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Question of the Month: April

  • 1.  Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-01-2025 09:23

    Happy April!!

    In the United States we say, "April showers bring May flowers." While bunnies are hatching and flowers are blooming, I realize that not everyone in the world is in the spring season. So what question could I ask that is universally enjoyed during this time of year? BOOKS! No matter what the season, a good book is what's up. So I ask: 

    What book(s) are you reading right now? Or what book(s) would you recommend. If you're in parent mode and only reading children's books, let me know which ones you actually enjoy reading over and over. 

    I'll go first. I really love mysteries and lately I've been reading the Peter Diamond mystery series by Peter Lovesey. I love the sense of humor in the series and there are always a bunch of red herrings which keep me wanting to read more. 

    What about you? Can't wait to add these to my book list!


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    Nicole Milliken
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  • 2.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-01-2025 11:01

    Currently reading "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles. Its quite different from what I normally read but still a good book. After that I'm going to sit down and read "Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps" by Romulus Hillsborough. 



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    Christina Veloski
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  • 3.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 07:35

    So after not having read a book since college.... I thought I would dip my toe into the water by reading a series of novels based off the Mass Effect video game series. They won't win a Pulitzer Prize but they provide some interesting back story to the games.



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    Seean Weaver
    MAPFRE USA - Telecom Analyst
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  • 4.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 10:09

    I'm reading "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown and I'm going to continue with "The Da Vinci Code" by the same author. I think they're really cool and they also tell details that aren't seen in the movies.



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    Cesar Padilla
    INDRA COLOMBIA
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  • 5.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 18:24

    I hope you enjoy them!

    I have loved all of Dan Brown's Robert Langdon books :) 



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    Isabella Clutterham
    Automation Solution Analyst & Developer
    BEYOND BANK AUSTRALIA
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  • 6.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 11:46

    @Isabella Clutterham Overall, I recommend them. It's a shame I didn't read them first before watching the movies.



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    Cesar Padilla
    INDRA COLOMBIA
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  • 7.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 10:10

    Currently reading The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. Last book was Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Yes, I like sci-fi!!



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    Tim Speakman
    Tech Support Engineer
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  • 8.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 11:21

    Ugh, I had this all typed out and it just disappeared. I will try again, though it may not be as witty and pithy as it's predecessor post...

    1. On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn
    2. The Strawberry Patch Pancake House - Laurie Gilmore
    3. Crucial Conversations - Grenny, Patterson, McMillian, Switzler, and Gregory
    4. Knit One, Kill Two - Maggie Sefton
    5. Gilmore Girls: The Official Knitting Book, Knit Your Way Through Stars Hollow and Beyond

    So that is what all I am reading and yes, I realize that I read like I craft (soooo many WIPs) but I never know what I will feel like at any given moment. I should finish the Crucial Conversations on by next week so I will need another one to fill that void.



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    Amy Sessions
    Division Manager, Utility Customer Service
    City of Clearwater
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  • 9.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 11:28

    Oh goodness, let's see if I can remember all the titles I've got going on - and yes, I realize that I read like I craft (multiple WIPs at a time because I never know what I want to do/read at that moment).

    1. One the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn (aka Gregory's story in the Bridgerton series)
    2. The Strawberry Patch Pancake House - Laurie Gilmore (latest installment from her Dream Harbor series)
    3. Crucial Conversations - Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillian, Al Switzler, and Emily Gregory (because I can always use more tools for having high-stakes conversations)
    4. Knit One, Kill Two - Maggie Sefton (yep, exactly as you thought... a knitting-themed murder mystery book.. there is apparently a whole series/genre that I just discovered so I'm here for it)
    5. Gilmore Girls: The Official Knititng Book - Tanis Gray (okay so it's not really a book book but it is a new pattern book so I can knit my way through Stars Hallow and goes with her others that I have - Harry Potter, Star Wars, Disney, etc - and I just got it and was sucked into read the snippets and patterns last night)

    That's what I've got going on as far as reading. I should finish Crucial Conversations by next week so I'll need another one to fill that void but otherwise, I have a nicely rounded mobile library... I carry two with me (one in my purse and one in my work backpack), one on my bedside, and one on my end of the sofa. 



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    Amy Sessions
    Division Manager, Utility Customer Service
    City of Clearwater
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  • 10.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 12:01

    I wish my life had more time for leisurely reading than it currently does, but when I can sneak it in, I'm reading through "A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writings from Soil to Stars". It's a collection of essays and is really excellent.

