What is the last book you read, and your rating?

Chothi · Post by **Chothi** » 13 Mar 2022, 04:48

The last book I read was Mercy by the author Jodi Picoult. It was really good. I'll rate it 4/4

Post by **Pauline Parnell** » 13 Mar 2022, 13:16

I've just finished reading "Killing Abel by M. Tieman. An inspiration book. Even though it's fiction, the author referenced the Bible. Not sure why.

Areeba M · Post by **Areeba M** » 13 Mar 2022, 18:07

The last book I read was 'The Castle in the Air' by Diana Wynne Jones
My rating of the book is 3 out of 4 stars. Only because the book is confusing in the beginning. There are a multitude of new characters. It's kind of difficult to keep track of everyone. But nonetheless, it was a good book and the ending was great.

Sarai Burgos · Post by **Sarai Burgos** » 14 Mar 2022, 15:10

I just finished "Fast-starting a Career of Consequence: Workbook" and I rated 4 out of 4 stars

Karlabchu · Post by **Karlabchu** » 14 Mar 2022, 16:40

Book 23: Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. This book is quite dense and sometimes redundant because Immanuel Kant wants to make it very clear to the reader the limits of human reasoning and the classifications with which the brain works according to the experience of man or empiricism. That is why it is not an easy read by any means and you have to put a lot of patience into it and analyze each proposition with a critical eye. The good thing is that this book teaches you to be critical with foundations and, in my opinion, it clarifies our ideas by breaking them down to the origin of all our concepts, so that you get a pretty schematic understanding of your thinking when you finish reading it.
My favorite part is when he states that metaphysical presuppositions such as the religious idea of God are not within the critical reasoning of the human being, since we do not have a way to contrast it with an empirical experience or the explained a priori knowledge. About this, he explains that it entails a series of internalized empirical rules, and that it cannot help us to believe in metaphysical experience either and, therefore, we should not let self-imposed rules by this dubious deity and its precepts impede scientific advance and reasoning a priori that our critical capacity can grant us through rational judgments on more interesting topics for scientific advance.
Another issue that it touch on linguistics, not as such because as a formal science it still has a few centuries to be formed, was the realization of the word (sign), different from the meaning (signifier), which reminded me with great affection of my classes in university studying the beginnings of Saussure. What a pleasure that Kant had already thought of everything by simply applying rigor to his reasoning.
In short, all in all it is a good book for academics, but quite dense if you are going to enter philosophy for the first time. I recommend that you start with the Greek classics and come to this one only when you are already somewhat trained and want to clarify your rational thinking. 4/5

Helen Akoth · Post by **Helen Akoth** » 15 Mar 2022, 08:21

Wet Wings: The Wrath of Real Love, and I gave it 3 out of 4 stars. I deducted a stars because it needs another round of proofreading. Otherwise, it a good book.

Post by **Pauline Parnell** » 15 Mar 2022, 17:33

The last book, I read was 'Killing Abel" by M. Tieman. I rated it 3 out of 4 stars as it was a very good book. Though fictionalized, it gives the background details of the Trinity discussing their creation.

Karlabchu · Post by **Karlabchu** » 16 Mar 2022, 12:47

Book 24: Sonnets by William Shakespeare. Although the rhyme and meter are a classic example of the composition of the time, the theme of love is what most powerfully attracts attention.
And as the good aromantic that I am, I can't say that I particularly liked it, but that's a personal taste.
What did seem quite outdated to me and only attributable to the time is the imposed idea of marriage in women (in men it is another issue) to culminate the loving desire. And sometimes not even that. Only that the woman must let herself be liberated by love. (What does virtue matters at the time, of course.)
In the case of men, the constant incitement to procreation is undeniable. Because there's not a complete man who does not leave progeny. So responsible parenthood at that time was none.
I also saw some winks towards free love, like between three individuals, in which you can play with the idea of various and interchangeable lovers. William just wants to loves, let him.
In any case there are sonnets for all tastes despite the above, so it would be good to have one or the other in mind to dedicate to one special person when the occasion arises. 3/5

Nedim · Post by **Nedim** » 17 Mar 2022, 08:01

I read Health Tips, Myths, and Tricks. I have it a 4 stars rating due to its exposure.

honeybear_11001 · Post by **honeybear_11001** » 19 Mar 2022, 00:48

My last book was on wattpad and it was called moonchild. I give it a 4/4 star rating.

Matlhodi Nozwayo · Post by **Matlhodi Nozwayo** » 22 Mar 2022, 02:26

Twisted But True by Darren Burch. This is probably going to stay my most favorite book for the longest time. It is a collection of real stories from a police officer (the author) in his career in law enforcement. It is humorous and tragic, but at the same time makes these murder and criminal series we watch so much more relatable. I cannot watch these shows with a simple mind anymore. Because of the book, I have now come to appreciate the work that our law enforcement does.

maria m 6 · Post by **maria m 6** » 22 Mar 2022, 12:02

rhonda byrne`s the power was the latest (keep reading on and off, even after finishing) - this type of books is just always a nice reminder of things we should all be keeping in our minds ongoingly... easy read, hard to rate agains "regular books", because selfempowerment just can`t be rated against "proper literature" with prosaic value...just 2 pairs of shoes...
but 4 of 4 does it

Post by **Kibet Hillary** » 23 Mar 2022, 02:51

The last book I read was A Shooter's Moon: A Vietnam Story by D.J. Power. I rated it three out of our stars. I totally recommend it to ardent readers of historical fiction.

Karlabchu · Post by **Karlabchu** » 23 Mar 2022, 11:12

Book 25: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. A generational story that incorporates important historical facts of India before and after its independence in 1947. The narrator, Saleem, collects the family history from his grandparents to his own birth and his coming of age until he is 31 years old. In this interim, he compiles transcendental dates for the history of his country that reflect the personal dramas of the members of his family.
There are many parallels to analyze and I would liked to be more updated with the history of this country to be able to capture all of them, but the ones I could recognize were entertaining since the author mixes drama, humor or satire at every moment and therefore makes the reading entertaining. It's a long story, yes, but once you get into it, you won't stop reading. 4/5