jimmys-book-club

[hot flame]

It's centered around a girl. Basically an old lady recounts her childhood days

[muted pollen]

ohh, i see. thank you.

[muted pollen]

circe has romance... but it's not romantic? idk how to put it but romance is not really mentioned, and the whole book is mythological fiction

i don't like romance either but circe has it mentioned simply for a few pages, and it's not explicit nor is it a main point of her story

there's radio silence by alice oseman! female mc and no romance

it's also based around friendships

[muted pollen]

thank you so much!

[dire reef]

Eat the frog method
Cant hurt me
Deep work [ better version of atomic habits acc to me ]
Meditations by marcus Aurelius
48 laws of power
Osho intimacy
Sapiens
Homo deus

A bit late with the reply sorry😅

[edgy crane]

Me rn

[timid bramble]

If you're someone who wants to stop procrastinating i would recommend you to read "The war of art" by Stephen Pressfield. It's a life changer type of book

[kind timber]

read "the art of war" by sun tzu to study battle philosophy and strategy frfr

[shadow vector]

opinions on how to live (epictetus)?

[royal fossil]

Has anyone read breath by James nestor? I want to know if anyone saw noticeable improvements from meditation or other breathing techniques

[viral ice]

two years ago the book club read sapians, this was the first and only time i partipared in the book(took me like maybe 6 months to read......), but htat book changed my outlook on eveyrthing in life so tahnk you community 😭

[gilded grove]

any book recommendations for robotics?

[ivory atlas]

literally me after reading the poppy war..

[hot flame]

book so good been reading it for 3 months

[timid pollen]

I literally listened to that on my way to school. It was an interesting bus ride that morning.

[cinder solar]

anyone reading or read "guns of august"?

[south junco]

I just created a discord bot with book recommendations

[sudden cosmos]

The first Dune book is on top for fiction, no comparison.

maybe the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy has a chance but that first dune book was special

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[somber finch]

I need goodreads friends send me yalls profile!!

[south tundra]

read stoner

[robust hatch]

<@&942391219206647828> the mighty turtle doesn't check every channel for scammers

[finite musk]

Anyone can review they atomic habits plsss

Im really struggled to get into this book

[plucky cipher]

what do y need help w/

[finite musk]

I dont realy know how to take down the information into my note

:'))))

It is quite hard to read a book in english

so I wanna find some summary first

[dusky crow]

Read all of it tho, like the whole thing is good and gives good pointers

[dusky crow]

Read it in your language or try to read it in English to improve

[dusky crow]

What did you like about that book? It’s just a normal dude ngl

[dusky crow]

I read it but haven’t done the practices that often 💀

[desert raven]

It's crazy for me that book about such average life can be so good

[quiet tree]

If you are not used to reading books in English, it's going to be hard.
Maybe just read one or 2 pages a day and try to understand by searching up the meanings and keeping a vocabulary book (I had those growing up qnd it's super helpful)

Summary you can find anywhere...but everyone looks at the book a little differently.

As it is self help book, there is a lot of information like you said. But in summary the information will be lost.

[quiet tree]

This advice is also good!
I have a friend who is reading it in her language cause the information is easy to understand in a languageyou are comfortable with.

Good luck!

[finite musk]

Have u tried to use any stragegies in that book? Does it work?

[royal fossil]

Atomic habits: do things regularly to achieve your goal but you have to be consistent. I forgot the rest, taking book notes is such a pain

https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits-summary

[quiet tree]

I think it could work, while reading it seemed very easy to implement but honestly it's been a few years. But I want to re read it...so I will try to do it this time.

[onyx laurel]

i think atomic habits is an unnecessary book

"do stuff everyday, and after enough days, you'll be better at it!" thanks

i like james clear but i feel like the book could have been summed up in, like, a paragraph or two

i didn't need to read all that

same deal with art of war, which i'm pretty sure was written for aristocratic donothings, 'appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak'

inspiring

[inland scroll]

100% agreed

[muted pollen]

I think there's more to the book than that. I really appreciated the chapters where he broke down concepts like Self Control and setting your environment for success.

[plucky cipher]

Agreed, the environment chapter is very important

And I appreciated a lot the examples he gave through out the book

But all of these concepts can easily be discussed in a 1-2hr podcast

[dusky crow]

But people don’t do it. That’s the point, that they know it but don’t use it.

[inland scroll]

If u really want smth you'll do it without reading the book and if you don't you can read thousands of those books and you won't do shit I've seen it in myself and my friends

[dusky crow]

Thousands of self help books? I agree

It’s a steep hole

But for other books I disagree

I think the atomic habits is the main one ppl read to seem productive but not really change their lives. Even I took some things from that book, but not a whole lot

Things I use even today*

[onyx laurel]

i guess to me it feels redundant because most of what he's saying feels mind numbingly obvious. but that's just me ofc, if other people find value in it that's great. personally i found it almost condescending

[inland scroll]

Yeah there are some nice points in the book but I feel like they can be condensed to 10 pages

Again many may find it very helpful this is just what I think

[cinder pier]

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181286856-islem-bouahmed

[pine saffron]

Best salesman or sales book?

[tropic cape]

Hello, nice to meet you here

where are you from ?

[pine saffron]

Nice to meet you too!

[pine saffron]

Dm's?

[brazen dew]

Just read gentleman from moscow, by awoles

what a book man

didnt expect the ending

[muted pollen]

Do u mean "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towels?

[brazen dew]

yesss

[placid linden]

Hey guys are u still doing book club meetings

[rose sigil]

Hii

[silk peak]

sup

[dreamy turtle]

Are we?

[dark bolt]

i find atomic habits kinda entry level

if u have a purpose

u can literally do anything

[polar scroll]

Guys suggest me some good books on finance

[cosmic meadow]

care to suggest some more?

[tender panther]

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
-The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
-Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle
-Personal Finance by Rachel Siegel and Carol Yacht
Vision to Reality: Stop Working, Start Living by Curtis L. Jenkins

[edgy ingot]

Kiyosaki spotted hahah, all great books tho! I should reread them and keep better notes this time, they’ve got a fair bit in them

[muted pollen]

what are some books you would recommend

[sacred grotto]

The molecule of more, has anyone ever read it?

[edgy ingot]

Haven’t, but that Lego figure sure is good at convincing…. Now I’m curious hahah, I’ll give it a look and read up since it’s recommended here ;)

[sacred grotto]

thats cool, we can read it together and discuess about it. im at bage 90

[edgy ingot]

I would take you up on the offer, but I’ve got final exams coming soon, then another set of exams after the holidays which need a fair bit of prep work, and I gotta sort out some personal stuff that are impacting my performance and psychology too much, I’ll let you know if I end up being able to later, though don’t expect anything, thanks tho, appreciate the offer <3

[sacred grotto]

my final exams are close also, and i have also another stuff to do. for now, im reading like 10 to 20 bages everyday, so it doesnt take much time. anyways try to take an idea about the book and if u like it, u can stert reading it later.

[edgy ingot]

Thanks, best of luck with your exams <3

[sacred grotto]

you too🫡

[edgy ingot]

Aye aye Captain Carti hahah ;)

[fresh sail]

not sure if what you were refering to but i like simple wealth inevitable wealth from nick murray

[steel crypt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu-IMFl37LA&t=346s

does anyone know where is good to pirate audiobooks?

james mentioned it in this video

[viscid remnant]

spotify

youtube

[slate moat]

Libre vox audiobooks

another way is Eleven 11 app

[idle flame]

has anybody read blood meredian by cormac mcarthy

[vivid jolt]

heyy I’ll have to delete this message since it goes against the TOS, and the admin has asked us to remove messages like this. Thanks for understanding!

[serene urchin]

I disagree, I think it was a pretty book break down of how to improve at things. There were quite a few counterintuitive algorithms in there that went beyond basic advice. I'm more a fan of the 1st half than the second though

[inland scroll]

<@&942391219206647828> Someone get this guy outta here

[grand plume]

<@&942391219206647828>

[vocal zenith]

Thank you

[hot flame]

Yes

[plain flume]

The book is dense with practical information.

One of the best value books I've ever read/purchased besides Dale Carnegie books.

[gray path]

Most People Are Lifeless. They Don't have That

[south tundra]

Read don quixote

[dusky crow]

DAMNNNNnnn

That might be me in a bit wtf

I feel so horrendous

[lament perch]

aye can anyone recommend me any lighthearted books? currently reading men who hate women but also want some lightheartedd books when im not feeling like reading heavy topics

[lean willow]

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, perhaps?

[vocal zenith]

Echo by pam munoz ryan

[lament perch]

ayyyeee thanks guys

[muted pollen]

Hello. Any manga recommendations for those who enjoyed Death Note?

[lean willow]

Moriarty the patriot, monster, platinum end

[unreal basalt]

Anyone else read/reading dune? On Children of Dune rn

[glad flame]

hi guys!

[glad flame]

Try monster, homonculus, ouborus

Is anyone japanese here?

[muted pollen]

Alright, thanks for the recs. Nice profile by the way.

[muted pollen]

Thanks, I'll give them a try.

[round temple]

Hello,
I had trouble reading books after corona
Last month, I read a book called "everything everything" and I decided to write "property of : _(My Name)" after I finish reading a book
(You'll get the reference if you read the book lol)

This month, I'm going to read
Non-fiction : thinking, fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman
Fiction Harappa - curse of the blood river, by Vineet Bajpai, from the trilogy.

