Books: Book(s) you are Currently Reading | Part 3

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Just finished Crying in H-Mary by Michelle Zauner, lead singer of Japanese Breakfast, sharing her experiences with her deceased mother over the bond (or sometimes lack thereof) over Korean food

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I’ve had the last 3 books of the Wheel of Time series sitting on my shelf since they were released. I figured since it’s in my top 3 fantasy series of all time I should do the series justice and start from the beginning again.

so here I am reading The Eye of the World again. It’s as great as I remember it being the first time.
 
was it good?
I enjoyed it, yes. I listened to it on audio. She paints a good picture bouncing around from Oregon, Philly, and Seoul. Also covers getting married, her difficulty communicating with her extended family, and a difficult vacation in Vietnam she went on with her dad after her min died. Was only like 6 hours on 1.2x speed, but it’s also a memoir so there’s no high-drama.
 
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I read The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master. If you're interested in programming that's the right book for beginners. I study Computer Science in college now. I found coding homework help here. They are pro and can help with homework. I think such services are great option for students who need assignments and want to get good grades.
 
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Since I started crypto mining. So I started reading the book. Memories of a stock speculator . The book, Edwin Lefebvre. "Memories of a Stock Speculator" is a fiction biography of perhaps one of the greatest financial geniuses in history, Jesse Livermore, telling the whole truth about the psychology of markets, investments and stock trading. In his book Edwin Lefebvre: describes a large number of trading strategies, techniques and tricks used by the legendary Jesse Livermore;
 
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Since I started crypto mining. So I started reading the book. Memories of a stock speculator . The book, Edwin Lefebvre. "Memories of a Stock Speculator" is a fiction biography of perhaps one of the greatest financial geniuses in history, Jesse Livermore, telling the whole truth about the psychology of markets, investments and stock trading. In his book Edwin Lefebvre: describes a large number of trading strategies, techniques and tricks used by the legendary Jesse Livermore;

great book . Probably my favourite book on stocks. If you like that check out “common stocks & uncommon profits”.
 
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Treating the modern mental health crisis, with improved nutrition (instead of always defaulting to meds).
 
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Just read 'the Gods themselves' by Asimov.

Definitely prefer this to his foundation series.
 
Purchased the following crime fiction books: Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard (Jackie Brown, Tarantino, 1997), The Force by Don Winslow and The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage (The Power of the Dog, Campion, 2021). Not truly interested in reading literary fiction right now so I'm just waiting.
 
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Purchased the following crime fiction books: Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard (Jackie Brown, Tarantino, 1997), The Force by Don Winslow and The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage (The Power of the Dog, Campion, 2021). Not truly interested in reading literary fiction right now so I'm just waiting.

still doing some writing ?
 
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Purchased the following crime fiction books: Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard (Jackie Brown, Tarantino, 1997), The Force by Don Winslow and The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage (The Power of the Dog, Campion, 2021). Not truly interested in reading literary fiction right now so I'm just waiting.

Crime fiction tends to be where I fall back to when I need a break from literary fiction too. At the bare minimum you always know you're going to be entertained
 
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So far, a good read, although I haven't gotten very deep into it; it's nearly 900 pages, and it doesn't cover even half of her life.

Prior to that, I read Myrna Loy's autobiography:
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Would also recommend, and I had no idea about her to speak of, save seeing the movie the "Best Years of Our Lives" (which I would also recommend).
 
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Not the most productive year (at least since April) but yeah, I'm always working on something. Will go harder next year haha. You?

Good you’re still going. I’ve actually started back up a little bit .

I received Marcel Proust “In search of lost time” for Christmas , and at 4500 pages I’ll be busy for a little bit. Haha
 
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Recently finished a fictional book, set in the early days of the Spanish Inquisition.. thought I'd go back and read more details on the depressing and sadistic facts of the Inquisition.
 
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