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I love reading; to the point that I avoid buying books when I am in middle of any important projects, just get too obsessive about it. In fact I remm as a teena
by hardik 18y ago
I love reading; to the point that I avoid buying books when I am in middle of any important projects, just get too obsessive about it. In fact I remm as a teenager I used to have "reading marathons", would finish entire book in one go sitting on my window for 12-15 hours. I used to be a fiction guy and only recently have started to heavily dabble into non-fic also.
At the moment I am reading The Black Swan by Nasim Nicholas Taleb. In the fiction category I last read Haruka Murakami's (hope I spelled it right) After Dark.
- matthavener 18y agoIs the black swan worth reading? The first couple pages were fairly interesting in b&n
- hardik 18y agoI have completed 2/3rd of the book and so far have found the content quite interesting. It does give a new perspective to think about. Though not a big fan of NNT's smart-alec style of writing; but then again, it is his book. :)
- toby 18y agoAbsolutely. Some people have trouble with the style, I found it amusing. If you're willing to accept its message, it's definitely a book that can change your approach to life. Also, anything by Murakami is worth reading.
- DanielBMarkham 18y agoSo I bailed out of Swan. I got about 150-200 pages in and it seemed like he was saying the same thing over and over again, as if it got more profound with re-telling. I must have missed something. To me the premise seems like something you could communicate and grasp in like 5 minutes or so.
- wheels 18y agoI find Black Swan and its ilk perfect audio-book material. Not important or complicated enough that I care if I miss some details in one pass, but with enough ideas in them to merit passive attention while doing something else requiring my eyesight.
- jwesley 18y agoBlack Swan is definitely worth reading. It is somewhat repetitive and you may find it dull if you don't have a taste for philosophy, but I think it's an extremely important book -- its an overview of the cutting edge of human thinking and illustrates the mistakes of past thinkers that continue to trouble us.