Ana

Alright, Mastodon… hit me up.

I will read literally anything. Give me your driest history #books. Give me your obscure sci-fi novels that are out of print. Give me your 1500 page tomes.

Examples of my favorite books:
- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
- Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough
- Rasputin by Douglas Smith

If you want to check whether I’ve already read something (not required): https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/68269436

Ana

Ana has 438 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead und A Thousand Mo...

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Nov 30, 2022 at 9:18pmWeb
Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
Okay… well maybe not literally everything. Like, if you send me Mein Kampf I’ll probably block you lol
Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
Just two spots left 👀
Show threadCatbusNov 30, 2022
@ana the best book i've read lately is this one
Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@ancient_catbus this looks amazing
Show threadCatbusNov 30, 2022
@ana it's just as good as it looks, i became obsessed with japanese vintage fashion for several months, and am probably lucky there's no fucking way any of it will ever fit me lol
Show threadansible42Nov 30, 2022

@ana just finished When We Cease to Understand the Word. Seems up your alley.

KSR for sure, but New York 2140 and MftF are great.

About halfway through Slouching Towards Utopia, pretty good so far

Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@ansible42 ooh this one looks super interesting
Show threadkrystalNov 30, 2022
@ana unintentionally already did this in my penpal response lol give it a day or two 😉
Show threadFor whom the Taco Bell tollsNov 30, 2022
@ana https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-legends-decision-at-thunder-rift-digital i might be obsessed with battletech / mechwarrior but no matter, i can recommend this one as just a good character driven story that could fit in to any setting. its a classic underdog struggling against a foe of seemingly limitless resources and coming out on top through personal growth and perseverance blah blah its good
BattleTech: Legends: Decision at Thunder Rift by William H. Keith, Jr. (The Gray Death Legion Saga, Book 1)

Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@madrush this looks fantastic lol
Show threadFor whom the Taco Bell tollsNov 30, 2022

@ana i love it because there's a scene with guerrilla infantry trying to take out a mech. they are severely outgunned, but it is a metal box with a pilot inside and they do have napalm. so spooky.

p.s. the original old 80's cover art 👌

Show threadJojo. In a box.Nov 30, 2022
@ana ooh, I can do tomes. Is there a limit on how many we can recommend?? 😁
Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@jojoinabox hehe you can recommend a few but I’ll probably only pick one (for now) just so other people get a chance to pick stuff!
Show threadJojo. In a box.Nov 30, 2022
@ana brilliant. My recs are:
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (high fantasy with dragons and international politics)
- The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (super mysterious historical fiction set in NZ during the gold rush)
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (romance and survival in golden age Hollywood)
Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022

@jojoinabox I’ve read the Priory of the Orange Tree!! I really liked it.

The Luminaries is actually on my reading list 👀

So I will pick The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo!

Show threadJojo. In a box.Nov 30, 2022
@ana nice and easy decision then!
I found The Luminaries had a bit of a slow start, but once I had time to really get into it I read most of the book in about 2 days... 👀
Show threadJohn EgenesNov 30, 2022

@ana
Would be honored if you'd like to read my own book. If interested, I can send you a Kindle copy. Thanks. -john
#johnandgizmo

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075821TZ7//

Amazon.com

Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@johnegenes for sure!! It looks really interesting. No worries about sending me a kindle copy — it looks like it’s free on kindle unlimited!
Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@johnegenes honestly I’ll probably just buy it - just saw the kindle copy is $4. Always willing to support!
Show threadSpinningmindNov 30, 2022

@ana

A fiction and/or a non-fiction:

City of Bones
(1996 by Martha Wells)

Fantasy adventure in an almost apocalyptically desertified world.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/367335.City_of_Bones

The Robot's Rebellion - Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin

A little dry, but one of the few popular science books I've enjoyed enough to read multiple times.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700096.The_Robot_s_Rebellion

City of Bones

Where once great galleons roamed the sea, sand ships no…

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Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@spinningmind I think I’ll pick City of Bones for this challenge! But I’ll unofficially add The Robot’s Rebellion to my reading list as well :)
Show threadSandstoneNov 30, 2022
@ana I would like to offer one of my favorite obscure SF novels for your consideration, Helen S. Wright's A Matter of Oaths! It is a queer space opera that would pretty much fit in with space opera today, except it was written in 1988- it got reissued a few years ago with an introduction by Becky Chambers, but even with that it kinda went under the radar
Show threadAnaNov 30, 2022
@quartzen awesome!! I will add it to the list :D
Show threadSandstoneNov 30, 2022
@ana Yay, I hope you like it! ^^ It's fairly short too, and only the one volume!
Show threadbig little brother energyDec 1, 2022

@ana China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh

https://www.tor.com/2008/10/11/zhang/

Making the future work: Maureen McHugh’s China Mountain Zhang

China Mountain Zhang is a fascinating example of a near future science fiction mosaic novel. There are a number of notable mosaic novels—my favourite other examples are Hyperion, Tales of Neve…

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Show threadAnaDec 1, 2022
@js_thrill ooh this looks good!