52 books 2020 challenge

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Rules*-
-You must post the name of the book you're reading/ have recently finished.
-You may post quotes from your books here, discuss them with others. You may also review the books if you wish, rate them, etc.
-Participation is NOT mandatory. You may pop in whenever you wish.
-Please keep your contribution clean and respect other members.
-Feel free to post your goals for this challenge, along with the purpose; Why are you participating? What do you want to get out of this?
-Feel free to use this thread as your reading log. Read something throughout the day, write about it here.


Thread Etiquette <======= IMPORTANT
-If you're going to post pictures of books/ anything else, resize it so it doesn't stretch the page. Use www.imgur.com to resize your image before posting.
-Please no soliciting in this thread. This means posting affiliate links to books. If you're a misc author brah you're welcome to drop by but no spamming.


Tools-
-To track books you're reading/ have read, you may want to use:

http://www.goodreads.com/
http://www.librarything.com/
http://www.shelfari.com/


Upon completion of the challenge**
-Improved vocabulary
-Increased knowledge
-Improved analytical and critical thinking skills.



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Frequently Asked Questions:


1. How long is the challenge?
The challenge runs from 1st of January 2019 to 1st of January 2020.
Roughly 52 weeks to finish 52 books with an average of one book per week.

2. What's the purpose of doing this challenge?
General purpose of this challenge is to finish one book/week, and in the process develop the habit of regular reading and increase enjoyment of reading.

My goal/purpose-

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3. What type of books are allowed for this challenge?
-ebooks/regular books
-Textbooks (if read in its entirity)
-Comic books/ graphic novels
-Audiobooks

4. Can I read comic books/ graphic novels for the purpose of this challenge?
Yes, but it's not recommended that readers read comic books in bulk to complete the challenge. The rule of thumb is maybe keeping it to 3-5 comic books/ graphic novels per challenge.

5. Will I have to write a review for the books I've been reading?
It's recommended, not mandatory. This year I will try to write reviews for every single book that I finish.

6. How will reading change my life?
Maybe it won't turn your life around 180 degrees (Misc 360 degrees..moonwalk.gif), but it will give you the insight/knowledge/tools to navigate through your life easier (hopefully).

7. My reading level is laughable, how can I 'level up'?
'Levelling up' occurs from being better than your previous self. In the world of books, you can always read books that are more complicated than the previous ones, books that'll make you stop reading and reach for a dictionary/ponder on points.

8. I don't have the time for reading books, is this challenge right for me?
If you're insanely busy, this challenge might seem like a chore and you're better off not doing it. Forcing it would be counter productive. Reading should be a natural act and not a process of self-flagellation...imo.

9. I don't have money to buy books, is this challange right for me?
Not all of us are born rich, so issue of money is a stark reality. Here's the solution: public libraries where they're free and you can even access some of them online. Websites like the following can also prove to be useful:

Scribd (Scribd.com) (legal source)
[removed previous year's links as midway through the year a mod told us that any links to sites that may contain pirated goodies are not allowed anymore]
Some of these sites might be risky in terms of access and content, so use it at your own discretion

If you're reading classics, they are legally available for free in these places:
www.manybooks.net
www.gutenberg.org/

If you have ereaders- many of their native sites offer free ebooks all the time. Check your ebooks store.

10.I can't concentrate, or sit still and read, is this challenge right for me?
Books might be therapeutic in improving concentration. I'm not aware of any scientific studies but googling might help.


11.Are there any group/groups of people for whom this challenge is not right for?
Some groups of people for whom this challenge might not be optimal / beneficial:
-People who are reading for bragging rights, and who are reading without any comprehension to meet the weekly quota. It's better to read 20 books well than to read 100+ books haphazardly.
-Genuinely busy people.

12.Are their any tricks/ tips of reading 52 books in 52 weeks I should be aware of?
There were several posts in the previous threads regarding speed reading. Search the old thread.
I'm urging all to post useful tips in this thread.

Some suggestions from previous threads:
-Take a book with you wherever you go. Wear ear plugs (headphones more optimal??) in noisy places. (Credit: jreacher)
-Read the right books

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13. Are there any groups/people I can talk about books, and reading in general?
-Well, this thread comes to mind.
There is a goodreads Misc reading crew that's hardly active-
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68524-misc-brahs

MISC Reading Suggestions
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/105270.MISC_Reading_Suggestions

Librarything might have an online community but I'm unaware.


10 benefits of reading (http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-reading-why-you-should-read-everyday.html)

Why Reading Matters
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(all other parts are on youtube)


How to read 100 books

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How reading makes your smarter

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Reading habits of highly successful people

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Reading habits around the world

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[Ghost1]

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[~RustyGunZ~]

I’m in this year. Going to finally read that Jordan Peterson book everyone is going nuts over first. Steer me towards some others too my man. I like dystopian and post apoc stuff with political overtones and stuff that delves into social psychology

[Ghost1]

I wouldn't start with his 12 rules book personally, but if its because you just want to see what the fuss is about I guess give it a spin. Its probably my least favorite work from him though its still good. Maps of meaning was a lot more rich.

I don't love post apoc and dystopian narratives much but I will say that Homo Deux book by Yuval Harari is a non fiction book that considers where we are headed in the age of computer technology and I loved it. youd prolly dig that a lot.

I read less social psychology work last year Id have to dig up 2017 list to get you some of those books but the social animal by ron aronson I think it was is one of my favorites

Mcdonaldization of society was another one of my favorites if youre into sociology

[~RustyGunZ~]

I wouldn't start with his 12 rules book personally, but if its because you just want to see what the fuss is about I guess give it a spin. Its probably my least favorite work from him though its still good. Maps of meaning was a lot more rich.

I don't love post apoc and dystopian narratives much but I will say that Homo Deux book by Yuval Harari is a non fiction book that considers where we are headed in the age of computer technology and I loved it. youd prolly dig that a lot.

I read less social psychology work last year Id have to dig up 2017 list to get you some of those books but the social animal by ron aronson I think it was is one of my favorites

Mcdonaldization of society was another one of my favorites if youre into sociology

Word I’ll start with those, I’ll peep the book you mentioned before the 12 rules to get a good baseline for him

[Orc]

My mannn, stickied

So far:

1) Jordan Peterson - 12 rules for life (5/5)
2) The Dubliners - James Joyce (currently reading)

[Diode]

I really like the idea of this.

[Ghost1]

I really like the idea of this.

this will be my third year and honestly any praise I could give this wouldn't do it justice to how much my life has improved since.

[Ghost1]

My mannn, stickied

So far:

1) Jordan Peterson - 12 rules for life (5/5)
2) The Dubliners - James Joyce (currently reading)

YO finishing up this English literature class I took for the winter semester and one of the reading assignments was Araby by Joyce which I understand is one of the chapters in Dubliners and we had to analyze the symbolism in the narrative. pretty cool class especially if you like to read. Ill never read a book or watch a movie the same again in my life honestly.

but yea Joyce is dope...I hope Ireland isn't still as depressing as it was in his day for your sake LOL

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1. Permanently Suspended - Anthony Cumia (2/5)
2. Fire and Blood - George RR Martin (currently slogging through)

Had a 50 dollar gift card to barnes and noble and didnt know what to get. Got the Cumia book to support cuz hes a top tier radio turned podcast guy. Book blows. Its a guinea tin knocker autobiography about how he was a piece of trash from long island who caught a break and was funny on radio and went on to earn millions with opie and anthony. All the good stories he already told on radio and podcasts tho with funnier people interjecting etc. So it sucked.

The george martin book is a boring history of westeros about the targaryan kings before anyone in the game of thrones books aka all that anyone cares about anyways

But i already have the other big illustrated companion book about the world of ice and fire so i figured id grab that too

[Diode]

this will be my third year and honestly any praise I could give this wouldn't do it justice to how much my life has improved since.

yeah shortly after this post my kid got sent home with yet another fever so i mean you know how it is

[Orc]

YO finishing up this English literature class I took for the winter semester and one of the reading assignments was Araby by Joyce which I understand is one of the chapters in Dubliners and we had to analyze the symbolism in the narrative. pretty cool class especially if you like to read. Ill never read a book or watch a movie the same again in my life honestly.

but yea Joyce is dope...I hope Ireland isn't still as depressing as it was in his day for your sake LOL

That’s dope man, sounds interesting. I’d love to do something like that. Or creative writing part time even.

