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***OFFICIAL Misc 2023 52 books in 52 weeks thread***
Since no one else has started it, here we go.
Link to the 2022 thread.
https://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showt...hp?t=180915203
*What is the challenge*
The goal is to read 52 books in 52 weeks. 1 book a week is an aggressive, but doable, pace.
*Why is the challenge*
To improve your brain, be entertained, and anything in between. In this digital age, reading improves focus and memory, doesn't screw with your sleep like the blue light from your TV, and if you have a library card, is totally free. Plus, once you have the habit it's a very enjoyable pastime.
*WHO is the challenge*
The challenge is every miscer who wanted to make a better version of himself or herself. Everyone who's in this thread, trying to read a little more and set a personal best on brain power curls.
*What if I don't want to read 52 books, can I still participate in the challenge*
Of course! We all have different goals for physical fitness, the same is true of our mental gains. Read for pleasure, read to learn. Read 1 book or 100, you're welcome in this thread. You should probably push yourself A LITTLE, whether in amount you read or trying out a new subject matter, but do you.
*What should I read?*
You'll find tons of recommendations ITT, and here's a link to the 2019 thread and Time's 100 greatest Novels list to get your juices flowing.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/...ime_100_Novels
https://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showt...hp?t=176593311
*Are audiobooks reading?*
Different people have different opinions, but if you're asking me: No. Reading is moving your eyes across a page or screen, looking at a graphic image of words. Audiobooks are not the physical act of reading. What most people are ACTUALLY asking is do audiobooks "count". I say yes - you're moving the ideas/story from the author's brain, into yours. That's the end goal of physically reading a book, accomplished by a different means. For what it's worth I avoid non-fiction audiobooks since I personally can't retain as much of the author's ideas and arguments. But I actually PREFER fiction in audio format - if you get a good narrator (Ray Porter, Bronson Pinchot, Scott Brick) the performance really pulls you in.
*The Book brahs thread was started by Invictus. He handed me the reigns in 2020, but respect always to our founder and OG. 'Mirin.
*Check if your local library has "Overdrive" or "Hoopla". Both are free loans of digital books - ebooks or audio, straight to your device. If you have a Kindle, Overdrive will deliver loans straight to it - GOAT way to read a lot for free.
*How can I read a book a week?
The simplest pacing method is to look at the page count of your book and commit to reading 10% a day. For an average 200 page book this is 20 pages a day. This should take 15-20 minutes for an experienced reader. 10% a day is a book every 10 days, or 36.5 books a year. Read a little more on weekends, airplanes or vacation, and you are nearly there. Otherwise, 15% of your book each day kills 54.75 books a year. You can do this.
This is one of the friendliest, most positive threads on this board, so if you have any questions, just jump right in.
*Use spoiler tags to post your reading lists
Spoiler!
