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Nice video

Sick Baldwin collection and thank you for the mention...✨️.

A book has to live somewhere 😻 made me thing of how I once bought Jamila by Aitmatov because I felt the price of 50 cent was an insult to the book. As if the book had feelings. And now that I think of it, it was stupid too, se could have gotten a great book for almost nothing and price and worth are not the same. Argh. Have a great day!

hi there, friend. look at how long it's taken me to get to this video! i'm not sure why but this year seems more crazy busy than last year. and that's saying a lot. i've been sick too (but getting better) and trying to rest as much as possible but it's nearly impossible with work and everything else that's always going on. i'm sure you know how it is! boy, it looks like you had a tough week with some books there. you get a gold star for sticking with them to the end. not sure i would have. then again i have this thing where i feel like i have to finish a book if only to say "it sucks!" but as i always say: life is too short i believe it was me that recommended clarice lispector's the hour of the star. 😁 SO glad to hear that you liked it. i've read it many, many times and i never get tired of it. i used it in my upper level english classes for my 12th graders for many years and it was always a hit. so simply written but so deep. i hope you will go back and reread it every once in a while. in fact, it may be time for me to read it again. ah, bartleby the scrivner. it's a classic for a reason. brilliant text! i think the fact that it has a subtitle - a tale of wall street - is a big hint to what the novella is about. remember the story isn't really about bartleby, right? it's about his employer. if we think about wall street today, then we realize that nothing much has changed in nearly 200 years. sigh i recently picked up a pretty nice used copy of an elric omnibus edition. i forget which one. i've never been interested in elric but the outlaw bookseller loves moorcock so i'm going to give it a try. not sure when i'll start though..... i just finished lake of darkness by adam roberts and it was the best sf book or really any type that i have read this year. highly recommended! unfortunately, it's not been published in the u.s. yet (i managed to find a u.k. copy on ebay that wasn't too expensive) but keep an eye out for it in the future. i've read other books by roberts but this one is the best so far you and your politics and rants. love it! i'm very upset lately myself as i wanted to vote for jill stein but the democrats have kept her off the ballot again this cycle so i can't vote for her. it means i will continue to vote for "none of these candidates." i would humbly ask you to consider voting third party so that we can begin to destroy the two party system. it has to go! okay, i will leave it there. oh! before i go, let me just say that if you are not looking for more books these days then.....go back and read something else that i recommended! ;) maybe another thomas disch novel? on wings of songs? (you'll LOVE it!) that's all i have time for now. will get to this week's video as soon as i can. take care and until next time.... ⛓⛓⛓

"He's a Trump supporter now..." as the saying goes: never meet your heroes.

As always, such an interesting collection of books. 🦴

PKD writes amazing stuff man. It's been too long since I've read something from him. I was working my way through everything he has printed in the Gollancz SF Masterworks line. ☠

If you’re ever in Cody, Wyoming ask for Wild Bob

I love how excited you are about this book. I loved it too. I would have been lost without the character list at the beginning.

Your annotation tabs look like teeth 😂❤

I write my Christmas Cards by hand, so I feel you about the letters.

"War what is it good for,"..😂😂

Man, I’m sorry for your personal stuff going on. I can definitely hear the frustration and anger in your voice. Keep your head up brother! They can’t keep you down! You’re doing an amazing job, stay positive man! I hope you have an awesome day and week. 🙏🎉

Do you have any advice for actually finishing books? I'm impressed by how many of these books you read and finish so often. I try to spend a hour a day reading but it takes me over a month to finish a book that way. I also enjoy youtube and film and I just can't balance all of them and end up never finishing any books. I love reading and am inspired by your reading but want to be able to finish more of them.

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oh wow, bummer you didn't like TREES.. it does sound a little suspect...I usually like Everrett's writing but i won't pick this one up

Sounds like you had a rough time of it lately man, but like you always say keep on keeping on my friend. ⛓

"The Judge"... 1 of my greatest fears is government authority. No joke when I say this; when I talk about legal obligations (taxes, conscription, vaccines which is a good thing, jury duty etc.) I always tell people that the President orders it to show how serious I am and I use his/her name. So in my country (Indonesia) until October 20th when a new President is sworn in, I say "Jokowi orders it". And when I tell someone not to get in legal trouble I say "You don't want the men in brown (police uniforms) knocking on your door". So in your case, "Biden ordered it" and you had a run in with the "men in blue". Sorry to hear that.

I work doubles on Mondays so I love being able to watch in the middle of my shift 😎

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I would recommend the Xenogenesis aka Lilith's Brood trilogy by Octavia Butler, that is Dawn, adulthood rites and imago. I really loved that one!

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hi, there. nothing wrong with a week where not much reading was done. that's how life works. like a true bibliophile, though, you still have lots to talk about when it comes to books. ;) i liked the road as well but, then again, i seem to love end of the world or what they call post apocalyptic literature. never got around to blood meridian but boy people do rave about it. i've never seen the movie either. i've got several mccarthy books on my tbr. and so it goes... ha,ha. i love that you are THAT guy in book club. i've got a book club coming up this saturday and we go through the same thing as people go off on tangents. it's part of the charm of book club, right? and, after all, books are about Life with a capital "L" so it's not surprising that it triggers folks' memories about this or that. amirite or amirite? some kid books are pretty freaking awesome which just goes to prove what i always say: a good story is a good story. it doesn't matter it you are not the target audience. as a teacher, i've read quite a few children's books that were amazing. i think i've shared that i love robert cormier's stuff. laurie halse anderson's speak is a modern masterpiece. if you ever see that pick it up. the kids always LOVE it which tells you everything you need to know right there glad you enjoyed far from the madding crowd. that means you can join the club, what club? the club of folks that like books with depressing themes and/or ending. and, yes, the mayor of casterbridge is even better imho. i can't wait to hear what you think of it i see teen titans in your future! ;) alone by poe isn't a masterpiece but, boy, does it do alienation right. the rhyme and rhythm are just perfect for getting across its themes. i think it's pretty cool that you keep reading a poem a week. i'm eager to hear what you will be reading next week i've been sick this week so haven't read as much myself and then work is always interfering with my reading. work! best not to go there. have a great week and until next time.... 🐄🐄🐄

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Great books, and a great video 🎉👊🐄

I am Reading Blood Meridian....whoa ......the prose is mind-blowing........hope you enjoy it...

🐄 Moorcock's a raging anarchist, lol. Two books to try from him if you're interested in that side of him are Gloriana and Behold the Man. Though maybe avoid them depending on how much you love the British empire and Christianity, lol.

HP Lovecraft is one of my 2 favourite authors! (the other is JRR Tolkien) Both of them have their problems, racism being one of the big ones. But man, they had talent like nobody else. In fact one of the reasons HPL's works evoke such vivid dread, is that his own xenophobia gave him nightmares. In other news, man, I wish I could get down to read at your rates, but life is kicking me hard and I manage only a fraction of what I usually do...

Nice, working on reading that one on dc universe right now but I definitely want to pick up the omnibus version at some point

hi there, friend. how interesting that you are writing letters because, as you say, no one does these days. you often mention that these video posts of yours are a kind of therapy. writing has often been described as therapeutic. would you agree? locked up in prison? you have a very interesting past, my friend! as you may recall, i was arrested last year for protesting but, luckily, i avoided jail time even though the crazy prosecutor told the news media that he would be seeking jail time. our system is insane! so this reminded me of...the best story about a prisoner: les miserables by victor hugo. have you read that? it's a very long book but so freaking awesome. if you read it, be sure to read the entire thing and not the shortened or abridged version. it's the type of book that should be on everyone's tbr and it should be at the very top of that list. with your background, it might be interesting for your to read it. i would be curious to know your opinion about it based on your own prison experience cuba? boy, this week's video is all kinds of interesting! i don't watch much television as i don't own one and haven't for decades. i manage to see some stuff very occasionally on my computer, especially when my brothers recommend stuff and say i simply have to watch this or that. blowback sounds fascinating because i'm a cuban immigrant who came to the u.s. in the late 1960s. i also lived in cambodia for five years a while back and have visited the actual killing fields there. this show sounds like it's right up my alley. will definitely look into it. thanks for the tip what a nice copy of the lord of the rings! i'm a huge tolkien fan and recently read it again after many years. it held up for me. i hope it does for you too. (btw, the red text block (that's what it's called) with the elven writing is very cool) raymond chandler is indeed a name one hears often. haven't read much by him but there's only so much time, right? i have a bunch of canadian friends who i met when i lived in ukraine years and years ago who recommended the stone diaries to me back then. they raved about it. for whatever reason, i never read it. thanks, as always, for putting it on my radar again robert jodan doing robert e. howard? to be honest, that doesn't appeal to me. i never finished the wheel of time. it just didn't hold my interest and dropped it after three or four books. you are absolutely right that everyone's reading journey is different and it definitely affects us. for me it was reading childhood's end when i was thirteen philip k dick is another writer that has never appealed to me. i have gone back and read another book or story by him again and again over the years but he just doesn't do much for me. recently, though, i've had a kind of paradigm shift with my reading as i'm just disgusted with modern writers and have gone back to read vintage books which i really love. might be time to revisit dick again? i suppose we'll see fairy tales and/or fables? awesome. if done well, those types of stories can be amazing. there's something about those kinds of stories that really taps into our subconscious...or something. not sure what i'm trying to say but a good fairy tale or fable can be very powerful. know what i mean? remember that science fiction was called scientific romance back in the 1800s. i'm just saying ;) h.p. lovecraft? you make it sound interesting but he's another writer that i struggle to like even though folks seems to rave about him. like i always say, though, we like what we like glad you enjoyed the comic. i still maintain that the teen titans from the 1980s were THE best robert frost is awesome. even in such a short poem, there is something deep to contemplate i'm wrong every day! Life has a tendency to humble us. this is not a bad thing, methinks have a great week and until next time.... 🦮🦮🦮

