52 Books In 52 Weeks: Week One Underway Come Join Us! [Start With Old Man And The Sea]
Paprika;c-9587204 said:
Let me know what you think of American Gods if you decide to read it. I was going to read that but ended up reading The Alchemist, which so far has been a great read and anwered many questions that I had within.
Next im thinking of going back and re reading Crime and Punishment. I read it when I was so much younger and it changed my perspective on life. I wanna re read it now to see how much I changed in the years since I read it.
atribecalledgabi
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Finishing a nation under our feet, the 1st 4 black panther comics by coates.
Will start go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin either today or tomorrow.
Will start go tell it on the mountain by James Baldwin either today or tomorrow.
matches malone
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wrapping up Carrie by stephen king
Idiopathic Joker
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Just started 50 Shades of Gray
AZTG;c-9587331 said:
Started American Gods this earlier this afternoon and it's decent so far.
I read the Aleph by Cuelo last year and what started as a good idea became pretentious back matter. How is The Alchemist?
atribecalledgabi;c-9587467 said:
I saw the Black Panther graphic novel for $8 the other day and passed on it. I've only read a handful of BP comics and they've been average, except DOOMWAR. How is Coates on the book?
atribecalledgabi
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Paprika;c-9589163 said:
It's pretty dope. It's not the typical hero story where they show him going from ashy to classy...it starts out with BP and his country going through turmoil and many factions coming for his head due to his inept leadership, leading up to an eventual war. It's only the first 4 books tho I wish I had more. You should check it out.
This week I will be reading " The familiar" vol.1 by Mark Z. Danielewski. He also wrote a very experimental book titled "the house of leaves" if you want a truly different reading experience read that shit. Make sure you get the physical book tho... because I don't think a digital version can replicate the experience of reading "the house of leaves" with the physical book in your hand. I read it years ago and can only hope that "the familiar" is as good.
JokerzWyld
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I love this thread. I usually average about 25-30 books per year. The books are of a variety of subjects and lengths. I'm reading Darwin's Origin of Species right now. I should finish it in two more weeks.
I cosign many of the opinions in this thread. What reading has taught me beyond the individual subject of the book is that the subjects are all linked. History is linked to politics, which is linked to economics, which is linked to philosophy, etc. So the individual pursuit of knowledge is like Alice going down the rabbit hole.
Paulo Coelho's books are incredible, "The Alchemist" is a good read to start with. "The Zahir" is my favorite of his though. For those seeking to learn another language you should consider using Rosetta Stone. It really helped me with my French & Portuguese.
I cosign many of the opinions in this thread. What reading has taught me beyond the individual subject of the book is that the subjects are all linked. History is linked to politics, which is linked to economics, which is linked to philosophy, etc. So the individual pursuit of knowledge is like Alice going down the rabbit hole.
Paulo Coelho's books are incredible, "The Alchemist" is a good read to start with. "The Zahir" is my favorite of his though. For those seeking to learn another language you should consider using Rosetta Stone. It really helped me with my French & Portuguese.
T. Sanford
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zzombie;c-9590076 said:
Woah I read the summary for House of Leaves and I'm excited to read it. I'll add it for next week's set of books.
JokerzWyld;c-9590170 said:
One of the required reads for mankind is Origin of Species. That along with The Selfish Gene give a great understanding to life and the rules. There was a book about Mendel that was good, I'll have to check when I get home.
Good to see you in here, agree with pursuit of knowledge. Have you learned a language through Rosetta Stone?
Idiopathic Joker
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This book is freaky
SuperSoaker
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Finished my first book of the year. I read "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow. The hype about that man is real, I'd definetly recommend it, best biography I've ever read.
Cliff notes- dude was an immigrant, who came to America at the beginning of the revolution. Wrote and fought his way to become Washingtons right hand man, (some would say he was smarter, and had more influence on the way the government was eventually formed than Washington)
I believe he was the only founding father that was an abolitionist. Spoke out against slaverly and was part of societies that wanted to get rid of slavery.
First treasury secretary, part of Americas first major sex scandal. Most impressive was his writing, whether he was defending the constitution, or slamming his political opponents via essays. Dude was ether with the pen.
Died in a duel with the Vice President of the United States.
I think what impressed me most was that he didn't believe America was some godsend country that was perfect. He felt that human nature wasn't always good and that America should learn from many other great nationsl from the time or nations in history. And he got shit about that perspective at the time from the people who thought America was some miracle gift to history lol
5/5 stars
Cliff notes- dude was an immigrant, who came to America at the beginning of the revolution. Wrote and fought his way to become Washingtons right hand man, (some would say he was smarter, and had more influence on the way the government was eventually formed than Washington)
I believe he was the only founding father that was an abolitionist. Spoke out against slaverly and was part of societies that wanted to get rid of slavery.
First treasury secretary, part of Americas first major sex scandal. Most impressive was his writing, whether he was defending the constitution, or slamming his political opponents via essays. Dude was ether with the pen.
Died in a duel with the Vice President of the United States.
I think what impressed me most was that he didn't believe America was some godsend country that was perfect. He felt that human nature wasn't always good and that America should learn from many other great nationsl from the time or nations in history. And he got shit about that perspective at the time from the people who thought America was some miracle gift to history lol
5/5 stars
Book is so damn big lol.
But I'm almost finished American Gods, reading End Of Watch l on the side as I didn't finish it last year.
Good to see that you guys are progressing. Do you find the spreadsheet helpful? Are there any things you would like me to add that would help smooth your experience?
But I'm almost finished American Gods, reading End Of Watch l on the side as I didn't finish it last year.
Good to see that you guys are progressing. Do you find the spreadsheet helpful? Are there any things you would like me to add that would help smooth your experience?
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