I’ve never read a lot of the “classics” and I’m from Dublin so I said fuck it let’s get depressed. I’m going to read Ulysses next. There’s something really gratifying about reading about Dublin man. It’s been through a lot as a city, there’s still bulletholes in a lot of famous landmarks from the Rebellion. It’s not as bad now haha.

One I would recommend for your list which is centered around Dublin is “The Hearts Invisible Furies” - John Boyne. Same guy who wrote The Boy in the striped pajamas. I didn’t even know he was Irish until I started reading it. Really wonderfully written, very witty, typical Irish dark humour. I’d give it 5/5 for sure.

Here’s a goodreads link:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33253215

[Ghost1]

word ill definitely peep sometime this year. The first year I did this I read a fair amount of classics...theyre classic for a reason but word I like to read more modern stuff these days...now and then ill opt for a classic though

an word that's wild about Dublin...definitely best time to indulge in depressing work is when youre happiest lol

[Ghost1]

yeah shortly after this post my kid got sent home with yet another fever so i mean you know how it is

for sure I do. ull find the time though if u want to

[Ghost1]

1. Permanently Suspended - Anthony Cumia (2/5)
2. Fire and Blood - George RR Martin (currently slogging through)

Had a 50 dollar gift card to barnes and noble and didnt know what to get. Got the Cumia book to support cuz hes a top tier radio turned podcast guy. Book blows. Its a guinea tin knocker autobiography about how he was a piece of trash from long island who caught a break and was funny on radio and went on to earn millions with opie and anthony. All the good stories he already told on radio and podcasts tho with funnier people interjecting etc. So it sucked.

The george martin book is a boring history of westeros about the targaryan kings before anyone in the game of thrones books aka all that anyone cares about anyways

But i already have the other big illustrated companion book about the world of ice and fire so i figured id grab that too

word these sound shitty thanks lmao

[Amen]

yeah shortly after this post my kid got sent home with yet another fever so i mean you know how it is

Audio Books.

No one reads anymore, they listen.

Could be done whenever and 100% more convenient. I mostly listen on my rides to and from work.

[Inno]

I don’t think I can do a book a week as I don’t have the time to sit every day and read but I’ll give it a try, got 25 books to read in my goodreads challenge so if I get to that, atleast I’d of made some progress. I think I read 15-18 books last year. And that’s me slacking off so I know I could do better.


1. Christopher Paolini- Brisingr (#3 Inheritance Cycle) -40% done

[veritas]

I am thinking about reading less books but reading each two or three times.


But for now:

1. Robert Greene - Laws of Human Nature
Reading Ray Dalio - Principles
Albert Camus - the plague

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)

[BodySnatcher]

Listening to The Magicians by Lev Grossman Book 1. Maybe halfway through, it's kind of slow and somewhat different than the show.
Finished the year reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Which was fucking excellent and addictive. Dunno why it took me so long to read.

[Orc]

1. 12 rules for life - Jordan Peterson (5/5)
2. The Dubliners - James Joyce (3.5/5)
3. The Money Culture - Michael Lewis

[Objective]

I never read/have the patience for it so I'm going to do this super fucking light. Gonna try to go for 12 books/1 book or comic a month. If I do 12 books it'll be more books than I've finished after I turned 18. Dope thread, will update later on if I actually hold on to my goals and keep it going.

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1. Permanently Suspended - Anthony Cumia (2/5)
2. Fire and Blood - George RR Martin (3/5)

fire and blood was cool as i got into it. not sure how much foreshadowing or anything is involved but its cool for what it was. a dry history of the targaryen kings of westeros. also i got through it quick cuz i skimmed a bunch cuz it was ZZZZ worthy but word

[Eŋg]

i'm 3 weeks late but i'll catch up. i've been meaning to do this.

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)



im sure pilgrims progress was fire 3 hundred years ago but that shit was way too blunt and obv in its allusions and allegory. good message but again no new insights and clumsy in deleviry based on more modern literature of its genre

maps of meaning may be one of the best books ive ever read.

[veritas]

1. Laws of human nature. By Robert Greene. Read it twice.
2. Dragon ball super full series
3. The wire full series
4. John Danaher enter the system back attacks

[PancakeBrah]

Read the first half of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. I can't imagine it not being good. I give 12 stars out of 14.5 stars. Will never finish it.

[Maximus]

hmm, lovely thread.. i've been learning java programming for some time now and textbooks relating to that area is what i mostly focus on these days (the practice exercises mostly) but i do have some audiobooks i listen to every now and then
-Art of thinking clearly (Ralph Dobeli)
-Outwitting the devil (Napoleon Hill)

[Sharp]

2. The Dubliners - James Joyce (3.5/5)


I take issue with this rating

Read the first half of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. I can't imagine it not being good. I give 12 stars out of 14.5 stars. Will never finish it.

Great read

Stopped halfway thru the last chapter

[Orc]

I take issue with this rating



Great read

Stopped halfway thru the last chapter

You wanted more? I can see why if so. I’m not rating it off of technical ability or prose just personal enjoyment.

I’ll post my updated list later. Currently reading Michael Lewis - The Undoing Project.

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You wanted more? I can see why if so. I’m not rating it off of technical ability or prose just personal enjoyment.

I’ll post my updated list later. Currently reading Michael Lewis - The Undoing Project.

I think it took me a third read to really get it, but once you get past the prose it's got some amazing moments. Definitely not the most fun read, the first two times I read it were for different classes

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)

[Vulgar]

I read the One Piece manga every once in awhile. I bought a history book about Antisemitism by Deborah Lipstadt. I'm also reading one or two pages every week or so of The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty. My book reading life is waning. Thanks 4 motiv@tion.

[Ryno]

Anybody read the 48 laws of power yet? I’m at like law 14 lol But i encourage anybody that doesn’t have it to go cop it. It’s pretty good

[Ghost1]

Meh. I read it a few years ago when I started doing these cause every one sweats it. Machiavelli was a piece of shit and this is just an entirely too long winded version of the prince. 48 laws to being a lying coward. Even apart from disagreeing with the overall message there's way DOPER philosophy books you could spend your time on. The historical references are somewhat entertaining and interesting though.

[veritas]

1. Laws of human nature. By Robert Greene. Read it twice.
2. Dragon ball super full series
3. The wire full series
4. John Danaher enter the system back attacks
5. Principles by Ray Dalio - a lot of common sense, but good. 4/5

[Amen]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)

Awesome read. Phenomenal writer.

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)

The prose was just almost TOO dense. I'm also glad that I read maps of meaning prior to this work because I think he articulates a lot of the ideas from this book with a lot more clarity. As far as Christ being the death of God....obv I disagree lol....but its a fascinating concept.

[veritas]

6. Dark season 1: 5/5

Currently reading the Plague by Camus. Dope so far.

[veritas]

7. The Emerald Tablets of Tothe the Atlantan - so dope. 5/5. Not for everyone

[veritas]

8. The Sopranos 5/5. This may be even better than the Wire. I was very impressed and ok with the ending too. Can't believe I hadn't watched it yet.

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)
9. A Delusion of Satan by Frances Hill (4/5)
10. A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson Baker (4/5)
11. Why Jesus? Rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality by Ravi Zacharias (5/5)

[Orc]

1. 12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson 5/5
2. The Dubliners - James Joyce 3/5
3. The Money Culture - Michael Lewis 4/5
4. The importance of being Ernest - Oscar Wilde 3/5
5. The Great Gatsby - Scott Fitzgerald 3/5
6. Console Wars - Blake Harris 3/5
7. The Blank Slate - Steven Pinker 4.5/5
8. The tattooist of Auschwitz 3.5/5
9. The undoing project - Michael Lewis 5/5
10. Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari 5/5

[Ghost1]

Sapiens was cool.....I liked homo deux better but just because history can be a little painful to sift thru


What's that Pinker book about.... evolutionary psychology? I read his better angels book and it was pretty dope

[Orc]

Yeah to be fair Sapiens was a slog and a half. I only finished it earlier. I’m being generous with that console book rating too that was horribly written, I grabbed it at the library on a whim. It was about Sega vs Nintendo but fuck me the writer was awful.

Yeah bro the Pinker book was about nature vs nurture, I saw it on a must read list so gave it a go. Do you fuck with Michael Lewis?

I notice you’ve been big into the theology/religious books, is that a rabbit hole I need to go down?

