cant finish a book lately just jumping between different ones

Anyone read Ishmael?

where should i start with ralph waldo emerson?

self-reliance?

Finishing up Possibilities by Herbie Hancock

Such a cool and interesting guy. Down to earth, relatable, and so wise. His life was crazy and full of excitement, im tryna be like him

Damn this section dead

prequel to moby d***?

so sometime last year i decided i wanted to start casually reading, in which i let the book sit under my desk until the end of the year when i had a cognitive stroke which resulted in anterograde amnesia. so after that i’m reading for 15 mins as a daily cognitive exercise resulting in me not remembering any of the content i’ve read as soon as i shut the book, so i just finished and now don’t have any clue what i read 🙃

The few, the proud, the KTT2 Books sxn

Can’t f***ing wait

Well damn

YA?

Eh kinda I guess, but they’re also incredibly gory.

It’s a mix of sci-fi, gothic horror and fantasy.

sounds interesting

it is what it is haha, not like i lost a previous past time i guess

They’re sick. Starts with Gideon the Ninth. Nothing else like it.

Necromancers in space.

I'll check it out. I'm not much of a fantasy reader; is it a steep learning curve in terms of lore etc

So how much stuff can you still remember tho

as far as what?

No. They’re a really smooth read. There’s a lot there if you wanna dig into it (allusions and references), but they aren’t overly specific or anything.

Also the fantasy elements are regulated almost entirely to necromancy.

They’re also pretty hilarious.

can anyone reccomend me an exciting biography/autobiography?

Pimp by Iceberg Slim and The AB of Gucci Mane are ones ive enjoyed in the past

autobiographies I've enjoyed

Malcolm X
Miles Davis
Rubin Hurricane Carter
Richard Feynman
Jay-Z's Decoded
Che Guevara's The Motorcycle Diaries
Bernie Mac's I Ain't Scared of You

one of my favorite books that I've been wanting to recommend here for a while is Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. it's a novel but written in first person and has a lot of similarities with the author's life. very long read, and you either love it or hate it, but I remember tearing through it because it was so exciting

Forgot to mention already read Malcolm X’s and loved that too

Is decoded a legit autobiography
I always thought it was just him breaking down some of his lyrics

Shantaram sounds sick, adding it to my list but I don’t wanna commit to a 900 page book atp

if you liked Malcolm X's autobiography then you'd probably like Hurricane Carter's too

I remember Decoded as breaking down lyrics but then also talking about his life and process a bit too. not your typical autobiography, but I liked it

yea definitely check out Shantaram when you're down for a longer read. feel like a lot of people in this section would enjoy that one

i was looking up pushkin and apparently he was taught french first and didnt even speak russian until he was 10+ when he started speaking to the serfs around the house lol

i knew the nobility spoke french over there but to that extent is pretty wild