That from the Dune series?

yep... it's from the most recent series, the Schools of Dune. this was published in 2016.

So one of the ones written by Herbert's son? (I think). I saw a bunch when they were starting to come out, but the original series itself I'm not sure I'm going to get into.

yep, Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson. (KJA also wrote some of the Star Wars books i read)

there's a list of the Dune books at dunenovels.com, Frank having written the first 6; and Brian & Kevin having written the rest (aka a LOT) XD

... and i've read all of them

I'm tempted to swap my copy of Dune for one with larger print before I start reading it.

Finished The Skeleton Tree. I liked it. :)

Not sure about starting Chase yet.

I'm failing miserably on my efforts to clear some reading off my shelf.

go for it, Quiet Man. i like Dune, it's one of my faves.

Chase is done! Entertaining, but logic issues.

Deciding on if I want to start another book (John Dies at the End, probably) or finish one that is already on the way.

ooh, i read John Dies at the End. don't remember much, but it was kinda weird and good.

I saw the movie. Weird stuff, but clever. ;)

ooh, is the movie on Netflix?

No idea. Don't have Netflix.

eh, it's ok. i'll take a look ... eventually

how's everyone doing??

the weather here has been so bad DX to hot and smokey form the fires in the mountains DX

i got a new book from the library... need to update my signature now... =)

The fires cover the entirety of the West Coast. It only just got a bit cooler here because I happen to be in the tiny pocket of the south western part of the province that got cloud cover. Sill hoping for the rain we're supposed to get.

I'm reading my super secret volunteer books now, so reading for Aug but not saying what. Hoping my other books arrive for September that I got for my early reviewers pick. Would also like to make a bigger dent in Vas.

oh wow, Quiet Man - stay safe!

and i hope you're able to let us know soon what you're reading!

Well the book I'm waiting for isn't secret. It's just not for sale yet. It's a youth book (I seem to be reading a lot of those of late) picture biography of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Literally called "Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein." It should be arriving but I'm away from my house for another week.

ah. that sounds pretty cool.

and there's nothing wrong with YA books =)

It's not my usual reading.

ah, gotcha. =)

Picked up a book at the used store that I forgot I has asked for. Somewhat serendipitous in that my program liaison and I were just talking about it. I'm a little scared of my list since I may have forgotten about my September book. I've decided to try and finish the books that i have half-read: Vas, The Princess Diarist, and Mrs. Dalloway.

I read half of Mrs. Dalloway in Uni, and can't actually remember but besides one line in which the titular character is yelling at another "My party! Remember my party!"

Ugh. I may have to give up completely on one of my books. The author of A Manual for Creating Atheists has a serious superiority complex. I just read the lines, "Many readers won't heed my suggestion..." and "Thus, knowing that my advice will not be heeded..."
Like no. This is not the type of book that should be THAT opinionated. It should have been written far more objectively. And also should not be so repetitive and tedious.
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I agree with you. Doesn't sound worth it. I've tossed some half-finished books because it just wasn't worth the aggravation of getting through them. There are enough aggravating things in life already.

that sounds too frustrating, Kaderin. i probably would give up on it too.

i'm not sure if i'll make my reading goal this year... between HollyDay crochet and maybe doing NaNo... but NaNo should count as finishing a book... LOL! XD

One the one hand, I hate giving up since ai'm almost halfway through, but on the other hand, when you basically insult the readers that you're trying to educate, that's not gonna fly with me. *strikes book from list*

yep, i understand both hands there...

or at least, don't have that tone...

*dusts hands*
Well, that frees up a little time for reading better, less pretentious authors! Although it was my only non-fiction book in a while...

I don't own any of those and I almost never am free to get to the library when they're open, so there's almost zero chance I'll be able to get a book AND read it this month. But if my friend and I hang out next week (if I have any days off at al), then maybe I can talk him into swinging by barnes and noble anyway.

my current book is a memoir. it's the first time i've read nonfiction in quite a while

yeah, that was the nonfiction i read, all those years ago too. but 99% of my reading is fiction

There is nothing wrong with rereading boijs that you enjoy!
It is good to mix it up with new ones occasionally though.

Honestly, I almost never read non-fiction books. Probably because of being forced to read dull autobiographies in grade school. Plus history, which generally was such a broad spectrum that we would literally spend half the year on the same things we always covered and barely skim anything interesting (literally any world history OUTSIDE of the U.S.). I have found the historical fiction novels of Erik Larson to be fairly interesting, if a bit on the tedious at times.
Correction: apparently his novel The Devil in the White City is just considered true crime by Barnes and Noble, so his other novels are probably just considered histories. *shrug*

i have a biography of Aaron Burr on my reading list, as well as the Alexander Hamilton bio by Ron Chernow, the one that inspired the musical. but i'm wondering if i want to find a different Hamilton bio, one that i don't need a small suitcase to carry it around in.... i won't read ebooks, so... yeah.

Lol. That made me think of this.

https://www.neatorama.com/images/201...-got-books.jpg

I don't think I'll ever be able to get into non-fiction about U.S. wars or presidents, but I have peeked a bit at the top books in the historical non-fiction and true crime sections on the B&N website and there are some that sounded interesting. And I would love to read some more about the world wars, especially from non-U.S. standpoints.