What are you reading?

[Bard]

I seem to be on a Anne Rice kick right now just started The Blood Chalice
My Goose is into biography's and autobiography she is reading a good one right now I think it is call The Girl with 7 names she had been reading me parts of it next she want to read the diary of Anne Frank I am just so glad she is back into reading

[Wrang1er]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

I've not read this book nor have I heard of it.
If you end up reading it, maybe you could tell us about it, somewhat? Thanks for posting about your inquiry on The End of Eddy.

This arresting autobiographical novel pulls no punches; rather, it lands them on the reader as frequently as fists descend on its subject. The Eddy of the title is a (gay) child born to below-the-poverty-line parents in an isolated village in rural northern France in 1992.


I would definitely recommend this book. It's a short read and well worth the time.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by Wrang1er

This arresting autobiographical novel pulls no punches; rather, it lands them on the reader as frequently as fists descend on its subject. The Eddy of the title is a (gay) child born to below-the-poverty-line parents in an isolated village in rural northern France in 1992.


I would definitely recommend this book. It's a short read and well worth the time.

Sounds like an interesting read...
Thanks for your timely update!

[Wrang1er]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Sounds like an interesting read...
Thanks for your timely update!

It's only a 185 pages so I read it in a day.

[Kosmo]

Finishing up Apocalypticon by Clayton Smith. Audiobook.

[Kosmo]

Edge of Tomorrow, Hiroshi Sakurazaka

I liked the movie and thus far, I like the book. Should say audiobook. All my 'reads' are now audio format. Just enjoy being read to and less strain on the eyes.

[Wrang1er]

I just finished The Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and An American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

And:

Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel by David Rakoff (this book is entirely in rhyme)

[Kobi]

"A play-by-play of the political forces (both right and left) and media culture that vilified Hillary Clinton during her 2016 Presidential campaign, from cultural critic and feminist scholar Susan Bordo. The Destruction of Hillary Clintonis an answer to the question we've all been asking: How did an extraordinarily well-qualified, experienced, and admired candidate--whose victory would have been as historic as Barack Obama's--come to be seen as a tool of the establishment, a chronic liar, and a talentless politician? In this masterful narrative of the 2016 campaign year, Susan Bordo unpacks the right-wing assault on Clinton and her reputation, the way the left provoked the suspicion and indifference of a younger generation, and the unprecedented influence of the media. Urgent, insightful, and engrossing,The Destruction of Hillary Clinton is an essential guide to understanding the most controversial presidential election in American history"-- Provided by publisher.


For the most part, this is a rehash of what has been published about the election for months.

However, there are a few things where her analysis of the dynamics involved has a different slant, thus food for thought. In particular, she seemed a little stumped and surprised by the way the generation gap in feminism manifested itself and exerted its power.

Bernie fans probably wont like what she has to say.

[homoe]

Kobi, thanks for your post! I just finished Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign: by Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, but I think the one you posted about will be much better.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by Kätzchen

I just finally finished reading Walter Cronkite's memoir, the other day. It's probably not most people's first choice in reading materials, but it brought back sweet memories of my mom's father, whom I had a very enjoyable relationship. He was the only grandfather I knew and I was his little princess. So I loved reading the Cronkite book.

I began to read the book by John Grisham (A Painted House), last night. When I first chose this book to read, I just chose it because of other books authored by Grisham (The Pelican Brief, and others), but I am glad I chose this book to read.

A Painted House is a story told from the narrator's point of view: Luke Chandler, who is seven years old. It's a story about the life of his family, growing up as a kid of cotton picking share cropper's who live in Arkansas, caught up in the world of back breaking poverty. This story, although it's a fictional account (novel) turns out to closely parallel the lives of my grandparent's growing up years. My grandmother's parents were cotton picking share cropper's in the south...my grandmother was eldest of thirteen children, whom all grew old enough to help pick cotton on their parent's share cropping tenancy. I see my grandparents lives through the narrator's point of view. I'm only on page 52, but I'm loving this story. <3

I set this book aside to voraciously read the book Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, which I think was outstanding! The HBO series is based on Moriarty's book, but the book is a much satisfying and gratifying read (In my opinion).

I plan to finish reading Grisham's book by the weekend.

Then break into the other book I've set aside Undue Influence, by Anita Brookner. The Brookner book is not an easy read, I think, but who knows? The book has mixed reviews....people either love it or hate it.

Kobi, your book sounds interesting! I like reading books that present difficult to hear points of political views. I'll check it out before too long. Thanks for your post, Kobi.

[Kobi]

At the height of the Red Scare, Angela Calomiris was a paid FBI informant inside the American Communist Party. As a Greenwich Village photographer, Calomiris spied on the New York Photo League, pioneers in documentary photography. While local Party officials may have had their sus-picions about her sexuality, her apparent dedication to the cause won them over.

