Crokes | Shaun | Favorites https://www.crokes.com/shaun/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of Shaun's favorites. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:29:27 +1100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b91460fcf3baed41252d704f645ac869 I started reading this book over the weekend. While the view while reading was great, I just wasn't feeling it and decided to put it down after the first few chapters. I'll go back to something else. I was borrowing this book from someone else, and if it's a book that's been loaned to you my opinion is "read it or give it back, don't hold onto someone else's book for ages". General common courtesy, https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/988968/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:26:56 +1100

I started reading this book over the weekend. While the view while reading was great, I just wasn’t feeling it and decided to put it down after the first few chapters. I’ll go back to something else. I was borrowing this book from someone else, and if it’s a book that’s been loaned to you my opinion is “read it or give it back, don’t hold onto…Read More

]]> 1 7ad5d02135bd58d812bb64844ba8f489 I like this feature :D https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/989588/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:26:52 +1100

I like this feature 😀

]]> 0 70d270e36df0accfb9a7fd116df85e14 I don’t want it to look like I don’t support writers developing their own culture or ecosystem. But, all this focus around formal ways of developing writers like writers centres and writing degrees, I do wonder if it is truly necessary. The great writers in the English language through time, so many of them were not developed in these kind of formal arrangements. They did practice their craft, but they also lived lives and gained valuable perspective to put into their work. It’s not that they didn’t learn from each other either, but informal writers’ collectives have been impactful too - just think of Frankenstein, an iconic book created from what can be described as an “informal writers’ retreat”. But writing has often been done within the world, not locked up in an institution that is sterile and requires government funding. Do we really need a writer’s centre to keep writing alive? I’m not convinced. https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/988206/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:26:49 +1100

I don’t want it to look like I don’t support writers developing their own culture or ecosystem. But, all this focus around formal ways of developing writers like writers centres and writing degrees, I do wonder if it is truly necessary.

The great writers in the English language through time, so many of them were not developed in these kind of…Read More

Writers Victoria has been defunded – but writers’ centres are ‘fundamental’ to literary culture
Authors Hannah Kent and Toni Jordan got their start through writers centre initiatives. If Victoria loses its centre, it will be the only mainland state without one.
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]]> 0 14e3d67923507587ddb8d43cb1956aed 📚 Love Crokes? You’ll Love PageTurn! 📚 Introducing PageTurn – the modern, offline eBook reader designed for book lovers who value privacy and customization. Unlike other apps, PageTurn respects your privacy – no tracking, no data collection, just pure reading. ✨ Why PageTurn? ✅ 100% offline & private – no tracking or personal data collection ✅ Supports 8 file formats: PDF, EPUB, TXT, FB2, ZIP, HTML, HTM, and MD ✅ Fully customizable: themes, contrast, fonts, and more for comfortable reading ✅ Available in multiple languages 📖 Download it for free today from the Google Play Store! ⬇️ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ua.acclorite.book_story&pcampaignid=web_share #PageTurn #eBookReader #PrivacyFirst #ReadWithComfort https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/951414/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:26:31 +1100

📚 Love Crokes? You’ll Love PageTurn! 📚

Introducing PageTurn – the modern, offline eBook reader designed for book lovers who value privacy and customization. Unlike other apps, PageTurn respects your privacy – no tracking, no data collection, just pure reading.

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]]> 0 c6c3a5c7d9113ece31bfe03fe3f9c991 I'm still going to through Range - have had a few gaps in between reading. I appreciate the variety of examples used across different fields on multidisciplinary thinking. What most stood out to me was the Nintendo case study - I didn't know the company had such a long and storied history. But the underlying theme of using cheaper / older tech in inventive ways has been a long standing tradition. It explains why consoles that fit that theme perfectly became smash hits (Wii, Switch) and the times Nintendo stepped outside that frame it didn't work (Wii U, Virtual Boy). https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/990153/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:44 +1100

I’m still going to through Range – have had a few gaps in between reading. I appreciate the variety of examples used across different fields on multidisciplinary thinking.

What most stood out to me was the Nintendo case study – I didn’t know the company had such a long and storied history. But the underlying theme of using cheaper / older tech…Read More

]]> 0 0fef0c6eaa9a307c9d51eb513fc5d212 Kangaroo Reads added The Omnivore's Dilemma to their library https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/989972/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:42 +1100 0 269abd96a2c6e8a1a71fad1e941adfa8 It's sad when the streak resets :( but it's an indication I am not reading as much as I would like. https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/989838/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:41 +1100

It’s sad when the streak resets 🙁 but it’s an indication I am not reading as much as I would like.

