Rain Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Finished The Patron Saint of Second Chances. Loved it. Fun book with little things that made me smile and laugh throughout it. Link to comment
Pyreaux Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) I have a little addiction to these litRPGs. Its hard to explain what they are like, Ready Player One was considered one, commonly they keep track of the character progress inside a game. Not a normal game. Always set in a Near Future Virtual Reality Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, usually a fantasy game. So, a weird mix of science fiction and fantasy. A lot of gamer and other reference humor. In-game money is as valuable as real-world money. Full immersion allows for pain. So a lot of realistic drama and villainy; sadistic player killers, greedy corporations, wild AI and even murder are not an uncommon theme. If you have kids who play games and hate reading, or you liked the film Ready Player One, or interested and want to find a book series that is good, cheap, a quick read, a book that every person I know whom has read it, liked. And no swearing. The Completionist Chronicles Series: Book 1 The Ritualist by Dakota Krout Edited April 17, 2023 by Pyreaux 1 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 48 minutes ago, Pyreaux said: I have a little addiction to these litRPGs. Its hard to explain what they are like, Ready Player One was considered one, commonly they keep track of the character progress inside a game. Not a normal game. Always set in a Near Future Virtual Reality Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, usually a fantasy game. So, a weird mix of science fiction and fantasy. A lot of gamer and other reference humor. In-game money is as valuable as real-world money. Full immersion allows for pain. So a lot of realistic drama and villainy; sadistic player killers, greedy corporations, wild AI and even murder are not an uncommon theme. If you have kids who play games and hate reading, or you liked the film Ready Player One, or interested and want to find a book series that is good, cheap, a quick read, a book that every person I know whom has read it, liked. And no swearing. The Completionist Chronicles Series: Book 1 The Ritualist by Dakota Krout Ready Player One is one of my favorite books ever. So good. 2 Link to comment
blackstrap Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 " After " by Bruce Greyson M. D. A psychiatrist discusses NDEs 3 Link to comment
blackstrap Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Pyreaux said: So a lot of realistic drama and villainy; sadistic player killers, greedy corporations, wild AI and even murder are not an uncommon theme. 1 hour ago, Pyreaux said: And no swearing. Now I'm conflicted 😬 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 The last book I read was one of the books in The 100 series. It’s YA. Mildly entertaining. 1 Link to comment
Pyreaux Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, blackstrap said: Now I'm conflicted 😬 This genre of books has their own quirks and gimmicks. The Completionist has several, the game AI (rather the author) seems to be filtering obscene phrases you come to notice by repeated occurrences of people using phrases like "celestial feces". It's among the most clean mouthed. It doesn't have real murder in this series, but many others do, including Ready Player One. It needs an element of danger, it's just very hard to write a book and have a reader care about people losing in a game without any real things at stake or danger. It does have a small portion about (all of them do) "Player Killers", that is in the game they attack other players for money or they are just bullies and do it for jollies, behaving like psychos. It is an element in modern day MMORPGs that have PvP (Player v. Player) Servers. -------------- There is another series told from the prospective of a sentient Dungeon: The Divine Dungeon: Book 1 - Dungeon Born by Dakota Krout Edited April 17, 2023 by Pyreaux Link to comment
Tacenda Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I like autobiographies/biographies and non fiction, I'm boring I guess. So I listen at night to help me sleep lol. Recently listened to Michael J Fox's recent book/audible "Lucky Man". Link to comment
Rain Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Tacenda said: I like autobiographies/biographies and non fiction, I'm boring I guess. So I listen at night to help me sleep lol. Recently listened to Michael J Fox's recent book/audible "Lucky Man". That's not boring. It just makes you, you. I also listen to help me sleep. Love having the sleep timer on apps. 2 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Tacenda said: I like autobiographies/biographies and non fiction, I'm boring I guess. So I listen at night to help me sleep lol. Recently listened to Michael J Fox's recent book/audible "Lucky Man". I think autobiographies and biographies can be very interesting! And I love some non-fiction books. One of my favorite non-fiction books is about the Apollo 13 mission and was written by Jim Lovell. Before the movie Apollo 13 came out I think the book was called Lost Moon. They’ve since changed the name of the book to Apollo 13. I also love Jon Krakauer‘s book Into Thin Air, about the disaster surrounding the Everest expedition back in the late 90s when all of those people died. I have some problems with his writing, and he tends to make himself look pretty good in the book because he was actually a part of that expedition, but it’s still a really interesting and entertaining story. 2 Link to comment
bsjkki Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I read a lot of free books with kindle unlimited. Just finished ‘Constance.’ It’s a story about cloning. A clone wakes up and has to solve her own murder. It was interesting as it explores some of the politics/ethics around cloning but is basically a thriller/suspense novel. 3 Link to comment
