What are you reading?

deathbypoem · 08-12-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nycfem

I loved that book!

Escape: Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer: 9780767927574: Amazon.com: Books

oh my goodness. Me too. Little did I know that all of that really existed. I mean to an extent I knew of things here and there but that is beyond disturbing.

glad you enjoyed it too

Soon · 08-12-2013, 01:56 PM

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Clean-A-Memoir-ebook/dp/B00B77UDXO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1376337146&sr=1-1&keywords=coming+clean"]Coming Clean: A Memoir: Kimberly Rae Miller[/ame]

Both Blurbs Taken From Amazon:

Kim Miller is an immaculately put-together woman with a great career, a loving boyfriend, and a tidy apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. You would never guess that Kim grew up behind the closed doors of her family’s idyllic Long Island house, navigating between teetering stacks of aging newspapers, broken computers, and boxes upon boxes of unused junk festering in every room—the product of her father’s painful and unending struggle with hoarding.
In this moving coming-of-age story, Kim brings to life her rat-infested home, her childhood consumed by concealing her father’s shameful secret from friends, and the emotional burden that ultimately led to an attempt to take her own life. And in beautiful prose, Miller sheds light on her complicated yet loving relationship with her parents that has thrived in spite of the odds.

Coming Clean is a story about recognizing where we come from and the relationships that define us—and about finding peace in the homes we make for ourselves.

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The Chronology of Water: A Memoir Paperback
by Lidia Yuknavitch

This is not your mother’s memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story traces the effect of extreme grief on a young woman’s developing sexuality that some define as untraditional because of her attraction to both men and women. Her emergence as a writer evolves at the same time and takes the narrator on a journey of addiction, self-destruction, and ultimately survival that finally comes in the shape of love and motherhood.

KCBUTCH · 08-12-2013, 04:01 PM

The 40 day Prosperity program

blush · 08-12-2013, 08:06 PM

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Miller
President Garfield spent $150 on his Presidential campaign. It's an amazing account of his presidency.

The Language of Flowers
In spite of the plot holes big enough to drive a Mac truck through, I loved the characters.

The Perfume Collector
It's a great realistic fiction about classic perfumes.

The Cuckoo's Calling
I almost gave up on the stereotypical characters, but they're intentional. I loved the kitten stationary. Very Dolores Umbridge.

RockOn · 08-12-2013, 08:11 PM

CLR via C# 4th edition 2012 by Jeff Richter

I am very familiar with parts of it but decided today to study/read one chapter a day at work ... I believe it will be beneficial. It is some 900 pages of pure geek.

08-12-2013, 01:56 PM	#2
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 13,093 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Memoirs Recently Ordered (only started reading the first one...like it so far) [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Clean-A-Memoir-ebook/dp/B00B77UDXO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1376337146&sr=1-1&keywords=coming+clean"]Coming Clean: A Memoir: Kimberly Rae Miller[/ame] Both Blurbs Taken From Amazon: Kim Miller is an immaculately put-together woman with a great career, a loving boyfriend, and a tidy apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. You would never guess that Kim grew up behind the closed doors of her family’s idyllic Long Island house, navigating between teetering stacks of aging newspapers, broken computers, and boxes upon boxes of unused junk festering in every room—the product of her father’s painful and unending struggle with hoarding. In this moving coming-of-age story, Kim brings to life her rat-infested home, her childhood consumed by concealing her father’s shameful secret from friends, and the emotional burden that ultimately led to an attempt to take her own life. And in beautiful prose, Miller sheds light on her complicated yet loving relationship with her parents that has thrived in spite of the odds. Coming Clean is a story about recognizing where we come from and the relationships that define us—and about finding peace in the homes we make for ourselves. ----------- The Chronology of Water: A Memoir Paperback by Lidia Yuknavitch This is not your mother’s memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story traces the effect of extreme grief on a young woman’s developing sexuality that some define as untraditional because of her attraction to both men and women. Her emergence as a writer evolves at the same time and takes the narrator on a journey of addiction, self-destruction, and ultimately survival that finally comes in the shape of love and motherhood.

08-12-2013, 04:01 PM	#3
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08-12-2013, 08:06 PM	#4
blush Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: I'm with goofy. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 911 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 962 Thanked 2,375 Times in 616 Posts Rep Power: 15632317	Destiny of the Republic by Candice Miller President Garfield spent $150 on his Presidential campaign. It's an amazing account of his presidency. The Language of Flowers In spite of the plot holes big enough to drive a Mac truck through, I loved the characters. The Perfume Collector It's a great realistic fiction about classic perfumes. The Cuckoo's Calling I almost gave up on the stereotypical characters, but they're intentional. I loved the kitten stationary. Very Dolores Umbridge. __________________ "We never forget those who make us blush." Jean-Francois de la Harpe

08-12-2013, 08:11 PM	#5
RockOn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: sitting over there ----->>>>> :) Preferred Pronoun?: .... Relationship Status: .... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: .... Posts: 3,522 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,081 Thanked 10,304 Times in 2,610 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	CLR via C# 4th edition 2012 by Jeff Richter I am very familiar with parts of it but decided today to study/read one chapter a day at work ... I believe it will be beneficial. It is some 900 pages of pure geek.