[Ghost1]

Yeah I fuck w Lewis heavy....last year I read the big Short and the 5th risk...both were fire

Saw him on your list an figured I should probably peep that one

An rabbit hole is definitely the right description regarding religion and spirituality lmao

I find it to be fascinating .... Idk what your religious views are but even as an atheist or agnostic it would probably be worth researching to confirm you actually believe what you think you believe after reviewing all of the relevant information on the matter

It's essentially the question of the meaning of life..... I can't think of a more interesting subject tbh

[Orc]

Yeah you should 100% check out the undoing project. It’s about two Israeli psychologists, Amos Tyversky (sp?) and the guy that wrote Thinking Fast and slow (Daniel Kahneman), and how they basically invented behavioral economics.

I don’t really have a religious view tbh man. I won’t bore you with any thoughts on it anyway. Everyone thinks their religious views are interesting but it’s boring as fuck haha. I was brought up catholic obv because duh Ireland but nah.

That’s a good way of putting it to be fair, I think as you get older you search for the meaning of life in the betterment of self whether it be physically or through internal self development. But yeah in terms of the religious reading where did you start — where should I start?

[Ghost1]

Thinking fast and slow was fiiiiiiire I'll definitely have to peep

Word I can dig it....lot of catholic raised friends of mine basically despise organized religion as they grew up

Actually cliche as it is I started reading a book on St Patrick lol got inspired on the holiday

But word I mean.... my thoughts on like what do I actually believe in were rooted in the concept of fear. Like.....who or what do I look for when I'm nullified by absolute fear and for me that was God..... obviously there's plenty of God's to choose from..... I like to read apologetic works....where they basically argue their religion is right lol that way I can kind of decide who is making the most sense. I read everything though....I read these athiests.... Dawkins and that other smug prick I can't think of.....I've read most of the major religious texts.... Quran, tsoa te ching(I fucked that up lol) uhh the Hindu one....with Krishna....oh the bahgavita....butchered that too lol.

Honestly since you like Peterson id check out maps of meaning......it's hugely philosophical and discussed the relevance of having some form of religious view of the world

One of the first things I read aside from the Bible was maybe Eckhart tolle the power of now..... More of a new age spirituality book that speaks on eliminating the existence of time through mediation.... basically budhism

I decided a long time ago to become Christian so I focus alot of my reading on Christian history, apologetics and literature but I mean I'd suggest reading all of the religious texts and seeing what makes sense to you and go from there

You have to really be into it tho cuz some of those texts are dry af lol. Sometimes it's more rewarding to read commentaries that explain the texts or give historical context on them so you can understand a bit better the significance of what is being said.

For me like u said I started by wanting to get my physical fitness in shape....from there I started just listening to lifting podcasts and at some point I heard someone say they read everything and since they started reading their life skyrocketed into success.....so I started reading everything

Eventually in my thirst for knowledge of everything I started seeing the recurring theme of religion and ideology in everything I was reading and decided that if I wanted to understand myself and how the world works that was what I needed to be studying.

I study everything tho, history, psychology, sociology, economics, literature, theology, science etc

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sapiens was dope.

bags you gonna read any more ancient shit this year? if you wanna keep with them greek homo's read some thucydides, or if you wanna get in touch with your italian/roman roots maybe some sallust. im bout to read his jugurthine war book, but i read his book on the catiline conspiracy awhile back it was pretty dope

catiline had the blood of the nobility, relatively solid background, his ancestors fought hannibal, but he went into crazy debt trying to be consul (president) but lost out to cicero. so he conspired with other indebted nobles and plebs to basically kill a bunch of senators and people to put himself in power and abolish all debts, from the poor and wealthy alike

it was dope but its also my favorite period of roman history, the republic still in full swing, albeit going downhill, but people trying to keep it going blah blah

but word

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or really just read julius caesars the gallic wars

its obviously a one sided commentary written by caesar himself, but it was basically him documenting himself conquering one of romes most ancient foes. all of france basically, on foot, mass murdering and putting into slavery millions. but not only is the battle shit interesting, but the inter political shit and how he wrote about the enemy and their ongoings

i forget now i'll have to re-read it but there was a passage about a siege where the gauls were starving to death and basically eating eachother and there was some boss fucking quote that i can't remember. fuck. lemme hit the google machine up yo

[Ghost1]

sapiens was dope.

bags you gonna read any more ancient shit this year? if you wanna keep with them greek homo's read some thucydides, or if you wanna get in touch with your italian/roman roots maybe some sallust. im bout to read his jugurthine war book, but i read his book on the catiline conspiracy awhile back it was pretty dope

catiline had the blood of the nobility, relatively solid background, his ancestors fought hannibal, but he went into crazy debt trying to be consul (president) but lost out to cicero. so he conspired with other indebted nobles and plebs to basically kill a bunch of senators and people to put himself in power and abolish all debts, from the poor and wealthy alike

it was dope but its also my favorite period of roman history, the republic still in full swing, albeit going downhill, but people trying to keep it going blah blah

but word

Honestly I know I need to study Rome and I've been kind of dreading it because it's so massive in scope

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Honestly I know I need to study Rome and I've been kind of dreading it because it's so massive in scope

i completely understand. i've spent way too much time learning about it and still feel like i know next to nothing about a vast swathe of it, because i only focused from like the punic wars to the end of the republic. then briefly touched on empire times but they were already wack by then.

you do audio books right?

it'd probably be easier to do some type of overview deal first, but a good one, so then you have more context on timelines and events, that if you want to learn more you could then get into the boring but much more detailed sources where those overview type things get there facts from

i'd honestly recommend dan carlin. let me find the actual names of them but he does a great job on the eras i find the most interesting

Punic Nightmares

^ thats a three part series on the punic wars. basically where rome became the dominant force of the mediterranean by defeating carthage. i'd check that out first. i could probably find you links if you want to mp3's since its old and he charges a couple bucks for old episodes.

Death Throes of the Republic

^thats a six part series, but its pretty massive, if i remember right, part 6 is like 6 hours itself, and he still had to struggle to wrap it up. but thats probably his masterpiece. cucks like rogan think his mongols series is his best work, but this is. honestly i'm biased because this is hands down my favorite period in history, caesar and all them. but if i remember right he builds the entire ground work, and its all entertaining. but yea.

you should definitely check those out man. i'll get links.

but word the punic wars i'd check first only for timeline continuity, since they happened a couple hundred years before or some shit. there was a few times they clashed til it was settled, but that shows some of the evolution of their governmental system and how they became big dogs on the scene and not just a regional power, and then death throes shows more of the political workings as well as the dominance they put on the world

fucking rome was the shit

[Ghost1]

Word bless me w the links

Was def thinking a brief over view that covers everything from rise and fall should be first then I could zoom in on whatever periods I feel I want to analyze most

[Ghost1]

An I read physical books too but with having full-time classes rn I've been having less time for physical reading

[uh-oh]

here is a zip of the podcasts i mentioned. they're basically books lol. this doesn't cover ALL of rome though. again it started as a kingdom (short period), turned into a republic, much like americas government, senate/elected officials etc. which lasted for centuries, then finally the empire most people are familiar with. roman emperors. excess. faggotry.

but word these are all placed in the republic. the death throes of the republic focuses on the waning years of the republic though, and how it eventually became an empire with emperors. which is the fall i enjoy. most stuff you will find is on the fall of the empire hundreds of years later than that.

but basically all the expansion and dope shit occurred during the republic, the empire was mainly them being cucks, just holding what better men conquered by paying off barbarians until they finally said fuck it lets just take it all. but even then, the fall of rome itself, (the city and western territories) happened like 1000 years before the eastern empire fell. but modern people view the eastern empire as "byzantines" but they were rome. rome didn't actually fall till fucking CANNONS came into play.

but word, it was like 750 bc when the city of rome was founded. 400? something AD when rome the city itself fell, and i think it was the 1500's AD when eastern rome (constantinople/modern istanbul)fell

sorry for nerding out. but basically these focus around like 300 BC to 100 something BC during the punic wars. then the death throes is the final 100 years BC ish

http://www.mediafire.com/file/fgix1z9hy32r66r/Dan_Carlin_-_Punic_Wars%252C_Death_Throes_of_The_Republic.zip/file

[Ghost1]

Good LOOK.

I WILL listen to those these year. Probably will procrastinate like crazy tho.

Currently wrestling with Humes treatise of human nature. Fucking guy. There's no need for him to write this shit so densely lol smh.

