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What are you reading Chapter 4
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Yuri Andrukhovych. Radio Nich. (Radio Night)
A sad story in which Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity lost. Protagonist is a musician, so a lot of music references in the book.
A sad story in which Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity lost. Protagonist is a musician, so a lot of music references in the book.
I opened this book up on Sunday, expecting a good read and after struggling through it for 4 days, I put it down. I had about 80 pages left and I said 'Screw it'. I just couldn't get into it. I found the authors style a little confusing because he tried to tell his story by pealing back layers and it took forever and a lot of going back and reading again. I didn't find the author developed a strong story line. The character was interesting but not enough for me to care about what ended up happening at the end. So although it was an acclaimed book, I found it to be extremely disappointing.
This is exactly my experience with Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. I tried at least 3 times to read it, and finally gave up. I love The Crying of Lot 49, though, which gave me such high hopes for some of his other stuff. Maybe I'll try another of his novels one day.
Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall
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Haven't read this since I was a nerdy adolescent interested in Greek Mythology. Just found a nice used hardcover on Thriftbooks. Time to study it again, wondering if my adult imagination will enjoy it as much and hoping that it helps me become a better writer.
Got this for Christmas, just reading the last story. Starts with the first appearance of Spiderman in Amazing Fantasy #13 and also includes The Amazing Spiderman #1 -10. All by Stan lee and Steve Ditko. I have really enjoyed it (maybe i still am a nerd 
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At the end of last year, I put together a list of my favourite reads from 2021. Just in case anyone is interested:
(In no particular order)
J.L. Carr - A Month in the Country
G.B. Edwards - The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
Knut Hamsun - The Growth of the Soil
Paul Kingsnorth - The Wake
Halldór Laxness - Independent People
Javier Marías - A Heart So White
Yukio Mishima - The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
Michael Pollan - How to Change Your Mind
Alexander Solzhenitsyn - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
John Steinbeck - Cannery Row
Douglas Stuart - Shuggie Bain
(In no particular order)
J.L. Carr - A Month in the Country
G.B. Edwards - The Book of Ebenezer Le Page
Knut Hamsun - The Growth of the Soil
Paul Kingsnorth - The Wake
Halldór Laxness - Independent People
Javier Marías - A Heart So White
Yukio Mishima - The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea
Michael Pollan - How to Change Your Mind
Alexander Solzhenitsyn - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
John Steinbeck - Cannery Row
Douglas Stuart - Shuggie Bain
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
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Didn't finish the previous one cuz got an assignment in my office's Book Club.
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
After reading "American Nations" by Colin Woodard, about the different peoples that colonized this mighty nation, I had to have some historical fiction from this era. So far, so good. I'm about 1/6th into the book and I already find it to be an awesome book. Can't wait to finish.
Needed, Needed! a break from the scary as hell stories that Nicole Perlroth fills every single page with…
Lawt!
You sit there reading, and all the while you’re waiting for the whole freakin’ world to shut down because some faceless dude in a suit gets pissed off, or, more likely, scared.
The Antidote!
Lawt!
You sit there reading, and all the while you’re waiting for the whole freakin’ world to shut down because some faceless dude in a suit gets pissed off, or, more likely, scared.
The Antidote!
A dictionary of words for those of us who ruminate on sensations that occur somewhere in our psyche or dominate our thoughts in a powerful grip. They may be sudden revelations or barely palpable notions that flee the moment we try and grasp them.
Here is an example from the book:
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agnothesia
n. The state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your own behavior, as if you were some other person--- noticing a twist of acid in your voice, an obscene amount of effort you put into something trifiling, or en inexplicable weight on your shoulders that makes it difficult to get out of bed.
Ancient Greek agnostos, not knowing + didthesis, condition mood. Pronounced ag-nos-thee-zhu
Reminds me of Bierce's "The Devil's Dictionary" and Adams' "Deeper Meaning of Liff". Both are dictionaries, but Bierce's gives satirical definitions of standard words and Adams' comes up with new words based on existing phenomena much like your example. Both are quite entertaining.
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Tucci is engaging. I'm rereading Kitchen Confidential next. I miss AB...
Stanley Tucci’s ‘Searching For Italia’ on CNN was fantastic!
My Bride n I ate it up.
My Bride n I ate it up.
