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Post by mln59 on Feb 27, 2019 14:03:17 GMT -5
this book is a page turner. the last 5 chapters have been blistering. super emotionally invested have about 50 pages left. i think i should fake being sick so i can leave work and finish the book finished it over my lunch break. such a good book. i'll select a new book to read when i get home, non-fiction this time
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Post by mln59 on Feb 27, 2019 19:16:33 GMT -5
have about 50 pages left. i think i should fake being sick so i can leave work and finish the book finished it over my lunch break. such a good book. i'll select a new book to read when i get home, non-fiction this time quite excited for my next selection: answer to job by carl jung. job is an interesting book in the hebrew bible and i like jung. hoping to be enrichifyied.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 4, 2019 17:26:59 GMT -5
Oryx and Crake
Now on p. 310, with about 60 pages remaining. It's odd that I grew up as a science/math/engineer geek but I'm not drawn to sci-fi or fantasy literature. For example, Oryx and Crake describes a dystopian society where all sorts of scientific breakthroughs are incorporated into the daily lives of its residents and yet, I don't have the slightest interest in any of that. The only things that interest me in the whole book are the family-related subplots of the protagonist (Snowman/Jimmy), Crake, and Oryx.
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Post by mln59 on Mar 6, 2019 19:04:15 GMT -5
finished it over my lunch break. such a good book. i'll select a new book to read when i get home, non-fiction this time quite excited for my next selection: answer to job by carl jung. job is an interesting book in the hebrew bible and i like jung. hoping to be enrichifyied. about 30 pages to go and this is one of the greatest things i've ever read. it is a shame that i lack the capability to explain what jung is doing other than simply saying "go read it"
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Post by mln59 on Mar 7, 2019 14:22:30 GMT -5
quite excited for my next selection: answer to job by carl jung. job is an interesting book in the hebrew bible and i like jung. hoping to be enrichifyied. about 30 pages to go and this is one of the greatest things i've ever read. it is a shame that i lack the capability to explain what jung is doing other than simply saying "go read it" finished it during lunch. phenomenal read. biblical exegesis on steroids. per my pattern, i will be switching back to fiction.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 12, 2019 17:49:18 GMT -5
Lord of the Rings
Just caught this on youtube. David Letterman's Top 10 Signs That You're Not the Most Popular Guy in High School:
... 2. Lord of the Rings figurines - 50 Friends - 0
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Post by mln59 on Mar 12, 2019 20:51:21 GMT -5
Oryx and Crake Now on p. 310, with about 60 pages remaining. It's odd that I grew up as a science/math/engineer geek but I'm not drawn to sci-fi or fantasy literature. For example, Oryx and Crake describes a dystopian society where all sorts of scientific breakthroughs are incorporated into the daily lives of its residents and yet, I don't have the slightest interest in any of that. The only things that interest me in the whole book are the family-related subplots of the protagonist (Snowman/Jimmy), Crake, and Oryx. did you finish?
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 12, 2019 21:27:19 GMT -5
Oryx and Crake Now on p. 310, with about 60 pages remaining. It's odd that I grew up as a science/math/engineer geek but I'm not drawn to sci-fi or fantasy literature. For example, Oryx and Crake describes a dystopian society where all sorts of scientific breakthroughs are incorporated into the daily lives of its residents and yet, I don't have the slightest interest in any of that. The only things that interest me in the whole book are the family-related subplots of the protagonist (Snowman/Jimmy), Crake, and Oryx. did you finish? I finished it the other day. I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, given that I'm a huge Margaret Atwood fan. But I think it's because I've been exposed to too much Post-Apocalypse stuff recently, e.g., The Road (by Cormac McCarthy), Riddley Walker (by Russell Hoban), a bunch of games with the same themes, e.g., Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us, Metro Last Light, Mad Max, and a bunch of TV shows and movies, e.g., The Walking Dead, Mad Max Fury Road, Children of Men, The Book of Eli. So, I wasn't awed by the book. My wife read the entire trilogy and she says the payoff comes after reading all three books. So, I've got the second book, The Year of the Flood, but I haven't started it yet because I've got another book waiting for me on hold at the library. Red Notice (by Bill Browder), a nonfiction book about finance and corruption in Russia. I want to read Red Notice first.
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Post by mln59 on Mar 13, 2019 6:29:31 GMT -5
I finished it the other day. I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, given that I'm a huge Margaret Atwood fan. But I think it's because I've been exposed to too much Post-Apocalypse stuff recently, e.g., The Road (by Cormac McCarthy), Riddley Walker (by Russell Hoban), a bunch of games with the same themes, e.g., Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us, Metro Last Light, Mad Max, and a bunch of TV shows and movies, e.g., The Walking Dead, Mad Max Fury Road, Children of Men, The Book of Eli. So, I wasn't awed by the book. My wife read the entire trilogy and she says the payoff comes after reading all three books. So, I've got the second book, The Year of the Flood, but I haven't started it yet because I've got another book waiting for me on hold at the library. Red Notice (by Bill Browder), a nonfiction book about finance and corruption in Russia. I want to read Red Notice first. okay. let us know when you finish the trilogy
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 14, 2019 14:29:41 GMT -5
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (by Bill Browder)
Now reading. It's about corruption and greed in Russia, esp. Vladimir Putin.
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Post by mln59 on Mar 19, 2019 8:30:30 GMT -5
about 30 pages left in this one. i've decided to dip back into my back issues of the atlantic next.
i also signed up for another book club event at the blanton museum. going to read the art forger by b. a. shapiro
have about 5 weeks to read that one.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 20, 2019 13:36:57 GMT -5
Red Notice
I learned a famous Russian proverb. In the book, the author tells a story about how a Russian oligarch was trying to screw him over DESPITE the fact that they all made a %*$#-ton of money. He tells of a proverb to explain this Russian behavior:
"One day, a poor villager happens upon a magic talking fish that is ready to grant him a single wish. Overjoyed, the villager weighs his options: 'Maybe a castle? Or even better -- a thousand bars of gold? Why not a ship to sail the world?' As the villager is about to make his decision, the fish interrupts him to say that there is one important caveat: whatever the villager gets, his neighbor will receive two of the same. Without skipping a beat, the villager says, 'In that case, please poke one of my eyes out.' "
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 21, 2019 17:32:07 GMT -5
Red Notice
You know how, at traffic stops and street corners at some of the developing countries, little kids would come up to you to try to sell you their wares? Usually, they're little trinkets or bootleg copies of music CDs or DVDs. In Russia in the 1990s, little kids came up to you to sell CD-ROMS containing:
mobile phone directories tax return records traffic violations pension fund info Moscow registration chamber database of all registered companies
Depending on which one you wanted, the cost varied from $5 to $50.
This is what I love about reading nonfiction. By reading about other people's experiences, you learn all sorts of bizarre shiite.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2019 17:36:51 GMT -5
Captain Underpants. Several in the series. Because I have a 6yo son.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 24, 2019 17:39:47 GMT -5
Red Notice
Now on p. 241. Though I'm not as interested in the personal stories and the writing style (very simplistic), I find the author's takes and accounts of Russian corruption and criminality fascinating.
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