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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening? January 28 (discuss.online)
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Finished The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson. Book 1 of 2nd era of Mistborn. This was a very interesting book. Set about 300 years after the first era. The changes in the world, and to learn about some of the characters, it was all very interesting, and I am very glad that I re-read the first era before reading this.

Finished Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton. The book was surprisingly good. I quite enjoyed it, and it didn't even feel old.

My kid is already on book 5. So, highly recommended your for your 9-12 year olds.

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Anathem really benefits from having some background familiarity with western philosophy, and Plato’s theory of Forms/Ideas in particular. If you’re fuzzy on that, you might want to do a quick review before you get too far into the book.

[–] zipkag@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's good advice. I actually knew the book had something to do with that. But after the first chapter or two, I did go back and need to review some of that, as it's been a while since I've taken a philosophy class. And I'm glad I did because some of the chapters I've read now I think made a bit more sense with that fresh on my mind.