What are you reading?

[ProfPacker]

I loved it too. I loved how she started it at the end and then weaved it into the story. It was very sad and tragic. I couldn't put it down once I started it. I can't remember the name of her first book but it keeps on coming up as something I would like on my kindle. Might give it a go. You?

[clay]

I got an "early" birthday gift of a new Nook HD+ with a 10" screen and a gift card.
I saw a preview of a new series of 3 books by Meredith Wild....similar to 50 Shades of Grey".
It is the Hacker Series....Hardline....Hardwired....Hardpressed.... (can't remember what order they go in...lol...I am on very first book....Hardline.

[puddin']

"11-22-63", s. king

[Daktari]

Just finishing up Tracks by Robyn Davison...started ages ago and then I stopped reading for a while as is my wont.

Looking forward to starting Oscar: The Bionic Cat by Kate Allan and/or The Fry Chronicles, St.Stephen's most recent foray into autobiography

[Kätzchen]

Last week, I checked out a book from the library which is turning out to be quite an interesting read. It's a compilation of short stories written by Maeve Brennan, whose short stories were featured many moons ago, in The New Yorker.

Ms. Brennan's prose is rich with more than ordinary glimpses into life in her homeland of Ireland. The title of the book: "Springs of Affection."

From the back of the book:

Maeve Brennan left Ireland for America in 1934, when she was seventeen. In 1949 she joined the staff of The New Yorker, to which she contributed reviews, essays, and short stories. Her acclaimed works include "The Visitor," "The Rose Garden," and "The Long-winded Lady." She died in 1993.

Interestingly, I just learned that The New Yorker just released an archive of literature, from nearly the same time period. I am enjoying this book, immensely.

[Charmingbutch21]

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery.

By Sam Kean

I read another book of his a couple years ago, The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements... most excellent!

I've been reading this alongside my neuroscience class this semester, it's been quite fun.


Traumaqueen: Have you read 'My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey' by Jill Bolte Taylor?

It's fascinating.

[Charmingbutch21]

Currently reading: "Opening Up" by Tristan Taormino

[Kobi]

Unpacking Queer Politics - Sheila Jeffreys


Bunch of free, downloadable vintage radfem works can be found here. (http://radfem.org/)

[*Anya*]

The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey.

My daughter turned me onto it. A real surprise.

[cinnamongrrl]

Greenhorns by Paula Manalo

Synopsis:

A community of more than 5000 young farmers and activists, the Greenhorns are committed to producing and advocating for food grown with vision and respect for the earth. This book, edited by three of the group's leading members, comprises 50 original essays by new farmers who write about their experiences in the field from a wide range of angles, both practical and inspirational. Funny, sad, serious, and light-hearted, these essays touch on everything from financing and machinery to family, community building, and social change.

Very interesting book about novice farmers who, for the most part, have no previous or familial background in farming. They learn by trial and error and the generous help of their community. :)

[puddin']

"If I Stay" and "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" (don't have me kindle near so can't remember the authors, but good reads both o' them!)

[ONLY]

Don't know if I should admit this :blush: but ......."S.E.C.R.E.T. Revealed" by L. Marie Adeline (it is the 3rd book and newest I believe of a series)

[cinnamongrrl]

The Adventures of Henry Thoreau by Michael Sims

It's basically a biography about H.D. Thoreau's childhood. I found the first chapter very choppy and disjointed. But I kept reading and it's as though the author either 1. had the first chapter written by someone else or 2. finally got a compass and found his way.

I've only just begun, but it is very interesting to see what fueled the fire of this man.

[Venus007]

"Children and Household Tales or Grimm's Fairy Tales Volume 1" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
These are the real, bloody, scary tales not the sweetened up watered down Disney versions.
I am loving them although some are disturbing.

[puddin']

jus' finished da last book in the " tristaine" trilogy. i enjoyed it.

halfway through "a spot of bother", by mark hammond. int'restin' read...

[BestButchBoy]

"Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

[Fancy]

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
Christine Northrup, M.D.

....and on the lighter side....

rereading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

I think I should reread this book every year in the early Spring. It's been a true guide and inspiration. :glasses:

[deathbypoem]

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405623434l/6539539.jpg

[cinnamongrrl]

A Tree Grows in Brooklynn by Betty Smith...

I know this is a favorite assignment for English teachers. I'm not sure how Ive avoided it this long....I've just begun it (my employers told me I can read anything of theirs during down time...so Im enjoying different things) but I do like it thus far. Wonderful imagery describing a bygone Brooklyn

[Martina]

Little Wilson and Big God by Anthony Burgess. Pretty entertaining. Sort of disappointing. Sometimes it's better not to know too much about writers you like.

[puddin']

dust, p. cornwell
she who remembers, linda lay shuler
fireside, cate culpepper

and jus' started the wind through the keyhole, s. king (the 8th book in the dark towers series. i'ma so 'cited!)

[ProfPacker]

I remember reading this when I was like 11 and I read it in the last few years because I found the book on my office bookshelf when we were moving the office. It does go on my list of 10 favorites. I remember the movie, too, it is moving and upsetting but good

[puddin']

I remember reading this when I was like 11 and I read it in the last few years because I found the book on my office bookshelf when we were moving the office. It does go on my list of 10 favorites. I remember the movie, too, it is moving and upsetting but good



what is the name o' da book bro'?

[ONLY]

dust, p. cornwell
she who remembers, linda lay shuler
fireside, cate culpepper

and jus' started the wind through the keyhole, s. king (the 8th book in the dark towers series. i'ma so 'cited!)

I read "the wind through the keyhole" I am an avid Stephen King reader. I have quite a collection (not as many as I use to though) and on that note I am reading "Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King

[torchiegirl]

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The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Cousin's War)
~Philippa Gregory

a work of historical fiction
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[deathbypoem]

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399495142l/1154802.jpg

[Katniss]

"The History of Southern Women's Literature" edited by Carolyn Perry and Mary Louise Weaks.

Interesting stuff.....

[BBinNYC]

My second book, Love Is Enough, is now available on Amazon and Smashwords.

The two main characters are a butch-femme couple. The butch's best friend is a trans man.

Synopsis - Love Is Enough

Angie Antonelli has the life she’s always wanted—a promising political career, a supportive family, and great friends. The one thing missing is what she hoped she’d have by now, a committed relationship with the woman of her dreams.

Jan Clifford has been taking a break from dating while she figures out how to create a life that is more fulfilling than the country club society of her parents and her job in the family’s investment firm.

When Angie and Jan are set up on a blind date to go sailing, the chemistry is immediate and the attraction undeniable, but each wonders if she can really fit into the other’s world. Can the politician who fights for the little guy make things work with the financier who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth?

Before it has time to get very far, this new relationship is put to the test. First, Angie must decide how she really feels when the woman who broke her heart many years ago suddenly comes back into her life. And then the worlds of politics and finance collide when Jan refuses to walk away from a business deal that threatens Angie’s re-election to a second term in Congress.

Can the intense connection they feel keep Angie and Jan together? Only hopeless romantics believe that love is enough. Or is it?

From the author of the award-winning debut novel, Exception to the Rule, Cindy Rizzo once again delivers a riveting story that blends romance with the important issues of our time.

[clay]

Just bought it! I am excited to read your work, BB! Thanks..I will buy your other one, too ! Thank you!!


My second book, Love Is Enough, is now available on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Love-Enough-Cindy-Rizzo-ebook/dp/B00NN1RF4M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1410977618&sr=8-3&keywords=cindy+rizzo) and Smashwords (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/475496).

The two main characters are a butch-femme couple. The butch's best friend is a trans man.

Synopsis - Love Is Enough

Angie Antonelli has the life she’s always wanted—a promising political career, a supportive family, and great friends. The one thing missing is what she hoped she’d have by now, a committed relationship with the woman of her dreams.

Jan Clifford has been taking a break from dating while she figures out how to create a life that is more fulfilling than the country club society of her parents and her job in the family’s investment firm.

When Angie and Jan are set up on a blind date to go sailing, the chemistry is immediate and the attraction undeniable, but each wonders if she can really fit into the other’s world. Can the politician who fights for the little guy make things work with the financier who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth?

