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RE: Paying it Forward (#PIF) - How much do you Love Books? Contest ed 6 (Delegations, HBI & tokens)

3 years ago(edited)

getting involved and supporting the contest as a one-off for Christmas

A one-off? Who told you that? 😎

_{@vyb.contests will support this prize pool with ..... VYB to be staked to the accounts of genuine entries.}
_{(first contest to try this out with, see how it goes!)}

Somehow the book "Its a Kind of Funny Story" jumped out to me back in my late teens. It was the first book I read cover to cover since I was really young. That decision and that book kicked it all up again for me and reading. What I learned... reading is too intense? Make it easy for yourself and read something you can relate to/get lost in. It's a skill after all, set your own pace.
Maybe I answered this one partially with answer 1, lol! I don't really have 3 favourites from childhood, like I said, I wasn't much of a reader. If I had to list off 3 books I keep close now, they would be: Kon Tiki, Tao of Wu, Poor Charlies Almanack.
My all-time favourite is Irvine Welsh. He has some remarkable books and the grittiness and realism (especially those with more localised dialect) add something to the immersion that gets me every time. One of my favourites by him is Sex Lives of Siamese Twins (pretty sure that's what it's called). His short stories like Maribou Stork Nightmares and collections like Filth, Crime, etc, and the Trainspotting series are all top-rate as well.
I'm going to be wise with my choices here! I'm thinking about @aiuna's new initiative VYB-ACT and how I have the opportunity to guide my week with this one.

@flamistan (dogs can read, right?), @thomashnblum, @nonameslefttouse

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend Sam! 😀

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@flamistan54

3 years ago(edited)

dogs can read, right?

Huh?

Ov kHorse we can. We can ~~right~~ write too and leave msgs for each other on street corners or lamp posts ;)

I've not read many Hyumi books (Barge is more into that but he's AWOL atm) but I have read some. Here are my favs:

Tintin comics by Hergé coz I really identify with Snowy, even though he's a 'He' and is, well, snow white
The Hound of the Baskervilles coz he's a woofing ferocious mythical Dawg who terrorised Hyumis until they couldn't be terrorised any more coz of a pipe smoking Victorian and his sidekick doctor
The Tao of Woof coz it's THE book that we Dawgs can turn to in almost any situation. Only thing is no one has been able to translate it into Hyumi yet. I could but I'm too busy with other stuff.

I've not really played this the way @samsmith1971 set it up - sorry Sam but a Dawg's got her ain ways of doing things, hope you don't mind :). I'll still tag @opidia, @buffalobison and @doziekash coz they might enjoy this.

_{PS: It seems as if 'The Tau of Wu' may have been an attempt to translate The Tao of Woof. Can't say for sure, and don't wanna rock any Hyumi hip-hopping boats on this but the titles are awfully similar. Coincidence? Or just conspiracy coincidence theory?........hmmm indeed!}

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@doziekash60

3 years ago

Thanks for the tag ~~buddy~~ dawgie.. I'll check it out and see how it goes

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@samsmith197169

3 years ago

Fantastic entry❣️ and dawgs can most certainly play🥢😉 Love your choices btw, I do think you have a very relevant point about the Tau of Wu... although I do wonder ...life imitating art? or life imitating art imitating life?😂 where can I download Tao of Woof? ... Kindling app?😹Is a double taunt sufficient to draw a response? Love you @flamistan!!!🌈

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@buffalobison66

3 years ago

This comment is off the chain, I mean on the chain. I mean I don't know but I like it! 😀

Speaking of TinTin, I noticed a full collection was released a couple years ago. I then read the reviews, people say they are too small to read. The physical size of the books are much smaller to save on costs I suppose. What a waste, those originals are great!

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@opidia66

3 years ago

I !LUV dogg 🌸
Thanks for the tag

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@samsmith197169

3 years ago

A one-off? Who told you that?

haha...now I wouldn't want to be presumptuous, would I? But ...thank you, so very kind 🙏

read something you can relate to/get lost in

Aah...this is the best advice!!! It has to bring you joy and transport you... if it doesn't....then meh!

I feel deprived. I haven't heard of a lot of the books you have mentioned... but then ...if they sparked something in you ...then they must have substance .... (she notes them down ...must explore - hehe). this is so great finding recommendations from other peeps on here👀💕

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