Wish me Luck! 🤞

[unborn wedge]

I am done reading "atomic habits", and with it the third book recommended by james.
It is the most comprehensive, and an easy read. I recommend starting by reading this one, then "cant hurt me", and finally the worst read "Deep work", which was painfully long to finish, awfully repetitive

[latent sorrel]

might be a hot take but when it comes to reading self-improvement books, i find it better to read parts of the book that interest you and then just leave it. I think the core value of most self-improvement books can be appreciated in a couple of chapters.

unless its a biography or something

[glad flame]

is this the psychology of flow?

[glad flame]

I think so too, it's like a open menu, take all you want or need but not everything

[unborn wedge]

That would be "deep work" yes

[ocean aurora]

100% agree

[glad flame]

I'm into novels right now, I odered omasu dazai and kafka books, I'm waiting for it hehehe it would probably be here next week

[wraith barn]

the first book that come up my mind is Anxious People
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49127718-anxious-people

contrary to the title, the story is warm and humorous,

[quartz gulch]

genuine question, why would you waste time reading something that is "painfully long to finish, awfully repetitive"?

i hardly dnf books, but if im reading something that truly makes me hate reading, ill sell it asap

[unborn wedge]

Because i hate leaving books unfinished

And there is value in the book, if i stopped reading it i wouldnt have known about the advice clear gives

[robust hatch]

🤝 yes deep work is awful lmao

[quartz gulch]

fair enough

[quartz gulch]

i see. just thought it would become pretty boring, since it was so repetitive, thought you'd already know what the author meant

[unborn wedge]

"Atomic habits" is better in that it just straight up what lessons you can take away from the book in one page

"Deep work" doesnt do that i think, you have to read the book (or flip the pages until you find smth interesting) to know what newport is talking about

[robust hatch]

<@&942391219206647828> spammy scammy

[fickle rampart]

But after learning all these so called productive books I have come to know that, off American books are better. Especially old books and new neuroscience related stuffs.

Can anyone suggest me books of pure knowledge without propaganda on the subject of " Business and Posture related " mainly academic. So that we could compare our knowledge so far.

That could contain " Negotiation topic too." Or "critical thinking "

[unborn wedge]

Right

[fierce solstice]

This book is fire

It's kinda addictive

[lusty imp]

hey guys, i needed a small help, i have my uni work, in which i have to submit 10 books photos (front , back and the spine of the book) - photos of these . needs to be a hardcopy of the book

and then its study and thesis. so can yall send me front back cover and spine of the books yall have which has unique typography in my dm, i really need to submit it till tonight

[cobalt kiln]

Dont needa waste Time in finding books instead make your own books

[cobalt kiln]

I hate thesis ngl

[willow monolith]

Hi guys, i'm currently in my self development era, and wanted to find any good books with the same theme, do you have any recommendations? Thanks!

[lean willow]

The book of joy

[keen linden]

maybe "why we sleep" by matthew walker? sleep is veeeery important for personal growth

[untold sedge]

48 Laws of power (💀)

[sudden geyser]

Ikigai by Francesc Miralles and Héctor García. I really liked learning about how Japanese people lived up to be 100 by their way of life. It also has great advices about career picking and self-improvement in my opinion.

[woven solar]

Atomic habits by james clear

[robust stone]

Excuse me, I want to ask, if anybody knows some books about electronics for beginners(not that typical ones, just something you guys read and experienced that was easy to understand). Even better if the book talked about how to start, had chronological list on what to do first, what to learn first and such.

[shell orbit]

Declutter Your Mind by Scott and Barrie teaches practical habits, actions, and mindsets to clean up mental clutter that holds you back from living a meaningful life.

this book provides actionable advices as well

[tough basin]

HELLO

[slender walrus]

Is sharing of epub files of recommended books allowed here?

If so, can anyone share epub of self help books they recommend?

[inland scroll]

I don't think it is unfortunately

Well people can share the titles of their recommended books and you can find the books yourself (epub version) it's kind of easy lol

[devout ruin]

Feeling Good - David Burns
He talks about depression and cognitive behaviour therapy.
Especially usefull if you are a bit depressed or well just not feeling well or overly critical of yourself etc

[tough basin]

HI

[unreal basalt]

try libgen, zlibrary and anna's archive. you didn't hear it from me.

[tough basin]

HELLO

[tough basin]

⭐

[boreal nymph]

I recently read the lot of 49 over the summer

I’ve been picking up Atomic habits by James clear too

[boreal nymph]

I’m not sure if your still looking but Atomic Habits is good so far

if you don’t want to find the full book, parts of the chapters are on his online blog with some of the lessons he gives

[shut elbow]

read good habits bad habits by wendy wood instead

a true expert

[uncut kiln]

digital minimalism by cal newport is much better and relatable than deep work.

[unborn wedge]

I will definitely try and grab myself a copy then, thx for the reco

[uncut kiln]

yea i found deep work less relatable, coz we dont live in that email era anymore, we have more distractions social media and stuff . also i felt that book is more relatable to guys working in corporates, havent read till the end btw, just my observation tho

[lean willow]

<@&942391219206647828>

[quaint valley]

Yesss. I felt that I was wasting a lot of my time trying to finish it. I don't understand why people like it so much!

[inner ivy]

Actually bruh, Deep Work is not a fun read, valuable and I don't regret reading it AT ALL, but shit it feels like he's just beating around the bush sometimes.

[grim fog]

Hey...
You are the key.

If I remember correctly, there is a character in The Karamzhov Brothers by Dostoyevsky with your username.

[serene urchin]

I have to say atomic habits is very good imo, and really gets at the nature of human behavior. Though parts of it i disagree on somewhat, especially near the end, I think its very educational.

[brazen veldt]

INTP IM INTP TOO

[brazen veldt]

DOSTO REFERENCE

https://tenor.com/view/yes-yes-sir-yayy-kataman-gif-12260883688244422951

[placid cloud]

Has anyone read sapiens by noah hirari its rlly good

[crude siren]

I skimmed my note of that book. it seems so interesting(I forgot about the details lol) I gave it "life-changing" in 2023.

a renowned historian said sth like the author just explained what historians have been explaining and sometimes the author failed to write correct stuff.(I read or heard somewhere.)

[placid cloud]

Oh ididnt know that

[sour rapids]

I've seen a lot of critics of that book that says that some stuffs in it aren't 100% accurate

[crystal crescent]

Hello, anyone have any recommendations for East Asian literature. Countries like Korea, China and especially Japan is preferred. Classics are preferred as I don't really enjoy contemporary books that much. Anything depressing like Dazai and Akutagawa please.

[crude siren]

the dallergut dream department store

(korean novel)

[crystal crescent]

Oh, thank you. Do you happen to know what sub-genre it would fall under?

[crude siren]

it's a slice of life

fantasy + cozy + slice of life

lol

[crystal crescent]

Oh, would you consider it depressing? Is it particularly sad?

[crude siren]

no no it's not depressing

it's theraputic lol

i know some jp novels that are good but probably they are not translated into english yet

[crystal crescent]

Oh, I see. Thank you though.

[crystal crescent]

Oh, I guess that's nice.

[uncut kiln]

ive heard its not good if you r quite religious, maybe related to atheism ig. whats your opinion

[lean willow]

[lean willow]

Natsume Sōseki's kokoro is pretty melancholic kind of a slow burn tho

[crystal crescent]

Oh, do you think it might be similar to the works of Dazai or Akutagawa?

[crystal crescent]

I just had a look at the blurb on GoodReads and I find it very interesting. I'll definitely read it. Thank you for the recommendation.

[lean willow]

Well I haven't read any akutagawa or dazai but its a really quiet one, this one. And i believe you gotta know your japanese culture to really appreciate the work and understand why the characters act the way they do.

[crystal crescent]

Ah, I see. I'm not very knowledgable on Japanese culture. I'll make sure to look into context before reading it.

[crude siren]

borrowed funny books 🤣🤣🤣

[vocal spoke]

what did you think about the James Joyce portrait

[placid cloud]

I started to read little life

[next crater]

Convenience Store by the Sea. Light read, therapeutic, made me think about the smallest things of the now ngl

[next crater]

Need nonfiction recs about brain, thoughts or dopamine

[pine walrus]

Human Acts by Han Kang. Not sure if it’s the type of depressing you’re looking for, but it’s based on the Gwangju Uprising. The book has very unfiltered descriptions of death, grief, and the aftermath of the violent massacre. It's written from different povs, (I remember the first? chapter being from the pov of a soul that can't move on).

[placid cloud]

Oh _my’god \

[crystal crescent]

Ah, I see. I'l definitely give them a try.

[crystal crescent]

Sounds just right. Thank you so much.

[next crater]

It is depressing in a lot of ways though. Lots about finding yourself

[next crater]

That’s actually so interesting

[unreal basalt]

Molecule of more maybe? Not read it yet but it seems good

[valid vortex]

Almost all of Cal Newports works are good if that’s what you are looking for.

Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke is good too. I really enjoyed The Molecule of More by Daniel Z. Lieberman

[inland scroll]

<@&942391219206647828>

[vocal zenith]

Thanku

[winged summit]

Got any e reader suggestion other than kindle?

[quartz gulch]

kobo

[digital socket]

get a kobo, its way versatile than kindle

or if you want the android one, get bigme, its more durable than onyx

[winged summit]

Ty guys

[vocal zenith]

Thankyou

[mellow fern]

these books go under which genre

[frosty yoke]

Nichijou is a slife of life manga, The Handmaid's Tale is speculative fiction, Strange Houses is mystery thriller and We Love You, Bunny is psychological thriller

[placid cloud]

Like honestly life is strange

[sick trout]

yeah but why in book club section tho

[unborn stirrup]

Hey guys, I don't wanna come out like beign idk, but as james hints in some of his videos how usually can i get books, on a totally legit way(like not)?

