Bowling Book Review

  I am an about 1/3 through the Count of Monte Cristo but I was not able to renew it so I will have to finish later. I had two 5/6 hour flights to and from Seattle so I read this. This is a classic and I may have read parts of it or all of it before. It is not that long.  The classics are growing on me. Frankenstein was good and this one is a good lesson on human nature. Pretty cool that it was written in 1954 although I suppose human nature does not change a whole lot as time progresses.  Not the best book ever but definitely worth reading! Just back from Seattle, it is almost midnight. 

  Book Recommended by Sabrina, she's into poetry. It's different than my normal read, given Brian and I typically only read non-fiction, but it was emotion invoking. She does a good job at expressing the vulnerability within a relationship. This could be a boyfriend or to a father. She had a very tough go with her relationships that brought a lot of hurt into her life. She was young and probably didn't know any better but you still feel bad for her. I was more sad after I finished it than when I started LOL but I guess that is a sign of a decent book. People really need good role models or parents. It's a real travesty to kids when your parents are equally as lost as you. Damn shame. Good first exposure to poetry, was a short read. Reddit hated it though LOL they said it was an Instagram book which I guess means it wasn't deep or complex. I have no idea. Shout out Sabrina! 

  This book was recommended to me by Diego's friend while I was visiting. It's a short read but a very light and enjoyable one. It's essentially about a gentleman who's life seemed boring and meaningless but is later explained to him how everyone is more intertwined and not as alone as we think. I would say the benefit of this book is that it is light and feel good so perfect for a vacation read. It's a fine book but Lord of the Rings for example has such a higher ceiling with it's world building. Shout out to Alex for the rec.  

  I finally read this book. Part of the motivation is purely out of the ridiculousness of it but also since I like a lot of Robert Greene's books. He's really big on understanding people and why they operate the way they do. This book is kind of on the different side but also interesting. The funniest part is he calls the people getting seduced victims lol. I think if you are a very PC person you'd find it offensive but it is what it is. He essentially has all these rules of how to manipulate someone into seduction and pairs these rules with an example that happened in history. One of the rules used Napoleon as an example of how he was seduced by his then wife and for how strong he was as a ruler was very easily manipulated by her. So he reviews the tactics of what she did and why they worked.  Similar to his 48 laws of power book in order to adopt these rules or implement his practices you'd have to be fully committed and throw all of your pride/guilt/morals/compassion...

  Hard to read this book because of the subject matter. I don’t really know what to say. I would read the book by Kara Goucher on the blog first and then read this one because that is the correct chronological order.  Basically Alberto Salazar sexually abused Kara Goucher. He weight shamed Mary Cain and overtrained her and bullied her and because of this her career was miserable and cut short. Basically, the whole coaching staff of the Nike Oregon Project was toxic. Most of her teammates were toxic too.  My elderly friend at Fleet Feet used to race against Salazar and says he was a cheater. The Nike Oregon project team never failed a drug test. Kara Goucher basically says Galen Rupp and Mo Farah were cheating. Mary Cain never says anyone was cheating. She says she was bullied.  A good look at the inside of Nike running and the pro running circuit. But a very hard book to read as there are not many happy moments. Yes worth reading, but prepare to frown a lot.  Ma...

This book was a gift from my mom. I didnt read the hard copy though, because I couldn’t see the font. This is a memoir so it is technically nonfiction although everything seems a bit too perfect to be completely true. In the beginning, he mentions that some things are changed for storytelling purposes.  The overall story is good and really amazing. There are some good life lessons about never giving up and the brutal reality of life. Mad respect to the miners and the people of West Virginia who are depicted as very calm and very hard working.  The 1950s seem like a nice time for dating. Seems like women would actually give you a chance.  The book is written from a teenage male perspective. I could relate for sure, but I wonder what an adult female would think about this book. Perhaps she would not like it as much, idk.  Apparently Sonny gave JFK the idea to go to the moon? Lol or maybe JFK already was thinking about it. If I knew this was straight up nonfiction, I wo...