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.
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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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chadkoh finished reading Black Powder War by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #3)
Black Powder War by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #3)
After their fateful adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty’ s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, …
chadkoh started reading Black Powder War by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #3)
Black Powder War by Naomi Novik (Temeraire, #3)
After their fateful adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty’ s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, …
chadkoh finished reading Globalists by Quinn Slobodian
chadkoh started reading Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Empire of AI by Karen Hao
When AI expert and investigative journalist Karen Hao first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good …
chadkoh started reading Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
The opening chapter in an epic fantasy masterpiece....Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody …
chadkoh reviewed House of the Rain King by Will Greatwich
When the Rain King comes, the floodwaters rise.
On the banks of Lake Tilehat lies …
As the water rises I keep turning the pages
5 stars
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.
chadkoh started reading Globalists by Quinn Slobodian
chadkoh started reading House of the Rain King by Will Greatwich
House of the Rain King by Will Greatwich
When the Rain King comes, the floodwaters rise.
On the banks of Lake Tilehat lies the Rain House monastery: ancient, …
chadkoh finished reading Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark …
chadkoh started reading The AI Con by Emily M. Bender
The AI Con by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna
A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this …
chadkoh started reading Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark …
chadkoh reviewed What Comes Before Mindfulness? by Ajahn Sona
Right Effort is a sadly neglected factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. There are endless …
A truly “feel good” book
5 stars
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!
chadkoh finished reading What Comes Before Mindfulness? by Ajahn Sona
What Comes Before Mindfulness? by Ajahn Sona
Right Effort is a sadly neglected factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. There are endless retreats about mindfulness, but the …
chadkoh reviewed Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick
Ethan Mollick, professeur à Wharton et auteur de la populaire newsletter One Useful Thing Substack, …
Good Appetizer
3 stars
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.