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28. The Traitor and the Spy - Ben Macintyre
A detailed account of the KGB operative Oleg Gordievsky and his role in the Cold War. Great read, but trying to remember all those 4 or 5 syllable Russian names was very tiring.
A detailed account of the KGB operative Oleg Gordievsky and his role in the Cold War. Great read, but trying to remember all those 4 or 5 syllable Russian names was very tiring.
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Originally Posted By maori-rap⏩
I got two recommendations 1) The Billion Dollar Spy, about Russian engineer Adolf Tolkachev who fed us mad secrets during the Cold War and 2) Spy Handler, the English language memoir of Victor Cherkashin, the KGB operative who ran Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen.28. The Traitor and the Spy - Ben Macintyre
A detailed account of the KGB operative Oleg Gordievsky and his role in the Cold War. Great read, but trying to remember all those 4 or 5 syllable Russian names was very tiring.
A detailed account of the KGB operative Oleg Gordievsky and his role in the Cold War. Great read, but trying to remember all those 4 or 5 syllable Russian names was very tiring.
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10-14-2021, 08:10 AM
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Got quite some reading done during my holiday.
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair - 5/5
One of the most inspiring and hopeful books I've ever read. David paints a clear picture towards healthy old age. The first part of the book goes into the theory of aging and genetics. I must admit that this was a bit too complex to fully grasp for me as I have no experience in this field, but you get the essence (which is is very refreshing). In the second part he explains what we can do about it today. The recommendations on itself aren't mind-boggling, but the evidence he provides about why this works is. Really motivating. In the third and last part, he zooms in on what we can expect towards the future. The studies he cites are on another level. One can only hope the same results can be done with humans and that we'll be around to benefit from it. Without a doubt my book of 2021. I'll make a write-up of the key findings, if there is any interest let me know.
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - 4/5
With the serie on Netflix I wanted to read to book first. Had it on me ereader for quite a while, but never picked it up. Sad mistake, because it was a great read. The way the story is told very compelling and draws you right in. I've seen movies, documentaries and read some books about the slavery period, but somehow this book made it so personal that it made my blood boil.
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman - 4/5
The book is an argument why the majority of people will do the right thing when given the chance. In the first part of the book, Rutger debunks a lot of the most important stories why people are inclined to do bad things (e.g. Lord of the Flies, history of Easter Island, bystander effect). And of course, he picked the stories he actually could debunk, but that doesn't make his deep dive into history less fascinating. In the second part of the book, he goes into possible solutions to create a society in which the good intentions of people would manifest better. He makes some good points, but in my opinion tries to make the exception the norm in too many cases.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor - 4/5
An exploration to discover the power of breathing. James Nestor dives into the 'lost' science of breathing and makes himself a guinea pig to test the different methodologies. The history of how our facial structure changed and the impact on this on breathing is fascinating. The impact of breath on our body (and everything it impacts) was very refreshing and he provides tangible things to try. That's of course improving the ability to breath through your nose by taping your mouth, but goes further into the best way to breath and training your body. I'll definitely try some of the regimes and see what works.
2021 reading list
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[1] Bird Box by Josh Malerman - 4/5
[2] On the Shortness of Life by Seneca - 3/5
[3] The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch - 5/5
[4] Doing Digital by Chris Skinner - 5/5
[5] The Body: A Guide for Occupants - 4/5
[6] De rat van Amsterdam by Pieter Waterdrinker - 4/5
[7] Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson - 5/5
[8] The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 3/5
[9] Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 4/5
[10] Talking to strangers by Malcolm Gladwell - 2/5
[11] Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 4/5
[12] The Rosie Result (Don Tillman, #3) by Graeme Simsion - 4/5
[13] Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey - 4/5
[14] The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 5/5
[15] The Wide Lens by Ron Adner - 5/5
[16] What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures - 1/5
[17] On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - 2/5
[18] Baptism of Fire (The Witcher #3) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 2/5
[19] Deep Black (Nick Stone #7) by Andy McNab - 3/5
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair - 5/5
One of the most inspiring and hopeful books I've ever read. David paints a clear picture towards healthy old age. The first part of the book goes into the theory of aging and genetics. I must admit that this was a bit too complex to fully grasp for me as I have no experience in this field, but you get the essence (which is is very refreshing). In the second part he explains what we can do about it today. The recommendations on itself aren't mind-boggling, but the evidence he provides about why this works is. Really motivating. In the third and last part, he zooms in on what we can expect towards the future. The studies he cites are on another level. One can only hope the same results can be done with humans and that we'll be around to benefit from it. Without a doubt my book of 2021. I'll make a write-up of the key findings, if there is any interest let me know.
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - 4/5
With the serie on Netflix I wanted to read to book first. Had it on me ereader for quite a while, but never picked it up. Sad mistake, because it was a great read. The way the story is told very compelling and draws you right in. I've seen movies, documentaries and read some books about the slavery period, but somehow this book made it so personal that it made my blood boil.
