What Are You Reading?

[MarcusA]

I've just finished ,,Ik wou dat Stef Bos mijn vader was" a book written by my niece. It is an autobiographical and heartbreaking book about growing up as a child with parents that have psychological problems and alcohol addictions.

FYI: my oldest brother drank and smoked himself to death. He was never able to handle money and reality. He was in a toxic relationship with his partner, totally dominating her. His partner was depressive and tried to commit suicide a couple of times. Growing up in such a household was an ordeal.

That's so painful to hear, my sympathies.

[MarcusA]

I've given up reading any Western Australians again. I couldn't even start the last two as my heart just wasn't into it.

[billy rubin]

ouch

[MarcusA]

What's really needed here in this section is a recommendations thread? I've started enough topics to sink a battleship. If you think that you've got the goods, go for it. It's a tough ask but someone might step up.

[Icarus]

Here is a topic that can be both fun and occasionally serious. It is a lot of huff and puff about punctuation.

https://getpocket.com/collections/the-best-writing-about-punctuation-full-stop?utm_source=pocket-newtab

[billy rubin]

back when i was a technical writer i used three or four major style manuals to cover what i needed.

computer writing was punctuation-sensitive and i wrote without typoes using correct speling too.

lots of rules, from that/which to the oxford comma to correct leading within ordered and unordered lists. and so on.

lots of anal retentive stuff

[Asmodean]

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.

It's a part of a epic fantasy series. I approve. (There may even be a book review in a week or so - will have to see what laziness has planned for me ;-) )

[MarcusA]

I'm reading heaps of shit on the internet but not much else right now.

[MarcusA]

Libraries are a boundless source of energy.

[MarcusA]

I might get a book out of the local library on libraries, real and imagined.

[MarcusA]

I found it:

The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders by Stuart Kells

So far, so good.

[MarcusA]

My mind tends to wander. I should be reading right now.

[MarcusA]

Library books smell of common people.  (Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche)

[MarcusA]

This thread should be pinned.

[Tank]

Yes. I agree. Done.