[elder sable]

libgen usually

[hollow panther]

<@&942391219206647828> this too

Just ban them i guess

[vocal zenith]

Tagging us once is enough. Thanks !

[hollow panther]

My bad

[odd sky]

what

[sullen condor]

<@&942391219206647828>

This guy has posted this image in like nearly all the channels. Requesting you to delete it before someone gets hacked

[brisk ice]

<@&942391219206647828>

[vocal zenith]

Thanks

[vocal pewter]

??

[mental willow]

just ban lol <@&942391219206647828>

[vocal zenith]

Sweetie one ping is enough

[mental willow]

Why does this even happen lol

Someone keeps getting hacked I think

[vocal zenith]

Mhm

[mental willow]

Lol

[hidden knoll]

Helloo, can somebody recommend some good books on marxism to me? I need them for one of my uni courses.

[ocean aurora]

the wealth of nations by adam smith

[glass jacinth]

Black Marxism by Cederic Robinson

[vocal spoke]

Anyone here up for discussing If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky? I just finished it.

[modest orchid]

How was it? I have it in my Reading List (Want to Read).

[tender yew]

The bell jar, just finished it

[vagrant slate]

has anyone read permanent record by Edward Snowden, I'm currently reading it and would like to discuss it.

[vocal spoke]

The read itself was quite good, but I find the general idea not very realistic, but I get a lot of people have very different opinions on AGI

[vocal spoke]

I have it on my reading list, how is it?

[vagrant slate]

I'm reading it rn, read the first two parts and am on the third one currently. I mean I guess depends on why you're reading it, as a testimony it's good, but as a memoir in a literary way I hate it lol. I'm reading it for my english course but I feel the professor gave it to us more for vocab than anything else. I'll let you know my thoughts once I finish it completely, but the first part and the first half of second part were terrible imo.

[vagrant slate]

i've read it finally. Second half is definitely waaayyy better than the first half of the book. But the first half was torturous to get through, the last pages were his wives diary inserts and i liked that part way more than any of his self important ramblings 😭 so yeah 2/5 for me

[glad yew]

Hii anyone interested in reading some book till the end of January and discussing it together?

Also maybe some recommendations?

[ocean aurora]

a necessary project hail mary read to be ready for the movie coming out in march

[glad yew]

I'll look into it! Thank you!

[outer raptor]

what kind of books are you interested in?

[inland scroll]

W recommendation

[inland scroll]

I started Wuthering heights recently

Also highly recommend The Count of Monte Cristo if you haven't read it yet although it's pretty huge lol

[ocean aurora]

that book will take till the end of 2026 to complete, not january 😭

[quartz gulch]

i started that one yesterday! im also reading Martyr and Six of Crows

[glad yew]

ohhh i wanted to read six of crows i remembered rn

[glad yew]

honestly rather light reading, I wanna get to know the history of literature and important books that shaped the reality, but also i wanna a book that feels like a reading reels

i recently overread my comfort books and I cant read them no more,, I am kinda in a situation where I can't find anything stimulating to read

I really like fantasy, kinda basic answer but thats like my comfort genre

[inland scroll]

Ooh nice I'll look into the ones you are reading rn

[inland scroll]

Lmao but jokes aside I finished the last 500 pages of that book in one day lol

[glad yew]

also rn I'm reading terry pratchett

that's a classic

[ocean aurora]

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-sick-ventilator-dying-gif-786943353167798403

[junior dew]

omg reading this while listening to the OST of its movie adaptation is a holy experience ✨ ✨

*the 2024 one

[forest dagger]

It's on my TBR! but it's so long i never seem to get around to reading it lol😭 (i will though, one day😤)

Has anyone read The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern?

[inland scroll]

I missed out on that experience cuz I didn't even know the movie existed 😭

When I finished the book and searched it up on yt only then I found out about the movie

[inland scroll]

Trust me just start it and you'll be hooked right from the start

There's no "`Wait till it gets good" Period with that book

[forest dagger]

ohh I'll def try to get to it soon then!

[junior dew]

definitely the most exiting classic I've read

This and "les Misérables"

I'm married to that book

[lime drift]

read Dune

[inland scroll]

Ohh it's on my TBR

Just went to a book fair and bought some books
Moby Dick
Homer - Odyssey
The Great Gatsby
The Kite Runner
1984
Outsider (Albert Camus)

[lime drift]

@vocal zenith whats the diff btw this channel and #book-recommendations

[vocal zenith]

exactly what the name says

[lime drift]

huh

book recommendation i can understand

but this channel? what you discuss here?

[vocal zenith]

There was an active book club

[lime drift]

so we recommend books there and here we talk about the books
like book discussions?

[vocal zenith]

Kinda

[inland scroll]

Basically a discussion channel or if you wanna ask about some books etc. And that one is if you wanna recommend smth

[warm coral]

Has anyone read tim berner lee's https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222376492-this-is-for-everyone

[junior dew]

Damnn they are all great books, great picks 😉

[forest dagger]

I'm curious about Moby Dick since it's so widely disliked

[inland scroll]

Haha thanks, Ik these all are pretty popular books but I recently got into book reading so they are all first timers for me

[inland scroll]

Ohh really I didn't know guess I'll just have to find out after giving it a read

I did pick up The Poppy War there but then I found out that there was quite alot of controversy surrounding it so I didn't purchase it in the end

[forest dagger]

Yeahhh :) drop a review here when u do haha, I saw various mentions of it in youtube reviews, where people seemed to not like it much. But that makes me even more intrigued to find out what's going on in it 😂

[forest dagger]

Oh yeah! I've only read yellowface by R.F. Kuang. But I've been curious about here other books too.

[forest dagger]

The kite runner is also on my tbr but it's so sad that I can't seem to find a good time to read it😭

[inland scroll]

Ahh I see although I've to say I'm terrible at reviewing books 😭 but I'll try

[inland scroll]

Yeah I've heard about that one too how was it

[inland scroll]

Yeah everyone says it's so good and so sad, I was kind of avoiding reading it but I've finally gathered some courage lol

[forest dagger]

It was definitely a fun read! I couldn't stop reading it haha
Since the reader is in the main character's pov and the mc makes the most questionable decisions, it's pretty interesting to see it all go downhill lol😭

[modest viper]

i read babel for school and enjoyed it

theres definitely a lot of mixed reviews, but i think its a very interesting concept that probably couldve been executed better

[forest dagger]

ohh so I've heard. Babel is on my TBR but I have been procrastinating on reading it XD

[forest dagger]

exactly hahahh I bought 3 books from the same author but have not read any of those lol😭

same with The Book Thief, I was so thrilled to buy it, now I'm scared to read it

I recently got the audiobook of The HitchHiker's guide to galaxy on audible. Has anyone read it?

[inland scroll]

Oh nah these type of books infuriate me 😭

[inland scroll]

Ah yes I wanted to buy Thousand splendid suns as well, but again scared to read lol

[inland scroll]

You gotta get through em man atleast once 😭

[forest dagger]

lmaooo ikr, it feels like i keep waiting for the right time to read it, but if I'm in a good mood, I dont feel like ruining it and if I'm already in a bad mood i don't wanna ruin it further😭

[forest dagger]

i get what u mean 😭 This one was like watching a car crash but still bein curious about what happened next lol

[inland scroll]

Lol sounds like me with "The Kite Runner"

I started reading The Great Gatsby today hoping to finish it quickly

[inland scroll]

Well that's definitely smth, maybe I'll give it a go as well

On many places I've seen it being regarded as her best book so won't hurt to read Ig

[forest dagger]

oh I have a copy of it too! i should read it soon too

almost every book I have talked about is on my tbr lol

[forest dagger]

yeah i think u will enjoy it! Ig its less heavier than her other works too

Have u read The Picture of Dorian Gray?

[forest dagger]

I even keep picking up and putting down "Crime and Punishment " for the same reasons although I feel like it would be my jam, I don't wanna be in a bad mood rn XD

[inland scroll]

Seems like you have got a lot on your TBR pile 😭

[inland scroll]

Ahh I see

[inland scroll]

Nope not yet tbh I'm pretty new to reading haha I haven't read much, only classics I've read so far are The Count of Monte Cristo and Wuthering Heights hehe

[inland scroll]

Ohhh I have it as well but same I'm not sure if I'm ready for such a heavy read

[forest dagger]

I dooo😭 I've been so busy with studies that it's just piling up

[forest dagger]

ohh then you should! I think you'll like it haha

what did you think of Wuthering Heights?

[forest dagger]

The Count of Monte Cristo is def equivalent to 5-6 books tho haha

[forest dagger]

same, I'll prolly read it after I'm done with my exams and will have some space for something heave then :'))

[inland scroll]

Oooh in uni?

[inland scroll]

Very interesting to say the least, at first I wasn't so sure about it but flew through it later

Not sure if I love it as much as The count of Monte Cristo but I'll still recommend it

When I bought it I thought it was a romance book lol but it's definitely not just that

Also one thing I realised in this was that there wasn't anyone to really "root" for lol

[inland scroll]

Yeah good luck with that not sure when I'm picking that up

[forest dagger]

not exactly, I'm preparing for another exams called Chartered Accountancy here in India. It's more of an independent study degree :)

[forest dagger]

oh yeaaa I heard this too XD I am sure they've ruined the movie adaptation tho

[forest dagger]

I also liked white nights by dostoevsky. It's quite short too

[inland scroll]

Ohhh makes sense why you have the independent study role

But um I'm also in India lol my friend is prepping for CA too

[inland scroll]

Yeah they prolly made Heathcliff a hero lol

[forest dagger]

damn

[inland scroll]

I feel like everyone has read white nights except me

[inland scroll]

Yeah I got all those books from New Delhi Book fair lol

[forest dagger]

lmaoooo, I went there tooo XD

[inland scroll]

Hahaha

I went there on the first day it was so crowded lol especially the Penguin stall

[forest dagger]

It's nice, u can try it!

