The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

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La ciudad de las bestias {The City of Beasts} - Isabel Allende {the First book of a Trilogy}

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simone de beauvoir's 'the second sex'. (2010)

the new english translation and unabridged!

but first i'm just finishing irene vilar's 'impossible motherhood: testimony of an abortion addict' (2009)

Ohhh I just finished The Girl who played with Fire... I love, love, love the way Stieg writes.. I ate the book in one day...

The film is/was on limited release and they are making an 'merican version..

Brad Pitt is rumored to play Blomkvist..

this...

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and this...

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I just finished reading Leslie Feinberg's Drag King Dreams, which had been on my shelf for a while. At first, I was reluctant--because, having just read Stone Butch Blues (yes, I was "behind" in my reading), I wasn't sure if my expectations were realistic. Anyhow, my first reaction was, "wow, this is poetic." But, really, I grew to love the characters--and the message; I sincerely recommend this book. (f)

Thanks to Ms. Jen, I also read Bob Flanagan's The Pain Journal. And, I watched the documentary, Sick, based on the latter years of his life as a masochist. Both were truly eye-opening. I must say that I'm still (a few months later) awed at how much he challenges assumptions about pain--and, for me (specifically) the engagement (word choice?) between masochism and topping. Yes, I'm still mulling over this one :) Thanks, Jen!

Is it a novel?

Yup, it's a novel...but, in my opinion, very poetic--both in content and language. And, that's a characteristic that struck me from the beginning.

*hugs*

So glad to hear this! His work has been so influential to me.

Another good book by Bob Flanagan is Super Masochist.

I've read mixed reviews of Impossible Motherhood. What did you think?

Infidel, Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Will certainly read her latest- Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations as well.

Any rumors as who is to portrait Lisbeth Salander?

Always interesting to compare the swedish (or european) version of a film with the american. I wonder though does americans ever see the original versions of the remakes?

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Originally Posted by nycfembbw (Post 119318) I've read mixed reviews of Impossible Motherhood. What did you think?

difficult read (i'm having baby thoughts these days) but overall sad and incredibly worthwhile.

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i didn't finish the beauvior and it's due back today--it would have made a great door stop or weapon. (it's only available for 2 weeks' check out)

now i'm into this: the fortress of solitude (jonathan lethem)

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I just read that one along with the other two in the trilogy. I wasn't really blown away until the last book when the whole thing comes together. In the end it's a pretty amazing story.

It's sad that Stieg Larsson died before the books were published and such a huge success. Supposedly there's a fourth book nearly completed on his computer (that his heirs are fighting over) and outlines for the sixth and seventh. He had planned ten in all. I selfishly feel disappointed that we won't find out what he intended for Salanger.

D. H. Lawrence and the Body Mystical
by Frederick Carter

at this moment... this passage:

"...mysticism is the means through which man seeks within himself the secret springs of life that are common to all things alive, existing in the greatest as in the least. It seeks, too, the very extent of life, finding a kinship and the stirrings of a mutual state of being in unsuspected places. Contemplative, the mind withdraws from too close contact, the better to envisage the rushing stream of existence..."

The Children of Hurin
By JRR Tolkien as compiled and edited by Christopher Tolkien

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. i think she lives in Ann Arbor. Pretty engrossing. Vampires and research in old archives.

What are you reading?
 

I'm still slogging through The Elegant Universe. I want to get through that before I start others. I am also going through some manuals/PDFs for work as well in preparation for a new course.

No fiction or other books for the time being.

I'm reading Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.

It's about a two dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes. One of the main characters, a square, discovers another dimension and sends everything into an uproar.

It was written 125 years ago and while it's a book about science/ math/ physics it also touches on a lot of the sociological issues of that time.

Bernard, Ted. (2010). Hope and Hard Times: Communities, Collaboration and Sustainability. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers.

Severed book about the Black Dahlia murder.

I bet I would like this book (story) a lot!

I'm reading Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance by Helen LaKelly Hunt.
There's a reason that I read this, that is not a topic for this thread. However, there is an introduction by Gloria Steinem. The usual proclamations of universality, which caused grief for second wave feminist, such as Steinem, continues in bits of this book ~ and that creates some angst for me. Otherwise, it is early on so far in the reading, it is informative and challenging at times.

Re: Flatland and other books
 

Re: OOPS!
 

I'd already said I was reading Holding Yin, Embracing Yang! My apologies for the repetition.:| I blame on my poor short-term memory!
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by: Barbara Kingsolver

So far, not just a journal-esque style account of one family's change, but stuffed full of interesting facts about resources on Earth. I'm loving it, because it's easier to digest and more down-to-Earth than The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.

Bon Appétit

Right now I have a few books going (which is the norm.. I read whichever one jumps out at Me at any given time)

My niece and nephew talked Me into going through the Harry Potter series. I liked all of the movies and did think I would like the books. I was wrong. I am just now finishing the 3rd. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

I am also reading Awearness by Kenneth Cole. A wonderful book on famous and not famous people who do all sorts of volunteer work and giving back to the World and Earth. Very Inspiring. I highly recommend it.

Also, Gore Vidal: A Biography by Fred Kaplan.

Finally - The Code: 10 Intentions for a Better World (Use the Laws of Manifestation to Achieve Your Highest Good) by Tony Burroughs. I highly, highly recommend this book... this is the second perusal I have done with it.

In this book the 10 Intentions for a Better World are:

1. Support Life

2. Seek Truth

3. Set Your Course

4. Simplify

5. Stay Positive

6. Synchronize

7. Serve Others

8. Shine Your Light

9. Share Your Vision

10. Synergize

A great read. nods. .

I'm reading The Saga of Gösta Berling - Selma Lagerlöf (Nobelprice 1909), must have read it a hundred times, simply love it...

I just finished a book today called In the Woods by Tana French.



It was awful. I trudged my way through it to try and find out the answer to the mystery and, well, I'm just going to stop there because I don't want to ruin it for anyone.

My advice? Don't bother. :lol2:

Well, I am now 6 chapters into the 4th Harry Potter book - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I am still truly amazed at how much I am enjoying the read of this series. I had serious doubts.

Oh, and My list is still the same as the earlier post. Just the Harry Potter change-up.

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