@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer i was going to recommend xenogenesis as well. lots of folks seem to like it. i have a friend that raves about it. i read it more than 30 years ago and only remember that i liked it. but if it doesn't work for you, then i would say it's time to move on and accept that butler is just not for you. right?
"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.
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. 🙏🎉
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.... ⛓⛓⛓
hi friend thx so much for writing , honestly i was a lil worried when i didnt hear from you. Not that you have to write, just that i noticed your absence. glad to hear your feeling better thank you so much for recommending "the hours of the stars" , that and Bartleby really was the bright part of a somewhat disappointing reading week. your students are lucky to have a teacher with such a cool reading curriculum. i never really thought about it from the employers POV, I'll have to think about that for a bit 🤔 im happy im not the only person who the outlaw book seller is influencing, but after all you are the one that recommended him to me in the first place. even though i have only read a few elric stories, I think that they're better as episodic stand alone and dont need a continuing story line. much like Conan. You must have picked up the last cheap copy of Lake of Darkness (good for you) all the ones i saw were going for full price or more but i only did a quick search. but now that it's on my list ill just have to play the waiting game. or like you said Thomas Disch is sitting right there lol (thx again for those) Poor Jill Stine ive been seeing a lot of democrat backed anti Jill ads. not good when you gotta spend and focus on going after a 3rd party candidate who has no chance of winning. me thinks again thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to write, ill forgive you if you just leave an emoji Take care till next time⛓
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.
Thanks for thinking of me to answer your question, I consider it the highest compliment. the truth is I’m in a rare position in my life where I don’t work and have no real friends or family obligations to keeps me from reading. To be even more honest If I didn’t set myself high reading goals, I probably wouldn’t be sober and getting into trouble. To answer your question. First I suggest switching to short stories and Novella’s so you can get the feeling of reward finishing something (most books can cut 100p of filler). Second maybe it’s the genre or authors you’re choosing if you’re struggling to finish, don’t listen to other people’s top 10 list. Find what you love. Third and probably the toughest, you’re gonna have to cut down the screen time, no easy way around it. (Physical books are key for that) I hope my advice is helpful. And please don’t feel bad for not reaching your reading goals, You’re still doing better then most ppl even picking up a book and trying . Everyone’s reading journey is different, but they all start off with a single step.
@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer Very helpful. Thank you for sharing all this. I like the idea of reading shorts first but I do really want to get into Gene Wolfe. Thanks again!
Even if it was all meant to be humorous making the ghost of Emmitt Till a red herring was made in very poor taste. Thx for respecting my opinion. Like Octavia butler maybe I would like one of their earlier books
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!
Thx for the recommendation, I’m Still holding out hope That her earlier work will wow me
@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer i was going to recommend xenogenesis as well. lots of folks seem to like it. i have a friend that raves about it. i read it more than 30 years ago and only remember that i liked it. but if it doesn't work for you, then i would say it's time to move on and accept that butler is just not for you. right?
I work doubles on Mondays so I love being able to watch in the middle of my shift 😎
Thx for the support, don’t work too hard 😎
Sounds like you had a rough time of it lately man, but like you always say keep on keeping on my friend. ⛓
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"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.
It’s a genuine fear to have, It Feels like the whole world is one giant open air prison.
You stay clear of Jokowi and the men in brown
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. 🙏🎉
Thx brother, all the supportive words really do help. They can’t keep Us down 🙏🏽👊🏽🎉
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....
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hi friend
thx so much for writing , honestly i was a lil worried when i didnt hear from you. Not that you have to write, just that i noticed your absence. glad to hear your feeling better
thank you so much for recommending "the hours of the stars" , that and Bartleby really was the bright part of a somewhat disappointing reading week. your students are lucky to have a teacher with such a cool reading curriculum. i never really thought about it from the employers POV, I'll have to think about that for a bit 🤔
im happy im not the only person who the outlaw book seller is influencing, but after all you are the one that recommended him to me in the first place. even though i have only read a few elric stories, I think that they're better as episodic stand alone and dont need a continuing story line. much like Conan.
You must have picked up the last cheap copy of Lake of Darkness (good for you) all the ones i saw were going for full price or more but i only did a quick search. but now that it's on my list ill just have to play the waiting game. or like you said Thomas Disch is sitting right there lol (thx again for those)
Poor Jill Stine ive been seeing a lot of democrat backed anti Jill ads. not good when you gotta spend and focus on going after a 3rd party candidate who has no chance of winning. me thinks
again thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to write, ill forgive you if you just leave an emoji
Take care till next time⛓
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.
Thanks for thinking of me to answer your question, I consider it the highest compliment. the truth is I’m in a rare position in my life where I don’t work and have no real friends or family obligations to keeps me from reading. To be even more honest If I didn’t set myself high reading goals, I probably wouldn’t be sober and getting into trouble.
To answer your question. First I suggest switching to short stories and Novella’s so you can get the feeling of reward finishing something (most books can cut 100p of filler). Second maybe it’s the genre or authors you’re choosing if you’re struggling to finish, don’t listen to other people’s top 10 list. Find what you love. Third and probably the toughest, you’re gonna have to cut down the screen time, no easy way around it. (Physical books are key for that)
I hope my advice is helpful. And please don’t feel bad for not reaching your reading goals, You’re still doing better then most ppl even picking up a book and trying . Everyone’s reading journey is different, but they all start off with a single step.
@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer Very helpful. Thank you for sharing all this. I like the idea of reading shorts first but I do really want to get into Gene Wolfe. Thanks again!
@@PoorPersonsBookReviewer great advice!
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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
Even if it was all meant to be humorous making the ghost of Emmitt Till a red herring was made in very poor taste. Thx for respecting my opinion.
Like Octavia butler maybe I would like one of their earlier books
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