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Very possible. This is my second attempt. The first time I got through a few chapters and gave up. Now Ive reread the prologue and Im like fug it I will look at youtube videos or porn on my phone
 
I decided long ago that I had to stop reading few books at the same time but now I'm back at it.
Two years later after buying it I finally started "The House Of Leaves", loving it but now I just have to watch it and not go nuts. Just because it's heavy af, parallelly I started "The God of Small Things" to kinda balance the mood.
Not like the second one isn't heavy, but the language it's written in is probably one of the most beautiful and astonishing I've ever read. Even the darkest and hardest moments are described in a wonderfully light and casually soft manner and again, beautiful manner.
If you like G.G. Marquez - you'll enjoy this one.
 
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NAD said:
I have no idea how many books I own. Let me go and count them.

A lot.

EDIT: I've read about half of them.
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that one's not about how many you own, but it counts what you've read if you mark them and keeps a list of the ones you're interested in. I haven't read a half of books I own and most of ones I've 'read' I don't own them physically, they're in audio or electronic format.
 
I need to update this, but that ratio is still gonna be far from what I wish it were. If I could count all the hundreds of parts of books I had to read for grad school it would look more impressive but I don't count those since I didn't read them fully.

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P.S. I think I own most of those 2000 books in the queue.
 
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I have a library catalogue app on my old phone, but I forgot to transfer the data to the new phone. I have my books all catalogued and separated by topic (generally era of history or geographical areas). That's how I know that I actually own over 2000 (including the ones I've read). The vast majority are history with some theology, philosophy, and other related things. I've been reading a lot more over the last few years than ever in my life, but often in a frustrating piecemeal fashion. That's unlikely to change since my research is going to require me to pull bits and pieces from myriad sources. Who knows when I'll be able to just sit down and read through books regularly.
 
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~Neurotica said:
I have a small appartment :D
I buy them then in paper it's impressed me though.
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Don't you live nearby 200 of the world's neatest libraries though? I don't even think most people in my city read. They don't read stop signs, I know that much.

I think part of why I bought a house is to have somewhere to put all my books. I also like saying I have a Library because some day I'll be accused of murdering my wife in there with the Candlestick.
 
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NAD said:
Don't you live nearby 200 of the world's neatest libraries though? I don't even think most people in my city read. They don't read stop signs, I know that much.

I think part of why I bought a house is to have somewhere to put all my books. I also like saying I have a Library because some day I'll be accused of murdering my wife in there with the Candlestick.
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Yeah
Funny, I have this stereotype that libraries are only for school books, so when I studied I was using it, but just for pleasure I don't.
Thanks for reminding, gotta reconsider when things are better.
 
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This year I was trying to find fantasy that wasn't just Tolkien clone shit, so I read (listened to, rather) the first book of N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series, and found her style and world building refreshing, but the prose excruciatingly dry and monotonous. While I loved what I was hearing, keeping my attention fixed on it was such a tremendous undertaking, especially while juggling work at the same time, that I could not continue to the next entry.
 
Demilich said:
This year I was trying to find fantasy that wasn't just Tolkien clone shit, so I read (listened to, rather) the first book of N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series, and found her style and world building refreshing, but the prose excruciatingly dry and monotonous. While I loved what I was hearing, keeping my attention fixed on it was such a tremendous undertaking, especially while juggling work at the same time, that I could not continue to the next entry.
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Broken earth is pretty damn great. There is a reason for the dry monotonous tone read in the second person. I don't know if it's worth writing a book that way, though. The story seemed to be extended a bit too far for a trilogy, but the magic of geology was so unique and refreshing.

When women complain that women in books/media are crap, you can see why when you read NK jemisin's women characters. She's awesome
 
swizzlenuts said:
Broken earth is pretty damn great. There is a reason for the dry monotonous tone read in the second person. I don't know if it's worth writing a book that way, though. The story seemed to be extended a bit too far for a trilogy, but the magic of geology was so unique and refreshing.

When women complain that women in books/media are crap, you can see why when you read NK jemisin's women characters. She's awesome
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I will definitely go back to it. Probably in print rather than audio so I can give it full attention. Agreed, the magic is unique and exciting, and Jemisin is a great talent.
 
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