What are you reading?

afixer · 12-14-2010, 10:33 AM

working on [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Hour-First-Believed-ebook/dp/B0018QQQFS/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2"]The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb[/ame]

just finished [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Memoir-Tom-Grimes/dp/0982504896/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292343856&sr=1-1"]Mentor A Memoir - Tom Grimes[/ame]

I really enjoyed the writers perspective on this book.

about to start [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Water-Elephants-Novel-Sara-Gruen/dp/1565125606/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292343976&sr=1-1"]Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen[/ame]

dark_crystal · 12-14-2010, 10:55 AM

i saw this on the shelf and i though "no WAY! AWEsome!"
Wishin' and Hopin', A Christmas Story. By Wally Lamb

katsarecool · 12-14-2010, 11:33 AM

I just love, Love, LOVE wimmin who love to read!!! I am reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. So far so good. I am enjoying the history of Savannah!

pajama · 12-14-2010, 11:44 AM

Tom Fitzmorris's Hungy Town, A Culinary History of New Orleans.

foxyshaman · 12-14-2010, 11:55 AM

Currently:

Remarkable Healings: A Psychiatrist Discovers Unsuspected Roots of Mental and Physical Illness by Shakuntala Modi

Spirit Releasement Therapy: A Technique Manual by William J. Baldwin and Edith Fiore

Serpent of Light: Beyond 2012 by Drunvalo Melchizedek

and just for fun:

Holy Ghosts: Or How a (Not-So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night - by Gary Jansen - a very quick light read

Do I know how to party or what??

afixer · 12-30-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afixer

working on The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb

just finished Mentor A Memoir - Tom Grimes

I really enjoyed the writers perspective on this book.

about to start Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen

finished Lamb. still haven't started Gruen.

got myself a

I'm always gonna love paper books...even old stinky ones.

Sparkle · 12-30-2010, 10:53 AM

I'm about to start reading 'Room' by Emma Donoghue

In many ways, Jack is a typical 5-year-old. He likes to read books, watch TV, and play games with his Ma. But Jack is different in a big way--he has lived his entire life in a single room, sharing the tiny space with only his mother and an unnerving nighttime visitor known as Old Nick. For Jack, Room is the only world he knows, but for Ma, it is a prison in which she has tried to craft a normal life for her son. When their insular world suddenly expands beyond the confines of their four walls, the consequences are piercing and extraordinary. Despite its profoundly disturbing premise, Emma Donoghue's Room is rife with moments of hope and beauty, and the dogged determination to live, even in the most desolate circumstances. A stunning and original novel of survival in captivity, readers who enter Room will leave staggered, as though, like Jack, they are seeing the world for the very first time.

PinkieLee · 12-30-2010, 01:19 PM

I love the feel of the pages of a book in my hands, but I must admit, I'm really enjoying my new Kindle that my honey bought me for Christmas!

It's pretty cool that there are hundreds of FREE books that you can dowload! **yay**

I just started reading, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Cowboi · 12-30-2010, 04:28 PM

Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy.
The 1st book is, All the Pretty Horses.
I just started the 2nd book, The Crossing.
The 3rd book is, Cities of the Plain.

katsarecool · 12-30-2010, 04:42 PM

Now re-reading The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough. I have read the entire series many years ago and am enjoying delving back into them. In hindsight, it sure reminds me of the political climate facing many parts of the world today...

julieisafemme · 12-30-2010, 04:44 PM

Portia De Rossi's Unbearable Lightness. It was hard to read. I thought she did an excellent job of describing eating disorders and being closeted.

Glenn · 12-30-2010, 04:43 PM

Hagakure-Book Of The Samurai--Full Text
It's dope as f**

Medusa · 12-30-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

I love the feel of the pages of a book in my hands, but I must admit, I'm really enjoying my new Kindle that my honey bought me for Christmas!

It's pretty cool that there are hundreds of FREE books that you can dowload! **yay**

I just started reading, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

RED ALERT! RED ALERT!!

I got a Kindle for Christmas too and did you know that TODAY they announced a new "book sharing" program?!!!!!

YES! If you bought a Kindle book, you can "loan" it to a friend for up to 2 weeks!!!!! It's a one-time deal and not all books are eligible for sharing (it's up to the publisher), so I'd LOVE to start a sharing list! WEEEE!

Medusa · 12-30-2010, 09:50 PM

I had forgotten how good a well-written piece of fiction would feel! It had been a long while since I read anything that wasn't an biography, a case study, a tech manual, or academia so imagine my surprise when I got my Kindle and dove back into the world of fiction

Jack had been reading some of the Kindle forums and saw a lot of chatter about a book called "Exquisite Corpse" by Poppy Z Brite. It's about 2 Gay Cannibalistic Necrophiliacs. I read it in 2 days. It was definitely different, not nearly as gross as most people made it out to be (well, except for that ONE part) and a totally wild ride! LOVED it.

I just started "The Passage" by Jonathan Cronin and am loving it already!

Gráinne · 12-30-2010, 10:47 PM

Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment. Surely the most intriguing study of an axe murderer ever.

torchiegirl · 01-06-2011, 09:16 PM

The Unexpected George Washington, His Private Life

~ Harlow Giles Unger

*squeal*

Wryly · 12-30-2010, 09:56 PM

Finished:
Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais.
An apparent suicide victim is identified as a possible serial killer. A private detective who helped free him a few years previously tries to determine if it is true.

Afternoons with Mr. Hogan: A Boy, A Golfing Legend and the Lessons of a Lifetime by Jody Vasquez
As a teenager, the author was hired to chase golf balls for Ben Hogan. Great insights into Hogan's character and some golf tips thrown in.

