And that’s not wrong - we have separate TV categories for DW and non-DW, so having it for books makes sense as well. I’ve also been talking about my non-Who books in the other book topic, but I will be using this one from now on.
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Yep, this should definitely stay in the off topic category just so we can keep Doctor Who discussion more or less in the dedicated categories. There is a plan to have some sections for other franchises though.
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Gail Simone is a beast of a comic writer. Her novel is definitely on my “to buy” list.
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I have 2 books on the go atm.
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History of Middle-Earth.
I’ve been on a bit of a Tolkien kick for the past few years, and this is my second run through of the 12-volume “Making of”. -
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson.
I’ve read this before, on release, but I needed some fiction to read one day and ended picking it back up.
I already have Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, ready to go once I finish Seveneves. I like Weir a lot, but I missed when this book came out a couple of years a go.
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I’ve also been working my way through Cosmere, and I’m now well over a thousand pages into The Way of Kings.
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I’ve been hopping around Discworld on the side for a while, currently I’m reading Maskerade
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I have owned and read every single Discworld book - used to have a really big bookcase full of them but I sold & gave away them all when we moved house years ago.
One day I want to re-read them, they are so good, but for now it’s all Doctor Who all the time for me lol
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Maskerade is to date the only Phantom of the Opera (or adjacent) media I’ve experience which for sure will colour my experience of the actual book when I get round to it 
The last non-DW book I read was The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig! An interesting concept with a pretty good ending, but I found the middle dragged and started to annoy me </3
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I finished rereading Bloodlist recently, which is the first book of P.N. Elrod’s “The Vampire Files”, which is definitely a fun film noir 1930’s Chicago detective style book… except that the main character is a vampire, has amnesia, and is investigating his own murder.
I do love how instead of narrowly avoiding being gunned down, you get the main character actually getting gunned down, but surviving due to that not being enough to kill a vampire.
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I’ve been wanting to start The Odyssey after getting it for Christmas but haven’t found the time to start it yet.
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Been reading The Song of Achilles. Not too far in, but I’ve been enjoying it!
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I’m reading a book called All of the Marvels.
It’s about the author’s journey to read every single Marvel comic.
It’s very interesting, and great fun.
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Do they keep a count of who is the Character who died and got brought back the most? I think that happens quite often.
On a serious Note, hope you enjoy the Book!
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Reading this…
Gives quite a brief summary of the kings and queens of England up to the Tudors. The writing is quite funny and it doesn’t get too bogged down in details that I lose interest.
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Reminds me of a jolly song from a kids show called Horrible Histories you should listen to as bgm to this book. Here’s the lyrics
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After Seveneves I read Project Hail Mary. I really enjoyed it. The other day I picked up a second-hand copy of Anna Karenina. I’ve read War and Peace, but somehow missed this one. I’m about half-way through and enjoying it a lot.
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Been reading She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clarke this week at the recommendation of a friend
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A year or so ago I decided I wanted to do the Agatha Christie canon but I don’t really have the time or energy for reading any more books so I decided to do it via audiobooks. I really enjoyed A Mysterious Affair at Styles but the first Tommy and Tuppence story, The Secret Adversary, was a bit of a struggle to get through and that sort of put me off for a while, but this evening, on my walk home from work I felt the urge to start the next one, Murder on the Links, over and above starting my next Doctor Who audio (shock horror). So I did.
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We’ve had a great few days reading on the cruise - I have read:
- The Dog Stars by Peter Heller - a little overpretentious but I enjoyed the aviation bits
- The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo - enjoyed a lot!
- and I just started Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
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I’ve been reading Reading the Church Fathers: A History of the Early Church and the Development of Doctrine by James L. Papandrea lately[1]. It’s a fascinating book all about the history of the early Church through the early Church fathers and their writings. I find it fascinating and fairly easy reading. It’s surprisingly readable[2] despite packing a lot of information into the text. The first chapter explains how the early Church fathers defined God. It makes sense and I agree with it, but it was making my head hurt trying to wrap my mind around it, as it defined God by what he is as much as by what he isn’t. After that chapter it got more straightforward and readable. One of the early bishops of the Roman church, Clement of Rome[3], was essential St. Peter’s apprentice and chosen successor, though there does appear to be at least one bishop (or high priest) in between the two. However, it’s also highly suspected that Clement was a slave at the same time and balance his secular duties with his Christian ones. As I said, fascinating stuff.
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