Currently Reading

[Pike]

Because I am an old man and I read non-fiction, I'm currently reading John Darwin's Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain. It's a history of British colonisation, the Empire, and the spread of British culture throughout the world. It was a Christmas present, but I'd had my eye on it for a while.

It's genuinely fascinating. I'm only about four chapters in, and it's mainly focussing on the formation of colonies and their relationship with Britain itself, but I've already learnt quite a bit. Reading about how people arrived into new lands like the future US and New Zealand is really interesting. As is the environmental impact, where plants and trees were literally burnt to the ground to allow the growth of European plants in New Zealand. A box of matches was considered an essential tool!

This sounds amazing and as a fellow old person who loves historical non-fiction I totally want to read it. Have you read "All The Countries We Ever Invaded (And The Few We Never Got Round To)"? It actually goes through every single country in the world and talks about Britain's involvement therein. It's a pretty fascinating read.

Anyways the book I'm reading just surreptitiously stuck the phrase "the cake is a lie" into a sentence.

[Calliope]

This weekend I read Augusten Burroughs' Possible Side Effects, and Andrew X. Pham's Catfish & Mandala, meaning the last five books I've read have been memoir. I'm not sure what to read next - tossing up between Eve Ensler, J.M. Coetzee, Raymond Carver, A.S. Byatt or Douglas Coupland.

[Pike]

I am currently reading "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov and why are you guys not reading this it's top tier and amazing and great and there is math and trout involved

P.S. have you guys all added me on GoodReads yet? https://www.goodreads.com/author/sho...10.S_M_Johnson

[Shorty]

My dad looooooved The Foundation trilogy and urged me to read it when I was younger and I never have ;-; It's on my list!

He also had a troutonnnn of Isaac Asimov books in his library. A good majority of that library had to be based on that man's work.

[Madame Adequate]

My dad looooooved The Foundation trilogy and urged me to read it when I was younger and I never have ;-; It's on my list!

He also had a troutonnnn of Isaac Asimov books in his library. A good majority of that library had to be based on that man's work.

>Not read Asimov

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I want to read some of Asimov's stuff someday.

I'm reading Speaker for the Dead right now! Slowly. I keep having things distract me from reading it. I love this book though.

If things work out, I'll probably get Cricketsong by Pike to read next because I'm curious about it . Or I might look into Windshifter. Hmm, decisions.

[Pike]

Everyone should read Asimov and you can read some right here

Yes that's right ladies and gentlemen this is it, the greatest short story of all time The Last Question -- Isaac Asimov

[Shorty]

My dad looooooved The Foundation trilogy and urged me to read it when I was younger and I never have ;-; It's on my list!

He also had a troutonnnn of Isaac Asimov books in his library. A good majority of that library had to be based on that man's work.

>Not read Asimov

I said it's on my list.

[Madame Adequate]

If it's "on your reading list" instead of "on your re-reading list" at any point after the age of 10 or so, you're a bad person and should actually have your panties filled with itching powder.

[Shorty]

You may direct that sentence to Pike as she appears to be reading The Foundation for the first time and also no thank you, that sounds terrible.

[Madame Adequate]

First, it might be the first time she's reading this story but it's hardly the first Asimov she has read.

Second, at least she's reading it.

Third, this is not about Pike, this is about what a terrible person YOU are, Moonflower, don't try to change the subject or deflect just because you're in trouble.

[Shorty]

You're not the boss of me, I'm not in trouble.

[Calliope]

*You aren't the boss of me

[Madame Adequate]

You're not the boss of me, I'm not in trouble.

Is that so? Well consider:

*You aren't the boss of me

[Shorty]

Well, you aren't.