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| ====== Books I've Read ====== | ====== Books I've Read ====== | ||
| See also: [[Reading|Books I'm Reading]] and [[toread|Books I Want to Read]] | See also: [[Reading|Books I'm Reading]] and [[toread|Books I Want to Read]] | ||
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| + | ===== 2025 ===== | ||
| + | ==== January ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Doc Future and Flicker]] by [[wp>Alexx Kay]] - This is a self-published book I stumbled across on reddit. I'm really enjoying it so far. Some interesting ideas and cool characters. ([[https://docfuture.tumblr.com/|published on Tumblr]]). | ||
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| + | ===== 2024 ==== | ||
| + | ===== December ===== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Going Postal]] by [[wp>Terry Pratchett]] - A club recommendation. I really enjoyed it, I liked a lot of the characters, trying to decide which one to read next, maybe something that focuses on the death character. | ||
| + | * [[wp>Project Hail Mary]] by [[wp>Andy Weir]] - I'm only a few chapters in and I already know I'm going to finish this one before going back to the other books I'm currently reading. Finished: Loved this. Some interesting ideas (especially the hexagonal grid when building the airlock for example). Definitely going to check out Andy's other work, has that fun geeky style of writing I remember from the Bobiverse books. | ||
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| + | ==== October ===== | ||
| + | * [[wp>BrainWeb]] by [[wp>Douglas E. Richards]] - I kinda liked this but it's just an action novel in the style of Matthew Reilly - which is fine, but I'd been led to believe it was something else. The author seems to mistake having a brain interface for browsing the web with being a competent hacker. | ||
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| + | ==== July ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Neuromancer]] by [[wp>William Gibson]] - A classic. Re-read it for a bookgroup. Didn't get quite as much out of it as the first time, but it was nostalgic to read again. | ||
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| + | ===== 2023 ===== | ||
| + | ==== October ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>The Boys]] by [[wp>Garth Ennis]] - I'm really enjoying this, taking me a while to get through (about 1800 pages for the 5 volume omnibus). Quite different from the show. Certainly graphic. It's inspiring me to read some of Ennis' other work (and also go back to Transmetropolitian). Great. | ||
| + | ==== July ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>The End of All Things (novel)|The End of All Things]] by [[wp>John Scalzi]] - I'm enjoying this, reminding me of the Bobiverse books so far. Finished: Aww, I was hoping for more of the main character (Rafe) but it changed in the last two thirds to be a mostly political drama. Not my cup of tea. It was interesting that the author showed the original draft (kinda) of the first part at the end of the book. It was interesting to see what parts were kept and which were 'excised'. | ||
| + | * [[wp>Absolution Gap]] by [[wp>Alastair Reynolds]] - This was decent. | ||
| + | ==== June ===== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Raw Spirit]] by [[wp>Iain Banks]] - Banks' first non-fiction book. It was on the shelf of the holiday home I was staying at this week. Not my usual thing (it was heavily focused on driving/cars etc) but the whisky trail was interesting (my favourite Highland Park was in the top three, makes me wanna visit some more distilleries). I'd also picked it up because it was the 10 year anniversary of Banks' death. Made me a little sad when he mentioned things he hadn't done/visited yet but said 'plenty of time'. It's inspired me to read his other non-SF work. | ||
| + | * [[wp>Forever Free]] by [[wp>Joe Haldeman]] - Quite interesting, it went a little all over the place. Not sure if I was a fan of the end, bit hand-wavey. | ||
| + | * [[wp>Forever Peace]] by [[wp>Joe Haldeman]] - Not related much to the first novel, but I did enjoy this story, and the world building. The idea was pretty unique, interesting. | ||
| + | * [[wp>Camoflauge]] by [[wp>Joe Haldeman]] - Got inspired by a discussion along the lines of "I really liked Forever War, why haven't I read more by this author?" to start reading a bunch of Haldeman. Working through recommendations. After: I enjoyed this, fascinating read. Reminded me of The Thing (the creature). | ||
