Books on Rene van Belzen

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:23:10 +0100

Finished reading: The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas 📚

I finished this tome, finally! There’s a lot of pointers in this book to help with studying animation concepts. You won’t find exercises, nor tutorials in here, though there are many examples of the thought process of seasoned animators.

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:07:44 +0100

Finished reading: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 📚 This was supposed to be funny, but I never laughed, nor chuckled. Ah well, I can recycle the book now, so someone else can read it. Maybe he or she will get it.

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:56:54 +0100

Currently reading: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 📚

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:43:11 +0100

Finished reading, for the second time: The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 📚

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:39:15 +0100

Finished reading: The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 📚

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:03:50 +0100

Currently reading: A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster 📚

As a wannabe retro-game developer, I should at least have some idea what it’s all about. I expect great things to come from it, great things…

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:56:27 +0100

Currently reading: Mapping the Commodore 64 by Sheldon Leemon 📚

Why would you even want to use the C64, it’s an old computer? It isn’t old, it’s retro!

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:35:01 +0100

The fact that using OpenAI requires an account & credit card should give pause to thought. It’s using serious amounts of energy. It clearly isn’t a toy and should be used sparingly if you care about your impact on the real world. Entertain yourself with books 📚 instead, if you find yourself bored.

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:54:20 +0100

The speed reading fallacy: the case for slow reading - Ness Labs

Instead of trying to read faster, strive to read better.

On a personal note, I sometimes catch myself vocalizing what I read, to silence the noise going on in my mind, then subvocalize, finally reading words by their shape, all within 15 minutes. Rereading paragraphs I see myself doing as well, sometimes even rereading previous chapters.

Reading as many books as possible seems silly to me, since it’s only performative, an empty achievement, without benefiting anyone, least myself. Some books take longer to read than others.

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:30:20 +0100

I wonder if this book counts as reading material: Avatar - The Last Airbender - Art by Bryan Konietzko 📚 It’s more like reference material, somewhere between a novel and a dictionary.

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:12:51 +0100

Finished reading: Taking a Bite Out of the Apple by Rob Janoff 📚

A book in a series for young adults. I found the twothirds dealing with the Apple logo interesting. The rest dealt with Rob Janoff’s further carreer. This book is clearly meant for wannabe graphic designers.

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:07:58 +0100

Currently reading: Taking a Bite Out of the Apple by Rob Janoff 📚

So far, it’s really good, hard to stop reading. So much positive energy!

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:39:22 +0100

Want to read: Taking a Bite Out of the Apple by Rob Janoff 📚

Talking about being in the right place at the right time.

I was surprised it was still in print after 3 years. Also, listen to this 2009 interview on the RetroMaccast, which is still active as a weekly podcast.

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:17:44 +0100

One person’s trash is supposedly another person’s Xmas treasure. They were bought on a whim, yet never used. I hope I’ll put them to good use.
🐱🎨📚

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 06:39:27 +0100

Finished reading: De klokkenluider van de Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 📚

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:59:48 +0100

Finished reading: Rampjaar 1672 by Luc Panhuysen 📚

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:58:42 +0100

Currently reading: De klokkenluider van de Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 📚

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:25:42 +0100

Currently reading: Rampjaar 1672 by Luc Panhuysen 📚

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:41:34 +0100

Finished reading: Als doden dromen: Dodenreeks boek 1 by Mel Hartman. Not my cup of tea, I’m sorry to write.📚

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 20:30:23 +0100

Currently reading: Als doden dromen: Dodenreeks boek 1 by Mel Hartman. 📚

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:04:11 +0100

Currently reading: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 📚Surely, an accurate historical account 😝…🧛‍♂️🐆

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:44:28 +0100

Finished reading: Het Dal Der Beloften (dl.4) by Jean M. Auel 📚 Much more pleasant read than part 2, comparable to part 1.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:25:03 +0100

Currently reading: Het Dal Der Beloften (dl.4) by Jean M. Auel 📚

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:36:20 +0100

Finished reading: De mammoetjagers (De Aardkinderen) (Dutch Edition) by Jean M. Auel 📚 Definitely better than part 2!

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:03:18 +0100

Currently reading: De mammoetjagers (De Aardkinderen) (Dutch Edition) by Jean M. Auel 📚

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:50:12 +0100

Finished reading: De Vallei Van De Paarden (de Aardkinderen #2) by 📚 Hmm, not as strong as part 1, alas.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:06:22 +0100

Currently reading: De Vallei Van De Paarden (de Aardkinderen #2) by 📚 Liked the first part, let’s read the second.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:49:15 +0100

Finished reading: De Stam Van De Holenbeer by Jean Auel 📚 I enjoyed listening to this one; my eyes leaked, without being sick.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 19:45:00 +0100

Currently reading: De Stam Van De Holenbeer by Jean Auel 📚

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:10:49 +0100

Finished reading: Nederzettingen by Sanneke van Hassel 📚Niet mijn favoriet ☹️

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:51:13 +0100

Currently reading: Nederzettingen by Sanneke van Hassel 📚

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:51:40 +0100

Currently reading: De wensdagen by Patricia Wessels 📚

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:55:53 +0100

Currently reading: Time Riders Collection By Alex Scarrow 9 Books Set Pack (TimeRiders) by Alex Scarrow 📚

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:13:23 +0100

Finished reading: Echt Zwaar : Hoe De Natuurkunde Met De Zwaartekracht Worstelt by Martijn van Calmthout 📚Een vermakelijk boek over een gecompliceerd onderwerp.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:01:37 +0100

Currently reading: Echt Zwaar : Hoe De Natuurkunde Met De Zwaartekracht Worstelt by Martijn van Calmthout 📚🇳🇱

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:31:34 +0100

Currently reading: Gulliver’s Travels (Wordsworth Classics) by Jonathan Swift 📚

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:31:37 +0100

Finished reading: Het beste van Bommel / 2 Heer Bommel overtreft zichzelf / druk 1 by 📚

Zeer vermakelijk, als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:45:31 +0100

Currently reading: The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 📚

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:48:25 +0100

Currently reading: Galileo’s Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science by Peter Atkins 📚

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:12:04 +0100

Currently reading: Winter-bloei by Jan Hendrik Wolkers 📚

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:29:14 +0100

Currently reading: Het beste van Bommel / 2 Heer Bommel overtreft zichzelf / druk 1 by 📚

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 18:12:29 +0100

Currently reading: Racing Weight Cookbook: Lean, Light Recipes for Athletes (Racing Weight Series) by Matt Fitzgerald CISSN 📚🏃

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:06:21 +0100

Finished reading: Het Geheim van Hardlopen by G. Vroemen, J.C. van Dijk, J.G.W. van Megen 📚🇳🇱

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:13:24 +0100

Currently reading: Het Geheim van Hardlopen by G. Vroemen, J.C. van Dijk, J.G.W. van Megen 📚🇳🇱

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:20:21 +0100

I’ve given up on my local Dutch library and lending 📚 online. It’s just too depressing. The only adults promoting online lending are those working for local libraries, not book readers. That says it all, I guess. Unless you’re under 18, it’s too limited, too expensive.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:00:39 +0100

So many hurdles for reading e-📚 through my local library. After buying a €160 e-reader (not Kindle, nor Sony), I still need to ① pay a yearly subscription ② buy a Windows PC or Mac ③ install Adobe Digital Editions. This is for people with time and money to waste 😒

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 19:09:44 +0100

Currently reading: Assemblers, compilers, and program translation (Computer software engineering series) by Peter Calingaert 📚 👨‍💻

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:24:00 +0100

I wonder if 📚 lovers are prepared to goes as far as Ray Bradburry’s Fahrenheit 451, in which book lovers can recite their favorite book. Obviously, George Orwell’s 1984 would countermand this, by Newspeak, removing the words from those books out of the language’s vocabulary.

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 07:36:15 +0100

Currently reading: Programming the 65816: Including the 6502, 65C02, and 65802 by David Eyes 📚 👨‍💻

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:08:43 +0100

Currently reading: On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William K. Zinsser 📚

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:19:35 +0100

Currently reading: Assemblers and Loaders (Ellis Horwood Series in Computers & Their Applications) by David Salomon 📚 👨‍💻

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:55:00 +0100

I suppose now I’m writing every day (several times a day, really), reading the book On Writing Well by William Zinsser seems appropriate. 📚 ISBN-10: 0-06-000664-1