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Why do a boring old person thing like read?

- I use to dislike reading because I thought reading was for boring old people. - It turned out I was correct, reading is for boring old people. Than I became - a boring old person, so now I read. -

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How to find a good book

- The more questons that answer with yes the more likely it is that the book is - worth a read: -

Do christians dislike the book?
Did a school board in florida or texas try to ban it?
Is the author mentally insane?
Did a German dude write it?
Do book reviewers struggle to wrap their tiny brains around it?

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Reading list

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Currenly reading: 1985

- Been on my list for a while. I always wondered "how the fuck have I not read - 1984 yet?". Well now I am reading it. -

- -

Ever growing list of things I need to read

- Danzig Trilogy: -
- The Tin Drum
- Cat and Mouse
- Dog Years
-
The People's Republic of Walmart
Cybernetic Revolutionaries
Jailbird
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Flounder

- - - - - -

A few reviews I guess

- Warning, most of these are Kurt Vonnegut books. I really need to try more authors rofl. -

- -

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

- A underrated masterpiece. A must read. This book is mind opening in so many ways - and will improve your life. Read it to your dog, your cat, your braindead - grandparents... Afterwards give the Whangdoodles in Whangdoodle land a visit - and tell them I said hihi. Its one of those childrens books that is strangely - enjoyable for all ages. -

- -

Cat's Cradle

- Dont waste your time reading the fucking bible. Read Cat's Cradle instead. - Its a book with countless layers that all play into each other. Every detail - is important and meaningful even if its enteracting with the story on a - abstract level that doesnt show up at first. Cat's Cradle is the golden - example of how to write a story. It has a way of almost feeling like its - putting you in the middle of a historical event instead of simply telling - a fictional story. It has a tastefully dialectical natural that makes - every detail in the story work more like parts in a well tuned machine. - Cat's Cradle might even be your vin-dit into Bokononism. -

- -

The Sirens of Titan

- Kurt Vonnegut books arent known for making very good movies but reguardless - I need this one to be turned into a movie right now! It has a surreal - almost dream like vibe like the army on the rusting metal surface of mars, - the beautiful landscape of titan, and a flavor of sci-fi that seems fitting - for the time it was written but strangely modern all at the same time. How - the fuck can a book have so much blunt foreshadowing yet leave you completely - unprepared for whats about to happen?! You must read this book. I will stage - an entire war if you dont, I will make you get into a rocket and fly to titan - if you dont. You have to read this book!!! -

- -

Galapagos

- Jesus be dammed, booked reviewers are harsh af on this masterpiece. Its - always shit like "I cant understand the small clever details and it doesnt - hold my hand and tell me everything in simple tv news approved words there - for its a bad book". This book does a good job putting down Social Darwmism - and explaining how evolution actually works. The way every detail connects - is just wonderful and the way it so very carefully frames every moment passing - by and choices what to bring into focus at any given moment. It has a way of - spending most of the book on just a few days worth of events yet going into - detail about the next one million years of humans. Its a work of absurb chaos - carefully looked at under a microscope. -

- -

The Children's Crusade

- An anti-war book from the 60s? Already sounds based! Anyways if you read this - book you will become unstuck in time. Time doesnt move, we dont control time... - Everything is already planed out and we are just looking at one moment at a time. - Once you read this book you will instead see time for what it really is. -

- -

Goodbye Blue Monday

- This book starts out with a hand drawn picture of the authors asshole just - to prove a point. It continues to include hand drawn pictures of the most - random things throughout the book. What does the book say? I dont know - because I never read it... fooled you! You believed me for a second didnt - you? dumb ass! Well anyways, the book is about some dude who reads a sci-fi - book and thinks its real. You know the same thing happened to me when I watched - Star Wars for the first, second, and 10th time! Anyways, even though this book - is a fucking mess everyone should be required to read it. In some twisted way - you might learn a thing or two. -

- -

Ready Player One

- Its kind of a fucking mess of a book. Nothing about the story line itself is that - creative by any means and the character design is kind of flat, but just the - amount of details packed into it is insane. I dig the world building and just the - grand scale of it all. The movie puts it to shame. Unlike the movie the egg hunt - is actually difficult. -

- -

Animal Farm

- Its a clever little book indeed. Had me laughing the entire time. Anyways, - its not designed to be used entirely - as a anti-socialist book. Think it through: so in the book the animal - revolution is a socialist revolution, the humans are the capital owning class, - the leaders who took control after the revolution was a pigs, years after the - revolution the pigs started walking and dressing like humans and they even - became friends with the humans. Aka revolution needs to put democracy first - or risk going back to square one. If you read Animal Farm and think "the - animals should have just happily put every ounce of their geist into - working for the humans instead of rebelling" I have to ask: do you know - what stockholm syndrome is? You better call the doctor because you seem - to have it for the capital owning class. Thinking in simple black - and white terms is a clear sign of mind control. -

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Why do a boring old person thing like read?

