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I suppose this is what is fixed in 2.24.2: https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/1845

Finished the second novel of The Housemaid series: The Housemaid's secret, by Freida McFadden. While it's written with the same literary structure as the first one, it is also a gripping and surprising novel. I found it to be even better than the first book in the series, as it's much more difficult to predict what will happen next. The biggest issue with the first novel was the ending, which seemed more reliant on luck and wasn't very realistic in my opinion. However, the ending in this one is much better and more satisfying.

I'm currently reading the third, The Housemaid is watching and it's also gripping and fast paced.

That's how I started last (2024) year, rereading all that good Tolkien's stuff, Bilbo, lotr, the silmarillion,... It's really the kind of masterpiece, you can always "discover" new details and links every single time you read it...

I just finished The Housemaid, by Freida McFadden and found it to be a gripping page-turner, very quick to read, and thoroughly enjoyable. However, I was a bit disappointed by the ending, which didn't quite match the level of the rest of the book. It seemed like the author struggled to find a satisfying conclusion. As is often the case with such an engrossing read, the ending can feel a bit underwhelming. Perhaps an 'open' ending would have been a better choice.

I just started The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden, continuing with the series and hoping it will be equally gripping.

I just finished The Housemaid and found it to be a gripping page-turner, very quick to read, and thoroughly enjoyable. However, I was a bit disappointed by the ending, which didn't quite match the level of the rest of the book. It seemed like the author struggled to find a satisfying conclusion. As is often the case with such an engrossing read, the ending can feel a bit underwhelming. Perhaps an 'open' ending would have been a better choice.

I agree with you on all points about the science in Hail Mary. However, what bothered me more was the strict, predictable alternation between past and present. This rigid structure detracted from my overall enjoyment of the novel, making the narrative feel somewhat monotonous and, at times, overly predictable.

On the other hand, The Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy by Cixin Liu was a real favorite for me.

Just finished Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir. Nice sci-fi, well wrote, page turner, for sure not the best in its genre but it's quite a nice novel to spend a bit of time.

Next read will be The housemaid, by Freida McFadden and, if I enjoy, I'll read the two others of the serie.

Finished a set of 3 books in French (my native language) which are a kind of memoir from a Belgian coroner (my country), Philippe Boxho.

Started Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir. Took this one because I see it at top of hardcover trending list for a while.

Thanks will give a try but it seems to well check all my needs.

Indeed strongly recommended, one of the best Sci-fi novels IMHO.

Very interesting opinion, thanks for it.

I think a bit the opposite: I'm really worried about the trend to give people only information they care about. I think it's essential to be able to have information about everything. Of course there will always be stuff you don't care about but having it automatically filtered out is dangerous in my opinion. In GAFA-powered social networks, you are only given pieces of information about your own opinion, you never have something that make you question yourself about your opinion. The power of independent and open media like Lemmy is to not rely on such biasing algorithms.