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Moby Dick
A tightly wound sailor joins an ill fated whaling expedition.
There’s so much to love here.
The books opens with the story of Ishmael becoming special friends with Queequeg, a Pacific Islander who secures them berths on the Pequod, captained by Ahab.
Those three and the rest of the crew set out to hunt whales for profit, but Ahab soon announces that his real mission is to seek revenge against Moby Dick, the white whale that had crippled him on his last voyage.
During the trip, we experience human drama (don’t be a coward, Pip!), hardcore whaling minutiae (smell that spermaceti?), philosophical ramblings, and more.
The language is a bit tough, but it’s worth powering through. In some ways, its mix of styles anticipated Ulysses.
This is a top five book for me and my favorite capital L Literature title. It’s my strongest recommendation. If I have earned any credibility from all these reviews, I hereby stake it all on Moby Dick. Read it immediately.
A tightly wound sailor joins an ill fated whaling expedition.
There’s so much to love here.
The books opens with the story of Ishmael becoming special friends with Queequeg, a Pacific Islander who secures them berths on the Pequod, captained by Ahab.
Those three and the rest of the crew set out to hunt whales for profit, but Ahab soon announces that his real mission is to seek revenge against Moby Dick, the white whale that had crippled him on his last voyage.
During the trip, we experience human drama (don’t be a coward, Pip!), hardcore whaling minutiae (smell that spermaceti?), philosophical ramblings, and more.
The language is a bit tough, but it’s worth powering through. In some ways, its mix of styles anticipated Ulysses.
This is a top five book for me and my favorite capital L Literature title. It’s my strongest recommendation. If I have earned any credibility from all these reviews, I hereby stake it all on Moby Dick. Read it immediately.
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I finished this book in two days. Truly inspiring, touching, and quite feminist. 👩🏻🍳
https://bookshop.org/p/books/rebel-chef-in-search-of-what-matters-emma-brockes/13825380?ean=9780735224766&next=t
https://bookshop.org/p/books/rebel-chef-in-search-of-what-matters-emma-brockes/13825380?ean=9780735224766&next=t
If you haven't yet read The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder, now would certainly be the time to do so as we're all living through manufactured crisis after manufactured crisis being created by America's #1 Eternity Politician
Anyone else read Careless People yet?
Thinking about a trip to a National Park now that the weather is improving?
Get a book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PFCGZC6
Learn about them before you decide!
Get a book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PFCGZC6
Learn about them before you decide!
this thread is a great compilation of great writing
"crypto’s biggest challenge isn’t regulatory hurdles or technical limitations — it’s relevance"
"crypto’s biggest challenge isn’t regulatory hurdles or technical limitations — it’s relevance"
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Coming to FarCon?
Make sure to stop by the /books side event hosted by @amelie and @debbie: https://beta.events.xyz/8ee4fd
Make sure to stop by the /books side event hosted by @amelie and @debbie: https://beta.events.xyz/8ee4fd
Books x FarCon side event is live!!
Ft. a rare books giveaway by @phil, a signing by @debbie, an onchain books and zines showcase by /alexandria, a curation of books from the Well Read bookshop by Kaitlyn Davies... and who knows what else could happen, we have a whole month til then!
See you on Saturday night of FarCon 💜 🏛️
https://lu.ma/z22znls4
Ft. a rare books giveaway by @phil, a signing by @debbie, an onchain books and zines showcase by /alexandria, a curation of books from the Well Read bookshop by Kaitlyn Davies... and who knows what else could happen, we have a whole month til then!
See you on Saturday night of FarCon 💜 🏛️
https://lu.ma/z22znls4
most powerpoint-voice ahhhh memoir I’ve read in a long time. the prose is dry, the metaphors are corporate, and yet… the message lands. there’s a kind of square sincerity here that feels almost radical now.
reggie is the kind of guy who uses words like “consumers” and “value proposition” with zero irony. what makes it work is how perfectly cast he was: the normie-charismatic suit Nintendo needed to translate their weird Japanese magic into something American Walmart shoppers could understand.
the advice can seem corny but it's true — take ownership, prepare obsessively, navigate politics without losing your soul. nothing groundbreaking, but sometimes plainspoken wisdom without performative edge is exactly what you need.
reggie is the kind of guy who uses words like “consumers” and “value proposition” with zero irony. what makes it work is how perfectly cast he was: the normie-charismatic suit Nintendo needed to translate their weird Japanese magic into something American Walmart shoppers could understand.
the advice can seem corny but it's true — take ownership, prepare obsessively, navigate politics without losing your soul. nothing groundbreaking, but sometimes plainspoken wisdom without performative edge is exactly what you need.