    My all-time favorite book that I recommend to anyone and everyone that likes weird stuff is "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn. The geek here isn't your modern nerd/dork/etc, but rather the classic carnival geek. It's the most unique, way out there weird and wild story ever. I read it about once a year.



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    Emily Kammerer
    Manager - Telephony Systems
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  • 11.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 13:26

    Putting Geek Love on my library list RIGHT NOW. Sounds right up my alley! 



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    Nicole Milliken
    Senior Online Community Video Specialist
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  • 12.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 05-05-2025 09:35

    Ok, I just finished "Geek Love" and while I'm not sure I'll ever read it again, I DEFINITELY will never forget it. Just whoa, wow, and what??? all rolled in together on that one. Thanks for the rec! 



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    Nicole Milliken
    Senior Online Community Video Specialist
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  • 13.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 05-05-2025 15:55

    That is a very apt description. It's crazy, right? The first time I read it, I read the whole thing in one sitting and was like, "what just happened?". lol.



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    Emily Kammerer
    Manager - Telephony Systems
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  • 14.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 13:17

    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett and The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker

    These three books blend humor and existential musings to make you laugh, reflect on life's weirdness, and walk away with a surprising sense of meaning.



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    Imran Haji
    Business Improvement Specialist
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  • 15.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 13:22

    I love anything by Neil Gaiman, but Good Omens is def one of my favorites! I'll have to check out your other recs!



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    Nicole Milliken
    Senior Online Community Video Specialist
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  • 16.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 13:38

    Happy April! Love the book question – perfect for any season. 😊

    I recently finished "The Phoenix Project". It's a novel about IT & DevOps, but it reads like a thriller – highly recommend if you enjoy problem-solving stories, especially in a tech context!

    Also, currently reading the "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir which is really fun sci-fi.

    The Peter Diamond series sounds cool, I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the rec!

    Curious to see what everyone else is reading!



  • 17.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 14:30

    I have currently been reading The Many Facets of Eyedea.



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    Daniel Cross
    Systems Administrator
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  • 18.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-02-2025 14:35

    I have always been a sucker for short stories! 

    Started out as a kid with ghost stories, started reading humor in high school but as an English major, I started reading various collections. "Lost in the Funhouse" by John Barth was the short story that made me realize I want to study literature. Sherman Alexie made me grateful that I stayed in the department, and I would recommend any of his books.

    Before then, Woody Allen and Steve Martin are both comedians with incredible humorous collections I still treasure. The New Yorker also has published collections of their humorous short stories and there is some gold in there. 



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    Matt Lawson
    Genesys - Employees
    Online Community Manager
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  • 19.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 01:27

    My one-year-old expects multiple readings of Three Little Speckled Frogs Bath Time Fun during bath time. All 6 pages on repeat!



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    Oscar Alvarez
    Senior CX Consultant
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  • 20.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 01:37

    Hi,

    I'm French and I'm reading in English lord of the rings. It's a challenge !

    I recommend to read Marguerite Yourcenar's books, especially Les mémoires d'Hadrien.



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    Jean-Christophe Pondi
    Product Owner - Contact Center
    BNP PARIBAS PERSONAL FINANCE SA
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  • 21.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-18-2025 16:51

    French...loved Érec et Énide by Chrétien de Troyes



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    George Ganahl GCCX-AI, GCP, GCSME, ICCE, ICHD, etc.
    Technical Adoption Champion
    Genesys
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  • 22.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 07:50

    Recently finished the Expanse series by James SA Corey... great books in the SciFi genre



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    Paul Ruiz Gilmour
    Customer Solutions Design Specialist
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  • 23.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 08:05

    It's autumn (fall) in Australia, which in my opinion is an excellent time to curl up with a book!

    I have really been enjoying The Thursday Murder Club books by Richard Osman - there are currently 4 in the series and are all really good reads.

    Although, Matt's penultimate question in the Developer Trivia Tower has gotten me excited to re-read my favourite book, Jurassic Park next!



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    Isabella Clutterham
    Automation Solution Analyst & Developer
    BEYOND BANK AUSTRALIA
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  • 24.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 09:10

    I'm in mom mode- right now our favorites are the ones with pictures to touch or the pop bubble books. Other than that, I am doing a lot of reading in the Genesys Community and Resources since we are in the middle of our conversion! 



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    Stacey Sanchez
    PACU- Workforce Operations MGR
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  • 25.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 09:27

    If I am ever asked for a book recommendation, it is always Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor. 

    A masterpiece in historical writing.



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    James Dunn
    Telecoms Specialist
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  • 26.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 10:48

    I'm currently reading Silo (Wool) by Hugh Howey. I recommend starting with the first book of this trilogy, as it explains the origins of the Apple series Silo. As usual, the story in the book is deeper and richer than the TV adaptation.



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    Lionel Florence
    Directeur UDJ
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  • 27.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 14:31

    In Spain we say "Marzo ventoso, Abril lluvioso hacen a Mayo florido y hermoso" (Windy March, rainy April make May flowery and beautiful...but in in English it doesn't rhyme :)).

    I would like to recommend three wonderful writers, all three winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature: Svetlana Aleksiévich, Annie Ernaux, Han Kang.

    I am now reading "We do not part" by Han Kang, but any book by these writers is highly recommended.



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  • 28.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-03-2025 16:19

    Right now I'm reading "Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney, but I would recommend "Caging Skies" by Christine Leunens.  



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    Charlie Conneely
    Software Engineer
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  • 29.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-04-2025 08:01

    Hi,
    Currently I am reading one domestic book called "Kontraendorfin" by Svetislav Basara, that won most precious domestic book award (NIN-ova nagrada) in 2020. (https://www.goodreads.com/sr/book/show/55130856-kontraendorfin)

    From the book that I would recommend at this exact moment those may be:

    • "As God Commands" (original 'Come Dio comanda') by Niccolò Ammaniti
    • "The Elementary Particles" (original 'Les Particules élémentaires') by Michel Houellebecq
    • "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro 

    But there are many more.

    Hope you will enjoy it

    Regards



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    Раско Радојевић
    Rasko Radojevic
    Serbia
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  • 30.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-04-2025 10:28

    Reading 'Multipliers:How the best leaders make everyone smarter' by Liz Wiseman



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    Dennis White
    IT Director
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  • 31.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-04-2025 10:35

    I'm currently catching up on the David Baldacci books that I have missed over the last 2-3 years.  He builds characters who are aspirational in their patriotism and sense of duty.  Types of people we need in the US today.



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    Marty Hand
    CTO
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  • 32.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-07-2025 02:23

    I generally prefer audio-books (audible) however I recently started reading 'Killing Floor' by Lee Child. The 'Reacher' S1 is based on this book. so far so good.



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    Ashiesh Sharma
    BT plc
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  • 33.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-09-2025 15:50

    I am reading a book called How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed



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    Lucas Gamez Silva
    Especialista de desenvolvimento
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  • 34.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-10-2025 12:13

    Everyone has such different interests in books.  I'll throw mine out there.  I'm currently reading a series by Karen Lynn "Relentless". I'm on book 3 called Rouge right now.  When I say reading, I am an audio book person, so I read while spring cleaning (did you catch that?) and driving around town.



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    Beth Granberry
    Strategy & Innovation
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  • 35.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-10-2025 21:32

    I just recently finished reading The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells 

    First book in series is All Systems Red.

    These are pretty short, but a great read. Apple TV just announced an adaption for the the first book at least.



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    Anton Vroon
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  • 36.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-17-2025 13:44

    Most recent was The Coffinmaker's Garden by Stuart MacBride. It is apparently the 3rd book in a series of books surrounding main character Ash. A good mystery book, had me wanting to come back to read more. I picked it up at half price books and read it before realizing there were 2 other books in the series. I'll have to go back and read them!



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    Tyler Merk
    NA
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  • 37.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-18-2025 10:57

    Just finished reading, Damascus Station by David McCloskey. Next on the list is "The Secret Hours by Mike Herron".



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    Heena Patel
    Project Manager
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  • 38.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-29-2025 08:35

    Hi, I read some days ago "C@ro dice" (C@ro, says), my sister is at primary school and she had to read it. We are both fans of books and I started to read it just to have an idea of what was it about, and it catched me!

    Now I'm reading El Manuscrito, by John Grisham.

    I recommend you a German writer; Cornelia Funke. I discovered her two year ago, when I went to a German bibliotheca in Buenos Aires, I love the Inkheart trilogy



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    Fabian Teves
    Ingeneria de Comunicaciones
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  • 39.  RE: Question of the Month: April

    Posted 04-30-2025 09:10

    As a mom of two, I always find myself reading to my little's "The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be" by Joanna Gaines. 



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    Elyse Gritsonis
    Business Analyst
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