My favorite book is Animal farm by Orwell. I like this kind of anti utopia genre.
Also as teen used to read lot of adventure or science fiction books. I liked Jules Verne books for example.
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Nowdays I mostly read fiction books from sci-fi and fantasy genre, but also like good adventure, historical and detective books.
As for scientific and popular science books I prefer about Science (math, biology), Nature and about the history & culture of the peoples of the world. 
Sure, in Russian language “Мир” has at least 2 meanings - the peace (after the war for example) and the World. I’m not native english speaker, but to my knowledge word “peace” is the best match in this case, see also translation of the book’s title, see for example here in Bibliography. 
P.S: Not only in Russian but in another languages too there are cases when the word or phrase has multiple meanings. For example in “Chronicles of Amber” in one of the episodes main character claims something like “What a picture!”. It can be interpreted not only as to pay someone’s attention to the current situation, but also reffers to the situation (state?) in card game. 
Yes words can have multiple meanings. War and peace is the accepted translation. Just like @Strannik name means stranger in my native language, but also in literature terms can be used as traveller(nomadic) or I suspect foreigner.
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Yeah, I chose this nickname in meaning close to traveller. 
Happy that Peace Talks by Jim Butcher is finished. Gonna have a release date soon. Finally! Been years since the last book :x
Horus Heresy, Wolfsbane
I’m re-reading a book called The damage done. It’s a real life story of an Aussie guy who got banged up in a Bangkok jail for 14 years for smuggling drugs. It’s a brutal read but so interesting.
You may have seen stuff for Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir raving about the book and they’re right!
It was a damn fun read and kept me fucking hooked so much my skin picking issues didn’t pull me a way from it. Which is a pretty major thing. I also may have skipped dinner tonight just to finish it off cough
Anyhow, it’s a brilliant, witty, often hilarious, snarky romp that doesn’t give a flaming shit about genre conventions. Part gothic horror, part lesbian romance, part murder mystery, space opera, with necromancy pretty much the core around what everything’s built. Also plays nicely with reader expectations, building to a nice sharp two-hander to the face 4th Act (I think, or it’s the 5th).
Oh, also went through State Tectonics by Malka Older which caps off her Centenal Cycle trilogy nicely, bringing together all the plot threads and showing the fate of the micro-democratic system and Information that makes it possible. Bit slow pace wise, but still a fun read.
Right marmite and cheese toast time I think and hopefully no fucking insomnia tonight despite sleeping until 1pm…
Finished “The Bartered Brides” by Mercedes Lackey and “Lake Silence” by Anne Bishop. Currently reading “Uncompromising Honor” by David Weber, the latest in his Honor Harrington series. After that it’s “Where Winter Finds You” by JR Ward. Will get “Blood Truth” by her in the new year, it’s on pre-order.
I’m knee deep in the Machineries of Empire trilogy by Yoon Ha Lee. I’ve been getting back into harder sci-fi lately after having not been able to read anything for the last few years.
The series is quick and intense. Very interesting. The entire society is based around calendars, including warfare and scientific discovery. Very interesting.
A LONG time ago I read the 6 books of the Dune series. Recently I found that the author’s son had written 9 more and Im reading those. These are prequels that give a much better look at how the originals were developed. I was skeptical at first but they have turned out to be every bit as good as the originals.
Just finished Children of Hurin by JRR for the 4th or 5th time. Recently got through the Raven’s Mark Trilogy; very gritty with some dark humor, and excellent world-building. Going to start on The Normans: From Raiders to Kings by Lars Brownswortth. His book on the Vikings was excellent, so this should be good.
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Re-reading David Weber’s Safehold series atm. Space opera at its best. 
I’m reading Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by J Weatherford. Great book for anyone who likes history and it flows well.
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