What are you reading?

[Wryly]

American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson (autobiography)
- very funny and quite touching. Some good insights on alcoholism (I think).

My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D (non-fiction)
- a brain scientist writes about her stroke

Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden (fiction)
- describes the journey home of a Cree WWI veteran

[leatherfaery]

I finished Magical Thinking and am now starting A Wolf at the Table. Augusten Burroughs


Note: I don't know if anyone in the thread is signed up with swap.com but if you like to read and don't mind swapping out your books you might want to give it a try. Also, you can add your friends so if anyone does happen to be on swap.com ( use to be swaptree) look me up. I am leatherfaery on there as well. You can also trade books for dvds, cds and for games.

[nycfem]

Thanks for the info on swap.com.

I am a total fan of Augusten Burroughs (have read all of his books). A Wolf at the Table was very disturbing (anything with animal abuse is hard for me to read) -- but a great memoir, very powerful and almost surreal.

Originally Posted by leatherfaery

I finished Magical Thinking and am now starting A Wolf at the Table. Augusten Burroughs


Note: I don't know if anyone in the thread is signed up with swap.com but if you like to read and don't mind swapping out your books you might want to give it a try. Also, you can add your friends so if anyone does happen to be on swap.com ( use to be swaptree) look me up. I am leatherfaery on there as well. You can also trade books for dvds, cds and for games.

[greeneyedgirl]

The girl with the dragon tattoo by Stieg Larsson

what a page turner!

[Hack]

Storm Prey by John Sandford. And then starting the Stieg Larsson series.

[Venus007]

"Frankenstein, the Prodigal Son" (book 1) Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson

I really liked the "Odd Thomas" series by Koontz so I thought I would try this one out, book one so far so good, I like that he gives credit to other authors as well as artists who have inspired portions of his work in this book by calling them out and speaking of them.

[Kätzchen]

I definately plan to read this book soon:

The Alchemist
(a fable about following your dream)

~ Paulo Coehlo

It's an interesting novel written in a simple but beautiful way. Coelho's amazing storytelling powers enable the reader to imagine each scene from the novel... It's one of those books you cannot put down. A close lady friend to me recommended that I read this book. Originally written in Portuguese, it has, as of 2004, been translated into fifty-six languages, and has sold more than 40 million copies in more than 150 countries, making it one of the best selling books of all time.

[pajama]

Night Myst by Yasmine Galenorn...some vampirey/witchy/romancy thing I picked up. To go along with my boring IS books and articles for class. (That's what I'm reading the most of.)

[dark_crystal]

if any of you have read any of these books and are willing to help me shoot me an e-mail librarygirl70@yahoo.com

Sabriel, by Garth Nix
Dragonbone Chair, by Tad Williams
Summer Tree, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Deed of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon
The Bone Collector, by Deaver
One for the Money, by Evanovich
Catering to Nobody, by Davidson
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by McCall Smith
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, by Hamilton
Undead and Unwed, by Davidson
Dead Until Dark, by Harris
Dream Hunter, by Kenyon
The Bride's Farewell, by Rosoff, Meg
Emily's Ghost, by Giardina, Denise
Greatest Knight, By Elizabeth Chadwick
What Alice Knew, by Cohen, Paula Marantz
Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
Turn of the Screw by Henry James
The Art of Nonconformity, by Guillebeau, Chris
Blink, by Gladwell, Malcolm
I am, by Falco, Howard
A New Earth, by Tolle, Eckhart

[Gemme]

I'm reading:

The Leather Daddy and the Femme by Carol Queen

and

The Fear Book: Facing Fear Once and For All by Cheri Huber

[Fancy]

The Mermaid Chair ~ Sue Monk Kidd

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint ~ Brady Udall

[Greyson]

Rebels In White Gloves - Miriam Horn

States of Grace - Charlene Spretnak

[Greco]

leisurely reading continues on "The Anthropology of Turquoise" by Ellen Meloy,

"Banished Knowledge" by Alice Miller

"The Untouched Key" by Alice Miller

"The Measure of a Man" by Sidney Poitier
another leisurely read

"A Search for Solitude - The Journals of
Thomas Merton Vol Three 1952-1960

[nycfem]

I love the writing of Alice Miller, so intense and thought-provoking. "The Drama of the Gifted Child" had a real impact on me.

