What are you reading?

The JD · 11-14-2015, 12:46 AM

I'm reading the Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1.

And yes, I'm a fan of the TV show, though late to the table. I know there are some major plot differences between the TV show and the comic book, and that reading the comic book will not solve the Big Cliffhanger of the current season, but I'm invested enough in the characters now to care about them in the comic form.

Only 2 more compendiums to go!

Kätzchen · 11-24-2015, 12:33 AM

I'm going to be on a 4 day holiday, over the weekend, and although I'm keeping my plans open, I'm going to read novels by Chaim Potok. I will probably save my very favorite book of all his books for the last, which is titled The Chosen.

The first time I read The Chosen, I was a sophomore in high school. The story of David and his struggle with his father, life at school and at home and conflicts within his family, has stayed with me since long ago.

Here's an excerpt from the very first page:

"When a trout rising to a fly gets hooked on a line and finds himself unable to swim about freely, he begins with a fight which results in struggles and splashes and sometimes an escape. Often, of course, the situation is too tough for him.

In the same way the human being struggles with his environment and with the hooks that catch him. Sometimes he masters his difficulties; sometimes they are too much for him. His struggles are all that the world sees and it naturally misunderstands them.

It is hard for a free fish to understand what is happening to a hooked one..." (Karl A.Menninger).

Martina · 11-24-2015, 12:51 AM

Goatsong by Tom Holt

11-14-2015, 12:46 AM	#1
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Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Relationship Status: Busy dating a special someone here at home Join Date: May 2010 Location: In a small community Posts: 16,265 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,369 Thanked 33,633 Times in 10,725 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I'm going to be on a 4 day holiday, over the weekend, and although I'm keeping my plans open, I'm going to read novels by Chaim Potok. I will probably save my very favorite book of all his books for the last, which is titled The Chosen. The first time I read The Chosen, I was a sophomore in high school. The story of David and his struggle with his father, life at school and at home and conflicts within his family, has stayed with me since long ago. Here's an excerpt from the very first page: "When a trout rising to a fly gets hooked on a line and finds himself unable to swim about freely, he begins with a fight which results in struggles and splashes and sometimes an escape. Often, of course, the situation is too tough for him. In the same way the human being struggles with his environment and with the hooks that catch him. Sometimes he masters his difficulties; sometimes they are too much for him. His struggles are all that the world sees and it naturally misunderstands them. It is hard for a free fish to understand what is happening to a hooked one..." (Karl A.Menninger). __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. ”Without justice, democracy dies,” — Jess Michaels (Epstein survivor).

11-24-2015, 12:51 AM	#3
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 4,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Goatsong by Tom Holt __________________ "No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up" - Lily Tomlin