Thanks back at you for the pointer to Singelin's work — it looks right up my alley! I'm about to order the late-pledge version of Frontier and will search out PTSD et al as well soon.
I share your enthusiasm for the French graphic novel scene but haven't read as widely there as I'd like. I'd be happy to hear more recommendations from you there too! Jeremy On Mon, 2023-12-18 at 09:24 +0530, Sharat Satyanarayana wrote: > Thanks for this recommendation Jeremy! Will look out for Jordan’s > work. > > The European, especially French graphic novel scene (Scifi included) > is simply amazing! It’s in my bucket list to visit France > specifically to explore this world. > One particular work that I am looking forward to is, Frontier by > Guillaume Singelin. I highly recommend PTSD by him, a very > beautifully done graphic novel on the subject, concerning war > veterans. > > In the American Publishing scene, Image Comics and Vault Comics are > really pushing the boundaries. > > Sharat > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 9:02 AM Jeremy Bornstein <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sharat's mention of graphic novels made me realise that I had > > omitted one! > > > > Jordan Mechner's _Replay: Mémoires d'une famille_ was fantastic, > > especially for people who are fans of Prince of Persia or Mechner's > > other work. (Disclaimer: he's a good friend.) The version I read is > > the French one, which came out this year, but there's an English > > version to come in mid-March next year. > > > > With this thread I am also realising that, 3 years into the > > pandemic, as a newly-confirmed agoraphobe, I probably want to > > engage more with email lists such as this one where I have been > > largely read-only for years. I'll try! Hi, I'm Jeremy. > > > > Jeremy > > > > On Mon, 2023-12-18 at 08:12 +0530, Sharat Satyanarayana via > > Silklist wrote: > > > Love these recommendations. My TBR pile keeps growing > > > #tsundoku > > > > > > I loved the Murderbot series, and am looking forward to reading > > > the latest installment. I believe the series has been optioned > > > for a TV series. > > > > > > I am mostly biased towards science fiction and graphic novels, so > > > here are a few recommendations: > > > > > > Delta-V & Critical Mass by Daniel Suarez (near future Scifi > > > thriller about colonizing & mining in cis lunar space) > > > > > > Semiosis by Sue Burke (crashed colonizers realize that the planet > > > is aware and learn to work with this planet wide plant > > > intelligence) > > > > > > Anthologies by Jonathan Strahan (Tomorrow’s Parties, Made to > > > Order, Communications Breakdown) > > > > > > Project Hieroglyph (anthology) > > > > > > To be taught if fortunate by Becky Chambers (enjoying her books) > > > > > > Attack Surface and Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (love his > > > stories, and thanks to Udhay’s recommendation, just bought the > > > latest) > > > > > > Bobiverse series by Dennis E Taylor (hilarious and great > > > imagination; bought his other books as well) > > > > > > Skyward series by Brandon Sanderson (YA space opera) > > > > > > Dragon Pearl series by Yoon Ha Lee (YA space opera with lots of > > > Korean mythology) > > > > > > The Salvation Sequence by Peter F Hamilton (hard SciFi with time > > > travel) > > > > > > Red Rising series by Pierce Brown (including graphic novel > > > prequels) > > > > > > Embers of War trilogy by Gareth L Powell > > > > > > The Interdependency series & Kaiju Preservation Society by John > > > Scalzi > > > > > > Cixin Liu’s graphic novels > > > > > > The Forever War by Joe Haldemann & Marvano in graphic novels form > > > > > > Delilah Dirk graphic novel trilogy (funny with gorgeous art; alt > > > history adventures) > > > > > > And lots more graphic novels… will stop here though. > > > Going back to planning for new bookshelves 😅 > > > > > > Wishing all of you a wonderfully fun and happy holiday season! > > > > > > Sharat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 7:40 AM Bharat Shetty via Silklist > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here are the books that I enjoyed this year. > > > > > > > > Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You > > > > Need to > > > > Know About Global Politics: Gave me an idea of the pros and > > > > cons of > > > > geographical boundaries of many countries and the ongoing > > > > geo-political conflicts. > > > > > > > > Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit > > > > Disorder > > > > This interesting book explains the nuances that ADD is not an > > > > inherited illness, but a reversible impairment and > > > > developmental > > > > delay. This talks about how in ADD, circuits in the brain whose > > > > job is > > > > emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop > > > > in > > > > infancy – and why- shows how ‘distractibility’ is the > > > > psychological > > > > product of life experience. > > > > > > > > Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives - gives > > > > an > > > > account of how Cobalt is mined in regions of Congo, for > > > > rechargeable > > > > lithium-ion EV batteries. > > > > > > > > Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search for Black Panther - have been digging > > > > Nnedi > > > > Okorafor, especially after her interesting speech in China > > > > recently on > > > > how sci-fi mimics and predicts the future kind of and have been > > > > checking out