Go Coasties!
What are you reading?
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Go Coasties!
I've been reading some Star Wars anthology books lately (Tales from the Bounty Hunters, etc) and while they're fun, and I'll continue to read stuff like that obviously, I want to make 2020 the year I read stuff outside of my normal licensed Sci-Fi/Fantasy wheelhouse. I've always been a strong reader, its my only "ability" that I'm outright proud of, so I'm going to put it to use more this year. That doesn't mean I'm going to go crazy (I'm not going to be cracking open The Illiad anytime soon 
), but I'll definitely be reading more stuff that I usually wouldn't bother with, like some of the more world renowned books that I've never read, or even just genre books I wouldn't usually bother with.
I don't know how successful I'll be, but its definitely something I want to try to do this year. I don't know what I'll be starting with, but I'll be going to the library today and hopefully picking up a book that I wouldn't usually read, but feel like I should.
), but I'll definitely be reading more stuff that I usually wouldn't bother with, like some of the more world renowned books that I've never read, or even just genre books I wouldn't usually bother with.I don't know how successful I'll be, but its definitely something I want to try to do this year. I don't know what I'll be starting with, but I'll be going to the library today and hopefully picking up a book that I wouldn't usually read, but feel like I should.
Bowraville by Dan Box.
Australian true crime. Over a 5 month period in 1990/91 three children went missing from the small town of Bowraville. The three children were all aboriginal. Each time when a child’s parents reported the children to the police they were told by the police that the children had probably run away or gone ‘walkabout’. The youngest child was only four years old (the other two were both 16 years of age) For months the local police kept saying that the three disappearances were not connected. Two of the children’s were eventually found but even then only three detectives were placed on the case part time. A serial killer and such a limited investigation!
Australian true crime. Over a 5 month period in 1990/91 three children went missing from the small town of Bowraville. The three children were all aboriginal. Each time when a child’s parents reported the children to the police they were told by the police that the children had probably run away or gone ‘walkabout’. The youngest child was only four years old (the other two were both 16 years of age) For months the local police kept saying that the three disappearances were not connected. Two of the children’s were eventually found but even then only three detectives were placed on the case part time. A serial killer and such a limited investigation!
I just finished All Quiet on the Western Front. This was a very harrowing, intense book. You could tell that the author really knew what he was writing about (because he was a WW1 veteran), and the book did a great job at showing the horror of war. Its only real flaw, to me, was that some of its more flowery/poetic passages could be distracting. Sometimes they were powerful and affecting, but sometimes they just muddled the scene. Still, overall it was a great read, and I'd definitely recommend it (as long as you know what you're getting into, since it can be very graphic).
Next up is a Neil Gaiman book I grabbed on a whim, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Its only the second Gaiman book I'll have read (the other being Good Omens, although I'm very familiar with his comic book work), and it seems like it will be interesting.
Next up is a Neil Gaiman book I grabbed on a whim, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Its only the second Gaiman book I'll have read (the other being Good Omens, although I'm very familiar with his comic book work), and it seems like it will be interesting.
Nancy Drew book 
Finished Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It was really good. I don't usually like books about kids, but this one was great. Really magical and mysterious, which is Gaiman's area of expertise. Its a short read, but I'd definitely recommend it.
I started the second Expanse book, since I'd liked the first book (which was a lot better then the few episodes of The expanse I suffered through). In the first few pages of Caliban's War, a 4 year old is basically tortured (psychologically, and implied soon to be killed) from the kid's perspective, and if this wasn't a library book I'd have ripped it to shreds. This isn't a horror series, so first person toddler torture is not what it should be fucking doing, and I'm in no mood for this kind of bullshit. So, fuck The Expanse, fuck the authors and I'll never so much as look at the wikipedia page for this screwed up, edgelord series ever again. The fact that this series has a TV show is outright insulting to all the actually good book series that deserve that kind of attention.
On a better note, I went from that and started reading the original Frankenstein. I know its a lot different from the old movies (which I really like), and I've wanted to read it for awhile. Its interesting so far, although I'm only a little bit into it so far.
I started the second Expanse book, since I'd liked the first book (which was a lot better then the few episodes of The expanse I suffered through). In the first few pages of Caliban's War, a 4 year old is basically tortured (psychologically, and implied soon to be killed) from the kid's perspective, and if this wasn't a library book I'd have ripped it to shreds. This isn't a horror series, so first person toddler torture is not what it should be fucking doing, and I'm in no mood for this kind of bullshit. So, fuck The Expanse, fuck the authors and I'll never so much as look at the wikipedia page for this screwed up, edgelord series ever again. The fact that this series has a TV show is outright insulting to all the actually good book series that deserve that kind of attention.
On a better note, I went from that and started reading the original Frankenstein. I know its a lot different from the old movies (which I really like), and I've wanted to read it for awhile. Its interesting so far, although I'm only a little bit into it so far.
Finished The Dog Master, which was a great read. Fun story with great characters and it seems to be left open for a sequel set during the dawn of the ice age as the last line is quite literally:
The present-day parts of the story are thankfully few as they feel kind of janky, but they don't impact the overall story.
What happens next?
The present-day parts of the story are thankfully few as they feel kind of janky, but they don't impact the overall story.
My current audiobook read is The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson. It is about a young woman who is one of the Blue People of Kentucky who becomes a librarian who takes books around on a mule.
My hardback read is Flames of Fear by Roger McNiece which is about the history of bushfires in Tasmania. 2/3rds of it covers the big fires of 1967 and my uncle and aunt are mentioned in the book, as well as a couple of other people I knew.
My Kindle read is This Day is Tudor History by Claire Ridgway which will be a year long read as I only read each day’s entry.
My hardback read is Flames of Fear by Roger McNiece which is about the history of bushfires in Tasmania. 2/3rds of it covers the big fires of 1967 and my uncle and aunt are mentioned in the book, as well as a couple of other people I knew.
My Kindle read is This Day is Tudor History by Claire Ridgway which will be a year long read as I only read each day’s entry.
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Been skimming Thucydides' again:
I suspect that's the state of mind in many Discord chats.
I suspect that's the state of mind in many Discord chats.
Troublesom Creek ran behind a house I lived in when very young - it was in Dwarf (Perry County)- my father's family is from Kentucky.
I want to read science fiction novels by most of the authors you guys mentioned above but my school lacks many of them.
Anyhow, I enjoy reading Volume 20 of The Joy of Knowledge encyclopedia by Mitchell Beazley:
https://joeyptheofficial.tumblr.com/image/189584900693
Anyhow, I enjoy reading Volume 20 of The Joy of Knowledge encyclopedia by Mitchell Beazley:
https://joeyptheofficial.tumblr.com/image/189584900693
Does your phone have a free book app? You might find some good reading there. ALso public Libraries are undiscovered gems for many.
Good luck!
i am both reading and listening to A History of Video Games in 64 Objects. It is taking me a while to get though because I keep looking at videos of the various early gaming machines/consoles on YouTube. I have just finished the chapter on the Fairchild Channel F, a console that predated the Atari Video Computer System by a year. Now that I am almost up to the Atari things should become more familiar to me and I won’t need to che k out videos.
I am listening to Peter Clines’ new book ‘Terminus’ which at the moment is only available as an Audible book. It is the fourth book in the Threshold series. I loved the first two books in the series ‘14’ and ‘The Fold’ but wasn’t keen on the third book ‘Dead Moon’ which was only loosely connected to the first two. So far ‘Terminus’ is as enjoyable as the first two books. Narrated by Ray Porter.
