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Post by SupeЯfuЯЯyanimal on Nov 19, 2020 9:50:20 GMT -5
This is well-researched and fantastic, although very depressing. Highly recommend it.
The hidden story of the wanton slaughter — in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world — backed by the United States.
In 1965, the U.S. government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. This was one of the most important turning points of the twentieth century, eliminating the largest communist party outside China and the Soviet Union and inspiring copycat terror programs in faraway countries like Brazil and Chile. But these events remain widely overlooked, precisely because the CIA’s secret interventions were so successful.
In this bold and comprehensive new history, Vincent Bevins builds on his incisive reporting for the Washington Post, using recently declassified documents, archival research and eye-witness testimony collected across twelve countries to reveal a shocking legacy that spans the globe. For decades, it’s been believed that parts of the developing world passed peacefully into the U.S.-led capitalist system. The Jakarta Method demonstrates that the brutal extermination of unarmed leftists was a fundamental part of Washington’s final triumph in the Cold War.
Post by heyyitskait on Dec 14, 2020 11:27:56 GMT -5
I’m halfway through book 2 of The Stormlight Archives. I was not allowed to get the 4th book on release day because my boyfriend bought it for my birthday (which is on Friday). I might skip to it but I think I’m leaning towards reading book 3 again. Realizing I forgot a lot of what’s happened.
I did just finish Lift’s interlude chapter and remembered how much I love her and Wyndle.
I’m halfway through book 2 of The Stormlight Archives. I was not allowed to get the 4th book on release day because my boyfriend bought it for my birthday (which is on Friday). I might skip to it but I think I’m leaning towards reading book 3 again. Realizing I forgot a lot of what’s happened.
I did just finish Lift’s interlude chapter and remembered how much I love her and Wyndle.
no spoilers of course but the ending of WoR was incredible. about the last third of the book i just couldn't put it down. excited for you!
i haven't picked up Rhythm of War yet. Since I read WoR and Oathbreaker back to back I thought a short break wasn't a bad idea. I'm about 20% through book one of WoT and enjoying it.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Dec 14, 2020 13:06:32 GMT -5
I started listening to Rhythm of War and realized I’m going to have to go back and redo the first three I do that one because I was having some trouble following the story. I’ve enjoyed all of them, but I have to admit, it’s a little daunting to think about listening to all of it again. Each book is about two days long, so doing all four will probably take me several months.
I started listening to Rhythm of War and realized I’m going to have to go back and redo the first three I do that one because I was having some trouble following the story. I’ve enjoyed all of them, but I have to admit, it’s a little daunting to think about listening to all of it again. Each book is about two days long, so doing all four will probably take me several months.
We've talked about it before, and I do want to read more Sanderson, but I've found my reading habits in a funk of late. Trying to focus on shorter novels and history books for the moment.
But I have bought a couple Sanderson books.
heyyitskait Sanderson did do a good job finishing Wheel of Time. Made it almost worth the slog of books 5-10. Memory of Light really was excellent and had some of the most engrossing battles I've ever read.
I started listening to Rhythm of War and realized I’m going to have to go back and redo the first three I do that one because I was having some trouble following the story. I’ve enjoyed all of them, but I have to admit, it’s a little daunting to think about listening to all of it again. Each book is about two days long, so doing all four will probably take me several months.
booktuber daniel greene has you covered with excellent summaries, if you want to save hundreds of hours.
captured by words also has a Way of Kings summary:
I started listening to Rhythm of War and realized I’m going to have to go back and redo the first three I do that one because I was having some trouble following the story. I’ve enjoyed all of them, but I have to admit, it’s a little daunting to think about listening to all of it again. Each book is about two days long, so doing all four will probably take me several months.
booktuber daniel greene has you covered with excellent summaries, if you want to save hundreds of hours.
captured by words also has a Way of Kings summary:
Thanks! It occurred to me once to look for a recap and then I just didn’t even try. 😝 That seems much less daunting than listening to the full books again.
my job gifted me a kindle for being there for 100 years, and i planned to just return it as i generally prefer physical books. then the libraries closed down, and i've since gotten a ton of use out of the kindle. it's been nice to realize how much more i've been reading recently. now that it's a habit, i want to set a goal for myself next year, maybe 50 books. there are still about 10 on my wait list, but i'll always take recommendations. this is everything i've read since june according to my library history.
my job gifted me a kindle for being there for 100 years, and i planned to just return it as i generally prefer physical books. then the libraries closed down, and i've since gotten a ton of use out of the kindle. it's been nice to realize how much more i've been reading recently. now that it's a habit, i want to set a goal for myself next year, maybe 50 books. there are still about 10 on my wait list, but i'll always take recommendations. this is everything i've read since june according to my library history.
