What was the last book you read.
I just finished off A Brother’s Price.
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Axelerator · 26-30, M
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Axelerator · 26-30, M
@StrawberryMilkshake I completely agree with that, and i thought the exact same. It's a sad thing, considering the character from the book is so interesting and unique, and so is his journey. So much more depth than a slow shuffling simple monster.
amaricul · 22-25, F
"A Single Desperate Prayer" by Ludmila Ritz
Description:More than a memoir, A Single Desperate Prayer is a riveting account of one resilient girl’s life in a Crimean ghetto, replete with equal amounts of tragedy and triumph.
Told through the eyes of a child, the reader witnesses Ludmila’s growth and maturation as she starts from practically nothing, learns how to beg in the streets, loses all of what little she had, is left to the wolves, and then saved by grace—all before her fifteenth birthday.
Witness the miracles that her single prayer brought to life. Without being preachy—because children certainly aren’t—Ludmila lets you see what happens when you open yourself up to the power of faith. You’ll be on the edge of your seat; you’ll laugh; you’ll cry. You’ll get angry at the injustice, and you’ll champion our heroine. You can’t help but love and celebrate Ludmila as she learns how the forces of good work in a world that seems totally dark, and how a heart transformed can withstand anything.
How hopeless can a child get? Ludmila got there.
How did she escape her condition? A single desperate prayer.
Ludmila had to wait a considerable time for her prayer to be answered. The underlying beauty of her story lies in what she did while she waited."
Description:More than a memoir, A Single Desperate Prayer is a riveting account of one resilient girl’s life in a Crimean ghetto, replete with equal amounts of tragedy and triumph.
Told through the eyes of a child, the reader witnesses Ludmila’s growth and maturation as she starts from practically nothing, learns how to beg in the streets, loses all of what little she had, is left to the wolves, and then saved by grace—all before her fifteenth birthday.
Witness the miracles that her single prayer brought to life. Without being preachy—because children certainly aren’t—Ludmila lets you see what happens when you open yourself up to the power of faith. You’ll be on the edge of your seat; you’ll laugh; you’ll cry. You’ll get angry at the injustice, and you’ll champion our heroine. You can’t help but love and celebrate Ludmila as she learns how the forces of good work in a world that seems totally dark, and how a heart transformed can withstand anything.
How hopeless can a child get? Ludmila got there.
How did she escape her condition? A single desperate prayer.
Ludmila had to wait a considerable time for her prayer to be answered. The underlying beauty of her story lies in what she did while she waited."
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Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@CrazyMusicLover Who says that he wasn't taken seriously? He was one of the main thinkers that insipired the French Revolution. Even though he seems to be less popular in the anglosaxon world [i](like his biggest influences are in the latin, mostly french, and germanic territories in Europe)[/i], he still inspired some radicals like Thomas Jefferson. Ideas of his book on "The social contract" has been used from left to right. He didn't soley impact the liberal sphere that is attached to a conception of rationality, but he also dived into romanticism which was largely a counter movement to the liberal agenda. His arguments enable dictatorial regimes as well as liberal ones. His [i](in my opinion)[/i] naïeve vieuw on humans in their nature state is still haunting a large part of the left wings basic understanding of what is real. And his book "Emile" helped shaped how the western world looks at education.
Your last segment, is a key factor of romantics in the 19th century. And it has inspired movements that dwell in romanticism ever since. If you are going to look up paintings made by artists that dwell in romanticism, you'll often find pictures of the still life, away from modernity, the city, industrialisation, ... etc.
Your last segment, is a key factor of romantics in the 19th century. And it has inspired movements that dwell in romanticism ever since. If you are going to look up paintings made by artists that dwell in romanticism, you'll often find pictures of the still life, away from modernity, the city, industrialisation, ... etc.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
@Mugin16 English
Yeah, it would be interesting to know what is the final straw for people who suddenly decide to leave a city, quit a job, sell everything and move to the country with no prior experience about the life in a country. I know that pandemic and restrictions contributed greatly to it but I mostly mean people who have done that even before pandemic and lockdowns.
@Kwek00 Maybe I should have stated that it was mostly his view on humans in their nature state that hasn't been taken seriously, by lecturers anyway. He definitely was an important figure. Whole romantic movement has a special place in the history but that doesn't mean it's still not looked down upon by advocates of rationalism and pragmatism who consider every history period that focus more on emotion over reason as inferior or as a period of regression and decline. At least that's my impression.
Yeah, it would be interesting to know what is the final straw for people who suddenly decide to leave a city, quit a job, sell everything and move to the country with no prior experience about the life in a country. I know that pandemic and restrictions contributed greatly to it but I mostly mean people who have done that even before pandemic and lockdowns.
