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Lsquare28, to bookstodon
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@Lsquare28 @bookstodon I'm reading Foundation and Empire right now after reading the first book twice just to get my head around it. I'm also in season two of the TV show, which really didn't seem to have much in common with the books except for the names. It's all very engaging and thought- provoking, but now that I'm older, I challenge some of Asimov's premises, especially that one man would develop a branch of science that no one else could even understand for 3,000 years.

ExcessivelyDiverting, to bookstodon
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@ExcessivelyDiverting @bookstodon I love Lord of the Rings, but I wouldn't say the love story is a big part of it. Beren and Luthien maybe. Surprised Shrek didn't make the cut!
Seriously, though, I would include Odysseus and Penelope.

Likewise, to bookstodon
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@Likewise @bookstodon a true portrait of a lady

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Tell me a good book you’ve read this year that you’d recommend.

I’ll start: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
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@Likewise @bookstodon tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Complex relationships and game design

cratedigger, to jazz
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Can you love any music after 5 minutes? That's all it took me when I first listened to Thelonious Monk's Underground many years ago. That sound really spoke to me.

It's difficult to choose just one Monk song to recommend, though. What is your favorite tune? @jazz

Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Thelonious Monk - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/arts/music/thelonious-monk-jazz-music.html

JoelBarr,
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@cratedigger @jazz Mysterioso and Reflections for me!

AlgoCompSynth, to composeroftheday
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@AlgoCompSynth @composeroftheday I really love his duets with Al Cohn, and both of them are on Tenor Conclave with Trane and Hank Mobley. Love that album!

lebelge, to jazz
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@lebelge @jazz I have a fusion band in Chicago, and we do "Timeless." It's nice in the middle of the set to let it simmer.

Gargron, to random
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Dune predicted AI getting banned but it'd be funny if instead of some all out robot war it'd just be because of copyright violations.

JoelBarr,
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@Gargron Join my mentat training course now! The first 5 entrants get a free six- pack of Sapho juice!

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