Shits fire tho. I'm worried I may have just entered another deep deep rabbit hole with philosophy....but I suppose it was the only logical progression based on my focus over the past couple years

[veritas]

9. True Detective s3- 4/5. Not as good as season one but better than season 2. Beleiveable and realistic. Would watch again.

[veritas]

10. Future memory by p.h. Atwater 5/5 - this book came out in 1993....it talks about remembering the future. It gets a little new agey...but dope af and very synchronicity.

[veritas]

11. The biology of belief 10th Ed. -Bruce Lipton 5/5. - must read for understanding the actual science behind mind over matter. Also why the healthy get healthier and the sick get sicker.

I synthesized this formula for my psychological practice to help:

“Decreased stress +increased learned = less depression

[Geno]

I should really start reading more. I dont know where to begin though. Ive always been a dean koontz and stephen king fan. I just dont feel like id be getting much out of these types of books. I mean they were great for passing the time while locked up. Koontz was a god to me then. Its been a long time though and if i wantes to read something good and educational that has a great stoey.. Well idk were to begin..im not into crime novels and shit. So where most people i know love patteraon books i just never really enjoyed the content. Idk. Plus they seem like such simple.reads. whatever. Idk yall. Just stopping by to say that i know i ahould start reading more and dont know where to begin. Id want to enjoy the time spwnt reading so it would have to be the right material. I have very short attention spans for shit that doesnt interest me. Thanks

[Ghost1]

standby geno I gotchu later this afternoon

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)
9. A Delusion of Satan by Frances Hill (4/5)
10. A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson Baker (4/5)
11. Why Jesus? Rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality by Ravi Zacharias (5/5)
12. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (4/5)
13. The Social Construction of Reality (4/5)
14. The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism (4/5)

reading some philosophy and political philosophy currently....digging it. half way through Rousseau's social contract and its pretty fire.

[Vulgar]

I just finished a new book by two authors: Stephen Co***, a Vietnam War vet and Barrett Ti***, a military aviation historian, about a bridge in North Vietnam called the Thanh Hoa (Dragon's Jaw). It hasn't been out yet but I read it in preparation for an interview with them for a history site. I'm blurring their names so I don't get in trouble with anyone lol. I thought it was good, they did original interviews with a bunch of different pilots and took the reader through a play-by-play of every nosedive, bomb drop, antiaircraft fire, ejection, and even the pilot's thoughts as it was happening. I don't read this type of stuff often. It was educational about the Vietnam War. An easy read overall, even though a good 30% or more of the book was talking about technical aspects of bombs, naval flying, planes, and other logistics. It was well researched.

I'm almost done with The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty. She was clearly a very talented writer (the book won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction), there's a lot of texture and meaning on every page; written with care. It's about a bit of a bland subject -- a tragic loss, some fallout afterwards, family visits and emotions. I'm not sure where the end is headed so I guess that's a positive thing, it could be an unexpected twist to bring it together.

[Geno]

standby geno I gotchu later this afternoon

My man. Thanks bro

[Split Eight]

I recently read "Tales from the Toolbox", which is a compilation of stories from old Grand Prix mechanics about the early days of road racing. Shit was kinda wild, because in Europe it was way more practical to haul everything by truck. So you have legit 1930s salvage title trucks that were meant to be people haulers done up to hold several cars, hundreds of spare parts, tools etc


however, it wasn't that good. Would've been way better as an audiobook or a series of interviews or something

[veritas]

12. The Choice book 1 of the art of rememberance trilogy by Paul Romano. 2/5 low score because there is no book two or three. sheesh.

[Ghost1]

Gone

[veritas]

13/50. The Book of Enoch - must read. It is so deep. Must read.

[Universe]

I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara.

A mesmerizing true crime book about one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer. This book was released a couple months before Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. Unfortunately, Michelle (Patton Oswalt's wife at the time) died while writing the book and never saw him get caught. HBO has the rights to this story and are making a documentary about it. Probably the 'In Cold Blood' of this generation. Amazing. And going into it now knowing who the killer is adds a whole new dimension to everything... and let's you appreciate just how close Michelle was to identifying this guy before she died in 2016.

Highly recommended to true crime fans out there.

[Plot]

Innovator Diode
unsticky this stupid thread.
Its a rapsite not a bookclub

[Ghost1]

Innovator Diode
unsticky this stupid thread.
Its a rapsite not a bookclub

But ur garbage as fuck at writing "raps" and ur a real world piece of shit with a drinking problem. Unstick a bullet into ur head.

[Barcotic]

plot is pretty dece actually, dope at times
why erybody gotta be 5% off feelings alone ill never kno
keepr 100

[Ghost1]

Right but u lost touch with reality like a decade ago when u were wearing fedoras and white ts ...now u writing wordplays about fetus lakes and curry recipes with minimal ingredients... So why in the wild fuck of imagination u would venture to speak as an authority on anything let alone keeping it "100" is way the fuck beyond me u delusional fuckin retard

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)
9. A Delusion of Satan by Frances Hill (4/5)
10. A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson Baker (4/5)
11. Why Jesus? Rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality by Ravi Zacharias (5/5)
12. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (4/5)
13. The Social Construction of Reality (4/5)
14. The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism (4/5)
15. The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence 11E by Kathleen Berger (5/5)
16. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi (4/5)
17. Philosophy of Fine Art by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (5/5)
18. Paradise Lost by John Milton (5/5)
19. The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (4/5)
20. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
21. Deadly Spin by Wendell Potter (4/5)

[veritas]

14/50. Grappler Baki. 5:5. So dope. Worth it.

[Chyeahhh!!!]

The Ultimate Evil

Programmed To Kill

[veritas]

15/50 The compendium to the Emerald Tablet 3/5 a few new ideas, nothing preposterously great. Just read the originals.
16/50 Vice Principals 5/5 freaking hillarious. Hate it got cancelled.

[Vulgar]

Life, battles and career of Battling Nelson: Lightweight champion of the world

Very tough guy who used to be in 40+ round boxing matches and fight many, many times a month. Eye-opening about life in a different era in a combat sport. Interesting read.

[Immolate]

1. Women by Bukowski (5/5)

“Why don’t you have Thanksgiving with me? I’ll get the turkey. I’ll have 2 or 3 friends over.”
“All right, it sounds good.”
Debra leaned forward and snapped the set off. She looked very happy. Then the light went off. She went to the bathroom and came out with something flimsy wrapped around her. Then she was in bed next to me. We pressed together. My cock rose. Her tongue flicked in and out of my mouth. She had a large tongue and it was warm. I went on down. I spread the hair and worked my tongue. Then I gave her a bit of a nose job. She was responding. I climbed back up, mounted her and stuck it in.
… I worked and I worked. I tried to think of Tessie in her short red skirt. It didn’t help. I had given it all to Tessie. I pumped on and on.
“Sorry, baby, too much to drink. Ah, feel my heart!”
She put her hand on my chest. “It’s really going,” she said.
“Am I still invited for Thanksgiving?”
“Sure, my poor dear, don’t worry, please.”
I kissed her goodnight, then rolled away and tried to sleep.”

Excerpt From: Charles Bukowski. “Women.” Apple Books.

[Plot]

Just finished 'Saga of the Swamp Thing' by Alan 'the GOAT' MOORE..
it was fucking dope. Had John Constatine and a whole host of other cameos.
Just started 'The BOYS' by Garth Ennis, its pretty dope.

Meanwhile Bags is reading 'the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe' 'Pilgrims Progress' ?? Serious? gtfoh pliable. or a fucking bunch of self-help, religious studies bullshit. Go back to the gym you roid faggot, education isnt for you.

[Ryno]

Finished 48 Laws
Currently reading “Knowledge of Self...A collection of wisdom on the science of everything in life”

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)
9. A Delusion of Satan by Frances Hill (4/5)
10. A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson Baker (4/5)
11. Why Jesus? Rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality by Ravi Zacharias (5/5)
12. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (4/5)
13. The Social Construction of Reality (4/5)
14. The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism (4/5)
15. The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence 11E by Kathleen Berger (5/5)
16. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi (4/5)
17. Philosophy of Fine Art by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (5/5)
18. Paradise Lost by John Milton (5/5)
19. The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (4/5)
20. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
21. Deadly Spin by Wendell Potter (4/5)
22. On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers (5/5)
23. Beartown by Frederik Backman (5/5)
24. Us Against You by Frederik Backman (4/5)
25. The 5 Love Languages of Children (4/5)
26. The Modern Political Tradition from Hobbes to Habermas (Great Courses) (5/5)

halfway thru a handful of books also....including Louie Simmons book of methods and a couple different biology texts

[Ghost1]

Just finished 'Saga of the Swamp Thing' by Alan 'the GOAT' MOORE..
it was fucking dope. Had John Constatine and a whole host of other cameos.
Just started 'The BOYS' by Garth Ennis, its pretty dope.

