What are you reading?

bright_arrow · 10-27-2019, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dark_crystal

I am reading Cujo right now for one of my book clubs. I hadn't read any Stephen King since the 90s but i plowed through the first half without even looking up.

For many years i was a snob about genre fiction and horror fiction especially, but King is finding whole new generations of readers now and everything you read about him as a person is just so wonderful. I may read a whole bunch more!

I love King and have been reading him for 20 years!

Kätzchen · 10-31-2019, 10:29 PM

Before I go see Edward Norton's movie Motherless Brooklyn, I am going to read a 1974 classic biography written by Robert Caro: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York.

It's biographic account of Robert Moses' life and how his prejudice toward people of color was baked into the fabric of structure of bridges and road ways of the surrounding NYC area. It's an period piece which examines how corruption can harm cities. I am on the wait list for the book and hope to read it soon.

Vincent · 11-01-2019, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Before I go see Edward Norton's movie Motherless Brooklyn, I am going to read a 1974 classic biography written by Robert Caro: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York.

It's biographic account of Robert Moses' life and how his prejudice toward people of color was baked into the fabric of structure of bridges and road ways of the surrounding NYC area. It's an period piece which examines how corruption can harm cities. I am on the wait list for the book and hope to read it soon.

Democracy now ,had a special on the fires deliberatly lit in the South Bronx,to rid the area of the poor and POC,and the resistance and resil;iance of the community.

I'm reading an Australian classic AB facey-A fortunate life

Orema · 11-03-2019, 06:47 AM

Am reading about colorism around the world (part of the Shades of Black series) at The Guardian found at this link: https://www.theguardian.com/membersh...ies-race-issue. The series is very good

Unlike mainstream media outlets in the states, The Guardian has articles on race and its effect everyday. https://www.theguardian.com/world/race. Lucky me to have stumbled on it.

Kätzchen · 11-23-2019, 03:55 PM

Here's a book review of Native Realm: A Search for Self Definition (1968) tendered by The Guardian (LINK).

Martina · 12-05-2019, 09:00 AM

I usually don't have a big stack. In fact I can't understand people who are constantly reading 8 books or something. I usually have A book. It's MY book. If I misplace it, there's panic. It's like an essential item of comfort and security until I'm finished. Then it's just a book again. That said, I have a stack right now.

Roman Myths by Michael Grant
Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen by Larry McMurtry
The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolf
The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung
Rusty Brown by Chris Ware
The Oxford Book of Classical Verse in Translation
Spanish Ballads translated by W.S. Merwin
The Homeric Hymns translated by
Diane Rayor

The problem with this is that I have coming in the mail:

The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends who Shaped an Age by Leo Damrosch
Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning
Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World 1300-1600 by Janet
Bennett
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece by Patrick Lee Fermor

Bèsame* · 12-05-2019, 09:50 AM

Another book on Reese Witherspoon's book club

The Other Woman....Sandie Jones

I won't copy and paste any reviews, just this little blimp:

Fiendishly twisty psychological thriller about a man, his new girlfriend, and the mother who will never let him go.

10-31-2019, 10:29 PM	#2
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11-23-2019, 03:55 PM	#5
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: Involved with someone special in my hometown Join Date: May 2010 Location: In a small community Posts: 16,282 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,209 Thanked 33,644 Times in 10,734 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Native Realm: A Search for Self Definition (Czéslaw Milösz, 1911-2004) Here's a book review of Native Realm: A Search for Self Definition (1968) tendered by The Guardian (LINK). __________________ “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). ”The planet can provide for human need, but not human greed,” — Dr Jane Goodall. ”The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few.” — Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).

12-05-2019, 09:00 AM	#6
Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,280 Times in 4,165 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I usually don't have a big stack. In fact I can't understand people who are constantly reading 8 books or something. I usually have A book. It's MY book. If I misplace it, there's panic. It's like an essential item of comfort and security until I'm finished. Then it's just a book again. That said, I have a stack right now. Roman Myths by Michael Grant Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen by Larry McMurtry The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolf The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung Rusty Brown by Chris Ware The Oxford Book of Classical Verse in Translation Spanish Ballads translated by W.S. Merwin The Homeric Hymns translated by Diane Rayor The problem with this is that I have coming in the mail: The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends who Shaped an Age by Leo Damrosch Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World 1300-1600 by Janet Bennett The Lost Man by Jane Harper Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece by Patrick Lee Fermor __________________ "No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up" - Lily Tomlin

12-05-2019, 09:50 AM	#7
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,438 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,188 Thanked 41,040 Times in 10,780 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	Another book on Reese Witherspoon's book club The Other Woman....Sandie Jones I won't copy and paste any reviews, just this little blimp: Fiendishly twisty psychological thriller about a man, his new girlfriend, and the mother who will never let him go. __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

11-03-2019, 06:47 AM	#4
Orema Superlative Soul Sister How Do You Identify?: Lesbian stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Moving in a single file and sometimes a sinner. Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cottage of Content Posts: 13,740 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41,507 Thanked 34,773 Times in 8,979 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	Am reading about colorism around the world (part of the Shades of Black series) at The Guardian found at this link: https://www.theguardian.com/membersh...ies-race-issue. The series is very good Unlike mainstream media outlets in the states, The Guardian has articles on race and its effect everyday. https://www.theguardian.com/world/race. Lucky me to have stumbled on it.