2022
1.Travis Bagwell - Happy 4/5
2. Cixin Liu – Deaths End 4/5
3. Anspach & Cole – Remains 4/5
4. Karen Traviss – Mother Death 4/5
5. Anspach & Chaney – Wayward Galaxy 4 3.5/5
6. Anspach & Cole – Hard Target 4/5
7. Terry Mancour – Hedgewitch 4.3/5
8. Jamie McFarland – Junkyard Raiders 4/5
9. Jasper T Scott – Arrival 3.5/5
10. Terry Mancour – Shadowplay 3.5/5
11. Anspach & Cole – Remains 3.5/5
12. Trevanian – Shibumi 4.5/5
13. David Wragg – Black Hawks 4/5
14. Eric Van Lustbader – The Sunset Warrior 4/5
15. Eric Van Lustbader – The Shallows of Night 4/5
16. Eric Van Lustbader – Dai-San 4/5
17. Eric Van Lustbader – Beneath an Opal Moon 3.5/5
18. Eric Van Lustbader – Dragons on a Sea of Night 4/5
19. JM Martin – Blackguards 4/5
20. Anspach & Cole – Last Contact 4/5
21. Peter Cawdron – 3zekial 4/5
22. JS Morin – Salvage Trouble 3/5
23. Greg Hurwitz – Prodigal Son 3.5/5
24. Shane Stadler – Revenant 4/5
25. David Boop – Straight Outta Tombstone 3.5/5
26. Anspach & Cole – Lead the Way 4/5
27. Miles Cameron – The Red Knight 4.5/5
28. Greg Hurwitz – Dark Horse 3.5/5
29. Miles Cameron – The Fell Sword 4.5/5
30. Miles Cameron – The Dread Wyrm 4.5/5
31. Miles Cameron – A Plague of Swords 4.5/5
32. Miles Cameron – The Fall of Dragons 4.5/5
33. Will Wight – Dreadgod 4.5/5
34. Doc Spears – Warlord 3/5
35. RW Krpoun – Buffalo Riders 4.5/5
36. Rhett Bruno – Cold as Hell 4/5
37. Miles Cameron – Cold Iron 4/5
38. Miles Cameron – Dark Forge 4/5
39. Miles Cameron – Bright Steel 4/5
40. EB Hudspeth – The Resurrectionist 3/5
41. Anspach & Chaney Wayward Galaxy 5 3/5
42. Nick Cole – Strange Company 2 4/5
43. Jamie McFarland – Junkyard Ghost Ship 4/5
44. Greig Beck – Return to the Center of the Earth 4/5
45. Greig Beck – Escape from the Center of the Earth 4/5
46. Jonathan Maberry – SNAFU 4/5
47. Miles Cameron – Artifact Space 4/5
48. Austin Kleon – Keep Going 3.5/5
49. James A Moore – Where the Sun Goes 4/5
50. James A Moore – Boomtown 4/5
51. RW Krpoun – Grog 4 4.5/5
52. RW Krpoun – Zerk 3.5/5
53. Randall Munroe – What if 2 3/5
54. Marko Kloos – Centers of Gravity 4.5/5
55. Randall Munroe – How To 2.5/5
56. Terry Mancour – Mad Mage of Sevendor 4/5
57. Para Books – SCP Foundation 4/5
58. Travis Bagwell – Annihilation 4/5
59. Anspach, Cole, Robillard – Valkyrie 3/5
60. Angus Donald – Outlaw 4/5
61. Terry Mancour – Shadow Heist 3.5/5
62. Aaron French – The Gods of HP Lovecrat 4/5
63. Anspach & Cole – KTF 1 4.5/5
64. Anspach & Cole – KTF 2 4.5/5
Link to the 2022 thread.
https://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showt...hp?t=180915203
*What is the challenge*
The goal is to read 52 books in 52 weeks. 1 book a week is an aggressive, but doable, pace.
*Why is the challenge*
To improve your brain, be entertained, and anything in between. In this digital age, reading improves focus and memory, doesn't screw with your sleep like the blue light from your TV, and if you have a library card, is totally free. Plus, once you have the habit it's a very enjoyable pastime.
*WHO is the challenge*
The challenge is every miscer who wanted to make a better version of himself or herself. Everyone who's in this thread, trying to read a little more and set a personal best on brain power curls.
*What if I don't want to read 52 books, can I still participate in the challenge*
Of course! We all have different goals for physical fitness, the same is true of our mental gains. Read for pleasure, read to learn. Read 1 book or 100, you're welcome in this thread. You should probably push yourself A LITTLE, whether in amount you read or trying out a new subject matter, but do you.