Before it has time to get very far, this new relationship is put to the test. First, Angie must decide how she really feels when the woman who broke her heart many years ago suddenly comes back into her life. And then the worlds of politics and finance collide when Jan refuses to walk away from a business deal that threatens Angie’s re-election to a second term in Congress.

Can the intense connection they feel keep Angie and Jan together? Only hopeless romantics believe that love is enough. Or is it?

From the author of the award-winning debut novel, Exception to the Rule, Cindy Rizzo once again delivers a riveting story that blends romance with the important issues of our time.

[*Anya*]

Gone Girl: A novel

By Gillian Flynn.

This month's selection for a local lesbian book club.

I hesitated getting it as I know the movie is coming out soon but it is good.

[BBinNYC]

Clay, thanks so much. First week sales are really important to Amazon rankings.

[willow]

The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan.

[clay]

Clay, thanks so much. First week sales are really important to Amazon rankings.

BB...YOU are so very welcome. I am such a romantic..and the excerpt caught me...so I went & bought them both. Hopefully I can find your other writings and peruse them at some point.

There is some really amazing talented people here on this wonderful planet and the Planet!!
It was a joy to discover you are such a talented writer! I had no idea!
Best of luck my friend!!!

[Venus007]

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
It is one of my favorite books and I have read it many times especially when I need to be brave or strong in my own soul and convictions, no matter what outside circumstances are. The book bolsters me.

[Fancy]

Dracula ~ Bram Stoker

My daughter is reading it for English class, so I figured I'd reread along with her so we can have fun book discussions.

:hamactor:

[torchiegirl]

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and The Red Queen is next!
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[Kätzchen]

Eric Larsson's newest book won't be published until March of next year. I can hardly wait.

I've been reading from stacks of archived iterature on what used to be considered leading research on scientific discoveries of aquatic plants and deep sea, ocean life.

It's fairly interesting, becsuse of the style of language and delivery of subject.

[StillettoDoll]

http://dpbookstore.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/what-makes-you-not-a-buddhist.jpg



This is a excellent read by one of my favorite teachers

[BestButchBoy]

"The One Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of The Window And Disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson

[homoe]

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters ( she also wrote Tipping the Velvet)

So far I'm enjoying it very much.

[nekohl]

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters.

The Paying Guests will be next :)

[RockOn]

couple three months ago or so, I bought the book:

THE GIFT OF FEAR

Read some of it and then lost it. Probably in a pile of programming books at work. I bought another copy and am settling back into it. I think we all here should read it. I am bad about not paying attention to my gut feelings in potentially dangerous situations when I am alone and angry ... that is pretty stupid of me. Trying to retrain myself.

[JDeere]

I decided to read the book that was sitting in the living room, Robin Robert's Everbody's Got Something.

[Tommi]

Still Alice


Neuroscientist and debut novelist Genova mines years of experience in her field to craft a realistic portrait of early onset Alzheimer's disease. Alice Howland has a career not unlike Genova's—she's an esteemed psychology professor at Harvard, living a comfortable life in Cambridge with her husband, John, arguing about the usual (making quality time together, their daughter's move to L.A.) when the first symptoms of Alzheimer's begin to emerge. First, Alice can't find her Blackberry, then she becomes hopelessly disoriented in her own town. Alice is shocked to be diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's (she had suspected a brain tumor or menopause), after which her life begins steadily to unravel.

[cinnamongrrl]

From the library....

Homegrown Tea by Cassie Liversidge

It's all about growing things you can make tea out of. It goes beyond herbs to common flowers and roots. And to think, this thought did occur to me when I planted some ginger root the other day since it was sprouting... :)

[The JD]

Just finished Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. If you like thinking about diseases, parasites, vectors and hosts, and combining all that with (yet another) theory on the origins of vampires, you'll like this book.

The fictional narrative is pretty gruesome, but even more gruesome (and fascinating) are the interspersed chapters that describe non-fictional parasites and the very real ways that the host's behavior changes to accommodate the parasite. Example: Rats infected with the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis become attracted to the smell of cat pee. They seek it out, increasing their chances of finding the cat it belongs to, and increasing the parasite's chances of getting into a cat's gut, which is the only place it can start its reproductive cycle. Nifty, huh?

All the real examples of the mechanisms of disease strengthen the story, and makes it seem that much more plausible... or at least really enjoyable. Highly recommended.

[Fancy]

Sholem Asch's Yiddish drama God of Vengeance (1907)

"The play proved so potent when it was translated into English and performed on Broadway in 1923 that the entire cast was arrested on obscenity charges."

[MasterfulButch]

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

[cinnamongrrl]

I just started reading...

Barnheart: The incurable longing for a farm of one's own by Jenna woginrich

I discovered the author while reading Greenhorns; she contributed my favorite essay in the book. She also is an incredible source of encouragenent for fledgling future farmers ( like myself :) )

As an aside to mt fellow readers....do any of you put off finishing a book you particularly like? Or perhaps avoid an ending not to your liking by putting the book aside...? Just curious :)

[cinnamongrrl]

The study guide to challenge the NC CNA test....

I'm gonna sleep good tonight :glasses:

[jools66]

Lynda la plante. Wrongful death
What a brilliant writer, love all her books.

[jools66]

I just finished "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. Absolutely recommend it. I have now ordered his other novel "How Evan Broke His Head and other Secrets.".... The author also has another novel coming out in March of 2010 which I will surely purchase as well.

I have now vowed to get through the Lord of the Rings books and all of the Harry Potter's. I have seen all the films and loved them. So now I am starting The Hobbit and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Have read all the HP books and I was so sad when I finished them, was like losing some really good friends (you will know what I mean if you like the books)
I love that hermione in the books gets a lot more written about.
And love her character.

[Daktari]

The second of St.Stephen of the Fry's autobiographies: The Fry Chronicles

[jools66]

This was the very first book I read of my choice. I was scared as hell, but at the same time couldn't put it down. Hope you enjoyed it.
Its a great book

[Katniss]

"Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat." by Dr. Hal Herzog


"Does living with a pet really make people happier and healthier? What can we learn from biomedical research with mice? Who enjoyed a better quality of life—the chicken on a dinner plate or the rooster who died in a Saturday-night cockfight? Why is it wrong to eat the family dog? Drawing on more than two decades of research in the emerging field of anthrozoology, the science of human–animal relations, Hal Herzog offers surprising answers to these and other questions related to the moral conundrums we face day in and day out regarding the creatures with whom we share our world.

Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat is a highly entertaining and illuminating journey through the full spectrum of human–animal relations, based on Dr. Herzog’s groundbreaking research on animal rights activists, cockfighters, professional dog-show handlers, veterinary students, and biomedical researchers. Blending anthropology, behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy, Herzog carefully crafts a seamless narrative enriched with real-life anecdotes, scientific research, and his own sense of moral ambivalence."

So far an interesting read. Having grown up around farming folks I remember the first lesson was always "If you are going to eat it, don't name it." :praying:


Katniss~~

[mythy]

Am reading I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

[mythy]

Just finished Peeps by Scott Westerfeld. If you like thinking about diseases, parasites, vectors and hosts, and combining all that with (yet another) theory on the origins of vampires, you'll like this book.

The fictional narrative is pretty gruesome, but even more gruesome (and fascinating) are the interspersed chapters that describe non-fictional parasites and the very real ways that the host's behavior changes to accommodate the parasite. Example: Rats infected with the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis become attracted to the smell of cat pee. They seek it out, increasing their chances of finding the cat it belongs to, and increasing the parasite's chances of getting into a cat's gut, which is the only place it can start its reproductive cycle. Nifty, huh?

All the real examples of the mechanisms of disease strengthen the story, and makes it seem that much more plausible... or at least really enjoyable. Highly recommended.
Buggar me thats bloody scary chuck

[cinnamongrrl]

I started reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Its about a woman who, after a series of traumatic events, decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. I've read other memoirs where people do these things as a sort of sabbatical. Maybe that's why I'm drawn to the idea....

