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Finished Silent Hill 2 and it was stunning - helped by my fervent love for the game. I only have one more Boss Fight book presently in RDR. Not sure if I’ll start it soon or not. I may just keep working on these bigger books.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker

I went ahead and knocked out RDR. I liked it but it was an irksome mess of a book. It had a couple of good moments despite itself, though. Makes me want to play RDR 2. My next gaming book will be one I’ve been looking forward to for years: You Are the Hero. Can’t wait!

But for now I’ve got four books going on so that’s plenty.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini

I finished book three of Eddings’ Mallorean. Had a blast - flew through it in just a couple days or so. Good times.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
17. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings

I knocked out two more books - first Ursula Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness, which was quite good. I liked it a lot. It ended up being a different book than I was expecting when I started it, but no less great for that. Well done. Next on my Kindle I’ll read Phantom of the Opera for my first time.

Also finished the epic Mallorean series. Wow - how fun. Nerdy, but fun. I still have two prequels to read as well as a codex to get platinum, but the main story arc is read (errrr re-read). Next, though, I’m going to pick up Jonathan Green’s first You Are the Hero book as I’ve wanted to read it for years. It’s time.


1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
17. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
18. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
19. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
20. Seeress of Kell by David Eddings

I knocked out You Are the Hero (and even ordered its sequel for later). Great book about Fighting Fantasy. I loved it. It nudged me to download another iOS version of one.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
17. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
18. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
19. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
20. Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
21. You Are the Hero by Jonathan Green

Knocked out a couple more. First, I finished the Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, which I liked but didn’t love. Pretty fun read though. It was my first time. For my next Kindle book I think I’ll read Mars by Ben Bova.

I also FINALLY finished Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. I also liked this despite the writing often being a bit laborious. It took me so long just because I kept getting distracted with other books, which, by itself, I suppose says something. For my next Easton Press book I’ll probably read Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev.

Good times.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
17. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
18. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
19. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
20. Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
21. You Are the Hero by Jonathan Green
22. Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
23. Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

Kong Wen wrote: ↑16 Mar 2021 03:57 01. 02-24 Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (2017), Mark Bray (American)
02. 03-15 The End of Policing (2017), Alex S. Vitale (American)

Considering moving on to one of my Eddas next.

And indeed I did. I just finished The Prose Edda by Snori Sturluson, written and/or compiled in the 13th century and translated in this edition by Jesse Byock in 2005. Pretty good! Somewhat lighter and fluffier than some of the mythic classics I'm accustomed to (i.e. the Greek & Roman ones), but good fun. I especially liked the story about the time Loki "tied one end of a cord to the beard of a goat and tied the other end around his own testicles" to win a bet by making a giant laugh.

01. 02-24 Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (2017), Mark Bray (American)
02. 03-15 The End of Policing (2017), Alex S. Vitale (American)
03. 07-09 The Prose Edda (1220), Snori Sturluson (Icelandic)

I just finished Fathers and Sons yesterday. Great book. I liked it more than I expected to. Am starting the Analects of Confucius next, which should go quickly. Also still reading Noble House and The Cobra.

I gutted and resuscitated my website and posted a first entry. Will do one for nearly every book I finish going forward. There are spoilers but, after careful consideration, I decided that I’d target readers who have already read it or that aren’t sensitive to that. I don’t tell everything obviously...I find I often read reviews of things I’ve already read or listened to that I love just to hear what someone else thinks about it, I think that’s pretty cool.

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... s-and-sons

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
17. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
18. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
19. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
20. Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
21. You Are the Hero by Jonathan Green
22. Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
23. Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
24. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

I finished The Analects of Confucius. Great but short read. More thoughts here https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... -confucius

Im going to start Stendhal’s The Red and the Black next. I’ve never read him and have no idea what this book is about. Good times.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
17. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
18. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
19. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
20. Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
21. You Are the Hero by Jonathan Green
22. Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
23. Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
24. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
25. The Analects of Confucius

I finished The Red and the Black. More thoughts on my blog. https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... -the-black

I’m going to try to finish at least two more books this year. We shall see if I can pull that off.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler
15. Silent Hill 2 by Mike Drucker
16. Read Dead Redemption by Matt Margini
17. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings
18. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings
19. Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
20. Seeress of Kell by David Eddings
21. You Are the Hero by Jonathan Green
22. Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
23. Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
24. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
25. The Analects of Confucius
26. The Red and the Black by Stendhal