*What should I read?*
You'll find tons of recommendations ITT, and here's a link to the 2019 thread and Time's 100 greatest Novels list to get your juices flowing.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/...ime_100_Novels
https://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showt...hp?t=176593311
*Are audiobooks reading?*
Different people have different opinions, but if you're asking me: No. Reading is moving your eyes across a page or screen, looking at a graphic image of words. Audiobooks are not the physical act of reading. What most people are ACTUALLY asking is do audiobooks "count". I say yes - you're moving the ideas/story from the author's brain, into yours. That's the end goal of physically reading a book, accomplished by a different means. For what it's worth I avoid non-fiction audiobooks since I personally can't retain as much of the author's ideas and arguments. But I actually PREFER fiction in audio format - if you get a good narrator (Ray Porter, Bronson Pinchot, Scott Brick) the performance really pulls you in.
*The Book brahs thread was started by Invictus. He handed me the reigns in 2020, but respect always to our founder and OG. 'Mirin.
*Check if your local library has "Overdrive" or "Hoopla". Both are free loans of digital books - ebooks or audio, straight to your device. If you have a Kindle, Overdrive will deliver loans straight to it - GOAT way to read a lot for free.
*How can I read a book a week?
The simplest pacing method is to look at the page count of your book and commit to reading 10% a day. For an average 200 page book this is 20 pages a day. This should take 15-20 minutes for an experienced reader. 10% a day is a book every 10 days, or 36.5 books a year. Read a little more on weekends, airplanes or vacation, and you are nearly there. Otherwise, 15% of your book each day kills 54.75 books a year. You can do this.
This is one of the friendliest, most positive threads on this board, so if you have any questions, just jump right in.
*Use spoiler tags to post your reading lists
Spoiler!
2022
1.Travis Bagwell - Happy 4/5
2. Cixin Liu – Deaths End 4/5
3. Anspach & Cole – Remains 4/5
4. Karen Traviss – Mother Death 4/5
5. Anspach & Chaney – Wayward Galaxy 4 3.5/5
6. Anspach & Cole – Hard Target 4/5
7. Terry Mancour – Hedgewitch 4.3/5
8. Jamie McFarland – Junkyard Raiders 4/5
9. Jasper T Scott – Arrival 3.5/5
10. Terry Mancour – Shadowplay 3.5/5
11. Anspach & Cole – Remains 3.5/5
12. Trevanian – Shibumi 4.5/5
13. David Wragg – Black Hawks 4/5
14. Eric Van Lustbader – The Sunset Warrior 4/5
15. Eric Van Lustbader – The Shallows of Night 4/5
16. Eric Van Lustbader – Dai-San 4/5
17. Eric Van Lustbader – Beneath an Opal Moon 3.5/5
18. Eric Van Lustbader – Dragons on a Sea of Night 4/5
19. JM Martin – Blackguards 4/5
20. Anspach & Cole – Last Contact 4/5
21. Peter Cawdron – 3zekial 4/5
22. JS Morin – Salvage Trouble 3/5
23. Greg Hurwitz – Prodigal Son 3.5/5
24. Shane Stadler – Revenant 4/5
25. David Boop – Straight Outta Tombstone 3.5/5
26. Anspach & Cole – Lead the Way 4/5
27. Miles Cameron – The Red Knight 4.5/5
28. Greg Hurwitz – Dark Horse 3.5/5
29. Miles Cameron – The Fell Sword 4.5/5
30. Miles Cameron – The Dread Wyrm 4.5/5
31. Miles Cameron – A Plague of Swords 4.5/5
32. Miles Cameron – The Fall of Dragons 4.5/5
33. Will Wight – Dreadgod 4.5/5
34. Doc Spears – Warlord 3/5
35. RW Krpoun – Buffalo Riders 4.5/5
36. Rhett Bruno – Cold as Hell 4/5
37. Miles Cameron – Cold Iron 4/5
