What are you reading?

Greco · 03-03-2019, 01:53 PM

"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

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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

dark_crystal · 03-03-2019, 02:04 PM

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.

Bèsame* · 03-03-2019, 05:15 PM

Canela · 03-03-2019, 06:13 PM

CANDIS Curriculum by Hazeldon

firecat242 · 03-04-2019, 08:15 AM

Getting ready to start Good and Mad....the revolutionary power of women's anger by Rebecca Traister

firecat242 · 03-05-2019, 06:40 AM

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Getting ready to start Good and Mad....the revolutionary power of women's anger by Rebecca Traister

But first....The Power by Naomi Alderman

homoe · 04-30-2021, 01:55 PM

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If I'm not mistaken this is being made into either a movie or a mini-series!

Orema · 05-20-2021, 04:58 AM

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.

Kätzchen · 05-31-2021, 11:12 AM

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.

randrum · 06-02-2021, 05:38 PM

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Martina · 03-04-2019, 09:20 AM

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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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.

FireSignFemme · 03-04-2019, 10:56 AM

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!

candy_coated_bitch · 03-04-2019, 02:34 PM

Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block. Also What to Expect When You're Expecting.

theoddz · 03-04-2019, 04:16 PM

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.

~Theo~

homoe · 03-04-2019, 08:16 PM

Light At The End Of The Tunnel by Sallyanne Monti (Memoir)

In 1995, Sallyanne Monti was a 34-year-old mother of four, married to her husband of fifteen years, living on Staten Island, New York, an island in the Verrazano Narrows Bay. When by an act of fate and via a misdirected email, she met Mickey Neill, a 44-year-old human resources manager, married to her husband of twenty years, living 3,000 miles away in Alameda, California, an island in the San Francisco Bay.

The rapid progression of events that led to their whirlwind friendship would test the bonds of matrimony, sexuality, and love.

Amazon just delivered it today! The first pages really drew me in when I read it first on Bella Books and then on Amazon!

Martina · 03-06-2019, 11:52 PM

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.

tantalizingfemme · 03-08-2019, 03:56 AM

I am currently obsessed with Audible books. I was listening to The Tale of Achilles by Madeline Miller and have found myself so emotionally invested in the two main character's relationship that I had to stop listening when I realized something negative was going to happen. It has been almost three weeks and I still can't get myself to go back. I went back to read some reviews of the book and found other people have experienced the same thing. Such a great book.

While I continue to avoid the above story, I am going to start her other book Circe.

I realized that when I read books I skip over parts where there seems to be a lot of description because I rush to get to the point (and inadvertently miss out on a lot of information), so when listening to someone read through it all, I find myself getting enveloped in the scenery I would normally ignore. It makes my hour commute to and from work fly by and I have less road rage. Win - win.

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Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,283 Times in 4,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	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. __________________ "No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up" - Lily Tomlin

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tantalizingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: * Posts: 4,184 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 3,984 Times in 822 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I am currently obsessed with Audible books. I was listening to The Tale of Achilles by Madeline Miller and have found myself so emotionally invested in the two main character's relationship that I had to stop listening when I realized something negative was going to happen. It has been almost three weeks and I still can't get myself to go back. I went back to read some reviews of the book and found other people have experienced the same thing. Such a great book. While I continue to avoid the above story, I am going to start her other book Circe. I realized that when I read books I skip over parts where there seems to be a lot of description because I rush to get to the point (and inadvertently miss out on a lot of information), so when listening to someone read through it all, I find myself getting enveloped in the scenery I would normally ignore. It makes my hour commute to and from work fly by and I have less road rage. Win - win.