What are you reading?

[Andrew, Jr.]

Rosie and I listened to Chaz Bono's lastest book on tape while driving to Richmond. It was very well done. We enjoyed it.

[Elijah]

I am reading Transition by Chaz Bono, I may be wildly unpopular for saying this, but I am a little disappointed, I am up to Chapter 6.

Also, is there really a way to share Kindle books, or is that a myth?

[Toughy]

I am re-reading a fantasy series with a kink component. The author is Jacqueline Carey. The books are named in order:

Kushiel's Dart
Kushiel's Chosen
Kushiel's Avatar

I have a few more to read but I wanted to refresh my memory

the author's website:

www.jacquelinecarey.com/

[DoReMiFemme]

I'm reading Stieg Larson's "The Girl Who..." series. I started reading them a week or so ago and can't put them down! I'm on the last book now, which is a terrible combination of awesome and not awesome since there are only 3 books in the series.

[Massive]

Forensics - Zakaria Erzinclioglu
It's taught about a lot of things in regards to forensics, yes he has opinions, but I've yet to find one of his opinions which are invalid, definitely food for thought. It's making me start to wish I'd worked harder at school and taken the time to possibly look into studying forensics years ago, ah well, such is life!

[foxyshaman]

I went shopping for the book by Mantak Chia: Healing Love Through The Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy (good tantra reference) and also bought his The Six Healing Sounds: Taoist Techniques for Balancing Chi.

But... I found in the second hand section "The Fruitful Darkness" by Joan Halifax. I was excited to find it and even more excited to be reading it. I really like her work. I opened up the book at a 'random' page and found a very interesting section on glossolalia, which is a wonderfully obscure subject very close to my heart.

I also bought a Linda Goodman book second hand because it contained a chapter on Kabbalistic numerology.

[daisygrrl]

Originally Posted by ElijahRene

Also, is there really a way to share Kindle books, or is that a myth?

Honestly, the only way that I've found to share books on Kindle is if the Kindles are registered to the same user on Amazon's system. I know, it's kind of a bummer...

[afixer]

Originally Posted by daisygrrl

Honestly, the only way that I've found to share books on Kindle is if the Kindles are registered to the same user on Amazon's system. I know, it's kind of a bummer...

you may find this helpful.

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[afixer]

Inside Scientology:
The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion -Janet Reitman

[amnesia.bfp]

I can't remember.

Who am I?

[JAGG]

Just finished a book called Higher Consciousness.

[Kobi]

Manning Up - How the rise of women has turned men into boys by Kay Hymowitz.

Interesting history. Still trying to decide if there is some merit to her conclusions.

[Melissa]

The Private Patient by PD James.

M

[Melissa]

Originally Posted by Kobi

Manning Up - How the rise of women has turned men into boys by Kay Hymowitz.

Interesting history. Still trying to decide if there is some merit to her conclusions.

It does sound interesting. So is she blaming the behavior of men on feminism?

M

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Melissa

It does sound interesting. So is she blaming the behavior of men on feminism?

M

I am still mulling this over but it seems her premise is that societies have certain rituals/rites to bring children into adulthood and the roles associated with them. In this society the rituals included jobs, marriage, having a family...in that order.

Now, as women are becoming more self sufficient financially, foregoing marriage, and having children without husbands or active fathers, the change in rituals for males is leading to a prolonged adolescence or pre-adulthood. The loss of rituals is leading to role confusion and males are struggling to redefine purpose/roles.

Seems more like systems theory applied to humanness i.e. a change in one part of a system, requires a change in another. Just observing the process of change as it is evolving rather than a blaming thing.

[Fancy]

Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister

and rereading

Madam Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

just finished

the Steig Larsson series (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Girl Who Played with Fire, and Girl Who Kicked a Hornet's Nest) - very captivating read and although the third book had good movement, the characters started to meld together a bit. It seemed almost watered down by trying to overdo the subplots.

[MaggieBluIze]

I wish I could say I am reading something deep and meaningful, but I'm not. Work has been slammed busy, so when I do get to read it is purely for pleasure and is usually an easy read.

I am currently reading ...

Pat Califia Mortal Companion
and
Dinah McCall The Perfect Lie

[tapu]

One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal

by Alice Domurat Dreger


From tapu
The review below summarizes the overarching theme. I would add that this is a mind-boggling treatment of self-identity. The topic of developing and maintaining healthy identity in circumstances of genetic disability is ratcheted up a notch here, with each conjoined twin displaying a separate self, fierce in the expression of individuality. I love, love, love this book.

From Publishers Weekly
Analyzing case studies past and present, Dormurat Dreger, an associate professor of science and technology at Michigan State, questions assumptions about anatomical norms in an exploration of separation surgery on conjoined twins. Providing historical and contemporary evidence that most adult conjoined twins do not desire to be separated, and that many surgeries are carried out on children too young to object, Dormurat Dreger voices distaste for Americans' failure to tolerate anatomical difference and instead fetishize individualism at all cost.

Making ample use of her previous study of hermaphrodites, she likens separation surgery to reconstructive surgery on the sexually ambiguous genitalia of "intersex" children. Both types of surgery, she argues, share the dubious social rather than strictly medical goal of making such children appear more "normal."

****Points if you know where the title comes from****

[girl_dee]

I just ordered Stolen Lives by Jaycee Duggard. I just want to read anything this girl writes, bless her.

[Merlin]

A book on the krays.