Reading Challenge [2024]

Currently Reading:
-The Mystical City of God by Mary of Agreda.
-Summa Theologiae by Thomas Aquinas.

Planning to read:
-Atomic Habits by James Clear.
-A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens.

Looking forward to reading:
-The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine

Hoping to spend more time this year with my nose in the pages rather than in front of screens.

 

I read 3 books this year, short ones. Certainly could do more next year, maybe 10? I'll start with the Iliad and then we'll see.

 

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Alhamdulillah, I managed to finish reading 4 books in the last 4 months of 2023. This year, my goal is a LOT higher. Minimum is 12 books. But I would like to read at least 24, inshallah!

Bismillah!

Reading List
1- Butterfly (January - March 6)
2- TCMAL (January)
3- WTHM (February) (3/4th finished. On pause.)
4- AIYP (March)

 

Im reading Angela Duckworth's book Grit so far so good

 

I'm currently reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's a book about destiny. When you search for a destiny, the whole world conspires to get it for you . Luck is a good omen.

 

HNY guys!
Reading,
1. The 5 am club.
2. Be your future self now.
3. Chip War.
4. The subtle art of not giving a f*ck.
I aim to complete it in January.

 

Right now I'm reading The New Jim crow by Michelle Alexander, Ultralearning by Scott H Young, and Discipline is destiny by Ryan holiday. The first book is for school so im reading that at the pace of the assignments given, the other two i want to finish this month.

 

Planning 50+ this year, not sure what I'm most looking forward to, perhaps a re-read of Iris Murdoch's the Bell. I do brief reviews of everything I read on Goodreads. Is it worth me setting up a group there too for us? It would need a vague name as I don't want my real-world self connected to my recovering-porn-addict self.

(@Fulton I listened to A Tale of Two Cities a couple of years ago. It's a great book, you are in for a real treat.)

 

This year I'm going to make a list of the books I complete. I usually read long tomes and complicated stuff (not always of course) so I usually read less than 30 books.
Right now I'm reading Nomadland by Jessica Bruder and Souvenirs pieux by Marguerite Yourcenar. The next list is the first book of Gurdijeff called ''Belzebub tales to his nephew'' but I don't know if the translation is correct. I also have a couple books I have to finish, one of 700 pages and another one of 1500 (The first one I'm at page 400, the second 650, but now they are in pause).

 

Seems like a good plan to me. I’m in, mate.

 

Damn 34? Your head must be the size of the moon.

I'm reading uncle ted's manifesto rn. Pretty good.

 

I'm in! My goal for 2024 is to read 12 books this year; one book a month would be great.

 

I've completed my first book of 2024. I've quoted the book of Marguerite Yourcenar up, I don't even thing it exist in English language btw.
Now I'm going to finish Nomadland by Jessica Bruder.

 

I used to read a lot when I was younger, mostly fictional books. My favourite was HHGTG because of it's dry Monty Python-like humour. Then covid came along and I lost all my brain cells having been stuck in a cabin fever psychosis for two years. I want to read more again but I don't know where to start.

 

It's just what you think, you have become passive because is what Klaus Schwab, Elon Musk and other dumb people wants. Being passive in front of your computer with your sleepy brain seeking dopamine. Read a book is an ''active'' activity (I know it sound dumb), it need concentration and some books are writed really bad and aren't good, you just need to find the right book. You can't quote ''psychosis'' in your defense since I live in a psycho family by myself.
You should know that reading a history book or a philosophy book is different to read a novel. I belive that history books and philosophy books or whatever are more easy to read even if it's a paradox, sometime I find very hard to read a novel.

 

I have completed the book “Nomadland” today and this mean that this year I’ve already completed 2 books. I don’t expect to engorge books at this speed since I’m undecided about the next book, but I’m doing great. A good book is already better than edging for hours and hours in a dirty site.

 

Read

Amos 4
Proverbs 15
ADWD 421-515
Retribution by Max Hasting 1-26 (a book about the Pacific War)