How have your weeks been?

  • throbbingpens@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    I finally got myself a library card. I brought home two books and started one of them. Can’t wait to restart reading as a hobby.

    The two books for anyone interested are I, Robot by Isaac Asimov and The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin.

    • Nuggsy@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Very nice! I sometimes find it difficult to stick to reading regularly (like currently…). But, I mostly read of a night time before sleep, since I find that the most convenient time.

      I’ve been currently reading through The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell

      Do you mostly read scifi books or a bit of everything? The Lathe of Heaven sounds interesting.

      One of may favourites is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.

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        1 year ago

        I read a little of everything to be honest, and right now I’m making an active effort to read more sci-fi/fantasy because I love the genre.

        I haven’t read those yet. I will!

        • Astrealix@lemmy.worldM
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          Also gonna recommend the Hitchhiker’s Guide Trilogy of Five if you haven’t read Douglas Adams’s masterpiece; different kind of book to what’s mentioned but it’s still nominally science fiction and is more importantly just huge fun.

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        1 year ago

        If you haven’t seen them, yet. Chris Riddell’s illustrations of Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass are beautiful. Just reread both books with my 5 year old for the first time in years.

        • Nuggsy@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Ooo! Ill need to check it out! I love his illustrations and I think that would work fantastically with Alice in Wonderland

          I bought another copy of Neverwhere illustrated by Chris Riddell earlier this year 😅

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        1 year ago

        Neverwhere is awesome. I’m a huge fan of Gaiman. American Gods may be one of the best books I’ve ever read.

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          1 year ago

          I watched the show before I knew it was based off of a book. I’ve been wanting to read it for a while, but it’s been in my backlog since. I’ll need to try get around to it… I’m flying to Norway on the 17th, I might try nab it before then

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          I’ve heard a lot about American Gods and I’ve wanted to read it since the first time I heard about it.

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            1 year ago

            It’s a really good novel. Another Gaiman classic. It was disappointing to see what they did to the short-lived TV show.

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      1 year ago

      Libraries are one of the greatest things in the world. A free hub of knowledge and entertainment and so much more.

      If you’re looking at science fiction, might I recommend 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson?

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          For more KSR, good “hard” SF, try his Mars trilogy. If you read that first, you could then try his Aurora, in which he basically says “the whole concept of the Mars trilogy was stupid and wrong” - not many authors would do that.

          Another big read you might enjoy is Peter Hamilton’s Commonwealth Saga. I’ve only read books 1 & 2 - *Pandora’s Star *and Judas Unchained , but both were fabulous. They’re effectively one huge book split into two, book 2 starts exactly at the point book 1 ends.

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    1 year ago

    First week in a new role at work, birthday this weekend, going on a holiday soon, Arsenal having all the important business done before the start of preseason? It’s a good week!

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    1 year ago

    If rumours are right, today’s a big day for our club… I hope it is actually going down.

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    1 year ago

    I’m heading to the Emirates for the first time next month for the stadium tour. Although I’m super excited, I also have horrible travel anxiety and I’m really worried that I’m going to be a nervous wreck during my short time in London so I won’t be able to enjoy myself.

    It’s a really shitty thing to have, everything that should be an enjoyable leisure trip becomes a frightening challenge. Nonetheless, I need to face my fears and maybe things will turn out okay and I’ll have a blast.

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      1 year ago

      Hey mate, I live in North London, not too far from the Emirates. London can be an overwhelming place for everyone, and if you need any help with traveling from a to b, advice, or just someone to catch a drink with and chill for a while let me know

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      1 year ago

      Good luck my man. The Ashburton Grove is magnificent in person and the tour is definitely worth it.

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      That sounds quite debilitating. But, I really hope you manage to push through and have some fun on your trip!

      Maybe focus on how much you are looking forward to the tour? :D

      (Have some fun for me while you’re there too, please 😁)

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    1 year ago

    So now that we’ve got the generally known targets done and key players mostly tied down, who do you think we’ll be going for next if we are doing more spending this summer?

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    1 year ago

    Loss my sense of smell the last two days and just finally started to smell hints of stuff today…sinusitis is unreal.