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What’s everyone reading?

Glenda's Legs said:
I really enjoyed those books. I have just started re-reading Dissolution, the first one in the series, and will work my way through the rest again.
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He's written a couple of thrillers which I found good reads Dominion set in Nazi occupied Britain and Winter in Madrid pre WWII thriller.
 
AuroRaman said:
Working slowly through Sapiens at the moment. I find myself reading a few pages then going back over them, so it's taking double the time!
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What's it like?

I know a lot of people who talk highly of it, but what they talk about doesn't sound very sciency. That might just be the layman filter but it's come from a few people talking the same way about it.
 
AuroRaman said:
Working slowly through Sapiens at the moment. I find myself reading a few pages then going back over them, so it's taking double the time!
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I know exactly what you mean. I remember doing the very same, almost like I was studying for a test!
 
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Glenda's Legs said:
I really enjoyed those books. I have just started re-reading Dissolution, the first one in the series, and will work my way through the rest again.
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Such a great series, so richly detailed and immersive. Sansom's health looked like it would bring a stop to his writing so it was great to hear of his recovery and then, selfishly, see Tombland released a couple of years ago.

I'm on, among other things, the Gulag Archipelago and Guns, Germs & Steel.
 
scaramanga said:
What's it like?

I know a lot of people who talk highly of it, but what they talk about doesn't sound very sciency. That might just be the layman filter but it's come from a few people talking the same way about it.
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I'm really enjoying it, Harari seems to pack a shedload of information in a small amount of words, however it's still 460-odd pages long! Hence wanting to go back and make sure I'm retaining the information. I thought this may be a reflection on me but @Rorschach has mentioned doing similar too.

I think you'll enjoy it, it's not heavy on the science so far but still very legitimate findings and really providing a stamp on how Homo Sapiens evolved. His writings on the time between us evolving from Neanderthals into creating Empires is a fascinating insight. I'm halfway through now, Rorschach might have a better insight as he's finished the book.
 
Rorschach said:
I know exactly what you mean. I remember doing the very same, almost like I was studying for test!
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Haha, yes it does feel like this! I think I just really want the information to insert itself into my brain.

Wait and see, Scara will read it in one sitting and recite it back from memory.
 
AuroRaman said:
I'm really enjoying it, Harari seems to pack a shedload of information in a small amount of words, however it's still 460-odd pages long! Hence wanting to go back and make sure I'm retaining the information. I thought this may be a reflection on me but @Rorschach has mentioned doing similar too.

I think you'll enjoy it, it's not heavy on the science so far but still very legitimate findings and really providing a stamp on how Homo Sapiens evolved. His writings on the time between us evolving from Neanderthals into creating Empires is a fascinating insight. I'm halfway through now, Rorschach might have a better insight as he's finished the book.
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He won't like the end ;)
 
LutonSpurs said:
As a theist who embraces evolution it is always interesting to read this stuff. Keeps you on your journey of discovery and questioning.
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Absolutely man, I'm in the same arena, potentially more leaning towards the agnostic side in recent years but firmly based in evolution and the science of spirituality (if that's even a thing).
 
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