SeekingCassandra Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Just finished The Cossacks: The History and Legacy of the Legendary Slavic Warriors by Dr. Jesse Harasta and Charles River Editors. Getting started on Leo Tolstoy's The Cossacks. Yeah, can you sense a theme? When I find a new historical period to obsess over, I tend to read nothing else but about it for a while . . . 1 Quote Blog: https://seekingcassandra.blogspot.com/ Current Challenge: SeekingCassandra is planning a comeback Previous Challenge: "One day, they may write about me as a traitor, a madwoman, a fool. And they may be right." Link to comment
james452 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Just started with the A Song of Ice and Fire series and yes, I love it. I think that having watched 7 seasons of the show, that reading it now is great as it's basically a catch up of the last 7 years (with storylines that diverge and completely different to the TV show so I get extra stories). My biggest surprise is how engaging the writing is. Despite knowing everything that is going to happen, I keep finding myself wanting to read more. I feel like this is the first book I've read where each chapter is from the viewpoint of a different character and it is such an interesting writing style. 60% of the way through Book 1 and will be heading straight into book 2 after that. Concurrently reading Marvel Comics through their Marvel Unlimited app. Reading from 2015 to the current comics available. Quote Link to comment
PixiePrincessPea Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 I am listening to The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher and reading Vampire's Kiss by Ella Summers, and Different by Sally and Nathan Clarkson. Quote Link to comment
Zahirah Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Currently reading: The Amazons by Adrienne Mayor Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity by David Allen Come October, I am looking forward to the releases of The Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard, and Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. Quote Becoming an Amazon Link to comment
Ratynda Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I usually keep two books going at any one time: one audiobook and one physical. I actually just recently finished Level Up Your Life by Steve Kamb and am looking for another physical book to read (Thinking a fantasy novel if there are any suggestions!) and I'm starting The 4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss tomorrow on my commute to work. Quote Link to comment
Echoceanic Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I just finished a Ludlam thriller - I read a lot of them because I like the low detail high action type of writing and now going to read my first Neal Gaiman book - not a lot of fiction books here where I am, but I have a stash I got while on a trip. I don't do audio books. I like reading either on my phone on a physical copy. I haven't found non-fiction book I actually like though. 1 Quote "... However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light." - Stanley Kubrick "Difficult for myself? Agent... I was born difficult for myself." - Clint Barton Challenges: #1 #2 (mini) #3 (mini) #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 My Fitness Pal - inactive Link to comment
Lougher Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I am reading daily newspaper while taking my coffee. Quote Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Finally finished Ferenbach's Lone Star and Celia Sandys' Churchill: Wanted Dead or Alive. Now I'm reading A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression by Ziegleman and Coe. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted December 17, 2017 Report Share Posted December 17, 2017 Finished A Square Meal by Ziegleman & Coe, and The Meaning of Everything: The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary and Krakatoa: The Day The World Exploded, both by Simon Winchester. (If you've never read anything by Winchester, the best I can say is that the man is like a wiki-walk in literary form.) Currently reading The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
Hypotheticalfox Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Just started rereading A Wrinkle in Time after seeing the movie’s trailer on Star Wars. I only vaguely remembered what actually happens in it, and I can see why my 12 year old self liked it 18ish years ago.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment
RubiksCat Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Currently reading The Essentials of Strength Training & Conditioning by the NSCA. I've got about 3-4 chapters left but I'm in the process of skimming over all of the other chapters and taking detailed notes. Quote Link to comment
Gemma Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 I'm almost finished with Crazy is My Superpower by A. J. Mendez Brooks. I absolutely am loving this book. I have no idea how that happened, since I am not particularly a pro-wresting fan and I don't generally care much for celebrity memoirs. But this book is awesome - simultaneously hilarious and a raw, honest look at mental illness, poverty, abuse, and what kinds of miracles are possible if we get brave enough to show a middle finger to societal expectations. Five stars, and I recommend it to everyone. I listened to the audiobook, borrowed from the library, and I am already planning to buy the physical book to keep in my personal collection. Quote “Then something Tookish woke up inside of him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick." -J. R. R. Tolkien 2022 Challenges: Push, Core, Simple, Pooh, Timebox, NaNoWriMo 2023 Challenges: 20SOC, Travel, Battery, Song n'Dance Link to comment