[inland scroll]

Yeah probably will once I finish the ones I just got

[forest dagger]

ohhh😭 I went there in 2024

have not even finished those yet

[inland scroll]

I've gone there every year since 2023 lol

[forest dagger]

the sunday book market is nice too

[forest dagger]

yeah I'm not really a Delhiite, so I was there at the time so made best use out of it XD

[inland scroll]

Yeah definitely but alot of books there are focused on competitive exams which is a turn-off for me haha

[forest dagger]

oh yeahh, but there are tons of fiction books as well, I got so many there

[inland scroll]

That's great yeah, I'm not from Delhi either but I live rather close by for uni

[forest dagger]

Ahhh cool!

[inland scroll]

True true

[tiny moss]

bro i am planning to go the sunday book market

[undone nacelle]

I am waiting my boards and kcet to finish
I have a list of books like
Ikigai
Meditations and more

[charred sail]

I guess I'm going to buy good night punpun

[harsh lance]

<@&942391219206647828>

[autumn sage]

Ur doing too much

[harsh lance]

Sorry

[round cove]

Same bruhhh

[slate patio]

i wanna read that too
ive heard its pretty depressing

[serene urchin]

Oh is it a really good book? I haven't heard of this before

[slate patio]

its a manga ,
if you are into comics you should go for it

[charred sail]

Don't go for it , it's depressing

[charred sail]

Exactly .I questioned my choice

[serene urchin]

I have read depressing stuff before. A Child Called It for example.. that book was very depressing, hope the author has total happiness these days.

As long as it's good I wouldn't mind reading it

But ya I read manga and manhwa, and a tiny bit of manhua

[slate patio]

you should go for it oyasumi punpun is def worth it

[golden beacon]

top tier book. didn't expect a description of a battle

[crystal sleet]

hello, i recently read Flowers for Algernon, does anyone want to talk with me about it?

[pine thistle]

I would love to talk about it

[mighty trail]

hello anyone wants to add me on good reads ?

[mortal sparrow]

sure bro lemme be ur #1 fan

[mighty trail]

https://www.goodreads.com/friend/i?invite_token=MTgxZmFlMWMtOTg4OS00NzgwLWFhYjctMDU1MDQyODJjNWQx

[mortal sparrow]

polish?

[mighty trail]

yes

[paper ermine]

great book

[slate patio]

any short classic reccomendations like the stranger and white nights ?

[dusk whale]

ive heard that the nose by nikolai gogol is a good book

and it fits the category of short classic

im gonna read it after exams

theres also metamorphosis by kafka, also fits into the short classic category and i was reading it a few months back

and if you want smth political theres animal farm by george orwell

[slate patio]

ive read metamorphosis such a good book

[slate patio]

i might end up giving this a try

[dusk whale]

ikr finished it in one go

[slate patio]

EXACTLY

[dusk whale]

if you do, lemme know man, im literally just waiting to read it

i read the description found it really interesting, its a lot like metamorphosis

[slate patio]

YAYAYAYAYAYA if it's under 100 pages read it tomorrow cause im already ready " the stranger " atm

[slate patio]

OUHHHH HOLY GRAIL

[dusk whale]

another book ive been waiting to read, i kinda kept myself away from reading books this year, cant wait to get back into it again

[slate patio]

its good it's good you should give it a try ,
and its like hardly 95 pages or something

[pine thistle]

I will recommend A room of ones own by Virginia Woolf if you’re a feminist , it’s a short essay and still remains to be relevant.

[slate patio]

omg that sounds promising
ill give it a try

[robust hatch]

bro don't spam it everywhere

[harsh shoal]

anyones read adventures of tam sawyer and huck finn

[serene urchin]

Ya I think so when I was like 11-12

[soft patrol]

Why?

[harsh shoal]

i discovered i had those books

and its amusing how tom sawyer tho more famous is much shorter than huckleberry finn

[lilac hare]

Whom i stumble upon

[nimble holly]

<@&942391219206647828>

[vocal zenith]

Thanku

[nimble holly]

https://tenor.com/view/you're-welcome-you're-welcome-gif-681815014536556973

[summer crescent]

i read huck finn

any Murakami or Dazai fans here?

[runic urchin]

I definitelyt did not read that the other way

[summer crescent]

haha

[runic urchin]

lol

[dark nacelle]

i read for dazai and planning to read for murakami but wouldn't say their works are that good to be a fan for them

[summer crescent]

oh cool. I read Dazai a lot

[stiff prism]

Hiii I want some recommendation on books

I want to start reading fictional philosophy

I was thinking of diving into the classics like the picture of dorian grey

but penguin classic collection is really overwhelming

so any recommendations?

feel free to reply

[dusk vale]

If you liked The Picture of Dorian Gray, try The Stranger, Metamorphosis, and Animal Farm

[stiff prism]

sure adding them to the list

[mighty parcel]

Damn ur in here

[kindred scaffold]

I've read all of them and enjoyed it. specially the stranger

[dusk vale]

Real

[winter sedge]

<@&942391219206647828>

It's fine lol I figured

[stiff prism]

has anyone read letters of vincent van gogh?

idk why the title sounds so interesting to me

[muted pollen]

Guys, do you buy books or read them as PDFs?

[worldly hollow]

NR: The Silent Patient

[worldly pebble]

Both

[muted pollen]

In my damned country, most of the books I want to read aren't available, and even if I find them, they're very expensive. That's why I'm looking for websites to download PDF books.

[worldly pebble]

which country?

[muted pollen]

Algeria

[cedar spear]

has anyone read hp lovecraft series, heard about it, thinking about giving it a go

[serene urchin]

Just the short story The Alchemist. Also read some Manga versions of HP Lovecraft. They were pretty great

[frosty vapor]

Hey gyss is this channel specific for any kind of book? I was looking for educational books on mathh

[queen vale]

I've read a fair amount of his short stories and there's some great dramatized audiobooks if you can your hands on them. Most of his works are read in one sitting, not a big investment to dip your feet into.

[queen vale]

Did you receive help with this? Holler if not and I'll send you a dm

[queen vale]

What philosphy are you interested in? For general reading I'd say Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, good read and you can likely find a book club that's reading it if that's of interest to you. Otherwise I'd highly recommend Fictions by Jorge-Luis Borges, Veronica decides to die by Paulo Coelho and Don Quixote by Cervantes.

Throw an egg at those who that recommend Ayn Rand.

[queen vale]

Its a great read, Woolf rarely misses. I will wholeheartedly recommend Juan Rulfo's works. "El llano en llamas" is a collection of short stories and "Pedro Páramo" a short novel. From the other side of the globe you have "Doctor Glas" by Hjalmar Söderberg, another shortie.

[humble bobcat]

hey there, we're from the same country, there's actually plenty of books available in online stores (even if your desired ones aren't you can simply ask them to get you that) unlike libraries around and even with affordable prices.

[tight bolt]

Dantes Inferno, but it can be hard to read

[grim vigil]

love me some murakami

south of the border west of the sun

https://tenor.com/view/chefs-kiss-french-chef-perfect-dish-excellent-food-perfection-gif-20341505

[stiff prism]

i am going with letters to a young poet and tuesday with morrie rn since its starting for me oh also getting meditation by Marcus Aurelius

[tight bolt]

Haha that’s totally fair, I haven’t read the ones you’ve started, but I hope they’re good 🙂

[sinful belfry]

Is there anyone who can give me a website to download books for free in PDF format?

[worldly karma]

oceanofpdf is great for both pdf and epub files

[manic haven]

while searching the name of book on google add filetype:pdf at the end.
for example : if i wanna get digital minimalism book in pdf form ill search up
digital minimalism by cal newport filetype:pdf

u can do this and there are websites too!
https://fmhy.net/reading
heres an archive for those websites

[sinful belfry]

thx bro

[manic haven]

<@&942391219206647828>

[vocal zenith]

Thanks

[manic haven]

all g

[trail mango]

thx bro

[pine thistle]

Guys just finished Anxious people by Fredrik Backman and I totally reccomend u people. The story was comforting with so many twists. He finished the quote: Grass is greener on the other side" by saying growing grass takes a lot of manure so the greener grass has a lot of shit too and that was oddly comforting.

[ocean aurora]

you should try Man Called Ove next. its the best he's ever written imo

[pine thistle]

Will do

[summer crescent]

COOL

[steady swan]

guys any therapists in the house who can recommend me any books on human psychology?

[true elm]

I have created a blog of what's happening/about to happen in the book club. And also will keep on adding summary of the books as the sessions progress.

Find it here : #book-club-calendar

[muted pollen]

Hey I have a quick question , If we are just joining the book club is it cool if we catch up to where everyone is at and join the next session ( sorry , I just don't want to intrude )

[true elm]

Yes, anyone is free to join any session at any point of time. I put up a summary on the blog of the first 8 chapters. You can read that to know the context of the book and read with us from chapter 9 upcoming Saturday and Sunday.

[muted pollen]

Ok, thank you !!

