Finished Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.
I didn’t realise second half will also feature Iran and the life after revolution. A very interesting look at part of recent history I knew nothing about. Highly recommended if you don’t mind graphic novels and memoirs.
Bingo squares: Banned Book - hard mode, Set in war
Also read Old Man’s War by John Scalzi.
This is my second book by Scalzi and he is reaching status of my favourite author. It’s an easy to read space, military sci-fi. Another highly recommended book for sci-fi fans.
Bingo squares: Set in war, Stepping Up, Late to the Party
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
For details on the c/Books bingo challenge that just restarted for the year, you can checkout the initial Book Bingo, and its Recommendation Post. Links are also present in our community sidebar.
I’ve nearly finished To Kill a Mockingbird and I’ve really enjoyed it. I love how the main events have been shown from an ‘outside perspective’ i.e. news coming second hand from a biased character, or witnessed by Scout/Jem unknowingly by their Father. Perhaps the scariest thing is that these events don’t seem all that far-fetched or shocking today…
I’m really glad to hear you enjoyed Old Man’s War! Will you be reading the second one? I’ll give it a go in the next few months hopefully (though there are some other books I want to read first to help with the bingo).
Yes, I really enjoyed the book. I have first 3 books of the series, and am going to read the remaining 2 soon. Also going to get rest of the books.
Let me know what you think! Scalzi seems good at mixing interesting sci-fi with light hearted moments and some genuinely moving scenes.