Category: Reading Tasks

(Y-12) The Companions

I just finished reading the second book of this year of reading, The Companions by R.A. Salvatore, the first book of The Sundering, a multiple author story set in the magical land of Faerûn.

In this first novel, and to much to my delight, we see some of my favorite fantastic characters, part of the Companions of the Hall, wake up in a magical forest, and become appointed by the goddess Mielikki to come back from their rest, and walk the treacherous paths leading to the white tundra knowed as the Icewind Dale.

This with the purpose of reuniting, after a century of absence, with the legendary drow ranger, Drizzt Do’Urden.

I won’t give more away, but all I can say is that the book made me cry at the end, and Catti-brie kick even more ass.

I recommend you grab all of the Legend of Drizzt saga, one of the best fantasy series ever written.

I am off to read, and try to balance my reading schedule, because I have fallen behind.

azr.

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(Y-12) Epic Sagas, or, how I refuse to stop reading fantasy novels

The original plan for this year was to finish the leftover books from last year TBR pile, and then focusing on some new science fiction books

Well scratch than, I am going to continue the epicness for another year.

To start off, I’ll continue with The Companions by R.A. Salvatore, and continue with the other 4 books that comprise The Sundering Saga.

Then jump back into Genabackis, yo start the fifth volume of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Midnight Tides.

And to top off the year, I’ll go into the fantastical world of Krynn, and the Dragonlance novels.

What a fantastical year I have before me.

Off to read.

azr.

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(Y-12) The Gospel of Nick Cave

The only thing that I enjoy of my commute from my house to school, and the other way around, is than in that moment I can disconnect and enjoy some amazing music.

Today was one of those days, and who came along the ride, none other than Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

I must confess that my devotion to Nick is a recent thing.

I have listen to some of his song, and I liked them.

I was listening, but not paying attention.

It was after a friend gave me some tickets to see his documentary of the recordings of Skeleton Tree, a harrowing tale of lost and redemption, in which you see Nick Cave deal with the death of his teenage son, and the grieving transforming into a painfully beautiful piece of art.

After this , I was finally paying attention, and fully diving into one of the most compelling artists I have listen to.

This reminded me to go out and do what I love, to give back to the collective energy a bit of my personal art, and be unapologetic about it.

Thank you Mr. Cave, for the music, for the compelling words, and must of all for sharing your genius.

I am off to read and scheme some new plans.

azr.

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(Y-12) Dragonero Vol. 19 and the first 1,000 pages

I couldn’t make it to the Dia de los Muertos event, still a bit fuzzy from the cold I have been fighting.

The one positive thing from my days in bed is that I have reach my 1,000 pages for this, the twelve year of reading.

1,487 is my current total.

Now I’ll restart with my reading of The Companions by R.A. Salvatore, and hopefully by the end of the weekend I’ll be really close to 2,000 pages.

Off to read.

azr.

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(Y-12) New Bookly features for Android

Below you can see one of the new features for the Bookly app, weekly reports.

This is for the week of the 13 to the 20 of October.

Also, there are some new achievements to unlock.

Some of them are really brutal, and I am much looking forward to tackle them.

I am off to read.

azr.

(Y-12) Keep the spookiness rolling

We are 5 days until Halloween, and that means some monsters galore.

Up next in my reading, besides my traditional Frankenstein annual reading, is the first volume of the classic Marvel Comics series Werewolf by Night, the cursed man knowed as Jacob Russoff.

Created by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog, he first appear in Marvel Spotlight #2 in 1972.

I pretended to read this last year, but now it is the perfect season to do so.

I am off to read.

azr.

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(Y-12) Reading streak

I have been using the Bookly app since June, and I am so far loving it.

It is a very good way to keep track of your reading habits and progress, and also to motivate you to push farther.

Right now I am working on a very good streak, 50 days to be precise.

And I have logged a bit over 13,000 pages, this again from June, and there are things I can’t log, but pretty much everything is here.

Now I am off to read.

azr.

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(Y-12) First Week

The first week of this the twelve year of reading is officially in the books.

And I must say it was a pretty decent start.

I read 672 pages, and registered 596 pages.

Let me explain this really quickly, one is the net total pages I read, in this case 672, and the other is the pages I register in my digital files, and this is exclusively of things I have finished reading.

For example, in this week of reading , I am working on The Companions by R.A. Salvatore, and had a progress of 75 pages, that goes into my net total, but until I finish the full 442 pages of the book, it will not appear on the registered total.

So, I’ll keep working on my little steps to get to the big goals.

I am off to read.

azr.

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