What are you reading?

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.

Jesse · 03-24-2017, 06:21 AM

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

Medusa · 03-24-2017, 09:52 AM

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.

Wrang1er · 03-24-2017, 06:22 PM

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.

anotherbutch · 03-24-2017, 06:27 PM

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

easygoingfemme · 03-24-2017, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

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 looked that up.. looks sooooooooooo good!

Medusa · 03-26-2017, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

I just looked that up.. looks sooooooooooo good!

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!

Truly Scrumptious · 03-27-2017, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

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.

"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.

easygoingfemme · 04-01-2017, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

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 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.

Kätzchen · 04-11-2017, 12:39 PM

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:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Q84?wprov=sfla1

Wrang1er · 03-26-2017, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

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.

03-24-2017, 06:21 AM	#4
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03-18-2017, 10:14 PM	#2
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