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman - 4/5
The book is an argument why the majority of people will do the right thing when given the chance. In the first part of the book, Rutger debunks a lot of the most important stories why people are inclined to do bad things (e.g. Lord of the Flies, history of Easter Island, bystander effect). And of course, he picked the stories he actually could debunk, but that doesn't make his deep dive into history less fascinating. In the second part of the book, he goes into possible solutions to create a society in which the good intentions of people would manifest better. He makes some good points, but in my opinion tries to make the exception the norm in too many cases.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor - 4/5
An exploration to discover the power of breathing. James Nestor dives into the 'lost' science of breathing and makes himself a guinea pig to test the different methodologies. The history of how our facial structure changed and the impact on this on breathing is fascinating. The impact of breath on our body (and everything it impacts) was very refreshing and he provides tangible things to try. That's of course improving the ability to breath through your nose by taping your mouth, but goes further into the best way to breath and training your body. I'll definitely try some of the regimes and see what works.
2021 reading list
Spoiler!
[1] Bird Box by Josh Malerman - 4/5
[2] On the Shortness of Life by Seneca - 3/5
[3] The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch - 5/5
[4] Doing Digital by Chris Skinner - 5/5
[5] The Body: A Guide for Occupants - 4/5
[6] De rat van Amsterdam by Pieter Waterdrinker - 4/5
[7] Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson - 5/5
[8] The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 3/5
[9] Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 4/5
[10] Talking to strangers by Malcolm Gladwell - 2/5
[11] Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 4/5
[12] The Rosie Result (Don Tillman, #3) by Graeme Simsion - 4/5
[13] Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey - 4/5
[14] The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 5/5
[15] The Wide Lens by Ron Adner - 5/5
[16] What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures - 1/5
[17] On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - 2/5
[18] Baptism of Fire (The Witcher #3) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 2/5
[19] Deep Black (Nick Stone #7) by Andy McNab - 3/5
10-14-2021, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted By Zavil⏩
I added both of these to my list to read, thanks. James Nestor's books "Breath" and "Deep" were both very good reads, if you're interested in Free Diving as a sport at all you should also read Deep.Got quite some reading done during my holiday.
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair - 5/5
One of the most inspiring and hopeful books I've ever read. David paints a clear picture towards healthy old age. The first part of the book goes into the theory of aging and genetics. I must admit that this was a bit too complex to fully grasp for me as I have no experience in this field, but you get the essence (which is is very refreshing). In the second part he explains what we can do about it today. The recommendations on itself aren't mind-boggling, but the evidence he provides about why this works is. Really motivating. In the third and last part, he zooms in on what we can expect towards the future. The studies he cites are on another level. One can only hope the same results can be done with humans and that we'll be around to benefit from it. Without a doubt my book of 2021. I'll make a write-up of the key findings, if there is any interest let me know.
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman - 4/5
The book is an argument why the majority of people will do the right thing when given the chance. In the first part of the book, Rutger debunks a lot of the most important stories why people are inclined to do bad things (e.g. Lord of the Flies, history of Easter Island, bystander effect). And of course, he picked the stories he actually could debunk, but that doesn't make his deep dive into history less fascinating. In the second part of the book, he goes into possible solutions to create a society in which the good intentions of people would manifest better. He makes some good points, but in my opinion tries to make the exception the norm in too many cases.
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair - 5/5
One of the most inspiring and hopeful books I've ever read. David paints a clear picture towards healthy old age. The first part of the book goes into the theory of aging and genetics. I must admit that this was a bit too complex to fully grasp for me as I have no experience in this field, but you get the essence (which is is very refreshing). In the second part he explains what we can do about it today. The recommendations on itself aren't mind-boggling, but the evidence he provides about why this works is. Really motivating. In the third and last part, he zooms in on what we can expect towards the future. The studies he cites are on another level. One can only hope the same results can be done with humans and that we'll be around to benefit from it. Without a doubt my book of 2021. I'll make a write-up of the key findings, if there is any interest let me know.
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman - 4/5
The book is an argument why the majority of people will do the right thing when given the chance. In the first part of the book, Rutger debunks a lot of the most important stories why people are inclined to do bad things (e.g. Lord of the Flies, history of Easter Island, bystander effect). And of course, he picked the stories he actually could debunk, but that doesn't make his deep dive into history less fascinating. In the second part of the book, he goes into possible solutions to create a society in which the good intentions of people would manifest better. He makes some good points, but in my opinion tries to make the exception the norm in too many cases.
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10-19-2021, 12:17 AM
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith – 8.5/10
I'm always under the impression that you have to cover the classics first in order to understand what proceeds, in literature, later on. I think this is a stunning example of what a classic from a by-gone era is what good writing is really about. In the forward it is stated that this is not about the plot because nothing really happens, but more about being human. Instead of summing up the biggest events of a time interval this story takes you through a young girl's life growing up in the early 1900s. The reader gets a better depiction of the girl's life by getting a closer look of her everyday life of a child's adolescence. That being said this story is definitely an acquired taste but I really enjoyed it because I felt better connected to the main character through the precise details the author presented for the reader.
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1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
45. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10
46. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith – 8.5/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
45. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10
46. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith – 8.5/10
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10-19-2021, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted By HMFIC_BROWSIN⏩
Got this in the mail, it's a 700 page book lmao.I just ordered 'From Third World to First' to get more out of this guy.
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10-19-2021, 11:45 AM
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In for updates loolGot this in the mail, it's a 700 page book lmao.
aw fuk bye.
aw fuk bye.
