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Finished reading: Endurance by Alfred Lansing 📚
Currently reading: Indie Microblogging by Manton Reece 📚
Finished reading: Stuck in neutral by Terry Trueman 📚
Currently reading: Self-rescue by David J. Fasulo 📚
Currently reading: Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose 📚
Finished reading: Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen 📚
Finished reading: Artemis: A Novel by Andy Weir 📚 ★★★☆
Currently reading: Accidents in North American Climbing 2023 by American Alpine Club 📚
Currently reading: Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words by Steve Jobs 📚
Currently reading: Cirque Du Freak #12: Sons of Destiny by Darren Shan 📚
Finished reading: Brian’s Return by Gary Paulsen 📚 Food for the soul.
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #9: Killers Of The Dawn by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★
Finished reading: States of Adventure: STORIES ABOUT FINDING YOURSELF BY GETTING LOST by Fitz Cahall 📚
Finished reading: Rock Climbing Anchors: A Comprehensive Guide (The Mountaineers Outdoor Experts Series) by Craig Luebben 📚 ★★★★
📚 Finished reading: Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words by Steve Jobs 👍👍 What a uniquely remarkable person.
Finished reading: Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George 📚 Another solid entry in the series. One more to go.
Finished reading: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 📚 I’m enjoying going back through books I loved as a kid. This is one that shaped me.
Finished reading: Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold 📚 A decent little tale, but I don’t think I’ll continue the series.
Currently reading: Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills by The Mountaineers 📚 It’s about time I got to “the bible” of climbing tombs.
Finished reading: Brian’s Hunt by Gary Paulsen 📚 Thus ends the Hatchet Adventure series. They sure do make you want to escape to the woods.
Finished reading: My Murder by Katie Williams 📚 Ooh this is a good one. An intriguing premise that morphs, twists and turns unexpectedly, and ultimately delivers.
Finished reading: The Push: A Climber’s Search for the Path by Tommy Caldwell 📚 Fantastic story, expertly written. Tommy Caldwell’s desire for excellence and perseverance to get there is an inspiration!
I don’t usually have multiple books going at once, but in an effort to maximize March is Reading Month, I now have a bedside book, a downstairs book, and an iPad book. 📚
Finished reading: Rock Climbing: The AMGA Single Pitch Manual by Bob Gaines 📚 Pretty much all review concepts, but a great brush-up for my Single Pitch Instructor course this weekend. 🧗
Finished reading: Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender 📚 Goodness, what an extraordinary person. This recounting of his life is the best I’ve read, and certainly reveals more humanity than the rest.
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #10: The Lake of Souls by Darren Shan 📚 ★★☆☆ So much tedium and travel. Very Lord of the Rings-esque in its (unnecessary?) detail. But a good payoff at the end!
Finished reading (again): Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚 Just as excellent on the second read through. This is one that sits with you, like a river-smoothed stone you can’t help but continue to turn over in your pocket.
Finished reading: Indie Microblogging by Manton Reece ★★★★ 📚 Wow, @manton really did a nice job laying out the history and building blocks of the web, and how they influenced his design and passion for Micro.blog. This book made me want to blog more. 😁
Finished reading: The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss 📚 Pat’s writing envelopes my mind like a warm embrace. The prose is so unique. I really enjoyed this small story about Bast, and the ‘Author’s Note’ bit at the end nearly as much.
🔗 Buying DRM-Free Audiobooks - Flamed Fury That’s it. Nine steps to audiobook freedom. Also, shoutout to Libro.fm for being cool and a not-so-friendly “sup?” to those annoying publisher restrictions. Who needs borders on stories, anyway? Bookmarking this for later use. 📚 🎧
Finished reading: Down by Andy Kirkpatrick 📚 Getting down from a mountain is often more complicated and riskier than climbing it in the first place. Andy wrote the essential book of techniques to do so safely. I learned more than a few new things, and will review it regularly to stay up to speed.
Finished reading: My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George 📚 This book was formative for me back in my middle school years and is precisely why Peregrine Falcons are my favorite bird. A quick read, but certainly makes me want to run away to the woods. I’d forgotten the disappointing …
Currently reading: Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold 📚 I’ve read this before, but am enjoying it a second time (as an audiobook this time). Honnold’s soloing and character might not be for everyone, but I appreciate his zero-bullshit demeanor and respect the hell out of his passion for climbing. …
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #5: Trials of Death: Book 5 in the Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★ The action really picks up here in Book 5! We see Darren with a thirst to prove himself and then have to hold his own in the Trials. I enjoyed the background and traditions during the …
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #6: The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★ Darren’s maturity in his attitude toward death and murder stuck out most to me in this book. He returns the prodigal son when he exposes the Vampaneeze, but there are consequences — dire ones. Darren finally …
Finished reading: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚 ★★★★ Strange and wonderful, this book captured my imagination as thoroughly as a labyrinth. Piranesi’s goodness and awe brought me joy. The idea of multiple minds sharing the same body seems to be all the rage lately, but it’s also oddly comforting. …
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #7: Hunters of the Dusk by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★ The time jumps in these books get me a little bit because it doesn’t seem like Darren matures (internally, not externally) as much as he should. But the author does a good job getting us up to speed and onto the …
From Make Something Wonderful, published by the Steve Jobs Archive: Six Pixar films won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature during this third act of Steve’s life. And when he resigned from Apple, six weeks before his death from pancreatic cancer in 2011, his beloved company, with its sixty …
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #8: Allies of the Night by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★★ Wow, I’d forgotten how much happens in this book! A return of so many old characters, plus love and betrayal? This is a good one. A little odd how much the trio gives in to the trap they’re clearly in, but …
Finished reading: Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose 📚 ★★★★ I saw this movie years ago, but never read the screenplay until now. It’s a fascinating look into how a jury’s deliberation should work. I so appreciated Juror 8’s calm determination to examine the facts as they had been presented, and …
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #3: Tunnels of Blood by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★☆ On this re-read, I was struck by how enthralled I get in the story, despite it being written for teens and already knowing the plot. In this installment, Darren learns of the Vampaneeze, explores his boundaries for …
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #11: Lord of the Shadows by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★☆ I expected more out of this book, which really only boiled down to three or four pivotal scenes. And it seemed like Darren was avoiding responsibility for many of his actions, which grew tiresome. Too much of, “I …
Finished reading: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 📚 After being in and out of loans for over a year, I finally marathoned my way through 80% of this book in the last few days. And sprinted through hours of reading today, both because the story was compelling and because my loan ended today. I …
Finished reading: Cirque Du Freak #12: Sons of Destiny by Darren Shan 📚 ★★★☆ (Back to rating things with four stars, that way I can’t sit on the fence.) Although nearly half the book was all explanation instead of action, I’m impressed with how the author pulled the pieces of the saga together. …
Finished reading: The Trad Climber’s Bible by John Long 📚 ★★★★ When I purchased this book, I thought it would be a classic how-to book full of anchoring and climbing techniques, diagrams, and tips. I was right that it was chock full of suggestions, but completely wrong thinking it would be …