stop mouth breathing

recommend this to anyone who breathes. Especially the first 2 parts

All the Ishiguro mentions on the last page and I just finished The Remains of the Day lol- great book, tho the context for Never Let Me Go was more interesting to me. Doing Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury rn

Finished A brief history of seven killings
Overall 7.5/10
I had a good time with it. Overall recommend it, if you know a bit of patois

Is ishiguro worth it iyo

Definitely, it’s just hard to say which book would be preferable. Never Let Me Go is my favorite, but I think The Remains if the Day gets more consistently positive responses. The context is pretty different for each book so I’d look them up to see which one looks more interesting- either way, his style is refreshingly straightforward and produces pretty effortless (but rewarding all the same) reading experiences imo

I don’t have any opinion on his newest book since I haven’t read it

Thanks. Both books are on my tbr list so im just curious

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Tried to finish ninth house for the second time but I finally decided to put it away. Not for me I’m like 3/4 through but I didn’t enjoy it at all
1.5/5

Reread both the goldfinch and the secret history this month and still absolutely adore both
5/5

Currently half way through Stoner and enjoying this one too so far

The House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera
4/5
Its heavily a cerebral experience, scenes fade in and out of each other, but its raw

Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents

man rest in power Octavia she knew so much was gonna happen.

Just finished 12 rules for life

Proust and the squid 8/10 great book. Very meta too read

Ocean at the end of the lane 7/10 book does very funny things to the readers perspective

reading that now, what did you think? I like the rules (might be more interested in the sequel's rules tbh) and am getting something out of it, but not a fan of some of the examples he gives and the tangents

good example of separating the art from the artist tho because his personality and fanbase are annoying, not to mention he seems like quite the f***up himself

He’s undeniable a smart dude and went through a lot of trauma himself.

He’s a good example of how to make something out of yourself, digging yourself out of that abyss that he talks about.

I’ve been through so much trauma since childhood and this book has so many necessary rules that if you don’t abide by, your life can fall into chaos.

He’s not a f***up I don’t think you can judge him for getting addicted to benzos, nor should you judge anyone for getting addicted while trying to burden the traumas of life.

I read Man in the High Castle and Ubik back to back, my 4th and 5th Philip K D*** books. Probably going to do a volume of his short stories after I finish some non-fiction stuff.

Man in the High Castle has some of D***'s strongest character arcs ever, Tagomi and Childan especially. The meta quality of the historical fiction within the historical fiction is neat. Right up there with Flow My Tears The Policeman Said in terms of its literary merit. The first act of Ubik is super trippy and surreal and cool. Kind of takes a dip after they get to the moon. Then there's a lot of time figuring stuff out which isn't as interesting. Strong finish though. It's a narrative twist that is actually as compelling as it is surprising given the metaphysical implications.

Finished Meditations a few days ago. Timeless advice and an essential read, I couldn't recommend it more.

Re-reading through this atm

wooooooooooooooooossh

8/10
beautiful book. ugwu's story the centerpiece of the book imo, one of the best endings in literature ive read. the way the narrative subverts itself is genius.
i think Kainene eloped with madu

7.5/10. Humans in the next billions of year.
Not a fan of the "shopping list" type of narration but props because I have the sensation this will be painfully accurate.

I finished The things they carried by Tim O Brien a while ago. 10/10
One of my favorite books for sure. The prose, the story, the haunting imagery Gonna read Going after Cacciato soon

One of my favorites

this was fun to watch but yea after a while I was like "can we get back to the main plot?"

Valis by Philip K D***

Man

read a few books since I last posted

"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Very surface level writing but i liked it tbh,its a great book if you're younger,and a nice refresher of thoughts in general

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell

it was alright

"Notebooks" by Leonardo Da Vinci(oxford classics)

This took so long to read but it was so worth it.This man was truly a genius and to see his thoughts jotted down was amazing.
Mostly focuses on his love for science,but there is some really insightful stuff on life in there too.

"Murder On The Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

One of my favorite mysteries ever,this is like my fifth time reading it

"Breath" by James Nestor

close your mouth and breathe through your nose you mouthbreather