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chadkoh

chadkoh@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 6 months ago

Typically I read two books simultaneously: one fiction, one non fiction. I love audiobooks, and usually follow the same pattern. So two books in text, two books in audio simultaneously. Sometimes, when I want to get through a book quick, I'll do both audio and text.

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2025 Reading Goal

Success! chadkoh has read 20 of 20 books.

started reading Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)

Steven Erikson: Gardens of the Moon (Paperback, 2008, Bantam)

The opening chapter in an epic fantasy masterpiece....Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody …

Okay, it has been 8 years since the last time I attempted Malazan. This time I bought a paper copy which I hope will be easier to handle than the audio of my previous attempt.

Will Greatwich: House of the Rain King (EBook)

When the Rain King comes, the floodwaters rise.

On the banks of Lake Tilehat lies …

As the water rises I keep turning the pages

Wonderful world-building saturated with details like a vivid Ghibli movie, soaked in themes of obligation: the debt, oaths, contracts, and duty that we have towards our communities and the land, and when we need to break those constraints in order to heal.

Rounded up my rating since this is such a great showing for a first novel. Looking forward to more.

Ajahn Sona: What Comes Before Mindfulness? (EBook, Independently Published)

Right Effort is a sadly neglected factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. There are endless …

A truly “feel good” book

This book ended on such a high note that I am biased and putting it at 5 stars. Amazing. I read it over a very long time—it was my “late night can’t get to sleep” reading, which is normally the Dhammapada for me. But as soon as finishing I thought “I can’t wait to read this again”. So many highlights and annotations!

Ethan Mollick: Co-Intelligence (english language, 2024, Random House N.Y.)

Ethan Mollick, professeur à Wharton et auteur de la populaire newsletter One Useful Thing Substack, …

Good Appetizer

Solid basic intro book. I should have read this when it first came out. I probably would have given it more stars then. It is very short, and touches on a lot of very deep issues, which can be useful for the complete novice, but will be unsatisfying for anyone looking for real answers.