Weekly Round-up #3
A weekly newsletter about some of the interesting things I've read / listened to over the last week.
Organized my bookshelf this last week. Also spent some time cataloging what I have because I don’t want to end up with multiple copies of the same book (there are only so many copies of Good Omens one can have). Here's a pic of the result. No particular plan for the organization as such. I've tried to keep books from the same author together but that pretty much immediately fell apart. What we ended up with is a mish-mash of everything everywhere just trying to depict some semblance of order.
We also have Tony pictured in the mirror there, patiently waiting for me to get done so that I can give him some attention. How do you organize your bookshelves? Let me know!
Books currently reading/read in the last week
These are some of the books I've been reading over the last week
1. Dark Matter Empire - Alex Zadeh: This is a book I picked up from the Onlinebookclub. I’ve been meaning to improve my writing when it comes to penning reviews and I figured this may help in that regard. This book is a sci-fi / litRPG novel about a person who is abducted by an alien ship and is thrown into a universe and a war he didn’t know existed. About a third of the way in, and while there are a few things I have a problem with, the story is largely alright. I think I was being overly critical while reading the book so going forward I’m going to try and be a bit more lenient and pragmatic. I’ll be done in the coming week so expect a review of this in next week’s round-up!
2. Factotum - Charles Bukowski: This is my first Bukowski book and I’m not sure how I feel just yet. There’s a lot happening in the few pages that I’ve read, and while the character of Henry Chinaski is relatable in some ways, I’m struggling so far to empathize with him. Then again it’s only been a few pages. What I can say is that the book is written in very easy-to-follow language, so easy in fact that I had to force myself to stop and go to sleep. It just seems to flow on and on, in a good way. Hopefully will be done with this in the coming week so expect a full review soon.
"People don't need love. What they need is success in one form or another. It can be love but it needn't be.”
- Charles Bukowski, Factotum
“My ambition is handicapped by laziness”
- Charles Bukowski, Factotum
Books that are still ongoing from last week but are on hold for the moment.
1. Roots and Steel - Casey White
2. Dark Force Rising - Timothy Zahn
3. Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker
What's been on my playlist this week
Here are a few songs that have been on repeat for the past week. Always up for listening to something new so suggestions are always welcome!
1. SPACE MAN - Sam Ryder
2. Kiss Me - Dermot Kennedy
3. Too Low For Zero - Elton John
4. I'm good (Blue) - David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
5. Where are You Now - Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott
Game Review
My review of the Hot Wheels Unleashed game I mentioned in the first round-up is out now and can be viewed on the blog here!
Well, that's it for this week! Thanks for making it this far! As mentioned before if you think someone might enjoy my ramblings then please do share this with them. I hope you had a good weekend, and here's to a good week ahead. Until next time!