What Are You Reading?

[losing]

I have been reading internet forums, 2 different ones. Both are kind of hobbies i enjoy. 1 gets kind of intellectual at times and i usually just do a quick look through to see if i have something to talk about with those people but normally i don't. The other one is similar to the 1st one but a more easier to read posts and many things i enjoy reading and interacting in and the members are good people Badger&Blade will hopefully for me be around so i can read, learn and ramble on in.

I used to read, a short time of sci-fi and fantasy stuff. Several things stopped me reading my eyes and no health insurance or caring words on pieces of paper are difficult to read and my eyes would ache and i would get tired during a reading of a half hour or so. I also am not a collector typr person. And the books i had were all just scattered all over my bedroom floor and had to be burned towards the beginning of summer 2024. A kind of fun thing to do, burning trash and nearly all paperback books burn up pretty quick...hahaha...

 

[beginish]

What did you think of it? It's in a number of 100 best books lists, but the reviews seem to be pretty polarizing. It seems that most people either love it, or think it's nonsense.

Edit: I forgot about your post when you started reading it last month. So, no need to give your opinion again unless you want to add to what you've already said about it. I have a copy of it, but haven't given it a shot yet. I might have to give it a go sometime this spring or summer.

That book is one of the finest that I have ever read.

 

[Jens]

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
Hannah Arendt, 1963

Arendt's book introduced the expression and concept of the banality of evil. Her thesis is that Eichmann was actually not a fanatic or a sociopath but instead an average and mundane person who relied on clichéd defenses rather than thinking for himself [...] Banality, in this sense, does not mean that Eichmann's actions were in any way ordinary, but that his actions were motivated by a sort of complacency which was wholly unexceptional.
Excerpt from Wikipedia

Somehow this has an unnerving contemporary resonance.

 

[njpaddy]

I used to read, a short time of sci-fi and fantasy stuff. Several things stopped me reading my eyes and no health insurance or caring words on pieces of paper are difficult to read and my eyes would ache and i would get tired during a reading of a half hour or so.

I hear you. I always loved to read, but now in my late 70s my eyes and attention span are shot. I'm lucky to read 20 pages before my eyes get blurry. The last 6 months I've been rereading some favorite Stephen King books from the 70s/80s, because I remember the plots. I'm working my way up to rereading my all-time favorite book this year, the (unabridged) Count of Monte Cristo.

 

[TimeOnTarget]

Book one of the Dune series. I hope to make it through all of them...

 

[Nikan]

Hitler by Sir Ian Kershaw. Best biography of Adolf Hitler by a truly great historian that knows really well that era. Great book.

 

[coolcanuc]

Book one of the Dune series. I hope to make it through all of them...

Excellent double trilogy. I need to prioritize finishing it. I've read the first four and just have the last two to read. The unread pile is pretty big right now though.

 

[coolcanuc]

Pierre Poilievre by Andrew Lawton​

Pierre Poilievre

When Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of Canada's Conservative party in 2022, he vowed to put Canadians back in control of their own lives. He took aim at the country's elites and "gatekeepers" as well as governments that sneer at their own citizens. Railing against the housing crisis and...

books.google.ca

 

[rockviper]

Starting in on Crichton's Eaters of the Dead

 

[WetShaveVet]

Pierre Poilievre by Andrew Lawton​

Pierre Poilievre

When Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of Canada's Conservative party in 2022, he vowed to put Canadians back in control of their own lives. He took aim at the country's elites and "gatekeepers" as well as governments that sneer at their own citizens. Railing against the housing crisis and...

books.google.ca

I regret our paucity of choices.

 

[MaineYooper]

Currently reading a new to me book by one of my favorite authors.

 

[Lifes a Peach]

Animal Farm by George Orwell​

First time I have read an entire book in one sitting, although it is a short novel.

 

[rockviper]

^^^
All books are good, but some are more good than others.

 

[Calyx]

Animal Farm by George Orwell​

First time I have read an entire book in one sitting, although it is a short novel.

I remember first reading Animal Farm and 1984 when in high school government class. That was a long time ago. I recently purchased both of them to re-read.

 

[Lifes a Peach]

I remember first reading Animal Farm and 1984 when in high school government class.

Just started 1984 and I just discovered where "Big Brother is Watching You' originated. To be honest I thought it was in more recent times when CCTV cameras were more prevalent - certainly not in 1949. Looks like I'm in for a good read.

 

[TheShaun]

Pierre Poilievre by Andrew Lawton​

Pierre Poilievre

When Pierre Poilievre was elected leader of Canada's Conservative party in 2022, he vowed to put Canadians back in control of their own lives. He took aim at the country's elites and "gatekeepers" as well as governments that sneer at their own citizens. Railing against the housing crisis and...

books.google.ca

May as well read up on the next PM!

 

[Toothpick]

Animal Farm by George Orwell​

First time I have read an entire book in one sitting, although it is a short novel.

I think he was a bit of a future teller. A psychic. Either that or the social dynamic in the 1940's was the exact same as it is now.

 

[ByMyBeard]

Book one of the Dune series. I hope to make it through all of them...

Excellent double trilogy. I need to prioritize finishing it. I've read the first four and just have the last two to read. The unread pile is pretty big right now though.

I've read through book 3, and enjoyed it so far. 4-6 are on my list to maybe read this year, or at least 4. I'll probably stop after the Frank books, as I've not really heard anything good about the books Brian co-wrote.

Starting in on Crichton's Eaters of the Dead

Crichton was one of my favorite's, and I read a ton of his stuff in high school/college. I remember reading this as part of a HS paper to compare it with Beowulf and Grendel.

 

[coolcanuc]

I regret our paucity of choices.

This is simply a biography of an individual who happens to be a sitting politician. Regardless of anyone's political leanings, it is a good read and a worthwhile read.

 

[WetShaveVet]

This is simply a biography of an individual who happens to be a sitting politician. Regardless of anyone's political leanings, it is a good read and a worthwhile read.

I didn't say it wasn't. I have read plenty on all three and I stand by my original statement.

BTW I lean Centre Right.