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cinnamongrrl · 03-22-2016, 05:50 AM

I'm pretty good into a book called Neverhome by Laird Hunt.

Its a fictional account of a woman who disguises herself as a man so that she can fight in the American Civil War. So far so good

easygoingfemme · 03-22-2016, 09:02 AM

I'm reading Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper- loving it

Eighty-three-year-old Etta has never seen the ocean. So early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots and begins walking the 3,232 kilometers from rural Saskatchewan, Canada eastward to the sea. As Etta walks further toward the crashing waves, the lines among memory, illusion, and reality blur.

Otto wakes to a note left on the kitchen table. “I will try to remember to come back,” Etta writes to her husband. Otto has seen the ocean, having crossed the Atlantic years ago to fight in a far-away war. He understands. But with Etta gone, the memories come crowding in and Otto struggles to keep them at bay. Meanwhile, their neighbor Russell has spent his whole life trying to keep up with Otto and loving Etta from afar. Russell insists on finding Etta, wherever she’s gone. Leaving his own farm will be the first act of defiance in his life.
- See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Et....ykP5ak0y.dpuf

dark_crystal · 03-24-2016, 04:47 AM

I am reading the Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance) by Jeff VanDerMeer

Genesis · 03-30-2016, 11:47 PM

I am currently reading:
Title of book: Talking with Angels - Budaliget 1943
Author: Gitta Mallasz

Synopsis:"Four young people in search of inner meaning at a time of outer upheaval,
encountered luminous forces that helped them find new direction and hope in their shattered lives.
These forces, which came to be known as angels, accompanied the four friends for seventeen perilous months,
before three of them met their deaths in a Nazi concentration camp.
Only Gitta Mallasz survived to bring their story and these remarkable dialogues to the world..."

Kätzchen · 04-02-2016, 02:59 PM

Several friends of mine were recently diagnosed with oral cancer. Back in the day, not all that long ago, my friends use to gargle with Listerene mouthwash practically more times a day than eating three sit down meals a day (or more). Same for brushing their teeth. Of course, back then, we didn't have too many brands of tooth paste to choose from. I remember the standard types by Colgate or Crest or new dazzling brands of Close-up or Ultrabrite.

Anyway, it turns out that what we put in our mouth can be dangerous, if not slowly fatal.

So...., I've been reading medical journal articles on cancer causing agents in toothpaste and mouthwash.

I am primarily reading articles about scientific findings concerning Oral Oncology from the website link, below:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13688375

Venus007 · 04-03-2016, 01:56 PM

I am reading the Silmarillion by Tolkien yet again because I am getting ready to read LOTR yet again

Kätzchen · 04-08-2016, 11:31 PM

A friend of mine flagged (liked ) an post today on f.b., an post by Michelle Alexander.

I also recently read an article that she wrote for The Nation (Why Hillary Doesn't Deserve The Black Vote, February 10, 2016), so I followed up by reading posts on her f.b.page. It turns out to be that Michele Alexander is an associate professor of law at Ohio State, received her law degree from Stanford Law School, was director for the Racial Justice Project for the ACLU in Northern California, served in other roles for other Supreme court justices, as well as authoring an non-fiction book on racial injustice, titled:

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness (The New Press, 2010).

As soon as I can order an copy of her book, I plan to read what she has to say because Alexander takes an strong stand on how policy drawn during the Clinton years is strongly connected to the disenfranchisement of millions of African Americans and other people of color.

storyspinner70 · 04-09-2016, 12:52 AM

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Stephen King

Stephen has delivered a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story.

Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of Stephen's finest gifts to the constant reader—“I made them especially for you,” says King. “Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth.”

Greco · 04-14-2016, 08:04 PM

"Lying on the Couch" by Yalom

Good one...Greco

girl_dee · 04-14-2016, 08:46 PM

homoe · 05-06-2016, 09:33 PM

The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

This is a first time novelist, and I'm really enjoying it.

easygoingfemme · 05-10-2016, 03:21 PM

I'm forcing my way through Rules of Civility by Amor Towles- forcing because it's my book club book this month but I'm not feeling it.