Meanwhile Bags is reading 'the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe' 'Pilgrims Progress' ?? Serious? gtfoh pliable. or a fucking bunch of self-help, religious studies bullshit. Go back to the gym you roid faggot, education isnt for you.

im not sure the public education system needs more alcoholics and swamp thing but wtf do I know

[Ghost1]

1. Women by Bukowski (5/5)

vaguely interested in digging through bukowski's work but its a little abstract for my taste.

[Ghost1]

Finished 48 Laws
Currently reading “Knowledge of Self...A collection of wisdom on the science of everything in life”

updates on this when you finish please

[veritas]

17/50. One, none, and a hundred-thousand by Luigi pirandelllo: 4/5 pretty amazing idea.
18/50 All Will Be Revealed by James Murphy 7/5. The best novel I have ever read. Mind altering

[Orc]

Hi fellas

I’m on book 20 now. Will post the full list later. 19 was A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. I picked it up in the airport having read his previous book a while ago. Charming, well written, loved it. Would recommend. 5/5

Book 20 is the essential guide to Taoism by Eva Wong.

[NYCSPITZ]

The book by Alan watts.basically a summation of his philosophy. 2 chapters in its a 4.5/5 but I'm ahead of the curve having listened to all Alan watts chillstep mixes on YouTube multiple times and his other clips. A first timer will find it harder to follow basically the universe peoples the same way an ocean waves

[NYCSPITZ]

Homo deus by yuval Noah harari. So far 5.5/5

[Ghost1]

Yuval harari would literally suck a robots dick

That book was ok ....minus 200 pages

[NYCSPITZ]

Lmao...wtf

[Ryno]

updates on this when you finish please

Good read for me. It in my opinion, is a book of philosophy that burrows a lot of its principles from the Nation of Islam without the believe of God. They are called the Nation of Gods & Earth or 5% ers for short. They have schools and core curriculums that are also available to help further the knowledge of those who are interested.

Interesting highlights:

-The black man is God, the black woman is earth
-The true origins of where white ppl came from (selective breeding)
-Why God doesn’t exist
-Supreme Mathematics & Alphabet (curriculums they teach) gives a deeper meaning into how life is universally tied together

[Ryno]

About to start “ Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki

[big baby]

read article on buzzfede bb geen

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)
9. A Delusion of Satan by Frances Hill (4/5)
10. A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson Baker (4/5)
11. Why Jesus? Rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality by Ravi Zacharias (5/5)
12. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (4/5)
13. The Social Construction of Reality (4/5)
14. The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism (4/5)
15. The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence 11E by Kathleen Berger (5/5)
16. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi (4/5)
17. Philosophy of Fine Art by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (5/5)
18. Paradise Lost by John Milton (5/5)
19. The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (4/5)
20. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
21. Deadly Spin by Wendell Potter (4/5)
22. On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers (5/5)
23. Beartown by Frederik Backman (5/5)
24. Us Against You by Frederik Backman (4/5)
25. The 5 Love Languages of Children (4/5)
26. The Modern Political Tradition from Hobbes to Habermas (Great Courses) (5/5)
27. The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff’s (3/5)
28. Wish by Barbara O'Connor (4/5)
29. Art as Experience by John Dewey (4/5)
30. Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett (5/5)
31. The Economics Book by DK Big Ideas Series (4/5)
32. Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future by Friedrich Nietzsche (4/5)
33. The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith (3/5)
34. Tao Te Ching by Laozi (5/5)

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

book recommendation for you niggas

The Kybalion

also salute whoever mentioned Alan Watts on this page.

[Ghost1]

googled it. right up my alley tbh. will try to peep before year end. good look.

an word to ryno I was already aware of what Knowledge of Self is.....I guess I was curious to some of the particulars surrounding the supreme mathematics and the correlation to the nation of Islam and how much influence the Quran and Muhammad's teachings had on the modern movement....ill peep it eventually

[NYCSPITZ]

book recommendation for you niggas

The Kybalion

also salute whoever mentioned Alan Watts on this page.

Praise me nigga

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

Praise me nigga

did i not say word nigga? lol tf

anyway...

13/50. The Book of Enoch
yes
14/50. Grappler Baki. 5:5. So dope. Worth it.
lol word to Eng though, Grappler Baki is kinda fiire
11. The biology of belief 10th Ed. -Bruce Lipton 5/5. -
yes

34. Tao Te Ching by Laozi (5/5)
yes.

i got a book recommendation for you veritas, not that you'd have any impetus to read it lol but shit...the universe works in strange ways nigga, anyway. God Man: The Word Made Flesh. It might speak to you.
NYCSPITZ...recommend me a book negro

[NYCSPITZ]

did i not say word nigga? lol tf

anyway...


yes

lol word to Eng though, Grappler Baki is kinda fiire

yes

yes.

i got a book recommendation for you veritas, not that you'd have any impetus to read it lol but shit...the universe works in strange ways nigga, anyway. God Man: The Word Made Flesh. It might speak to you.
NYCSPITZ...recommend me a book negro

Hakagure

Reading kybalion now I once scanned it years ago shits short prob finish today. Vibration and visualization is key.

[NYCSPITZ]

Also Terrence McKenna chillsteps and alan watts chillsteps inn YouTube be fire

[Ouch]

yeah last book I read was stephen kings short stories and it had quitebas a few pages ripped out and stuff.

But over all i've read all the basics... like ... 1984(a bunch of times)... feihernet 451...of mice and men... that book that was from like.. i'm holden caufield... im gonna give my sister my hat so she doenst grow up and see the phonies... piggy don't get hit by the boulder blow the conch... and thats about it

[Ouch]

ive read a few hunter thompson books.. I say bullshit

[Ouch]

I mean I like hunter thompson, but I dunno, didnt like it... I need some sort of story and a narative or else I feel like i'm reading a text book...

whats that fake black guy... malcom gladwell, I read a few of his books too... where he said david from the bible wasnt an underdog and explained how back in the day you could kill someone with a slingshot and how golliath was someone with thyroid disease

[Ouch]

drop me some good things to read... i'm not dumb but I also don't wanna read any super technical bullshit

[Ghost1]

I mean I like hunter thompson, but I dunno, didnt like it... I need some sort of story and a narative or else I feel like i'm reading a text book...

whats that fake black guy... malcom gladwell, I read a few of his books too... where he said david from the bible wasnt an underdog and explained how back in the day you could kill someone with a slingshot and how golliath was someone with thyroid disease

New Malcolm Gladwell book called talking to strangers is fire

It revolves around Sandra Blands suicide but he takes the long route to explain the cop that pulled her over was a symptom of the systemic failure of our law enforcement agency to adhere to society's need for default to truth and recognition of our lack of ability to interpret transparency in diverse peoples.

Gonna update this sometime this week but I mostly just read technical bullshit ud hate and powerlifting manuals

[Ghost1]

Who wrote that article ? The boy in the shower? For shame.

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

Hakagure



reading currently.

appreciate it.

[NYCSPITZ]

reading currently.

appreciate it.

I got you nigga...hope you find some passages which resonate...

[Ouch]

yeah my mom sent me that book the malcolm gladwell one that was about even if you seem too have been put at a disadvantage (me being from the hood and having a felony background) that that you can do better. It was that thing about david and goliath but actually david had the upper hand he was like a sniper with the sling shot. And some other stuff. Last malcolm gladwell thing I listened to was a podcast on his and it was debating how mcdonalds fries were better because of the oil used and stuff than to this day. Haha... but all good to me, I only take him with a grain of salt but he poses some intesting points... and I need to read more.



New Malcolm Gladwell book called talking to strangers is fire

It revolves around Sandra Blands suicide but he takes the long route to explain the cop that pulled her over was a symptom of the systemic failure of our law enforcement agency to adhere to society's need for default to truth and recognition of our lack of ability to interpret transparency in diverse peoples.