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| + | ==== May ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>The Accidental Time Machine]] by [[wp>Joe Haldeman]] - Reading this for the June sci-fi bookgroup, recommended by Munro. I enjoyed it. The AI characters were interesting. | ||
| + | ==== March ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Artifical Condition]] by [[wp>Martha Wells]] - This was decent. I'll read another. | ||
| + | ==== Feburary ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Agency]] by [[wp>William Gibson]] - Continuing the series while enjoying the TV show. I was captivated from the first chapter, enjoyed it. | ||
| ===== 2022 ===== | ===== 2022 ===== | ||
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| + | ==== October ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>The Saints of Salvation]] by [[wp>Peter F Hamilton]] - I enjoyed this, not my favourite of his, but some interesting ideas, and some cool scenes - which is what it's all about. | ||
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| + | ==== September ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>Schild's Ladder]] by [[wp>Greg Egan]] - This was one of the more interesting books I read this year. Some fascinating ideas and imagery. | ||
| ==== August ===== | ==== August ===== | ||
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| * [[wp>The Three Body Problem]] by [[wp>Cixin Liu]] - I enjoyed it, and the beginning got me pretty hooked. Generally this book was pretty out there (n dimensional single proton computers with its circuitry/gates composed of strong/weak forces), though that would make it super fast (like the machinery described in Dragon's Egg). Anyhoo, interesting, I might get around to reading the next book from Cixin Liu. | * [[wp>The Three Body Problem]] by [[wp>Cixin Liu]] - I enjoyed it, and the beginning got me pretty hooked. Generally this book was pretty out there (n dimensional single proton computers with its circuitry/gates composed of strong/weak forces), though that would make it super fast (like the machinery described in Dragon's Egg). Anyhoo, interesting, I might get around to reading the next book from Cixin Liu. | ||
| ==== January ==== | ==== January ==== | ||
| + | * [[wp>A Mortal Song]] by [[wp>Megan Crewe]] - Writing this much after the fact, forgot I read it. It was okay, read it for a fantasy book group, kept my interest, but not interested in more. | ||
| * [[wp>Rika Mechanized: A Rika Prequel (Aeon 14: Rika's Marauders Book 0)]] by [[wp>M.D. Cooper]] - This was interesting, I'm not sure I'm sold though. Rika and her tech is definitely interesting, but I've already read about much more advanced stuff. Apparently the future books focus more on the society/AI type stuff, so I might continue later. | * [[wp>Rika Mechanized: A Rika Prequel (Aeon 14: Rika's Marauders Book 0)]] by [[wp>M.D. Cooper]] - This was interesting, I'm not sure I'm sold though. Rika and her tech is definitely interesting, but I've already read about much more advanced stuff. Apparently the future books focus more on the society/AI type stuff, so I might continue later. | ||
| ===== 2018 ===== | ===== 2018 ===== | ||
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| ==== January ==== | ==== January ==== | ||
| * [[wp>The Hydrogen Sonata]] by [[wp>Iain M Banks]] - Last book in the series, enjoying it so far. Finished: Well, that's me done. I enjoyed the whole series, it's a shame it's over, no more Culture stories. I'll always remember Excession for introducing me to the world. Might go back and read the first 1-3 in a few years. | * [[wp>The Hydrogen Sonata]] by [[wp>Iain M Banks]] - Last book in the series, enjoying it so far. Finished: Well, that's me done. I enjoyed the whole series, it's a shame it's over, no more Culture stories. I'll always remember Excession for introducing me to the world. Might go back and read the first 1-3 in a few years. | ||
| + | * [[wp>Surface Detail]] by [[wp>Iain M Banks]] - One of my favourite of the Culture series - about a simulated war over whether societies should be allowed to have simulated hells. Fascinating ideas. | ||
| * [[wp>Matter]] by [[wp>Iain M Banks]] - Continuing the series. Finished: Excellent, enjoyed it. Last one to go, gonna be sorry when it's over. | * [[wp>Matter]] by [[wp>Iain M Banks]] - Continuing the series. Finished: Excellent, enjoyed it. Last one to go, gonna be sorry when it's over. | ||
| ===== 2017 ===== | ===== 2017 ===== | ||
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