I SAY I just started reading it but I'm about 25% through already. One thing I do love about my job; it affords me a wonderful opportunity to read... :)
:glasses:

[nycfem]

Just started it! Looks so good!

I started reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Its about a woman who, after a series of traumatic events, decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. I've read other memoirs where people do these things as a sort of sabbatical. Maybe that's why I'm drawn to the idea....

I SAY I just started reading it but I'm about 25% through already. One thing I do love about my job; it affords me a wonderful opportunity to read... :)
:glasses:

[Blaze]

HVAC #4 and is Greek to me..

[homoe]

After finishing The Paying Guest by Sara Waters (which I enjoyed very much btw) I picked up

This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (Yes the movie out is based on this book). I am

almost 3/4 of the way thru this book and have no idea why I continue to read it :seeingstars:

[homoe]

I am so happy my copy of The Blush Factor by Gun Brooke JUST arrived!

I'm sure it will be the equivalent of those heterosexual harlequin romance novels, but that is just the type of escapism I'm looking for now:coffee:

[Greco]

"After the Quake"

and "South Of The Border West Of The Sun"

both by Haruki Murakami

Greco

[cricket26]

my daughter let me borrow her copy of Gone Girl...


lets see if i have time to read it hahaha

[Cailin]

"Who Pays for My Time Off? The Costs and Consequences of Government-Mandated Leave" by Carrie L. Lukas----- the joys of essays


but on a more "enjoyment reading" I'm reading my kitty death book "The Cat, the vagabond and the victim" by leann sweeny. looooove these books.

[cinnamongrrl]

Tonight I'm starting...

Made from Scratch: discovering the pleasures of a homemade life by Jenna Woginrich.

This is the same author as Barnheart and I love her writing. However, if she whines about being single in this book too... I won't buy another!!

Note about Wild...it was honest and endearing. The author bared her soul and its given me a lot to think about as far as my own motivators for wanting to hike the AT and MTS and now...despite the difficulties she wrote of..the PCT as well...its therapy...from the inside out. Bottom line... :)

[deathbypoem]

http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/articles/dear-photograph-project/tumblr_m02owxnotZ1qcuqzso1_500.png

[puddin']

jus' finished "be my eyes", by dustin stevens
and
"love is enough", by cindy rizzo

now readin':
"private down under", by james patterson
"mean little deaf queer, a memoir", by terry galloway
and
"blue horses", by mary oliver

[cinnamongrrl]

Because I forgot my current book at my new place....and cuz I feel nakie wirhout a book to read...

I'm reading... John Muir: Nature's Visionary by Gretel Ehrlich

The book gives (what seems to me) snippets vs complete views into the life of this exceptional man....but I'm learninga lot just the same...

[Kelt]

10% Happier by Dan Harris

"After having a nationally televised panic attach on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. After learning about research that suggests meditation can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain, Harris took a deep dive into the underreported world of CEOs, scientists, and even marines who are now using it for increased calm, focus, and happiness. "10% Happier" takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America's spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives."

Only about half way through I'm enjoying this. He's a good storyteller.

:glasses:

[clay]

"Love Is Enough" by Cindy Rizzo....:)

[The JD]

Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet (by Tim Gunn, of course)

I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would. It's written just as Tim would speak it, so I keep hearing his voice in his head while I'm reading. And the history lessons are fun too!

[cinnamongrrl]

The Tie That Binds by Kent Haruf

I typically read only non fiction and I realize by doing so I'm missing out on a lot...so I'm attempting to alternate fiction and non fiction.

The synopsis is kindof muddled. An older woman lies dying in a hospital bed under police guard. She is accused of murder. The story is told in the voice of her longtime neighbor. We shall see...

[Daktari]

Guided study of a couple of books helping with deep dark emotional shoite

and


Germaine Greer: The Change, Women, ageing and the menopause

[Greco]

"Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman"
By Haruki Murakami

Quiet...writing...a delight

Greco

[Kätzchen]

I have been reading more and more about the growing disparity between populations of those living in poverty and the those who seemingly are wealthy.

It is truly sad, to me, that in this day and age, women and children are yet to be treasured and valued members of society (here or abroad).

I hope to come across encouraging news, soon.

[deathbypoem]

http://meaningness.com/images/mn/a_new_earth_eckhart_tolle_332x500.jpg

[Kobi]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/36/a5/88/36a588a7683dc89c8804f140123a9026.jpg

[cinnamongrrl]

Sigh...

I am reading two books...BOTH fiction. This came about because I left my book at home and had one in my car for some reason...so I started reading the car book on my breaks at work...so

I am reading: Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish

and

Love in the time of Cholera...by I don't know who cuz it's my car book and it's in my car....

I'm equal parts into each book just about, since I've just started them both. I like the energy of the house book. I think I will make some headway on that one today :)

[Andrea]

Hero

From Rhonda Byrne, creator of the international bestselling movie and book, The Secret, comes Hero, her latest world-changing project and the most important to date.

FROM ZERO TO HERO...YOUR SECRET MAP TO A RICH LIFE

What is your true calling and why aren't you already living it?

Imagine if there was a map that showed you step by step how to get from where you are now to your true calling and the life you were born to live—the most brilliant, rich, fulfilling, and dazzling life you could ever dream of. You are holding in your hands such a map. Hero is the map for your life.

By following the journeys of twelve of the most successful people on the planet today, you’ll learn how to use your inner powers to overcome obstacles and to make impossible dreams come true. You'll be inspired to find your own calling and start taking the steps toward making the life of your dreams an everyday reality.

Be the hero you are meant to be.

[Fancy]

Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Still diving in, but love the practical approach and application of the author's ideas.

[HoldMeSteady]

I recently finished Ancillary Sword, after loving Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie. In this series, the culture the main character is part of doesn't recognize gender and uses female pronouns for everybody. And the author won't tell in interviews which gender the characters are. She says the characters and relationships are like rorshach tests. Sure enough, I thought the main love relationship in the first book was butch-femme. There are other complicated themes in the book too - about artificial intelligence, what makes a person and colonization.

[cinnamongrrl]

Mrs. Lincoln: A Life by Catherine Clinton

A thus far enjoyable biography about Mary Todd Lincoln...

[mythy]

If anyone is into supernatural books try Stephen Leather his Jack Nightingale books are really good, but you have to read them in order he has written five up to now. A bloody good read.

[Cailin]

finally going to be able to finish my vagabond kitty kill book. Then, I'm not sure where I'm going to venture to. Possibly Fault in our stars.

[Kätzchen]

Gilead.

by .... Marilynne Robinson.


Robinson's book won the 2005 Pulitzer prize for fiction and im only 21 pages into the story, but it's about a black preacher man who writes his own narrative as a telling of his life and times to his son ( or maybe his grandson).

But when he talks about relatives in his family or the life and times of his own world, it has kindled a smile deep in my heart. I've even quietly burst out in laughter. And ive even become teary....the story is incredibly touching.

I highly recommend this book.

I may even go buy my own copy.
But someone loaned it to me.

★★★★★★★★★★★
(Awesomeness rating)

[Fancy]

Manuscript Found in Accra

Paulo Coelho

[Cailin]

I finally finished my kitty vagabond killer book. Sadly, her next book won't be out til august of 2015. eek!!!!

I've held onto my cousins' copy of The Alchemist for probably 20 years. Maybe I should finally read it. (inspired by post above)

[Candelion]

Jamison Green Becoming a Visible Man

[homoe]

Joyland by Stephen King & Sycamore Row & Gray Mountain by John Grisham

[kittygrrl]

Dragons Love Tacos (by Adam Rubin)

[Candelion]

The Onion Magazine The Iconic Covers That Transformed An Undeserving World Just published, it may make a nice little gift for someone who enjoys The Onion's style of humour.

A sampling:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l194/burnishedlips/c24d8000-5e3c-4463-8cb0-f3d9eb502c2b_zps5e4f518a.png?t=1417295945 http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l194/burnishedlips/f297c7e7-f325-4502-b317-1e4f927a7490_zpsc6cb3bef.png?t=1417296106


http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l194/burnishedlips/e4af4eee-0e32-4439-a2b9-b2ebb193120e_zpsd4f06f1f.png?t=1417296319 http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l194/burnishedlips/602e1f6e-4a3f-40d9-a80c-5a17932bde77_zps9085f5b3.png?t=1417296420

Actually, the funniest ones I didn't post as some might find them offensive...and I really don't want to start a whole thing. ;)

[Fancy]

Reopened this, maybe I'll finish it this time...

