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LeeC:
I've been derelict in my audio-books and have 5 free credits on audible. Can anyone recommend a light hearted adventure tale or fun book?
Theta9:
Just finished Thirteen Reasons Why (audio). The two readers were a good production call.
Today I start Cress, book 3 of The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Myer. Cress is apparently the Rapunzel figure in this story (first two books were Cinder and Scarlet, and Winter finishes the saga.)
Case:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 21 Apr 2019, 17:47 ---"De Vita Beata", "On the Happy Life", Seneca.
Egomaniacal garbage frequently antithetical to Stoicism.
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--- Quote ---Seneca generally employs a pointed rhetorical style in his prose. His writings focus on traditional themes of Stoic philosophy. The universe is governed for the best by a rational providence, and this must be reconciled with adversity. Seneca regards philosophy as a balm for the wounds of life. The destructive passions, especially anger and grief, must be uprooted, although sometimes he offers advice for moderating them according to reason. He discusses the relative merits of the contemplative life and the active life, and he considers it important to confront one's own mortality and be able to face death.
One must be willing to practice poverty and use wealth properly, and he writes about favours, clemency, the importance of friendship, and the need to benefit others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger
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--- Quote ---Seneca was undoubtedly extremely rich: he had properties at Baiae and Nomentum, an Alban villa, and Egyptian estates. Cassius Dio even reports that the Boudica uprising in Britannia was caused by Seneca forcing large loans on the indigenous British aristocracy in the aftermath of Claudius's conquest of Britain, and then calling them in suddenly and aggressively. Seneca was sensitive to such accusations: his De Vita Beata ("On the Happy Life") dates from around this time and includes a defense of wealth along Stoic lines, arguing that properly gaining and spending wealth is appropriate behaviour for a philosopher
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Ethicist, huh?
sitnspin:
I am about a third of the way through "Children of Blood and Bone" an African-influenced fantasy novel.
--- Quote ---Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orďsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.
But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.
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I am really enjoying it. The fictional world is well-developed, the cultures feel real and fleshed out. The characters are enjoyable and relatable. The story moves at a good pace, never feeling rushed or dragged out. And plus it's really nice to read a fantasy novel that doesn't feel like yet another pseudo-Europe.
Blue Kitty:
Did ya'll know that Howl's Moving Castle is the first book in a series? Cause I sure did not. So i'm gonna start the second book soon.
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