[covert niche]

L

[worldly sundial]

Yo

[halcyon egret]

It’s normal that I hear nothing? I’m sorry for the stupid question but it’s my first time coming );

[true elm]

You should be able to hear @halcyon egret

try rejoining

or restarting discord

[torn pebble]

lol wait what is this

[halcyon egret]

Okay I hear now after rejoining! Thank you so much and sorry for the disturbance ( ･ั﹏･ั)

[true elm]

#book-recommendations message

[torn pebble]

thank you 👍

[true elm]

@acoustic sonnet is unable to take up the session at 4:30 PM GMT this weekend(Saturday & Sunday).
If anyone is volunteering to take up and read the chapters, let me know.

Else it will be postponed to next week.

[true elm]

We will start with chapter 10 of the book "The picture of Dorian Gray" today at 9:30 AM GMT/3 PM IST/5:30 AM ET. Join Book Club vc on the left. [Session 01]
Find the pdf copy and more info at #book-club-calendar.

[spiral obsidian]

Have you guys seen the movie btw. Dorian gray

The visuals, dark victorian aesthetic were great

[thorny finch]

also the actor who played Prince Caspian was in it and he can get it 🔥

[noble cedar]

Has anyone read the book " a plan that actually works"

[celest cobalt]

https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewHubermanLab/videos

does anyone else listen to this? there's an episode on motivation & drive

[alpine dove]

Would you recommend it

First time I've heard of it

[celest cobalt]

I'd recommend it as a background podcast while you do other tasks? sometimes he says "reduce symptoms of autism" or similar and i cringe a little bit because those studies usually don't treat the autistic participants well, "symptoms" is very vague, and vocabulary is ehh (autistic ppl usually prefer "traits") but other than that, no criticisms

"symptoms" could range from stimming/self regulatory behaviours (that can be self harm sometimes) to digestive symptoms, as well as headaches, meltdowns, shutdowns. it's like saying "high functioning". high functioning what? it's more like a mixing console

[celest cobalt]

*i meant that they often use young children and ABA therapy methods :/

[alpine dove]

Got it, thanks

If you're into philosophy, maybe try the "Philosophize This" podcast @celest cobalt

I like it as a background thing too

[spiral obsidian]

Yessss

[bronze citrus]

hello all, i need to find this book: Ron Larson and David C. Falvo, „ Linear Algebra :An Introduction‟,1st Edition, Cengage
Learning ( Indian Edition) to download

in pdf form

i cant find it

and Ron Larson and Bruce H. Edwards, „Text book of Calculus‟, Brooke/Cole, a part of Cengage
Learning ( Indian Edition), (c) 2011

and Erwin Kreyszig, „Advanced Engineering Mathematics‟10th Edition, Dec. 2010, , John Wiley
and sons, Inc. this too

pls ping me if anyone finds these

[bronze citrus]

thx

[muted pollen]

hey

can you please tell some books for a 15 year old

non fiction

or maybe ficition works too

[rose rivet]

I found Nick Vujicic's books when I was a bit younger than 15. It really did help me to do stuff back then.

Unstoppable, Life Without Limits, Stand Strong are really good books imo

[blissful anvil]

Beautiful Boy was really good

[chilly escarp]

English books?

[muted pollen]

yes

[rocky sundial]

why we sleep by matthew walker

[elfin vine]

well maybe in US is not known but i recommend to read the stories of Jorge Luis Borges (idk if there are translated D:)

[coral mountain]

in high school we read some difficult books, don't hold back your 15 year old reader with teen fiction, give them Hegels catalogue today

[fallen sigil]

They are! Borges is famous in US literary circles for Fictiones

[muted pollen]

can someone give me an update on the Dorian Gray book? The timings, progress, number of sessions, remaining chapters etc so I can catch up.

[acoustic sonnet]

Hello everyone! Been a while :D

We will resume chapter 9 pg 137 today

[true elm]

In case you are new, find the book here : #book-club-calendar message

Also find more info about the book club in #book-club-calendar

[true elm]

#book-club-calendar message

[acoustic sonnet]

Chapter 10. Continue?

[true elm]

Since it is tiring for a single person to speak for a extended period of time, If anyone would like to volunteer to read the further pages, put up a message here. [Not compulsory]

[azure pike]

i would but im still learning english 😒

[elfin vine]

me too D:

[azure pike]

hear this book helps me a lot with practice 🙂 thanks

[eager sundial]

Yeah still learning english too, but thank you miiso for all the pages you're reading!

[muted pollen]

This is AWESOME ❤️ #jimmys-book-club

I'm listening

[elfin vine]

yesss, it is a good initiative 💯

[acoustic sonnet]

Chapter 11 continue?

[eager sundial]

Sure it would be awesome to hear another chapter!

[muted pollen]

Yes!

[eager sundial]

As long as you have the time and the energy of course!

[acoustic sonnet]

I shall continue :) thank you all!

[muted pollen]

hahahahahahah

Thank you!

[eager sundial]

Thank you! :D See you tomorrow!

[muted pollen]

Based

[acoustic sonnet]

Thank you all for listening! See you tomorrow :D

[muted pollen]

Reading sess

Read bataille next @acoustic sonnet

Story of the eye

[acoustic sonnet]

Thanks for reaching out @muted pollen 🙂 I am the reader for this book, someone else will be reading the next. You can give book suggestions in the google form pinned. ❤️

[muted pollen]

Ok

Thank you

[muted pollen]

AHHH!!! I missed it! T.T

[muted pollen]

Hello, could anyone suggest me the best books about healthy eating?

[muted pollen]

Im a massive fan of worldbuilding in stories, and greatly enjoy reading fantasy that branches away from the norm when it comes to it. With that being said, is there any fantasy (science fiction is okay too) book with amazing worldbuilding, any of you would recommend? Thank you in Advance!

[split echo]

The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series by Steven Erikson, The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, The Corean Chronicles by L. E. Modesitt

[mossy ermine]

Has anyone read** Frankenstein**? Did you like it or do you recommend it?

[pure iris]

i'd read it back in school. maybe an unpopular opinion but it was decent. ig if you wanna read some nice fiction and chill, it's a good read. fairly small too iirc

[pure iris]

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Haven't read it yet but I've heard good things about it

[muted pollen]

Thank you. Thats quite a lot of stories, I will take a thorough look at them all. I am currently listening to the audio book of Mistborn, and I am loving it, so there is no doubt that I will be having a look at The Stormlight Archives.

[muted pollen]

This appears to be EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you so very much for the recommendation 🙂

[split echo]

I tried to list them in order of impressive world building

[muted pollen]

Thank you for such a very thorough answer. Do you have a favourite amongst the lot of them? And is there a reason that one in particular speaks to you? 🙂

[split echo]

The world building in Malazan is crazy good, but story wise my favorite is probably stormlight archives so far. Corean Chronicles are extremely good, and the way the story is developed and told is a real treat, and there are some insane reveals near the end. It's only 3 books, whereas the first 3 series are all around 10 books

actually there are 7 books in the corean chronicles if you want to read some books the author wrote about what took place in the past

but they aren't really necessary

The author of Malazan is actually a real life historian, so it makes sense his world building is so good.

[mossy ermine]

thank you so much 🙃

[muted pollen]

It sounds to me like every single book you listed feats the bill of what im looking for perfectly! My only problem now is the limited speed at which I can read the books 😅 I think I will start with Malazan the moment Im done reading what Im currently reading. but if Corean Chronicles are as good as you say, they will also have to be read!

[split echo]

Ah I should warn you that malazan can get brutal at times (a lot of the time?), and the books are very long (most are 600+ pages). Also the first book is not as good as the following books. But it's still one of the top epic fantasy series for sure, and actual Gods do roam the lands, and creatures/people can become deities.

[muted pollen]

Exiting! I take it the gods aren't omnipotent per say then? Otherwise that would be cause for quite a lot of trouble and chaos. (Unless of course that is exactly what the book is about?) 😂

[split echo]

Its sort of like Game of Thrones on steroids

and actually completed

[split echo]

There are large pantheons, that cover different aspects. There are also different positions in the different aspects, like ruler, knight, champion, etc, and they all possess at least some degree of godly powers.

champion is generally a mortal imbued with godly power. Some champions are crazy strong though. And people can get killed off and others can take up the position

There are old gods as well

And some other types of gods that would be a spoiler to talk about

Also ancient, extremely powerful races

that can fight against these gods

there is deep history in this world, very deep and powerful

[muted pollen]

Is the main protagonist a commoner or someone who has already "gained" something in this world?

Or would that be too spoiler to talk about?

[split echo]

There isn't exactly a main protagonist. There are groups of them, and you follow some guys that are almost antagonists occassionally.

The protagonist from the first book gains an interesting ancient power, something about being ||the master of a |deck of dragons|| .. he shows up sometimes but isn't the focus of the series

its not really a spoiler cause he has to figure out what that even entails as well, spoilered it anyways

[muted pollen]

You have sold me. I will write my thoughts on the book when I have finished it (although it sounds like that will take a little while). Thank you again for the recommendation 😅

[split echo]

Np. I was really fascinated with these when I first found them! It will keep you occupied for awhile.

[acoustic sonnet]

Unrelated but this picture of Troye Sivan makes me think of Dorian Gray! I truly believe this is what he would look like

Ref: The Picture of Dorian Gray (which we have been reading this month)

[mossy ermine]

wow definitely, now when I read it I can only think of Troye 😂

[acoustic sonnet]

You see it too! Yay xD I think of his face everytime dorian says something xD

[analog owl]

really enjoyed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and now reading the second book in the trilogy

[muted pollen]

Mind giving a brief sumary of what it is about? Im always ready to add another book to my plan to read Collection.