We Are Water ~ Wally Lamb

...back to Annie Oh's approaching wedding. :)

[deathbypoem]

http://penandfork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Brock-Heritage.jpg


I absolutely love Mind of a Chef, it's on Netflix. Got this awesome book from one of the performing chefs Sean Brock!! :D It's super.

Also, I'm reading..

Snow Falling on Cedars

[homoe]

Just started this and I think it's going to be a good read.

I just finished two lesbian books: Running Back and Blue Hydrangea . I'm irritated when authors feel the need to put a evil male, lurking about, and causing mayhem in their books! I buy these books for pure escapism, evil men are the last thing I want to read about!

[nekohl]

Moving to Alaska--Everything You Need To Know

Because, someday.......

[Talon]

Letters To The Men I Have Loved by Mirtha Michelle Marmol

[Fancy]

All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr

The arc of this novel has tethered me to a long sweet wave that I cannot resist riding. Ok, enough poetic mush, but it's true...this book is damn good.

:)

[deathbypoem]

The Shadow of Sirius
by W. S. Merwin

[Kelt]

All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr

The arc of this novel has tethered me to a long sweet wave that I cannot resist riding. Ok, enough poetic mush, but it's true...this book is damn good.

:)

Well, you convinced me. I just added it to my library queue. :glasses:

[Kätzchen]

I am, of course, still waiting for Erik Larson's newest book which is due out in March, this coming spring ... Dead Awake (is the title, I think). Situated during the post-Edwardian era, and connecting with the history surrounding the Titanic, it's a story of factual events that transpired on the Lusitania (the ship that picked up the surviving passengers of the Titanic).

I've also been reading up on other companies, conducting miniature studies, of possible places for employment, in the near future.

[snowbrdr303]

Just started Finding Beauty in a Broken World by Terry Tempest Williams.

I'm pretty excited to have rediscovered this author, even though I'm only maybe 40 pages in. I first read Refuge when I was in college and I can say it was a seriously influential book to me (and a contributing force for me moving west). As it turns out my sister just started working/assisting Terry via a land conservation group and she recently sent the book to me.


The official blurb for Finding Beauty in a Broken World:
"Shards of glass can cut and wound or magnify a vision," Terry Tempest Williams tells us. "Mosaic celebrates brokenness and the beauty of being brought together." Ranging from Ravenna, Italy, where she learns the ancient art of mosaic, to the American Southwest, where she observes prairie dogs on the brink of extinction, to a small village in Rwanda where she joins genocide survivors to build a memorial from the rubble of war, Williams searches for meaning and community in an era of physical and spiritual fragmentation. In her compassionate meditation on how nature and humans both collide and connect, Williams affirms a reverence for all life, and constructs a narrative of hopeful acts, taking that which is broken and creating something whole.

[Talon]

Selected letters of James Joyce
by Richard Ellman

[SmoothButch]

Hitler's First Victims by Timothy Ryback.

Having visted Auschwitz & Birkenau in Poland, the Holocaust is something that
I continue to learn about. So hard to believe it was not that long ago.

[deathbypoem]

http://sketchbw.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/poets-notebook.jpg?w=545&h=798

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/images/merwin_sirius.jpg

[Cailin]

The lover's secret by j.c reed

I'm a sucker for romance in books, eventhought this is more of a "boom boom" book.

[puddin']

"gray mountain", by john grisham

"lost in crazytown", by robert bryndza & jan bryndza


though vera diff'rent genres, both are really good reads...

[homoe]

Author Farran Smith Nehme :New York late 1980s. Ceinwen Reilly has just moved from Yazoo City, Mississippi, and she’s never going back, minimum wage job (vintage store salesgirl) and shabby apartment (Avenue C walkup) be damned.

Even though I earlier posted about just starting this book, wanted to give a quick update. Great writing, interesting characters, a mystery, and even a romance! Book was truly a gem!

[homoe]

I’ve just started the Rosie Effect and yes, it’s a continuance of the Rosie Project!

If you enjoy an anal retentive character, which is so well organized they must plan and calculates every event right down to the last minuscule, no doubt you’ll howl with laughter at Don. If your tastes in characters run more towards a free sprit, who flies by the seat of her pants, you’re going to love Rosie!

[Bard]

Currently reading The Descent Series By S M Reine someone turned me on to this author and I am loving it I have already finished two other of her series and really got hooked. She has a way of drawing you into the story and not letting go. I can not seem to put the books down

[Kätzchen]

A Town Called Alice

(Nevil Shute, Vintage Books, NY, NY, 1950).

[Bard]

I also have the new Steven King book to read next that a super awesome person got me for Christmas super stoked to start it

[Venus007]

Rereading "Lord of the Rings" for the umpty-fourth time, I usually reread it once a year or so.
I just finished rereading the "Silmarillion" and needed to revisit my old friends in Middle Earth

[Daktari]

The Vegan Witch's Toad by our own Leftwritefemme. I adore the characters already.

About to start The Rosie Effect [thanks for the reminder that it was already out homoe] and thoroughly looking forward to it.

[Talon]

The Gift Of Fear by Gavin De Becker

[jools66]

Hi there everyone
I am reading a book calle Carol written by patricia highsmith.
Its a great. Book

[C0LLETTE]

I'm reading "Out of Time", by Paula Martinac, for a GLBT book club. I've been on page 4 for about a week now. I may have nothing to say at the meeting next week.

[Kätzchen]

Title: IQ84

Author: Haruki Murakami


I picked it up at the library, today.
I plan to read all of it on Sunday.

: )

[FemmeBibliophile]

Dark Gold- Christine Feehan

[Candelion]

The Student Conductor by Robert Ford

[The JD]

1984 by George Orwell.

I read it years ago, and it's every bit as depressing, frightening and brilliant as I remember it. Maybe more so. The concepts of Doublespeak, Thought Police, and of course "Big Brother is Watching You" have stuck with me over the years, but I had completely forgotten about Two Minutes Hate and Facecrime. Damn, just damn.

[cinnamongrrl]

The Client by John Grisham...

I'm in the mood for good fiction and I realized I've never read Grisham...

[homoe]

I just finished The Girl on the Train. I liked this authors style of writing and can't wait to read more by her.

Next I'm starting a lesbian book by Lynn Ames called All That Lies Within. This book was awarded the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award and an lammy award finalist!

[jools66]

Am about to start reading the book called Wild. Which the latest film of Reese Witherspoon as done. Loved the film so much.
Will let you know how the book is.

[A. Spectre]

Howard Zinn: A People's History of The United States

As an aside, one will view that whole Christopher Columbus was such a great adventurer thingy as a true, cruel farce.

https://tigerpapers.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/1372150191.jpg

[jenny]

Just finished "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion. Loved it so much I grabbed the sequel, "The Rosie Effect," but it's sadly just not as good. Not bad, but not as fun or original as the first...

[C0LLETTE]

The Sunday New York Times...takes all week

[Clyde]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41m0N7IIcsL.jpg

[Ascot]

Last night I started The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. While I am only 75 or so pages in, I am completely taken with it. It is incredibly well crafted and intriguing.

[Keep Smilin]

Sarah Waters The Paying Guests...
Absolutely a huge fan of her books. This one is great too!

[jools66]

Please let me know what this book is like. I also love her books.
Tipping the velvet and the Fingersmith were wonderful.
And if you have read anymore, let me know if they are worth buying on paperback or kindle.
Thanks

[jools66]

Last week I finished reading a book I utterly loved.
Its called Carol and its by Patricia Highsmith
This is basically a story about 2 women who fall in love.
But the era they live in poses some difficulties.
You may find it a bit slow going to begin with, but please stick with it.
If your a romantic at heart it will have you hooked when things start to form.
Please take a chance on this book.