Gonna update this sometime this week but I mostly just read technical bullshit ud hate and powerlifting manuals

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)
9. A Delusion of Satan by Frances Hill (4/5)
10. A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson Baker (4/5)
11. Why Jesus? Rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality by Ravi Zacharias (5/5)
12. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (4/5)
13. The Social Construction of Reality (4/5)
14. The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism (4/5)
15. The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence 11E by Kathleen Berger (5/5)
16. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi (4/5)
17. Philosophy of Fine Art by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (5/5)
18. Paradise Lost by John Milton (5/5)
19. The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (4/5)
20. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
21. Deadly Spin by Wendell Potter (4/5)
22. On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers (5/5)
23. Beartown by Frederik Backman (5/5)
24. Us Against You by Frederik Backman (4/5)
25. The 5 Love Languages of Children (4/5)
26. The Modern Political Tradition from Hobbes to Habermas (Great Courses) (5/5)
27. The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff’s (3/5)
28. Wish by Barbara O'Connor (4/5)
29. Art as Experience by John Dewey (4/5)
30. Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett (5/5)
31. The Economics Book by DK Big Ideas Series (4/5)
32. Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future by Friedrich Nietzsche (4/5)
33. The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith (3/5)
34. Tao Te Ching by Laozi (5/5)
35. On Liberty by John Stuart Mill (5/5)
36. Powerlifting Training; A Developmental Approach by Matt Wenning (3/5)
37. EliteFTS Bench Press Manual by Dave Tate (4/5)
38. Talking With Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell (5/5)
39. Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, Bert Powell, Christine M. Benton, Daniel J. Siegel (5/5)
40. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel (5/5)
41. Parenting From the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel (5/5)
42. Misbehaving by Richard Thaler (4/5)
43. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine, Rachel S.F. Heller (3/5)

[Ouch]

get real, you read all that or ya posting things to read? and over what course of time you read all that if you did?

[Ouch]

I read The Satanic Bible --- by Anton Lavey --- and I give it a 66.6/66.6

[Ghost1]

get real, you read all that or ya posting things to read? and over what course of time you read all that if you did?

C'mon my guy

Never heard of a 52 book challenge? 1 book a week for 52 weeks......one year

My book list is from the beginning of 2019


I put ratings next to them tho if u wanted suggestions or if u let me know what ur into maybe I could narrow it for u

[Ouch]

k

[Orc]

1. 12 rules for life - Jordan Peterson
2. The Dubliners - James Joyce
3. The money culture - Michael Lewis
4. The importance of being Ernest - Oscar Wilde
5. The great Gatsby - Scott Fitzgerald
6. The tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris
7. The undoing project - Michael Lewis
8. Sapiens - Dr Yuval Noah Harari
9. What everybody’s saying - Joe Navarro
10. Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
11. The Alchemist - Paolo Coelho
12. The tipping point - Malcolm Gladwell
13. Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
14. King of scars - Leigh Bardugo
15. The outsider - Steven King
16. The priory of the orange tree - Samantha Shannon
17. Notes on a nervous planet - Matt Haig
18. A gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
19. Circe - Madeleine Miller
20. So you want to talk about race - Ijeoma
21. Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
22. Recursion - Blake Crouch
23. The Blood Mirror - Brent Weeks
24. Dark Ages - Pierce Brown
25. The Subtle Art of not giving a fuck -Mark Manson
26. Shaken - Tim Tebow
27. The Catcher in the Rhye - JD Salinger
28. The autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley
29. Skyward - Brandon Sanderson
30. Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely
31. How to measure your life - Clayton Christensen
32. Black edge - Sheelah Kolhatkar
33. Lifespan - Dr David A. Sinclair
34. Talking to strangers - Malcolm Gladwell


I read a couple more but I lost my original list. Hoping to get to 52 Ghost1

[Blue Bayou]

Geeze respect fellas... That's pretty dope

I'll crack a fresh beer & get started on a book but then I just end up reading a bunch of fantasy footbAll articles and watch Below Deck instead

[Ghost1]

1. Miracles by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
2. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (3.5/5)
3. The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (2/5)
4. Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson (5/5)
5. Intro to old Testament (Harvard Lecture series) by Christine Hayes (5/5)
6. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools by Steven Brill (3/5)
7. Educated by Tara Westover (4/5)
8. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Nietzsche (3.5/5)
9. A Delusion of Satan by Frances Hill (4/5)
10. A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson Baker (4/5)
11. Why Jesus? Rediscovering his truth in an age of mass marketed spirituality by Ravi Zacharias (5/5)
12. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (4/5)
13. The Social Construction of Reality (4/5)
14. The Protestant Ethic and The Spirit of Capitalism (4/5)
15. The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence 11E by Kathleen Berger (5/5)
16. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi (4/5)
17. Philosophy of Fine Art by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (5/5)
18. Paradise Lost by John Milton (5/5)
19. The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (4/5)
20. The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis (4/5)
21. Deadly Spin by Wendell Potter (4/5)
22. On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers (5/5)
23. Beartown by Frederik Backman (5/5)
24. Us Against You by Frederik Backman (4/5)
25. The 5 Love Languages of Children (4/5)
26. The Modern Political Tradition from Hobbes to Habermas (Great Courses) (5/5)
27. The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff’s (3/5)
28. Wish by Barbara O'Connor (4/5)
29. Art as Experience by John Dewey (4/5)
30. Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett (5/5)
31. The Economics Book by DK Big Ideas Series (4/5)
32. Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future by Friedrich Nietzsche (4/5)
33. The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith (3/5)
34. Tao Te Ching by Laozi (5/5)
35. On Liberty by John Stuart Mill (5/5)
36. Powerlifting Training; A Developmental Approach by Matt Wenning (3/5)
37. EliteFTS Bench Press Manual by Dave Tate (4/5)
38. Talking With Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell (5/5)
39. Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, Bert Powell, Christine M. Benton, Daniel J. Siegel (5/5)
40. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel (5/5)
41. Parenting From the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel (5/5)
42. Misbehaving by Richard Thaler (4/5)
43. Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine, Rachel S.F. Heller (3/5)
44. The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman (5/5)
45. The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar (5/5)
46. Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn (5/5)
47. Behave by Robert Sapolsky (5/5)
48. Strangers to Ourselves by Timothy D. Wilson (5/5)
49. Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson (4/5)
50. Gifts Differing by Isabel Briggs Myers & Peter B. Myers (5/5)

[Ghost1]

1. 12 rules for life - Jordan Peterson
2. The Dubliners - James Joyce
3. The money culture - Michael Lewis
4. The importance of being Ernest - Oscar Wilde
5. The great Gatsby - Scott Fitzgerald
6. The tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris
7. The undoing project - Michael Lewis
8. Sapiens - Dr Yuval Noah Harari
9. What everybody’s saying - Joe Navarro
10. Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
11. The Alchemist - Paolo Coelho
12. The tipping point - Malcolm Gladwell
13. Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
14. King of scars - Leigh Bardugo
15. The outsider - Steven King
16. The priory of the orange tree - Samantha Shannon
17. Notes on a nervous planet - Matt Haig
18. A gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles
19. Circe - Madeleine Miller
20. So you want to talk about race - Ijeoma
21. Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
22. Recursion - Blake Crouch
23. The Blood Mirror - Brent Weeks
24. Dark Ages - Pierce Brown
25. The Subtle Art of not giving a fuck -Mark Manson
26. Shaken - Tim Tebow
27. The Catcher in the Rhye - JD Salinger
28. The autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley
29. Skyward - Brandon Sanderson
30. Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely
31. How to measure your life - Clayton Christensen
32. Black edge - Sheelah Kolhatkar
33. Lifespan - Dr David A. Sinclair
34. Talking to strangers - Malcolm Gladwell


I read a couple more but I lost my original list. Hoping to get to 52 Ghost1

dope shit doggy ORC

whats the best book u read this year????

[Ghost1]

37. EliteFTS Bench Press Manual by Dave Tate (4/5)

Explain it to me.


Hopefully I can read one book a week, then I will be a smart book man.

always train conjugate. max effort variation on Monday and speed work 72 hrs later. press in a straight line not a j hook and press with the lats and tris instead of the chest and traps/. pls be safe.

[Ouch]

Ghost1 I haven't read shit since then, need to

next time you log in just off the top give me 3 recommendations and I'll read one of them. thanks.

no like, 1984, grapes of wrath, catcher in the rye stuff etc that I've read in school please. And no hunter thompson read a lot of that too over that. Thanks man.

