What are you reading?

Soft*Silver · 08-08-2010, 11:03 PM

OH! I have been wanting to read that book! I am going to see if I cant get it at the library when I go to the hospital for my surgery. I want to bring a few books so I can read and not just watch TV all day.

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The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics - Working on The ScrewTape Letters for now.

I received this book as a Christmas present and am just now getting around to really reading it.

cane · 08-08-2010, 11:06 PM

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë

(What can I say, I'm just a sucker for the old classics)

DamonK · 08-08-2010, 11:17 PM

The Boys by Martin Gilbert

Documents the lives of 732 boys and girls during the Holocaust, their lives before the camps, the camps, and after the camps.

Jesse · 08-08-2010, 11:21 PM

I am enjoying it greatly

Hope you can find it.

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Originally Posted by softness

OH! I have been wanting to read that book! I am going to see if I cant get it at the library when I go to the hospital for my surgery. I want to bring a few books so I can read and not just watch TV all day.

christie · 08-09-2010, 06:57 AM

I just finished Archeron by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Out of all the Dark Hunter series I have read (to date), its my fav by a landslide!

I have the latest Jacqueline Carey, Naamah's Curse waiting in the wings. I may have to go back and read Naamah's Kiss again to remind myself of the storyline. I HATE books in a series with such a length of time between releases!

BBinNYC · 08-09-2010, 08:30 AM

Joining thread...

I usually read a fair amount, though because I read The New Yorker every week, it cuts into my book time. About a month ago, I started reading with a Kindle DX and since then I have been reading non-stop. I have a wish list on the Kindle and every time I finish one book, I just download another. It's something I didn't think I'd enjoy as much as I do, but it really changes a lot about reading.

Here's what I've read on the Kindle:

Insignificant Others - Stephen Macauley - a book about a gay man in middle age and about relationship choices. Set in Boston, where I lived for many years, I enjoyed reading a story taking place in a city that I know and love.

Girl in Translation - Jean Kwok - about the Chinese immigrant experience in NYC. Very well written and moving.

The Frozen Rabbi - Steve Stern - the second book of his I've read. It's a magical realism with a twist of Hasidism about a family that has kept a celebrated rabbi frozen for generations until he thaws out in a power outage. A wonderful book.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - also magical realism about a girl who tastes the emotions of the people who have cooked the food she eats. Really well done and recommended.

I also read The Help (pre-Kindle) and like it tremendously. I can see why it's been on the best seller list forever.

Looking forward to hearing more about what all of you are reading.

BBinNYC

afixer · 08-10-2010, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BBinNYC

The Frozen Rabbi - Steve Stern - the second book of his I've read. It's a magical realism with a twist of Hasidism about a family that has kept a celebrated rabbi frozen for generations until he thaws out in a power outage. A wonderful book.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - also magical realism about a girl who tastes the emotions of the people who have cooked the food she eats.

so I read this post last night and went to Barnes an Noble this morning.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake looks fascinating. I have thoughts about the food I eat and who's preparing it...weird I know.

afixer · 08-16-2010, 07:42 PM

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so I read this post last night and went to Barnes an Noble this morning.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake looks fascinating. I have thoughts about the food I eat and who's preparing it...weird I know.

I loved this book
I'm going to get her other book when I finish this.

Where Men Win Glory - Jon Krakauer

Abigail Crabby · 08-09-2010, 08:39 AM

I'm currently reading Stephen Kings, Under the Dome.

Being a mega King fan, I'm thrilled to find new material by him.

Lady_Wu · 08-09-2010, 09:38 AM

For my studies I am reading Taoist Yoga: Alchemy and Immortality; Holding Yin, Embracing Yang, and Nourishing the Essence of the Body, and The Essential Tao. For my Buddhist studies, I am reading Hinayana; The Heart Sutra; The Lotus Sutra; and The Path. For fun I am reading Honesty and Death and listening to Books: A Memoir.
Think that's enough?
Lady_Wu

leatherfaery · 08-09-2010, 05:47 PM

Finishing Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs then going to start reading Ordinary Men by Christopher R Browning

Laerkin · 08-09-2010, 05:50 PM

Just loaded my new eReader up with "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and got almost halfway through it today. Then I start "Bullet" by Laurell Hamilton. And "Before Roe v. Wade: Voices that Shaped the Abortion Debate" for my book club.

Ryobi · 08-09-2010, 06:08 PM

"Aristotle and an Aardvark go to Washington." Understanding political doublespeak through philosophy and jokes. by, Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klien

It has both cracked me up and made me mad at times. sometimes at the same time.

Next I want to read by them, "Plato and a Platypus walk into a bar"

Rook · 08-15-2010, 09:20 PM

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
Yup still reading it, every so often I get curious and Scan the Internet looking into key subjects or names I find peaks my interest and the Authors picture on the Cover is hawt too-cough-...there's rumors it will be made into Film, Awesome !!!

Here's a nifty Link I loooove
http://www.steliart.com/angelology_angelic_orders.html

Re-Reading "Watership Down", "The Last Unicorn"

BBinNYC · 08-16-2010, 08:04 PM

I loved Angelology as well. It's a step up from the Dan Brown books. A real page turner.

Soon · 08-16-2010, 09:23 PM

Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter--Barbara Robinette Moss

I just finished reading her other (first...I did it backwards) memoir, Fierce, so I am kind of overwhelmed with this protagonist and her family ... I keep putting the book down to take a break.

nycfem · 08-16-2010, 09:49 PM

Are they both memoirs?

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Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter--Barbara Robinette Moss

I just finished reading her other (first...I did it backwards) memoir, Fierce, so I am kind of overwhelmed with this protagonist and her family ... I keep putting the book down to take a break.

08-08-2010, 11:06 PM	#2
cane Member How Do You Identify?: male identified butch Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 294 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 119 Thanked 357 Times in 122 Posts Rep Power: 1030324	Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë (What can I say, I'm just a sucker for the old classics) __________________ "Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus"

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BBinNYC Member How Do You Identify?: butch Preferred Pronoun?: Fine with he or she. Just don't call me late for dinner. Relationship Status: married to the best femme in the world Tournaments Won: 2 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York City Posts: 115 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 297 Thanked 590 Times in 75 Posts Rep Power: 6430377	Hello Readers Joining thread... I usually read a fair amount, though because I read The New Yorker every week, it cuts into my book time. About a month ago, I started reading with a Kindle DX and since then I have been reading non-stop. I have a wish list on the Kindle and every time I finish one book, I just download another. It's something I didn't think I'd enjoy as much as I do, but it really changes a lot about reading. Here's what I've read on the Kindle: Insignificant Others - Stephen Macauley - a book about a gay man in middle age and about relationship choices. Set in Boston, where I lived for many years, I enjoyed reading a story taking place in a city that I know and love. Girl in Translation - Jean Kwok - about the Chinese immigrant experience in NYC. Very well written and moving. The Frozen Rabbi - Steve Stern - the second book of his I've read. It's a magical realism with a twist of Hasidism about a family that has kept a celebrated rabbi frozen for generations until he thaws out in a power outage. A wonderful book. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - also magical realism about a girl who tastes the emotions of the people who have cooked the food she eats. Really well done and recommended. I also read The Help (pre-Kindle) and like it tremendously. I can see why it's been on the best seller list forever. Looking forward to hearing more about what all of you are reading. BBinNYC

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08-15-2010, 09:20 PM	#14
Rook Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A.G - Stone Butch - GenderFuck Preferred Pronoun?: Hym, Hyz...or, just b respectable, it's not that hard.. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus Posts: 2,280 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,227 Thanked 3,182 Times in 1,287 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Angelology by Danielle Trussoni Yup still reading it, every so often I get curious and Scan the Internet looking into key subjects or names I find peaks my interest and the Authors picture on the Cover is hawt too-cough-...there's rumors it will be made into Film, Awesome !!! Here's a nifty Link I loooove http://www.steliart.com/angelology_angelic_orders.html Re-Reading "Watership Down", "The Last Unicorn" __________________

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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 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter--Barbara Robinette Moss I just finished reading her other (first...I did it backwards) memoir, Fierce, so I am kind of overwhelmed with this protagonist and her family ... I keep putting the book down to take a break.