I’m so happy to see this on HN! I have nothing to add to the conversation except to say I’m a satisfied and dedicated user! I read a lot but I tend to read books that are “shorter” (~350) and finish them in 3-5 days so the huge classics can be intimidating and sometimes feel like a bit of a slog. I read on Serial Reader every morning while I have breakfast and I’ve finished 15 books this year on the app that I absolutely never would’ve bothered with otherwise. The $5 or whatever it costs to upgrade and read ahead is also well worth it. Sometimes you just need to know what happens next!
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#52Sadly this doesn't include many books. Probably going by free ebooks library or such. Would Love to hear from other's book recommendations fiction or non. Those looking for inspiration I'd recommend (not in order) * Ray Bradbury * Pearl S. Buck * John Wyndham * Fyodor Dostoevsky * Frank Herbert - Dune * Terry GoodKind - Wizard's first rule
Dostoevsky is definitely in the library. And if you pay a one-time fee (it’s $3-5, IIRC) you unlock some additional features, one of which is the ability to upload and automatically “serialize” your own .epub files but I haven’t tried this feature yet myself.
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#53I recommend reading a book every three days (on average) and doing it for a year. I did this one year and read mostly bios and history material. At the end of the year I felt I have so much more knowledge in so many different areas and has given me different perspectives.
How many hours are you spending reading each day?
6/8 hours.
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#54I recommend reading a book every three days (on average) and doing it for a year. I did this one year and read mostly bios and history material. At the end of the year I felt I have so much more knowledge in so many different areas and has given me different perspectives.
How do you do it? That seems a lot and more than 100+ a year
I did it one year and I am focused in other areas now but will go back to it when I have time.
I got an ebook reader and found something in each book that made me want to absorb the entire book and keep going. I started with bio of wrestling heros and learned so much.
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
How does the Penguin translation stack up? It's the only one I can easily find.
Assuming it's the Robin Buss translation - that's the one you want! Only version that was fully translated in the modern era. The earlier ones were all based off the problematic 19th century translations with various amounts of the "scandalous" stuff added back in. Samples: 19th PD: https://welovetranslations.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/st... Buss: https://welovetranslations.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bu... (N…
Thanks for the information!! I just checked my copy, and it is indeed the Buss translation. I was reading it for several week a few months ago, and I ended up putting it down, just because it just wasn't happening for me and I couldn't figure out why.
Very recently I discovered that I need glasses (for the first time in my life). My eyes went from perfect to downhill very quickly. I'm now trying to get used to wearing reading glasses. This is especially important with a book like this, which has a tiny font. Now I know why I was feeling uncomfortable and getting headaches :-)
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#56Does anyone know of a more generic piece of software for this? I want to be able to input my own books to read and get a schedule.
The pro version of the app lets you upload .epub files. You have one free epub to test in the free version.