[Ryno]

The Richest Man in Babylon 4/5

[Ryno]

Copping “A Simple Path to Wealth” next...

[slecht]

Anyone read Carlos Santaneda?

[Ryno]

Copping “A Simple Path to Wealth” next...

^^^ 5/5

“Debt Free or Die Trying” 3.5/5

Currently reading “The mindful twenty something”

[NYCSPITZ]

Finally got around to Cat in The Hat

Vast in its depth and scope...a visionary accomplishment

Embodies the insidious Jesterlike ethos which permeates the Zeitgeist

And is an ardent stance against government conspiracies to cover the crown chakra

With elongated hats. Pulitzer Prize worthy disgusted he hasn’t been nom’d yet

[Inno]

Got 2 books down so far lol.

Currently reading the children of men

[KempoMRK]

I read 27 books last year. The best was Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe.

I've been reading a lot this year, currently 8 books already. Might do a breakdown soon. Earth Abides by George R. Stewart has been my favourite so far, really good.

[sral]

Can we get either the threat title updated to read “2020” or a new one posted, please?

[Exis]

I only read the Bible & dictionary...

[Inno]

Can we get either the threat title updated to read “2020” or a new one posted, please?

Done

[Ouch]

Yeah I've been very brain dead lately to even read the images you posted about how reading stimulates your brain theres no doubt about it... i've got 2 books on my table right now I just grabbed them.. one book is called All the Lights we Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr I put a subway food coupon book as the bookmarker on page 137 it looks like... and I remember part of it... haven't tried to read it in like a year for sure

its a fiction book that goes back and forth between a deaf french little girl and a german nazi kid... who was an orphan and joined the nazi kids youth thing because it was his best option... seemed like a good book but like I said.. only on page 137 according to my book mark.

and under that was a book I never even opened up.. called Aware by Daniel J Siegel.. "the science of prescence" "The groundbreaking meditation practice"... that must have been something my mom sent me for Christmas or something that I never opened so I don't know if thats good or not.

[Ouch]

A good book to read, it would probably be better for people that have alcohol/drug addiction issues.. or.. any other sort of addiction really. Its called The 4 agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz... its kind of like a self help book but it never mentions drugs/alcohol or any other type of addiction so when you read it, it doesn't feel like you're being preached at or anything, I hate when books do that, but anyway its a good read those are this the last books I remember reading

[Witty]

Yeah seems like it helped you.

[slecht]

I got 7 so far, I'll update soon

[John Dillinger]

All the Presidents Men by Woodward and Bernstein
Less than Zero & American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

[Eŋg]

i'm definitely going to read some books this year.

maybe not 52, i think 26 is more reasonable. i might aim for 30.

i'm 3/4 of the way through striking thoughts - bruce lee. much wisdom.

[Ghost1]

word to ouches ramble about all the lights we cannot see....I def didn't read his post but considered reading that book....

I have some updates for this thread soon

I started uploading all my finished books to good reads so stopped updating it on here but I might still generate a list

[Ryno]

^^^ 5/5

“Debt Free or Die Trying” 3.5/5

Currently reading “The mindful twenty something”

^^^5/5

Currently reading, “The beginners guide to Stoicism”

[Exis]

I've read the dictionary back to front & still am lost...Got to page one of the Bible then I stopped...

So I've read one & a page.

[Useless]

If you haven't read Malazan book of the Fallen by Steven Erickson, the First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, Stormlight Archive by brandon Sanderson, Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan or a Song of Ice and Fire by George Martin then your no real nerd. You should try out one of these series and see if it's your thing because all of those books amazing and the writing is top shelf.

I'm currently reading Half a King by Joe Abercrombie, first book of the Shattered Sea trilogy. It's slow to get started but the tempo is much higher than first law. It's on the lighter side as far as novels are concerned but doesn't feel any less as far as quality. Get on my level nigga.

[Useless]

I've read the dictionary back to front & still am lost...Got to page one of the Bible then I stopped...

So I've read one & a page.

When you read the dictionary and realize every book after that is just a remix

Yaaaa

[Ryno]

The beginners guide to stoicism (4/5)
Salem’s Lot (3/5)

Currently reading, “Message to the black man in America”

[Exis]

When you read the dictionary and realize every book after that is just a remix

Yaaaa

See this nigga knows! Probably sarcasm but whatever's lol...

[Split Eight]

i'm definitely going to read some books this year.

maybe not 52, i think 26 is more reasonable. i might aim for 30.

i'm 3/4 of the way through striking thoughts - bruce lee. much wisdom.

you better hurry up bud

[Chyeahhh!!!]

Unmasking The Enemy Pacheco and Blann
Hypnotism George estabrooks
The black awakening Russ dizdar

[Kevinc]

Self help books dont help much yo.

Check the great mental models by shane parish. Teaches one to reach for stuff. Not that positive attitude shit.

[Ouch]

Yeah what self help you read that made you admit you're a fat asian that can't even write well.. not a black dude.


how which book do you read that made you come to realization?

[Ouch]

I always knew I was a fat asian that could only half write and bit other peoples concepts..


I was just waiting for a self help book to let me know it... please give me refererence

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

ayy why you posting in a book thread?

knowing full well your attention span all sorts of obliterated to be able to read a single page

you got dusty energy - its a book thread - express your hurt from this chinkanese elsewhere

[Ouch]

my mom sent me for a christmas thing. malcom goadwell...

[Sinacog]

LOL!

[Orc]

I managed 46 last year. Not happy. Will get 52 this year MARK MY WORDS Ghost1

[Ghost1]

I managed 46 last year. Not happy. Will get 52 this year MARK MY WORDS Ghost1

Lol that's dope man

Need to tally up my books from last year

Rep

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

i'm definitely going to read some books this year.

maybe not 52, i think 26 is more reasonable. i might aim for 30.

i'm 3/4 of the way through striking thoughts - bruce lee. much wisdom.

What you end up doing bruddah? like 2 books? lol

I managed 46 last year. Not happy. Will get 52 this year MARK MY WORDS Ghost1

any standouts from the 46 you'd care to recommend?

[Eŋg]

What you end up doing bruddah? like 2 books? lol

only a couple more than that. not counting two textbooks.

:(

i'll do more this year.

[Orc]

What you end up doing bruddah? like 2 books? lol



any standouts from the 46 you'd care to recommend?

I thought Bad Blood by John Carreyrou was excellent bro

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

only a couple more than that. not counting two textbooks.

:(

i'll do more this year.

you finished that bruce book atleast?

I thought Bad Blood by John Carreyrou was excellent bro

appreciate you

[Ouch]

my mom sent me these 2 malcolm gladwell books for christmas...

talking to strangers and what the dog saw, I read them both... wasn't super impressed

[Ouch]

malcolm gladwell is good in the sense that all his books, that i've read at least, when you get bored its on to the next obscure subject.. but I wasn't really impressed with these.

[Ghost1]

Atleast she didn't send u a bag of pistachios u dumb piece of shit

[Ghost1]

Finally updated my goodreads account with all the books I've read since I started making these threads about 2017 I think

250 books or so......weird how small that number seems for 4 years

[Cereal]

250 is a good number

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

Finally updated my goodreads account with all the books I've read since I started making these threads about 2017 I think

250 books or so......weird how small that number seems for 4 years

250's stellar.

more about what you retain & the quality than quanitity but yeah...

you counting audiobooks in that hoe though? or strictly shits youve read?

[Ghost1]

I included audiobooks for sure. Probably 70% or so were in audio format, but I don't personally find that to be any less valid. it's more about time constraints for me. I can listen to audiobooks while Im at work, so I have 8hrs a day that I can dedicate to audiobooks. I can read a physical book quicker than an audiobook if the time factors are controlled, so I don't really feel like its cheating....maybe just enhancing efficiency lol.

but word to retention... even if the retention rate is lower for audio (not sure if this has actually been proven) I still have more time to revisit certain subjects and authors in different books that consider more angles that I may have not absorbed from a previous book that I listened to.

Idk its all subjective...a lot of people I talk to debate the idea of audiobooks being a valid platform....but I also read extensively more physical reading materials than they do as well. Based on my experience, I dont think theres a large enough difference to not consider them in my list.

I really just maintain the list so that I can keep track of books and authors that I enjoy. That way I can revisit them or try to remember what the book discussed.

at the end of the day too its just a silly list that I started doing a few years ago to motivate me to read and its been really helpful.