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10-19-2021, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted By HMFIC_BROWSIN⏩
I read through a 1,168 page book last year; Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.Got this in the mail, it's a 700 page book lmao.
aw fuk bye.
aw fuk bye.
I was just glad to finish it. Will not read again.
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10-19-2021, 12:14 PM
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The Fountainhead is worth reading and waaay shorter.I read through a 1,168 page book last year; Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
I was just glad to finish it. Will not read again.
I was just glad to finish it. Will not read again.
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Originally Posted By maori-rap⏩
I tried atlas shrugged on audible. Gave up on it at 30%. WOAT book and it's not even close.I read through a 1,168 page book last year; Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
I was just glad to finish it. Will not read again.
I was just glad to finish it. Will not read again.
10-19-2021, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted By HMFIC_BROWSIN⏩
I think it would be a great book if you got rid of about 70% of the redundancy and love story portions. I feel my blood pressure boil when the parasites cling to then demand more of the "movers" of the story.I tried atlas shrugged on audible. Gave up on it at 30%. WOAT book and it's not even close.
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52 The Revenant by Michael Punke (7/10)
53 The Killer aka The Hunter (Victor the Assassin #1) by Tom Wood (9/10)
1 Naked In Death (Eve Dallas #1) by JD Robb (8/10)
2 The Force by Don Winslow (10/10)
3 The Law Of Innocence (Mickey Haller #7) by Michael Connelly (7/10)
4 Argo by Mendez & Baglio (8/10)
5 The Sentinel (Jack Reacher #25) by Lee & Andrew Child (6/10)
6 61 hours (Jack Reacher #14) by Lee Child (9.5/10)
7 The Martian by Andy Weir (9.5/10)
8 The Affair (Jack Reacher #16) by Lee Child (8.5/10)
9 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (10/10)
10 The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (10/10)
11 Prime Witness (Paul Madriani #2) by Steve Martini (6/10)
12 Gunmetal Gray (Gray Man #6) by Mark Greaney (10/10)
13 The Crossing (Harry Bosch #18) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
14 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (5/10)
15 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
16 9 Dragons (Harry Bosch #14) by Michael Connelly (8/10)
17 The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson (8/10)
18 Angels Flight (Harry Bosch #6) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
19 For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (10/10)
20 The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (Harry Bosch #19) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
21 One Rough Man (Pike Logan #1) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
22 Echo Park (Harry Bosch #12) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
23 All Necessary Force (Pike Logan #2) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
24 The Narrows (Harry Bosch #10) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
25 Enemy of Mine (Pike Logan #3) by Brad Taylor (6/10)
26 The Revenant by Michael Punke (10/10)
27 Order to Kill (Mitch Rapp #15) by Kyle Mills (9/10)
28 The Overlook (Harry Bosch #13) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
29 Enemy of the State (Mitch Rapp #16) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
30 Arctic Drift (Dirk Pitt #20) by Clive Cussler (8/10)
31 You are Never Alone by Max Lucado (10/10)
32 The Long Walk by Stephen King (6/10)
33 Prodigal Son (Orphan X #6) by Gregg Hurwitz (6/10)
34 The Running Man by Stephen King (10/10)
35 Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1) by Lee Child (9/10)
36 Absolute Power by David Baldacci (9.5/10)
37 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (8/10)
38 The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn (9/10)
39 The Silent Man (John Wells #3) by Alex Berenson (8/10)
40 The Death And Life of Bobby Z by Don Winslow (8.5/10)
41 The Treasure Of The Sierre Madre by B. Traven (6/10)
42 No Wonder They Call Him Savior by Max Lucado (8/10)
43 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (8/10)
44 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (7/10)
45 Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (7/10)
46 Falling by TJ Newman (6/10)
47 Billy Summers by Stephen King (9/10)
48 The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (8.5/10)
49 The President's Daughter by Patterson & Clinton (8.5/10)
50 Walk In My Combat Boots by James Patterson (8.5/10)
51 The Turquoise Lament (Travis McGee #15) by John MacDonald (7/10)
2 The Force by Don Winslow (10/10)
3 The Law Of Innocence (Mickey Haller #7) by Michael Connelly (7/10)
4 Argo by Mendez & Baglio (8/10)
5 The Sentinel (Jack Reacher #25) by Lee & Andrew Child (6/10)
6 61 hours (Jack Reacher #14) by Lee Child (9.5/10)
7 The Martian by Andy Weir (9.5/10)
8 The Affair (Jack Reacher #16) by Lee Child (8.5/10)
9 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (10/10)
10 The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (10/10)
11 Prime Witness (Paul Madriani #2) by Steve Martini (6/10)
12 Gunmetal Gray (Gray Man #6) by Mark Greaney (10/10)
13 The Crossing (Harry Bosch #18) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
14 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (5/10)
15 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
16 9 Dragons (Harry Bosch #14) by Michael Connelly (8/10)
17 The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson (8/10)
18 Angels Flight (Harry Bosch #6) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
19 For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (10/10)
20 The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (Harry Bosch #19) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
21 One Rough Man (Pike Logan #1) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
22 Echo Park (Harry Bosch #12) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
23 All Necessary Force (Pike Logan #2) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
