The new Netflix series "The Three-Body Problem" is based on a trilogy by Chinese author Liu Cixin.

If you're into the genre, I highly recommend reading the books first.

are the books in English or are you just showing off

A couple novels by Percival Everett that I can recommend: Erasure (2001) and The Trees (2021). Both great books: funny, angry, inventive, sharply written.

I only discovered this writer after watching American Fiction, which was based on Erasure. Really good film, for those who haven't seen it.

Grace Blakeley, "Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation."

Great book. Next read will be her new book, "Vulture Capitalism. "

It isn’t esoteric and it isn’t Hemingway but I like an occasional horror story. I’m reading a book called Bite by Richard Laymon. He was one of the best. Others I like are Steven King of course and his brilliant son, Joe Hill and Bentley Little. Bentley Little has an imagination up the gazoo. Richard Laymon was prolific and died at the untimely age of 51. He might have scared himself to death.

Reading tea leaves is far from over.
Old Chinese aphorism - Why would you cry for Mickey Mantle; Mickey Mantle would not cry for you.

I've recently discovered the joys of PG Wodehouse. Right now I'm tearing through all the "Jeeves" books. Great bedtime reading.

Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell. So far an absolute delight!

So true the patois

bag you write like a poet

I do not really read many books now ... I have Alexa read to me on my Fire 8 Tablets the hourly history free book friday email sometimes

For all your reading go to the internet archive website ...

But seriously I recommend for instance reading Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy .... Youtube has not only the book read but an adaptation as well

A Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine ...: Including an Account ...

https://archive.org/details/ahandbookfortra00portgoog/page/n6/mode/2up

by John Murray (Firm), Josias Leslie Porter Publication date 1858
Google Book Photo Pages in PDF Format

Also on Youtube Alec Guiness Tinker Taylor (1979) BBC Gold Globe 6 hour Series with following 1981 Gold Globe Smileys People (Search for Karla (Patrick Stewart as a Stalinite Figure))

I no longer work on my former website http://ancientneareast.tripod.com

I do read this screen and Google news on anthropology archaeology evolution pc pcgamer genetics artnetnews pchardware scitechdaily (on the mobile phone)

The Last Days Of John Lennon…

I just finished Richard Hull's 1930s novels The Murder of My Aunt and Excellent Intentions. I discovered Hull while reading up on his contemporary PG Wodehouse, and his writing feels like a blend of Wodehouse and Patricia Highsmith -- crime stories with a witty, lighthearted sense of humor. Highly recommended.