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Right now, I'm on the third (or fourth depending on how you count it) book of Frank Herbert's Pandora trilogy / quartet. A friend recommended it to me a year ago, and it's about the colonization of a planet called Pandora and the creation of an artificial intelligence that the people there come to worship as a god. It's definitely an interesting series of books in that they're thought provoking, but the writing seems kind of sloppy to me. A lot of the themes Herbert explores are also covered in his book Dune, which is a masterpiece. So in the end, I wouldn't recommend the Pandora books (unless you're a big sci-fi fan), but I would of course recommend Dune.

What's everyone else reading right now? Would you recommend it to others?




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Currently reading The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler. Would recommend to anyone familiar with Austen's novels (otherwise a lot of the context is lost).
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I'm currently reading In the Shadow of Blackbirds or something, which is kinda cool and quirky so far. Plus I got it for five bucks! It's about the black plague I think... but it's got ghosts and stuff in it. Or I think it does.
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Falconry Equipment by Kimsey and Hodge.
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Legally Dead by Edna Buchahan...it's an interesting take on the ethicality of witness protection programs that I never thought about before.
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I'm currently reading The Barren Earth by Evan DeCarlo, the first book in the the Children of the Noah series. It's a book someone in my book club chose. It's definitely well written (and has many pages) but I think I've figured out a plot twist and the implications of the plot twist are depressing ones. But I'm still staying hopeful, and it is an enjoyable read! ♡
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I'm currently reading My Name is Mahtob by Mahtob Mahmoody. It's really enjoyable so far (a real page-turner), and I also like that it's true. A real inspiration to me, at the moment.
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I'm currently reading Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb, which is book 2 in the trilogy, and let's just say I enjoyed the first book so much I couldn't make myself wait 3+ weeks for my hold on this one to come in, so I just bought the e-book. Which is something I almost never do without reading the book first.

So basically it's really good and I'm loving it. It was a random library find, and it's been so long since I've found such a good new author, especially at random.
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Star Wars: Catalyst. It is a prequel novel to Rogue One.




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Currently reading...too many books at the moment. But novel wise, Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
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I'm reading "The Raven Boys" by Maggie Stiefvater. It's enjoyable, albeit a little weird.




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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I'd recommend it to those who don't find fantasy exciting, like me. The Potter series has definitely changed my opinion about fantasy.
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I'm reading Red Rising but very slowly xD




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I'm reading the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (the third in the series :3 )




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I just finally started The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater after many many recommendations.
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