What are you reading?

Genesis · 02-28-2017, 05:05 PM

Majestically written....

Wrang1er · 03-06-2017, 09:44 AM

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

Jesse · 03-06-2017, 11:32 AM

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

Kätzchen · 03-18-2017, 12:54 PM

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.

easygoingfemme · 03-18-2017, 02:34 PM

"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."

cinnamongrrl · 03-18-2017, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

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.

I read this and I loved it!

Katniss · 03-18-2017, 10:14 PM

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~~

Wrang1er · 03-20-2017, 08:47 AM

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.

Wrang1er · 03-26-2017, 11:47 AM

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I read this and I loved it!

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.

02-28-2017, 05:05 PM	#1
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,668 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Currently reading... *Majestically written....*

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03-06-2017, 09:44 AM	#2
Wrang1er Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me, myself and I Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Here Posts: 1,526 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,112 Thanked 7,043 Times in 1,354 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Just starting Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. I thought I'd read it before but now I'm not sure.

03-18-2017, 12:54 PM	#4
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow ツ Posts: 16,055 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,111 Thanked 33,514 Times in 10,640 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	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.

03-18-2017, 02:34 PM	#5
easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,683 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,014 Thanked 14,951 Times in 3,308 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	"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."

03-18-2017, 10:14 PM	#7
Katniss Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Dame, doll, twist, dish Preferred Pronoun?: Ladylike ones Relationship Status: ***** Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: We drink sweet tea here Posts: 2,903 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,654 Thanked 10,368 Times in 2,088 Posts Rep Power**: 21474851	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~~

03-20-2017, 08:47 AM	#8
Wrang1er Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me, myself and I Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Here Posts: 1,526 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,112 Thanked 7,043 Times in 1,354 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.