Gonna be stuck on a train for the next 3 hours so I’m looking for something to pass the time. Books, articles, comics, all is welcome!

EDIT: thanks y’all! looks like i won’t be bored in the train tonight!

  • WILSOOON@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    I have a browser on my phone with nearly 150 open tabs of mangas manhwas and comics, plus like 200 more bookmarked, so probably some of that. If i could reccomend you some, bleach immortal soul, beserk, centuria. For a space adventures yoko tsuno and grand finale. If thats not your style and you want some romance that uses your heart as a makeshift punching bag l, id recommend the sparkle in your eyes

  • belluck@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    I’ve read Alice in Wonderland for the first time recently and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. It’s not very long, so I think it’s possible to read the whole thing in three hours

    • BossDj@lemm.ee
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      23 hours ago

      Through the Looking Glass is very good, too. Then you might enjoy Stardust (Gaiman controversial author warning)

      • matte@feddit.nu
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        3 days ago

        Lovecraft was on my list forever as well but I never got around to it until I found them on Spotify. Usually listen while travelling.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    I have a backlog of online articles that I work through occasionally, just news items that seemed interesting that I’d like to follow up on, or research that sounded interesting, etc. Surely you have a few of those you’ve been meaning to get to?

  • Geodad@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The Wikipedia article on logical fallacies.

    It’s amazing how often people use flawed thinking in discussions.

  • TheOrcWhoWrites@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Reading Thomas Ligotti’s ‘The Conspiracy against the human race’ which is a thrilling take on some relatable topics regarding humanity. A ‘true’ horror in a way. (I am only on the first “chapter” but each chapter is a new take on something we can all relate to and it is chilling.

  • judgyweevil@feddit.it
    3·
    3 days ago

    “Dust Child” by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

    Don Quixote

    The Left Hand of Darkness (highly recommend)

  • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Currently reading The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green. Pretty light and fun, and easy to read in short sessions.

      • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Each genre has so many… sub-genre it’s hard to be specific.

        Horror: a great pick would be Stephen King (the dude is both a popular author and an great author, a rare mix), a more classic choice would be Lovecraft (a lot less popular nowadays but most people hating on him have never actually read him so…). King writes both short stories and very thick novels, so you should be able to find something that will suit you. I would say: Bag of bones, The plague, It, Dark Tower (long, but impressively good… Thinking about it, I realize I would not mind rereading it soon), Pet sematary,… he wrote so many great books. Even a few of those he wrote as Richard Bachman were exciting read, at the very least. The last one I read from King was Cell, which is not his best but it was still real good read: people getting zombified and becoming enraged through their cellphones, in the hands of King it can’t be bad :p

        If you like haunted house stories, I would suggest Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House’, a true classic but that still works wonders. Another woman writer I like a lot, a little more disturbing though: Lisa Tuttle.

        And then there are a lot more disturbing authors but, us chatting publicly online and risking to awaken a crowd of self-proclaimed censors that like nothing more than to hate (heck, even suggesting Lovecraft is already enough to risk waking them up) and then me not knowing you personally, I would not feel confident suggesting any of those author as they can be really disturbing (like, really) and not suited to younger readers either. Which is sad, because a few of them are also amazing authors that could make anyone fall in love with great writing.

        Scifi:

        ‘Ubik’ by P.K. Dick is my first suggestion, always is. Dick is the author that inspired so many successful movies and other scifi writers. From Blade Runner to the Matrix, also the (imho, shitty & spineless) series adaptation on Amazon ‘Master in the High Castle’. Cyberpunk as a genre is hugely influenced by Dick. Ubik is both funny and smart read, Dick uses it to masterfully play with a few of his favorite themes.

        ‘Dune’ by Herbert (the first volume, the following ones are, well, following ones).

        Classic: ‘The cave of Steel’, by Asimov (crime story in a future world with robots, Asimov is the author of the 3 laws of robotics and his robots novels/short stories have been used in so, so many movies). Another one by Asimov: ‘Foundation’ so much more interesting than the meh adaptation by Apple. ‘Martian chronicles’, by Bradbury (such a great book, like a lot of what Bradbury wrote).

        Contemporary authors: I will happily read anything by Paolo Bacigalupi or Ted Chiang to name just two. Hard science: Greg Egan is my go to.

        and anything in between

        A bit too vague, I’m afraid ;)