Halfway through dark tower II and idk how in the fuck King thought of this story. pretty sure he had to be on some kinda drug
Stephen was a fan of hallucinogens when he started writing the premise for The Tower, soâŚ
Makes sense. Deciding if i should read feast for crows or tower 3 next
^ decided to read tower 3. Finished it, and now Iâm in the middle of East of Eden by Steinbeck.
Finally finished Les Miserables and it was a worthwhile experience.
The entire book makes you feel like you were in 19th Century France. The book offers lots of emotions and a lot of historical depth you just wonât get from the play.
I recommend this novel to anyone who wants to take on a challenging read. This shit took me over three months to finish, three times as long as Atlas Shrugged which was only about 200-300 pages shorter, and it left me much more fulfilled.
For the time being, Iâm gonna take a couple days off from reading (I read this book nearly every day so yes, even then it STILL took me forever to finish) and just watch some TV. Next book up is George Saunderâs Badlands.
Ayn Rand is poison for the mind. Keep reading Hugo instead.
Reading Stephen King for the first time. Trying to get through It, but I donât think itâs for me.
Rand is fine as long as you donât buy into her philosophy. Her stories are entertaining.
The only book I regretted reading more than Atlas Shrugged was The Fountainhead.
REAMDE is pretty actiony so far and I wasnât really prepared for that. Iâm about half way through this monstrosity and havenât really gotten considerable deep into the MMO game part of the story. As a modern Neal Stephenson work, it feels pretty thriller-like, and not in the good way. I expect a book by Stephenson to be more intellectually sharp and wonky plot-twist light. Coming from having just finished Anathem I am expecting to see tiny little revelations that only hint at big plot-twists. Itâs almost annoying until you finally go back and re-read some of the stuff from the last page and go âwoahâŚâ But in REAMDE, so far the plot twists have been like "and then⌠<big_event> happened!
Not really bad things, just not very like Neal. Cannot wait to finish.
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Saw the movie version ages ago, glad Iâm finally getting around to reading the original comics. Itâs an autobiographical account of the authorâs childhood during the Islamic Revolution and her experiences growing up afterwards.
I took some time off work and took on some of my reading backlog:
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âPropagandaâ by Edward Bernays and Mark Crispin Miller
"Meme Magic: How stupid pictures of badly drawn frogs influenced the 2016 election"by John Gregoire**
I read these back to back, they were both interesting takes on how in the information age propaganda (in both the positive and negative sense) has become MORE powerful because the average person is more susceptible to propaganda not less. This has to do with how the human brain is wired, the lack of critical thinking in education, and is why MEME MAGIC is real. Propaganda actually speaks about how propaganda can be used for good or bad and that the use of the word as a pejorative in our times is wrong. I had not considered the benefits of propaganda or how much of modern social media trending topics is just people echoing talking points instead of doing any real evaluation on the advantages of such talking points in practice. The book speaks about how a handful of propaganda experts are the real movers and shakers of the modern world, because they can influence the minds of the people through subtle persuasion.
I read the Art of War once every couple of years, so after re-reading it I followed it with âThe 5 rings by Myomoto Musashi.â The two books synergize pretty well and build on the same concepts. I like to read books from older times when men still were in touch with their 1st duty as warriors and protectors. There is a great deal of wisdom that has been lost by the current education system, because people are no longer able to adequately judge what are legitimate threats.
Finally, I read âRoad to serfdom by FA Hayekâ and âSocialsim by Von Misses.â Last month I made through the glorious trek of the **âThe Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Vol 1-3.â ** The Gulag was one of the hardest books I have ever had to read, because the subject matter and amount of human suffering contained within the pages of the book are emotionally draining. I had to read it in short spurts and it took me months to finish it because of having to take breaks and reflect on the gravity of Solzhenitsynâs words. I think it is a damn shame that this masterpiece is no longer in print, I hope that it makes a resurgence in the next few years, as it is one of the great works of literature. The former two books are just two Austrian Economists who completely debunk the socialist system and give a detailed analysis on why socialism cannot work with our current system.
Her books are her just mentally masturbating about her philosophy.
oh god the misses cult lives on srk.
Meh, I found the stories riveting but I like verbose works from time to time.
Reading Midnightâs Children now. Near the end. I see Rushdie studied in Marquezâs school of real life fantasy.
Either Midnightâs Children or Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights is next for me to read.
Probably going Midnightâs Children just because the premise sounds fantastic.
Finished the dark tower series and i have to say dark tower 4 is the best book. No other book in the series made me shiver as badly
Itâs been quite some time since Iâve read them, but I remember Drawing of the Three, Wolves of the Calla, and Wizard and Glass standing out the most. Wastelands was really good, too. I still have yet to read Wind Through the Keyhole.
Iâm rereading 'Salemâs Lot right now.
So whatâs a good book series I should look into?
Last thing I read months ago was the Dresden series
If youâre into fantasy I recommend Brandon Sandersonâs Stormlight Archive, starting with Way of Kings. Thereâre two books in the series, with a third one due in November. Itâs the best new fantasy out right now in my opinion.
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