38. Miles Cameron – Dark Forge 4/5
39. Miles Cameron – Bright Steel 4/5
40. EB Hudspeth – The Resurrectionist 3/5
41. Anspach & Chaney Wayward Galaxy 5 3/5
42. Nick Cole – Strange Company 2 4/5
43. Jamie McFarland – Junkyard Ghost Ship 4/5
44. Greig Beck – Return to the Center of the Earth 4/5
45. Greig Beck – Escape from the Center of the Earth 4/5
46. Jonathan Maberry – SNAFU 4/5
47. Miles Cameron – Artifact Space 4/5
48. Austin Kleon – Keep Going 3.5/5
49. James A Moore – Where the Sun Goes 4/5
50. James A Moore – Boomtown 4/5
51. RW Krpoun – Grog 4 4.5/5
52. RW Krpoun – Zerk 3.5/5
53. Randall Munroe – What if 2 3/5
54. Marko Kloos – Centers of Gravity 4.5/5
55. Randall Munroe – How To 2.5/5
56. Terry Mancour – Mad Mage of Sevendor 4/5
57. Para Books – SCP Foundation 4/5
58. Travis Bagwell – Annihilation 4/5
59. Anspach, Cole, Robillard – Valkyrie 3/5
60. Angus Donald – Outlaw 4/5
61. Terry Mancour – Shadow Heist 3.5/5
62. Aaron French – The Gods of HP Lovecrat 4/5
63. Anspach & Cole – KTF 1 4.5/5
64. Anspach & Cole – KTF 2 4.5/5
Yeah, I'm old, been here for years before posting. Son posts as well.
My "Doggies in the Snow" thread:
http://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showthread.php?t=159284441
52 books/52 weeks
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12-31-2022, 11:55 AM
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IN. On vacation with very little signal, thanks for starting the thread boyoooo.
I’ve been in a book buying spree these last two months, think I have 13 books on my to read shelf. Hnnnnng.
Best fiction I read in 2022 - the Expanse series of sci fi novels. Some of the best i ever read.
Best nonfiction I read in 2022 - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.
2022 list
Spoiler!
2022
1 The Lincoln Highway
2 Leviathan Wakes
3 The Case For Keto
4 Caliban's War
5 The Consuming Fire
6 The Last Emperox
7 Abaddon's Gate
8 The Trouble with Peace
9 The Wisdom of Crowds
10 The Five Wounds
11 The Queens Gambit
12 Cibola Burn
13 Wim Hof Method
14 Dark Horse
15 Nemesis Games
16 Servants of War
17 Gods of Risk
18 Hillbilly Elegy
19 The Iceman Speaks
20 Being Mortal
21 Babylons Ashes
22 Stolen Focus
23 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
24 HumanKind - A Hopeful History
25 The Good Hand
26 Persepolis Rising
27 Stealing the Corner Office
28 Civilized to Death
29 This Census Taker
30 Tiamats Wrath
31 Leviathan Falls
32 The Road to Character
33 The Ministry For the Future
34 Nature Wants Us To Be Fat
35 The Little Book of Hygge
36 The Body Keeps the Score
37 The Prophet
38 This Naked Mind
39 First and Only
40 The Phoenix Project
41 The View From Serendip
42 Not The Way It's Supposed to Be
43 Horus Rising
44 Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
45 Inner Engineering
46 Gut Renovation
47 Rivers of London
48 Pilot Imposter
49 The Messenger
50 Scars and Stripes
51 Gunfight
52 Moon over Soho
53 Strong Fathers Strong Daughters
54 Life In the North
55 The Reawakening
56 Redeemer of the Dead
57 The Cost of Survival
58 Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying
59 Whispers Underground
60 The Winners
61 This Is How Your Marriage Ends
62 Four Thousand Weeks
I’ve been in a book buying spree these last two months, think I have 13 books on my to read shelf. Hnnnnng.
Best fiction I read in 2022 - the Expanse series of sci fi novels. Some of the best i ever read.
Best nonfiction I read in 2022 - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.
2022 list
Spoiler!
