The Syndicate

A Person wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:57 pm Recently finished The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.

Thanks for reminding me of this book's existence, it's on my list of books to read.

Ricochet wrote:Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore ★★★★★

Great one! I've got IQ84 and Wind-Up Bird Chronicle at home to read at some point.

I'm about to start reading Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Oryx & Crake (by Margeret Atwood), per the book club list that fingersplints created. I'm reading that one right now.

I recently finished Cradle to Cradle, a book about the life of the many different items we encounter on a daily basis, and what happens when they're no longer useful. A little depressing, but informative.

Ricochet wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:What I Talk About Wen I Talk About Running

Did you enjoy this one? This is the only one I've read side from Kafka, and I enjoyed it. But running is a hobby of mine, so I am curious if it still entertains for the non-runners.

I can also jog once a day for 30 minutes without having a heart attack.

Very funny you should ask, though. I enjoyed him sharing so much about his hobby and the challenges he faced, but I didn't find any other literary qualities in the book, as a biographical excerpt/journal/whatev.

It is different from a standard running memoir. Normally when I've read books about running, the struggles are focused on the difficulty of the workouts, or severity of injuries and overcoming them. This one was quite different in that it focused on the personal interest, and the shift in that interest as his life continued to change its course. It was nice to read a book about running from a non-competitive runner because of this.

Ricochet wrote:What I Talk About Wen I Talk About Running

Did you enjoy this one? This is the only one I've read side from Kafka, and I enjoyed it. But running is a hobby of mine, so I am curious if it still entertains for the non-runners.

A Person wrote:The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

I have read Kafka on the Shore, and plan on getting to that book at some point.

I am currently reading Game of Thrones. I don't plan on watching the TV series, but the book has been good so far.

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Metalmarsh89 wrote:

A Person wrote:I'm for real finishing Kafka on the Shore now, I've read 100 pages per day for the past 3 days.

I read that book. I really liked it.

Me too, I really need to read more Murakami.

I read another auto-biography he wrote on his running. I found it enjoyable, and unique compared to other such books I have read. But I don't know how it would appeal if you don't like running.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is supposed to be good, and I'm planning on reading that one sometime.

A Person wrote:I'm for real finishing Kafka on the Shore now, I've read 100 pages per day for the past 3 days.

I read that book. I really liked it.