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"Killing Commendatore" by my favorite author Haruki Murakami...his latest came out in Oct 2018 is 700pgs if that means anything to you...it is a book to be read slowly...it is one to savor in this Winter...and it's just what I'm doing...date a girl who reads? oh yes, and love a girl who enjoys reading Murakami...smiling ...terrific surreal...magical realism...if you enjoy these you'll enjoy this novel. It's interesting that Murakami writes his novels in Japanese his native language and then they are translated into other several languages. I sometimes want to learn Japanese to understand what may be missing from the English translations...better yet I will begin reading these in my native language...now that would be interesting... good reading, Greco |
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01-25-2019, 09:23 PM
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I finished Elaine Pagels' Why Religion? about a week ago. It's the memoir of a professor of religious studies. I had read a couple of her books back in the day, so I thought I'd try it. It was good. A lot about grief.
Now, Sigrid Nunez's The Friend
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"Killing Commendatore" was an intense and satisfying read. If you enjoy going down mysterious, supernatural "rabbit holes" than this Murakami novel is excellent. Reading "Digital Minimalism" by Cal Newport non-fiction and gives much, much "food for thought". Greco Quote:
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03-03-2019, 02:04 PM
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Reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and listening to Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou. Both for one book club, need to also be reading Longitude, by Dava Sobel, for the other book club.
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03-04-2019, 08:15 AM
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Getting ready to start Good and Mad....the revolutionary power of women's anger by Rebecca Traister
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
It’s a collection of short stories about Black women, sex, and the Black church. Am liking it very much though it’s a strong reminder of what I dread (and miss) about organized religion. It’s encouraging me to visit my local AME church in hopes of hearing a good Sunday morning sermon. |
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Birthday books for my summertime reads
Rico gave me books by Jojo Moyes for my birthday last week. I have enough of her books for summertime reading.
I just started The Giver of Stars. It takes place during the Depression era. From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.  I plan to open up other books soon, by Moyes: Me Before You (The trilogy: Before You, After You, Still Me). You can read about this series of stories, published by Penguin Random House here.
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03-04-2019, 09:20 AM
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I love Dava Sobel. Loved Galileo's Daughter and the book about Copernicus. I am looking forward to reading the most recent one although I might not get to it for a little while. I wish someone would publish a collection of her best articles.
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03-04-2019, 10:56 AM
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Heading to the library today to browse, pick up something non-fiction. Which reminds me – Oh crap, I've got to get ready! J will be here in less than half an hour and I'm the one who woke her up saying – Hurry, hurry, lets go!
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Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block. Also What to Expect When You're Expecting.
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I've been sort of hooked on Russian history for a while now. I've been absorbed in Helen Rappaport's book about the last Grand Duchesses of Imperial Russia, the daughters of the last Tsar, Nicholas II. The book is titled, "The Romanov Sisters" and is truly fascinating.
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03-06-2019, 11:52 PM
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I finished The Push by Tommy Caldwell. Amazing person. Now I am reading Alone on the Wall by Alex Honnold. I think I will shift gears to something other than rock climbing after this. They are so self-disciplined that they make me feel like a giant slacker. It is good to read about people living their best lives out in nature. I loathe mountain climbing stories. All ego and testosterone. And corpses. But these two rock climbing memoirs are the opposite. These two guys are so not ego-driven. Driven for sure. But totally different from alpinists. Not at all about conquest and mastery. More about perfection and growth. I have enjoyed these books.
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