I use to dislike reading because I thought reading was for boring + old people. It turned out I was correct, reading is for boring old + people. Than I became a boring old person, so now I read.

How to find a good book

The more questons that answer with yes the more likely it is that + the book is worth a read:

Do christians dislike the book?
Did a school board in florida or texas try to ban it?
Is the author mentally insane?
Did a German dude write it?
Do book reviewers struggle to wrap their tiny brains around + it?

Content:

+ Reading list +
+ Reviews +

+ + + + +

Reading list

Currenly reading: 1985

Been on my list for a while. I always wondered "how the fuck have + I not read 1984 yet?". Well now I am reading it.

Ever growing list of things I need to read

Danzig Trilogy: +
- The Tin Drum
- Cat and Mouse
- Dog Years
+
The People's Republic of Walmart
Cybernetic Revolutionaries
Jailbird
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Flounder

+ + + + +

A few reviews I guess

Warning, most of these are Kurt Vonnegut books. I really + need to try more authors rofl.

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

A underrated masterpiece. A must read. This book is mind opening + in so many ways and will improve your life. Read it to your dog, + your cat, your braindead grandparents... Afterwards give the + Whangdoodles in Whangdoodle land a visit and tell them I said hihi. + Its one of those childrens books that is strangely enjoyable for all + ages.

Cat's Cradle

Dont waste your time reading the fucking bible. Read Cat's Cradle + instead. Its a book with countless layers that all play into each + other. Every detail is important and meaningful even if its + enteracting with the story on a abstract level that doesnt show up + at first. Cat's Cradle is the golden example of how to write a + story. It has a way of almost feeling like its putting you in the + middle of a historical event instead of simply telling a fictional + story. It has a tastefully dialectical natural that makes every + detail in the story work more like parts in a well tuned machine. + Cat's Cradle might even be your vin-dit into Bokononism.

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut books arent known for making very good movies but + reguardless I need this one to be turned into a movie right + now! It has a surreal almost dream like vibe like the army on + the rusting metal surface of mars, the beautiful landscape of titan, + and a flavor of sci-fi that seems fitting for the time it was + written but strangely modern all at the same time. How the fuck can + a book have so much blunt foreshadowing yet leave you completely + unprepared for whats about to happen?! You must read this book. I + will stage an entire war if you dont, I will make you get into a + rocket and fly to titan if you dont. You have to read this + book!!!

Galapagos

Jesus be dammed, booked reviewers are harsh af on this + masterpiece. Its always shit like "I cant understand the small + clever details and it doesnt hold my hand and tell me everything in + simple tv news approved words there for its a bad book". This book + does a good job putting down Social Darwmism and explaining how + evolution actually works. The way every detail connects is just + wonderful and the way it so very carefully frames every moment + passing by and choices what to bring into focus at any given moment. + It has a way of spending most of the book on just a few days worth + of events yet going into detail about the next one million years of + humans. Its a work of absurb chaos carefully looked at under a + microscope.

The Children's Crusade

An anti-war book from the 60s? Already sounds based! Anyways if + you read this book you will become unstuck in time. Time doesnt + move, we dont control time... Everything is already planed out and + we are just looking at one moment at a time. Once you read this book + you will instead see time for what it really is.

Goodbye Blue Monday

This book starts out with a hand drawn picture of the authors + asshole just to prove a point. It continues to include hand drawn + pictures of the most random things throughout the book. What does + the book say? I dont know because I never read it... fooled you! You + believed me for a second didnt you? dumb ass! Well anyways, the book + is about some dude who reads a sci-fi book and thinks its real. You + know the same thing happened to me when I watched Star Wars for the + first, second, and 10th time! Anyways, even though this book is a + fucking mess everyone should be required to read it. In some twisted + way you might learn a thing or two.

Ready Player One

Its kind of a fucking mess of a book. Nothing about the story + line itself is that creative by any means and the character design + is kind of flat, but just the amount of details packed into it is + insane. I dig the world building and just the grand scale of it all. + The movie puts it to shame. Unlike the movie the egg hunt is + actually difficult.

Animal Farm

Its a clever little book indeed. Had me laughing the entire time. + Anyways, its not designed to be used entirely as a anti-socialist + book. Think it through: so in the book the animal revolution is + a socialist revolution, the humans are the capital owning class, the + leaders who took control after the revolution was a pigs, years + after the revolution the pigs started walking and dressing like + humans and they even became friends with the humans. Aka revolution + needs to put democracy first or risk going back to square one. If + you read Animal Farm and think "the animals should have just happily + put every ounce of their geist into working for the humans instead + of rebelling" I have to ask: do you know what stockholm syndrome is? + You better call the doctor because you seem to have it for the + capital owning class. Thinking in simple black and white terms + is a clear sign of mind control.

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