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But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated🥹
Thank you so much @amir-tabrizi
I absolutely loved this photo! it really hit me.
It took me back to the time I read the book and the joy I felt while reading it.
Thank you so much @amir-tabrizi
I absolutely loved this photo! it really hit me.
It took me back to the time I read the book and the joy I felt while reading it.
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the first of the Metalabel purchases came in the post today! ‘Girl Intelligence’ by Alex Quicho ✨
feels cool to have received post from Slovenia. ≧◡≦
feels cool to have received post from Slovenia. ≧◡≦
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The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Philip_K_Dick_The_Eyes_Have_It?id=AQAAAECK51enzM
NEW audiobook with narration-only & audio drama
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Philip_K_Dick_The_Eyes_Have_It?id=AQAAAECK51enzM
NEW audiobook with narration-only & audio drama
Book readers and listeners in the United States, Norway, Netherlands, and Australia in the last few weeks
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The Witches
Orphaned boy learns the hideous truth about real witches from his grandmother, then uses the knowledge to mostly escape their clutches.
This book is dark even by Roald Dahl’s standards. I tried reading it to my oldest boy when he has 3 or 4 and we had to stop because it was too scary for him.
But like all of Dahl’s work, it’s outstanding. It’s not his strongest work, but that still leaves plenty of room between it and the threshold of worthiness.
Start with Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Danny the Champion of the World. But if you’re running low on Dahl titles, don’t be shy about adding this to the list of books to read to your kids.
Orphaned boy learns the hideous truth about real witches from his grandmother, then uses the knowledge to mostly escape their clutches.
This book is dark even by Roald Dahl’s standards. I tried reading it to my oldest boy when he has 3 or 4 and we had to stop because it was too scary for him.
But like all of Dahl’s work, it’s outstanding. It’s not his strongest work, but that still leaves plenty of room between it and the threshold of worthiness.
Start with Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Danny the Champion of the World. But if you’re running low on Dahl titles, don’t be shy about adding this to the list of books to read to your kids.
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this year, i set a much lower reading goal than in 2024. there's more pressure, less time to read, and i still haven’t gotten back to my usual pace.
i got stuck reading “Atlas shrugged” by Ayn Rand.
i’ve started and dropped this book several times. and now, with just a little left i still can’t manage to finish it.
there’s a lot of interesting stuff, a lot of good ideas. definitely things to be inspired by.
but also... plenty to criticize.
i got stuck reading “Atlas shrugged” by Ayn Rand.
i’ve started and dropped this book several times. and now, with just a little left i still can’t manage to finish it.
there’s a lot of interesting stuff, a lot of good ideas. definitely things to be inspired by.
but also... plenty to criticize.
The Makioka Sisters
Book · 1957 · ★★★½☆
Four sisters struggling to hang on to their family’s legacy in the twilight of its glory years during the Second World War. The story is beautiful and the characters are good but it repeats itself often and for no great reason. Some incredible moments with a lot of the same in between. I wanted to love it more but it was a slog to get through at times.
Book · 1957 · ★★★½☆
Four sisters struggling to hang on to their family’s legacy in the twilight of its glory years during the Second World War. The story is beautiful and the characters are good but it repeats itself often and for no great reason. Some incredible moments with a lot of the same in between. I wanted to love it more but it was a slog to get through at times.
just finished rereading Forever War.
last read through was in Japan during EthTokyo. excellent book about time dilation space war from an author who was drafted into the Vietnam war.
last read through was in Japan during EthTokyo. excellent book about time dilation space war from an author who was drafted into the Vietnam war.
did NOT expect the President of Nintendo’s memoir to contain an extended section on the 9/11 attacks
“the lies of Locke Lamora” was just as good as everyone said, way better even. Total romp. Feels like 3 musketeers in game of thrones.
