Kinski Uncut
 

Klaus Kinski- Memoirs. A very interesting psychological portrait of one of the world's greatest actors imo.

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote

Currently reading...
 

Majestically written....

Just starting Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. I thought I'd read it before but now I'm not sure.

I haven't started reading it just yet, because it doesn't come out until June. I pre-ordered it moments ago, because I enjoy what she writes for the most part.

Hunger - A Memoir of (My) Body
by Roxane Gay

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I've been reading James McBride's autobiography (an memoir and tribute to his white Jewish mother). I bought this book a few years ago and kept it because of the many subjects of interest (poverty, accounts of inherent racism and discrimination, and the re-telling of his mother's painful life experiences, well hidden social taboos, within her own small family and how those experiences shaped her life in very painful ways...). I like how McBride alternates between things he discovered late in life about his mother to how his mother's life impacts affected his life and the lives of his siblings, which helps the reader to learn more about social impacts affecting those whose life might parallel in similar ways.

It's a very good book and may well be considered a timeless classic, over the years to come.

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"Zadie Smith's dazzling first novel plays out its bounding, vibrant course in a Jamaican hair salon in North London, an Indian restaurant in Leicester Square, an Irish poolroom turned immigrant café, a liberal public school, a sleek science institute. A winning debut in every respect, White Teeth marks the arrival of a wondrously talented writer who takes on the big themes —faith, race, gender, history, and culture— and triumphs."

I read this and I loved it!

Just finished "The Cellist of Sarajevo" by Steven Galloway.

The review states;

"A novel of great intensity and power, and inspired by a true story, The Cellist of Sarajevo poignantly explores how war can change one’s definition of humanity, the effect of music on our emotional endurance, and how a romance with the rituals of daily life can itself be a form of resistance."

I very much enjoyed the book. While not a typical "feel good" novel, in the end it did leave me with a sense of hope for this world and the humans that inhabit it.

Katniss~~

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.

Living Apart Together: A Unique Path to Marital Happiness, or The Joy of Sharing Lives Without Sharing an Address - Anne L. Watson

EEEEKKKK!!!

I always have a couple of books going but I just finished one called "Bird Box".

A SUPER CREEPY post-apocalypse (but without the zombies) nail-biter replete with "the hair on the back of my neck just stood up" moments.

I just finished Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe and the biography Harriet Tubman by Kem Knapp Sawyer.

Thanks to this thread I read The Zookeeper's Wife last weekend and I'm now starting The Color of Water.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*uck..... by Mark Manson

I just looked that up.. looks sooooooooooo good!

Thanks to you and Katzchen, I read The Color of Water and I loved it. I gave it to my mother to read and she also loved it.

If you do decide to read it, let me know what you think! I was totally creeped out in several areas but it was super entertaining!

I have requested it at my library and will let you know how it goes. I like creepy... usually :brainsucker::|

Black Edge by Sheelah Kolhatkar

The story of the billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund, SAC Capital, and the largest insider trading investigation in history.

As a side note, the series Billions on Showtime is loosely based on this story of Cohen!


I also pre ordered the paperback of End Of Watch by Stephen King the final installment in the The Bill Hodges Trilogy!

That book looks like an interesting read, homoe. Awhile back, I read the non-fiction book about the billionaire recluse who started DHL -- King Larry, Which also was an very interesting read.

Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto Jessa Crispin
 

The review says :

Outspoken critic Jessa Crispin delivers a searing rejection of contemporary feminism . . . and a bracing manifesto for revolution.

Are you a feminist? Do you believe women are human beings and that they deserve to be treated as such? That women deserve all the same rights and liberties bestowed upon men? If so, then you are a feminist . . . or so the feminists keep insisting. But somewhere along the way, the movement for female liberation sacrificed meaning for acceptance, and left us with a banal, polite, ineffectual pose that barely challenges the status quo. In this bracing, fiercely intelligent manifesto, Jessa Crispin demands more.

Why I Am Not A Feminist is a radical, fearless call for revolution. It accuses the feminist movement of obliviousness, irrelevance, and cowardice--and demands nothing less than the total dismantling of a system of oppression.

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Not sure I agree with the review. Doesnt seem to equate with my definition of radical but she does pose some very interesting and important questions for anyone who thinks "feminism" is a done deal as opposed to a continually evolving movement.

