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Joseph R

Joseph R

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My name is Joseph. I'm 23 years old. I live in Cairo, Egypt. I'm an electronics and telecommunications engineer currently pursuing a graduate level degree in these fields.
I think you can tell from my shelf that I read rabidly and eclectically.
I also enjoy discussing the books on my shelf so I would welcome any questions or book... more »
  • Cairo, Egypt
  • member since November 15, 2007

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  • kaTia

    kaTia says

    I've been reading Part 2 on my phone. I really need to buy a copy with lots of footnotes though, and so I can read it over and over. :) I hope you like it as much as I do!

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • kaTia

    kaTia says

    Faust is my new second favorite book after Brothers Karamazov. I'm working on finding a library that has a copy of part 2, however. Part 1 is a bit strange, in that you can sort of tell that it was written over the course of many, many years. It doesn't quite fit together like you might expect it to. But, I love the individual scenes, I love the story of the tragedy of Gretchen, and pretty much everything about it. This is a book that I would learn German just to read it in the original.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • yahya

    yahya says

    Nice to know , I'll keep up reading because I'm waiting for another books , read book 12+ and you won't regret WOT fans really loved sanderson books

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • yahya

    yahya says

    So far ( I'm in chapter 15 out of 53) good , slow paced but good (and if the plot is abstracted , it will become the same unbeatable dark lord vs. the innocent orphan protagonist who holds the keys of his destruction) but I like the character development and the world building plus I decided to read the series so I get to read the final 3 books written by my all time favorite writer brandon sanderson which gave me a small comparison

    B. Sanderson's own "Wheel of time" epic series " The storm Light archive" book1 Vs. Robert jordan's "The Eye of the world"
    Sanderson's book is my all time favorite book I really recommend it because of these elements ( genuine plot + best world building + fast paced but not rushed ) If you like the wheel of time I recommend it


    finally , does the wheel of time gets better throughout the series or not (i.e Should I have the courage to continue with the 13 other books ?)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • yahya

    yahya says

    Satisfying : Logical conclusion of the main plot + reasonable explanation of the threads and questions

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • yahya

    yahya says

    sorry joe , I've just seen your note , HDM is good , I'm too weak to resist an "Alternative World " story , I finished the first book it's enjoyable in man ways however I think a lot of points needs to be clarified ,but the theme of the story is a bit juvenile so it lacks the thrilling or the darkness of an epic fantasy(It's like the difference between the Chronicles of narnia and the Lord of the rings ) ,I'm currently reading the subtle knife and a lot of atheist questions 'd been raised so I hope the conclusion of the trilogy to be satisfying

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • yahya

    yahya says

    sorry joe , I've just seen your note , HDM is good , I'm too weak to resist an "Alternative World " story , I finished the first book it's enjoyable in man ways however I think a lot of points needs to be clarified ,but the theme of the story is a bit juvenile so it lacks the thrilling or the darkness of an epic fantasy(It's like the difference between the Chronicles of narnia and the Lord of the rings ) ,I'm currently reading the subtle knife and a lot of atheist questions 'd been raised so I hope the conclusion of the trilogy to be satisfying

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • yahya

    yahya says

    Thanks , but allow me to mention , not all fantasy books are that , so far I'd read 3 different epic fantasies and they had their unique plot an world

    anyways thanks again

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • yahya

    yahya says

    joe , I'm in a detour now , Should I start reading the wheel of time or not ?
    reviews say it's a complete rip off from the Lord of the rings +The same detailed description of tolkien (which is something i hate )
    so what do you think ?

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • LiziH

    LiziH says

    Thanks, friend! It's so nice to have met someone who shares the same love of mathematics. What first triggered your affection? For me it started early-in seventh grade we studied Euclid's Elements in Geometry and Newton's Principia in physics. Each student was required to present a proposition/proof/corollary (whatever was next in the book) to the rest of the class. During that time I first began to love and appreciate the beauty of math, especially in the form of a proof. I remember Physics not being as entirely enjoyable as Geometry because it was too applied; thankfully Newton introduced the subject much more abstractly than books do today.