24 The Narrows (Harry Bosch #10) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
25 Enemy of Mine (Pike Logan #3) by Brad Taylor (6/10)
26 The Revenant by Michael Punke (10/10)
27 Order to Kill (Mitch Rapp #15) by Kyle Mills (9/10)
28 The Overlook (Harry Bosch #13) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
29 Enemy of the State (Mitch Rapp #16) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
30 Arctic Drift (Dirk Pitt #20) by Clive Cussler (8/10)
31 You are Never Alone by Max Lucado (10/10)
32 The Long Walk by Stephen King (6/10)
33 Prodigal Son (Orphan X #6) by Gregg Hurwitz (6/10)
34 The Running Man by Stephen King (10/10)
35 Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1) by Lee Child (9/10)
36 Absolute Power by David Baldacci (9.5/10)
37 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (8/10)
38 The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn (9/10)
39 The Silent Man (John Wells #3) by Alex Berenson (8/10)
40 The Death And Life of Bobby Z by Don Winslow (8.5/10)
41 The Treasure Of The Sierre Madre by B. Traven (6/10)
42 No Wonder They Call Him Savior by Max Lucado (8/10)
43 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (8/10)
44 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (7/10)
45 Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (7/10)
46 Falling by TJ Newman (6/10)
47 Billy Summers by Stephen King (9/10)
48 The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (8.5/10)
49 The President's Daughter by Patterson & Clinton (8.5/10)
50 Walk In My Combat Boots by James Patterson (8.5/10)
51 The Turquoise Lament (Travis McGee #15) by John MacDonald (7/10)
52 The Revenant by Michael Punke (7/10)
53 The Killer aka The Hunter (Victor the Assassin #1) by Tom Wood (9/10)
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52 The Revenant by Michael Punke (7/10)
53 The Killer aka The Hunter (Victor the Assassin #1) by Tom Wood (9/10)
I haven't picked up a book for a while but decided to start reading The Killer again last night after seeing your post. I figured it is the perfect book to get me back into reading every night. Especially since I know I already like it a lot.53 The Killer aka The Hunter (Victor the Assassin #1) by Tom Wood (9/10)
Also, I'm not sure if you guys are aware that they have a Gray Man movie coming out based on Mark Greaney's book.
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Originally Posted By PumkinPie⏩
I've read 'Dune' twice. One of the best sci-fi novels I've read, if not THE best.Last two books were Dune and Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert.
Currently reading: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Currently reading: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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10-21-2021, 04:20 PM
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52. The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett 9/10
53. Lux - Brandon Sanderson 8/10
54. On the Road - Jack Kerouac 3/10
55. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett 7/10
56. A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin 8/10
Currently reading Moby Dick and Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben.
Spoiler!
1. Atomic Habits - James Clear 9/10
2. The Power of the Dog - Don Winslow (re-read) 9/10
3. Foundation - Isaac Asimov 7/10
4. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 8/10
5. Those Who Wish Me Dead - Michael Koryta 8/10
6. The Cartel - Don Winslow (re-read) 8/10
7. Prodigal Son - Gregg Hurwitz 8/10
8. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman. 8/10
9. Winterkill - C.J. Box. 8/10
10. Life of Pi - Yann Martel. 10/10
11. Beyond Order - Jordan Peterson. 7/10
12. The Grey Man - Mark Greaney. 7/10
13. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy. 6/10
14. Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline. 3/10
15. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 5/10
16. The Black Echo - Michael Connelly 8/10
17. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain 7/10
18. The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion 8/10
19. Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey 6/10
20. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne 5/10
21. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness 7/10
22. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain 7/10
23. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman 9/10
24. The Day of the Jackel - Frederick Forsyth 6/10
25. A Little Hatred - Joe Abercrombie 8/10
26. No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy 9/10
27. Seal Team Six - Howard Wasden 7/10
28. Songs of Innocence and Experience - William Blake 6/10
29. Travels With Charley - John Steinbeck 8/10
30. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 7/10
31. What Doesn't Kill Us - Scott Carney 8/10
32. Ghost Road Blues - Jonathan Maberry 7/10
33. Where the Red Fern Grows (re-read)- Wilson Rawls 9/10
34. Inside of a Dog - Alexandra Horowitz 5/10
35. Presumed Innocent - Scott Turow 8/10
36. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie 9/10
37. Dead Man's Song - Jonathan Maberry 6/10
38. Lives of the Stoics - Ryan Holiday 7/10
39. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad 5/10
40. Lord of the Flies - William Golding 8/10
41. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir 9/10
42. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 8/10
43. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown 7/10
44. Do No Harm - Henry Marsh 8/10
45. The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett 8/10
46. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 9/10
47. On Target - Mark Greaney 7/10
48. A Child Called It - Dave Pelzer 2/10
49. Algorithms to Live By - Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths 8/10
50. Helmet For My Pillow - Robert Leckie 8/10
51. In the Heart of The Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick 9/10
53. Lux - Brandon Sanderson 8/10
54. On the Road - Jack Kerouac 3/10
55. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett 7/10
56. A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin 8/10
Currently reading Moby Dick and Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben.
