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Why the gently caress did I select Ron Chernow's Grant as my first book. 550 pages in, only 40% complete according to my Kindle.
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Man, I hosed up March and April and May by selecting a book that was a) kind of long and b) awfully boring. Took me from 3/8 to 5/20 to finish! The Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne. I selected it because my wife and I were going to Paris for a trip and I wanted to learn some more about the history of the city. Instead, this book was very boring, used a lot of inside jokes in French, and assumed you had a deep understanding of French history (and European history as well) before reading. It was a friggin' chore to get through.
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May 31, 2018 01:05
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Omne posted:Man, I hosed up March and April and May by selecting a book that was a) kind of long and b) awfully boring. Took me from 3/8 to 5/20 to finish! The Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne. I selected it because my wife and I were going to Paris for a trip and I wanted to learn some more about the history of the city. Instead, this book was very boring, used a lot of inside jokes in French, and assumed you had a deep understanding of French history (and European history as well) before reading. It was a friggin' chore to get through. Since this....I've marginally improved. Still WAY behind my goal and failing at all challenges... Unbelievable by Katy Tur. Her account of the 2016 presidential election. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Takes place in Shaker Heights, OH, near where I grew up. My good friend taught Celeste's sister. I hear Netflix is making it into a series? The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane. Recommended to me by a coworker. I thought it would be more science-based, but it's really more a book about improving executive presence. 1984 by George Orwell. Classic, and horrifying. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Super interesting account of the murders of a Native American tribe in the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century, and the rise of the FBI.
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