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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? May 19 (discuss.online)
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Had a busy week, so couldn't get much reading done. So still at pretty much the same place in Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (first book in her October Daye urban fantasy series).

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Almost 1/2 way through project Hail Mary. I liked the Martian so I expected to like PHM, but I didn't realize to what degree I would like. As a Molecular Biologist myself, I feel quite connected to Ryland.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 23 hours ago

i haven't read the book, but i saw the movie, and i was astounded at how good it was.

[–] lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I also loved project hail mary. Just saw the film adaption recently, and while it is certainly impressive in some sense and has some strengths of its own, it generally skips most of what i enjoyed about the book which was a shame and i honestly think it must be superconfusing to watch if you have never read the book. The way it is is written it was always going to be tricky to turn into a movie but i was still disappointed

[–] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I am interested in the movie, but I have to finish the book (audible) so my wife can read it, and then we will go see the movie. One of my coworker's who has read the book and seen the movie said there were instances where an entire chapter was summarized in a sentence. This just reaffirms my long held belief that books should not be movies. Limited Series are a much better platform for screen adaptations of books. you have 6-10 hours to tell the story. With streaming services you are not constrained to a 44-minute episode so you can make each episode the right length to capture the rising and falling action and end on the right beat. You can set the release schedule to generate more hype and it'll sit in the public conscious for longer. And yes I realize that it costs more to make 10 hours of video than 2 hours of video, but I kinda don't care because Hollywood already has such absurd margins.

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I tried The Martian a few years ago and it didn't click and Project Hail Mary is never available at my library in English, but I'm thinking maybe one of these needs to be my next read.

[–] runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

There's a lot of stream of consciousness in both books, and within that, a lot math, which definitely does not click with everyone. If you can get PHM as an audiobook, it is way worth it!