I read that Kyballion book you recommended a while back BTW. shit was fire.

Salute, my guy.

[Orc]

I included audiobooks for sure. Probably 70% or so were in audio format, but I don't personally find that to be any less valid. it's more about time constraints for me. I can listen to audiobooks while Im at work, so I have 8hrs a day that I can dedicate to audiobooks. I can read a physical book quicker than an audiobook if the time factors are controlled, so I don't really feel like its cheating....maybe just enhancing efficiency lol.

but word to retention... even if the retention rate is lower for audio (not sure if this has actually been proven) I still have more time to revisit certain subjects and authors in different books that consider more angles that I may have not absorbed from a previous book that I listened to.

Idk its all subjective...a lot of people I talk to debate the idea of audiobooks being a valid platform....but I also read extensively more physical reading materials than they do as well. Based on my experience, I dont think theres a large enough difference to not consider them in my list.

I really just maintain the list so that I can keep track of books and authors that I enjoy. That way I can revisit them or try to remember what the book discussed.

at the end of the day too its just a silly list that I started doing a few years ago to motivate me to read and its been really helpful.

I read that Kyballion book you recommended a while back BTW. shit was fire.

Salute, my guy.

That’s dope bro. I appreciate you for putting me onto this also — it got me back reading heavily. I’m doing ok this year. Mine are all reading no audiobooks. Nothing against audiobooks I just never tried them.

1. Bad Blood - John Carryrou
2. The Second Mountain - David Brooks
3. Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott
4. Animal Farm - George Orwell
5. Moneyball - Michael Lewis
6. A Promised Land - Barack Obama
7. Red and White - Arsene Wenger
8. Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson
9. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
10. Legacy - James Kerr
11. Master and the Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
12. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
13. The Effortless Experience - Matt Dixon
14. The Wolf’s Call - Anthony Ryan
15. Anxious People - Fredrick Backman
16. Good Omens - Terry Pratchet & Neil Gaiman
17. Beyond Order - Jordan Peterson
18. The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna
19. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
20. The Black Song - Anthony Ryan
21. The Handmaids Tale - Margaret Atwood
22. Troy - Stephen Fry
23. Rule of Wolves - Leigh Bardugo
24. The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead
25. Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro
26. Man’s search for meaning - Victor Frankl
27. Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
28. The Premonition - Michael Lewis
29. The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Dee Kolk MD
30. The Code Breaker - Walter Isaacson (unfinished)

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

I included audiobooks for sure. Probably 70% or so were in audio format, but I don't personally find that to be any less valid. it's more about time constraints for me. I can listen to audiobooks while Im at work, so I have 8hrs a day that I can dedicate to audiobooks. I can read a physical book quicker than an audiobook if the time factors are controlled, so I don't really feel like its cheating....maybe just enhancing efficiency lol.

but word to retention... even if the retention rate is lower for audio (not sure if this has actually been proven) I still have more time to revisit certain subjects and authors in different books that consider more angles that I may have not absorbed from a previous book that I listened to.

Idk its all subjective...a lot of people I talk to debate the idea of audiobooks being a valid platform....but I also read extensively more physical reading materials than they do as well. Based on my experience, I dont think theres a large enough difference to not consider them in my list.

I really just maintain the list so that I can keep track of books and authors that I enjoy. That way I can revisit them or try to remember what the book discussed.

at the end of the day too its just a silly list that I started doing a few years ago to motivate me to read and its been really helpful.

I read that Kyballion book you recommended a while back BTW. shit was fire.

Salute, my guy.

yeah word to all this tbh.

wasnt tryna insinuate you shouldnt count them shits either. its your list, fuck what anyone else is talkin in regards to it. unless you tryna snob it up & impress niggas talm bout "oh ive read this many books" & shit, like who gives a fuck. personal growth/understanding is the essence, no?

in my personal experience there is a difference between the two - the biggest one being i can listen & do other shit at the same time - which also means my attention can waver more so when listening - as opposed to being physically sat with a book, body & eyes fixed.

i just tend to rewind audiobooks at times where i know like 10mins has gone by & i know i wasnt hearing a muthafucking thing of what was said.

but yeah, retention. if i had to call it, i might say i retain things i hear better than than i do reading them.

plus knowledge was passed down verbally prior to it being written/read.

so i hear you - subjective.

& word on the kybalion

recommend me a joint or two you found value in, i'll check em.

[Ghost1]

Got a few to add to my 2021 list

1. Sometimes the toaster slam dunks an octopus by ouch
2. Black people are to blame: w the exception of briona taylor by Amen
3. First 37 pages of answers book via zuch pm


I got u on the replay pakistani standby

[Witty]

This thread is funny because bags is pretending he can read.

Strong troll thread.

[Soule]

Just finished "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" not that long ago.

[White LGI]

Bokk

[Ghost1]

no no....book

the word is book

[veritas]

I’ve been reading lots. Also gone and re read some old favorites.

Currently on Finnegans wake and holy crap.

[Ouch]

ghost give me a good idea.. not to long.. I don't want to to karl marx or some shit...

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

berserk.

[Ouch]

I just re read catcher in the rye I bought it off Amazon for my wife as a present…. And I re read it. I like idea, but it’s redundant to to a point that’s over the top

[NYCSPITZ]

I don’t really read much but I am reading Jung’s red book and just finished Edinger’s Ego and Archetype. Very fascinating lens with which to view life itself and our fellow hyoomans…also re-reading thus spoke (spake?) zarathustra. Pretty pithy and funny.

[Ghost1]

Jesus what're u fucking frozen in time lol

Thus spoke Zarathustra lmaooooo fucking shit sucked

Red book was ok

[NYCSPITZ]

Lmfao..

Red book was like reading a dude on acid except the guy was smart enough to interpret his subconscious into a pretty coherent framework of archetypal motifs based on his extensive study of mad different shit such as myths, cultures & history . It’s like 6.5/10 to me it’s boring sometimes and I got the one without pictures.

Imma start reading more since bagganator has summoned the netcees reading spirit from the depths…

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

last shit i read & finished was erich fromm the art of being

good book

[Sinacog]

Moby Dick.

[Witty]

Recently finished Ulysses for the second time, I definitely took more in this time, a difficult one to grasp, for me anyway, but undeniably astonishingly well written. Dubliners is fantastic too.

[Sinacog]

The Divine Comedy and Edgar Allan Poe stories should be hooked to this fucking website..

Both write like like..

No Bible!??
No ILLIAD!??
No CANTERBERRY TALES!??

LOL!!

WTF!??

Stupid fucking people..

WTF

[Sinacog]

REAL WRITING SUCKS..(BESIDES DANTE AND EDGAR ALLAN POE)

THIS ARE THE LEAGUE

[Sinacog]

I'm so fucking disgusted with that dimension's writing..


lmao..

someone teach them a lesson

WTF

LMAO!!

[Sinacog]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FComplete-Stories-Poems-Edgar-Allan%2Fdp%2F0385074077&psig=AOvVaw1FSs942zauOq4IJHHydJcF&ust=1666068292091000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCNDajJe65voCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE




NVM there are three books that never get old

BIBLE
EDGAR ALLAN POE STORIES
DIVINE COMEDY

WTF at the other books

they're nothing..

LMAO!

[Sinacog]

AND MANGA AND TELEVISION SCRIPTING

[Sinacog]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--B197Tdrp-4/UugeNddZoUI/AAAAAAAAAUY/-Nd0KYABr8E/s1600/divine+comedy+II.jpg

[Pharaohs Army]

Recently finished Ulysses for the second time, I definitely took more in this time, a difficult one to grasp, for me anyway, but undeniably astonishingly well written. Dubliners is fantastic too.

My favorite ever teacher from childhood, Mr. Hills, sat and read aloud The Odyssy and the Illiad ...I think? Just remembered as I typed this opener Witty, was confusing them with your Ulysses comment.

Anyway, FIFTH GRADE over EVERYONE's head
(and i doubt I could slog through them today but)
Great exposure to reading, the english language, big/old WORDZ,

Thanks Mr. Hills. Thanks Witty.

It may be obvious, but my favorite book I ever read was House of Leaves.
And it's not even close. Not even close. Only read it once - almost 20 yrs ago.

[Pakistani Hand Cannon]

yall read shit books man

[Objective]

yall read shit books man

What does a shit book not look like?

I recently read Ham on Rye by Bukowski and reading Kafka's Metamorphosis and other short stories now. That shit trash, too? What you reading?