Finished this one. Great read. There source references in this book are insane. Feels like 1/4 of the book is just sources. That's some darn good research.![]()
I'd be remiss not give a shoutout to @EviLore who mentioned this book in another thread some time ago. Was intrigued, read about bit about the topic and decided to read it now.
Read through a bunch of books in rapid sequence the last couple of weeks:
Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings, and halfway through Clash of Swords.. Good as they were before. But I also read all of Dan Brown's Langdon books - Da Vinci Code is still my favorite, though I hadn't before read Inferno and Lost Symbol, which were enjoyable enough. Also read "The Gemini Contenders" which is from the Bourne Identity author - pretty solid and I like the "secret" they keep referencing throughout the book, though the book itself is just okay.
Also read "The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic" by Mike Duncan, who does the "History of Rome" podcast. While it was pretty much just the same material, there was some further information there and I loved it, didn't want it to end and by the final pages approaching the time of Julius Caesar, I was wishing the book simply continued. It's, perhaps, a bit too digestible, but still very enjoyable if you like this sort of material. Strongly recommend the podcast, as well.
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Also reading a book about the Templars, which is solid thus far.
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I definitely like it, helping to quench my desire after finishing the book on Rome. Found this at the Goodwill book store, will keep an eye out for Crusaders as well!Templars. By Dan Jones is a solid read. Jones does a fantastic job at writing narrative history.
If you like that, I'd suggest reading the follow up book, Crusaders, which is a history of the Crusades.
Finished this one. Good read and again quite accessible (which is not that common for Philosophy). Didn't find it as good as The Republic though.Next up:
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Plato's Republic was one of the best books I've read last year and from what I gathered his dialogues are just as good if not better. Can't wait.
Finished this one yesterday. Good read. For everyone who doesn't know, the Gospel of Thomas is a collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus. There is no continuous story like in the canon Gospels.![]()
Been reading about the literature that didn't make it into the Bible some time ago and decided to read some of it. The Gospel of Thomas will be the first.
Also read "The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic" by Mike Duncan, who does the "History of Rome" podcast. While it was pretty much just the same material, there was some further information there and I loved it, didn't want it to end and by the final pages approaching the time of Julius Caesar, I was wishing the book simply continued. It's, perhaps, a bit too digestible, but still very enjoyable if you like this sort of material. Strongly recommend the podcast, as well.
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I like the first few, but the rest I could have done without ("second era"). The Stormlight Chronicles are really good reads so far, but I have yet to read the latest one (I think just one).Literally just finished Mistborn. Will probably be buying all 67,000 of Sanderson's books now, and add them to the rotation.
Such a great podcast. I just randomly turn it on sometimes to this day.I loved the "history of Rome" podcast. I need to read his book at some point too.
I like the first few, but the rest I could have done without ("second era"). The Stormlight Chronicles are really good reads so far, but I have yet to read the latest one (I think just one).
Ah, well.. all good things and all that. Sad to hear, I will get to it at some point.Just a warning but the latest Stormlight Archive was disappointing
I like the first few, but the rest I could have done without ("second era"). The Stormlight Chronicles are really good reads so far, but I have yet to read the latest one (I think just one).
Finished this one yesterday. Superbly written and structured as usual. Not too many new insights for me though.Next up:
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Can't go wrong with Jared Diamond.
Been listening to a handful of audiobooks lately. Mainly Stephen King because he's my favorite author. I listened to "Everything's Eventual", which are a combination of short stories read by different narrators and of course Stephen King reads a few of his own. Some were real good while a few were not so great. Overall I enjoyed it. I started "Salem's Lot", but whenever I start it. I can't quite get into it. I wonder if it just takes a bit to get going. I was same way about "IT". The book has so much character development and plot lines for characters that don't seem to matter. My favorite book of his is "Pet Semetary". The book is far scarier than the film, so I feel the opposite about "IT". I'd rather watch "IT", but I'd rather read/listen to "Pet Semetary". I wish "Night Shift" would get an audiobook. I made it 5 chapters into "Misery" today. I've seen clips of the film over the years and the book must be just as scary, right? Annie Wilkies is one crazy lady either way.
Finished this one yesterday evening. Good book. Lots of seemingly personal opinions and anecdotes, so I guess it's up to everyone themselves to believe it or not. I incorporated some of it into my diet years ago when I listened to the audiobook the first time and it helped me a lot to re-regulate my digestion. Also a lot of it, while not proven, makes a lot of sense to me.
I just started this as a audiobook. I am immediately repulsed by the nerdy quipiness of the character. Please tell me the story is worth suffering through this awful inner monologue.Finished this a few days ago.
Wow. What a ride. All I knew about the book before going in was that it was about an astronaut who wakes up with no memory and needs to piece it back to save the world.
Incredible novel. My only gripe was I really wanted to know what was happening on Earth during the mission. The last third also could have been cut a little bit, but I'm nickpicking here. One of the best sci-fi novels I've read in recent years.
Well done, Mr Weir.
Or as another character says in the book:
"Fist me!"
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I read a review on one of his books and the writer complained that it seemed like the author uses his books as self-inserts for his humor because no one can stand it in real life lol.I just started this as a audiobook. I am immediately repulsed by the nerdy quipiness of the character. Please tell me the story is worth suffering through this awful inner monologue.
I just started this as a audiobook. I am immediately repulsed by the nerdy quipiness of the character. Please tell me the story is worth suffering through this awful inner monologue.