John WiseMar 6
eclectech

Top tip for the day: find a mossy hole and a book.

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Mar 5 at 9:50pmWeb
Show threadeclectechMar 5

This is one of my more blatant semi-autobiographical Friend posts, but FWIW I heartily recommend Jasper Fforde's books. They are the quirkiest dystopias out there.

I am super excited to be reading Red Side Story as it's the follow on to a particular favourite, and I had been looking out for it for years (part one was about 15 years ago) then totally missed the fact it had finally been released until a couple of weeks ago.

Surprise sequel! Yay!

Show threadeclectechMar 5
In the interests of accuracy, I am not actually sitting in a mossy hole, although the place could probably do with a dust & hoover.
Show threadLappenjammerMar 5
@eclectech At least you're probably not honked at with a trumpet either 😁
Show threadeclectechMar 5
@LappenjammerDieZweite 😁
Show threadClare HooleyMar 5
@eclectech we had to wait so long for Red Side Story - but it was worth it!
Show threadeclectechMar 5
@clare_hooley It is proving a splendid distraction this week. I still can't believe I missed it coming out though 😆
Show threadCharlieMar 5
@eclectech yes!! Shades of Grey was so WEIRD, and I started reading it thinking it was just quirky fluff but then as more of the past gets hinted at, it draws you right in. I have the sequel on my to-read list too, hope you enjoy it!
Show threadeclectechMar 5

@35millimetre Hah, yes. I *loved* Shades of Grey, and am thoroughly enjoying Red Side story.

Early Riser is worth a read if you've not read it too. It had the same offbeat vibe as Shades of Grey for me.

(tbf, I love all the Thursday Next books too, but slightly prefer the others)

Show threadClarissaMar 6
@eclectech @35millimetre Omg. I love the Thursday Next ones more than all the others, and there’s a final one of those coming out in September. 💔 I have it on preorder.
Show threadeclectechMar 6
@clarissawam @35millimetre Although I slightly prefer the Chromatacia books, the Thursday Next ones are awesome too - definitely one of my favourite authors. Very much looking forward to the new one.
Show threadCharlieMar 6
@eclectech Shades of Grey was the first book of his I read, so thanks for the recommendation!
Show threadCourtneyMar 6

@eclectech omg jasper fforde fan! Yay! Me too. I haven’t read Red Side Story yet, though, because *gestures vaguely* my focus is crap now and I want to pay attention to it

did you ever do the sleuthing?

Show threadeclectechMar 6
@courtneysammis Yay! He is ace. I didn't do the sleuthing, unaware of it until looking it up just now 😆 I'm still astounded that Red Side Story had been out for over a year before I found out about it, I have no idea how that can have happened. I swear I was checking regularly for the first decade after Shades of Grey!
Show threadSam Mar 5
@eclectech I wish!
Show threadMichelle / The Giddy StitcherMar 5
@eclectech Sounds like a plan
Show threadLappenjammerMar 5

@eclectech Surprise sequel ftw \o/

Finding a mossy hole does sound more and more attractive.

Show threadeclectechMar 5
@LappenjammerDieZweite I was *so* excited to find that it had finally been written, and very good timing for distraction purposes.
Show threadAngua Mar 5
@eclectech

Well, no surprise at "Friend"'s literary tastes.
Keep meaning to buy it. Bit too excited for the final Thursday Next I suppose.
Show threadeclectechMar 5
@AnguaDelphine It is most enjoyable so far. A new Thursday Next will be a treat too.
Show threadAngua Mar 5
@eclectech

I just found the book; will order tomorrow.
14 years since The Woman Who Died A Lot!

I just realised I missed the "Lost In A Good Book" caption for this.
Show threadJulian West🦞Mar 5
@eclectech stay away from my mossy hole and don’t touch my sporangia
Show threadСмерть ОкупантамMar 6
@eclectech ok, but why the book?
Show threadClare HooleyMar 6
@Schafstelze just because it’s excellent. This is a sequel to ‘shades of grey’, which was published about a decade and half ago (not so dissimilar a time to that other very different shades of grey), and many of us had been waiting eagerly for it even since. It was finally published in 2024, but if you missed that, you might have given up actively looking!
Show threadСмерть ОкупантамMar 6
@clare_hooley (it was meant to be a nsfw joke but I think it got lost...)
Show threadClare HooleyMar 6
@Schafstelze I’m just too innocent then!
Show threadDilman DilaMar 6
@eclectech I saw a little boy sitting in a monster's open mouth as he reads a book.
Show threadeclectechMar 6

@dilmandila Hehe, it is a very adaptable branch 😁

https://things.uk/@eclectech/115973681323311354

Show threadDilman DilaMar 6
@eclectech 😅 Nice! They even have three-fingered hands! Or are those three-toed feet? 😅😅
Show threadeclectechMar 6
@dilmandila Thanks, and I *think* they're hands, but it's not entirely clear 😆
Show threadAndreMar 6
@eclectech What a cozy shelter 😍
Show threadRai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦Mar 6
@eclectech Awww, I love that! ❤️
#AmReading
Show threadBookShelves eBook ReaderMar 6
This is the whole plan for spring, honestly.