I didn't realise second half will also feature Iran and the life after revolution. A very interesting look at part of recent history I knew nothing about. Highly recommended if you don't mind graphic novels and memoirs.

Bingo squares: Banned Book - hard mode, Set in war

Also read Old Man's War by John Scalzi.

This is my second book by Scalzi and he is reaching status of my favourite author. It's an easy to read space, military sci-fi. Another highly recommended book for sci-fi fans.

Bingo squares: Set in war, Stepping Up, Late to the Party

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Listening to the Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman with my wife. The narrator, Jeff Hays, is excellent. Plus, I have checked out some books from my local library for the first time in a while (for physical books at least)

Captain Kidd: A True Story Of Treasure And Betrayal by Samuel Marquis

some comic collections/graphic novels as well

Haruki Murakami Manga Stories
H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulu by Gou Tanabe
Decorum by Jonathan Hickman

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jeff Hayes is a treasure. Those books are good, but those audiobooks are some of the best I’ve ever heard. He’s a huge part of the reason for that series’s success.

I got the health coordinator for a chorus I sing in hooked on them. When I wrote her an email yesterday to let her know I wouldn’t be at rehearsal, it went like this:

New Achievement! Breath-taking!

You get to deal with wheezing and coughing while your lungs slowly fill with fluids! Aren’t you lucky? Guess you won’t be singing in public today!

Reward: Nothing! You have to stay home and test whether the Zoom audio has improved or not, that’s reward enough!

[–] Sparrow_1029@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Haha that's incredible! I'm at the end of book three already -- still loving it

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Are the Haruki Murakami Manga Stories any good (volume 1)?

Would you recommend them as a birthday present for a Japan-affine twenty-something IT professional?

Sorry for the overly specific question, just trying to provide info...

edit: just read an abysmal review. All other reviews were overly simplistic/amateur/superficial.