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What are you reading this week? [7/09/23]

  • This is a pretty interesting article that talks about a story that Herbert worked on as a journalist that ties in directly to some of the ecological concepts covered in Dune: https://niche-canada.org/2020/04/24/frank-herberts-ecology-and-the-science-of-soil-conservation/

    • Books @kbin.social alanmulgorp @kbin.social

    What Books are You Surprised You Like?

    Are there any books that you've read, and like, but when you step back and think about the book you're surprised you like it?

    Lately I've read a few books by Charles Willeford (The Shark-Infested Custard, Miami Blues, and New Hope for the Dead). In all of the books, essentially every character is alternately: mean, gross, vile, an actual murderer, an actual sociopath, or utterly unable to see other people as people.

    Maybe that's all to be expected because they're very dark comedies (90%+ cacao), but I have still ended up surprised after finishing each book that I enjoyed it and would read another.

    I'm even unsure about recommending them to friends, at least not without giving a caveat up front.

    What about you all?

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