Mark Zhang > Recent Status Updates

Crazy to realize how little I understood about the Palestine-Israel war’s origin, despite being bombarded by media coverage on the subject. A modern colonial war.

Anon is struggling to cope with his grief

Two crossings of the Empty Quarter!

Return through the empty quarter!

Night by night with Frannie :-)

Losing track of the number of Aurelianos, Jose Arcadios, and Remedioses 🥴

Goals for the Month of January:

100 Years of Solitude
Masters of the Air
Confessions of St. Augustine

May or may not make progress with Dostoevsky (really want to get time for a chunk of Brothers)

Finish my SWO Engineering qual 🥴

The reign of Phillip Augustus!

Plantagenets vs Capetians

On to Revelations

Brought my paperback with me to Japan this time! So refreshing to read Thesiger. I love the world and I love his wanderlust.

Seamus I am once again renewing my fealty to Steinbeck. Also I hate the banks!

Commute book for when I don’t have my paperback Dostoevsky. Seneca is still as helpful as I found him years ago (maybe little character development on my part?).

I love love stories

Bratja! Oh Brothers! Honestly have a lot of high hopes for this one - everyone I’ve talked to has hyped up Brothers Karamazov.

A hit of nostalgia - revisiting the streets of Novigrad ( memories of 2019 winter vacation and playing Witcher).

I can’t remember why I didn’t continue the series after Last Wish but gosh it’s different to read good fantasy.

He was filled with faith and love
Faithful to his soul’s ideal
Blazoned AVE, MATER DEI
In his blood upon his shield

To live is Christ, and to die is gain

Paul’s letters!