Which books are you reading these days?

[savannahluis (Savannah)]

I have recently reread the Diary Of A Young Girl, haven’t done it for years. I’m also reading this blog https://news.amomama.com/179616-meet-cast-beloved-movie-dodgeball-then-n.html about everything that interests me: movies, music, actors, celebrities etc. It’s a good thing to relax.

[vjFaLk (Valmik J)]

I’m currently reading (more like listening actually) to Mistborn : The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. It’s some really good fantasy with great characters and world building. I used to beat myself up for not reading more books, but I just couldn’t sit down and read anymore. So, I started listening to audiobooks this year and have already gone through 4 books! Highly recommend listening if you’re having trouble reading. Especially if you’re someone who listens to podcasts.

[yoro]

I extensively tried Audible; many books. Wasn’t able to finish one. Too slow absorption pace for my brain to handle. I calculated that I typically go from something like 300 wpm to about 60-100 wpm, and my brain de focuses.

[Krishnesh]

This thread is a treasure trove. I have added a number of books from here to my reading list. I am currently reading:

1. Deep Thinking by Garry Kasporav - I spend an unhealthy amount of time watching chess. I picked this up to utilise that need in a productive manner. Kasporav not only provides an insight into his games with deep blue but also detailed knowledge of history of chess AI and how it operates. (@nemo I think will read Game Changer after this)

2. The age of surveillance capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff: This book is encyclopaedic. It will take me some time to read this but it promises to be interesting. Broadly, the author provides a detailed critique of how Big Tech operates. Evgeny Morozov has critiqued the book here

[rishabh]

Whaaaaat!? I just finished reading The Way of Kings from his other series!

The Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson

@vjFaLk

It’s some really good fantasy with great characters and world building.

Agreed

[Shivani (Shivani Singh)]

I’m currently, albeit very slowly, reading Sandworm and it’s blowing my mind! Thanks for the recommendation!

Which books are you reading these days?

Sandworm (Andy Greenberg), and 1984 (Orwell) again.

[robertshulten (Robert)]

Currently reading A Mirror above the Abyss by Oleg Lurye, it’s very interesting. Ordered it via amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094NMRWPJ, the price is quite decent.

[N4G4_R41]

currently reading Deep Work by Cal Newport

[randominternet]

Recently started reading “Life after Google: The fall of Big Data and Rise of Blockchain Economy” by George Gilder. It is about the software technology landscape and how cryptocurrency can change everything.

Also I read “Returning to the source” by Osho.

[bit]

I just started reading Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow and the author explores some really fascinating concepts and scenarios related to mass surveillance, personal privacy and cybersecurity. Quite along the lines of what I expect a lot of people out here to enjoy

Edit: See this link for some analysis of the tech covered in the book
https://pavelanni.github.io/attack-surface-tech/attack-surface-tech.html

[AlexWrite (Alex)]

@LadyDisdain

Late response, but I hope this is still wanted!

I am currently reading Paul Bloom’s Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion, which makes its case against the idea of empathy as the ultimate source of human morality and goodness. Bloom actually argues that empathy often leads to poor judgment and cruelty, which is quite curious. The book is written in a conversational style, so it’s quite easy to read.

I am also plodding through Priyamvada Gopal’s Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent, which is British history from the perspective of its slaves and colonial subjects, including British critics of the empire. I’ve only managed to get through the introduction, since the writing is far more technical. But Gopal is insistent on correcting the prevalent conception in Britain of the colonies as beneficiaries of a British “enlightenment”; she aims to make the case that this enlightened British conscience was created in part by the insurgency staged by slaves, indentured servants and colonial subjects in the British colonies.

I’m also re-reading Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? because I watched Blade Runner and found it engaging enough to want to return to the book it was based on. Visit our alphanovel.io/novels/romance site you will find many good books there.

EDIT: I have another book in my list, one that I stole from my dad’s shelf: The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom by Evgeny Morozov. This one might be interesting for the members of this forum! From what my dad has said about this book, it’s generally pessimistic about the ability of technology to liberate or transform society, and situates the internet as more of a tool of society, at best merely changing the way that governments repress its citizens (and at worst, enabling governments to do so).

I haven’t read this, so don’t take my word for its contents! Do check it out for yourself.

Your reading list is quite diverse and thought-provoking. “Against Empathy” sounds intriguing, challenging conventional wisdom. Exploring British history from the perspective of colonial subjects in “Insurgent Empire” adds an important dimension. Philip K. Dick’s classic and Morozov’s critical take on internet freedom promise engaging reads. Happy reading, and feel free to share your insights as you delve deeper into these fascinating books!

[Ushavailash (Usha Vilash)]

Now these day’s I’m reading stock related books like The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
and Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Philip Fisher.