[trail monolith]

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[drowsy thicket]

Yhooooo has anyone read the school of greatness?????

[deep wraith]

hi guys

[acoustic sonnet]

Hey@deep wraith

[rugged prairie]

I wanted to buy my first book, should I buy the original version or the translated one?

[deep wraith]

yes, u should buy it

[drowsy heath]

@rugged prairie I mean it really doesn'T matter. But buying the original version will also improve your english

[mossy ermine]

I think it depends on the book, there are some that in the translation lose the sense of what the author means, or at least a part. There are others due to the subject, the translation is the same as the original and you don't lose anything. If you can read it in the original language fluently and it isn't a problem, the original is probably better, but if it costs you, try the translation

[autumn bronze]

Hey do you discuss the book after you read the book?

Is there any schedule to read?

[analog owl]

@muted pollen sure! it follows the story of a journalist and a crazy smart but socially inept researcher who work together in order to uncover the disappearance of a figure from a prominent Swedish family. In doing so, they also uncover corruption regarding a major corporation owner in Sweden

[teal citrus]

So i am thinking of getting one of those e-readers. Does anyone care to give a recommendation? (I am not familiar at all.)

[muted pollen]

With that title I was convinced it would be fantasy. This sounds really interesting! Is the book one you would recommend? Where does one start with the trilogy?

Or is "The girl with the dragon tattoo" the first book?

[regal vessel]

I have an amazon kindle and it's been pretty neat so far

[deep wraith]

Hi Guys

[muted pollen]

So the kindle is just an ipad but only for books? (Sorry if I am way off. I have never seen one in my life😅 )

[mossy ermine]

Yeah, I don't know so much about kindles but my parents have two amazon kindle and both of them work very well. I think is a good option @teal citrus

[teal citrus]

Oh thanks 🙂 , both of you. Gonna look into those then.

[mystic seal]

Yeahh and you can email pdfs to the kindle and life becomes so much easier (add subject convert to the mail)

[glad hawk]

Is it possible to mark things there or even to take notes?

[glad hawk]

Okay thanks! I'll take a closer look at it.

[regal vessel]

Yess,it's an amazon product and as @mystic seal said u can send email pdfs, also u can highlight stuff and what i liked most abt kindle is it doesn't hurt ur eyes

[autumn bronze]

Hey guys i wanna read some article conducted in english languge teaching learning. Any suggestion for a good app?

[acoustic sonnet]

Thanks for listening! 🙂

[thorny wadi]

@reef void U r amazing!!

[muted pollen]

Thank you for the read

[sturdy hemlock]

Thanks guys, I've enjoyed it a lot

[reef void]

im a bit late to responding but thank you all for being a great audience it was fun!

[next sluice]

can we open a reading room? bc i feel like im the only one who's reading a book in a study room ehhehe

[unique vale]

you can just read in the study rooms (as long as youre not distracting anyone yknow)

[next sluice]

idk hha i laugh, eat and move side to side once in a while u know but whatever

[muted pollen]

Thank you, it was amazing!

[polar musk]

Thanks for listening in!

[inner estuary]

thank you for the narration, i enjoyed it <3

[polar musk]

[inner estuary]

[analog owl]

Yes the girl with the dragon tattoo is the first book! definitely recommend the second book too. Its called the girl who played with fire. Havent started the third one yet 🙂

anyone into mystery/crime novels? Would love to talk!

[muted pollen]

Just started reading stormlight archive. I severely underestimated how good it would be.

[willow patrol]

Finally I have this, I'll read and give review

[muted pollen]

ggs man

[muted pollen]

yes please

[rugged cape]

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL3Jzcy5jYXN0Ym94LmZtL2V2ZXJlc3QvNzg1NGRiZWY4YTlkNGFmYzhjODI5ZjU1MDZmNTUwYjAueG1s&ep=14

I listened to it in audio version some time ago, I'm posting this if anyone else wants to listen to it :)

[scarlet onyx]

thank you

[runic spoke]

started reading atomic habits

[muted jay]

I just finished it today! Great read, I made some notes on it

[neat skiff]

hello! do you happen to have Jimmy's other recommended book, Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins, in google podcasts? 🙂

[rugged cape]

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuY2FzdGJveC5mbS9ldmVyZXN0L2YyM2Q5Zjc2MTg4YzQ0OTk5ODFlYjcyMzRmODI0NGE5LnhtbA&ep=14&episode=YWxidW0tZjIzZDlmNzYxODhjNDQ5OTk4MWViNzIzNGY4MjQ0YTktYjk5M2IxZGQ1MGI3NDc2NmJhZTZmODNmN2U3MGE4M2Y

I do :)

[dense turret]

is there a specific way to read atomic habits?

[glass sorrel]

Imo, go through and read it front to back once, get those little color tabs for when the lesson applys to your life, if it does put a tab, give it a second read probably only reading the chapters that have tabs, and then take notes on those chapters and compare it to how you currently approach life vs the optimal

But really it's a book, aslong as you dont blank out you should get something from it regardless

[neat skiff]

thank you so much! 🥰

[fickle jay]

I had no idea this was a channel on here but this is really cool guys! looking forward to read some books with y'all

[red hatch]

his podcast is great too
i got to understand different situations of applying deep work because people would ask real life scenarios

[raw yew]

Yo

[muted pollen]

It isn't worth it if you want to read it for the sense of completion, buy a hard copy and day by day implement it and stick to it...

That's how you must UTILIZE it

[muted pollen]

Is it the whole book?

[rugged cape]

Yes

[cedar spire]

I know its kinda off gener here but does anybody have angels and demons in soft or audio ?

[mild portal]

here you go

[muted pollen]

Anyone with Lord of the rings???

[muted pollen]

could anyone suggest me some books to cope with boredom please?

[cobalt cipher]

@rose belfry

[rose belfry]

kurwa no

[high hornet]

Hi! I was considering reading the novels of Elizabeth Gilbert many times in the past, but hadn’t done that yet lol.. can you tell me which one of these is better to start with?! I only found city of girls in my local bookstore but still I’m curious!

[high hornet]

Oh that’s great! i’ll surely read city of girls first of all, since it’s an easy read! I only know her from eat pray love” book, I loved it so much! that’s why I’m interested in her other works:D Thank you!<3

[dense cargo]

I enjoy Haruki Murakami's books from time to time

Also classics from John Steinbeck, Agatha Christie, Alexandre Dumas

[high hornet]

Yup💕💕

[oblique loom]

do any of you guys know a way to effectively tab/post my book?

currently reading Mindset by Carol Dweck

[red hatch]

tab as in?

[oblique loom]

Put effective and useful post it notes in books

[red hatch]

ah no :/
i normally just underline in pencil at most

[honest smelt]

Are we reading A scandal in bohemia in the book club? Would try to join today

[muted pollen]

Any book recommendations?

[true elm]

#book-club-calendar message

[mossy ermine]

what genre are you interested in?

[muted pollen]

Bsjdbdudbdid umm fantasy (preferably not young adult ) historical dramas. Feminist pieces hmm even philosophical stuff. I don’t particularly like high sci fi stuff…

[muted pollen]

Oh ma bad. Just saw there is a place with recommendations

[smoky parrot]

thanks

[velvet shale]

latam ?

[regal vessel]

Hey has anyone read the virgin suicides?

[hollow prawn]

no

[regal vessel]

Ok,cool

[spiral obsidian]

Have you? I have seen the movie

[regal vessel]

Even i saw the movie and i was really confused that's why i asked

[jagged locust]

yess, I did! Awesome book

[upper junco]

u r a legend brother... thnx 🙂

[rugged cape]

Sorry I am late. For a one shot fantasy book I'd recommend: The priory of the orange tree.

[muted pollen]

Thankk youu. It’s already on my TBR people have been saying it’s good. I’ll give it a try. Thankssss

[alpine dove]

Isn't that the same author who wrote that trilogy with Mime Order?

[rugged cape]

Yes :)

[alpine dove]

I might have a look at it too then

[rugged cape]

I haven't personally read it, maybe you could tell us how it was if you read it 💯

[hoary gulch]

Is james on goodreads?

[coral plinth]

Suggest me some underrated books you have read random and got your mind blown with :)) (DM is always open)

[wise lily]

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
The simplicity struck me

[coral plinth]

Can u give me the pdf :))

[dense cargo]

Check #845877644599361576 On where to get pdf's, but it's a good book, worth having on paper

[mellow viper]

anyone know the book "The Wisdom of the Enneagram"

[muted pollen]

@true elm np

[split echo]

what do you mean by underrated, like other people didn't like them? or that are relatively unknown

[cedar spire]

Thanks bro

[coral plinth]

They are relatively unknown not that common

[peak torrent]

They both die at the end

[sweet pond]

Started reading Atomic Habits 👍

[autumn umbra]

Hello!
I'm interested in reading fantasy
I wanted to ask if the shadow and bone trilogy is worth it or not?

[split echo]

Well you probably haven't heard of the Riddle-Master trilogy by Patricia McKillip. That one is very good.

[split echo]

Id recommend the above for you as well if you like fantasy

[autumn umbra]

Okay thanks :))

[robust monolith]

thoughts on the handmaid's tale?

[surreal crag]

Anyone else reading or have read "Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham

[oblique loom]

Started reading 'The Sailor Who Fell From Grace'

I posted e-pub in #845877644599361576

Its a really good novel

[void vale]

Hello guys can you suggest some self development books?
Thank y :)

[wooden silo]

Courage to be disliked by ichiro Kishimi is quite good

[muted pollen]

Atomic habits
Deep work

[full slate]

Other than the two books above and can't hurt me what are some other good self development books?

