Reading here and there in The Wisdom of Life by the entertaining king of curmudgeons Arthur Schopenhauer.
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So far, very good. Set in a near distant, dystopian Florida.
What a coincidence. I just started reading The Idiot today.
I’m only on the third chapter but so far, it’s holding my attention. Crime and Punishment is one my favorite novels of all time but I really had to persevere getting through the first 150 pages or so until the book started picking up. I was afraid The Idiot would start the same way but so far, I’m at least beginning to be intrigued.
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I've long been a stargazing astronomy nut, and historical books on astronomers of the past with lots of intriguing detail make great, slow, "sitting out with a pipe" reads. Some books from long ago, this one fairly new....
Lately, I've been enjoying "Herschel At The Cape, Diaries and Correspondence of Sir John Herschel, 1834-1838" by Evans, Deeming, Evans, and Goldfarb, 1969. A fascinating trip back in time.
Lately, I've been enjoying "Herschel At The Cape, Diaries and Correspondence of Sir John Herschel, 1834-1838" by Evans, Deeming, Evans, and Goldfarb, 1969. A fascinating trip back in time.
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I go back to reading, after some years ago, again, reviewing Titus Livius, Dante's Divine Comedy, and St. John of the Cross. ![IMG_7389[13572].jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/312/312940-bca824cd1abed03346049b5d615357de.jpg "IMG_7389[13572].jpg")
For my next reading adventure, I am going to try Tonya Kappes "mail carrier cozy mysteries. The first one is titled "Stamped Out".
4/5
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New Terry Hayes follow-up to "I Am Pilgrim".
"Death's End". Fascinating book. Really didn't know SF from China until now. It's the third and the last book of Three Body Problem series. Enjoying it.
Reading Philip Roth‘s Satire on Nixon from the 1970s. Seems nothing has changed in the last 50 years.
My lady read that in school in back in the 1970s
My lady read that in school in back in the 1970s
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I read the first book of Lillian Jackson Braun "The Cat Who Could Read Backwards", Nice book with an unusual premise. She's written 29 nine books in this "cat" series before passing away in 2011. Generally it is a delightful story of the hero (Jim Qwilleran) and his cat and the murder of the first owner of the cat.
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Thomas S. Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
My experience with all the russian literature I have read, including these two, is what I call 'the squirm'. No relief until the very last few pages, where you are given the briefest glimmer of hope...I like it, but not all year round!
I just finished reading 'Momo' by Micheal Ende to my kids. My dad read it to me when I was 9 or 10 and it left a very profound affect on me, my daughters, 8 and 11, also connected with it very strongly.
I recommend to all, but particularly to those who have children to read aloud to.
Micheal Ende is more well known for writing The Never Ending Story, but I prefer Momo.
I recommend to all, but particularly to those who have children to read aloud to.
Micheal Ende is more well known for writing The Never Ending Story, but I prefer Momo.
The Idiot to me was the least rewarding of the four Dostoevsky novels I’ve read and I found the ending to be rather disappointing..
C.S. Lewis space trilogy. Just finished Perelandra about to start That hideous Strength.
I’m alternating between these two at the moment.
Return to a rare reading of fiction. The first Blackford Oakes volume. So far, so good. Not much spy-craft yet. Mostly background and an introduction into how the CIA recruited/trained/worked back in the day. It's probably fairly autobiographical as WFB II was an early employee.