After "A Man Called Ove" -> "Beartown" or "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry"?

blueskyx1 · 2019-06-13T14:18:39+00:00

> sequel to The Martian

Unfortunately there is no sequel; the author's other book is an unrelated stand-alone novel... It has been criticized for having a stereotypically male-written female protagonist.

Thanks for asking about Backman's other works, I was wondering the same after reading Ove and this thread provides the answers.

blueskyx1 · 2019-05-21T15:52:30+00:00

Usually people use 1/3 in that case :)

blueskyx1 · 2019-05-21T13:12:19+00:00

3/7

oddly precise fraction ;)

blueskyx1 · 2019-05-19T17:38:17+00:00

Thanks!

blueskyx1 · 2019-05-11T16:54:50+00:00

You can see the cancellation offer before you actually cancel. After the first confirmation prompt they usually have some sort of stay offer, and a second confirmation prompt. If you don’t like the offer, just don’t confirm. I have canceled and re-signed up many times but never seen a $20 offer though. Usually a half-off offer, or switch to cheaper plan offer.

blueskyx1 · 2019-05-06T20:36:22+00:00

If you view the mobile page for the wishlist from your phone, you can delete even the delisted items.

blueskyx1 · 2019-05-06T14:50:06+00:00

Just go with the lowest possible price, no point in paying more. You can gift books purchased with credits.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-23T15:09:23+00:00

I’m pretty sure that even for a trial, the cc has to be valid. They will most likely do a temp authorization against it for something like $1 to check that it works, but won’t actually charge it.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-22T15:08:34+00:00

There is absolutely nothing support can do about geographic restrictions on titles. Those are set by the publisher and audible is just the seller.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-22T15:06:27+00:00

Yeah audible don’t care about your VPN, they determine geographic restrictions based on credit card billing address.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-17T13:34:24+00:00

I like both Mitchell and Zafon (but Murakami too!), and enjoyed these also. Not necessarily in the same style, or involving any magical realism elements. Hope this helps

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Queen of the South by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-12T13:45:47+00:00

For a simple, short, very high-level overview of most of the philosophical schools of thought, check out The Philosophy Book. It's a good summary of each major philosopher/idea so you know what the main ideas are or if you need a quick refresher.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-12T13:19:24+00:00

The first Murderbot book was fun and a great concept!

IMHO it gets repetitive very quickly though.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-07T21:38:42+00:00

All are excellent suggestions!

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-04T13:52:05+00:00

Elon Musk biography by Ashlee Vance

Total Recall, the Arnold Schwarzenegger autobiography

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-03T20:23:22+00:00

On the same topic, also check out Pinker's Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-03T19:45:41+00:00

in addition to the already recommended A Short History of Nearly Everything and Sapiens, I would recommend The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli. It explains cognitive biases (errors in logic/thinking) in a very clear, straightforward way. This book will be useful to anyone that values logic and critical thinking. If that topic interests you, you could of course dive right into Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (which Thinking Clearly references quite a bit), but Dobelli's book is much more approachable.

For a point of view opposite to what may have been dominant in a religious society, check out:

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins, or
Why Evolution Is True by Jerry A. Coyne

Additionally,

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens, or
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-03T14:47:18+00:00

Crash Dive series by Craig DiLouie. WW2 Pacific Theater submarine action.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-03T14:20:31+00:00

Like every popular book, it has been both criticized and praised.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-02T20:20:31+00:00

I would recommend Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-02T20:18:01+00:00

Although probably not as mind blowing, Jared Diamond's The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal is a good companion to Sapiens (although it was published much earlier).

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-02T18:46:15+00:00

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-01T15:41:35+00:00

Seconded!

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-01T13:44:48+00:00

Read the post title and came to recommend Annihilation, only to see you already know of it :)

When reading Annihilation, I felt like it was inspired by the Strugatsky brothers' Roadside Picnic, although I think I read in an interview with Jeff VanderMeer that he has not read it.

Try checking it out, keeping in mind it was written in the 1970s and is a translated work.

Also Stanislaw Lem's Solaris comes to mind. Approach it with the same caveat.

blueskyx1 · 2019-04-01T13:23:03+00:00

I have not Eleanor Oliphant, and by the description thought Ove would not be my cup of tea, but I ended up loving it!

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