My eyes keep wandering to Into the Forest by Jean Hegland- sitting right next to my book club book. Taunting me.

TheHinduPose · 06-03-2016, 12:18 PM

(Just borrowed a copy of this) We might all do better to Remember that Yesterday has everything to do with Today and how that impacts on Tomorrow.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...foregin-policy

https://chomsky.info/

easygoingfemme · 06-03-2016, 12:51 PM

Station Eleven- Emily St. John Mandel
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Station-Eleven-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0804172447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464979820&sr=1-1&keywords=station+eleven"]Station Eleven: Emily St. John Mandel: 9780804172448: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

The JD · 06-10-2016, 09:30 PM

Finished The Girl With the Most Gifts last week. The writing is fantastic, and the plot is completely fucked up (in the best of ways).

I can't even say what it's about without giving away one of the shockers, but if you like apocalyptic fiction (and hell, even if you don't), check it out.

Glenn · 06-23-2016, 12:06 PM

The Untold Story
J. Randy Taraborrelli
Grand Central Publishing-2015
Comment: Wowwow!

randrum · 06-23-2016, 05:38 PM

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz
The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Against Doctor's Orders by Radclyffe

homoe · 07-13-2016, 06:03 PM

I just finished a book I had been greatly anticipating, but it was a let down sorry to say!

Perfect Pairing by Rachel Spangler started out good! Hal a food truck chef, her best friend/co worker/employee got the book off to a good start and one could almost taste the foods she created! Enter Quinn Banning an investment banker, looking to invest in the next newest thing,and open a restaurant!

These two women,by the end of the book,had me wanting to clunk their heads together like Moe used to do to Curly and Larry!

nina03 · 07-13-2016, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homoe

I just finished a book I had been greatly anticipating, but it was a let down sorry to say!

Perfect Pairing by Rachel Spangler started out good! Hal a food truck chef, her best friend/co worker/employee got the book off to a good start and one could almost taste the foods she created! Enter Quinn Banning an investment banker, looking to invest in the next newest thing,and open a restaurant!

These two women,by the end of the book,had me wanting to clunk their heads together like Moe used to do to Curly and Larry!

Lol. I just finished this too. The sex scenes weren't terrible, but the endless processing of the two leads was really off-putting. Their processing was everything I've hated in my worst relationships. I'm about to start a new book called Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. It looks really good. I'll report back.

randrum · 07-14-2016, 09:58 PM

I've been really into Fan Fiction lately. Been reading a lot of HP and Once Upon a Time stories.

03-22-2016, 05:50 AM	#2581
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03-24-2016, 04:47 AM	#2583
dark_crystal Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: jenny Preferred Pronoun?: babygirl Relationship Status: First Lady of the United SMH Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,445 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,532 Thanked 26,589 Times in 4,691 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I am reading the Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance) by Jeff VanDerMeer __________________

03-30-2016, 11:47 PM	#2584
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: 9,392 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,594 Thanked 14,633 Times in 6,270 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Talking with Angels I am currently reading: Title of book: Talking with Angels - Budaliget 1943 Author: Gitta Mallasz Synopsis:"Four young people in search of inner meaning at a time of outer upheaval, encountered luminous forces that helped them find new direction and hope in their shattered lives. These forces, which came to be known as angels, accompanied the four friends for seventeen perilous months, before three of them met their deaths in a Nazi concentration camp. Only Gitta Mallasz survived to bring their story and these remarkable dialogues to the world..."

04-03-2016, 01:56 PM	#2586
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03-22-2016, 09:02 AM	#2582
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: 3,375 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,731 Thanked 14,159 Times in 3,019 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I'm reading Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper- loving it Eighty-three-year-old Etta has never seen the ocean. So early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots and begins walking the 3,232 kilometers from rural Saskatchewan, Canada eastward to the sea. As Etta walks further toward the crashing waves, the lines among memory, illusion, and reality blur. Otto wakes to a note left on the kitchen table. “I will try to remember to come back,” Etta writes to her husband. Otto has seen the ocean, having crossed the Atlantic years ago to fight in a far-away war. He understands. But with Etta gone, the memories come crowding in and Otto struggles to keep them at bay. Meanwhile, their neighbor Russell has spent his whole life trying to keep up with Otto and loving Etta from afar. Russell insists on finding Etta, wherever she’s gone. Leaving his own farm will be the first act of defiance in his life. - See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/Et....ykP5ak0y.dpuf

04-02-2016, 02:59 PM	#2585
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Monogamously Attached ❤️ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Where it once rained daily but now it doesn’t. Posts: 15,091 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 36,000 Thanked 32,003 Times in 9,945 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	Several friends of mine were recently diagnosed with oral cancer. Back in the day, not all that long ago, my friends use to gargle with Listerene mouthwash practically more times a day than eating three sit down meals a day (or more). Same for brushing their teeth. Of course, back then, we didn't have too many brands of tooth paste to choose from. I remember the standard types by Colgate or Crest or new dazzling brands of Close-up or Ultrabrite. Anyway, it turns out that what we put in our mouth can be dangerous, if not slowly fatal. So...., I've been reading medical journal articles on cancer causing agents in toothpaste and mouthwash. I am primarily reading articles about scientific findings concerning Oral Oncology from the website link, below: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13688375

04-08-2016, 11:31 PM	#2587
Kätzchen Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Monogamously Attached ❤️ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Where it once rained daily but now it doesn’t. Posts: 15,091 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 36,000 Thanked 32,003 Times in 9,945 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	A friend of mine flagged (liked ) an post today on f.b., an post by Michelle Alexander. I also recently read an article that she wrote for The Nation (Why Hillary Doesn't Deserve The Black Vote, February 10, 2016), so I followed up by reading posts on her f.b.page. It turns out to be that Michele Alexander is an associate professor of law at Ohio State, received her law degree from Stanford Law School, was director for the Racial Justice Project for the ACLU in Northern California, served in other roles for other Supreme court justices, as well as authoring an non-fiction book on racial injustice, titled: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness (The New Press, 2010). As soon as I can order an copy of her book, I plan to read what she has to say because Alexander takes an strong stand on how policy drawn during the Clinton years is strongly connected to the disenfranchisement of millions of African Americans and other people of color.

04-14-2016, 08:04 PM	#2589
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04-14-2016, 08:46 PM	#2590
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05-10-2016, 03:21 PM	#2592
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06-03-2016, 12:18 PM	#2593
TheHinduPose Member How Do You Identify?: human Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: earth Posts: 1,232 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,833 Thanked 3,093 Times in 887 Posts Rep Power: 21474848	(Just borrowed a copy of this) We might all do better to Remember that Yesterday has everything to do with Today and how that impacts on Tomorrow. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...foregin-policy https://chomsky.info/

06-03-2016, 12:51 PM	#2594
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: 3,375 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,731 Thanked 14,159 Times in 3,019 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Station Eleven- Emily St. John Mandel [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Station-Eleven-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0804172447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1464979820&sr=1-1&keywords=station+eleven"]Station Eleven: Emily St. John Mandel: 9780804172448: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

06-10-2016, 09:30 PM	#2595
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06-23-2016, 12:06 PM	#2596
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06-23-2016, 05:38 PM	#2597
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07-13-2016, 06:03 PM	#2598
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07-14-2016, 09:58 PM	#2600
randrum Member How Do You Identify?: Boi Preferred Pronoun?: Just call me G Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 695 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,480 Thanked 3,063 Times in 668 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	I've been really into Fan Fiction lately. Been reading a lot of HP and Once Upon a Time stories. __________________