[paper oar]

Flow is very interestin

All about how to find balance between expectation and ability

[full slate]

Is it Flow: The psychology of Optimal Experience?

[storm kiln]

Just finished Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky and first time reading Dostoevsky btw. To be honest it was very lengthy, long novel to read but it was worth while were it was a wild and poignant journey with each chapter and part which contains (6 parts) making it a classical Russian literary piece of work. MUST READ book especially if you are into psychology and crime and delve into his novels because its worth reading.

[lapis plume]

Hello everyone ! I just finished another chapter of the book im writing so, if anyone is interested in giving me feedbacks, it would be nice

(The book is written in french/ Le livre est écrit en Français)

https://www.scribay.com/text/165548681/monachopsis/chapter/490261

this link leads to the last chapter i wrote

[robust monolith]

i just started reading that one

[storm kiln]

From start to finish just 👌 Everything about is the reason why it’s such a classic

[robust monolith]

damn i have really high expectations now

[muted pollen]

it went lightning fast for me, I was just so intrigued by the damn story I completed in like 4 - 5 days

[fervent lion]

Full of symbolism too. For instance, Sonia was written by Dostoevsky as an allegory of christianity. Dostoevsky was a man who struggled his whole life with his faith, and various metaphysical issues, but in his novels he always seems to come to the conclusion that christianity (russian orthodox in his case) is the answer to those problems. However, this stance wasn't so clear cut in his mind.

[muted pollen]

(well 4 - 5 days isn't lightning fast, but it's my first book! so!)

[muted pollen]

perhaps read The Idiot...you might change your mind...

[fervent lion]

How so?

[muted pollen]

According to my interpretations, the idiot was created by Doesteovsky to detail a pure Christian who follows pure Christian values, but his decisions based on the pure values does not always yield him the best result and perhaps causes an immense turmoil for him and for the people who're closely associated with him...

[fervent lion]

Well as I understand, Myshkin is deeply good (in a christian sense), and Dostoevsky tries very hard to paint him as a Christ like figure. It seems to me that in the Idiot, the problem is the others, who aren't as "good" as Myshkin. In other words, Myshkin is the victim of other, less christian human beings.

[muted pollen]

I thought about that too and I would say that's actually a better way to think about it, I read the idiot with retrospect to Crime and Punishment, myself and the society around me, in Crime and Punishment we are introduced to the deeply rational and deeply atheistic personal, Raskolnikov, whereas in the Idiot I saw a deeply Christian and deeply religious Myshkin, after reading the two I thought to myself that, there must be a line drawn between My Spirituality, My Rationalism and the society around me. I think I read those book with a deep individualistic perception as if I can't control the society, maybe that warped my view on those books, hehe.

[storm citrus]

Has anyone here read Confederacy of Dunces?

[obsidian raptor]

idk, but i'd read the six of crows duology first

[rotund slate]

Hello everyone!
I didnt know this channel existed._.
I started readingg "getting things done"(but i havent read the other two books James recommended)
Any tip 😅on reading getting things done?

[muted pollen]

can anyone tell me is the book "one of us is lying" worth reading?

[rose rivet]

Just completed Heart of Darkness in a single sitting. This might just be one of the best novellas I've read. I cannot do this book justice with mere mortal words. This is an experience. An experience that transcends your state of mind to another dimension. It exposes a side of you that you probably never knew existed. Please give it a read. It's a hard read and most readers might want to take it slow. The novella itself is pretty slow but when it ups its pace, you see Conrad's vision behind this work of art. Although it isn't possible to understand the symbolism and transitions in the state of mind of the protagonist at first glance, a couple of videos on YT that analyze the novella should help you out in that regard. And to anyone who hasn't, I'd suggest watching Apocalypse Now and playing Spec Ops The Line before reading this book.

[chrome mirage]

I enjoyed them a lot, they were fun easy reads

[iron trail]

do you guys prefere a e-book?

[young mortar]

yes

[muted pollen]

I recommend

Can't Hurt Me
by David Goggins

[paper oar]

The best part of buying books from the book depository aren't the books you get, but realising that they've all come in little separate packages and getting wine vouchers in each one, change my mind

[novel garden]

i personally don't, i get distracted

if anyone has any tips to focus more, i'll really appreciate it

[muted pollen]

for me, yes since i got the kindle my reading is better there is no other apps except books thats why i can spend more time with reading

[rose rivet]

I really wanted to share this somewhere.

It's the first thing I read this morning and uhhh this beautiful.

This is from Matthew McConaughey's autobiography.

[split echo]

An interesting quote

[coral mountain]

wow, that took me a minute to understand lol

i'm reading exurb1a right now lol, i've been watching his youtube for a while.. liking it so far

but you guys have convinced me to start dostevesky, ive been putting him off for a long time

[true raft]

Can we have book sprints/reading sprints?

[hushed zephyr]

which one of his books are you reading?

[coral mountain]

the fifth science

[white solar]

<@&717391911132069929> again scam link :(

yey

[gusty parcel]

guys

doesn't the book club session have to be started?

[true elm]

I gave my laptop for repairs, and there are no other speakers/readers to read the book.

[naive pike]

hey, y'll suggest me some thriller & Speculative fiction.

[cosmic laurel]

I really like Memento and David Fincher movies

[muted pollen]

Dan Brown books!!

[fringe basin]

suggestions on atomic habits?

[naive pike]

I've finished some of those...

[naive pike]

finished

[fringe basin]

Worth reading?

[naive pike]

yeah.. one of the best one(nonfiction)

It'll help you if you procrastinate a lot or have some problem dealing with consistency.

[calm yoke]

"Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir"
Book by Irvin D. Yalom
Has anyone read this book!??

[fringe basin]

Okay thank you.. definitely reading from tomorrow morning

[dusk needle]

Where can I listen to The Anatomy Of Motive by John Douglas audiobook besides in Audible or some apps that required you to pay or with free trials?

[muted pollen]

yes, but kindle if you're really serious about reading, as you can save some trees in the process (ofc, electricity, but kindle consumes less power, I presume)

[muted pollen]

I read the inferno, completed it, had some very big plot holes, go for other books but inferno (keep inferno for last)

[muted pollen]

dear good people, does anyone have pdf for JAVA : The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt

10 edition

[muted pollen]

thanks a lot!

[dawn tulip]

Guys, what do you think about the book "Game Engine Architecture" by Jason Gregory?

[coarse forge]

just finished

[coarse forge]

Meus lidos

[vale pilot]

is this in russian

can someone send a link for the book in english

[steep pine]

It's in english

[vale pilot]

oh

because the website is russian

thanks for the info BTW

[shadow swallow]

Read here ☝️😀

[grizzled stratus]

what is it about

[vale pilot]

its a great indian epic

[grizzled stratus]

sick

[sweet pond]

I'm reading deep work. It's not such an easy read as atomic habits. What do you guys think?

[clear quartz]

@sweet pond you should listen to the audio book in YouTube , it is much easy to understand it in form of audio .

[summer palm]

Just started to read the book. It seems like a pretty good read actually. I enjoy it

[coral mountain]

yeah i found it dry

atomic habits is really captivating

this looks really interesting, how has it been working for you? now that its almost a month later.

[modest pier]

great

[muted pollen]

Hey peeps

[muted pollen]

Hi everyone, I am looking for a colleague we can support each other, if anyone thinks, please write, thank you

[vale pilot]

paste this message on one channel dummy

not on EVERYTHING

[muted pollen]

Colleague for?

[muted pollen]

I'm looking for a friend in a relationship where we can motivate each other to work and a friend to put some pressure on me

[muted pollen]

Oh you mean do the collaborative work. I understand, there's a same idea like this in the book deep work. What are you studying btw?

[coarse forge]

Done

[muted pollen]

Amazing

[coarse forge]

Just finished this one

[coarse forge]

kk yeah

very good read

[muted pollen]

OMG i love her. You should give Shadow and Bone a try

[coarse forge]

I started reading it yesterday, loving this series

[muted pollen]

yay let me know what you think oh and also its a Netflix series

[coarse forge]

yeah, i had just started reading when i saw netflix was producing it, but i still havent watched

will let y know when i finish

[mossy ermine]

oh yeah, I finished the trilogy 2 days ago, just one thing, Nikolai

[muted pollen]

I swear 🤡😩

[muted pollen]

can anyone recommend books wriiten by authors similar to haruki murakami

[rotund tusk]

I like the idea. I also need someone to motivate me as well.

[muted pollen]

my friend, my request is to make a friend that we will motivate each other. also someone who will pressure me to work

[muted pollen]

I already said, I can be your study-buddy

[muted pollen]

Okey bro welcome

[muted pollen]

so we became friends

[junior topaz]

what book is this?

[rose rivet]

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

[wary frost]

I'm reading the kindle version, It's so good

[muted pollen]

the actor??

[rose rivet]

that's great!

[rose rivet]

yes.

it's a memoir

[muted pollen]

oooh. whats the main plot??

[north sequoia]

Haven’t been around in a while, what are you guys reading?

[true elm]

Actually I am revamping the book club session a bit. I have my exams on-going now. So, we are starting on 05th September. You can find the updates in #book-club-calendar

[north sequoia]

Thanks

[true elm]

Also hope you are fine @north sequoia . It's been a while since I saw you here. haha.

