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Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Luo Guanzhong

I just finished chapter 8. 6.67% of the way done. I have so far taken notes on 21 characters who seemed important enough to keep track of and have book marked a couple pages with lists of major generals. Of the 21, 6 have already died and I don't think Dong Zhuo is long for this world. He will not be missed. I wonder if Martin got his inspiration for Game of Thrones from Three Kingdoms. #threekingdoms

probit I haven't really been a good reading buddy so far...I was swamped with unplanned work and issues for the last 10 days, it put a serious dent in my reading pace. I am somewhere in chapter 21 and I was hoping to be at chapter 32 by yesterday. Thoroughly enjoying it, even though there are too many characters who introduced in one paragraph to die the very next one. I'll post a few additional comments, without giving away too much. 8y

jlseymour3 Just don't reveal the death of major characters - my wife does that enough. I am on chapter 14, trying to catch up with and pass my wife. 8y

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jlseymour3

Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Luo Guanzhong

Gongsun Zan to Yuan Shao: "There was a time when I regarded you as loyal and just, and supported you as leader of the confederation. Today I see that you think like a wolf and act like a dog."

I have to admit I love the creative insults. #threekingdoms

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jlseymour3

Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Luo Guanzhong

Okay, I'm hooked. The challenge is going to be not dropping all my other reading goals. #threekingdoms

shuva That's good to know! I was looking at a total of 1,376 pages and wondering whether I'm going to be able to do this. 8y

jlseymour3 I'm more worried about infinite jest, when I get to it in a couple months. I'm not sure I would try to tackle two books with so many names at the same time. 8y

JenP Did you see the character map I posted of Infinite Jest? 8y

jlseymour3 Yes, that is what has me concerned. I am completely enjoying #threekingdoms so may try to finish before starting infinite jest. I suppose you could do a similar character map for three kingdoms, but I don't know how - the players and factions shift around so fast. And a lot of them die. A Chinese Game of Thrones. 8y

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jlseymour3

Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Luo Guanzhong

@JenP 's discussion of how she is preparing to read infinite jest made me think of how I ought to prepare for #threekingdoms. Especially when I started chapter 2 and couldn't remember who the people were. So a notebook for key facts related to characters and some maps of Three Kingdoms China. Of course, it helps to figure out who to make notes of - the first three I noted all died in the first few pages of chapter 2.

JenP I plan to do the same with this book when I realized the same thing. I had difficulty with keeping track of names in The Story of the Stone too. My order arrives mid-week so I'll try to catch up and read with you and others 8y

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jlseymour3

Romance of the Three Kingdoms | Luo Guanzhong

Going to try a buddy read of this with Patrick. Anyone want to join us?

I expect to be able to read a chapter a day for the next week or so, then faster after that, aiming to finish mid-February. I'm reading the four volume version, so that would be Chapters 1 - 32.

shuva @jlseymour3 I'm very tempted to join you both but I have the 3 volume one. 8y

JenP Maybe.might be more than I can achieve with the other book but I'll keep an eye on your discussions 8y

jlseymour3 @shuva , so does Patrick. Not sure how we're going to work that out yet. :^) 8y

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JenP When are you starting? 8y

jlseymour3 @JenP good question. I think we already did.lol @probit today? 8y

jlseymour3 @JenP I'm still trying to figure this app out. 8y

JenP @jlseymour3 ok. I'll see how I can progress this weekend. 8y

JenP @jlseymour3 it is pretty user friendly but it took me a while to figure out how to maximize everything I could get out of it. 8y

shuva @JenP How do I add my own book? I've a different version of 3 kingdoms. I searched but my version doesn't appear to be here. I feel like I'm back in the early days of goodreads 😁😁 8y

shuva @JenP I think I've figured out how to add a book. 8y

JenP @shuva . I only use this site for social interactions and posting images or quotes from books. I use Goodreads to log my books since it's easier to find the right edition and has the ability to shelve according to various categoroes. Litsy really serves a different function at least for me. 8y

JenP @shuva so when I add a book I don't care whether it is the right edition or not but use it more as a way to tag/link a discussion to a book. I use my own photos to show my edition. Glad you figured out how to add a book. You can also add books other people post about by tapping the book stack icon on someone's post to "stack a book." 8y

probit Yes, I've gone through the first three chapters, I'll post some impressions tonight (after work). 3 volumes is not a stumbling block, will just follow the chapters. First book of 3-volume edition has 35 chapters, no big difference. 8y

jlseymour3 @probit @JenP @shuva I am using #threekingdoms to flag comments, quotes, etc on the book. 8y

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