I LOVED that bookFinished Ready Player One the other day.
I LOVED that bookFinished Ready Player One the other day.
Prisoners of Geography
Tim Marshall
This is a book about how geopolitics is shaped by the constraints and necessities of physical geography. This is a topic I find endlessly fascinating (there are some excellent Youtube channels that discuss it like Wendover Productions and The Caspian Report) and this book is a smoothly-written, well explained look at the subject.
Want to know why Russia invaded the Crimea? Why Europe came to dominate the world? Why Africa has struggled to develop despite its abundant resources? What China's long-term game plan is?
Look at the geography. The rivers, mountains, deserts, forests, climate, and coastlines. That's where the answers are. That's where they've always been and where they always will be.
Oh that book was sooo boring to me. We had to read 2 books for English last year, and that one counted as 2 JUST because our teacher hated it tooGreat Expectations for a literature class. I've often heard people say Dickins is dry and boring, but I've found it surprisingly entertaining and enjoyable so far, and I think it's aged well.
Me 2the way of kings by brandon sanderson
Me 2
I read the original mistborn trilogy but haven't touched the new one yet. I think he's going for a slightly different tone here then in mistborn. Also mistborn was the first actual series he wrote (the standalone Elantris came before) so I think his writing has improved a bit since then. I definitely see the connection between the two. I'm about half way through and Kaladin seems somewhat similar in character to Kelsier. The action (particularly in the first chapter with Szeth) seemed very Sanderson like.did you read the mistborn trilogy before starting this one? im 1/4 of the way through way of kings and feels like a completely other author
yeah im enjoying kaladin so far. i cant say that i was into the mistborn trilogy because of what happens to Kelsier at the end of the first book until really the last book. i really enjoyed all the characters as they matured and im hoping this new one still has that enjoyment as they develop. let's see!I read the original mistborn trilogy but haven't touched the new one yet. I think he's going for a slightly different tone here then in mistborn. Also mistborn was the first actual series he wrote (the standalone Elantris came before) so I think his writing has improved a bit since then. I definitely see the connection between the two. I'm about half way through and Kaladin seems somewhat similar in character to Kelsier. The action (particularly in the first chapter with Szeth) seemed very Sanderson like.
Did not get very far into that before I lost interest. Glad you liked itThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Great read; heart-pounding depiction of the personal side of war and the effects it can have on a person's psyche. It's on the short side, so it's a perfect read-a-few-pages-before-bed book. The language was a bit dated at points, but was never impossible to understand. 8/10.
It definitely starts slow, but the pace picks up and doesn't stop for the rest of the book.Did not get very far into that before I lost interest. Glad you liked it
I'd better get back to it then. Been a few yearsIt definitely starts slow, but the pace picks up and doesn't stop for the rest of the book.