What I’m Reading Next || September 2022

I haven’t posted in awhile and part of that is due to just being busy. I went on a trip for the first time in 3 years. I entered some exhibits in my State Fair. I picked up some more hours at work, and my other hobby took off for a couple weeks. Also, I’ve just been tired from all the excitement!

To be completely honest though, with all of that the books I’m reading are very long, involved, and some require some thought and research to understand fully. Here’s a look at some of the books I’ve been reading in lieu of an actual book review.

The Complete Works of Confucius

This is actually one of those books where it’s better to have some context before attempting to read it. I did not know this so I took some time away from reading to read up on Confucius himself, and Confucianism.

Also, as I’ve mentioned, this is a pretty decently sized book, and I keep going back to bring in more context as I read. I’ve been reading the Kindle version and I’m currently 68% through this ebook.

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

This is a huge ebook detailing the author’s ideas for a perfect government. It’s written in a way that I need to have some outside sources to completely understand what the author is trying to say. I’m reading it because I want to diversify my reading habits, and it is most definitely different from everything I’m currently reading.

As the name implies this is also a Leviathan of an ebook as I’m only 36% of they way through it.

11/22/63 by Stephen King

This is the book I took with me on my trip. It was a bus trip so I had plenty of time on the bus to read. True to Stephen King it is a thick book and it’s a BOOK. The basic premise is that it tells the story of JFK’s assassination from a different perspective only King can provide and I’ll leave it at that.

But, as it’s a quasi-historical book as well, it’s one that has made me think with all the detail and significance of what’s going on and what actually happened in my country’s past. So occasionally I have to stop reading and pull my thoughts together before continuing. I’d guesstimate I’m around halfway through this one.

I’m still frequenting my local library as well, recieved a book from a friend to read, and even grabbed a few more free ebooks off Amazon. I’m still reading, it’s just not as voraciously as I have been. I still love my blog, I still want to post. I just needed a break to do some other things so I hope you’ll forgive my absence.

Thank you.