2022
1 The Lincoln Highway
2 Leviathan Wakes
3 The Case For Keto
4 Caliban's War
5 The Consuming Fire
6 The Last Emperox
7 Abaddon's Gate
8 The Trouble with Peace
9 The Wisdom of Crowds
10 The Five Wounds
11 The Queens Gambit
12 Cibola Burn
13 Wim Hof Method
14 Dark Horse
15 Nemesis Games
16 Servants of War
17 Gods of Risk
18 Hillbilly Elegy
19 The Iceman Speaks
20 Being Mortal
21 Babylons Ashes
22 Stolen Focus
23 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
24 HumanKind - A Hopeful History
25 The Good Hand
26 Persepolis Rising
27 Stealing the Corner Office
28 Civilized to Death
29 This Census Taker
30 Tiamats Wrath
31 Leviathan Falls
32 The Road to Character
33 The Ministry For the Future
34 Nature Wants Us To Be Fat
35 The Little Book of Hygge
36 The Body Keeps the Score
37 The Prophet
38 This Naked Mind
39 First and Only
40 The Phoenix Project
41 The View From Serendip
42 Not The Way It's Supposed to Be
43 Horus Rising
44 Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
45 Inner Engineering
46 Gut Renovation
47 Rivers of London
48 Pilot Imposter
49 The Messenger
50 Scars and Stripes
51 Gunfight
52 Moon over Soho
53 Strong Fathers Strong Daughters
54 Life In the North
55 The Reawakening
56 Redeemer of the Dead
57 The Cost of Survival
58 Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying
59 Whispers Underground
60 The Winners
61 This Is How Your Marriage Ends
62 Four Thousand Weeks
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12-31-2022, 12:02 PM
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12-31-2022, 12:03 PM
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Well of course no one started a new thread yet as it's not even 2023 yet.
Finished a 3-novel book by Arthur Schnitzler called Desire and Delusion. Bought it to fill out a B2G1 free deal awhile back, and it was recommended. Honestly pretty good overall. He has this stream-of-consciousness way of writing that is a bit of fresh air after reading countless stories where minutiae seems to take up a lot of the page.
So far I've been reading A Clockwork Orange. Kind of a fun book so far, but the jargon can be confusing and makes it a little difficult to follow. I mean you get a general gift of what is happening but it seems to cut my reading speed in half.
Finished a 3-novel book by Arthur Schnitzler called Desire and Delusion. Bought it to fill out a B2G1 free deal awhile back, and it was recommended. Honestly pretty good overall. He has this stream-of-consciousness way of writing that is a bit of fresh air after reading countless stories where minutiae seems to take up a lot of the page.
So far I've been reading A Clockwork Orange. Kind of a fun book so far, but the jargon can be confusing and makes it a little difficult to follow. I mean you get a general gift of what is happening but it seems to cut my reading speed in half.
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Did 53 last year, will aim for 52 this year but will probably do more.
Did 53 last year, will aim for 52 this year but will probably do more.
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12-31-2022, 02:46 PM
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1 book down in 2023
Voltaire - Candide - read it before many years ago, but was enjoyable as i remember and drenched in satire and sarcasm. 4/5
Next i'll read Carl Jung - Synchronicity and currently have stephen fry - heroes on the go.
So my current list for 2023:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Stephen Fry - Heroes (in progress)
3. Carl Jung - Sychronicity (in progress)
Voltaire - Candide - read it before many years ago, but was enjoyable as i remember and drenched in satire and sarcasm. 4/5
Next i'll read Carl Jung - Synchronicity and currently have stephen fry - heroes on the go.
So my current list for 2023:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Stephen Fry - Heroes (in progress)
3. Carl Jung - Sychronicity (in progress)
01-02-2023, 07:44 AM
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In, kind of dropped the ball in 2022 and looking to do better this year
And relief washes over me in an awesome wave
01-02-2023, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted By Rooney15⏩
I’ve read it and you should too.Probably gonna start the year off by reading Mans search for meaning by Viktor Frankl. Any of yall read it??
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In and subbed. Hoping to participate more itt this year.
Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
I read the first one last year and will definitely be continuing.Best fiction I read in 2022 - the Expanse series of sci fi novels. Some of the best i ever read.
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Definitely in. Working on The Second Day of Gettysburg by David Schultz. It’s good and I’m very familiar with the subject but it’s super location specific and I’m spending too much time following along on maps, it’s slowing me down
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01-02-2023, 05:20 PM
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#1 To Sleep in a sea of Stars. The 2021 sci-fi novel by the author of the Eragon novels. I actually liked this a lot and the setup for the sequel is even more intriguing.
I started this in 2022 and wrapped up the audiobook today on a 10 hour drive back from family vacation. Also started book #2 for the year and nearly finished it, getting dusty back there yet you pussies?
Not srs, happy new year homies. Just off a week away with loved ones and excited for the year to come let’s goooo.
I started this in 2022 and wrapped up the audiobook today on a 10 hour drive back from family vacation. Also started book #2 for the year and nearly finished it, getting dusty back there yet you pussies?
Not srs, happy new year homies. Just off a week away with loved ones and excited for the year to come let’s goooo.
Smooth Seas don't make Strong Sailors. Keep your head up.
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Finished Carl Jung Synchronicity. What a fascinating book, 5/5 for me even though I'm not sure i buy all its postulates. One of the best attempts I've seen at trying to give an actual framework to so called 'parapsychological phenomena'
Next book is Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war
my current list:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Stephen Fry - Heroes (in progress)
3. Carl Jung - Synchronicity
4. Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war (in progress)
Next book is Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war
my current list:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Stephen Fry - Heroes (in progress)
3. Carl Jung - Synchronicity
4. Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war (in progress)
01-04-2023, 03:34 PM
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I am on spread with nearly all of you. Thanks again for everyone participating
Yeah, I'm old, been here for years before posting. Son posts as well.
My "Doggies in the Snow" thread:
http://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showthread.php?t=159284441
52 books/52 weeks
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Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
In for this one Bourbon.Im not finished with it yet but this is on track to be my nonfiction book of the year. I got to about chapter 4 in my library copy before I ordered my own from Amazon. This is one to keep on your shelf and refer back to boys:
Too novice for 52, but shooting for 5-10
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01-11-2023, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted By ChknFrydMFer⏩
Reps back, be sure to post your thoughts once you get into it.In for this one Bourbon.
Too novice for 52, but shooting for 5-10
Too novice for 52, but shooting for 5-10
Smooth Seas don't make Strong Sailors. Keep your head up.
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01-11-2023, 01:09 PM
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Finished
Great book with almost too much detail. I spent a lot of time following along on a map to keep my bearings even though I've been to Gettysburg quite a few times.
Then today I wrapped up
I've read a few other books from this author and they are all easy to read, adventure travel type stuff. Always leaves me dreaming of future trips when I'm done.
Great book with almost too much detail. I spent a lot of time following along on a map to keep my bearings even though I've been to Gettysburg quite a few times.
Then today I wrapped up
I've read a few other books from this author and they are all easy to read, adventure travel type stuff. Always leaves me dreaming of future trips when I'm done.
Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women.
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01-11-2023, 11:41 PM
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First "book" down. I'm counting shortish stories this year.
1. Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and his Family - H.P. Lovecraft
1. Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and his Family - H.P. Lovecraft
And relief washes over me in an awesome wave
01-12-2023, 08:45 AM
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Finished A Clockwork Orange. Great book, the movie was great but I liked the book as well. The last chapter was omitted from the original American release (and subsequently the Kubrick film) and the last chapter does add a different takeaway from the story.
Currently reading Ahhnolds autobiography Total Recall. Only a couple chapters in. Just finished the part where his mom was worried he was gay lol. No seriously it's a good read so far.
Currently reading Ahhnolds autobiography Total Recall. Only a couple chapters in. Just finished the part where his mom was worried he was gay lol. No seriously it's a good read so far.
