I finally finished Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson after letting it languish on my shelves for years. Fascinating book; if you have any kind of interest in WW2, cryptography, the history of computing and communications, denial and deception in espionage - this is a great work of fiction set within a striking historical narrative. Stephenson’s endings occasionally strike me as wanting, but that was not the case here. Very fun overall!

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Posted by18 hours ago

Books are saving me from panic attacks ❤️

I have a LOT going on in my life right now, and even though it’s mainly positive changes, I keep getting extremely overwhelmed to the point where I don’t know what to do and I end up just freezing on my couch or doom-scrolling on my phone. And then I had a lightbulb moment - reading. It is such a savior for moments like these: you don’t have to do much for it and yet it gives you so much in return. It helps you feel entertained, productive, gives your eyes a break from screens and can provide lightbulb moments in themselves. Cheers to books! 📚

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Posted by5 hours ago

Author of "This Is How You Lose the Time War" (2019) marvels about her book suddenly being turned into an Amazon bestseller due to a single tweet by someone named... Bigolas Dickolas.

amalelmohtar.com/i-trie...

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Posted by19 hours ago

Do you have an author that you avoid/used to avoid because of their fans?

I recently started reading Pet Semetary by Stephen King and have been enjoying it. I had avoided King's books before, because I knew a lot of douchebag guys in college and at work who loved king. It may be a little dumb to avoid an author for that reason, but I am curious if anyone else has had this and if they eventually tried out that author. It might be that specific people you dislike who love the author or an author's fanbase in general has a reputation for you.

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