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Books I want to read in 2019 (part 2)

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Continuing on from my last post, here are more of the books I want to try and read this year.. I also made a list of these books on goodreads HERE . 9. M Train by Patti Smith M Train - Patti Smith I read Just Kids by Patti last year and I absolutely loved it. It is now one of my favourite books, so I can't wait to get into reading this one. I have a thing for books based in New York City and the way Patti describes her surroundings and her thoughts are just beautiful. 10. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski Jesus christ trying to say this author's name is like trying to chew marbles. Awkward in the mouth and painful. Well either way I am excited to read the stories of Geralt the witcher. These are the books that The Witcher videogame series is based upon and from everything I've heard, the books are a fantasy masterpiece. 11. How to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson How to Be Idle - Tom Hodgkinson The second I read this tit...

Books I want to read in 2019 (part 1)

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Hello again, long time no post. I recently decided to get back into posting on this blog again after I have been documenting my learning over on my wiki found HERE . It has been fun writing about new (mostly Python related) knowledge I have been accumulating but I decided I wanted to write about other things that may be considered more personal and not really belonging on a wiki about programming and VFX development. So while this blog started out at something that I would use for writing about my progress in the VFX field, I think I will also use this space for more personal writings. Starting with this one in early 2019 about books I want to read this year. I have set myself a goal on goodreads  to read 20 books this year. To be honest I would like to read more than that but I figure a good start, especially since I only read 6 books last year. So here is a list of the books I want to read this year in no particular order: 1. The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (T...