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  1. Comment on What books are you reading nowadays? in ~misc

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    I'm amazed at people who can read multiple books at a time. The characters and plots all tend to get blended whenever I try it, so I stick to just one at a time.

    I'm amazed at people who can read multiple books at a time. The characters and plots all tend to get blended whenever I try it, so I stick to just one at a time.

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  2. Comment on What books are you reading nowadays? in ~misc

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    After spending two years reading business management and leadership books, a change in circumstance gave me time to return to fiction. English and Scottish Popular Ballads, collected by Francis...

    After spending two years reading business management and leadership books, a change in circumstance gave me time to return to fiction.

    English and Scottish Popular Ballads, collected by Francis James Child, is a fascinating look at the English language folk/fairytale tradition. It's amazing how many stories we tell today have ancient roots. Part of the fun (and sometimes frustration) is puzzling over the Middle and Old English spelling; "gode" for good, "wæs" for was, "seruyse" for service, etc.

    The Maid of the North is a collection of feminist folktales, retold by Ethel Johnston Phillips. Great stuff if you're interested in stories where the girl is the hero.

    I also just finished a re-reading of Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson. Some of the political themes are particularly prescient for modern times.

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