]]> 0 4b223fa9a8be5971f9ce129c55b5c405 Kangaroo Reads reached 75% of Range https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/989604/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:39 +1100 1 db68d86bfb9a9ac0cb182fa8a63f109b I've found this book interesting so far. And I like being able to track my reading progress here too! https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/989233/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:36 +1100

I’ve found this book interesting so far. And I like being able to track my reading progress here too!

]]> 0 b40ac87b26e023eca0455303624e9fd8 Kangaroo Reads reached 50% of Range https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/989192/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:34 +1100 0 b6666b7020f033dbbe7a50ed7920c5db Kangaroo Reads reached 25% of Range https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/989180/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:32 +1100 1 bf5eae77604c1eefd192bb96aca197a5 Kangaroo Reads added Why We Sleep to their library https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/988754/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:30 +1100 0 5073a8cf35843933c8ceca4306acac78 Kangaroo Reads added Australia: A History to their library https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/988753/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:28 +1100 0 414472fc812cde8534d648cf240c1a01 Kangaroo Reads added Range to their library https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/988751/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:26 +1100 0 9f25db94bd378572229fc168266d97a1 As mentioned in my previous post, I have not read Wuthering Heights. However I have read discussion about the casting choice for Heathcliff in the new movie adaption. Aside from the fact that white men have already portrayed Heathcliff in film, the fact it is left vague and ambiguous in the book means it is open to interpretation. I will though add my 2 cents on the matter of “what race is Heathcliff” and say, my opinion is that Heathcliff is Indian (and I’m referring to the larger original India, not the modern nation) based on the usage of the term “lascar” to describe him. I think the most likely scenario is that Heathcliff is an abandoned child of an Indian sailor operating on a British ship. Indians are genetically a diverse people and so the other comments made of Heathcliff being “dark skinned” and looking like a “gypsy” could be applied to an Indian boy/young man depending on features. I think this makes a lot more sense than the theory that Heathcliff is Black / African. But I’m happy to hear other theories. https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/988126/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:24 +1100

As mentioned in my previous post, I have not read Wuthering Heights. However I have read discussion about the casting choice for Heathcliff in the new movie adaption. Aside from the fact that white men have already portrayed Heathcliff in film, the fact it is left vague and ambiguous in the book means it is open to interpretation.

I will…Read More

]]> 0 825503781baf253779f696a299ab967b Kangaroo Reads added Wuthering Heights to their library https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/988122/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:23 +1100 1 5e279bf9a4598b9848eda3a37878d76d Kangaroo Reads added Midnight Sun to their library https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/987531/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:09 +1100 0 8e8c1edcba1597e4a1e86524b544b18b Kangaroo Reads added The Genius of Birds to their library https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/987528/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:06 +1100 0 0b357761991040f0b818b54b61e0779d Kangaroo Reads completed New Moon https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/987527/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:25:05 +1100 0 45afc20d11a6011db7bd1f9a7316a2a5 Candlelight reading 🕯️ 📖 https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/984911/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:24:57 +1100

Candlelight reading 🕯️ 📖

]]> 0 ad2171070551a3dd146c37860ffe228d Thought I’d share a snippet of the upcoming video 😊 https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/967298/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:42 +1100

Thought I’d share a snippet of the upcoming video 😊

…the unhauls are a direct response to a constant influx of new material, a stream of books that are pouring into a creators life. Because if they didn’t unhaul, but kept the books coming in, they would soon have to buy a new house because the current one is entirely filled with books.

Kangaroo Reads

]]> 0 21049864c533a78b5caa12f80a3130ee Do you agree? https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/971043/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:36 +1100

Do you agree?

]]> 3 893f807fb86bedf34c34687fd38fe2ef @Crokes There probably are a few famous people who can be described this way https://www.crokes.com/blog/the-lego-movie-series-shows-the-masculinity-problems-in-todays-fathers/ https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/971154/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:28 +1100

@Crokes There probably are a few famous people who can be described this way 🤣

The Lego Movie Series Shows The Masculinity Problems In Today’s Fathers

Bruce Wayne is portrayed as the ultimate emotionally stunted man-child. He lives in a giant house, avoids all emotional intimacy, and uses sarcasm and bravado to hide the deep grief of his childhood. (Sound like anyone famous you may know?...