Lots of African American novels... Not sure if you like sci-fi but check out Octavia Butler and N. K. Jemisin if you haven't.
More of an obvious choice but I highly recommend The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Still one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. So good I've revisited it multiple times.
my job gifted me a kindle for being there for 100 years, and i planned to just return it as i generally prefer physical books. then the libraries closed down, and i've since gotten a ton of use out of the kindle. it's been nice to realize how much more i've been reading recently. now that it's a habit, i want to set a goal for myself next year, maybe 50 books. there are still about 10 on my wait list, but i'll always take recommendations. this is everything i've read since june according to my library history.
Lots of African American novels... Not sure if you like sci-fi but check out Octavia Butler and N. K. Jemisin if you haven't.
More of an obvious choice but I highly recommend The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Still one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. So good I've revisited it multiple times.
malcolm x has been on my wait list for a while, it should be my turn soon. any recommendations for where to start with the other two? i'll add one of each to my queue to start.
my job gifted me a kindle for being there for 100 years, and i planned to just return it as i generally prefer physical books. then the libraries closed down, and i've since gotten a ton of use out of the kindle. it's been nice to realize how much more i've been reading recently. now that it's a habit, i want to set a goal for myself next year, maybe 50 books. there are still about 10 on my wait list, but i'll always take recommendations. this is everything i've read since june according to my library history.
Lots of African American novels... Not sure if you like sci-fi but check out Octavia Butler and N. K. Jemisin if you haven't.
More of an obvious choice but I highly recommend The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Still one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. So good I've revisited it multiple times.
N.K. Jemisin is fantastic. I only read "The Fifth Season" but wow. good reminder i need to get into the rest of that series.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Dec 16, 2020 17:52:42 GMT -5
RIP John le Carré. i've only read a couple of his books, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, which was incredible, and after that I went backwards to his first novel Call for the Dead, which was very good for a first novel but not great. Started A Murder Of Quality last night and plan to make may way through the other George Smiley novels.
Post by potentpotables on Dec 16, 2020 20:50:11 GMT -5
I finished The Kite Runner yesterday. As I was about 75% done on Monday, I did a search through this thread to see if it was mentioned, and saw Jaz post about it. I thought I had reached the point you mentioned - I had not. I audibly groaned as I realized what was happening. If I hadn't had your heads up, I might have had a heart attack, so thanks from a post a few years old!
I finished The Kite Runner yesterday. As I was about 75% done on Monday, I did a search through this thread to see if it was mentioned, and saw Jaz post about it. I thought I had reached the point you mentioned - I had not. I audibly groaned as I realized what was happening. If I hadn't had your heads up, I might have had a heart attack, so thanks from a post a few years old!
Haha you're welcome! I had no clue what you were talking about and had to read a plot synopsis to remember, and yeah - that was a doozy.
Lots of African American novels... Not sure if you like sci-fi but check out Octavia Butler and N. K. Jemisin if you haven't.
More of an obvious choice but I highly recommend The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Still one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. So good I've revisited it multiple times.
N.K. Jemisin is fantastic. I only read "The Fifth Season" but wow. good reminder i need to get into the rest of that series.
That series is so goddamn good.
Her newest book, The City We Became, is also wildly good and unique. Excited for the rest of the series.
I finished The Kite Runner yesterday. As I was about 75% done on Monday, I did a search through this thread to see if it was mentioned, and saw Jaz post about it. I thought I had reached the point you mentioned - I had not. I audibly groaned as I realized what was happening. If I hadn't had your heads up, I might have had a heart attack, so thanks from a post a few years old!
This was a fine book, but veered a bit far into "depression porn" at the end. I recommend A Thousand Splendid Sons by the same author, which looks at the woman condition in Afghanistan.