Afro-futurism. > > > > > > > > Hacking Health: The Only Book You’ll Ever Need to Live Your > > > > Healthiest > > > > Life - Mukesh Bansal seems to have done a thorough collation of > > > > interesting research and scientific facts on health, nutrition, > > > > and > > > > staying fit - this could be of interest to a lot of techies to > > > > avoid > > > > sedentary life and get valuable information in the fitness > > > > realm. > > > > > > > > Bengalurina Ithihasa by Ba Na Sundar Rao - finally got around > > > > to > > > > digging a lot of a comprehensive book on the history of > > > > Bangalore in > > > > Kannada. > > > > > > > > Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can > > > > Heal > > > > from It - gave a good grasp on different types of trauma acute > > > > (visible) and invisible trauma spectrums prevalent in humans. > > > > As > > > > mental health issues rage on, these kinds of books drive home a > > > > lot of > > > > fundamental understanding around these. > > > > > > > > Opening Up by Writing It Down: How Expressive Writing Improves > > > > Health > > > > and Eases Emotional Pain - I came across this thanks to one of > > > > the > > > > podcasts I was listening to by Huberman - > > > > https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/a-science-supported-journaling-protocol-to-improve-mental-physical-health > > > > > > > > Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology - > > > > gives a > > > > fundamental understanding of how chips are very critical. The > > > > prose > > > > used by Chris Miller makes this a very readable book. > > > > > > > > Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - a book that helped me understand > > > > a few > > > > nuances around stress - be it in everyday personal or > > > > professional > > > > life. > > > > > > > > Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - when a book comes about one of > > > > the > > > > most interesting guys in tech, hard to miss this. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > Bharat | https://bsbarkur.github.io/about.html > > > > > > > > > > > > - Bharat > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 5:20 AM Thaths via Silklist > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hey Folks, > > > > > > > > > > Now that Silklist is back online, it is time to revive our > > > > almost-annual tradition of sharing our annual book > > > > recommendations. I would love to hear your recommendations. > > > > > > > > > > Here are the best books I read in 2022: > > > > > > > > > > 1. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey: > > > > A very meditative book. Loved it. A great pandemic read. > > > > > > > > > > 2. West with the Night by Beryl Markham: Not a new book, but > > > > a classic. Beryl's description of growing up in Kenya and > > > > becoming a bush pilot is beautifully written. I was lucky > > > > enough to live in Kenya much later, and had the chance to > > > > experience some of what she describes (though with more modern > > > > planes). > > > > > > > > > > 3. Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James: Part 2 of the 3- > > > > part trilogy. Imagine Lord of the Rings / Game of Thrones set > > > > in Africa. > > > > > > > > > > 4. In This Corner of the World by Fumiyo Kouno: The story (in > > > > manga format) of a young woman's coming of age in a suburb of > > > > Hiroshima during the war. Despite being prime material for war > > > > and suffering depictions, the book was actually quite beautiful > > > > and touching. > > > > > > > > > > 5. Fears of a Setting Sun: The Disillusionment of America's > > > > Founders > > > > > by Dennis C. Rasmussen: Hmmm... I wonder what was in the air > > > > that made me want to read about the disillusioned final years > > > > of the Founding Father. > > > > > > > > > > 6. Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking by Krish Ashok: > > > > Not much new for someone like me who reads Harold McGee as > > > > bedtime reading, or steeps in Serious Eats during the day, but > > > > he has a knack of customizing food science to Indian cuisine > > > > (in all its complexity). > > > > > > > > > > 7. Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David > > > > Pilling: A book that combines the micro (stories of a handful > > > > of people impacted by the Tohuku Tsunami and Fukushima nuclear > > > > disaster) and the macro (Japan's history in the recent past). > > > > Superbly sourced and cited. And the level of depth and clarity > > > > that I would expect from someone working at the FT. > > > > > > > > > > 8. Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses by Pranay > > > > Lal: I loved Pranay's first book - Indica - and went into this > > > > book (Invisible Empire) also with high expectations. My > > > > expectations were met, and surpassed. Pranay weaves together > > > > history and natural history to paint a biography of viruses, > > > > and the roles they have played (and continue to play as I write > > > > this in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic) in history. > > > > > > > > > > Thaths > > > > > -- > > > > > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > > > > > Carl: Nuthin'. > > > > > Homer: D'oh! > > > > > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > > > > > Homer: Woo-hoo! > > > > > -- > > > > > Silklist mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > > > >
-- Silklist mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist