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1. Atomic Habits - James Clear 9/10
2. The Power of the Dog - Don Winslow (re-read) 9/10
3. Foundation - Isaac Asimov 7/10
4. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 8/10
5. Those Who Wish Me Dead - Michael Koryta 8/10
6. The Cartel - Don Winslow (re-read) 8/10
7. Prodigal Son - Gregg Hurwitz 8/10
8. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman. 8/10
9. Winterkill - C.J. Box. 8/10
10. Life of Pi - Yann Martel. 10/10
11. Beyond Order - Jordan Peterson. 7/10
12. The Grey Man - Mark Greaney. 7/10
13. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy. 6/10
14. Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline. 3/10
15. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 5/10
16. The Black Echo - Michael Connelly 8/10
17. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain 7/10
18. The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion 8/10
19. Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey 6/10
20. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne 5/10
21. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness 7/10
22. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain 7/10
23. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman 9/10
24. The Day of the Jackel - Frederick Forsyth 6/10
25. A Little Hatred - Joe Abercrombie 8/10
26. No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy 9/10
27. Seal Team Six - Howard Wasden 7/10
28. Songs of Innocence and Experience - William Blake 6/10
29. Travels With Charley - John Steinbeck 8/10
30. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 7/10
31. What Doesn't Kill Us - Scott Carney 8/10
32. Ghost Road Blues - Jonathan Maberry 7/10
33. Where the Red Fern Grows (re-read)- Wilson Rawls 9/10
34. Inside of a Dog - Alexandra Horowitz 5/10
35. Presumed Innocent - Scott Turow 8/10
36. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie 9/10
37. Dead Man's Song - Jonathan Maberry 6/10
38. Lives of the Stoics - Ryan Holiday 7/10
39. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad 5/10
40. Lord of the Flies - William Golding 8/10
41. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir 9/10
42. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 8/10
43. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown 7/10
44. Do No Harm - Henry Marsh 8/10
45. The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett 8/10
46. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 9/10
47. On Target - Mark Greaney 7/10
48. A Child Called It - Dave Pelzer 2/10
49. Algorithms to Live By - Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths 8/10
50. Helmet For My Pillow - Robert Leckie 8/10
51. In the Heart of The Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick 9/10
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Originally Posted By Avalanche3319⏩
Moby Dick is like Atlas Shrugged: it would be a much better book IMO if they'd cut out the incredible detail that they go into about the whaling industry in general. The storyline itself is quite good. And hilarious in parts like when Ishmael "meets" Quequeg (sp?) when an innkeeper has them share a bed without telling Ishmael in advance (that's hardly a spoiler52. The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett 9/10
53. Lux - Brandon Sanderson 8/10
54. On the Road - Jack Kerouac 3/10
55. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett 7/10
56. A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin 8/10
Currently reading Moby Dick and Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben.
53. Lux - Brandon Sanderson 8/10
54. On the Road - Jack Kerouac 3/10
55. The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett 7/10
56. A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin 8/10
Currently reading Moby Dick and Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben.
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33 "Off Armageddon Reef" (2007)- Safehold series #1- by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
Currently Reading:
"By Schism Rent Asunder" (2008)- Safehold series #2- by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
The first book of this series is about:
In the 24th century, 8 million people fleed to a distant planet Safehold after the destruction of their civilization by a genocidal alien race. Because the enemy tracked signs of advanced technology to hunt down humans, the plan was to enforce a pre-industrial society and hide until the danger passes.
So the leadership erased people's memories and claimed they are angels and taught them "not to innovate". But there're opposition forces among the leaders and they attacked each other and mutually destroyed, and people remember them as Angels and Fallen Angels.
The battle between the Church (representing Angels) and one of the kingdoms assisted by an android with the memory of a dead human (representing Fallen), now finally begins.
Really unique Space Sci-fi, the battle in the first book is medieval naval warfare fought by galleys galleons, and schooners....and marines with muskets.
David Weber is a wonderful writer and I love his works.