I finished The Kite Runner yesterday. As I was about 75% done on Monday, I did a search through this thread to see if it was mentioned, and saw Jaz post about it. I thought I had reached the point you mentioned - I had not. I audibly groaned as I realized what was happening. If I hadn't had your heads up, I might have had a heart attack, so thanks from a post a few years old!
This was a fine book, but veered a bit far into "depression porn" at the end. I recommend A Thousand Splendid Sons by the same author, which looks at the woman condition in Afghanistan.
I did not think it veered that way but would love to hear your thoughts on why it did.
Lots of African American novels... Not sure if you like sci-fi but check out Octavia Butler and N. K. Jemisin if you haven't.
More of an obvious choice but I highly recommend The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Still one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. So good I've revisited it multiple times.
malcolm x has been on my wait list for a while, it should be my turn soon. any recommendations for where to start with the other two? i'll add one of each to my queue to start.
For Butler, I'd start with Kindred or her short story collection Bloodchild. If you like those I'd look into her Parable of the Sower books.
The Fifth Season is book one in Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy. Start there.
Lots of African American novels... Not sure if you like sci-fi but check out Octavia Butler and N. K. Jemisin if you haven't.
More of an obvious choice but I highly recommend The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Still one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. So good I've revisited it multiple times.
N.K. Jemisin is fantastic. I only read "The Fifth Season" but wow. good reminder i need to get into the rest of that series.
She really is. I haven't started her new trilogy nor went back to read her earlier books. I need to. Just so much I need to read.
This was a fine book, but veered a bit far into "depression porn" at the end. I recommend A Thousand Splendid Sons by the same author, which looks at the woman condition in Afghanistan.
I did not think it veered that way but would love to hear your thoughts on why it did.
It's been a while since I read it, but I remember the abuse and implied rape of Sohrab. That's bad enough, but when he's finally safe...he tries to kill himself. Went a bit overboard in the "life really sucks here" message; it seemed like a unnecessarily cruel plot point right at the end.
Post by potentpotables on Dec 23, 2020 12:35:00 GMT -5
I'm about halfway thru A Thousand Splendid Suns at Fozzie Bear recommendation, and I am thoroughly engrossed (if you've read it, it's not exactly enjoyable, but is gripping).
I'm about halfway thru A Thousand Splendid Suns at Fozzie Bear recommendation, and I am thoroughly engrossed (if you've read it, it's not exactly enjoyable, but is gripping).
I'm about halfway thru A Thousand Splendid Suns at Fozzie Bear recommendation, and I am thoroughly engrossed (if you've read it, it's not exactly enjoyable, but is gripping).
Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner was also great.
I posted about that last page - that's what led to me reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. I really flew through The Kite Runner.
every Kal chapter made me emotional. From reuniting with his family to swearing his fourth ideal, I was a mess. The descriptions of the darkness Kal was feeling and just wanting to let it claim him hit hard since I’ve been hanging out in my own depression for a while now. It was cathartic and I needed it.
Fuck Moash.
There wasn’t enough Adolin & Shallan for me. I feel like they were forgotten about. More Renarin. I get that since he’s the blind spot of Odium, he’s also our blind spot, but maybe now that Taravangian is Odium that’s done. Who knows. More Renarin! And Rlain!
Teft & Phendrona
Another update: there was another novella released just before ROW. It’s called Dawnshard and it takes place between Oathbringer & ROW. It features The Lopen & Rysn. It’s a fun, quick read.
Post by thebluebus on Jan 15, 2021 15:52:39 GMT -5
Just finished Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carroll. Really good book about new developments in quantum physics for anyone interested in such things.
I'm a pretty fast reader so it's already a really shocking pace change for me, but I'm also finding this hard to do other things while listening, as opposed to music.
I'm a pretty fast reader so it's already a really shocking pace change for me, but I'm also finding this hard to do other things while listening, as opposed to music.
not sure if you are a podcast listener but when i'm into an audiobook i just listen when i'd otherwise be listening to podcasts. driving, walking, vacuuming, cooking, etc. but i also always have the kindle book too, so at night or on a weekend afternoon i just do regular reading.