01-12-2023, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted By DolphinPilot⏩
I do want to read the Burgess novel. Kubrick's film is something else and it would be good to see the source material.Finished A Clockwork Orange. Great book, the movie was great but I liked the book as well. The last chapter was omitted from the original American release (and subsequently the Kubrick film) and the last chapter does add a different takeaway from the story.
Currently reading Ahhnolds autobiography Total Recall. Only a couple chapters in. Just finished the part where his mom was worried he was gay lol. No seriously it's a good read so far.
Currently reading Ahhnolds autobiography Total Recall. Only a couple chapters in. Just finished the part where his mom was worried he was gay lol. No seriously it's a good read so far.
Cook the man some eggs!
01-13-2023, 04:20 AM
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Finished Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war
What a book although it was fairly long. Probably not to everyone taste but reading a first hand account in such detail of such a long and brutal war that occurred over 2400 years ago was humbling in many ways. Thucydides writing is pretty damn modern considering the age of the text, he is quite meticulous with his sources (compared to herodotus anyway), attempts to explain things without reference to the Gods the way Herodotus does, and he has a keen political insight. His description of the city states and civil unrest and political manoeuvrings was quite Machiavellian despite being written 1900 years before the Prince. 5/5
Also nearly done with Stephen fry heroes (will be done tomorrow), and just started Albert Camus - the fall
So my current list:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Stephen Fry - Heroes (nearly done)
3. Carl Jung - Sychronicity
4. Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war
5. Albert Camus - The fall
6. Euripides - Medea & other plays (hecabe, electra, heracles) (in progress)
[edit] just finished the fall. what a book. updated list.
What a book although it was fairly long. Probably not to everyone taste but reading a first hand account in such detail of such a long and brutal war that occurred over 2400 years ago was humbling in many ways. Thucydides writing is pretty damn modern considering the age of the text, he is quite meticulous with his sources (compared to herodotus anyway), attempts to explain things without reference to the Gods the way Herodotus does, and he has a keen political insight. His description of the city states and civil unrest and political manoeuvrings was quite Machiavellian despite being written 1900 years before the Prince. 5/5
Also nearly done with Stephen fry heroes (will be done tomorrow), and just started Albert Camus - the fall
So my current list:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Stephen Fry - Heroes (nearly done)
3. Carl Jung - Sychronicity
4. Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war
5. Albert Camus - The fall
6. Euripides - Medea & other plays (hecabe, electra, heracles) (in progress)
[edit] just finished the fall. what a book. updated list.
01-13-2023, 05:16 AM
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Finished 1, the final book of a Greek trilogy called Thessaly. 1st two books were great, 3rd took a nose dive so I shelved it for probably four months. Anxious to get into something decent now.
I just started "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter yesterday and already 100 pages deep, it's great so far
I just started "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter yesterday and already 100 pages deep, it's great so far
PRs: Back Squat- 410x1 / Front Squat- 320x1/ Bench- 325x1 / Deadlift- 505x1
Woody's Quest for the Seven (journal):
https://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showthread.php?t=177649631
01-13-2023, 05:35 AM
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In! And completed 2022 goal of 36 (I did 52 one year and that was enough). 36 again this year…
And I’m starting with The Brothers Karamazov so RIP.
Funny because wife and I each recommended a book to each other to start the year out, and I’m pretty sure she just googled best books ever and picked one that sounded interesting. Also funny because it’s pretty much the only major Russian classic by Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky I still haven’t read. And funny because at the same time I picked it up, a bunch of smoothbrains went viral for bashing Lex Fridman for having it on his list.
Anyway, reps all around every time I’m ITT as usual, ya book-readin nerds.
And I’m starting with The Brothers Karamazov so RIP.
Funny because wife and I each recommended a book to each other to start the year out, and I’m pretty sure she just googled best books ever and picked one that sounded interesting. Also funny because it’s pretty much the only major Russian classic by Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky I still haven’t read. And funny because at the same time I picked it up, a bunch of smoothbrains went viral for bashing Lex Fridman for having it on his list.