Year 2021:
1. "Flesh and Blood" (2001) - Alex Delaware #15 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) - Alex Delaware #17 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Therapy" (2004) - Alex Delaware #18 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "On Basilisk Station" (1993) - Honor Harrington #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
5. "The Honor of the Queen" (1993) - Honor Harrington #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
6. "The Short Victorious War" (1994) - Honor Harrington #3 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
7. "Field of Dishonor" (1994) - Honor Harrington #4 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
8. "Flag in Exile" (1995) - Honor Harrington #5 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
9. "Honor Among Enemies" (1996) - Honor Harrington #6 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
10. "In Enemy Hands" (1997) - Honor Harrington #7 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
11. "Echoes of Honor" (1998) - Honor Harrington #8 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
12. "Ashes of Victory" (2000) - Honor Harrington #9 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
13. "War of Honor" (2002) - Honor Harrington #10 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
14. "At All Costs" (2005) - Honor Harrington #11 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
15. "Mission of Honor" (2010)- Honor Harrington #12 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
16. "A Rising Thunder" (2012)- Honor Harrington #13 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
17. "More Than Honor" (1998)- Honorverse anthologies #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
18. "Uncompromising Honor" (2018)- Honor Harrington #14 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
19. "Changer of Worlds" (2001)- Honorverse anthologies #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
20. "Monster Hunter International" (2007)- MH #1 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
21. "Monster Hunter Vendetta" (2010)- MH #2 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
22. "Monster Hunter Alpha" (2011)- MH #3 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
23. "Monster Hunter Legion" (2012)- MH #4 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
24. "Monster Hunter Nemesis" (2014)- MH #5 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
25. "Monster Hunter Siege" (2017)- MH #6 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
26. "Monster Hunter Guardian" (2019)- MH #7 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
27. "The Monster Hunter Files" (2017)- MH Anthologies - by Larry Correia with Sarah A. Hoyt (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
28. "The Service of the Sword" (2003)- Honorverse anthologies #04 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
29. "In Fire Forged" (2011)- Honorverse anthologies #05 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
30. "The Shadow of Saganami" (2011)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
31 "Shadow of Freedom" (2013)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
32 "A Beautiful Friendship" (2011)- Honorverse Stand Alone - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
1. "Flesh and Blood" (2001) - Alex Delaware #15 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) - Alex Delaware #17 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Therapy" (2004) - Alex Delaware #18 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "On Basilisk Station" (1993) - Honor Harrington #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
5. "The Honor of the Queen" (1993) - Honor Harrington #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
6. "The Short Victorious War" (1994) - Honor Harrington #3 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
7. "Field of Dishonor" (1994) - Honor Harrington #4 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
8. "Flag in Exile" (1995) - Honor Harrington #5 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
9. "Honor Among Enemies" (1996) - Honor Harrington #6 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
10. "In Enemy Hands" (1997) - Honor Harrington #7 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
11. "Echoes of Honor" (1998) - Honor Harrington #8 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
12. "Ashes of Victory" (2000) - Honor Harrington #9 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
13. "War of Honor" (2002) - Honor Harrington #10 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
14. "At All Costs" (2005) - Honor Harrington #11 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
15. "Mission of Honor" (2010)- Honor Harrington #12 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
16. "A Rising Thunder" (2012)- Honor Harrington #13 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
17. "More Than Honor" (1998)- Honorverse anthologies #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
18. "Uncompromising Honor" (2018)- Honor Harrington #14 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
19. "Changer of Worlds" (2001)- Honorverse anthologies #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
20. "Monster Hunter International" (2007)- MH #1 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
21. "Monster Hunter Vendetta" (2010)- MH #2 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
22. "Monster Hunter Alpha" (2011)- MH #3 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
23. "Monster Hunter Legion" (2012)- MH #4 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
24. "Monster Hunter Nemesis" (2014)- MH #5 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
25. "Monster Hunter Siege" (2017)- MH #6 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
26. "Monster Hunter Guardian" (2019)- MH #7 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
27. "The Monster Hunter Files" (2017)- MH Anthologies - by Larry Correia with Sarah A. Hoyt (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
28. "The Service of the Sword" (2003)- Honorverse anthologies #04 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
29. "In Fire Forged" (2011)- Honorverse anthologies #05 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
30. "The Shadow of Saganami" (2011)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
31 "Shadow of Freedom" (2013)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
32 "A Beautiful Friendship" (2011)- Honorverse Stand Alone - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
33 "Off Armageddon Reef" (2007)- Safehold series #1- by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
Currently Reading:
"By Schism Rent Asunder" (2008)- Safehold series #2- by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
The first book of this series is about:
In the 24th century, 8 million people fleed to a distant planet Safehold after the destruction of their civilization by a genocidal alien race. Because the enemy tracked signs of advanced technology to hunt down humans, the plan was to enforce a pre-industrial society and hide until the danger passes.
So the leadership erased people's memories and claimed they are angels and taught them "not to innovate". But there're opposition forces among the leaders and they attacked each other and mutually destroyed, and people remember them as Angels and Fallen Angels.
The battle between the Church (representing Angels) and one of the kingdoms assisted by an android with the memory of a dead human (representing Fallen), now finally begins.
Really unique Space Sci-fi, the battle in the first book is medieval naval warfare fought by galleys galleons, and schooners....and marines with muskets.
David Weber is a wonderful writer and I love his works.
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Written way back in 1897 we have another classic from a classic author that is considered to be the "father" of science fiction novels. TBH, I wasn't really looking forward to this, because a long time ago I attempted to read another story (The Time Machine) by this author and I DNF. I found Wells writing to be really dry and lacking any kind of personality, also, this was (ratings wise) towards the bottom of my Goodreads reading list. The Invisible Man however I found to be actually pretty good.
It begins with a stranger showing up to town who is completely bandaged up wearing long clothes and a large hat. He checks into a hotel as guest so he can conduct experiments. The man becomes increasingly irritable and of course everyone in town is talking about him and how odd he looks. Who is he and what is he doing here? Underneath the bandages is the invisible man, and this stranger will come to terrorize this town.
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1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
45. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10
46. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith – 8.5/10
47. The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
45. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10
46. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith – 8.5/10
47. The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells - 8/10
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The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It
by Marty Makary M.D.
You know how you start reading something and it just flows? That's this^ book for me. Health care is one of my top 5 favorite topics because it's such a structured and vigilant realm - yet despite this fact - there's endless fuking up and continuing errors.... This book gives an elementary perspective to idiots like me who never went to med school.
by Marty Makary M.D.
You know how you start reading something and it just flows? That's this^ book for me. Health care is one of my top 5 favorite topics because it's such a structured and vigilant realm - yet despite this fact - there's endless fuking up and continuing errors.... This book gives an elementary perspective to idiots like me who never went to med school.
10-28-2021, 07:15 PM
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Probably blasphemy to mention TV ITT, but have you watched any of the Hulu series Dopesick? My wife and I have watched four of the eight episodes and it's an eyeopener as to how the Sackler family manipulated the FDA, doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, etc. to push/sell Oxycontin.The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--and How to Fix It
by Marty Makary M.D.
You know how you start reading something and it just flows? That's this^ book for me. Health care is one of my top 5 favorite topics because it's such a structured and vigilant realm - yet despite this fact - there's endless fuking up and continuing errors.... This book gives an elementary perspective to idiots like me who never went to med school.
by Marty Makary M.D.
You know how you start reading something and it just flows? That's this^ book for me. Health care is one of my top 5 favorite topics because it's such a structured and vigilant realm - yet despite this fact - there's endless fuking up and continuing errors.... This book gives an elementary perspective to idiots like me who never went to med school.
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10-31-2021, 05:05 PM
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34 "By Schism Rent Asunder" (2008)- Safehold series #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
Currently Reading:
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Year 2021:
1. "Flesh and Blood" (2001) - Alex Delaware #15 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) - Alex Delaware #17 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Therapy" (2004) - Alex Delaware #18 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "On Basilisk Station" (1993) - Honor Harrington #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
5. "The Honor of the Queen" (1993) - Honor Harrington #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
6. "The Short Victorious War" (1994) - Honor Harrington #3 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
7. "Field of Dishonor" (1994) - Honor Harrington #4 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
8. "Flag in Exile" (1995) - Honor Harrington #5 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
9. "Honor Among Enemies" (1996) - Honor Harrington #6 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
10. "In Enemy Hands" (1997) - Honor Harrington #7 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
11. "Echoes of Honor" (1998) - Honor Harrington #8 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
12. "Ashes of Victory" (2000) - Honor Harrington #9 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
13. "War of Honor" (2002) - Honor Harrington #10 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
14. "At All Costs" (2005) - Honor Harrington #11 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
15. "Mission of Honor" (2010)- Honor Harrington #12 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
16. "A Rising Thunder" (2012)- Honor Harrington #13 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
17. "More Than Honor" (1998)- Honorverse anthologies #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
18. "Uncompromising Honor" (2018)- Honor Harrington #14 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
19. "Changer of Worlds" (2001)- Honorverse anthologies #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
20. "Monster Hunter International" (2007)- MH #1 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
21. "Monster Hunter Vendetta" (2010)- MH #2 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
22. "Monster Hunter Alpha" (2011)- MH #3 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
23. "Monster Hunter Legion" (2012)- MH #4 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
24. "Monster Hunter Nemesis" (2014)- MH #5 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
25. "Monster Hunter Siege" (2017)- MH #6 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
26. "Monster Hunter Guardian" (2019)- MH #7 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
27. "The Monster Hunter Files" (2017)- MH Anthologies - by Larry Correia with Sarah A. Hoyt (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
28. "The Service of the Sword" (2003)- Honorverse anthologies #04 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
29. "In Fire Forged" (2011)- Honorverse anthologies #05 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
30. "The Shadow of Saganami" (2011)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
31 "Shadow of Freedom" (2013)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
32 "A Beautiful Friendship" (2011)- Honorverse Stand Alone - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
33 "Off Armageddon Reef" (2007)- Safehold series #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
1. "Flesh and Blood" (2001) - Alex Delaware #15 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) - Alex Delaware #17 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Therapy" (2004) - Alex Delaware #18 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "On Basilisk Station" (1993) - Honor Harrington #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
5. "The Honor of the Queen" (1993) - Honor Harrington #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
6. "The Short Victorious War" (1994) - Honor Harrington #3 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
7. "Field of Dishonor" (1994) - Honor Harrington #4 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
8. "Flag in Exile" (1995) - Honor Harrington #5 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
9. "Honor Among Enemies" (1996) - Honor Harrington #6 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
10. "In Enemy Hands" (1997) - Honor Harrington #7 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
11. "Echoes of Honor" (1998) - Honor Harrington #8 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
12. "Ashes of Victory" (2000) - Honor Harrington #9 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
13. "War of Honor" (2002) - Honor Harrington #10 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
14. "At All Costs" (2005) - Honor Harrington #11 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
15. "Mission of Honor" (2010)- Honor Harrington #12 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
16. "A Rising Thunder" (2012)- Honor Harrington #13 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
17. "More Than Honor" (1998)- Honorverse anthologies #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
18. "Uncompromising Honor" (2018)- Honor Harrington #14 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
19. "Changer of Worlds" (2001)- Honorverse anthologies #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
20. "Monster Hunter International" (2007)- MH #1 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
21. "Monster Hunter Vendetta" (2010)- MH #2 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
22. "Monster Hunter Alpha" (2011)- MH #3 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
23. "Monster Hunter Legion" (2012)- MH #4 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
24. "Monster Hunter Nemesis" (2014)- MH #5 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
25. "Monster Hunter Siege" (2017)- MH #6 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
26. "Monster Hunter Guardian" (2019)- MH #7 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
27. "The Monster Hunter Files" (2017)- MH Anthologies - by Larry Correia with Sarah A. Hoyt (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
28. "The Service of the Sword" (2003)- Honorverse anthologies #04 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
29. "In Fire Forged" (2011)- Honorverse anthologies #05 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
30. "The Shadow of Saganami" (2011)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
31 "Shadow of Freedom" (2013)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
32 "A Beautiful Friendship" (2011)- Honorverse Stand Alone - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
33 "Off Armageddon Reef" (2007)- Safehold series #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
34 "By Schism Rent Asunder" (2008)- Safehold series #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Space Sci-fi*
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11-01-2021, 03:16 PM
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Probably a little against “the rules” but going to start me reading for next year a little early. Don’t really have a number of books to read/listen to yet but 3 years ago I hit 25 books and have trailed off significantly since then. Starting with Beowulf and have the Iliad and the Oddysey up next. A few other books I have planned to read are as follows.
