I got my Kindle Scribe about January 10th. I really like it a lot, more and more. I love writing on it. And reading.
Since Master and Margarita,Ive been taking notes on the books I read. It’s morphed to basically rewriting each chapter in my own words, but hopefully in a shorter form.
My notes on Circe were 60.pages long!
Anyway not sure of my point, but the Scribe is so much better than the Paperwhite, and worth every penny. I find writing on it to be super fun too.
Have a great weekend!
I took this picture this morning just before sunrise. The sun was shining on the plane, but not on me yet. At first glance light was reflecting off the plane itself making a separate dot from the vapor trail, but by the time I whipped out the camera the reflection was gone. You can still see the plane pretty well in the picture.
I started reading Homer’s Odyssey, I don’t think I can do it. It’s written like bullet points, with one not relating to the other, along list of facts, it seems. I guess that’s what prose means.
Fitzgerald’s translation is probably the third translation I’ve tried. It is allegedly the most popular. I need to find a version that is written more like a story like a regular book. The way this book is written, reminds me of Dante’s inferno, a very tough read. I did find a storybook version of that, however.
Happy Friday! Tomorrow is July..
I have a tenant moving into the apartment today for 90 days. Gonna turn on the AC and put out some towels before I leave for qork I mean work.
Have a great weekend And a long one!
I loved this book! This book is beautifully written, the story kept me reading nonstop. I cannot describe what it is about the language that grabbed me. Poetic but not poetry?
I enjoyed cross referencing the names of the characters. I learned a lot about Greek mythology.
I loved Madeline Millers writing style. The pleasure of reading and the beauty of her writing style is beyond my ability to describe. I will read more of her books. She is possibly the most skilled writer of any books I’ve ever read.
I slept good last night, perhaps because i didn’t get harassed half hour before the alarm?
Happy FRIDAY!!!
Im about a quarter of the way through this book, Circe. I’m really enjoying it I don’t know what is different that makes the writing so special. In a nutshell, the book is about Greek Mythology.
Circe becomes a sorceress after she is rejected too many times. She leans how to change people into other forms. Because of this, she gets banished to an island. This island is referenced in the book Homers Odyssey, which has been on my reading list forever.
This book is good, highly recommended and very interesting.
Yesterday we had tons of rain. Now something is wet in my cars ignition and it’s giving me problems.
Have a good day!
I signed myself up for the 2023 Goodreads reading challenge. I am to read 15 books this year. I think I’m on 6, and I’m starting to have doubts about if I will make it. Master and Margarita was a very long book and took a long time to read, because of its complexity. Right now I am reading The Candy House and it seems like it is taking longer than it should.
I have to read faster, and shorter, easier books. Are you reading any books you think I’d like? Let me know!
Happy Friday!
I finally finished Master and Margarita. What a strange book.
It’s worth reading for its weirdness. There seems to be two main plots. 1) The devil comes to town with a small squad of assistants. He has a magic show where he gives away money and women’s clothes. Then the money turns into something worthless or illegal, and the clothes disappear and women are suddenly naked in the streets, the men are arrested for illegal currency or they’re just out the money. And everybody thinks everybody is crazy.
And 2) Master, who wrote a book and most of it was destroyed except Margarita has a small section. Master is in a psyche ward in a basement. (I don’t know why his name is Master)
Margarita is in an unhappy marriage, and because of the devil, becomes a witch to become queen of the devil’s crazy party, where dead people come out of a fire in a huge fireplace. Margarita loved Master but thinks he must be dead.
After the party, the devil reunites Master and Margarita, gives them a complete copy of Masters book. He then has them both killed and brought back to life. This cures Master of his insanity and apparently he and Margarita live happily ever after.
Then the devil and his assistants (mostly his assistants) basically burn the place down as they are leaving.
And there’s a lot more to it than that. I didn’t get from the book, but read in a review, that the devil was punishing people for being greedy but they didn’t seem too greedy to me. If money rained from the sky, I’d pick up all I could. What woman wouldn’t take the latest, greatest fashions in clothing of offered?
It was a weird book, weird . It was written in the 1930s but didn’t get published until 1966, because, well, you know, Russia. But to me the overall tone of the book was pro Russian 1930s government. Apparently the Russian government was confiscating people’s cash and valuables and not turning yours in was punishable
You gotta read it and tell me what you think…
I finished the book “A Man Called Ove” yesterday. It was Fantastically Supergood! It’s about a grumpy old man, his wife has died and he got laid off work. He keeps trying to commit suicide and getting interrupted by his new neighbors, a young family of four (and a half). And a cat adopts him.
i read half this book in one day, mostly on the beach, laughing out loud in public like a psycho. Also getting teary eyed quite a few times.
This book was super good. One of my all time favorites (I’ve said that two books in a row now). This book is so good, they’ve made it into a movie.
I am very much looking forward to this movie! I recommend the book, probably the movie too, I’ll let you know.
Happy First Friday of 2023! Have a great weekend, unless you have made other plans! 🙂
Yesterday i finished a fantastic book, turned out to be one of my favorites of all time. Doomsday Book. A book about time travel and a pandemic. In the book a young woman is sent back in time to the year 1320. But something goes wrong, and she is very I’ll upon arriving. At the start of the book, the parts that took place in the present time seemed irrelevant. The parts that take place in the 1300’s were very interesting. But the occurrences in the past merged with the occurrences in the present until both sides of the story were great. Definite must read.
And today:
500 Duolingo days in a row! I need to find someone to speak Spanish with though. Duolingo is my only experience.
Have a nice weekend!
I received an email from Goodreads that I found interesting. My Year In Books.
If you’re on Goodreads, find me (MarkD60) and add me to your friends list.
It was a good long weekend, I got my World Cup Wish, Argentina won! The score was 3-3, but France lost because of penalties. I think the NFL should do that and eliminate ties. If the end score is the same, the team which racked up the greatest penalty yardage, loses. The ties mess everything up..
Have a fantastic week!
NASA just launched a rocket called Artemis to the moon. It has an empty crew capsule, will orbit the moon, return to Earth, and splashdown into the Pacific. There’s an article for you to read HERE.
I am also reading a book entitled Artemis by Andy Weir, (who also wrote The Martian, which became a movie.)
I have been pretty much unable to put the book down since I started it a few days ago.
Artemis is (was?) a Greek goddess. She was very affiliated with the moon, as you can see HERE.
(Not sure if the above image is Artemis or Diana. I guess Diana is the Roman version of Artemis)
Anyway, it’s my Thursday off. It started POURING rain about sunrise strong winds and driving rain. I don’t know what’s going on weatherwise. But it doesn’t matter, I’m just going to be reading my book.
Have a great day!