Tacenda Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, bluebell said: I think autobiographies and biographies can be very interesting! And I love some non-fiction books. One of my favorite non-fiction books is about the Apollo 13 mission and was written by Jim Lovell. Before the movie Apollo 13 came out I think the book was called Lost Moon. They’ve since changed the name of the book to Apollo 13. I also love Jon Krakauer‘s book Into Thin Air, about the disaster surrounding the Everest expedition back in the late 90s when all of those people died. I have some problems with his writing, and he tends to make himself look pretty good in the book because he was actually a part of that expedition, but it’s still a really interesting and entertaining story. I did read Thin Air, Lost Moon sounds interesting! Link to comment
Calm Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Tacenda said: I like autobiographies/biographies and non fiction, I'm boring I guess. So I listen at night to help me sleep lol. Recently listened to Michael J Fox's recent book/audible "Lucky Man". Biographies were my second favorite books as a kid. I got too much into reading to escape or figure out a puzzle as I got older though. I tend to avoid real life or realistic portrayals as I feel too bad about people’s struggles when I can’t do anything about them even if they make wonderful lives for themselves and others. You would think with my fascination about what people think I would still be into them, but maybe it’s also because they tend to have a lot of things I am not particularly interested in along with the stuff I am…plus I can’t ask questions if I want to know more. Nonfiction is still a big draw for me though, especially the science stuff. I just wish my brain digested them better. Edited April 17, 2023 by Calm 1 Link to comment
manol Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 22 hours ago, blackstrap said: " After " by Bruce Greyson M. D. A psychiatrist discusses NDEs That book is on my Amazon shopping cart page, "saved for later" for when I've finished the book I'm reading now. What did you think of it? Not counting books for my day job, my most recent book was "The Application of Impossible Things", by NDE-er Natalie Sudman. Actually I read all except for the first chapter twice, as she packs a lot into the book's 114 pages. 1 Link to comment
blackstrap Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 17 minutes ago, manol said: What did you think of it? well balanced approach. 2 Link to comment
Tacenda Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 1 hour ago, blackstrap said: well balanced approach. I want to read this one! Link to comment
manol Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tacenda said: I want to read this one! Dr. Greyson has done several interviews on YouTube. Here's a short one (seven minutes): Are near-death experiences real? Here’s what science has to say. | Dr. Bruce Greyson for Big Think - YouTube Edited April 17, 2023 by manol Link to comment
Rain Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 8 hours ago, bsjkki said: I read a lot of free books with kindle unlimited. Just finished ‘Constance.’ It’s a story about cloning. A clone wakes up and has to solve her own murder. It was interesting as it explores some of the politics/ethics around cloning but is basically a thriller/suspense novel. Interesting idea! Link to comment
Tacenda Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 5 hours ago, manol said: Dr. Greyson has done several interviews on YouTube. Here's a short one (seven minutes): Are near-death experiences real? Here’s what science has to say. | Dr. Bruce Greyson for Big Think - YouTube Thanks, just placed a hold on the Libby app. Link to comment
Rain Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 51 minutes ago, Tacenda said: Thanks, just placed a hold on the Libby app. I love Libby! Link to comment
Rain Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Do any of you read the Salt Lake County Library Reader's Choice books? That's actually where I found the book I started this thread with. I started reading them sometime between 1995 and 1998. Link to comment
blackstrap Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 12 hours ago, bluebell said: about the Apollo 13 mission You might find this one interesting. " The Apollo Murders " by Chris Hadfield , a Canadian astronaut . It's a novel. 1 Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 17 minutes ago, blackstrap said: You might find this one interesting. " The Apollo Murders " by Chris Hadfield , a Canadian astronaut . It's a novel. I’ll look into it, thanks! I love space stuff The Martian by Andy Weir was excellent (if not a little heavy on the science and the F word sometimes) but his book The Hail Mary Project blows The Martian out of the water. It’s a proper space adventure story, grounded in plausible science. Link to comment
Pyreaux Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) On 4/17/2023 at 10:59 PM, bluebell said: I’ll look into it, thanks! I love space stuff The Martian by Andy Weir was excellent (if not a little heavy on the science and the F word sometimes) but his book The Hail Mary Project blows The Martian out of the water. It’s a proper space adventure story, grounded in plausible science. I've read a space litRPG. There is a competitive race to find money in the game, there is some real-world murder. One thing with some of these books is that many end abruptly at the last book, it just wraps up very fast. What's unique in this book is the characters don't level up, rather the equipment and spaceships do. Galactogon: Book 1 - Start the Game by Vasily Mahanenk Edited April 19, 2023 by Pyreaux 1 Link to comment
Rain Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 Finished Nowhere For Very Long. Liked this one as well. I am totally not like the author, but found myself wanting some of the things she wanted. It tells of her family and pets, but it centers living in her van and traveling around and being outdoors. @Tacenda - an autobiography! 1 Link to comment
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