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I want to get to know the bookish people here; how about an intro thread? What are your bookish interests? What kind of reader are you? (h/t @fabianx for the great question) https://warpcast.com/fabianx/0xfe1a9591

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Hey I’m Picnic, co-host here along with the great and mighty @phil. I’m interested in great writing, doesn’t matter what it’s about. Writers like Steinbeck, Le Guin, Whitman, Mandelbrot, Woolf, Bradbury, Mantel, Alexander. When I read a great writer, I get obsessed. I want to read everything they’ve written.

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Phil here 👋 Paperback maxi with a tsundoku affliction. I grew up reading fantasy and sci-fi like CS Lewis and DJ MacHale. My favorite authors include Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, & Dan Simmons. Here is my bookshelf: https://philmohun.com/books

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I will play. I have always read a lot, a habit I got from my mother (who taught me to read when I was 4). My Dad would take me to the library on Sundays. I love science fiction & fantasy. I also read a lot of non-fiction: history, biography, & science mostly.

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I generally try to read things that get into the nature of what it is to be human and how we see and interact with the world. I have a background that spans biology and neuroscience, business, UX and crypto, particularly decentralized data. This gives me a deep appreciation for decentralization... including our minds.

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I’m a voracious, curious, whimsical kind of reader. One of my favorite things is to find a writer I like and then read one of their favorite writers. I also love recommending books to people.

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I never know how to describe myself as a reader but can try. Fiction. Making my way through the classics, don't tend to read anything that's not at least 20 years old.

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Hi, I'm Karmen! I prefer fiction, but love a good historical non-fiction like Wild Swans that wraps it all in a beautifully engrossing narrative. Grew up wanting to read all the classics, but now seeking more stories from different voices and backgrounds. Always open to recommendations of books by POC authors!

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Hi I am yesyes. My interests in books change from time to time. I don't read often but I try my best to read as much as I can. Used to read goosebumps,Nancy drew, hardy boys, etc when I was growing up. I was focused a bit on classical literature these past years(tolstoy,dosto, chekov,etc)

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Ernest here. i’m big into science and longevity, mostly ready about quantum physics and reversing aging. in high school i was a huge fan of dan brown’s books (still am, but hasn’t been a new one in a while) and richard dawkins. (safe) books i always recommend: almanack of naval ravikant & anthology of balaji

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Reading has been a core part of my identity since I discovered Pokemon had books at the age of 4 📚 Since then, my main bookish interests are fantasy & sci-fi (eg name of the wind, foundation, dune) and non-fiction related to neuroscience, human behaviour, and self-actualization (eg finding flow, stolen focus, RWO)

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I’m interested primarily in fiction, but will also read nonfiction if the writing quality is exceptional. I love scouting out a good novel and will read almost any well written fiction, modern or classic. I have a soft spot for classics though and have probably read more classic than modern novels.

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Creative nonfiction. Histories and personal stories. I have a fat stack of fiction in my queue but keep skipping the line w a new NF. Not a fan of self help and productivity books. Not because I have either mastered. Far from it. They just give me guru, cultish, get rich quick, scammy vibes I can’t seem to shake

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Hey, thanks for sharing out my idea @picnic! Since I majored in Philosophy, I’m a heavy non-fiction reader. I love to learn about the history of ideas and the different schools of thought that keep emerging. Although right now I’m kind of burnt out and would like to read some fiction. Open to suggestions!

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Hello!! 👋 I have always loved reading. I spent much of my childhood at our neighborhood library. I’ve always wanted a 2 story (maybe more) library in my 1 story house… not going to happen. I read fiction for fun and to decompress. I listen to personal / prof dev books on audible.

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My book reading/listening falls into four categories - Fiction: sci-fi (eg red rising and expanse and Hugo) and novels (demon copperhead and the wager) - Audible science and tech nonfiction (eg RWO and the coming wave) - Audible finance and money (eg same as ever and broken money) - other (rereads, history, politics)

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Been reading since I was young, gouged on Enid Blyton. Dan Brown in my teens, + murder / thriller books (Reacher series, authors like Nora Roberts / Karin Slaughter, James Patterson) Sci-fi / dystopian, non-fiction (self-help, biographies) books nowadays

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I’m a hardcore Jane Austen fan Dostoevsky and Tolstoy Sci-fi (Ender’s Game, Solaris, Dune) Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings A court of thorns and roses series

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I like reading non-fiction mostly. These are some of my favorite books.

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Strategy/philosophical books like Art of War, Robert Greene's books, The Book of 5 Rings, The Tao of Jeet Kun Do (love martial arts) and others. Also business/marketing. I read to develop myself. I prefer physical hardcovers that I fill with notes and highlights but sometimes audiobooks go hard.

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