[north sequoia]

All good, i meant to drop by for readings more but I’d been busy and didn’t have time to catch up on the last book

Currently reading Plato - The Republic

[somber compass]

Motivational japanese/Chinese/Korean books (example: ikigai) translated in English?

[somber compass]

Reading: The New Confession of an economic hitman

• John perkins

[junior topaz]

what do you think of it so far?

[rose rivet]

it's extremely good

get the physical copy if you can coz it makes a lot of difference

and if you're a Matthew McConaughey fan then get the audiobook too

[junior topaz]

I'm not a fan but like that particular page i found very interesting so i will definitely give it a go

but i like audiobooks too

currently reading/listening' The Secret of Dreams (Occult Audiobook) by Yacki Raizizun

[rose rivet]

Oh! How are you liking it?

[junior topaz]

oh i just started but so far it's interesting

[rose rivet]

That's great! Have fun reading!

[junior topaz]

haha thank you

it's definitely good for people interested in lucid dreaming, hypnosis etc

[wary frost]

I've just started with this one, once I had finished it I'll watch the movie

[queen wyvern]

hi anyone here who uses a kindle reader? can yall recommend whether it is good purchase for a person who just got into reading and has usually used paperbacks before??

[muted pollen]

Yeah its a great purchase you can store many books on it an d it wont take any shelf space
also i download pdfs from the web and read the books,

[queen wyvern]

ayee thanks for this

might just go and buy one

which specific varient of kindle should i buy though any clue??

[muted pollen]

i think I have the basic model, that i also ig 4-5yrs old
amazon keeps sending out updates so there isnt any issue with that too
higher models have features which, according to me, are not required, if you are only gonna use your kindle as an e reader..

[queen wyvern]

okay gotchyu thanksss though this was a helpful insight

[narrow crest]

Starting this. I hope I find my Magic Bus someday..

[somber compass]

I read from books 📚

[muted pollen]

u read from books??

[wary frost]

from books? really?

[jolly gulch]

hey guys lately ive been in a reading slump so i can't really emotionally enjoy any book that i read , what should i do abt it?

[muted pollen]

i guess you can take a break..for abt 3-5days..

[jolly gulch]

i'll try it out ,thx 🙂

[muted pollen]

Yo!! Anyone read Khalid hosseini sea prayer ?? I just want some quick review ✨

[west torrent]

yoooo, i haven’t but i checked on google it seems interesting thooo. i might cry while reading it lolol

[muted pollen]

I think I should give it a try 💀

[digital lance]

Can you guys recommend me any books any genre would be fine as long as it good.

[muted pollen]

all the bright places
forgive me leonard peackock

both tw suicide

[digital lance]

oh ok thx

[muted pollen]

i read a book of a syrian refugee NUJEEN MUSTAFA !!! such a wonderful novel! yall give it a try

[coarse forge]

@muted pollen yo

finished yesterday

[muted pollen]

omg yay! did you like it ?

[coarse forge]

yes i did, just hated maly from the begining

he was weirdly possessive w alina

but i cant wait to read the second book

[muted pollen]

i do ship the darkling and alina even after whats all happned idky i find mal very weird

[muted pollen]

What is this book about?

[coarse forge]

its like: she has never been healthy and was always behind everybody else, and he never noticed her then

but when she becomes a grisha and gets the power of that animal (i dont know the name in english), he asks her to give that power away

thats low key fucked up

[mossy ermine]

I have read all three, and I have to say that the same thing happened to me, but the books have improved as the books progress

[coarse forge]

I hope so. I am pretty anxious to read the rest

[narrow crest]

It's a real + dramatical story of Christopher McCandless, a graduate boy who left his home and headed towards Wild in search of Life and it's truth.

[narrow crest]

It also got adapted by a Movie. "Into The Wild"

[unique vale]

(it should be noted that mccandless dies in the wilderness (not a spoiler))

[worthy sonnet]

I've watched that movie
Its a masterpiece

Consider reading the book ' of mice and man'
Its a short and sweet novel.

[surreal sparrow]

not moreso sweet than jarring

had to read it for lit back in year 12

jeepies

[hoary gulch]

Currently reading The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler.Anyone familiar with him and his work?

[brittle hamlet]

has anyone read on earth we're briefly gorgeous by Ocean vuong? lmk if it's worth the read or something! :)

[muted pollen]

amyone know any sites in india where i can get second hand books or even cheap books

[muted pollen]

pdforigin.net for pdfs
they are free!

nah i wanna read physical

i read through kindle for free. but its straining

in a few cities like delhi or even in my ciry, there are a few places where you can buy 2nd hand books..

[muted pollen]

hm

there r sites where u xan get kindle books. but phones give me headache. and cuz of covid. shops r closed. so looking for a site

[muted pollen]

in india, i think there are no such websites, still you can research once..

shit

@muted pollen found!

oh lemme check. thanx

[hasty zodiac]

hello I'm willing to start learning french and the best way for me to do it is read books so I'm wondering if y'all know a french book that doesn't have hard vocab

i do know basic french grammar and vocab

[frigid lantern]

https://youtu.be/Bue05mPPoFw

[civic mica]

I don't know how this book club works but i'm currently reading Ego is the enemy and Mindset

[delicate jewel]

anyone read the Sherlock Holmes before ?

[muted pollen]

ya it is great

try it

[edgy coral]

it's really good, keep in mind that he doesn't only explore murders, but multiple types of crimes (burglary, kidnapping etc.), i personally thought sherlock only investigates murders

[delicate jewel]

I have just recently finish watching sherlock holmes on nexflix

now im thinking about reading the book

[manic canyon]

Has anyone read 12 rules for life by Jordan peterson?

[muted jay]

My sister reads it, she says so far it's enjoyable, she's past half of it, but also says that there's a lot of unnecessary fluff and pandering

[muted pollen]

i think that BBC series is based on those books but doesnt follow the exact storylines

[hoary gulch]

Anyone who read macbeth shakespeare

[unkempt solstice]

I did, good read

[true elm]

The netflix series is pretty good and short. I am currently reading the book and it is something around 800 pages each of 2 books which is pretty pretty lengthy.

[strange hearth]

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[narrow crest]

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[graceful sparrow]

I've started Dune and it is going sooo welll

[coral mountain]

read less, there is no need to read a chapter a day, get rid of over ambitious goals, just read in some spare time.. if its of some importance to you, you will read a bit more.. maybe you are here because the book you are currently reading is a bit boring, maybe you just have something "more important" occupying you right now or you are simply feeling lazy.etc, just aim for like 3-5 pages in your day, I swear thats like 20 minutes in your 24 hours, eventually your interest will pick up, give it time

I just finished "On Writing" by Stephen King(highest selling author, like ever) and he had his own writing block lol, after a very "brink of death" accident, he picked up writing again with alot of diffuculty.. but he did it nonetheless, because he knew his flame would spark eventually

[stable ocean]

hi! i made a role for book club notifications

in #roles

[unborn gale]

Did you read the other books of Stephen king? I want to start reading of his books but I just don’t know which one to start do you have a favorite or recommendations for his books?

[coral mountain]

nope i haven't

but here is one that may be a good start, this is from the book I was reading. maybe its his best work

[unborn gale]

Okay thanks

[muted pollen]

Or you can try the green mile shorter book and very good inspiring story

[topaz gulch]

Hi, I started with Carrie since its one of his early works and also a shorter read. For me it was a good starting point, Pet Sematary, The Stand and It are also high on my tbr. Hope this helps.

[unborn gale]

Okay thanks,now I started to read pet sematary. I will also look for the stand,It and Carrie too .

[winged wren]

oh, I hope you enjoy pet sematary as much as I did, it has some scene written so well that I was actually a bit scared.

[unborn gale]

Yeah I’m actually very nervous about it lol I hope it’s not too scarring.

[snow thunder]

Heya~ I'm new here (Discord in general so still figuring how this works) currently reading "Maps of Meaning" by Dr. Peterson and the "Anthropocene Reviewed" by John Green 📖

[hollow prawn]

Do anyone want to read book with me named limitless ??

**that book is about learn how to learn **

[robust hatch]

<@&717391911132069929> carl is sleeping ^^

[winter wyvern]

Sounds very promising 🙂 I'd be happy to 😄

Do you mean this one? https://www.amazon.com/Limitless-Upgrade-Anything-Faster-Exceptional/dp/B086WPC14V/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=limitless&qid=1633068309&sr=8-2

[celest lion]

I am now reading this one, I am probably half way through or so ...

[winter wyvern]

Hehe, I've just started. Although I am a fast reader, might catch up soon enough, especially given that weekend is ahead 😉

[celest lion]

I now usually read round 50 pages a day, but most of the time from 2 or 3 books together and I also do notes etc. so I think you will 😄

It just last two weeks or so that I actually started reading as a daily habbit instead of reading once or twice a week

[winter wyvern]

Great speed-reading, especially with doing notes! 👍
I just love to read, don't have a habit per se. I even don't make much of notes - they distract me from thinking and shifting my thoughts in some direction.

[muted pollen]

What's this place

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[rose ledge]

Hi everyone, I'd love to read about U.S. politics as it is one of the things I'm passionate about! Would you guys have any recommendations on good books?

[near rune]

'diplomacy' by Henry Kissinger

[muted pollen]

I went with The Stand as a first stephen king read

[reef socket]

My fav King's book is 11/22/63, you cat try it. It is about time traveling

[hollow prawn]

i will start reading from 25th or 26th october

[muted pollen]

Iam reading our mathematical universe it's a cool book talking about physics and space and science and cosmic inflations and what not, real nerdy stuff 🤓