Erin M. May, PhDApr 27, 2022

I've talked a lot about #Science today (and I have a lot more I want to say about science, but one can only handle so much tooting in one day!) but I'm also very into #reading!

I recently finished my 50th #book in 2022. I've used this year to reprioritize things and refocus on myself, which includes more self care through reading ❤️ 📚

Show threadErin M. May, PhD
So I'd love to get connected with more #readers! While my to-be-read pile continues to grow at an alarming rate, I am still always looking for suggestions!
Apr 27, 2022 at 12:19amWeb
Show threadNoah Garver (Conservative)Apr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay fiction or nonfiction?
Show threadErin M. May, PhDApr 27, 2022
@Noah420 Currently fiction! My backlog of nonfiction is not necessarily larger, but I read them less often so it'll last me longer
Show threadNoah Garver (Conservative)Apr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay Do you like older work/ classics or newer? Happy or sad? Love or dread?
Show threadErin M. May, PhDApr 27, 2022

@Noah420 I read old, I read new, I read happy, I read sad, I read love, and I read dread!

(super helpful I know!)

Generally I just like to know what other people's favorite books are! If it's something that interests me I'll usually pick it up too :)

Show threadNoah Garver (Conservative)Apr 27, 2022

@_astronoMay I mean Dostoevsky deserves a read before you die. I'd recommend some Kierkegaard with it. Either/or is more literature than homework.

Stoner by John Williams is a good one. Or A Death in the Family by karl ove knausgaard. Probably my favourite pure novels.

Show threadHawksquill (I've migrated!)Apr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay Avid reader here, though I'm nowhere near 50 books for 2022! Currently several books behind my current reading goal...What are you currently reading? North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell for me, a reread mostly inspired by my longing to rewatch the BBC adaptation. 😅
Show threadErin M. May, PhDApr 27, 2022
@hawksquill I'm currently reading Dawn by Octavia Butler! Then I plan to go back and finish the Broken Earth trilogy
Show threadHawksquill (I've migrated!)Apr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay Nice. The Broken Earth trilogy is on my miles-long to read list, though I'm not sure when I'll get to it. I have read Jemisin's short story collection How Long Til Black Future Month?, highly recommend!
Show threadErin M. May, PhDApr 27, 2022
@hawksquill I've heard great things about all of her books! I've also been told that the Inheritance Trilogy is better than Broken Earth, so that's on my list too!
Show threadjeffApr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay @hawksquill If your enjoying Dawn, check out Nnedi Okorafor. Her Binti Trilogy gave me a Dawn vibe to it. I’ve also read Noor and Who Fears Death, which may be one of the most memorable books I’ve read or it just hit me a certain way. I’ve also heard it’s turning into a TV series by George R.R. Martin
Show threadHawksquill (I've migrated!)Apr 27, 2022
@raukaraka @_astronoMay Love the Binti series! Her Akata Witch series is also great.
Show threadPseudo NymApr 27, 2022

@_astronoMay @hawksquill

Broken Earth was going to be the top of my recommend list. Do it!

It's dark, but sooo good.

Show threadJoshuaApr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay currently reading 52 books this year as a challenge!
Show threadSten J. PettersenApr 27, 2022

@_astronoMay I don't know if you've read it, but one of my favourite sci-fi series is Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Blue Mars, and Green Mars).

Highly recommended!

Show threadErin M. May, PhDApr 27, 2022
@stenpett I've heard of this before! I'll add it to my list!
Show threadjeffApr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay Hi Erin, some suggestions if you’d like to look into any of them. The First Astronomers by Duane Hamache, The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, The Red Planet by Simon Morden, his novels are also fantastic. He’s become one of my favorite authors to read. Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron and The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Show threadErin M. May, PhDApr 27, 2022
@raukaraka love love love the Murderbot Diaries! I've read the first four so far!
Show threadJohn | M7TLGApr 27, 2022
@_astronoMay I'm currently enjoying some easy 'holiday' science fiction - revisiting the original Aliens Omnibus series that passed me by when they were originally released. Also some of the newer additions to the universe (Phalanx, Cold Forge, Big Hunt etc...). Passing the time on rainy days when I don't fancy sitting in front of the screen! Would recommend some of the newer additions!