A story about "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Have read this little book a dozen times.Its great for a sunday afternoon read, to centre the mind and regroup.
I'm currently reading 7 books, listening to 0 albums, watching 0 movies, eating and drinking 0 food items, and consuming 0 other things.
Nyx hasn't consumed anything recently.
10 entries have been written about this.
A story about "Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Immerses you in the world of tribal Amazonians people, scientific and mystic at the same time. Have read it dozens of times – and even tried to recommend it to Terence McKenna (who very gently pointed out that Mr. Plotkin was a friend of his!)
A story about "The Inimitable Jeeves" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
what ho, that was a bally lot of fun to peruse eh what?!
A story about "Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
I laughed so hard I’m sure I dislocated something.
A story about "Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
My second Quammen book, after Song of the Dodo. Its less technical than the other – which is disappointing, but its a good narration and provides a lot of viewpoints, and the issues associated with maintaining predation populations.
A story about "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" — 4 years ago
great book, but at some point towards the end, I put it down for too long, lost the thread and never picked it up again.
A story about "Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris" — 4 years ago
NOT WORTH CONSUMING
Almost bourgeoise more like it.
Some mutually similar experiences, but overall her preoccupations about France (moreso Paris) and trying to fit in to French life were a bit superficial, I don’t think she captured anything like the Peter Mayle deadpan comic style that better captures the French character.
A story about "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
mystery story from an interesting pov, I found the reading rhythm a little awkward, but at the same time it aptly frames the mental processes behind the narration.