Jurassic Park
Journey to the West
Fight Club
Choke
Sapiens
12 Rules for Life
Beyond Order: 12 more rules for life
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors
Self Discipline: The Spartan and Special Ops Way to Mastering Yourself
Greek Mythology: The Gods and Goddesses
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
America Before
Magicians of the gods
Fingerprints of the gods
Jurassic Park
Journey to the West
Fight Club
Choke
Sapiens
12 Rules for Life
Beyond Order: 12 more rules for life
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors
Self Discipline: The Spartan and Special Ops Way to Mastering Yourself
Greek Mythology: The Gods and Goddesses
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
America Before
Magicians of the gods
Fingerprints of the gods
11-01-2021, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted By brooks1865⏩
Great list! Mirin hard, srs.Probably a little against “the rules” but going to start me reading for next year a little early. Don’t really have a number of books to read/listen to yet but 3 years ago I hit 25 books and have trailed off significantly since then. Starting with Beowulf and have the Iliad and the Oddysey up next. A few other books I have planned to read are as follows.
Jurassic Park
Journey to the West
Fight Club
Choke
Sapiens
12 Rules for Life
Beyond Order: 12 more rules for life
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors
Self Discipline: The Spartan and Special Ops Way to Mastering Yourself
Greek Mythology: The Gods and Goddesses
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
America Before
Magicians of the gods
Fingerprints of the gods
Jurassic Park
Journey to the West
Fight Club
Choke
Sapiens
12 Rules for Life
Beyond Order: 12 more rules for life
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God’s Holy Warriors
Self Discipline: The Spartan and Special Ops Way to Mastering Yourself
Greek Mythology: The Gods and Goddesses
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
America Before
Magicians of the gods
Fingerprints of the gods
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11-02-2021, 10:16 AM
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Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison – 6/10
In no relation at all to the last book reviewed, The Invisible Man, this explores the meaning of identity for an unnamed black man trying to find his place in the world. Even though being invisible seems like an obvious concept the significance is much more complicated here. I would probably have a hard time explaining what this book was really about so I will just go off of the impression that I got from it instead.
In some parts I felt like a story and a message were quite clear where others were kind of confusing and unsure. I would say for the most part, as a whole, the story and the message were a jumbled mess. A long jumbled mess. I struggled to read though this one and I would have finished much earlier, but I kind of dreaded having to read this. Message aside, I think this could have been a lot better if not clearer. Only in the end at the epilogue did I get a better understanding of what this was really about, but TBH that kind of pissed me off to have to go through 500 pages before getting a better understanding of what this book was about. Ultimately I didn't really enjoy having to read this and that's what I base reviews on.
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1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
45. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10
46. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith – 8.5/10
47. The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells - 8/10
48. Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison – 6/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
45. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10
46. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith – 8.5/10
47. The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells - 8/10
48. Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison – 6/10
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11-02-2021, 10:39 AM
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Word. Not a big discord guy but send me what you want to use, we'll for sure include it!!Any brahs wanting to chat about books/chit in real time - there's a channel created in Unofficial misc discord for 2022 challenge. @bourbon if you wanna add that to next year's thread 2022 challenge would be great. For now pm me for link.
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11-02-2021, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted By Payton1221⏩
Completely agree. I think my favorite hilarious moment was when second mate Stubbs made the cook lecture the swarming sharks about their “impropriety.”Moby Dick is like Atlas Shrugged: it would be a much better book IMO if they'd cut out the incredible detail that they go into about the whaling industry in general. The storyline itself is quite good. And hilarious in parts like when Ishmael "meets" Quequeg (sp?) when an innkeeper has them share a bed without telling Ishmael in advance (that's hardly a spoiler
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11-02-2021, 04:04 PM
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Finished Beowulf today and really enjoyed it. It’s crazy how much more you can enjoy a book when you’re reading it on your own free will instead of being forced to read it for school. Up next is the Iliad!
11-03-2021, 11:40 AM
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Listened to As a Man Thinketh this morning and immediately purchased copies for all of my friends for Christmas gifts. Such a profound book for me. Any other recommendations for books about being a man?
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