She is very good at demonstrating how what can perceived as progress can easily turn into an unexpected and unwanted pitfall.

It will challenge one's beliefs and why one believes them. It will anger some, enlighten others. Will definitely make anyone reading it, think harder and in ways that may not be comfortable.

"Bird Box" was awesome!

I read it in one sitting on a hot day by the pool a couple of summers ago . . . grateful I wasn't reading it at night in the dark :)

It was Josh Malerman's debut novel and I have been eagerly awaiting more from him, so I'm happy to report that his new book "Black Mad Wheel " will be released at the end of May.

I got this from the library today and I'm on P 75- EEK! Loving it. Only wish it was warm enough that I could sit out on my back porch at night reading it.

IQ-84 (2011).
 

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I've read this dystopian novel twice, and never tire of reading it. I get a new insight, each time I read it.... it's really good book, well written, very enjoyable.

Link:

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a book about murder in the ohio amish community

Oooh, title please?

The Nixon effect : how Richard Nixon's presidency fundamentally changed American politics / Douglas E. Schoen.
 

"The Nixon Effect examines the 37th presidents political legacy in broad-ranging ways that make clear, for the first time, the breadth and duration of his influence on American political life. The book argues that Nixon is the key political figure in postwar American politics in multiple ways, some barely acknowledged until now. His legacy includes a generational shift in the ideological orientations of both the Republican and Democratic parties; the Nixon influence, both intentional and unintentional, was to push both parties further out to their ideological poles. So stark was Nixons influence on party identities that it shaped the hardened partisan polarization in Washington today and the evolution of what has come to be called Red and Blue America,"--Amazon.com.



I'm a history person so this kind of book appeals to me. Not sure I agree with the authors conclusions but it is something to mull over.



Also reading various and sundry books on the value of living trusts over wills. More to ponder.

Thanks for posting about this book, Kobi. I am always interested in reading materials that might not be an easy read or might be provocative by nature or historical accounts about particular political events, views or commentary on the Nixon years.... which I feel hasn't been given the attention it deserves. Recently, friends of mine who own a recording studio posted a photo meme concerning Nixon: "A bad recording can ruin your life" (or something to that effect).

Eta: I'm interested in the sundry materials about living wills vs trusts ..... would like to know your take on those books (if there was any helpful advice, etc).

End Of Watch by Stephen King.............

I just got through with "The Butterfly Garden" by Dot Hutchison.

Meh. It was entertaining enough and the plot was decent but I just wasn't connected to the characters. Very reminiscent of "Kiss the Girls" and the ending was kinda...meh.

Still, I'd recommend it if you wanted something that would entertain you but not grab you by the throat and choke you for the entire book.

I felt similarly about that book. It kept me picking it up but it wasn't like I was running home to it.

I'm in Goodwill and there is this book, "Women who run with the wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Anybody read it?

I've read it and I liked it (very helpful perspective, I totally endorse her process of thought ).

The 4 Percent Universe by Richard Panek. Popular science -- written by a journalist. Good.

Changes by Jim Butcher. Fantasy fiction. OK. Kinda tired of the character.

I've been reading lighter reading materials, lately. I bought two magazines, the latest issues of Taproot (such a great read: cuisine, crafting, gardening, cultural goodness), and a reissued collectors edition by Vanity Fair on the Kennedy's.

The other magazines are local editions of reading materials featuring travel recommendations, fine dining, eclectic foodie adventures, best neighborhoods, and life (in general).

And, Condé Nast Traveler, the January issue, which features interesting places to visit in the Hawaiian Islands, Barbados, hidden beaches, and The Chilean Andes.

Best magazine, out of all of the ones I'm reading, turns out to be two: Northwest Travel & Life, and Taproot. I highly recommend both periodicals.

11.22.63 by Stephen King
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Tick Tock by Dean Kootz
The Chess Queen Enigma by Colleen Gleason
Streams of Silver by R.A. Salvatore

Yes, all at once, I juggle :jester:

The autobiography of Chip and Joanna Gaines- from the show Fixer Upper (I really would like to meet them in person)

Barack & Michelle Obama- Farewell Speeches

of Thee I sing- A Letter to my Daughters - Barack Obama

On Beauty by Zadie Smith. So far, so good.

Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign: by Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes:glasses: