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Crazy Rich Asians
(2024-04-13 22:50:32)
IpickedupthisbookwhenIborrowed"WarTrash"byHaJinatMenloPark library.Ienjoyedthelatterinthefollowingdaysbuthavesincebeenreading "CrazyRichAsians"onandoff.I'vegonethroughthefirstandlastfew chaptersandlearnedthetragediesofAstrid'sandNick'smarriages,whichdo notsurpriseme. TheauthordoesagreatjobpicturingthelivesoftherichAsiansasitinvoked aphysicalres...[阅读全文]
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No Country for Old Men
(2024-04-12 23:18:16)
Iheardabout"BloodMeridian"byCormacMcCarthy,fromJockoonaTimFerriss podcast,yearsback.Twoweeksago,Ifinallydecidedtoreadtheauthorandit wasbecausetheDVD"NoCountryforOldMen"fromthelibrarydidn'tplayonmy oldlaptop. It'sonly300pagesandhasnolengthydescriptionsofthelooksand shapesofpeopleandsettings.Hadtheauthorspentmoreinkonrenderingscenes andsketchingc...[阅读全文]
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Payment in Blood
(2024-04-09 10:39:18)
Thisisthe2ndElizabethGeorgestoryIread.TheMI5wantedtohidealong-buriedscandalthreatenedtobeexposedinthemidstofamurdercaseandtheypulledrankstohavethepolicechooseInspectorLynleyforhisblindspotfromanob-classupbringingsothathewouldacceptthewordsofa'peer.'ButLynleywasnotalone.Hissergeantandfriendsdidn'thavehisproblem.Thiswasonepieceofthepuzzle.Inthepropercrime,aScottishdirkwasplungedthroughap...[阅读全文]
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QingMing Fast
(2024-04-08 20:32:30)
SundayApr78:30am.9hourstogo. Billstartedthetraditionwhenhisdaddied.ItwasApril2020andafterCovid hit,theChinesegovernmentcancelledhis10-yearvisa.Newvisaswereissued foremergencyonlybutBillchosenottokowtow.Dadwenttothehospital foracutepancreatitisandpassedawayintwoweeks.Thatday,Billstarted afast.Overtheyears,guilthasfedonitselfandhehasstucktothepersonal 48-hourritualaroundQingMin...[阅读全文]
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Master the Process: From Idea to Novel
(2024-04-04 21:10:36)
Thiswasthefirstnon-fictionthisyear.ItwasamazingthatIcouldsitdown, readthroughit,andevenenjoytakingnotes.IttookfourdaysandIcouldn't waittostartwritingmyownstories.Thatmightsaysomethingaboutthebook itself,thestageofmyownlearning,orboth.Astheysay,whenthestudentis ready,theteacherappears. Thefamouswriterdetailshowsheapproachesanddevelopsanovel.Itstarts withasimpleidea,e.g.,Iw...[阅读全文]
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Careless in Red
(2024-03-31 21:43:08)
Ibeganreading"MasteringtheProcess:FromIdeatoNovel"becauseitwasone ofthetextbooksofFICT161W-MysteryandThrillerWorkshop:Misdirection, Mayhem,andMore(IfounditbyaccidentatauniversityWebsite).Idecided toreadfirst"CarelessinRed,"bythesameauthorElizabethGeorge,themoment Ireadthatitwasusedintheabovebookasanexample. Insumary,JonParsons'sbratson,afteraparty,was&quo...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 33 (One Stripe, Cha, and Brenda)
(2024-03-30 12:28:39)

1.Progresses ThenextvideofromMasterRicksonaddressedthekneeshieldwhichmademe veryhappy.Henryshowedthistoo,Ithink,butsomehowIdidn'tgetit.It fitsniceintheprincipleofcollapsingframestopassguards.Asusual,I waspumpedafterwatchingthevideo. Anotherrevelationwasthebackdoorescapefromcrosssidebottom.Allofa sudden,Icoulddoit,afterfirstlearningitmanymonthsago.Ijustgetan armunde...[阅读全文]
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The Red Book
(2024-03-25 10:30:43)
Thisisafollow-upofTheBlackBook.DetectiveHarneycamebackafterrecoveryfromagunshotwoundintheheadandwaspromotedtotheeliteSOSsquad,thenewestinitiativeofthecitytocombatcrimesinChicago'ssouthandwest.HesoonfoundoutwhatappearedtobeaturfwarbetweentwoBlackgangsandthedeathofawhiteteenagegirlthoughtasacollateraldamageinashoot-out,wasreallyhuman-traffickersandpimpsexecutingarunawayvictim.Meanwhile,clearings...[阅读全文]
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In the Woods
(2024-03-22 16:58:55)
Afterthefirstchaptersofamysterynovel,Iusuallysailthroughtherest averagingover200pagesaday.Towardtheclimax,I'devenspeedupmore. Thecrimeisalwaysgruesomebutthestoryoftenendsinasweetandupbeatnote. The429-page"IntheWoods,"however,tookmefivedays,andtheendinglefta bittertaste. LikemanynativeEnglishspeakers,theauthorwieldedidiomaticproseswith apparentease.Thefirsttwocha...[阅读全文]
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The Black Book
(2024-03-18 10:54:33)
Aweekago,IfollowedtheStanfordcontinuingstudiesprogramadand, curious,clickedonthelinktotheMysteryandThrillerWorkshop,taughtby DeborahJohnson."TheBlackBook"byPattersonandElliswasoneofthethree requiredtextbooks. ItwasmyfirsttimereadingPattersonandIverymuchenjoyedit.Thestory wasgoodand,forme,thewritingwasgreat.Yousee,I'mmoreobsessedwith language,forareason. O...[阅读全文]
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