What are you reading?

Martina · 07-11-2012, 09:27 PM

I read a tiny little book called Fup this morning. By Jim Dodge. Set in rural Northern CA, where I am. It apparently is widely loved, but I wasn't crazy about it. It was sort of an adult Old Yeller with a surprise magical realism ending. This is the second book published by Heyday Books that I have read. I didn't love either of them.

Leigh · 07-12-2012, 01:34 AM

I'm actually in the middle of three books lol

1) Beat Sugar Addiction Now, by Jacob Teitelbaum M.D.

2) The Biggest Loser Simple Swaps: 100 Easy Changes to Start Living a Healthier Lifestyle

3) Weight Watchers Complete Food Companion

The JD · 07-12-2012, 08:59 AM

I took a detour from the book I intended to read...now I'm halfway through another book: Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us. Fantastic read!

The "science" is a bit sketchy, but as the authors themselves admit, it's tricky to measure something that is so subjective. Still, it's a fascinating look at the things that universally annoy us (of which there are many), and why.

The authors explore the annoyance of the senses at a fast clip, leaping from sound (nails on chalkboard, the sound of someone vomiting, overheard cell phone conversations) to smell (even skunks hate the smell of skunk, yet an aversion to the smell of poop is learned), to sight (clutter, traffic), to taste (at which age do Mexican children acquire the taste for hot peppers?) to touch (how a cloud of gnats around a pitcher's head can ruin a perfect game).

The last half of the book focuses on the sociological rather than the physical. I haven't yet learned why all the adorable little quirks of one's loved one eventually become annoying, but I have learned how mice show their annoyance when you hide their cheese.

It's a fun read...and if my dog ever gets sprayed by a skunk, it's worth five times the cost of the book just to have a scientifically proven recipe for removing the smell.

stonewalldog · 07-12-2012, 09:20 AM

She calls me her curmudgeon but really I am a big softie...lol....I am reading the last book of the last book of Radclyffe's Honor Series called "Word of Honor" Yeah...it is mindless trash but entertaining. And yeah....I'd do Blair....emm...and Diane.....but not together...lol...dream on...lol.....

Talon · 07-12-2012, 03:17 PM

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Fancy · 07-13-2012, 08:02 AM

Just finished: Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

It was a cute, fast, fun read with a healthy dose of Jane Austen love mixed with the banal idiocy of reality TV.

Now reading: Canoeing and Kayaking New York (Canoe and Kayak Series) by Kevin Stiegelmaier

and picked up for a little skimming and inspiration...

Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman

I'm reading everything in sight to get more raffle tickets in the community library summer reading program. Wish me luck!

Soon · 07-13-2012, 08:35 AM

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Never-Wanted-alcoholism-addiction/dp/0982579438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342189980&sr=8-1&keywords=everything+i+never+wanted+to+be"]Everything I Never Wanted to Be[/ame]--Dina Kucera (just finished--loved it--true story of a family's struggle with addiction written by the mother who is also a stand up comedian; her wit and perspective amidst so much struggle is amazing)

Semantics · 07-13-2012, 05:10 PM

Currently reading:

Diane Arbus: A Biography

by Patricia Bosworth

Just finished:

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

By Nujood Ali

grenade · 07-14-2012, 03:54 PM

Just finished The Glass Castle- Jeannette Walls.

Good read. Gritty.

Fancy · 07-16-2012, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semantics

Currently reading:

Diane Arbus: A Biography

by Patricia Bosworth

Just finished:

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

By Nujood Ali

Hey

Would you recommend either? I'm looking for good stuff to read....

Kobi · 07-17-2012, 07:39 AM

It Worked For Me....in life and leadership

~Colin Powell

lusciouskiwi · 07-19-2012, 05:10 AM

Just finished the 5th book in Game of Thrones series. Next on the reading list is "Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing"

Breezy · 07-19-2012, 08:13 AM

Sales numbers.

luv2luvgirls · 07-19-2012, 09:52 AM

Stone Butch Blues

Glenn · 07-28-2012, 11:08 AM

"Memoirs OF An Exorcist." Father Gabriele Amorth

When I heard Father Amorth, the most powerful exorcist in the catholic church, say in a television interview:"The devil sh**s in his pants when he sees me.", I had to buy the book. A very interesting aspect in this book is evil spirits, when they perceive some powerful exorcist, get very scared. To scare murderous and vicious demonic spirits, this book asserts, it must be a really nightmarish place in hell, so they roam Earth, without peace, until they can get into a physical body again, to do what they do. The case studies in this book are interesting.

Fancy · 08-07-2012, 01:34 PM

10 more days until the library summer program ends!

