beardmcdoug wrote:Right now it's bedtime stories and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Meditations is good for picking up, reading a few pages and reflecting (Let me edit this and also include that there really hasn't been another book that has had more of a positive impact on my life than this one. Particularly as a father and husband who is "settling into" life - it's been almost like bible to me. Ive read it a couple times now and it's like dipping back into that well of "the good stuff" every time).
Otherwise, really haven't had much time for reading recently, unfortunately. Last thing I read was Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me. I simply recommend it. It's a very intimate gift of a view point of life in America from somebody who has lived a very different life than I have. I am thankful for him having written it.
I find myself gravitating towards non-fiction and I'm starting to get a little frustrated that I keep doing that. I read the first four Ice and Fire books a couple years back but stopped because I didn't want to seed my mind with anything and wanted to watch the show with fresh eyes. Will pick up the rest when it's over. For now though, rocker, I think I'm going to take up your recommendation on the Stormlight series - should keep me busy for a while!
Rocker wrote:Beard, PM your thoughts as you get going. It’s Sanderson’s penultimate work to date. His Reckoners series is a boatload of easy reading post-apocalyptic fun; but is certainly geared towards a younger audience. I’ve got my younger cousin reading it, and she went through book one in three days. The Mistborn series is something in between. It was obvious that he grew as an author while writing these books, and it shines through in the Stormlight Archives.
If anyone is slogging through the Wheel of Time series, he penned the latter half of book twelve and all of thirteen sans the final chapter; and honored Jordan’s work well, imho.
Surprised no one else has read the Dresden Files. Absolutely amazing, gritty urban fantasy.
Oh - if you’ve ever so much as dabbled in sci-fi/fantasy, check out Dan Simmons Ilium, and Olympos. It’s ****ing incredible; a thinking persons Let there be Dragons, if you will.
Rocker wrote:I also recommend Tucker Max. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and ***holes Finish First should be mandatory reading for the board.
Except BiBL.
Zarniwoop wrote:Vonnegut - The Sirens of Titan
Mountaineer Buc wrote:Zarniwoop wrote:Vonnegut - The Sirens of Titan
I've never read Vonnegut.
But then again, I haven't read Hunter Thompson either.
Zarniwoop wrote:MB and BMD
Google Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”...it’s a short story with full text Online. Takes 15 or 20 mind to read
It’s a dystopian novel about equality of outcome .... he later expounded on the topics in full length novels.
Get back to me on what you think about the Handicapper General
Mountaineer Buc wrote:Rocker wrote:I also recommend Tucker Max. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell and ***holes Finish First should be mandatory reading for the board.
Except BiBL.
Hope they serve beer was a fun read.
I put down A farewell to arms ages ago, but do want to finish it. I think I should have bought A movable feast instead for Hemingway.
I am a couple chapters in on The bone tree by Greg Iles and need to commit to getting a chapter a day since he's such a good writer.
My nonfiction wish list includes the works of Simon Sinek who has some very good insights on leadership based on his Ted talks. Leaders eat least and Start with why should be a couple of quick reads.
My wife has been nagging me for years to read The Green mile.
Babeinbucland wrote:Non fiction: going back and forth between The Brain That Changes Itself -by Norman Doidge and Brain Maker - David Perlmutter
Fiction - Just started A gentleman in Moscow (no it isn’t about trump lol)
Zarniwoop wrote:Vonnegut - The Sirens of Titan
uscbucsfan wrote:Zarniwoop wrote:Vonnegut - The Sirens of Titan
This and Cat's Cradle are my two favorite by Vonnegut.
I haven't been reading a lot lately, but I was re-reading the Wheel of Time series so I could finish it, but again lost interest around book 6. So instead of pushing through, I randomly skimmed through Confederacy of Dunces again.
I need to find some new stuff.
Edit: Rocker, didn't see your post. My wife loved the ending. I just get so bored and annoyed by the female characters.
beardmcdoug wrote:Zarniwoop wrote:MB and BMD
Google Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”...it’s a short story with full text Online. Takes 15 or 20 mind to read
It’s a dystopian novel about equality of outcome .... he later expounded on the topics in full length novels.
Get back to me on what you think about the Handicapper General
Just read finished it. At first I was grinning ear to ear knowing what was coming. By the time it came I'm pissed off. Evocative. For a 15 minute read it's worth its weight for every high schooler to read
To be blunt, the H-G brings to mind the current hypocritical (and in my opinion, purposefully confusing) lines of "we're all different! But we're all the same!" of the primary message of the current democratic party- throw in a healthy dash of fine tuned media thought-overriding sensory distraction, and why wait til 2081
(Sorry OT board, not trying to drag into P&R, carry on!)
Rocker wrote:uscbucsfan wrote:This and Cat's Cradle are my two favorite by Vonnegut.
I haven't been reading a lot lately, but I was re-reading the Wheel of Time series so I could finish it, but again lost interest around book 6. So instead of pushing through, I randomly skimmed through Confederacy of Dunces again.
I need to find some new stuff.
Edit: Rocker, didn't see your post. My wife loved the ending. I just get so bored and annoyed by the female characters.
I’m assuming you’re referring to WoT?
Many of the people I’ve discussed the series with get hung up around the same part you did. Lord of Chaos is probably my least favorite installment; however if you can make it through that, it really does pay off...actually, if the female characters bother you that much, maybe it’s best you leave off, considering that two of the following books focus quite a bit on their arcs, haha.
Buc2 wrote:I just bought the eBook series of GoT for my Kindle. I figured since HBO's Season 8 pushes past the books written by Martin, it's time I went ahead and read the books. That should tide me over until Season 8 finally airs.
Mountaineer Buc wrote:The HG to me is more descriptive of society than government. I think about how some people in your life will dismiss accomplishments so you don't look better by contrast.
Sally became an executive? she must have slept her way to the top.
Jimmy got a PhD, but he doesn't have a lick of common sense.
Bob is rich, which means he's an ***hole who ripped people off to make his money.
Jamal got out of the ghetto by acting white.
Everyone in the story voluntarily wears their handicaps and never considers casting them off...except for Harrison. Who does and instantly becomes more than anyone could have imagined. He literally floats to the ceiling.
Society can't have that, so it kills him.
We do this all the time. We build people up for the express purpose of knocking them down.
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