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Whatcha Reading?
Us bibliophiles want to know: what are you reading, plan to read, or didn't enjoy reading?
Here's a place to gab about literature (all kinds), share reading lists, and reviews. Looking forward to your posts!
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I just finished Profiles in Folly, History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong by Alan Axelrod
I love history, so I enjoyed it. A light look at a bunch of big messes. I am off to the library this weekend to find something new.
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how did i get here - chapter 1
".. i'm sure i was sociable. days were nearly always spent kicking balls, exploring the woods, digging in soil, and sometimes eating it, roaming the hills and in each other's houses..." - keith i am reading asperger syndrome- a love story, written by sarah hendricks and keith newton. the couple explain who they are as individuals, chronicle their meeting and first ill-fated relationship, followed by a painful but vital period of separation and learning to the final destination of a new, different, more satisfactory relationship together. personal accounts - embracing [humourously a lot of the time] neurodiversity! i'm also still reading jayber crow, a novel by wendell berry. [his work with farm alliance is amazing, by the way]. this book is poetic, philosophical, and the community members/town is imagined- richly so! i hope you are doing well, daisy - whatcha readin' ? belle ox |
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Alchemical Psychology, Old recipes for living in a new world by Thom Cavalli; The Fisher king and the Handless Maiden; understanding The wounded feeling Function in the Masculine and Feminine in Psychology; by Robert Johnson And I am currently researching Nyx, The Goddess Night. I am preparing to tell a story to my drumming circle. We are honoring the darkness and I thought what a great way to share what the darkness has 'birthed' for us through mythology. She is an amalgamation of other creation myths so old that the only places she is still present is in the oldest of the old written myths. Flying my geek colors....
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Voices From the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Excerpt: IN RESPONSE TO A BROTHER’S QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HE SHOULD DO WHEN HIS BEST FRIEND BEATS UP A WOMAN . . . and push out the violence be unafraid to be a man who confronts men about women be unafraid to be a man who confronts men big mean ass nasty men be unafraid to be a man who confronts himself. -Asha Bandele
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Let's see.. I have a few books on the go:
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker (planning on learning this so I can make some gifts next year rather than buy -- including, perhaps, a his and hers Fisherman's Sweaters) A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (a lot of it seems interestingly and odd Buddhist) Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology (interesting book by one of the former Sea Org members about what Scientology was really like and how he escaped it after a lifetime in it --- over 15 years IIRC). Windows 7: The Definitive Guide (gotta get brushed up on that because it's related to a course I teach)
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The book from the former Scientology member sounds intriguing. I've heard Kate Bornstein () talk about her experiences in the group--but those are really the only first-hand accounts that I've encountered.
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I'd still call it a cult given the behaviour of closing individuals off from families. I went to the site that the author created and checked out a few links. It was interesting that they called it a "cousin of Buddhism". If it is, I'd consider it a distant cousin a few times removed. No Buddhist school of thought I know of tells you to stop associating with others nor tells you that non-believers are "suppressives". Anyways, if you find it, I'd recommend it as a quick and intense read. I've started reading Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe so I can be somewhat up-to-speed for the FreeThinkers' thread.
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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. |
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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.
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How are they? LOL I just finished The Giver for the 235534345th time. I first read this book in 6th grade and I adore it so bad. I think I am going to try to read The Stand again...but Stephen King kind of bores me sometimes. |
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton- I had this one read aloud to me in the few days following New Years. It's a little disturbing but so well written.
I just finished John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany. It was one of those books that I had to read with a pen and paper beside me so that I could copy down quotes and page numbers that I want to revisit. Last night I started Alter of Eden by James Rollins. I've loved all of his books even though they're the kind of books I usually hate. There's something about the way he writes and his plots and characters that I really like. |
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