Hua Guofang Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I was recenlty appointed to the board of editors for a journal, meaning my book reading time has been kicked in the arse. A major chunk of my reading will now be journal submissions, which has both good and bad sides to it, definitely bad for my book quota...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I finished the autobiography of malcolm x a couple of weeks ago... ...then I watched the spike lee movie. the book was good...the movie left out/fucked up the actual story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Spike Lee fucked up? Incredible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Just finished Why We Can't Wait by MLK Jr. today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asthma al Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 my book game hurt right now, need to get a new one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEKSE1 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Trying to finish reading Bay area graffiti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 More trashy zombie novels by new jack authors via Amazon Kindle Prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asthma al Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Them short stories by Rude Jude are pretty funny.. hyena & hummingbird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPWF2021 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Hyena on audiobook worth the money, I'm def pick up hummingbird when I finish generation kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Jack reacher bullshit and girl who played with fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Horror story^^^ I had to put the Kissinger book that I’m still trying to plow through on hold to read this by end November. Written by an acquaintance, very well written and easy to digest so far but not overly deep in analysis. Interesting part is that I have to do a book review for the journal I edit, so I have to be accurate and honest about a person I have a professional relationship with. Fortunately it’s a decent book so there shouldn’t be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I won't lie I'll probably never read it but his interview on the radio a while back had me interested. I'm so fucking lazy at reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 When he was writing it he got together a bunch of leading thinkers in the field over a couple of bottles of wine and cheese platters to test some of his findings and bounce a few ideas around. I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in that. Not to contribute as I'm a nobody compared to those cats but to have a beer and listen to the discussion. Was a pretty cool way to spend an evening. He's a very nice guy as well, down to earth and pretty humble for a dude who's reached such heights. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 And here I am impressed with table delivery at maccas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Just finished up Nelson Mandela's autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom' last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I just started into the final issue of Lucky Peach. This is a super-sized issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Just finished up Nelson Mandela's autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom' last night. [ATTACH=full]237856[/ATTACH] Spoiler: The white guy did it. But really, plan to read. Maybe my next book, we'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azerism1 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 got my teeth stuck into this at the moment, interesting read tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Spoiler: The white guy did it. But really, plan to read. Maybe my next book, we'll see. Correct spoiler! But it was an interesting read...i learned a lot about his life and the anti-apartheid struggle. But it did get a bit tedious to read with all the different organization names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 ^freedom in exile is on my "to read" bucket list. i wanted to read aung san suu kyi's biography but after this whole rohingya thing, I'm not so sure I want to read it anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Yeah, was watching that on TV yesterday and wondering how much of that is politics as usual and how much of that is someone else's influence in there. IDK, even if she turns out to be a complete ass it could be an interesting read, who knows. BTW, Freedom in Exile was a good, informative, maybe even helpful read, but not necessarily anything profound. Like read one of his other books if you want a stright read of Tibetan wisdom, this is more about him growing up, leaving Tibet, and efforts he made to work with the Chinese government to try to improve their situation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 He has a great sense of humor. Reading about where and how he was raised probably gives insight into that. I'd read the book just to learn more about that alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko SprueOne Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Yeah, was watching that on TV yesterday and wondering how much of that is politics as usual and how much of that is someone else's influence in there. IDK, even if she turns out to be a complete ass it could be an interesting read, who knows. BTW, Freedom in Exile was a good, informative, maybe even helpful read, but not necessarily anything profound. Like read one of his other books if you want a stright read of Tibetan wisdom, this is more about him growing up, leaving Tibet, and efforts he made to work with the Chinese government to try to improve their situation. Like you said, It's politics as usual. The Rohingya plight is real but yeah, our one-liner, headline news of it is politics as usual. Suu Kyi does not currently control the military (Tatmadaw). A member of her party was elected to look better to the west. To look like there is progress. However, there is a general misunderstanding of the Muslim population by the Buddhists in Burma by the Burmese. Maybe a historical action that still holds a bitter taste by them? I haven't read either books though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Re-read. Spolier alert @CALIgula if you're following along, you start out thinking the white guy did it, but by the end you realize black and white are guilty. Really a good read, amazing, and quite sad, that just about every word in the book is about as true today as the day he spoke it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metronome Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Started reading the 'Remembrance of Earth's Past' trilogy by Cixin Liu. Finished Three Body Problem and I'm into The Dark Forest now. Amazon apparently dropped 1B to adapt it into a three season series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I’m on Restless Empire. China and the world since 1750, by Odd Arne Westad. More annoying than not after 100 pages. Little referencing, non specific dating and unsubstantiated claims. Big name historian, possible hubris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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