When Calomiris testified for the prosecution at the 1949 Smith Act trial of the Party's National Board, her identity as an informant (but not as a lesbian) was revealed. Her testimony sent eleven party leaders to prison and decimated the ranks of the Communist Party in the US.

Undercover Girl is both a new chapter in Cold War history and an intimate look at the relationship between the FBI and one of its paid inform-ants. Ambitious and sometimes ruthless, Calomiris defied convention in her quest for celebrity.

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I have lived on Cape Cod for over 40 years. It is not unusual to run into, do business with, have breakfast with people of celebrity without having a clue as to who they are.

Angela Calomiris is one of those people.

If you are of my era and ever spent time in Ptown, you probably met this woman too. Angela was the owner of Angels Landing bed and breakfast on Commercial St.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

Kobi, thanks for your post! I just finished Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign: by Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes, but I think the one you posted about will be much better.

Kobi, is your book an e-book? If NOT, would you be interested in doing a book exchange?

Shattered is a dry read I must say just so you know!

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by homoe

Kobi, is your book an e-book? If NOT, would you be interested in doing a book exchange?

Shattered is a dry read I must say just so you know!

I use the public library system.

[girl_dee]

i am struggling....

[2qt]

Currently reading Gwen Wilson's story.....I belong to no one..

[gotoseagrl]

The Letter by Kathryn Hughes

[Kobi]

In this richly detailed and eye-opening book, Rick Wartzman chronicles the erosion of the relationship between American companies and their workers. Through the stories of four major employers--General Motors, General Electric, Kodak, and Coca-Cola--he shows how big businesses once took responsibility for providing their workers and retirees with an array of social benefits. At the height of the post-World War II economy, these companies also believed that worker pay needed to be kept high in order to preserve morale and keep the economy humming. Productivity boomed.

But the corporate social contract didn't last. By tracing the ups and downs of these four corporate icons over seventy years, Wartzman illustrates just how much has been lost: job security and steadily rising pay, guaranteed pensions, robust health benefits, and much more. Charting the Golden Age of the '50s and '60s; the turbulent years of the '70s and '80s; and the growth of downsizing, outsourcing, and instability in the modern era, Wartzman's narrative is a biography of the American Dream gone sideways.

Deeply researched and compelling, The End of Loyalty will make you rethink how Americans can begin to resurrect the middle class.

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I'm thinking "richly detailed" is a euphemism for mind numbing minutia.

Good stuff, just a lot of detail to wade through.

[Kobi]

"Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class.

Meanwhile, the professional elite--journalists, managers, and establishment politicians--is on the outside looking in, and left to argue over the reasons why.

In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in assumptions by what she has controversially coined "class cluelessness."

Williams explains how most analysts, and the corresponding media coverage, have conflated "working class" with "poor."

All too often, white working class motivations have been dismissed as simply racism or xenophobia.

Williams explains how the term "working class" has been misapplied--it is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. This demographic often resents both the poor and the professionals. They don't, however, tend to resent the truly rich, nor are they particularly bothered by income inequality.

Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities--just with more money.

White Working Class is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people throughout the world who have proven to be a potent political force.

For anyone stunned by the rise in populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own economic interests or simply feeling like a stranger in their own country, White Working Class will be a convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers--and voters"--book jacket.

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Excellent, informative, simply written and easy to understand - all in less than 200 pages.

Also does well to explain why Nixon's southern strategy and Trump were successful with the silent majority type groups.

[PlatinumPearl]

The Success Principles by Jack Canfield.

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by Kobi

"Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class.

Meanwhile, the professional elite--journalists, managers, and establishment politicians--is on the outside looking in, and left to argue over the reasons why.

In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in assumptions by what she has controversially coined "class cluelessness."

Williams explains how most analysts, and the corresponding media coverage, have conflated "working class" with "poor."

All too often, white working class motivations have been dismissed as simply racism or xenophobia.

Williams explains how the term "working class" has been misapplied--it is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. This demographic often resents both the poor and the professionals. They don't, however, tend to resent the truly rich, nor are they particularly bothered by income inequality.

Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities--just with more money.

White Working Class is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people throughout the world who have proven to be a potent political force.

For anyone stunned by the rise in populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own economic interests or simply feeling like a stranger in their own country, White Working Class will be a convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers--and voters"--book jacket.

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Excellent, informative, simply written and easy to understand - all in less than 200 pages.

Also does well to explain why Nixon's southern strategy and Trump were successful with the silent majority type groups.

Kobi? Does Joan Williams supply footnotes, and possibly an indexed appendice in her book? I also wonder too, if you don't mind sharing, is Williams neutral, non-partisan in her views and as well, is she a current Sociology professional? I ask because I am not familiar with any of her works. And thanks for your post! : )