Reading Everything in August
No, that is not the title of a challenge...but it may as well be. I'm up to my ears in books and it's wonderful.
I spent most of my July weekends working on a large volunteer project for a non-profit. It was a beneficial experience, but more of a commitment than I realized. Now that that's pretty much wrapped up, I can turn back to books.
Here's a quick list of what I'll be reading this month, at different levels of undivided attention and in no particular order:
Some quotes from chapter 6:
I will never get over the fact that English was Conrad's third language. Regardless of one's views on his politics or perspective, the man was brilliant with words.
Tonight I think I will go read the first chapter of Moby-Dick, because it's the moment I've been waiting for - the beginning of Brona's read-along!
You can read a sample of my old thoughts on the novel here. I first read Moby-Dick back in 2010... it feels like a lifetime ago. Since then, these are some of the milestones which have happened in my life:
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| Sweet peas and ocean breezes ♥ |
I spent most of my July weekends working on a large volunteer project for a non-profit. It was a beneficial experience, but more of a commitment than I realized. Now that that's pretty much wrapped up, I can turn back to books.
Here's a quick list of what I'll be reading this month, at different levels of undivided attention and in no particular order:
- 1984 - George Orwell
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
- Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian
- Drawn from Memory - Ernest Shepard (illustrator of the original Winnie the Pooh)
- Psalms (almost finished)
- Tesla biography (yes, still)
- Smart People Should Build Things and The War on Normal People - Andrew Yang
- Nostromo - Joseph Conrad
- Moby-Dick - Herman Melville
- Other?? There's sure to be more.
Some quotes from chapter 6:
'We shall run the world's business whether the world likes it or not. The world can't help it - and neither we can, I guess.' - random American character
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The parrot, catching the sound of a word belonging to his vocabulary, was moved to interfere. Parrots are very human.
I will never get over the fact that English was Conrad's third language. Regardless of one's views on his politics or perspective, the man was brilliant with words.
Tonight I think I will go read the first chapter of Moby-Dick, because it's the moment I've been waiting for - the beginning of Brona's read-along!
You can read a sample of my old thoughts on the novel here. I first read Moby-Dick back in 2010... it feels like a lifetime ago. Since then, these are some of the milestones which have happened in my life:
- Entering/graduating college
- Getting my first car and job
- Learning real faith
- Falling in love
- Cutting my hair short
- Writing drafts of two books
- Buying two Apple products (whaaat?)
Comments
Have fun with Moby Dick. I also read it twice. I think that it is s book that one gets more out of the second time around.
BTW, I have read 1984 three or four times, and each time I like it more and more. (Then again, I have always been odd.) But honestly, it is an important work.
To be honest, I can only read Moby-Dick before bed. It's perfect for winding down in glorious solitude, but somehow I think reading it on a plane or in a crowded place wouldn't be so fun.
I hope to finish 1984 in short order - it's a popular ebook at my library!