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[EviLore]

Finshed this book 2 weeks ago. It was a very good read. I can only recommend it to everyone. Made me a bit sad though. I think the situation is basically non-fixable at this point and it's only going to get worse.

Next up...

In book 4 now. Not bad but not really good either. I haven't read Homer yet (planning to soon) but I guess there must be a reason why Homers epics are much better known than this one. I find it a bit difficult to follow the plot with all the Gods and their sub plots in it.

Virgil's Aeneid was more popular than Homer during the Renaissance, interestingly enough, but that flipped from the Enlightenment onward. Still had a massive influence on the world as it is today though!

 

[JimmyRustler]

Halfway through... Sheeeeiiiiitttt... Given that Peterson talks so much about this one I expected the story to be wild but I honestly didn't expect it to be this brutal.

Finished this one the other day and can only recommend it. We are always so focused on the dangers for rightwing policies that we completely forget about the dangers of the left wing. Everyone should read this. Wild stuff.

Anyway, after wrapping it up I picked up a book that has been in my collection for a long, long time. Back from my early days when I started reading nonfiction books.

It's really funny. I distinctly remember liking it back in the day. But now, after having read real philosophy, I find this book to be almost unreadable. Like the fast food version of the real stuff.
But I do think these books have their place as to get people into reflecting about their lives and actions. Just like Osha or Rhonda Byrne.

 

[TexMex]

I feel like the only person who didn't have this as required reading in school. I'm not sure why it's in classrooms but I did really like it. Will fire up the movie tomorrow too.

 

[Golgo 13]

After finishing I finally decided to pick up this one..

Halfway through... Sheeeeiiiiitttt... Given that Peterson talks so much about this one I expected the story to be wild but I honestly didn't expect it to be this brutal.

You will never be the same after reading that book. And be sure to finish it - I say that because the vast majority of people can't bring themselves to finish due to the horrors of human nature that it exposes, coupled with the fact that something so horrific happened and very few know about it.

 

[Unknown?]

I try to reread The Creature From Jekyll Island every other year. It's a must read about the crimes of central banking.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Anyway, after wrapping it up I picked up a book that has been in my collection for a long, long time. Back from my early days when I started reading nonfiction books.

It's really funny. I distinctly remember liking it back in the day. But now, after having read real philosophy, I find this book to be almost unreadable. Like the fast food version of the real stuff.
But I do think these books have their place as to get people into reflecting about their lives and actions. Just like Osha or Rhonda Byrne.

Finished this one last evening. Like I said, I was not impressed. Some good messages wrapped in a rather cringy story.

Now up to another classic I wanted to read for a long time:

 

[Lunarorbit]

Started a Margaret atwood sci fi book the other day, oynx and drake. Didn't realize it's a trilogy though...might back burner that one.

Put the last dark tower book down about halfway through. Man, why do I do that! Read 8 books and then get to the 9th and not finish.

I guess I like edging books.

 

[NewYork]

Dungeon Crawler Carl series, started book 7. It's good. For a gamer, must read!

 

[Hugare]

Been reading Discworld's - Reaper Man

Terry Pratchett was a brilliant man.

Mort is my GOAT and Small Gods was also great.

 

[EverydayBeast]

After I had a few dean koontz books, I had to get another. I went and bought "lightning".

Whole sections of this book could be its own book.

I force myself to read at least 15 mins a day but man did I want to keep reading past that 15 mins.

Laura, and surviving the burglar, foster care villain, and the time traveling thugs is just perfect.

I think the institute and the way koontz describes time travel is just my favorite so far.

Pretty awesome book.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Now up to another classic I wanted to read for a long time:

Finished this one the other day and it was pretty awesome. Finally understand what it means when someone is said to be Machiavellian.
It's bascially just a short description of all styles of governmet and how they work. Fascinating insights.

Next up:

Almost finished already. GREAT book. Should be a mandatroy read for new parents. I will never be able to unsee bad oral posture now though...

 

[-BLITZ-]

Finished yesterday Ubik by Philip K. Dick. Is one of my favorite books now. Published 1969.

 

[analog_future]

At 38, I'm reading more than I ever have in my life! It's been fantastic (and rare) to pick up a new hobby and really find the passion in it.

I've read 8 books so far this year:

• The Fisherman by John Langan - 3.5/5.0
• The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen - 2.5/5.0 (read this one for my 11 year old kid as she loves the book)
• Dead End Tunnel by Nick Roberts - 2.0/5.0
• Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk - 4.75/5.0
• The Reformatory by Tananarive Due - 4.75/5.0
• A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck - 4.0/5.0
• We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - 4.25/5.0
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - 4.0/5.0

Started Pet Sematary by Stephen King last night and I'm immediately hooked.

It's cliche, but King's probably my favorite author. Everything I've read by him has been gold.

 

[Risible]

At 38, I'm reading more than I ever have in my life! It's been fantastic (and rare) to pick up a new hobby and really find the passion in it.

I've read 7 books so far this year:

• The Fisherman by John Langan - 3.5/5.0
• The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen - 2.5/5.0 (read this one for my 11 year old kid as she loves the book)
• Dead End Tunnel by Nick Roberts - 2.0/5.0
• Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk - 4.75/5.0
• The Reformatory by Tananarive Due - 4.75/5.0
• A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck - 4.0/5.0
• We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - 4.25/5.0
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - 4.0/5.0

Started Pet Sematary by Stephen King last night and I'm immediately hooked.

It's cliche, but King's probably my favorite author. Everything I've read by him has been gold.

Don't let book snobs tell you otherwise, King is a fantastic writer and 80% of his output is gold IMO.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Don't let book snobs tell you otherwise, King is a fantastic writer and 80% of his output is gold IMO.

My favorite of his is still to this day Apt Pupil

 

[Risible]

My favorite of his is still to this day Apt Pupil

I think his short stories are better than most of his long form stuff. He often times struggles to stick the landing, but when constrained by a shorter length he usually writes far better endings. A lot of his short form stuff are my faves - The Long Walk, The Body, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, and tons others.

 

[rubik's dude]

Read the Secret History of Twin Peaks recently. It's really an incredible book if you love Twin Peaks and you want more lore and things to think about regarding wtf is going on. It's all canon too, baby!

The way Mark Frost weaves real world history with the mythology of Twin Peaks is masterful. He starts back during the expedition of Lewis and Clarke in the Pacific Northwest (where Twin Peaks would later be located) up to modern day, connecting every major conspiracy theory back to the lodges in some way.

There's a follow-up book called The Final Dossier by Frost as well that I read years before, and it's just as good (and also canon). Would highly recommend both books.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I think his short stories are better than most of his long form stuff. He often times struggles to stick the landing, but when constrained by a shorter length he usually writes far better endings. A lot of his short form stuff are my faves - The Long Walk, The Body, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, and tons others.

Other recent ones I read by him when it comes to short stories I loved is The Monkey and The Jaunt

 

[JimmyRustler]

Next up:

Almost finished already. GREAT book. Should be a mandatroy read for new parents. I will never be able to unsee bad oral posture now though...

Finished this. As said, can only recommend it.

Next up:

Since I've just read a bit of Jung I wanted to delve into Adler as well a bit. Freud too one day.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Next up:

Since I've just read a bit of Jung I wanted to delve into Adler as well a bit. Freud too one day.

Just finished this one. Great book illustrating how we shaped by our earliest childhood experiences and more. Think I might even say Adler's approach to psychoanalysis is the best one despite me being a big fan of Jung. Great read. Have to get more of his books down the road.

Next up:

Been having this on my to read list for ages. Don't even remember got it got there. Think I heard about it on Huberman once.

 

[Baemono]

Just finished this one. It's third attempt to tell the same story (and I read one of the other attempts as well), first time reading a remake (or rather a reimagining) of a novel.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Decided to read A song of ice and fire.

Bought the books years ago when the show started. I got only so far into the second book. Really enjoyed them but eventually stopped because I felt like I was wasting my time reading something that will never be finished.

Now the bad taste of the final seasons of the show has passed somewhat I decided to read the books and just enjoy them as they are.

I do think we will get Winds of Winter at some point. Either GRRM actually manages to finish it or it is finished and released posthumously. Seems like he's written a good chunk of it so hopefully it can be released.

A Dream of Spring is definitely not happening.

I'm reading them on Kindle. I sold my paperback copies years ago. Would like the audiobook so thinking about buying them.