Anyway, reps all around every time I’m ITT as usual, ya book-readin nerds.
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Recover gains or die trying crew.
01-15-2023, 10:27 AM
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2 more books down
Stephen fry - heroes: 5/5. Stephen fry's mythos books are just excellent, he has an amazing way of repackaging the greek myths for a modern audiences
Euripides - Medea, Hecabe, Electra & Heracles - 3/5 - these were enjoyable and each one was fairly short (all 4 were around 200 pages), and gave a bit more insight into greek mythology. Given it's age it was good and very easy to read but i enjoy the likes of Aristophanes more than Euripides.
Next 2:
Daniel dennet - from bacteria to bach and back
Xenophon - Memorabilia (conversations of socrates)
So current list for 2023:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Carl Jung - Synchronicity
3. Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war
4. Stephen fry - Heroes
5. Albert Camus - The Fall
6. Euripides - Medea, Hecabe, Electra & Heracles
7. Daniel Dennet - Bacteria to bach and back (in progress)
8. Xenophon - memorabilia (in progress)
Stephen fry - heroes: 5/5. Stephen fry's mythos books are just excellent, he has an amazing way of repackaging the greek myths for a modern audiences
Euripides - Medea, Hecabe, Electra & Heracles - 3/5 - these were enjoyable and each one was fairly short (all 4 were around 200 pages), and gave a bit more insight into greek mythology. Given it's age it was good and very easy to read but i enjoy the likes of Aristophanes more than Euripides.
Next 2:
Daniel dennet - from bacteria to bach and back
Xenophon - Memorabilia (conversations of socrates)
So current list for 2023:
Spoiler!
1. Voltaire - Candide
2. Carl Jung - Synchronicity
3. Thucydides - History of the Peloponnesian war
4. Stephen fry - Heroes
5. Albert Camus - The Fall
6. Euripides - Medea, Hecabe, Electra & Heracles
7. Daniel Dennet - Bacteria to bach and back (in progress)
8. Xenophon - memorabilia (in progress)
01-17-2023, 05:35 AM
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Finished "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter Sunday night.
Incredible book, easy to read and the topics were right up my alley (some of them really hit home). Everyone in the modern world should read this book Gives great insight into why we are the way we are, why people in the most developed societies are so depressed.
he touches on alcoholism, screen time addiction, fasting, exercise, exercise injuries, cold exposure... so many things I've been experimenting with, then you read it and see some fact and reasoning behind what I was discovering on my own.
Brilliant book, highly recommend everyone check it out.
Spoiler!
1. Necessity by Jo Walton (thessaly book 3)
2. Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
Incredible book, easy to read and the topics were right up my alley (some of them really hit home). Everyone in the modern world should read this book Gives great insight into why we are the way we are, why people in the most developed societies are so depressed.
he touches on alcoholism, screen time addiction, fasting, exercise, exercise injuries, cold exposure... so many things I've been experimenting with, then you read it and see some fact and reasoning behind what I was discovering on my own.
Brilliant book, highly recommend everyone check it out.
Spoiler!
1. Necessity by Jo Walton (thessaly book 3)
2. Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
PRs: Back Squat- 410x1 / Front Squat- 320x1/ Bench- 325x1 / Deadlift- 505x1
Woody's Quest for the Seven (journal):
https://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showthread.php?t=177649631
01-18-2023, 05:20 PM
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Currently reading 'Why Zebras don't get ulcers' by Robert Zapolski and 'The nutrition Pyramids' by Eric Helms and Andy McDonald.
Also just started 'the madness of crowds' by Douglas Murray as my first audio book.
Would usually only read one book at a time but we'll see how juggling several books goes.
Also just started 'the madness of crowds' by Douglas Murray as my first audio book.
Would usually only read one book at a time but we'll see how juggling several books goes.
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