[Fancy]

I'm still picking up and attempting to finish The Hour I First Believed, if simply because Wally Lamb is one of my favorite authors. However, this book has so far thrown a big wet blanket of doom on even the best of moods. I certainly hope there is something redeeming further in the pages. Read with caution and a Disney Movie nearby for the after effects.

[Kätzchen]

March is almost here and I can hardly wait to read Erik Larsson's latest book, "Dead Wake."

Like most all of his previous non-fiction accounts of history, the story about the sinking of USS Lusitania looks very promising, in expanding other facts of little-to-widely known historical facets, which i imagine will be a welcome breath of fresh air.

Two to three weeks and counting!

Can hardly wait.

Seems like it has been ages since I had any decent reading material.

[Humanesque]

The art of war. For All Business Intense purposes.

Eth Aryan Bridge

[bright_arrow]

On book two of this series:

Amazon.com: The Rest Falls Away (The Gardella Vampire Hunters: Victoria Book 1) eBook: Colleen Gleason: Kindle Store

80% through Stephen King's "Revival" on my Kindle, and a few pages into a book that was loaned to me.

[GraffitiBoi]

One of my friends just had her second book published. Sacrificial Lamb Cake. So I'm reading that.

http://www.amazon.com/Sacrificial-Lamb-Cake-Katrina-Monroe/dp/1940215420/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424223190&sr=1-2&keywords=sacrificial+lamb+cake

[FemmeBibliophile]

The person above me gave me a very interesting little book to read called: Topping From Below... Gonna read that next.

[Bard]

Just finished the Ascension Series by SM Reine and now moving on to Witch Hunt by the same author :moonstars: someone got me hooked on them lol

[The JD]

The person above me gave me a very interesting little book to read called: Topping From Below... Gonna read that next.

I read that book a decade ago, and it haunts me still. There are some facts about animal penises I just don't need to know. Gack!

[always2late]

I read that book a decade ago, and it haunts me still. There are some facts about animal penises I just don't need to know. Gack!

Read the book many years ago and I agree....I could have certainly done without the "fun" animal facts! :|

[Bard]

My Daughter is reading Grapes of Wrath.. Next she wants to read Uncle Tom's Cabin and then of Mice and Men... she is 11 ...

[Cailin]

My Daughter is reading Grapes of Wrath.. Next she wants to read Uncle Tom's Cabin and then of Mice and Men... she is 11 ...

Hook 'em while they're young :)

[Cailin]

this semester I have English again (comp 2) and so my recreational reading has come to a small halt. However, I am looking for a new potential series. My current author that i'm fixated on (I've read all her books) doesn't come out with the next book in he series until august.... AUGUST!!!!! ugghhh..



I'm thinking I may hit up the Patricia Cornwell section of my home library. Scarpetta Novels, here I come!

[Bard]

Hook 'em while they're young :)


She has always loved to read as do I She actually reads to the kindergarten class at her school not that I am a proud parent or anything

[dark_crystal]

I am reading an advance copy of The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio because i have been assigned to review it for Library Journal

Also Trilby by George du Maurier because my professor assigned it

Also Baudelaire, Prince of Clouds: A biography because I have to write a paper

Also The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson because Fantasy is all I read when i am allowed to choose for myself!!!

[Fancy]

Reading numerous horror-genre scripts for possible one act plays to use in an upcoming production. Creeping myself out. :)

[randrum]

I'm slowly working my way through Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) by George R. R. Martin.

I'm also reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown for an online book club I'm in.

And then I'm reading Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman just because.

Though lately I feel like I haven't made progress on any of them.

[Martina]

The King Must Die by Mary Renault

I read all her historical fiction years ago, but one advantage of getting old is you forget what you read long and can read all the good stuff again. It's set in Ancient Greece. Male homosexuality is presented in a non-judgemental light. Renault was, in fact, a lesbian. She got some shit for not being all rah rah about "gay liberation." And the goddesses and matriarchal societies are not depicted in a flattering light. But I don't care. I love ancient Greece, and these are so good.

Some gay men of my generation and older used to talk about these books as the first things they ever read in which gay relationships weren't tragic or pathologized. Anyway, I like them.

[Bard]

Currently Priceless by Shannon Mayer and also another series Celtic Legacy by the same author. Also the Tarot Witches series by SM Reine

[Kätzchen]

I have waited such a very long time to read Erik Larson's newest book ..... Dead Wake.

I get to read it, with a small group of friends who are in town, this weekend.

[Fancy]

Selected Poems

ee cummings

Inspired by this recent magazine article (http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/300872.shtml), so I picked up a copy and decided to reacquaint myself with ee.

[bright_arrow]

Last book I read was the second in the Gardella vampire series.. In an attempt to not buy the next five, I am re-reading Insurgent.

However, my guy bought me the first book in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Kootz last week so I am itching to get lost in that! :) He already bought me the last book of the series (my fault, I hadn't researched the series and just added to my list!) so now I need them all. Mwahah..! I mean, ahem, oops! ;)

[Fancy]

The Four Agreements
A Toltec Wisdom Book

Don Miguel Ruiz

[MysticOceansFL]

" A place somewhere "
Author , JD Samuel

[femmeandstrong]

..this page... lmao


but also... FAT LAND ( about the politics of food in the US over the last 50+ years)

[BestButchBoy]

"Think And Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill

Originally published in 1930. As germane now, 85 years later, as it was then.

[cinnamongrrl]

I just started reading "The Big Bad Wolf" by James Patterson.

I realized I'd never read anything of his before. I'm on a popular author binge. His writing is very good from the get go. I enjoyed Grisham, but he was a slow starter..

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I'm about halfway through Funny Girl: A Novel by Nick Hornby. It was recommended on the podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour so I jumped on the bandwagon. It's set in the 1960's era BBC studios, and I like Britcoms, so I've found it pretty interesting. BTW, it has nothing to do with that Barbra Streisand movie.

[Cailin]

i love reading this page and seeing everything that everyone is reading... it makes me happy and sad simultaneously. Happy because I love finding out about new books, and sad because i can't read a damned one until this semester is done.

[PaPa]

i love reading this page and seeing everything that everyone is reading... it makes me happy and sad simultaneously. Happy because I love finding out about new books, and sad because i can't read a damned one until this semester is done.

I am so with you on that one!! Just a couple months to go...It seems now that I have my Master's and am continuing my education they have dumped the reading on me....It seems I am doing two books per month per class!! I have also noticed that since I am getting older I am not reading as quickly as I used to due to my eyesight.

[deathbypoem]

https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/M4TGsYYRSMx7DtwE5EYmua2IPpU=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2454814/brock-cover.0.jpg


A book from one of my Favorite Chefs Sean Brock "Mind of a Chef"!!

[Liam]

Just started Jack Kerouac's The Haunted Life and Other Stories.

[Kobi]

Women who kept the lights : an illustrated history of female lighthouse keepers / Mary Louise Clifford, J. Candace Clifford.


Danger and loneliness were common themes in the lives of 140 women lighthouse keepers in the United States from 1776 to the mid-20th century. Most were appointed to succeed a deceased husband or father, and most appear to have borne the risks with fortitude and outright heroism. While the challenges and duties these women faced were similar, the authors have captured the uniqueness of each woman's experience.

[Liam]

Consumed, a novel by David Cronenberg.

[cinnamongrrl]

I'm back to non fiction.

I just started Eleanor of Aquitaine: A life

By Alison Weir

I read the preface and her writing seems kinda flowery. I don't mind that fro
The great poets...but with biographies, I prefer some straight shooting...so I may not stick with it..time.will.tell

[nycfem]

Interesting. I hope you'll report back.

I'm back to non fiction.

I just started Eleanor of Aquitaine: A life

By Alison Weir

I read the preface and her writing seems kinda flowery. I don't mind that fro
The great poets...but with biographies, I prefer some straight shooting...so I may not stick with it..time.will.tell

[Massive]

I've just started to reread the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson again, I finally managed to get all of the books he has, three sets of three, with one more to come. I'm also reading some Alice Borchardt novels, based around the fall of the Roman empire about a young woman who is also a wolf, for those who have never heard of her, she was Anne Rice's older sister. I much prefer Alice to Anne. I am also reading Russell Brands book Revolution too.

[C0LLETTE]

Mindfulness for Dummies

[Cailin]

I am so with you on that one!! Just a couple months to go...It seems now that I have my Master's and am continuing my education they have dumped the reading on me....It seems I am doing two books per month per class!! I have also noticed that since I am getting older I am not reading as quickly as I used to due to my eyesight.



I'm counting down the days!! :) 1 more month to the day. I can almost feel myself able to breathe. I have such a list, not to mention magazines that are stacking up. I feel some "all nighters" coming my way this summer.

[cinnamongrrl]

I've also begun reading 1776 by David McCullough...for.when Eleanor of Aquitaine becomes too dry. Plus, I just love that era in history. And I hear good things about Mr. McCullough.. This will be the first book of his that I read.

[dark_crystal]

Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling

[deathbypoem]

http://84d1f3.medialib.glogster.com/friday99/media/ca/ca821a16a5a79d4111e44b14af070b513038ae62/grayson.jpg


Got this from the Library yesterday. Looks to be a really interesting read. :)

"
This captivating bestseller tells the true story
of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl
and a baby whale off the coast of California.
It was the dark of early morning; Lynne was swimming
her last half mile back to the pier after a long
workout when she became aware that
something was swimming with her.
The ocean was charged with energy as if a
squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large
enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body.
In fact, it was a baby gray whale following alongside her.
Lynne quickly realized that if she swam
back to the pier, the young calf would follow
her onto shore and die from collapsed lungs.
On the other hand, if Lynne didn't find the
mother whale, the baby would suffer from
dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous
--the mother whale would be at least fifty feet long
--suddenly seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean.
How could Lynne possibly find her?
This is the story--part mystery, part magical tale--of what happened."

[Kätzchen]

Lately I've been reading primarily extensive work-related materials, which can be time consuming.


But I recently read an interesting article in The Journal of American Medicine, concerning wage differentials among nursing professionals. The troubling aspect in that short study revealed that male nurses were often better compensated vs their female counterparts. Not sure what to think about the data presented in the study, but it's a harsh reminder that women are not receiving equitable treatment and are marginalized in what has typically been anchored by an predominant female work force (body of labor).

Reference:
J.A.M.A., March 24/31, 2015, vol. 313, issue 12, pp., 1265.

[Canela]

Loosening the grip...for class...
Isaiah 53, for me,
Concurrently...

[homoe]

I just finished reading two books that made my blood boil! Extortion and Throw Them All Out by Peter Schweizer (yes, he's the author of Clinton Cash too)

These tell about the wheeling and dealings that politicians make that are 100% legal for THEM but should the average Joe do them, they'd wind up in jail!

[randrum]

I finished Red Rising by Pierce Brown yesterday. So good! Probably my favorite book so far this year.

I'm starting The Accident by Chris Pavone today.

[Talon]

"Black Mass" by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neil



"The true story of an unholy alliance between the FBI and the Irish Mob"

[bright_arrow]

'Departure' by A.G. Riddle.

It's been less than two weeks and in this time I've read:

The Lion, The Lamb, The Hunted by Andrew Kaufman
Twisted by Andrew Kaufman

On my list to read are:

Last Train to Istanbul by Ayse Kulin
Life of Pi by Yann Marten
The Mad Tatter by J.M. Darhower
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzch
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

[jools66]

I have just begun this book called Judy.
Its about a dog that was a POW during the time of the japanese consentration camps.
I found it purely by accident in a discount bookshop.
I thought it sounded really good.
So I came home, looked at the reviews on amazon, and everyone loved the book.
And here I am reading it.
The first part gets you insight into how the authors research went to write the book.
Then you get into the story.
And now I have to say I can't put it down.
So far its wonderful.
Will let you know more later

[aishah]

bodymap by leah lakshmi piepzna-samarasinha.
octavia's brood, edited by walidah imarisha and adrienne maree brown.

[Liam]

I just finished Cinnamon and Gunpowder, by Eli Brown. Who can resist a story with a bad ass female pirate, who is the captain of her own ship? Not me! A great novel for your summer reading.

Now I'm into A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead, a fascinating look at the band as well as, the beat scene, the summer of love, and the psychedelic movement here in San Francisco.

[Jesse]

At the moment I am reading, "Into A Desert Place"- A 3000 Mile Walk Around The Coast of Baja California- Graham Mackintosh.

[Kobi]

What Comes Next and How to Like It" is an extraordinarily moving memoir about many things, but at the center is a steadfast friendship between Abigail Thomas and a man she met thirty-five years ago.

Through marriages, child-raising, the vicissitudes and tragedies of life, it is this deep, rich bond that has sustained her.

Readers who loved "the perfectly honed observations of a clear-eyed and witty writer" ("Newsweek") in Thomas's "spare, astonishing" ("Entertainment Weekly") memoir, "A Three Dog Life," will relish this beautiful examination of her life today--often solitary, but rich and engaging, with children, grandchildren, dogs, a few suitors, and her longtime best friend.
---------------------------


Entertaining, thought provoking, and the longest chapter is 3 pages. Perfect for beach reading.

[Humanesque]

Gamers Gate- Game of Fear

Article sent to me by a friend.

www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2015/04/28/gamergate/

:blink:

[Kobi]

When Abigail Thomas's husband, Rich, was hit by a car, his brain shattered. Subject to rages, terrors, and hallucinations, he must live the rest of his life in an institu-tion. He has no memory of what he did the hour, the day, the year before. This tragedy is the ground on which Abigail had to build a new life. How she built that life is a story of great courage and great change, of moving to a small country town, of a new family composed of three dogs, knitting, and friendship, of facing down guilt and discovering gratitude. It is also about her relationship with Rich, a man who lives in the eternal present, and the eerie poetry of his often uncanny perceptions. This wise, plainspoken, beautiful book enacts the truth Abigail discovered in the five years since the acci-dent: You might not find meaning in disaster, but you might, with effort, make something useful of it.

----------------


Engaging. Quick read.

[Kobi]

Rachel Cusk's Outline is a novel in ten conversations. Spare and stark, it follows a novelist teaching a course in creative writing during an oppressively hot summer in Athens. She leads her students in storytelling exercises. She meets other visiting writers for dinners and discourse. She goes swimming with an elderly Greek bachelor. The people she encounters speak, volubly, about themselves: their fantasies, anxieties, pet theories, regrets, and longings. And through these disclosures, a portrait of the narrator is drawn by contrast, a portrait of a woman learning to face a great loss.

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Good beach reading.

[PaPa]

Journal articles about Positive Psychology. Paper due at the end of the week.

Also reading DSM5 diagnoses to formulate my paper for my directed study course.

[randrum]

Comic books have been at the top of my list lately. I've been enjoying Marvel's Secret Wars arc. And the new(ish) female Thor.

I'm also reading Star Wars: Heir To The Jedi.

[Wrang1er]

I read Gone Girl this weekend. I was sorely disappointed with the ending. Someone told me the movie ending is better. I will have to watch it and see.

[Fancy]

Sordid Lives....script 4 nights a week. I'll be glad when I can get back to other things. :) I can only hear Dr. Eve's mean spirited banter so many times!

[The JD]

Sordid Lives....script 4 nights a week. I'll be glad when I can get back to other things. :) I can only hear Dr. Eve's mean spirited banter so many times!

OMG! Are you performing this?? Best movie EVER!!

[Fancy]

OMG! Are you performing this?? Best movie EVER!!


Yes, I'm directing ...and it is a hoot! :) We open Pride weekend!

Surprisingly, I haven't seen the movie, and won't until our show goes up. I didn't want to remake the movie, but bring it fresh to our local stage.

Fingers crossed!

[Kobi]

Fuller (Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight) follows her two previous memoirs about her childhood during the Rhodesian wars with this third memoir about the dissolution of her marriage and her return to Africa. The doomed union is traced from the couple's Zambian courtship to its end in the wake of Fuller's husband's near-fatal horse-riding accident in the United States. Fuller's family again plays a large role as the author reflects on the circumstances that shaped both her personality and her expectations for her life. Fans of Fuller's previous work will enjoy the opportunity to revisit her eccentric family and learn more about the unconventional lifestyle of Zambian farmers.

--------------------------------


Very enjoyable read. Good humor as well.

[cookie-face]

Murcielago: A manga about a lesbian who was once a violent serial killer who decides to work for police instead, killing the most vile of criminals.

Blood and gore? Yes. Explicit sex scenes? Yeah.

10/10 would recommend.

[Kätzchen]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71I6I3-JdAL.jpg

Before we celebrated our 1st anniversary over the weekend, my sweetheart and I agreed to bring something we have read that helped us to better identify what we did not want in a relationship. Interestingly, we both brought the same book (featured above).

We wept together, bonding more closely with each other, because we both see that it was no mystery how we came to find each other: Both of us consciously made informed choices about each other.

We highly recommend this book.

[homoe]

Finders Keepers: King, Stephen

[Kobi]

Louise Bethune -- Anna Wagner Keichline -- Julia Morgan -- Marion Mahony Griffin -- Norma Merrick Sklarek -- Denise Scott Brown -- Natalie de Blois -- Zaha Hadid -- Marilyn Jordan Taylor -- Emily Warren Roebling -- Lillian Moller Gilbreth -- Kate Gleason -- Margaret Ingels -- Ruth Gordon Schnapp -- Judith Nitsch -- Aine Brazil -- Beatrix Farrand -- Ellen Biddle Shipman -- Marian Cruger Coffin -- Cornelia Hahn Oberlander -- Carol R. Johnson -- Martha Schwartz.

"Reporting on a range of historical and contemporary female builders and designers, this educational book strives to inspire a new generation of girls in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math. With many of the profiles set against the backdrop of such landmark events as the women's suffrage and civil rights movements and the Industrial Revolution, and with original interviews from a number of current architects and engineers, this book provides inspiration and advice directly to young women by highlighting positive examples of how a strong work ethic, perseverance, and creativity can overcome life's obstacles. Each profile focuses on the strengths, passions, and interests each woman had growing up; where those traits took them; and what they achieved.

-------------------------

History and architecture.....two of my favorite things. Very engaging and informative thus far.

[The JD]

Yes, I'm directing ...and it is a hoot! :) We open Pride weekend!

Surprisingly, I haven't seen the movie, and won't until our show goes up. I didn't want to remake the movie, but bring it fresh to our local stage.

Fingers crossed!

okay, I SO want to see this! How cool and good luck!! Or is that break a leg?

[The JD]

Just finished The Martian by Andy Weir. I could give it a more extensive review, but this comic pretty much captures it:


http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_martian.png

[Kobi]

Nina MacLaughlin spent her twenties working at a Boston newspaper, sitting behind a desk and starting at a screen. Yearning for more tangible work, she applied for a job she saw on Craigslist -- Carpenter's Assistant: Women strongly encouraged to apply -- despite being a Classics major who couldn't tell a Phillips from a flathead screwdriver. She got the job, and in Hammer Head she tells the rich and entertaining story of becoming a carpenter.

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Good beach reading.

[Talon]

Dean Koontz...

'The Taking'....

[bright_arrow]

I finished 'In Your Dreams' last night.

Started The Druid Series: Vol 1-3 by Marata Eros but it's so sexual that it's awkward for me to read. Not sure how I acquired it.. likely a .99 Amazon deal.. But I will wallow my way through it.

Then to finish The Bird Eater, and then find some more books.

[The JD]

Rereading Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia.

I figure if I can't sleep, I might as well laugh about it.

[homoe]

Just finished the first page of Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman:glasses:

[cinnamongrrl]

I started reading this:

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJkguy2IJZE5CHYIe9tEbLnLssM8ENQ IxlgkMQv1On12EA4ryH


B.K.S. Iyengar has devoted his life to the practice and study of yoga. It was B.K.S. Iyengar's unique teaching style, bringing precision and clarity to the practice, as well as a mindset of 'yoga for all', which has made it into a worldwide phenomenon.His seminal book, LIGHT ON YOGA, is widely called 'the bible of yoga' and has served as the source book for generations of yoga students around they world. In TREE OF YOGA, the collected wisdom of his many years of practical practice and its application in real life are brought into a single-volume work.A collected philosophy for life researched through decades of practice by B.K.S. Iyengar, the world's most respected yoga teacher. These are his core teachings and advice for living a long, healthy, happy life.Using the tree as a structural metaphor for both life and yoga practice, the essays cover many aspects of life and practice which are vital to health and happiness and in need of care. This includes:,*Yoga and health,*Yoga as part of daily life,*Childhood and parenthood,*Love,*Death,*Faith - hope and spirituality,

[Soon]

Dark Places

[Kobi]

Yea I'm one of the few who never read it before.

[Kätzchen]

Dead Wake by Erik Larson.

I read it a few months ago, but the way he writes about events during the sinking of the Lusitania, like in other non-fiction accounts he has written about before, is simply spell binding. I just want to read it again because it's that good.

[TheHinduPose]

The Precariat by Guy Standing:
(simply put,how our modern economy is impacting and effecting our society and the consquences of ie how the lack of any fairness in weath distribution is incubating and hatching a new angry class)

and:

The Bloody chamber by angela carter:
(Collection of short stories,magical fantasy based on and around fairy tales. I'm sure angela carter had quite a big influence on jeanette winterson,i also watched company of wolves couple weeks ago so i i wanted to re read the story)

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - that you’d thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.”
― Alan Bennett, The History Boys.

[Liam]

I just finished Anne Rice's Prince Lestat. Its always hard to read that last chapter, when I know that my time with old friends, will end soon.

[Greco]

[I]"Adultery" by Paulo Coelho

It's been a while, and this one reads deliciously. You understand.

Greco

[randrum]

I'm still (very) slowly making my way through A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) by George R. R. Martin.

And I'm rereading Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen as a refresher because I just got the sequel book.

[Kobi]

Modern medicine has transformed the dangers of childbirth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the face of our inevitable aging and death, what it can do often runs counter to what it should do. Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Atul Gawande reveals the suffering this has produced. He examines the profession's limitations and failures as life draws to a close. And he shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death, but a good life - until the very end.
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Good but definitely not beach reading. :)

[C0LLETTE]

The Sunday N.Y Times I'll be done by next Sunday

[Ascot]

As I seem to every couple of years, I am reading Written On The Body by Jeanette Winterson. I don't often reread something, but this one calls to me from time to time. The gist of the plot is that there is a beloved and neither the name nor the gender of the protagonist suitor is ever revealed. At times the energy is decidedly female, other times male.

[Talon]

If You Could See What I See
The Tenets of Novus Spiritus
By Sylvia Browne


*Good book, but I also usually find her books interesting and enlightening.

[Tuff Stuff]

Posts,mine,yours :popcorn:

[Kobi]

In this autobiography, President Carter "tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He discusses his regret at losing his re-election, but how he and Rosalynn pushed on and made a new life and second and third rewarding careers. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world."

[afrcnqueen]

African Laughter...Doris Lessing

[Kätzchen]

Ray Bradbury's ~~>>> Fahrenheit 451 (1952/1953).

[cinnamongrrl]

My Tuesday morning clients have an admirable book collection....

today she caught me looking at titles while I dusted and offered to let me borrow books any time I like...

squeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So... I am reading My Struggle: Book One by Karl Ove Knausgaard

A Norwegian Marcel Proust. This nerve-striking, addictive piece of hyper-realism, by the Norwegian Critics’ Prize-winning author of A Time For Everything, has created a phenomenon throughout Scandinavia. Click here to read The New Republic’s profile of Knausgaard & the My Struggle series. Almost ten years have passed since Karl Ove Knausgaard’s father drank himself to death. Vulnerable and assailed by doubts, he is now embarking on a new novel. With an uncanny eye for detail, Knausgaard breaks down his own life story to its elementary particles, reliving memories, reopening wounds, and examining with candor the turbulence and the epiphanies that emerge from his own experience of fatherhood, the fallout in the wake of his father’s death, and his visceral connection to music, art, and literature. Negotiating intimacy, love, and fear lie at the heart of his movements and mind as he moves from self-deprecation to self-absorption, from craving solitude to exposing an insatiable need for love and admiration, from alienation to harmony. Karl Ove’s dilemmas strike nerves that give us raw glimpses of our particular moment in history as we witness what happens to the sensitive and churning mind of a young man trying- as if his very life depended on it- to find his place in the disjointed world around him. This Proustian masterpiece opens a window into one of the most original minds writing today.

His picture is on the cover of the copy they have. His eyes are so piercing...his memoir promises to be engaging.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-tLSZ6pFHcRYN3BbKkA81sEE1LdnbQC4tRCaM9WhDHr1odr30

[Fancy]

Just started...
The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer

Looks like it will be one of those guilty pleasure books because it's not my typical genre to read. ;)

Also reading...
As Texas Goes...:How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda
by Gail Collins

This one is biting and fun and scary and true. Love Gail Collins!

[homoe]

I just finished the War Room (Chris Fabry) I'm not an overly religious person so at times it was a bit much for my tastes but if you have enjoyed this authors other books and believe in the power of pray check it out!

Btw yes it's a movie also out in theaters now too!

[Fancy]

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion
by Sam Harris

Extra reading for a class, but loving the book!

[nycfem]

Sounds cool! If you have time to come back and review it when done, please do! I have the book "The Atheists Little Book of Spirituality" (I think that's the title). I haven't read it yet but love the concept!

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality without Religion
by Sam Harris

Extra reading for a class, but loving the book!

[Venus007]

Diviners by Libba Bray

I just finished her "Going Bovine" and loved it so I thought I would explore her other works. So far it is pretty interesting, I like the way she develops her characters and her playful use of language.

Diviners is set in NY in the 1920s and is about a group of people who have powers, for example the main character is able to read objects by touching them.
Of course there is a supernatural bad guy and peril ensues.

[PurerSands]

Currently trying to get 'into' Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. It took me a while to get into Gone Girl too, but I was glad I did. By half way through I was addicted. Hoping this will be the same. P.S the movie didn't do it justice

[homoe]

I recently re-read The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion!

If you looking for a good read, dotted with humorists twist that leaves you feeling hopeful about finding love, check these out:glasses:

[PurerSands]

Today I bought three books. Little Gone Girl by Alexander Burt (also known as Mia is Missing)

The Girl with A Clock for A Heart by Peter Swanson

AND

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.

I'm ashamed to say I never read the HP series. Fantasy is not a genre I part take in much. But I do remember seeing maybe 2 of the movies years ago and enjoying them. For some reason for the passed week I've had a niggling feeling to read them... Or at least give them a shot.

So I may start with Harry, and move on to my usual genre of Thriller...

Don't judge me.... :D

[randrum]

I have a few books going. Still trying to make my way through a Song of Ice and Fire. I'm on Book 3.

I just started House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy.

And I'm also reading The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud.

[cinnamongrrl]

I have a few books going. Still trying to make my way through a Song of Ice and Fire. I'm on Book 3.

I just started House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy.

And I'm also reading The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud.

I used to be able to switch back and forth between books...no I feel like I need to focus on one....

<<<<old(er)

[PurerSands]

So I'm half way through the first Harry Potter since picking it up this afternoon. Hooked.

[puddin']

"go set a watchman", harper lee
"the half brother", lars saabye christenson
"into the river", ted dawe

[Mopsie]

Just started "Tiny Beautiful Things" by Cheryl Strayed. Very much enjoying it. The snippet below describes it so much better than I could.

“It is very rarely that I am a ridiculous fangirl about anything. It’s so emotionally taxing, so inherently undignified, that I try not to fall into the trap. So it took me by surprise when, upon discovering Dear Sugar at the Rumpus, I gradually fell down the rabbit hole into ridiculous fangirlishness for the first time in years. [Strayed took me to] the edge of the dark wood, staring into the place where the most wrenching and lovely truths reside. A place to lose your heart and find it again. If there is a common thread that unites the columns, it’s work. Sugar doesn’t tolerate laziness: doing the work to reach one’s full potential, to write that novel, to exorcise ghosts, to let go of resentments and jealousy and commit instead to generosity and love—all of these are sacred, lifelong tasks for which there are no shortcuts. The columns are a gift, and so too is the book. As Sugar herself bids in her column of the same name, I've written this now on the eve of her book’s publication with one intent: to say thank you.” —Ilana Teitelbaum, The Huffington Post

[Kätzchen]

http://liberalvaluesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/neil-gaiman-trigger-warning.jpg

[Glenn]

Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool (2014) The scariest book I've ever read, and Folks, I read alot! True story about a tough, New York cop, who becomes an exorcist after experiencing real demon possession among people. With the help of priests, he also instructs people how to recognize, and exorcise demons. Beware: Very, very, scary!

[RockOn]

C# Quick Syntax Reference
Sometimes I get mixed up flipping back and forth between Visual C# and Visual Basic languages

For some unknown reason, Microsoft Visual Studio will not compile a few lines of Visual Basic in their Visual C# Integrated Development Environment.

*chuckling* Yes, I know I am being goofy.
Lack of sleep makes me punchy!!! :)

[gotoseagrl]

Etiquette (1892) by Agness H. Morton - A cute vintage read.

Curious, If True by Elizabeth Gaskell

[jools66]

[QUOTE=PurerSands;1017460]Today I bought three books. Little Gone Girl by Alexander Burt (also known as Mia is Missing)

The Girl with A Clock for A Heart by Peter Swanson

AND

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.

I'm ashamed to say I never read the HP series. Fantasy is not a genre I part take in much. But I do remember seeing maybe 2 of the movies years ago and enjoying them. For some reason for the passed week I've had a niggling feeling to read them... Or at least give them a shot.

So I may start with Harry, and move on to my usual genre of Thriller...

Don't judge me.... :D[

Haveing read all the HP books, I have to say I loved them.
For one you really do get more involved, and it goes into greater detail.
I hope you like them as much as I did.

[jools66]

Ok, at last I have finally finished this book, and yes I know it took me some time.
So .... Judy, what can I tell you about his book.
After getting past the introduction, which gives you some background on how the research for the book started.
I was hooked.
Judy is a dog that received the highest bravery award that can be given for any animal.
She was a POW in the japanese war camps.
The book takes you from her mischievous pup days, right through all her trials in the camps with her fellow prisoners.
Please read this book, you won't regret it.

[Glenn]

Laura Blumenfeld-2002- Superb book! Gutsy Journalist Blumenfeld, searches for her father's arab shooter in Jerusalem and Iran seeking revenge.

[homoe]

Just finished Big Stone Gap! Liked it well enough but judging by the movie previews, I think it may be one of the few movies I like better than the book!

[Talon]

U1j-c06NubY

[jools66]

Just about to read his biography.
For those who have never heard of him, he's a british cycling champion.

[QueenofSmirks]

Many peer-reviewed articles for my final paper ::: scream! :::

[Glenn]

Author Sara Paretsky-2003 I love private detective V.I. Warshawski! Just finished her "Total Recall". A must read for fans. I once met Sara at a Chicago bookstore called Women and Children First, and CIJS she rocks!

[Angeltoes]

I'm not reading anything exciting at the moment, because like Stephanie, I only have time to read schoolish stuff...

Of course, I must always snatch few moments for a small BFP distraction.

There are so many more, but here are just a few of the books I recommend at the moment:



Lies My Teacher Told Me

The Souls of Black Folk


The Emotional Lives of Animals

De Profundis

The March of Folly

Uncertainty

Empty Without You

The New Jim Crow

The Gift


I recommend them all! There's also 'The Painted Bird'...'The Master and Margarita' (love pretty much all Russian Classics)...'Perfume' (It's a murder mystery! There was a movie awhile ago). I could spend a long time on this. I'm still a dedicated Ann Rice fan/vampire nerd, though I can't get into the latest generation. They're too hip. They just don't work for me.

[Martina]

Just finished Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

About to finish Wheelmen by Alberti and O'Connell - about doping in cycling, esp Lance Armstrong

[TheHinduPose]

Borrowed a copy of On Photography by Susan Sontag.