Now reading:
Farther Away - Jonathan Franzen

Favorite passage in the book so far, "If you dedicate your existence to being likable, however, and if you adopt whatever cool persona is necessary to make it happen, it suggests that you've despaired of being loved for who you really are. And if you succeed in manipulating other people into liking you, it will be hard not to feel, at some level, contempt for those people, because they've fallen for your shtick. Those people exist to make you feel good about yourself, but how good can your feeling be when it's provided by people you don't respect?"

Buddhism for Beginners - Thubten Chodron

and two in the kitchen for a little light summer canning:
175 best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades - Linda Amendt

Pickles to Relish - Beverly Alfeld (her full name is longer than the title)

08-07-2012, 02:56 PM

Just got a Kindle today and can't decide whether to start the first of the Hunger Games trilogy

Lost London - Richard Guard
A Race for Madmen - Chris Sidwells (non-fiction about Tour de France)
The Stranger's Child - Allan Hollinghurst

or

The first in the Marketplace series - Laura Antoniou

clay · 08-07-2012, 04:56 PM

Am enjoying this set of books...a gift to me...smiles....

Fancy · 08-10-2012, 07:49 AM

Ok, quoting my own, but who cares, right?

I'm tickled that the library just received a copy of Adrienne Rich's Dream of a Common Language! Heading to the library today to check it out before anyone else. How nerdy am I?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fancy

10 more days until the library summer program ends!

Now reading:
Farther Away - Jonathan Franzen

Favorite passage in the book so far, "If you dedicate your existence to being likable, however, and if you adopt whatever cool persona is necessary to make it happen, it suggests that you've despaired of being loved for who you really are. And if you succeed in manipulating other people into liking you, it will be hard not to feel, at some level, contempt for those people, because they've fallen for your shtick. Those people exist to make you feel good about yourself, but how good can your feeling be when it's provided by people you don't respect?"

Buddhism for Beginners - Thubten Chodron

and two in the kitchen for a little light summer canning:
175 best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades - Linda Amendt

Pickles to Relish - Beverly Alfeld (her full name is longer than the title)

nycfem · 08-10-2012, 10:46 AM

Wow, one of my favorite authors, David Rakoff, a gay humor/political writer (similar to the style of David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs) just died at age 47. I'm so very sad about this. I would not only read his writing but listen to him read it on the radio and on CDs. The death of an author we love is it's own grief, and a deep one at that.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/bo....html?emc=eta1

07-12-2012, 01:34 AM	#2
Leigh Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, etc Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 7,767 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,029 Thanked 13,024 Times in 4,784 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	I'm actually in the middle of three books lol 1) Beat Sugar Addiction Now, by Jacob Teitelbaum M.D. 2) The Biggest Loser Simple Swaps: 100 Easy Changes to Start Living a Healthier Lifestyle 3) Weight Watchers Complete Food Companion __________________ "When you fall off the wagon ... clutch the sides of it until you get a better grip!"

07-12-2012, 08:59 AM	#3
The JD Be the Fearless Bunny How Do You Identify?: Hers. Preferred Pronoun?: he Relationship Status: Medusa’s Snake Charmer Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: This must be the place. Posts: 649 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,740 Thanked 2,677 Times in 540 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I took a detour from the book I intended to read...now I'm halfway through another book: Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us. Fantastic read! The "science" is a bit sketchy, but as the authors themselves admit, it's tricky to measure something that is so subjective. Still, it's a fascinating look at the things that universally annoy us (of which there are many), and why. The authors explore the annoyance of the senses at a fast clip, leaping from sound (nails on chalkboard, the sound of someone vomiting, overheard cell phone conversations) to smell (even skunks hate the smell of skunk, yet an aversion to the smell of poop is learned), to sight (clutter, traffic), to taste (at which age do Mexican children acquire the taste for hot peppers?) to touch (how a cloud of gnats around a pitcher's head can ruin a perfect game). The last half of the book focuses on the sociological rather than the physical. I haven't yet learned why all the adorable little quirks of one's loved one eventually become annoying, but I have learned how mice show their annoyance when you hide their cheese. It's a fun read...and if my dog ever gets sprayed by a skunk, it's worth five times the cost of the book just to have a scientifically proven recipe for removing the smell. __________________ I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it. ~Flannery O'Connor

07-12-2012, 09:20 AM	#4
stonewalldog Junior Member How Do You Identify?: All-American Dyke Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: married Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 48 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 45 Thanked 106 Times in 36 Posts Rep Power: 1384437	trash novel She calls me her curmudgeon but really I am a big softie...lol....I am reading the last book of the last book of Radclyffe's Honor Series called "Word of Honor" Yeah...it is mindless trash but entertaining. And yeah....I'd do Blair....emm...and Diane.....but not together...lol...dream on...lol.....

07-12-2012, 03:17 PM	#5
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07-17-2012, 07:39 AM	#11
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07-11-2012, 09:27 PM	#1
Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,284 Times in 4,167 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I read a tiny little book called Fup this morning. By Jim Dodge. Set in rural Northern CA, where I am. It apparently is widely loved, but I wasn't crazy about it. It was sort of an adult Old Yeller with a surprise magical realism ending. This is the second book published by Heyday Books that I have read. I didn't love either of them.

07-13-2012, 08:02 AM	#6
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,074 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Just finished: Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos It was a cute, fast, fun read with a healthy dose of Jane Austen love mixed with the banal idiocy of reality TV. Now reading: Canoeing and Kayaking New York (Canoe and Kayak Series) by Kevin Stiegelmaier and picked up for a little skimming and inspiration... Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman I'm reading everything in sight to get more raffle tickets in the community library summer reading program. Wish me luck!

07-13-2012, 08:35 AM	#7
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,093 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Never-Wanted-alcoholism-addiction/dp/0982579438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342189980&sr=8-1&keywords=everything+i+never+wanted+to+be"]Everything I Never Wanted to Be[/ame]--Dina Kucera (just finished--loved it--true story of a family's struggle with addiction written by the mother who is also a stand up comedian; her wit and perspective amidst so much struggle is amazing)

07-13-2012, 05:10 PM	#8
Semantics Senior Member How Do You Identify?: malapropist Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New England Posts: 2,169 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,367 Thanked 3,968 Times in 1,201 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Currently reading: Diane Arbus: A Biography by Patricia Bosworth Just finished: I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced By Nujood Ali

07-14-2012, 03:54 PM	#9
grenade Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Full Flavor Femme Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,929 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,925 Thanked 8,058 Times in 2,121 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Just finished The Glass Castle- Jeannette Walls. Good read. Gritty.

07-19-2012, 05:10 AM	#12
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07-19-2012, 08:13 AM	#13
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07-19-2012, 09:52 AM	#14
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07-28-2012, 11:08 AM	#15
Glenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Ol butch bones. Preferred Pronoun?: Old thing Relationship Status: Too old to play. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: :rolleyes: Posts: 1,547 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,602 Thanked 3,729 Times in 1,095 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	"Memoirs OF An Exorcist." Father Gabriele Amorth When I heard Father Amorth, the most powerful exorcist in the catholic church, say in a television interview:"The devil sh*s in his pants when he sees me.", I had to buy the book. A very interesting aspect in this book is evil spirits, when they perceive some powerful exorcist, get very scared. To scare murderous and vicious demonic spirits, this book asserts, it must be a really nightmarish place in hell, so they roam Earth, without peace, until they can get into a physical body again, to do what they do. The case studies in this book are interesting. __________________ 1 Kings 19:12*

08-07-2012, 01:34 PM	#16
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,074 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	10 more days until the library summer program ends! Now reading: Farther Away - Jonathan Franzen Favorite passage in the book so far, "If you dedicate your existence to being likable, however, and if you adopt whatever cool persona is necessary to make it happen, it suggests that you've despaired of being loved for who you really are. And if you succeed in manipulating other people into liking you, it will be hard not to feel, at some level, contempt for those people, because they've fallen for your shtick. Those people exist to make you feel good about yourself, but how good can your feeling be when it's provided by people you don't respect?" Buddhism for Beginners - Thubten Chodron and two in the kitchen for a little light summer canning: 175 best Jams, Jellies, Marmalades - Linda Amendt Pickles to Relish - Beverly Alfeld (her full name is longer than the title)

08-07-2012, 02:56 PM	#17
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Just got a Kindle today and can't decide whether to start the first of the Hunger Games trilogy Lost London - Richard Guard A Race for Madmen - Chris Sidwells (non-fiction about Tour de France) The Stranger's Child - Allan Hollinghurst or The first in the Marketplace series - Laura Antoniou

08-07-2012, 04:56 PM	#18
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08-10-2012, 10:46 AM	#20
nycfem Moderator How Do You Identify?: femme sub Preferred Pronoun?: Baby Grrl Relationship Status: Attached Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 6,794 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 52,987 Thanked 21,427 Times in 5,101 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Wow, one of my favorite authors, David Rakoff, a gay humor/political writer (similar to the style of David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs) just died at age 47. I'm so very sad about this. I would not only read his writing but listen to him read it on the radio and on CDs. The death of an author we love is it's own grief, and a deep one at that. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/bo....html?emc=eta1

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