Thomas (K4SWL)Feb 3
Friends, I’m curious…
If you’re reading a book (recreationally), what is it? Here’s what I’m enjoying at present…
Show threadaburtchFeb 3

@qrper @czarbucks I loved that book! Be sure to read the next one, "A Closed and Common Orbit" it was my favorite of the series.

Right now I'm reading "The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Classic" by Daniel De Vise. It’s great. Highly recommended if you're a fan of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, the movie, or early SNL.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e8230e81-0ede-4fab-acad-95414ff48df4

The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Visé

"They're not going to catch us," Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by ...

Show threadEdgeFeb 3

@aburtch @qrper

I missed the first one, came into the series late, still need to circle back around.

Dipping back into a mystery series with Elizabeth George's "A Banquet of Consequences." Haven't read her in a decade, giving them another try.

Show threadThomas (K4SWL)
@czarbucks @aburtch I will have to look this one up. I'm all about "whodunnits" :)
Feb 3 at 7:30pmWeb
Show threadEdgeFeb 3

@qrper @aburtch

I've also been re-re-reading the Murderbot Diaries, the Slow Horses series, mysteries by Malla Nunn (South African).

Elizabeth George's series is decades long, if you find you like them. Louise Penny also has an excellent series, set mostly in Quebec.

Hope you get other recommendations!

Show threadThomas (K4SWL)Feb 3
@czarbucks @aburtch I LOVE the Murderbot series! Been savoring the final two books just to stretch it out longer.
Maybe should simply re-read! :)
Show threadEdgeFeb 3

@qrper @aburtch

It's become something of a refuge for me these days (and I own all the audio books as well, for when that's just easier.) Totally great.

There are at least 4 short stories out there as well, if you finish and are desperate. PLUS, she will release "Platform Decay" in May!

Show threadThomas (K4SWL)Feb 3
@czarbucks @aburtch Ditto. Books are a very welcome refuge these days. We're lucky here in the AVL area to have great independent bookstores, too!
Show threadaburtchFeb 3
@qrper @czarbucks you’re in Asheville? That’s cool. I’m in Durham.
Show threadThomas (K4SWL)Feb 3
@aburtch @czarbucks Yes--Swannanoa, actually. I'm in the RDU area a fair amount these days, too.
Show threadaburtchFeb 3
@qrper @czarbucks Nice! That’s a great area. I hope you’re recovering from the flooding. The Swannanoa photos looked bad.
Show threadThomas (K4SWL)Feb 3
@aburtch @czarbucks We are getting back on our feet, but it's a long row to hoe.
Show threadaburtchFeb 3
@czarbucks @qrper I know it doesn’t count, but I watched the first two seasons of Slow Horses and enjoyed them.