I'm reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Also read a lot of South Asian poetry, specifically Kabir, Ramprasad Sen, and Bharatchandra. If anyone has any Asian poetry to recommend, please do.
Hmm, the only novel I read from that series I didn't enjoy. I didn't find it funny, and maybe I tried too hard to find some deeper meaning in the text or something. Actually now that I think on it, I had a similar experience with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy so idkFor y'all here, I really like the discworld series by Terry pratchett. You don't have to be a genius to understand it, makes your sides hurt every 5 minutes, and there's like 50 of them so you'll basically never run out of stuff to read. I love the death series especially, rincewind not so much.
Did you read the first book? If so, it's terrible. I recommend starting with Mort, or Reaper Man. I loved Hitchiker's guide thoughHmm, the only novel I read from that series I didn't enjoy. I didn't find it funny, and maybe I tried too hard to find some deeper meaning in the text or something. Actually now that I think on it, I had a similar experience with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy so idk
best white writer of his time easily. ive read almost all so you will run out eventually, none of the books are long. I think the discworld segments I've enjoyed the most are Sam Vimes (the later Vimes is kinda boring, but he is great to start) and all the witches. Every witch is a stellar character.For y'all here, I really like the discworld series by Terry pratchett. You don't have to be a genius to understand it, makes your sides hurt every 5 minutes, and there's like 50 of them so you'll basically never run out of stuff to read. I love the death series especially, rincewind not so much.
I finished this a while ago. The ending arc felt really satisfying and tied everything back in well. I still have gripes with gibsons writing and the fact that it made stuff flow really awkwarxly at times (had to flick back to previous page to reread and get a bettet bearinf a few times) but overall i enjoyed this book and with how short it is (250~ pages) and its cultural impact (a lot of stuff borrows from this) i would reccomend it. If anyne wants to discuss it with me feel freenow reading neuromacer by william gibson. early diagnosis is that the ideas / themes are great but his actual writing leaves something to desire. still enjoying it so far (about halfway through rn)
My next read is war and peace - i saw a vintage copy at the op shop and picked it up to try get another classic read knocked over. Hopefully it lives up to the hype!!
How was Norwegian Wood? My cousin recommended it to me and gave me a copy for Christmas so I'm gonna get around to it sometime in the next couple weeksi read catch 22 and norwegian wood instead of war and peace this week
i enjoyed it a lot, read through the whole thing in 2 reading sessions. my only complaint is that the translation didnt quite work at times. the best example off the top of my head is one of the characters mentions a few times that the protagonist has a funny way of speaking, but you dont really get that sense from how they speak in the book. feels like it would have been more pronounced in the original and was lost somewhere in translation, but this is bound to happen in any situation like this i think. but this doesnt impede the story in a noticeable way, and the imagery / symbolism was still very powerful. aside from that minor nitpick, very good book.How was Norwegian Wood? My cousin recommended it to me and gave me a copy for Christmas so I'm gonna get around to it sometime in the next couple weeks
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"Japanese Business Etiquette, A Practical Guide to Success with the Japanese: Vol 2" By Diana Rowland.
It's a wild fucking ride.
Also, I have duct tape. Ordinary duct tape, like you buy at a hardware store. Turns out even NASA can’t improve on duct tape.