The Electric Kool‑Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe - rereading my playbook
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"The book of Trespass" is a must read if you are keen on the outdoors and want to know how this land of ours was acquired and appropriated by the titled gentry. It really opens your eyes on the unfairness between the haves and have-nots.
A short but engrossing read is Robert Louis Stephensons "Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes". RLS was a travel writer amongst other things and he was intrigued with the romantic story of the Camisards who populated the wild area of the Cevenne in southern France. They were staunch protestants and as such were persecuted by Catholic forces. The following describes the book quite well -
"In twelve days, from September 22, 1878, until October 3, 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson walked from Le Monastier to St. Jean du Gard in the Cevennes. His only companion was Modestine, a donkey. He traveled as his fancy led him, stopping to sleep whenever occasion offered"
He actually made what might have been the very first sleeping bag out of sheep skin.
He also carried a revolver as even then, he was concerned about roving bandits.
I've holidayed in the Cevenne and it struck me as a wild and beautiful place that I would go back to in a heart beat.
God knows what it was
I found it a very interesting read.
A short but engrossing read is Robert Louis Stephensons "Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes". RLS was a travel writer amongst other things and he was intrigued with the romantic story of the Camisards who populated the wild area of the Cevenne in southern France. They were staunch protestants and as such were persecuted by Catholic forces. The following describes the book quite well -
"In twelve days, from September 22, 1878, until October 3, 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson walked from Le Monastier to St. Jean du Gard in the Cevennes. His only companion was Modestine, a donkey. He traveled as his fancy led him, stopping to sleep whenever occasion offered"
He actually made what might have been the very first sleeping bag out of sheep skin.
He also carried a revolver as even then, he was concerned about roving bandits.
I've holidayed in the Cevenne and it struck me as a wild and beautiful place that I would go back to in a heart beat.
God knows what it was
I found it a very interesting read.
I'm still reading Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake, a fascinating book about fungi.
I usually manage to read a few pages each night just before falling asleep, so it's taking me a looooong time.
I usually manage to read a few pages each night just before falling asleep, so it's taking me a looooong time.
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The Last of the Nomads by W.J. Peasley.
It's the true story of a search for a couple, the last of Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live in the traditional way, in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia.
A great read: I finished it in two sittings.
It's the true story of a search for a couple, the last of Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live in the traditional way, in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia.
A great read: I finished it in two sittings.
I think this might've been my first ever Pratchett book and it got me hooked. Well due a re-read by now, must've been 20 years since last reading!
Love it. I’m a huge Pratchet fan.
It will soon be time to read “The Hogfather”
It will soon be time to read “The Hogfather”
I'm currently working my way through the entire of the diskworld collection in chronological order. They are really good and genuinely laugh out loud funny at times.
After all of the horse chores are finished at the weekend, it's nice to sit out in one of the shelters with a couple of little Shetland ponies for company, a flask of coffee, some cake and read some Terry Pratchett. I do this every weekend come rain or shine, summer or winter and it's the highlight of my week.
Sounds like a brilliant way to pass some time. Glad you’re enjoying them!
I haven't read that one yet. I think it might be next in the list though. Just in time for Christmas too.
I did exactly that a couple of years ago (the reading of the whole Discworld series that is). Some people say you shouldn't read them in published order but read each story sequence; I ignored that and enjoyed it all the same.
I followed that by reading all the Brother Cadfael books in order
I've just finished 'Raising Hare' by Chloe Dalton, a very easy (even lightweight) read, but I enjoyed it - full of interesting information on the life of hares (surprisingly
).I can see why reading each of the different story group sequences separate from each other would make sense. I don't think it really matters too much though. Personally I quite like skipping between all of the different story arcs and characters and it still works because each group of stories are still being read in their own correct order.
I've seen a few of them on TV in the background (my girlfriend occasionally watches them). They seem quite good as a bit of light-hearted Sunday morning TV mystery. I didn't realize they were books though, I bet they work better as books than TV.I followed that by reading all the Brother Cadfael books in order
I think reading them in publishing order works better just because you get the feel of the world growing as you read. Ankh-Morpork especially grows and feels like a real, living city. You also start to see strands of lore and characters that started in other books from other seemingly unrelated storylines appearing which, again, makes the world feel so real and interconnected. I reckon you'd lose a lot of that if you read them by story group.
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Have you got to “Soul Music” yet? My absolute favourite Pratchet.
I don’t think it matters much which orders you read them in.
You might read of Granny Weatherwax in Equal Rites and recognise that she has developed into Weatherwax and Ogg after reading the Witch group
Or
You might read of the Witches in their own group and read Equal Rites later only then recognising the Weatherwax/Ogg character before it split.
I did the latter and I don’t think I missed anything.
Yes, you perhaps need to read the trilogies (which have a variable number of volumes ) in the right order to see how the pieces on the board move.
Have you got to “Soul Music” yet? My absolute favourite Pratchet.
I don’t think it matters much which orders you read them in.
You might read of Granny Weatherwax in Equal Rites and recognise that she has developed into Weatherwax and Ogg after reading the Witch group
Or
You might read of the Witches in their own group and read Equal Rites later only then recognising the Weatherwax/Ogg character before it split.
I did the latter and I don’t think I missed anything.
Yes, you perhaps need to read the trilogies (which have a variable number of volumes
) in the right order to see how the pieces on the board move.
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