The 'trampoline wars' FG Off Topic Thread

quickbeam · 20-07-2018 12:51PM

Yeah. I like it especially for keeping track of my "to read" as there are so many it's easy to forget recommendations.

sKeith · 20-07-2018 12:54PM

it says i am currently reading the same book since sept 2015

Baggly · 20-07-2018 12:57PM

Must be a good book!

Mollyb60 · 20-07-2018 12:58PM

quickbeam wrote: »

Yeah. I like it especially for keeping track of my "to read" as there are so many it's easy to forget recommendations.

Did you just add me as a friend? My first Goodreads Friend!!

quickbeam · 20-07-2018 01:00PM

Yep

Mollyb60 · 20-07-2018 01:02PM

819 books! :eek::eek::eek:

quickbeam · 20-07-2018 01:04PM

Ah yeah, but half of them are still to be read.

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 09:44PM

quickbeam wrote: »

Anyone use GoodReads?

I did the challenge last year and got 52 books in the year. Was delighted with myself!

Must update it actually.

Oh for anyone on an ereader- bookbub is brill.

Jack Moore · 20-07-2018 09:50PM

sullivlo wrote: »

I did the challenge last year and got 52 books in the year. Was delighted with myself!

Must update it actually.

Oh for anyone on an ereader- bookbub is brill.

52 books in a year is quite modest for fiction.

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 09:54PM

Jack Moore wrote: »

52 books in a year is quite modest for fiction.

It wasn’t all fiction. I read one real/one fiction. It’s my order. I’ll read one book that is all factual - it could be an autobiography or a book about a historical location or event or something, and then I’ll read a fiction book.

And I was working full time and doing a full time (distance) masters simultaneously, whilst commuting to work on a bike (so no reading time) and then I was concussed after a bike accident and instructed not to read for 6 weeks because my brain was stressed.

So I was happy with 52.

Fourier · 20-07-2018 09:55PM

What non-fact do you read sullivlo, any interesting ones last year?

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 10:05PM

Fourier wrote: »

What non-fact do you read sullivlo, any interesting ones last year?

Some non-fiction recommendations:
The emperor of all maladies - a biography of cancer and a fantastic read - Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Choice (Edith Eger) - holocaust survivor, turned psychiatrist specialising in PTSD
The sports gene - David Epstein
The Truth - Neil Strauss
Mans search for meaning - Viktor Frankl
A river in darkness - Masaji Ishikawa
Cornflakes for dinner - Aidan Comerford
When breath becomes air - Paul Kalanithi
Last child in the woods - Richard Louv

Then just random autobiographical pieces and science themed books. I like sports person autobiographical work, books about cycling, medical books, educational psychology/popular psychology books...

Necro · 20-07-2018 10:07PM

I read about 8 books last year, probably a record low for me.

Unless reading to the kids count then I'm at about 500 :pac:

Need to get back into it more.

Fourier · 20-07-2018 10:08PM

Thanks for taking the effort with that sullivlo.

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 10:13PM

Fourier wrote: »

Thanks for taking the effort with that sullivlo.

I’m also partial to a humourous take on life as a woman, a teacher, a doctor or a scientist... and books by Danny Wallace.

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 10:17PM

On my bedside table of books I’m reading/dipping into/saving:
- Project Rainbow (a book about British cycling)
- Making a difference (a book about inspirational teachers)
- Super Psychology
- Motherfocloir
- The four agreements
- Ways to wellbeing
- The secret life of cows
- for the love of bob
- Clinton - what happened
- NYT top medical stories
- Harry Potter and the cursed child

All in various stages of being read as they’re dipping ones for me

Fourier · 20-07-2018 10:17PM

Have you read Caitlin Moran?

sKeith · 20-07-2018 10:19PM

A recent factual of mine was the immortal life of henrietta lacks.
interesting read.

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 10:20PM

sKeith wrote: »

A recent factual of mine was the immortal life of henrietta lacks.
interesting read.

I literally just bought that for my kindle!!!!

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 10:21PM

sullivlo wrote: »

I literally just bought that for my kindle!!!!

I have done work with HeLa cells

sullivlo · 20-07-2018 10:22PM

Fourier wrote: »

Have you read Caitlin Moran?

I have dabbled. I’m about halfway thru her “how to be a woman” book

quickbeam · 21-07-2018 06:09AM

sullivlo wrote: »

I did the challenge last year and got 52 books in the year. Was delighted with myself!

Must update it actually.

Oh for anyone on an ereader- bookbub is brill.

52 is some achievement!! Most I ever read in a year was 34, a mix of fiction and non-fiction (about 5:1). I average about 25-30 per year only. I'm sure I could do more if all I did was read but there's also great TV series and films to watch, as well as WW games to play and friends to meet, and jobs to do and bills to pay and stuff.

(Invite sent, feel free to ignore if you're not comfortable)

quickbeam · 21-07-2018 06:17AM

sullivlo wrote: »

On my bedside table of books I’m reading/dipping into/saving:
- Project Rainbow (a book about British cycling)
- Making a difference (a book about inspirational teachers)
- Super Psychology
- Motherfocloir
- The four agreements
- Ways to wellbeing
- The secret life of cows
- for the love of bob
- Clinton - what happened
- NYT top medical stories
- Harry Potter and the cursed child

All in various stages of being read as they’re dipping ones for me

I can't do that. I only ever have one book on the go at a time or I'd be getting confused. And I'm usually pretty dogged about finishing it, even when it takes months, as I hate leaving books unfinished. It's usually not worth it, but in a few odd cases, the struggle was worth it in the end.

Jack Moore · 21-07-2018 07:56AM

sullivlo wrote: »

It wasn’t all fiction. I read one real/one fiction. It’s my order. I’ll read one book that is all factual - it could be an autobiography or a book about a historical location or event or something, and then I’ll read a fiction book.

And I was working full time and doing a full time (distance) masters simultaneously, whilst commuting to work on a bike (so no reading time) and then I was concussed after a bike accident and instructed not to read for 6 weeks because my brain was stressed.

So I was happy with 52.

That’s good going, fiction is far easier and faster to “skim” than factual.

Triceratops Ballet · 21-07-2018 09:32AM

You lot put me to shame I read Game of Thrones last year and it broke my love of reading

Necro · 21-07-2018 09:42AM

Triceratops Ballet wrote: »

You lot put me to shame I read Game of Thrones last year and it broke my love of reading

I bought the 5 books for my iPad whilst I was living and working in outback Australia in 2011 (I think the 5th book had literally come out that year).

Only people in the first roadhouse I worked in were me, the owner and his wife, so literally had nothing to do after I finished work each evening.

Read the 5 books in just over 3 and a half weeks.

Yep, I'm mental.

sullivlo · 21-07-2018 11:02AM

Triceratops Ballet wrote: »

You lot put me to shame I read Game of Thrones last year and it broke my love of reading

That’s your problem right there. Awful books!

(IMO!)

Triceratops Ballet · 21-07-2018 12:04PM

sullivlo wrote:

Thatâ€™s your problem right there. Awful books!

sullivlo wrote:

(IMO!)

I know! I started tho so I had to finish. I was such a good reader before feckin George RR Martin got involved

Baggly · 21-07-2018 01:22PM

Just back from first ever family cinema trip with the girls.

Went to The Incredibles 2.

Girls were very well behaved and lasted longer than I had expected. Granted youngest fell asleep with 20 mins of the movie to go, but still....she is only 2.

Very much enjoyed that!.

Baggly · 21-07-2018 01:33PM

Eldest just told me she didn't like the movie and that we need to pick a better one next time.

Parenthood.

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