Crokes

The Lego Movie Series Shows The Masculinity Problems In Today’s Fathers - Crokes
The Lego Movie series explores the lack of strong masculine role models in today’s fathers. By showing absent or neglectful fathers, the series highlights that fathers need to step up to guide their sons in becoming strong, capable men.
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]]> 0 653976a5c32dbd16aa3631c5e9c47211 https://youtu.be/DIqC8eBF5eg https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/974921/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:26 +1100
]]> 0 27d837364f6d29fa75d8869baaed05d4 https://youtu.be/ArKZew_Bm2A https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/974920/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:23 +1100
]]> 0 c657fe3cba6ae0741594a778db4d3f16 There's a situation going on in BookTok about a 22 year old author/entrepreneur called Audra Winter who has been heavily criticised for releasing a badly written book. This is after a highly successful marketing campaign which gained her many preorders for her debut novel The Age of Scorpius, which is the supposed start of her fictional universe called World of Gardian. You can see the bad reviews here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237611605-the-age-of-scorpius There’s a point that I’ve seen others touch on about this issue but not fully address. Simply, I think Audra Winter is not an author. She wants to be seen as an author, and is attempting to use fiction writing as the medium she works in, but she is not a true author in terms of where her skills and interests lie. It’s very apparent that when you look at where Audra actually displays some level of ability, it is in running a studio and indie publishing company rather then the actual writing itself. However, I think Audra wants the credit of being an author because the world of gardian is her IP and original concept. What she needs to do is get a ghostwriter to either co-write or completely write the fiction novels associated with World of Gardian, so that she can actually focus her time and energy on the team leading and production aspects that she is clearly more passionate about, and better skilled at. She’s already employing a team to create her world artistically, why not also employ help on the writing front? She can retain her status as the creator of the IP if she retains control of the company and provides the outline and plot notes to her ghostwriter to work off of. The end result is that she will have a more professional product at the end of it. Some people will not be interested in a ghostwritten book, but I think the audience that were already on board with this unconventional LLC approach of a multimedia studio that happened to be releasing a book would be willing to accept a ghostwriter or co-writer alongside all the other collaborators involved in this project. https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/973313/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:17 +1100

There’s a situation going on in BookTok about a 22 year old author/entrepreneur called Audra Winter who has been heavily criticised for releasing a badly written book. This is after a highly successful marketing campaign which gained her many preorders for her debut novel The Age of Scorpius, which is the supposed start of her fictional universe…Read More

]]> 1 2b18a94e79c46b664e7110f2d8f4a6d6 https://youtube.com/shorts/pNQvGGr8SDk?si=TpTOoVM-lIBZLkOX https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/974922/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:20:12 +1100
]]> 0 52a064d04c6a19c29b6ee9c58062c523 https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/966178/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:52:59 +1000 0 0f4c3984a4d68a3377b1e81adcb240ed Crokes wrote a new post https://www.crokes.com/?p=75570 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:33 +1000 77d6de63b2d8b74ca5d9be4f7e264d41 Crokes wrote a new post https://www.crokes.com/?p=74776 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:29 +1000 879d82b1ee6cdb5c81290499b2fc18c8 Crokes wrote a new post https://www.crokes.com/?p=74771 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:25 +1000 061f3bf08caf44fe561a1909123a7efb https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/943455/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:21 +1000 3 3ad2e17f552926a14b508ae53b829bd0 Crokes wrote a new post https://www.crokes.com/?p=74211 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:16 +1000 1f00f3e4b30c460834b9947c91545d83 Crokes wrote a new post https://www.crokes.com/?p=73990 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:13 +1000 268a6f9d3aa51d2dd4ef2fef0e20a90b Crokes wrote a new post https://www.crokes.com/?p=73815 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:10 +1000 869798b28adc3a8ebda42f5130780503 Crokes wrote a new post https://www.crokes.com/?p=78096 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 10:48:06 +1000 dc72908baaccd4ee4e3bedd254b551de Hi Crokes! How is everyone's 2025 going? Hope you're enjoying a nice new year period. https://www.crokes.com/activity/p/949261/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:02:37 +1100

Hi Crokes! How is everyone’s 2025 going? Hope you’re enjoying a nice new year period.

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