haunter of the Dark". On a side note I don't read full books
so much anymore as it's a distraction from reading manga and light novels in Japanese. In fact if said media is not in Japanese I tend to avoid it.

 

[Jdan-S]

I'm re-reading Asimov's stories featuring Susan Calvin. I'll go over the rest of the short stories afterwards.

A common theme in the stories is how people still fear robots taking over (eerily similar to what we're seeing with AI today). Even with the Laws of Robotics in place to supposedly guarantee the safety of humanity and that robots function as intended, the stories show various ways how certain loopholes or unexpected circumstances could bypass those laws.

 

[Ikagura]

I'm re-reading Asimov's stories featuring Susan Calvin. I'll go over the rest of the short stories afterwards.

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A common theme in the stories is how people still fear robots taking over (eerily similar to what we're seeing with AI today). Even with the Laws of Robotics in place to supposedly guarantee the safety of humanity and that robots function as intended, the stories show various ways how certain loopholes or unexpected circumstances could bypass those laws.

Sometimes I'm wondering what he'd think of AI nowadays...

 

[Jdan-S]

Sometimes I'm wondering what he'd think of AI nowadays...

Yeah, I can't tell whether he'd be pro- or anti-AI. He explains that he tries to work against the cliché of "robot-as-menace" and writes about robots serving humanity rather than destroying it. At the same time, he understands the push against new technology. He accurately predicted the anti-AI sentiment in one story, which involved a university employing a proofreading robot (mild spoilers):

"A book should take shape in the hands of the writer. One must actually see the chapters grow and develop. One must work and rework and watch the changes take place beyond the original concept even. There is taking the galleys in hand and seeing how the sentences look in print and molding them again. There are a hundred contacts between a man and his work at every stage of the game and the contact itself is pleasurable and repays a man for the work he puts into his creation more than anything else could. Your robot would take all that away."

"So does a typewriter. So does a printing press. Do you propose to return to the hand illumination of manuscripts?"

"Typewriters and printing presses take away some, but your robot would deprive us of all. Your robot takes over the galleys. Soon it, or other robots, would take over the original writing, the searching of the sources, the checking and cross-checking of passages, perhaps even the deduction of conclusions. What would that leave the scholar? One thing only-the barren decisions concerning what orders to give the robot next! I want to save the future generations of the world of scholarship from such a final hell."

This sounds as though it could be talking about ChatGPT and similar models. It foreshadows our current situation on how some people are getting comfortable with the idea of simply being the prompter and becoming detached from the actual process of creating something and the rewards that come with it. As a writer himself, maybe Asimov would've reacted in the same way.

And I realize from this that Calvin was the original "AI-bro". In the middle quote, she straight up makes the argument that "AI is just a tool", just like how an artist would use a pencil or Photoshop.