otterpop stopped reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most …
Just couldn't get into it.
Just couldn't get into it.
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otterpop rated Pride and Prejudice: 2 stars
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English …
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading …
otterpop finished reading Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
Our current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a …
This book gave me a few ideas I think I'll try to put into practice. Particularly, having an active and holding tank list where I only work on maximum 3 things at once. I'm also going to try and schedule time for more deep focus at work, as that's something I've been struggling with, the myriad tasks keeping my thoughts shallow.
This book gave me a few ideas I think I'll try to put into practice. Particularly, having an active and holding tank list where I only work on maximum 3 things at once. I'm also going to try and schedule time for more deep focus at work, as that's something I've been struggling with, the myriad tasks keeping my thoughts shallow.
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying …
otterpop finished reading Refugee by Alan Gratz
Refugee by Alan Gratz
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying …
Stoner by John Williams, John Williams (NYRB Classics)
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the …
otterpop finished reading Stoner by John Williams (NYRB Classics)
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri …
This was a great short novel. It's very mundane and down to earth, somewhat jarring and refreshing after reading a lot of high fantasy and such. It reminds me of the lyrics to a Shad K song: genius.com/Shad-a-story-no-one-told-lyrics . It's the tale of an ordinary man growing old, and for some reason it enthralls the reader.
I thought it was lesser known, but reading about it after finishing it, it looks like it had a resurgence of popularity in the 2010s and is now quite well known. It's interesting to me to see pieces like this gain popularity after the author is no longer around.
This was a great short novel. It's very mundane and down to earth, somewhat jarring and refreshing after reading a lot of high fantasy and such. It reminds me of the lyrics to a Shad K song: genius.com/Shad-a-story-no-one-told-lyrics . It's the tale of an ordinary man growing old, and for some reason it enthralls the reader.
I thought it was lesser known, but reading about it after finishing it, it looks like it had a resurgence of popularity in the 2010s and is now quite well known. It's interesting to me to see pieces like this gain popularity after the author is no longer around.
otterpop started reading Stoner by John Williams (NYRB Classics)
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri …
I read about this one on Reddit I believe as a classic that isn't well known.
I read about this one on Reddit I believe as a classic that isn't well known.
otterpop wants to read Refugee by Alan Gratz
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; …
My wife recommended this to me, so I'm going to give it a try. She gave it a strong recommendation.
My wife recommended this to me, so I'm going to give it a try. She gave it a strong recommendation.
otterpop finished reading Whirlwind by James Clavell
I went into this thinking with it being set in Iran and not Hong Kong or Japan that I wouldn't like it as much, but I came to appreciate the unique culture and turbulent times the book covered.
I went into this thinking with it being set in Iran and not Hong Kong or Japan that I wouldn't like it as much, but I came to appreciate the unique culture and turbulent times the book covered.