Really excited to have discovered your channel, & what a channel handle, brilliant you! We share many interests & struggles. I look forward to following your bookish adventures.

Ah, I love Mervyn Peake as well, we share many interests.

These short story books are very appealing, maybe I will get one if they are available. Great Lotr book ;)

Speaking of Tolkien i recently found out that he wrote poetry too, so that is fun.

So happy for you about the letter writing. I wish more people would get back to simpler things in life. Technology is amazing, but there is just something about "simple" things in life, like writing letters and the sort. I hope you're doing great, my friend 🙏🤝 🐕

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🐶 I missed the whole postal letter thing, I'll have to go back. That sounds really cool. I didn't know about that PKD series either, thx. Don't feel bad about having to unhaul, people who read as much as we do have to constantly keep unloading, I don't know how people keep every book they read. I think the vid on books that got you through rough times in jail is a great idea. You got through it.

🐕 can understand if it's something you decide you don't want to do, but would really be interested to hear you talk about the books you read while in prison that helped keep you going.

Free Palestine....we read Nadine's "A guest of honour" in book club and it was quite a crowd pleaser. This will be going on my Tbr...!

Shit man, I've been putting this off for a minute...now you got me fiending

hi, there. glad you went back to that dickinson poem. poetry always needs to be revisited. the ideas need to simmer in your head before full understanding arrives. well done! i was curious to know what you thought about that peter heller book. i read his first book the dog stars a few years ago and absolutely loved it. i highly recommend that. however, i read his second book the painter which i thought was garbage so i'm skittish about reading anything else by him. this one sounds like it wasn't too bad. will have to think about it. so many books, so little time after all, right? so happy to hear that you enjoyed the second book in the latro series. as i said before, i read it many, many years ago and liked it. i have the third book but have never gotten around to it. that one might have to be moved to the top of my tbr list because, damn, there's nothing like reading gene wolfe you've reminded me that i've got that alice sheldon biography that i put aside. there's just not enough time to read everything i want! boy, that wesleyan anthology has SO many great stories. will need to see if i can find it when i go hunting next time i read parable of the sower back when it was first published and don't recall much of it. i liked butler especially her xenogenesis series. but maybe the fact that i can't remember much of it tells you all you need to know about it. and, yeah, butler has become all the rage in these woke days wow, that justice league book is quite the doorstop! i can't seem to get into comics these days which surprises me because i was a big fan back in the day. i do like marv wolfman's stuff with george perez, especially the teen titans. gosh, those were lots of fun! oh, that too much coffee comic. i'd forgotten about it. i need to google that and read a few. they sounds really interesting don't forget that you can get books for free at a local library! i always go to my local library and check out books. saves me some money there is nothing like getting an actual letter from someone. it makes their day. do it! good luck with the hardy book let's see if i can find a spear... ⋐▭ι══════ﺤ that wasn't easy! have a good weekend, friend. and happy reading. cheers

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Hey man! I hope that you're doing great 🙏.. I just love your enthusiasm and excitement for literature and books in general. I couldn't find a javelin or spear, but here are these cool swords... 👊⚔️ Keep up the great videos 👏🥳🎉

Have you read Dawn by Octavia E Butler? It's the only book of hers I've really enjoyed (and it's my favourite book!)