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Post by black bush on Jul 23, 2018 16:20:08 GMT -5
Does anybody use Audible? Is it worth it? I was about to sign up but noticed your limited to 1 book a month which seems ridiculous, are there any alternatives?
Does anybody use Audible? Is it worth it? I was about to sign up but noticed your limited to 1 book a month which seems ridiculous, are there any alternatives?
I do 2 books a month for $22.95. It’s definitely worth it for me. You can also buy additional credits if you run out.
Does anybody use Audible? Is it worth it? I was about to sign up but noticed your limited to 1 book a month which seems ridiculous, are there any alternatives?
A lot of times you can rent audiobooks from your local library via OpenDrive. Fo freeeee
Post by Fozzie Bear on Jul 25, 2018 16:22:38 GMT -5
Funny you guys are talking about audiobooks. I'm going to start walking to work soon, and I brainstormed ways to pass the time. The 30 minute walk isn't enough time to listen to a lot of albums or mixes, and podcasts don't really do it for me. Think I'll dive into some audiobooks; I've read Lord of the Rings is better listened an audiobook than read as a book.
Simon & Klara’s stories just gutted me. Daniel’s was alright. Varya’s hit me hard since I’m adopted and yeah... I’m glad I got to that part at home and not at work.
What’d I just finish? I believe it was a short...collection of essays maybe? Pretty sure it was called On the Subject Of Tyranny, but I don’t recall the author. Maybe 120 short pages, but a quick look into how parts of the world have ended up as they have, and ideas on how to stand up to it. A coworker lent it to me, and it easily could be read in a day or two.
Now to finish It. Then a short book of Ian Felice’s (of The Felice Brothers) poetry.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Jul 29, 2019 11:40:49 GMT -5
Fall, or Dodge in Hell | Neal Stephenson
as i'm sure i've shared before i'm a bit of a Stephenson fanatic. all the things people dislike about him (like the long info dumps) i seem to relish for some reason. i love the pace of his writing, the insane detail, the world building, and most of all the characters. i was on vacation last week and saw this in a book store while getting coffee. i haven't read a physical book in ages, always reading on my phone or kindle, so i picked this one up and am really enjoying the whole paper reading thing.
tore through almost half of this tome over the past five days, been a while since i've been this into reading. this is basically a sequel to Reamde, although a knowledge of the events in Reamde is not necessary to enjoy the book. Other than being delighted at seeing certain characters show up from that book, it's a completely different story that just happens to be set in the same world. But Reamde is also awesome and worth reading before Fall (IMO Reamde is Stephenson's most straight ahead and accessible work, but it is still bonkers). and really Reamde was the sister sequel to Cryptonomicon, my personal favorite Stephenson book.
Similar to Seveneves, this book started out as one thing and is rapidly changing with each part to a different thing over and over. I have no idea where he is going. Thematically he is dealing with some standard sci fi themes, but also some not so standard things like the impact of the internet on our perception of the world (fake news, conspiracy theories, etc) and the future America he posits is fascinating.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Sept 20, 2019 14:37:22 GMT -5
The KLF: Chaos, Magic, and the Band Who Burned A Million Pounds
halfway through and it is the most batshit piece of nonfiction i've ever read.
in the late 80s/early 90s The KLF had a huge dance hit with their song "3AM Eternal". In 1994 The KLF scrubbed themselves out of existence, taking all of their records out of print, took their last million pounds and set it on fire. this book is about that, but it's also about the JFK assassination, Alan Moore, Discordianism, the Illuminati, Dr. Who, Robert Anton Wilson, magic, and bunny hallucinations.
the author, John Higgs, recently did an interview on Ezra Klein's podcast and I had to read the book after that.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Dec 27, 2019 10:43:50 GMT -5
Mike Schur was recently on Ezra Klein's podcast and recommended this as an example of great storytelling. I like good storytelling so I picked it up. Finished it night before last.
Obviously it's a spy story. Since the book was published in 1963, and having been inundated with spy movies my whole life, I was worried I would only enjoy it from the perspective of "oh yeah so that's where <plot device x> comes from the in the spy genre". That was not the case. It is a hell of a good story, told with precision and focus. It pulled off what great movies (or shorter novels) do: told a narrow and linear story with thematic repercussions that ripple out to tell us something about human nature.
I think the themes are just a prescient today as they were back then, but the fact that it was written back then makes it all the more stupendous. Recommended to everyone.
Just finished Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of The Black Crowes. As a hardcore fan there wasn’t a whole lot of new information in it to me. Still a pretty fun and quick roll through the band’s history.
Also finished Salvation Lost by my favorite author Peter F. Hamilton! Now I just gotta wait until the final book in this new trilogy comes out!
Post by Fozzie Bear on Jan 8, 2020 13:56:29 GMT -5
Currently reading How Not to Die, a book outlining how a whole, plant-based diet can help you avoid the most common ways to die in the US. The book also provides a list of the daily dozen food, liquid and exercise requirements needed to be healthy. Beyond just the diet recommendations, the book delves into the corruptive practices of big agriculture, big pharma and big hospital. It's perhaps the most enlightening, life-changing book I have ever read. If you're looking to live a long, healthy life, I can't recommend this book enough.
Post by abrakapokus on Mar 20, 2020 23:55:56 GMT -5
Currently reading The Alchemist, I'm about 2/3 finished and just have no motivation to read it anymore, since it's so short I probably finish it.
Also reading, and more interested in,
A couple months ago I finished A Gentleman in Moscow and it was one of my favorite books in recent memory.
I'm always on a self-help book thing so I've been mass consuming Brene Brown's books, I'm currently on Rising Strong I've finished The Power of Vulnerability and Daring Greatly, both I would recommend for anyone, Daring Greatly more so.
Talking to Strangers was interesting but I felt like while he did explain why terrible things can happen, it almost seemed as if he was giving people a pass for being all around shitty folks.
Currently reading The Alchemist, I'm about 2/3 finished and just have no motivation to read it anymore, since it's so short I probably finish it.
Also reading, and more interested in,
A couple months ago I finished A Gentleman in Moscow and it was one of my favorite books in recent memory.
I'm always on a self-help book thing so I've been mass consuming Brene Brown's books, I'm currently on Rising Strong I've finished The Power of Vulnerability and Daring Greatly, both I would recommend for anyone, Daring Greatly more so.
Talking to Strangers was interesting but I felt like while he did explain why terrible things can happen, it almost seemed as if he was giving people a pass for being all around shitty folks.
Daring Greatly is one of my favorite books. I've read a lot of her stuff and after DG most of it starts to sound pretty samey, but her work around shame uncovers some really helpful gems that I've found quite applicable to everyday situations.
I've been in a bit of a reading slump lately. My goal each year is 2/month but last year I only read ten total. =[ I've started Toni Morrison's Beloved but I'm 15% in and it's not really grabbing me. Not sure if I'm gonna power through or move onto something else. I feel like my attention span is so shot nowadays.
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