Among my reader followers, do you read novels?

[Julie4]

[abc3643]

Sometimes. Now, that is primarily the reading material I buy, BUT, I do have digital subscriptions to all 3 "newspapers of record" in the United States: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

The last non-fiction book I bought (and still need to read) is:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646643/the-zoologists-guide-to-the-galaxy-by-arik-kershenbaum/

[RavVid]

Seldom read novels now - more factual stuff. Halfway through Stalingrad and a friend is lending me a book on the Canaanite pantheon appearances in the bible. I am a bit bemused Yahweh is a Canaanite god.

I am a sucker for historical novels e. g. Cornwell. When I find an author I enjoy, I read everything he has written. So novel reading goes in bursts for me.

[Anonymous]

Not anymore. I read translation books, self help books (organizing and how to be a minimalist), information and fact books ( about politics, music etc). And the Bible. 😊

[wiltingrosepetal]

Yeah, I love holding physical novels. Can't get the same feeling online

[RebelinSteel]

I read various literature, fantasy books, biographies, history books (mainly history), engineering, hacking, social engineering, random other topics.

[Nikki1989]

I read biographies and books related to history.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

Yes, I do almost every day of my life.

Right now, I'm reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three.

[exitseven]

I am embarrassed to say this but I have not read a book in over a year. I like to read novels but I have been lax about reading.

[Kaneki05]

Well yeah? What else would a reader be doing?

[Miristheiss]

Yes, I've been an avid reader for about 15 years now.

[LiamJHayden]

Not as much as in the past. I am more likely to read technical manuals, books about the legal system, bios, or books about economics.

[OfDeath]

Not really. Very rarely. I mostly read non fiction.

[elaphe]

Yes, I just finished "The Sound and the Fury."

[msc545]

I read 2-4 novels per month, and a lot of other stuff as well.

[IslaTheWitch]

A lot, constantly :D

[sheikalana]

Not really. I prefer non-fiction books.

[love_conquers_lust]

Not regularly. You write them for me🤪

[Staximus]

I used to read a lot of them

[laly520]

yes
almost daily

[NathanDavis]

nope

[Mettbltt]

yes ı do

[Julie4]

Oh, you can read? I'm teasing you, personally I'm not a big fan of novels lol

[Mettbltt]

not funny
I think you will like novels about history.

[Julie4]

No offense 😂

I didn't say I hate novels and yes I know historical novels

[Mettbltt]

I'm offended
I think books that only provide information are boring.

[Julie4]

It's okay, I know you can read, like books for 3 to 10 year olds? 😂

[Mettbltt]

I think this is better than only reading Napoleon loll

[Julie4]

I don't just read Napoleon. But I understand why you find information books boring. You , You need drawings and coloring on them to enjoy the book. 😂

[Mettbltt]

I think you're looking at your own library right now.

[Julie4]

Oh I see that you have the repartee of a kindergarten child, finally it is books from 2 to 3 years that you read. 🤣

[Mettbltt]

You're bored like a kid and you're trying to make fun of your older brother lolll

[Julie4]

You're 18, when I was born you were still in your father's balls 🤣 you'd be more like my little brother, who still doesn't understand everything but is loved anyway ☺️

On a more serious note, what novels have you read recently?

[Mettbltt]

Internet is enough for you today, drink your milk and go to sleep
death of gray wolves. this is a Turkish novel, I don't think you can find it in any other language.
And which one did you read last?

[Julie4]

You see, you have children's references, we no longer drink milk at my age. 🤣

I don't know this Book. Me It's a book about the Seven Years' War.

[Mettbltt]

Even though you grow up physically, I think you are a child mentally. lolll
The Ottomans could not use the 7 Years War because Iran did not leave the Ottomans alone.
Actually it was a great chance

[Julie4]

I'm adapting to your mental level, that's what you do with children lol

Well, you'll probably go to war with the Russians anyway, I suppose.

[Mettbltt]

yes probably
Isn't it very interesting that the Ottomans and France remained in alliance for about 300 years?

[Julie4]

Yes, the Ottoman Empire was one of France's oldest allies.

[Mettbltt]

Did you know that Suleiman the Magnificent saved Francis I from captivity?

[Julie4]

What do you mean by save?

[Mettbltt]

rescue
do you understandd

[Mettbltt]

I don't know which word I should use

[Julie4]

That I understood. But what did he do to save it? I probably already know your answer.

[Mettbltt]

He put pressure on Charles V, but Karl V wanted a part of France in exchange for the release of François

[Mettbltt]

The letter that Süleyman wrote to Françoise is still in the French National Library.

[Julie4]

I know this letter and it doesn't say much and Soliman didn't send troops etc. In reality, what saved Francis I were the French merchants who agreed to pay the sum demanded by Charles V and cede several territories. Once freed, Francis I did not respect the treaty signed with Charles V, and Suleiman the Magnificent agreed to sign an alliance with France.

[Mettbltt]

yes Süleyman did not rescue him, I know I wrote it wrong.
I know that François' mother wrote a letter to Suleiman.

[Julie4]

It's strange that Soliman agreed to an alliance

[Mettbltt]

they have common enemies

[Julie4]

Yes, it's true. But it was an exceptional alliance for the time, because the Ottoman Empire was Muslim and France Christian.

[Mettbltt]

yes its really interesting
And I think it's interesting that this alliance lasted nearly 300 years.

[Julie4]

Yes and After then you preferred the English lol

[Mettbltt]

Didn't the alliance break down when Napoleon entered Egypt?

[Julie4]

Well, it wasn't Napoleon who decided to invade, and I'm not sure that's the cause, because one historian explained that France had made the Egyptian expedition with an agreement with the Ottoman sultan. . but the clever English diplomats made you change your mind lol

[Mettbltt]

pfff you think from your side
The sultan learned about Napoleon's arrival in Egypt weeks later.

[Mettbltt]

But one thing is certain: the British helped the Ottomans a lot at that time.

[Mettbltt]

But at the same time, it was the British who brought the empire to destruction.

[Julie4]

That's not really what some historians say. And anyway, France did not really want Egypt but wanted to cut the route to India to the English.

Well, that's international relations: if we have common interests, we ally; if our interests are opposed, we fight lol

[Mettbltt]

yess its true
France and the Ottomans were allies in the Crimean War too
The misfortune of the Ottomans was that the sultans who came after Suleiman were always stupid.
There has never been anyone like Mehmed II

[Julie4]

No I wouldn't say they were stupid, in fact until its collapse, despite its weaknesses the Ottoman Empire remained a great power.

[Mettbltt]

There is Selim, who came after Suleiman and he never left the palace. He is known as the drunken Selim and he slipped and died while he was with womens in the bath. hahahahahhasfhas
Yes, the Ottoman Empire did not collapse easily.
But it could have been better with smarter sultans

[Mettbltt]

Do Franks and Germans come from the same origin?

[Julie4]

Well, you can still be proud, and every country has had strange leaders lol. But if you go back in time, there weren't many countries as powerful as the Ottoman Empire.

They are the same origin yes.

[Mettbltt]

yess I'm definitely proud
I didn't know this, I always thought the French and Germans were different.

[Mettbltt]

Anyway, it's late, I'm going to sleep, good nighttt

[Julie4]

We have differentiated ourselves, in fact the francs were a tribe from Germany, but which has been Romanized.

Good night

[LavLavLuv]

I do

[TonyMetal___86]

I used to

[najekim]

Constantly.

[eagle1951]

nope