    As for your questions, I'm happy to talk! :) I'm a junior in high school and have applied to MIT; if accepted I plan of majoring in Theoretical (or Pure) Mathematics, working towards Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. From there I would like to pursue PhD in Pure Mathematics and hopefully teach higher-education mathematics! If worst comes to worst and there aren't many job opportunities for mathematics PhD's/majors, I may switch to Computer Science. It all depends on money, interests, and economy. I'll have to wait and see. :)

    I'm very intrigued by your story! What is it that makes Pure Mathematics unappreciated? My best wishes and prayers for your current studies.

    Your talking about math as 'poetry' reminded me of a few of others' thoughts about mathematics...to give you a nice break from thinking about electronics. :)

    “Mother Nature wears geometry on her sleeve, she spins the stars around in spirals, molds planets into perfect spheres, sends water undulating downstream in sine waves, pulls projectiles into neat parabolas and holds together the hydrogen atoms in water molecules at precisely 105 degrees” (K.C. Cole).

    “Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show. The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry” (Bertrand Russell).

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • kaTia

    kaTia says

    I suppose I don't have any other poets that I'm really into, but a couple that I like are e.e.cummings and Sylvia Plath, umm I like "No Second Troy" by Yeats and also "The Dream" by Lermontov. But I feel like if I knew a lot more poetry I'd have a different answer- I just don't read that much of it.

    As far as literature, I read a ton of Russian literature. Other than that it's kind of a little of this and a little of that, but mostly either "classics" or "literature". That, or super cheesy young adult and fantasy. :) I've been reading a lot more non-fiction lately though, as you can maybe see from my shelf.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • kaTia

    kaTia says

    I'm pretty sure "The Boy" is not in the book I have (I'll look it up), but I remember "To Music"- apparently it was written in someone's guest book? I wish he'd write poems in my guest book. ;) That first of the Duino Elegies is quite good, too. They're so long I feel like it's hard to say "I like this one" or to really get the meaning of the whole thing at once, but I like the first one quite a bit. "Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angels' hierarchies?" kind of echoes the "Whom will you lament to, heart?" poem that I like so much. Yeah it's good. Makes me want to read through it again. I also remember there was one I liked but I can't remember what it's called or how to find it. Something about nighttime and a young boy and a mother.

    Dickinson, honestly, I read her a lot when I was younger. I can't remember much of which poems are what, but she is quite nice. I think about the poem about how some keep the Sabbath by going to church often on Sundays. :)

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • LiziH

    LiziH says

    You asked me to tell! :)

    Basically I have always enjoyed mathematics as an art in contrast to its use as a practical tool. I have applied to MIT and plan on pursuing a graduate level degree in Pure Mathematics there-assuming I'm accepted.

    I see you are seeking the same type of degree in electronics and telecommunications. How is that going?

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • kaTia

    kaTia says

    Yes, I am a huge Rilke fan! Both of the collections I listed as "read" of his I really did read all the way through, at least 2 or 3 times for each poem. And only after that do I start to feel like I understand him at all. I'm a little obsessed with his angels and his Orpheus, but most of my favorites are individual poems like "Herbsttag/Day in Autumn", "Klagen/Lament" (that's the one that starts "To whom will you lament, heart?"), the one that starts "you who never arrived". Probably my all-time favorite is "Orpheus. Eurydice. Hermes."

    I'm thrilled that you asked, because I've been REALLY into him for the past few months.

    What are some of your favorites?

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • AbdelRahman E

    AbdelRahman E says

    It was cool, interesting if you aren't already familiar with far east philosophy, but it doesn't go beyond the ideas of the East, which I claim to be already too familiar with them to be in awe at any point :(. But it was fun ....

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Pink

    Pink says

    Aww..I'm hoping for the best. How do you feel about the whole thing?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Pink

    Pink says

    Hey,

    Yes, I heard about Egypt. How are you doing? How are things going on?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mina

    Mina says

    I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird, and you must definitely read it one day :)
    It is not that big, it took me 10 days about one hour a day. It's both funny and tragic and very simple.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Mina

    Mina says

    I did, looks interesting as well.
    Thanks
    w kol sana wenta tayeb :)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

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