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Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 13 Feb 2023 15:27
by Sharecrow
I finished another relatively quick non-fiction book in Christianizing the Roman Empire. Good times - I need to read more academic books…

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... man-empire

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 15 Feb 2023 18:19
by Sharecrow
Finished book number nine in re-reading Cat’s Cradle. Great book. Fantastic. Thoughts here:

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post/cat-s-cradle

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 22 Feb 2023 23:09
by Sharecrow
Finally finished Mars by Ben Bova. This one had such a delay in my efforts in the middle that I had to start over because I forgot what I’d read. Thoughts here:

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post/_mars

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 24 Feb 2023 00:37
by Sharecrow
Knocked out a writing book in “Refuse to Be Done.”

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... to-be-done

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova
11. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 28 Feb 2023 17:01
by Sharecrow
Finished another Christian book recommended to me years ago.

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... in-babylon

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova
11. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
12. Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture by Larry Osborne

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 10 Mar 2023 15:36
by Sharecrow
I read Pale Fire again and for the first time. What a fun book.

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post/pale-fire

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova
11. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
12. Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture by Larry Osborne
13. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 25 Mar 2023 19:09
by Sharecrow
Finished a couple more books in Leaves of Grass and Whirlwind. Good times.

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post/leaves-of-grass

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post/whirlwind

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova
11. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
12. Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture by Larry Osborne
13. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
14. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
15. Whirlwind by James Clavell

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 05 Apr 2023 14:12
by Sharecrow
I knocked out Pride and Prejudice. Just <3 that book.

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... -prejudice

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova
11. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
12. Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture by Larry Osborne
13. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
14. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
15. Whirlwind by James Clavell
16. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 12 Apr 2023 14:08
by Sharecrow
Knocked out a couple more books - one Vonnegut re-read and another read of a book I had thought was recommended to me but, alas, I downloaded the wrong book. Thoughts here:

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... -champions

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post ... g-midnight

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova
11. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
12. Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture by Larry Osborne
13. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
14. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
15. Whirlwind by James Clavell
16. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
17. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
18. Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

Re: What are you reading?

Posted: 28 Apr 2023 14:23
by Sharecrow
Finally finished my next Jane Austen! Right Morning, Midnight or Answer to Job will be my next completed book.

https://www.wheredreamsescape.com/post/ ... ensibility

1. Polgara the Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte
3. The Weekend that Changed the World by Peter Walker
4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto
6. Friday by Robert Heinlein
7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
8. Christianizing the Roman Empire: A.D. 100 - 300 by Ramsay MacMullen
9. Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Mars by Ben Bova
11. Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts by Matt Bell
12. Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture by Larry Osborne
13. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
14. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
15. Whirlwind by James Clavell
16. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
17. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
18. Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
19. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen