Maybe people posting in this thread are so engrossed in their reading material to afford time for such a discussion. :p

This is just a thought, mind you.

Currently reading Deliverance Lost, which is the 18th book in the Horus Heresy series. The Horus Heresy is an event which took place about 10.000 years before Warhammer 40000. Not exactly deep literature, but it's a rich universe, that has kept me hooked for a while. 54 books (or so) total, and been reading them in order since december. Some bolter porn can get a bit redundant, but the books and authors are varied enough to keep me invested. Most of them follow various Adeptus Astartes charactes (Space Marines, bio-engineered super warriors), with some supporting mortals, while others follow normal people, enhanced people, psykers (basically wizards), and a couple of the books so far have been short story collections. The scale of the series is immense, and sets the stage for the eventual 10.000 years of stagnation that led to the 41st millenium.

Also just finished The Last Chancers (set during the 41st millenium), which is a trilogy of novels, with a couple of short stories to bridge them together, centered around a character in a penal legion. Good stuff, though the ending of the final novel was a bit anticlamtic. Can't say much without spoiling the series, but penal legions are basically meat shields, but that's not the fate for (some) of the characters here.

Should probably get around to reading something other than WH40K related stuff (think the last thing I read before I started was Seveneves by Neal Stephenson*), but a bit too invested in the Horus Heresy, and at this pace I'll probably finish the series, and move on to the Siege of Terra during next year, I reckon.

*) Seveneves is basically about how to survive when the moon explodes in a fairly hard sci-fi setting. First part takes place during the preparation, second part takes place after the world has ended, and the final third part is set 5000 years later. The third part dragged for a bit, but enjoyed it overall. Can be kinda depressing at times.

No Longer Human. Dazai's writing is great.

I scout this thread from time to time to see if there's anything that catches my interest. If it does, I strike up a conversation.

Also, one way to get to know a person is to check the bookshelf.

Nothing

Almost 500 pages into It now. The intros are finally done, so I think the plot might be getting ready to start!

No dragging out? No filler? It couldn't have been more condensed, am I right?

Ha! I think I made a good decision in keeping this book on the backburner, just reading a few pages here and there before or after dinner a couple of times a week. It makes it more tolerable to dip in and read King's lengthy descriptions of the town and its history. If I was reading this as my main book, I would have gotten really bored and maybe even dropped it out of frustration that it moves like plate tectonics.

Maine must feel very conflicted about King. On one hand, he's probably the most famous resident the state has ever produced and most of his stories are set there. OTOH, he specializes in making Maine seem like a dreary, grey cesspit mostly populated by bigots and general morons.

Choosing a book is like choosing music, each will end up with his own favorite. I like reading classics, and yet only a few books I read have lasting impression. If you're also into classics, you can try different "best" lists (like for ex. https://thegreatestbooks.org/ or http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/, etc.), this may probably yield better results than perusing this thread (or maybe not).

How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls: Animal Movement and the Robots of the Future by David L. Hu.
A pretty interesting book about using animal biology (legs/scales/wings/eyelashes/feelers/etc) to create more efficient robots and robotic body parts.

The phrase "by a factor of two" crops up alot in HtWoWaCuW. The most memorable phrase in the book, so far, was so interesting and compact I used in it the "Just Three Words" thread....

....phrase was "brass bumblebee straightjackets" and it is exactly what it describes.

I just finished reading Fleur de nave vinaigrette and I'm moving to La rate au court bouillon. Both are short stories contained in the first volume of 29 volumes (for 175 stories) serie "San-Antonio" from eponymous author. Though the author's real name is in reality Frédéric Dard.

The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton.

Chinlandia by Roman Konik

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright.

Quite enjoyable, always healthy with new perspectives.

Game of thrones of course!