Saorsa Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Jayfive5 said: I just finished the Malazan Book of the Fallen series and right now I'm reading Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking and Ready Player One. I'm three books into the Malazan BoF. I'm reading Americanah for a book club, and almost finished with House of Durrow Street. Anyone else use Goodreads to set a year goal? Quote Character | Twitter | IG "The brave men did not kill dragons. The brave men rode them." - GoT Link to comment
cw1558 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Just finished Death's End, the last book in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. Incredible book. If you like your sci-fi heavy on the sci, this is definitely a series to check out. Translated from the original novels by Cixin Liu. The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End 1 Quote This is what is required of you: to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8 You can safely assume you have created God in your own image when it turns out he hates all the same people you do. - Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies Like pirates, sharks, monkeys, and ghosts, ninjas will never not be exciting. - Danny Wallace, Yes Man4.25 Link to comment
Nithou Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just finished Antifragile : things that gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and woaw, it was really mindblowing. Never met a book that challenged that much my opinions about almost everything in fact. I'm currently finishing too You're not so smart by David McRaney which is actually as fun as getting slapped 50 times as it forces you to go through every bias you have... Quite challenging Quote Nithou the Undefined"I want to live happily in a world I don't understand" Nassim Nicholas Taleb Battle log / My Quests / Twitter / Instagram / Pinterest (Recipes board) / GoodReads Link to comment
Nithou Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 On 05/01/2017 at 3:09 PM, Jayfive5 said: I just finished the Malazan Book of the Fallen series and right now I'm reading Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking and Ready Player One. Yaaay for Allen Carr, wishing you good luck on this path ! This book helped me to quit smoking and I didn't touch a cigaret for the last 7 months (something around, I can't even remember the time it has been) Quote Nithou the Undefined"I want to live happily in a world I don't understand" Nassim Nicholas Taleb Battle log / My Quests / Twitter / Instagram / Pinterest (Recipes board) / GoodReads Link to comment
airawear Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Pre-suasion by Robert Cialdini! Quote Link to comment
Hobbitron Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman I recently finished The Sandman graphic novel series and fell in love with Gaimans story telling . 1 Quote Link to comment
Captainfantastic Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 I took a fiction break to read some "self help" books and am actually reading @Steve's book right now Quote That's neat, and so are you Link to comment
CheshireCrab Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey. Listened to his interview on The Art of Manliness' Podcast and picked up his book. Interesting stuff! I don't follow the exercises but I had change some of my work routine to follow more closely to his teachings. So far I am seeing more work getting done in less time. Quote Challenge Logs: Current Challenge | Fitocracy Profile | Photo Journal Crab Stats: Level 27 Ranger | Level 35 Fitocract | Level 100 Awesome Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I just finished reading Malcom Mackay's Glasgow Trilogy (The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter, How a Gunman Says Goodbye, The Sudden Arrival of Violence) and the addendum (The Night The Rich Men Burned). It's a pretty awesome crime drama series. There is a lot of toying with perception and particularly how characters are reading/misreading the situation and how that impacts the actions and motivations throughout. There's also a fair bit of world building and you see characters getting information that is unrelated to them but comes up in separate books (especially TNTRMB). 1 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Just picked up a copy of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This came highly recommended by a friend and colleague, but I put it off for months. After I could not find what I was looking for at the library yesterday, this was on display. I nabbed it without hesitation. The librarian called this "library serendipity," which is a real thing, btw. 1 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 On 2/9/2017 at 0:20 PM, Mike_d85 said: how characters are reading/misreading the situation I love when literature does this, especially in mystery. You're not sure who to trust, who's wrong or who's right (if anyone). This is especially fun when the narrator is unreliable. 1 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Wolfen said: I love when literature does this, especially in mystery. You're not sure who to trust, who's wrong or who's right (if anyone). This is especially fun when the narrator is unreliable. It was awesome in crime drama. I haven't seen anyone use it to build intrigue and establish character like this author did. One character might consider how the other people in a conversation will react three or four different ways, but another might just think about how they need to react to get on top. It really divided characters between simple pawns in a scheme, master chess players, and bad chess players. 2 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
ChirpyBird Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Just finished Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. Not a big YA reader, read it on a recommendation, but I liked it. Now I'm reading Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (I'm loving time travel adventures after getting hooked on Season 1 of Legends of Tomorrow) and listening to Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough on Audible when I drive to and from work. Love this thread btw! 1 Quote "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." My NF Character | Goodreads | Twitter | My Author Site HUMAN DRUID Level: 1 | STR 6 | DEX 3 | STA 3 | CON 5 | WIS 13 | CHA 5 Link to comment