The Merton also sounds intriguing.

Would love to hear reviews of either of the Miller books or Merton when you are done.

Originally Posted by greco

leisurely reading continues on "The Anthropology of Turquoise" by Ellen Meloy,

"Banished Knowledge" by Alice Miller

"The Untouched Key" by Alice Miller

"The Measure of a Man" by Sidney Poitier
another leisurely read

"A Search for Solitude - The Journals of
Thomas Merton Vol Three 1952-1960

[Greco]

nycfembbw,

Yes, Alice Miller broke some ground didn't she? Interestingly, "The Drama of the Gifted Child" was originally published as "Prisoners of Childhood"? Can you give a review of "The Drama of...."? What made the greatest impact for you in it? I'm reading all her books. Immersing myself in a topic, a theme is one of the ways I enjoy critically thinking about it.

Greco

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

I love the writing of Alice Miller, so intense and thought-provoking. "The Drama of the Gifted Child" had a real impact on me.

The Merton also sounds intriguing.

Would love to hear reviews of either of the Miller books or Merton when you are done.

[nycfem]

I like to do that too.

Ya know, I actually never finished "The Drama..." It was years ago in grad school, and other reading ended up taking priority, and I never went back to it, though the book sits on my shelf waiting for me to go back to it. It's not light reading, so I seem to end up picking up other books instead. Still, it's great and powerful writing. What I was struck by is her psychoanalytic ability to just get right into MY psyche, such that I was having intense dreams about issues from childhood related to her writing that I'd never put together before in consciousness. That's a rarity for me, even though I am a therapist myself and certainly have read other books that examine childhood with depth. Another writer I like that reminds me a bit of Walker is D.W. Winnicot (e.g. the true self vs. the false self). His analytic philosophy and conceptions have a primal truth to them that make sense to me.

Originally Posted by greco

nycfembbw,

Yes, Alice Miller broke some ground didn't she? Interestingly, "The Drama of the Gifted Child" was originally published as "Prisoners of Childhood"? Can you give a review of "The Drama of...."? What made the greatest impact for you in it? I'm reading all her books. Immersing myself in a topic, a theme is one of the ways I enjoy critically thinking about it.

Greco

[nycfem]

Edited to add: I meant Miller of course, not Walker (though I love her writing too!). Just tired

[Greco]

Yes, I have found Alice Miller's ability to share on a personal level, and
her direct, forthright writing to be a breath of fresh air. It also shows
her level of commitment to her own healing, which she so eloquently
shares in her books. I respect that she has done her childhood wound
healing, and has been open to sharing her process, her discoveries, and
the forward movement that her life has taken.

Thanks for your sharing, enjoy your weekend.

Greco

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

I like to do that too.

Ya know, I actually never finished "The Drama..." It was years ago in grad school, and other reading ended up taking priority, and I never went back to it, though the book sits on my shelf waiting for me to go back to it. It's not light reading, so I seem to end up picking up other books instead. Still, it's great and powerful writing. What I was struck by is her psychoanalytic ability to just get right into MY psyche, such that I was having intense dreams about issues from childhood related to her writing that I'd never put together before in consciousness. That's a rarity for me, even though I am a therapist myself and certainly have read other books that examine childhood with depth. Another writer I like that reminds me a bit of Walker is D.W. Winnicot (e.g. the true self vs. the false self). His analytic philosophy and conceptions have a primal truth to them that make sense to me.

[Laerkin]

Took a little tryst into some fiction and finished the Steig Larsson trilogy starting with "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and finishing with "Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest".

Moving back into some non-fiction:

"Woman: An Intimate Geography" by Natalie Angier

A biology-based look at womens bodies, genetics, evolution, and sexual function. The author's goal: to prove, using science and history, that women are far superior in practically every way from the cellular and chromosomal level to the evolutionary and cultural level.

It's hysterical, tongue-in-cheek, wonderfully academic, and laughs at itself while simultaneously making me want to beat my chest in proud honor of all of my predisposed fabulousness. Yes, despite current cultural attitudes, woman is the stronger sex.

*insert satisfied grunt*

[leatherfaery]

I finished A Wolf at the Table and am starting Dry both by Augusten Burroughs. After Dry I am planning on reading The girl with the dragon tattoo