ExpectJade Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Not really reading but more listening. At this point i am listening to the worm audiobook project. Supercool para human stuff 1 Quote Lvl 1: Adventurer with monk ambitions Current weight: 123,3 KG. Target weight: 85KG Link to comment
Nomad Jay Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Currently reading Shelby Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative (Vol 1) and Toby Lester's The Fourth Part of the World. Quote "If you would improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus "You just gotta listen to your body, unless it's saying anything about stopping, pain, your joints, or needing water." Level 20 Pilgrim (Adventurer 7, Assassin 3, Druid 2, Monk 10, Ranger 5, Rebel 9, Scout 10, Warrior 4) Link to comment
elmerh Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just finished 'Coriolanus' by Shakespear. Quote Link to comment
Norgaard Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 almost done with "The book of joy" with Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, next im line is "Light on yoga" by B.K.S Iyengar Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
Hypotheticalfox Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by the author of the kite runner. This one is so much more palatable.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment
The Battle Chef Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 I am trying to work through Stephen King's IT, but I am finding it more of a grind than I anticipated. 2 Quote The Battle Chef's Log Link to comment
Mrs.Nomar Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 On 2/21/2018 at 4:45 PM, Azukmul gro-Dragnar said: I am trying to work through Stephen King's IT, but I am finding it more of a grind than I anticipated. He gets paid per page, so yeah, he'll spend about 4 pages describing a door. It picks up bout half way through Quote Mrs. Nomar, level 1 Dwarf. Assassin (with monkish tendencies)STR 2|DEX 0|STA 1|CON 2|WIS 3|CHA 2 Link to comment
elmerh Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 "Misery" by Stephen King. Quote Link to comment
kittykitty93 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Right now I'm starting the Kekkaishi manga series, Animal Liberation by Peter Singer just to see why there are so many who believe in it and The Lost Manual for WordPress which has been kinda helpful in creating a website for someone.Sent from my Z815 using Tapatalk Quote Live this life and enjoy it. Link to comment
kittykitty93 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Lets see:The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (reading currently)The Silmarillian by J.R.R. Tolkien (didn't get too far with this one yet) I just purchased A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. As soon as I'm done with Son of Neptune I'm heading back to the Westlands and Two Rivers!!!I love Brandon Sanderson, have you gotten into Mistborn?Sent from my Z815 using Tapatalk Quote Live this life and enjoy it. Link to comment
kittykitty93 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Speaking of Teddy Roosevelt, the quote in your sig is FANTASTIC! [emoji4] I've got several things going right now:The Primal Blueprint (Mark Sisson)Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (Sean Howe)The American Way of Eating (Tracie McMillan)And I guess I'll re-read American Gods for the Book Club book. [emoji4]Have you looked at "Primal Kitchen Cookbook"? His intro is pretty compelling but I'm having a difficult time believing one way or another about our dietary evolution. Either way he's got some pretty good recipes in there.Sent from my Z815 using Tapatalk Quote Live this life and enjoy it. Link to comment
ladyofthebog Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 On 3/6/2018 at 3:23 PM, kittykitty93 said: I love Brandon Sanderson, have you gotten into Mistborn? Sent from my Z815 using Tapatalk I just went on here to see if anyone is doing a mistborn challenge as I am racing through the first book. Ahhhh!!!!! I am so glad that I have found this series. I think I am going to stay up tonight to finish it! Sleep be darned! Quote Daily Battle Log, Sweat like an Orc, Live like a Hobbit, and Look like an Elf “As the Wheel of Time turns, places wear many names. Men wear many names, many faces. Different faces, but always the same man. Yet no one knows the Great Pattern the Wheel weaves, or even the Pattern of an Age. We can only watch, and study, and hope.” Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World Link to comment
Oh Beep Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Currently: Thrown by Timothy Zahn American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster I'm on a bit of a Star Wars kick. I could never keep up with the pre-Disney novels (still pick the odd one up now and again) so making an effort with the new range. Quote Link to comment
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