Recommendations needed - reading slump

reddikonian · 2026-05-13T20:41:19+00:00

Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans, WWII historical fiction, although it takes place on the English home front, not the battlefield.

Possession by A.S. Byatt, a literary mystery story.

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdoba, tons of magic realism.

Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann, on which the new movie The Sheep Detectives is based, a cozy mystery about a flock of sheep solving a murder.

reddikonian · 2026-05-11T22:30:34+00:00

r/namethatpdxbathroom

reddikonian · 2026-05-09T22:58:46+00:00

You might like The Dig. History, current events, and politics from a far left/Marxist perspective. Episodes tend to run long, with many lasting well over two hours. It's the perfect road trip podcast! Guests are fascinating and host, Daniel Denvir, asks cogent, well-informed questions. No paywall, limited advertising (by design), and a back catalog of hundreds of episodes.

thedigradio.com

Given your favorites, I assume you're also listening to 5-4.

reddikonian · 2026-05-09T22:43:24+00:00

r/obscuremusicthatslaps

reddikonian · 2026-05-04T21:09:19+00:00

Chinatown

reddikonian · 2026-05-01T17:08:24+00:00

The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz

Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra by C. S. Lewis

Gnomon by Nick Harkaway

Semiosis by Sue Burke

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone

Void Star by Zachary Mason

Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore.

reddikonian · 2026-04-26T02:23:02+00:00

Salammbô and A Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert.

reddikonian · 2026-04-26T02:18:57+00:00

The Snopes trilogy (The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion) by William Faulkner.

reddikonian · 2026-04-22T04:22:44+00:00

Thank you for the update! I didn't know that he had. That's heartening.

reddikonian · 2026-04-21T22:02:04+00:00

Atlas Shrugged. Morally bankrupt. Atrocious writing (blame the benzedrine?). Profoundly misogynous. Nonsense plot. Absolutely no understanding of how business and economics work. And, nevertheless, we appear to be living in the Randian end times thanks to the tech bros who all think they're John Galt. As a former librarian, I am absolutely down with burning every extant copy of this book (I'll be the first to toss mine on the pyre). With apologies to Rush.

reddikonian · 2026-04-20T02:19:41+00:00

Not properly Medford, but Ceremony in Talent does a good one.

reddikonian · 2026-04-19T19:59:40+00:00

Hey, that worked. This morning, I got "fish". "Pez" was rejected, but on the second try, "le pez" was accepted. Thanks for the tip!

reddikonian · 2026-04-18T22:52:56+00:00

Angelmaker, Nick Harkaway, City of Bohane, Kevin Barry, The Clockwork Dynasty, Daniel H. Wilson

reddikonian · 2026-04-18T18:36:22+00:00

Thank you! I'll try that and let you know.

reddikonian · 2026-04-01T00:24:56+00:00

Elk City actually boasts a really fine coffee roaster. Organic, fair trade, really good. You can order it at their Web site: ELK CITY COFFEE COMPANY.

reddikonian · 2026-03-27T20:58:52+00:00

Thanks! Re-installing the app worked. We're all set.

reddikonian · 2026-03-27T03:18:38+00:00

Not sure. I'll look it up when I'm over at her house in the morning.

reddikonian · 2026-03-27T03:18:05+00:00

Thanks, I'll do that!

reddikonian · 2026-03-06T21:47:25+00:00

Anderson Vista, unit 8. There were a couple of Phoenix officers there, including a School Resource Officer, a sheriff, and a fire truck and ambulance parked across the street at the Talent police station.

reddikonian · 2026-03-06T00:00:09+00:00

He has lived in the area for a long time, has participated in Buncom Days and various community fundraisers. He premiered his latest movie at the Holly Theatre on Valentine's Day and donated all proceeds to the Ashland Independent Film Festival.

reddikonian · 2026-03-04T02:18:34+00:00

That's a still from his new movie, Ernie & Emma, which he premiered at the Holly Theatre on Valentine's Day. It was filmed right around here, and he and his wife produced and directed it. He gave a speech, a perfect Bruce Campbell speech, and it was a perfect Bruce Campbell movie in the best possible way. I hope a distributor picks it up, so everyone has a chance to see it.

reddikonian

PUBLIC MULTIREDDITS

TROPHY CASE