What Books Are You Currently Reading? (Part 2)

Ginny said:
Me too. I keep adding, though. Only today there was a new arrival :sweatsmile: Sometimes there are things that keep us from doing what we want to do. I get to read maybe once a week and then I do a hundred pages or two, given the genre :relaxed:

Well, you know what to do about the unread ;)
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Lol... So many great books to read, but not having time (or rather energy, me personally) to immerse yourself in them. Yeah, always different things to do besides reading books.

Yep, lol. :relaxed:
 
Shiny objects by James a Roberts
Connectography by parag Khanna
Curing affluenza by Richard Denniss
Hacking happiness by John c Havens
Remarkable retail by Steve Dennis
Junk by Allison Stewart
 
Just a lot of crime fiction/thrillers.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Damn it Christie, you got me.
The Maltese Falcon - It was cool to be a cold-hearted jerk.
The Crazy Kill - Never gonna look at bread the same way again.
A Dark-Adapted Eye - Oh no families.
Gone Girl - The perfect couple.
 
I'm currently trying to get into Julius Evola's Revolt Against the Modern World. Really vibe with the d00d. Plus I'm reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche and I wanna reread The Song of Roland.
 
Not exactly a book to read but definitely one that I recommend to check out.

You Are Here : Around the World in 92 Minutes - Chris Hadfield

It's a beautiful collection of photographs taken by Astronaut Chris Hadfield made on the ISS of the earth. These photographs have an almost abstract perspective on
our little blue planet (and it's a fun read as he's adding some fun facts and comparisons with these photographs). Definitely recommending this one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316379646/?tag=infjs-20

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Finished reading

Big Mouth, Ugly Girl by Joyce Oates

I thought it was pretty cool to go back to high school with these characters. It made me think of all the kids I went to school with. Man, it was a different time as no one ever shot up the school. I was one of the kids from the bad part of town, the proverbial trouble-makers in school. We struggled outside of school life with our low income and less educated parents, but not a single person from my ghetto ever thought about shooting up the school, and trust me, we had an Arsenal. Every fight was dealt with fists. None of this worrying that the person that lost a fight would come back and shoot up the school or plant a bomb.
And this is what made this novel worth reading...the school bomb scare element and all the aftermath.
The story is about Individuality and not Judging a book by its cover. But what I liked the most was meeting the girl main character and the issues she had to deal with and how she created an alter-ego that helped her not be wounded by society and that is why I would recommend this book to girls who don’t feel as pretty or as feminine as other girls in school. Because we see in this story how the beautiful people are truly ugly inside and the not-so-attractive people have gold flowing through their hearts.
The only negative thing was that I felt the end is wrapped up too perfectly but fuck it, it was refreshing to see something work out perfectly for someone, but yes it does come across way too perfect.
Why should you read it?
You are a parent of a girl or boy that doesn’t fit “societal norms” and can get a better idea of what your kid is going through in high school and how to help them cope even if you weren’t able to.


Next book I have to read is:
Samurai Shortstop
 
Currently reading:

Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlenn.
Wanted to read it because it was considered Fascist fiction. Not terribly disappointed, though it is hard to keep up with sometimes. I really enjoy the memoir style story-telling.

The Iliad by Homer.
Mostly reading a lot of exchanges between the Trojans and Greeks. A lot of taunting, bloodshed and looting arms and armour. A bit boring at times, but I love the Classics regardless.

Man and his Symbols by Carl Jung.
Good introduction the Jungmeister himself. Helped me understand why it's more preferable to have religion than purely science.

Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima.
Great book especially for Intuitive guys. Mishima himself is INFJ and has learned with time that he could easily think himself into sickness and injury. So he took up bodybuilding and martial arts to help him form his ideal self free of intellectualism and 'Moon-worshipping'.
 
Jason Matthews - Red Sparrow

It's the first book of a spy novel trilogy written by a person who worked for the CIA for a few decades. You may not care about it being a spy book written by a spy but how about I told you one of the protagonists is an INFJ? And what if I told you there is another INFJ who trying to help the other INFJ? One of these INFJ is a Russian woman who had to do what it takes for herself and her mother therefore she became a spy and endure hell and the other INFJ who is from the USA does what it takes to protects his people no matter how they may be an enemy? At the end of the friendship, instead of a smile you may end up with a hole in your head but what matters is you care about people you call a friend because it's how caring about someone is. That's why someone is a spy even though the risk.

I didn't particularly like the book just because there are INFJ characters nor after every chapter the writer shared a food recipe but the way the book is written so my Ni + Fe + Ti is pleased. I think Jason Matthews was an INFJ who had to act like an ENTJ most of his life which is how I feel I'm doing for years therefore I liked the way I relate to the writer too. I would like to talk with him and learn from his experience but I don't know how can I persuade him that I'm not some commie spy.

That's not all. What if I told you this Russian INFJ has synesthesia therefore she sees colour around people that represent others' mood? I do have some synesthesias but not this one, though I felt refreshed when I could finally relate to someone on a fundamental level and I can get the know them but too bad she doesn't exist in my world. I would want to talk to her and enjoy her personality but I'm afraid she would punch me eventually.

Thıs book contains darkness most people trying to ignore therefore beware before you start it so you won't regret it. Don't read it if you have a kindergarten mentality. It's not a picnic in the walk or some romantic book. The writer didn't care to filter out how much humans can be a monster.

Word to the wise for some naive and soft people: This book doesn't necessarily about our world so you better consider it as what's happening in a parallel universe so you can be okay with the book.
 
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