Cooper Pierce > Recent Status Updates

Slowly but surely

Well I haven’t made the progress I had hoped for, but progress is progress. Robert Moses would be disappointed in my urgency, but he would be encouraged by my commitment to a monumental task. FDR just came in to the picture so that is interesting!

It is a bit disheartening that I’m essentially a complete “book’s” worth of pages into this beast and I feel like I haven’t made a dent yet.

It is really good, the actual writing and prose has helped it stay engaging. But it is boring at times still.

This is excruciating

The book is excellent. But I have no motivation to read it. I must press on

This may be the only book I read the rest of the year. But it will be worth it.

I need to finish this book

I’ve been interested in The Troubles for a while now. Something about the conflict really fascinates me. As I began this book, I wondered why I was so interested. The fight between two religions I understand, in a language I speak, in a country I’ve visited (briefly) makes this different than other revolutionary conflicts in history. It feels easier to imagine, but also harder to understand.

This book is really good