@Kwek00 Maybe I should have stated that it was mostly his view on humans in their nature state that hasn't been taken seriously, by lecturers anyway. He definitely was an important figure. Whole romantic movement has a special place in the history but that doesn't mean it's still not looked down upon by advocates of rationalism and pragmatism who consider every history period that focus more on emotion over reason as inferior or as a period of regression and decline. At least that's my impression.
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@CrazyMusicLover That really depends on what side of the ideological isle the lecturer stands. But yeah, I too think it's really naïve. But as I said, it made a huge impact on the left wing of politics. And of course it's looked down on by rationalists and pragmatism because romantism is it's antithesis, it's the reaction against this age of reason. The core ideas of romancticism are:
Feeling [i]over[/i] Thinking
Subjectivity [i]over[/i] Objectivity
Emotions [i]over[/i] Rationality
Idealism [i]over[/i] Pragmatism
Ambiguity [i]over[/i] Clarity
Creativity [i]over[/i] Copying
Spirituality [i]over[/i] Materialism
Quality [i]over[/i] Quantity
Nature [i]over[/i] Mechanisation [i](or Artificiality)[/i]
Nostalgia [i]over[/i] Progression
The Synthesis is more important then the analysis.
Feeling [i]over[/i] Thinking
Subjectivity [i]over[/i] Objectivity
Emotions [i]over[/i] Rationality
Idealism [i]over[/i] Pragmatism
Ambiguity [i]over[/i] Clarity
Creativity [i]over[/i] Copying
Spirituality [i]over[/i] Materialism
Quality [i]over[/i] Quantity
Nature [i]over[/i] Mechanisation [i](or Artificiality)[/i]
Nostalgia [i]over[/i] Progression
The Synthesis is more important then the analysis.
YoungPoet345 · 26-30, F
LeopoldBloom · M
PixieParty · 41-45, F
LeopoldBloom · M
@PixieParty I first read [i]Dune[/i] when I was 14, and loved it. I was t as impressed when I reread it a few years ago.
LondonGirl · 46-50, F
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
[i]The Bomber Mafia[/i] by Malcolm Gladwell. About how the effort to perfect precision bombing of factory production capabilities as a way of avoiding the massive war casualties of WWI inadvertently led to the saturation bombing of civilian populations and use of napalm in WWII and Vietnam. Fascinating look at how good intentions can go astray.
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
Godenstrijd in de Liberale Democratie: Denken met Carl Schmitt over orde en subversie [i]by[/i] Theo De Wit. [i](translation:[/i] Battle of the Gods in a Liberal Democracy: Thinking with Carl Schmitt about concepts of order and subversion[i])[/i]
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@newjaninev2 Not really, but it had some intresting parts that I've not thought about. I was just glad that for once it was a dutch book about Schmitt, you don't find those a lot. Came out super recently.
Schmitt, even with all his despicable chapters in life, is still a person that slaps you in the face when you start thinking about his better works.
Schmitt, even with all his despicable chapters in life, is still a person that slaps you in the face when you start thinking about his better works.
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istillhaveanameitsrick · 56-60, M
I love the books for The Wheel Of Time (hate the TV show) and i am in the process of rereading the series after giving up on the TV show after 4 episodes.
Axelerator · 26-30, M
@istillhaveanameitsrick I tried getting into that titanic series when i was younger, and didn't manage to. Maybe i should give them another shot, always heard great things about them
istillhaveanameitsrick · 56-60, M
@Axelerator Great example of world building
LeeInTheNorthWoods · 70-79, F
[u]Wild[/u] by Cheryl Strayed. I finally got around to reading it over the Christmas holidays. I wish I was young enough and brave enough to take on a long, solo hike.
GBPackersFan · M
Does the sports page from the newspaper count? I haven’t picked up a book since college. My learning years are well “ in the books”
Holdontothefire · 26-30, M
Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way. I'm trying to make myself into an adult.
Sharon · F
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Now Im reading The Magic of Reality by the same author.
ElwoodBlues · M
I'm 3/4 thru Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Before this I read the Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
Before this I read the Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
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[i]In His Own Words: The Wit and Wisdom of Dr Henry Jones Plinkett-Smithsonian Galvatron McBollickface[/i]
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Jenny1234 · 51-55, F
I’m ready the story of the lost child which is part of the my brilliant friend series
“ in that time...” a line from a poem by Maj.. Michael Davis O’ Donell, KIA, Viet Nam 1970.
nonsensiclesnail · F
The name of the wind. I’ve started the next book in the series but I just can’t get into it.
Mugin16 · 46-50, M
A book about general European history from 1648 to 1789.
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1000 names of Goddess Lalitha. More of a list than a book, actually.
It was music manual. Some music theory stuff.
CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M
The Living Death, by John Martin Leahy.
Houdini · 56-60, M
Never read a book in my life
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Trumpet by Jackie Kay
Allelse · 36-40, M
Harlequin.
Rickg · 31-35, M
Alias Grace
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Azlotto · M
"Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats".
Survivors.