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David Swinstead

swinstead@bookwyrm.social

Joined 1 year, 10 months ago

I read short fiction books slowly

Big fan of Gaiman, Vonnegut, Bukowski. Yes that's right I am basic af.

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5% complete! David Swinstead has read 1 of 20 books.

Madeline Miller: Circe (Hardcover, 2018, Little Brown and Company)

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a …

Thoroughly enjoyed

I really enjoyed this book.

I picked it up to read during a week holiday in Greece, I thought it would be fun to learn about some Greek mythology while I was there.

It was - but this book was fun so far beyond just learning about ancient mythology, this was a well-drawn portrait of a deep and complex evolving character.

This book doesn't just tell us about Circe, it takes us along with her on her journey.

H. Jon Benjamin: Failure Is an Option (2019, Dutton)

"H. Jon Benjamin--the lead voice behind Archer and Bob's Burgers--helps us all feel a little …

I like the guy and I could listen to his voice all day long. I liked the book. I liked it but I didn't love it.

There were some funny stories in there. But parts also seemed haphazard and scattershot.

I definitely took something away from the main theme: failure is an option. I've been thinking about it a lot. I haven't truly failed anything important in a long time. Maybe I'm not aiming high enough