ChirpyBird Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 7 hours ago, Wolfen said: Just picked up a copy of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This came highly recommended by a friend and colleague, but I put it off for months. After I could not find what I was looking for at the library yesterday, this was on display. I nabbed it without hesitation. The librarian called this "library serendipity," which is a real thing, btw. I keep hearing about this. Went to put a hold on it at the library and I'm #137. Woah! 1 Quote "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." My NF Character | Goodreads | Twitter | My Author Site HUMAN DRUID Level: 1 | STR 6 | DEX 3 | STA 3 | CON 5 | WIS 13 | CHA 5 Link to comment
Shalquoir Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 2/15/2017 at 7:23 AM, Wolfen said: Just picked up a copy of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This came highly recommended by a friend and colleague, but I put it off for months. After I could not find what I was looking for at the library yesterday, this was on display. I nabbed it without hesitation. The librarian called this "library serendipity," which is a real thing, btw. This is my book club's March book. I am so excited to start it. I feel like I see that cover everywhere! I hope you enjoy it. I also love the idea of "Library Serendipity". I totally believe it is a real thing. 1 Quote Link to comment
bea_minor3rd Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 I just finished As I Lay Dying by Faulkner. It was my first Faulkner and I really enjoyed it (as much as you can "enjoy" a book about a mother dying and her family's several day journey with her dead body). But man, you have to be prepared for stream-of-consciousness. About to start my book club book One Second After by William Forstchen. I've heard from a couple book club members that it's really good, but I have to say it doesn't look like my style. We'll see. Quote Link to comment
ChirpyBird Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Just finished Just One Damned Thing After Another. It was....Sigh...A great concept and a fun read. Thing is, it's riddled with errors: spelling, grammatical, words in the wrong place in sentences...Made me quite dislike the book, and, continue to dislike the author, as I had the same complaints with her book Poison. Oh well, on to the next book in line! Quote "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." My NF Character | Goodreads | Twitter | My Author Site HUMAN DRUID Level: 1 | STR 6 | DEX 3 | STA 3 | CON 5 | WIS 13 | CHA 5 Link to comment
Kaite the Nomad Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Currently I'm reading a book on animal intelligence called 'Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are' - not a catchy title but it's been interesting so far. Quote 'A path is made by walking on it' Character Profile Strava Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I just finished Thirteen Reasons Why. I need to pick the pieces of my heart back up, so I started listening to the special edition full-cast audiobook of American Gods. Gotta get it read before the show airs. Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
Hobbitron Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Just finished Neil gaimans ocean at the end of the lane . Starting Alan Moores saga of the swamp thing 1 Quote Link to comment
Heidi Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Sci fi and fantasy cage match (Vote Luggage!!) http://www.unboundworlds.com/cage-match-2017/ Quote ♥ & ☮, Heidi Spoiler Gypsy Druid Level 12 Philosopher and level 11 Librarian (built on the Monk class, with a training path in The Way of the Cobalt Soul) Ranger: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 :: Druid: 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |:: 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |:: 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |:: 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |:: 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |:: 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53| 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |:: 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | :: 70 | Paladin: 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | :: 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | Shaman: 82 | 83 | 84 Philosopher-Librarian 85 |:: 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | Heidi Chronicles NF Character Sheet | @theheidifeed| MySlashdotKarmaIsExcellent Walk to Mordor - (spreadsheet) Let's catch up: https://calendly.com/loveandpeace Link to comment
IslandGirl_Becks Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I've been getting through lots of travel with audiobooks. Just finished Middlemarch! Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle Arian, arian, zehetzen da burnia. -Basque proverb Frisian Shieldmaiden level 12 (STR:16) (DEX:16) (STA:23) (CON:22) (WIS:17) (CHA:15) Challenges: 11/12.14 - 1/2.15 - 2/3.15 - 15.4/5 - 15.6/7 - 15.7/9 - 16.1 - 16.3 - 16.4 - 16.5 - 16.10 - 16.11 - 16.12 - 17.1 - 17.2 2017 Goals: Maintain BW BS, 100kg DL - Muscle Up - 1/2 Marathon Condition - Abs Link to comment
drewr1982 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I'm currently re-reading the Alex Rider books - now on Skeleton Key. Getting myself ready for the release of the new book this summer. Even though I'm 34, I totally love teen spy novels...or any spy novel for that matter. Love espionage, assassins, etc. If you ever have a recommendation for a good spy series or something similar, I am always game. :-) Quote Link to comment
cracked_belle Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 a few days ago, I started re-reading the entire Animorphs series, including the extras like The Andelite Chronicles, The Hork-Bajir Chronicles, The Elimnist, etc. I'm currently only on book four of the original series, and I already am remember why I'm such a fangirl. Quote just another cracked southern belle, and a specialist in self-kintsukuroi. Current Challenge Accountability: Health & Happiness Are Hard: Wherein the Cracked_Belle Un-Dies Epic Quest: Adventures in Badassery [under construction] Spoiler There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or why or who you are. You want one and I want one, but there isn't one. It comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. There is no other way. ― Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 On 3/11/2017 at 10:25 AM, Hobbitron said: Just finished Neil gaimans ocean at the end of the lane I loved this book so much. Not Neil's best but still enchanting. Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Enters Spartan Training Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time), WolfDreamer is RespaWinning, WolfDreamer Reboots, WolfDreamer Thinks About the Roman Empire “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
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