Khalil's_Black_Excellence
The King of Fighters
Finished it. Now reading 'Everything Is fukked: A book about Hope' from the same author.
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Just finished reading Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck. Very reminiscent to Cannery Row if that book just focused on the people that lived in the Flophouse, even there is some similarities in the last section.
Cannery Row is still my favorite from the Steinbeck I have read so far but Tortilla Flat is somewhere up the list
Cannery Row is still my favorite from the Steinbeck I have read so far but Tortilla Flat is somewhere up the list
Dillah810
Flat Girther
Just got done reading this and I enjoyed it. I usually only read socio-political non-fiction books, and this was probably the first fiction novel I've read since high school. The story had me engaged the whole time.Smh I don't even look at my "backlog" anymore. I just listen to the evil, hooded Kermit on my shoulder tellin' me to "keep going" when I ask myself how many more books do I need
I potentially wanna grab this too right here:
The book I'm reading right now is Black Against Empire. I figured it might be a good companion piece to Revolutionary Suicide
I'm currently in the process of reading "The wonderful Grisis of Middle Age" By Eda Leshan. At first I was disappointed since I thought to myself, I will be reading and learning middle age from a female perspective. I put my mind inside the author and the book was a really good read with good topics for arguing, truth or false.
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Finished up another novella by John Steinbeck called The Moon is Down.
A story about occupied people fighting back and keeping hope despite being out gunned by the occupying force's military. Really was an engaging read that originally I didn't think I was going to finish today but it was hard to put down.
I didn't know I was going to read so much John Steinbeck this month but I'm glad I did. I still have to read Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden but I understand why he is one of the greats
A story about occupied people fighting back and keeping hope despite being out gunned by the occupying force's military. Really was an engaging read that originally I didn't think I was going to finish today but it was hard to put down.
I didn't know I was going to read so much John Steinbeck this month but I'm glad I did. I still have to read Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden but I understand why he is one of the greats
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Just got done reading this and I enjoyed it. I usually only read socio-political non-fiction books, and this was probably the first fiction novel I've read since high school. The story had me engaged the whole time.
The book I'm reading right now is Black Against Empire. I figured it might be a good companion piece to Revolutionary Suicide
What about fiction kept you away for so long?
Dillah810
Flat Girther
Outside of comics; TV, movies, and animation are just better mediums for fiction for me. Even as a teen, I only read fiction when it was assigned at school.
My mom only reading non-fiction, despite being a bookworm may also be a factor for why fiction books were never my thing.
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Interesting.
I don't think I could only read non-fiction. No non fiction book ever left me like
or staring out into the void contemplating what I just read like some fiction books I read.
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It took me a minute but it was worth every day read
. Had become too indoctrinated with the movies over the years so had to become accommodating with the pacing, but in the end, its as if you were on the journey yourself all-along. I know LeGuin describes it as a tension release narrative and she ain't lying.
Man....this one took off in the first few pages. By page 58, had my feet up like.
Mf always has these moments in his books where you get locked in on some
And you don't put it down for a nice lil min.
Yeah. This was fire. I had to read right through it.Mf always has these moments in his books where you get locked in on some
And you don't put it down for a nice lil min.
I'm going to read through it again in chunks. Like 20 pages at a time so I can soak in every word, detail. It's not necessary for this book. But it's like watching your favorite movie for the 100th time and noticing cars in the background, extras, the setting, set, location etc.
Yeah, I took my time with it when I read it earlier this year, but ultimately it was too good for me put down and I flew through it. So, I'll def be going back for a revisit eventually. Which is crazy, because the Southern Virginia world that he created is so dark, so it's like who would want to spend more time there, right? Lol but it's so engrossing and atmospheric that it kinda just pulls you back. It's kind of like peeking in a cracked door of a haunted house or sum shyt
And don't get me wrong, I love pretty much all his other stuff, but it's something about this one for me. Easily one of my favorites of the year, still, and I'm like 35+ books deep now lol.
Im glad I got bro's autograph with his latest book, King of Ashes, and Ion even be caring about that type of shyt fr but he a killer with the pen.
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I read the Tolkien books in order of The Hobbit, Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings before I watched the 2000s movies for the first time not too long ago.
It took me a minute but it was worth every day read
I'm so glad my thoughts and imagination wasn't shaped prior to reading those books particularly LOTR. I flew through it and was legit
by the end.When I finished I checked out a bunch of reviews and talked to people about it and I noticed most read it as kids because of the movies and a number of people complained about how long the Shire section was and "pages of tree descriptions", both I completely disagree with. Like with Stephen King, I think you miss half the book when you read it as a kid compared to an adult with a fully formed brain, life experience, and patience. I should also add that I think reading the Silmarillion before LOTR helped me understand the setting and stakes that really enhanced my read (Tolkien originally want both books released together). Also, I think it is best to treat it as one big book like how he wrote it instead of a trilogy. I don't even think they work as a trilogy anyway and it was clear that Tolkien was cutting up a continuous narrative
I read the Tolkien books in order of The Hobbit, Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings before I watched the 2000s movies for the first time not too long ago.
I'm so glad my thoughts and imagination wasn't shaped prior to reading those books particularly LOTR. I flew through it and was legit
When I finished I checked out a bunch of reviews and talked to people about it and I noticed most read it as kids because of the movies and a number of people complained about how long the Shire section was and "pages of tree descriptions", both I completely disagree with. Like with Stephen King, I think you miss half the book when you read it as a kid compared to an adult with a fully formed brain, life experience, and patience. I should also add that I think reading the Silmarillion before LOTR helped me understand the setting and stakes that really enhanced my read (Tolkien originally want both books released together). Also, I think it is best to treat it as one big book like how he wrote it instead of a trilogy. I don't even think they work as a trilogy anyway and it was clear that Tolkien was cutting up a continuous narrative
See, it was the other way around with me. I saw the films when I was younger and fell completely in love. Then I went on to loosely read the books afterward but never gave it is proper due.
And I'll admit, as a fan of the films first, I almost fell for the "it's too slow....nothing is happening" sort of outlook in the beginning chapters but once I caught on to what Tolkien was really doing....building a world that feels ancient, lived in, and rich with history, I was locked in 🫡.
I remember reading somewhere he wrote LOTR as a single volume but the publishers wanted to break it up. I actually only found out about The Silmarillion post LOTR but I plan on rewinding and diving into it next (after clearing a few reads off my TBR) before continuing with Two Towers & Return of the King.
I definitely appreciated the read now rather than my kid brain attempts at trying to digest it.