Currently reading:
Points of View by Rex Murphy
Collection of 30 years of his writings and speeches.

Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters by James M. Tabor
An examination of the doomed 1967 expedition to scale Alaska's Mt. McKinley.
For some reason I seem to be interested in extreme sports lately!

Family Knits - 25 Handknits for all seasons by Debbie Bliss
Looking for some new projects for the new year!

katsarecool · 12-30-2010, 10:06 PM

I do love this thread! It has to be my favorite on BFP! Almost finished with The Grass Crown and will start Ceazar's Women next; which is skipping around a bit. As I just finished reading Cleopatra by Stacy Schriff I want to refresh my memory about what Colleen McCullough had to say about her.

Turtle · 12-30-2010, 10:34 PM

Worlds in Harmony - The Dalai Lama

Medusa · 12-30-2010, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparkle

I'm about to start reading 'Room' by Emma Donoghue

In many ways, Jack is a typical 5-year-old. He likes to read books, watch TV, and play games with his Ma. But Jack is different in a big way--he has lived his entire life in a single room, sharing the tiny space with only his mother and an unnerving nighttime visitor known as Old Nick. For Jack, Room is the only world he knows, but for Ma, it is a prison in which she has tried to craft a normal life for her son. When their insular world suddenly expands beyond the confines of their four walls, the consequences are piercing and extraordinary. Despite its profoundly disturbing premise, Emma Donoghue's Room is rife with moments of hope and beauty, and the dogged determination to live, even in the most desolate circumstances. A stunning and original novel of survival in captivity, readers who enter Room will leave staggered, as though, like Jack, they are seeing the world for the very first time.

This is probably going to be next on my list too! I heard an interview with the author on NPR one day at work and her thought process behind the book was pretty fascinating

12-14-2010, 10:55 AM	#2
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katsarecool Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Woman Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Between Athens and Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,849 Thanked 1,765 Times in 734 Posts Rep Power: 323366	I just love, Love, LOVE wimmin who love to read!!! I am reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. So far so good. I am enjoying the history of Savannah! __________________

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12-30-2010, 10:53 AM	#7
Sparkle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please Relationship Status: Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 2,183 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,001 Thanked 6,555 Times in 1,553 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I'm about to start reading 'Room' by Emma Donoghue In many ways, Jack is a typical 5-year-old. He likes to read books, watch TV, and play games with his Ma. But Jack is different in a big way--he has lived his entire life in a single room, sharing the tiny space with only his mother and an unnerving nighttime visitor known as Old Nick. For Jack, Room is the only world he knows, but for Ma, it is a prison in which she has tried to craft a normal life for her son. When their insular world suddenly expands beyond the confines of their four walls, the consequences are piercing and extraordinary. Despite its profoundly disturbing premise, Emma Donoghue's Room is rife with moments of hope and beauty, and the dogged determination to live, even in the most desolate circumstances. A stunning and original novel of survival in captivity, readers who enter Room will leave staggered, as though, like Jack, they are seeing the world for the very first time. __________________ I am made of stars

12-30-2010, 04:28 PM	#9
Cowboi Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Holding My Red Circle Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,051 Thanked 3,962 Times in 1,230 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy. The 1st book is, All the Pretty Horses. I just started the 2nd book, The Crossing. The 3rd book is, Cities of the Plain. __________________ Let There Be Cowgirls

12-14-2010, 10:33 AM	#1
afixer Member How Do You Identify?: human Preferred Pronoun?: ma'am Relationship Status: adrift in my head Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: in and out of the woods Posts: 989 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 491 Thanked 1,508 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 8660555	working on [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Hour-First-Believed-ebook/dp/B0018QQQFS/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2"]The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb[/ame] just finished [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Memoir-Tom-Grimes/dp/0982504896/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292343856&sr=1-1"]Mentor A Memoir - Tom Grimes[/ame] I really enjoyed the writers perspective on this book. about to start [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Water-Elephants-Novel-Sara-Gruen/dp/1565125606/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292343976&sr=1-1"]Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen[/ame]

12-14-2010, 11:44 AM	#4
pajama Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Klingon Preferred Pronoun?: She Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Just South of Nashvegas Baby Posts: 3,115 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,546 Thanked 7,476 Times in 1,808 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Tom Fitzmorris's Hungy Town, A Culinary History of New Orleans.

12-30-2010, 01:19 PM	#8
PinkieLee Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: I need ya boo, gotta see ya boo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Big Money Texas Posts: 4,708 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,309 Thanked 13,074 Times in 3,049 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I love the feel of the pages of a book in my hands, but I must admit, I'm really enjoying my new Kindle that my honey bought me for Christmas! It's pretty cool that there are hundreds of FREE books that you can dowload! yay I just started reading, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

12-30-2010, 04:42 PM	#10
katsarecool Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Woman Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Between Athens and Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,849 Thanked 1,765 Times in 734 Posts Rep Power: 323366	Now re-reading The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough. I have read the entire series many years ago and am enjoying delving back into them. In hindsight, it sure reminds me of the political climate facing many parts of the world today... __________________

12-30-2010, 04:44 PM	#11
julieisafemme Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Woman Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Married to Greyson Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: In the present Posts: 828 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,156 Thanked 3,434 Times in 660 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Portia De Rossi's Unbearable Lightness. It was hard to read. I thought she did an excellent job of describing eating disorders and being closeted.

12-30-2010, 04:43 PM	#12
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12-30-2010, 09:50 PM	#14
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12-30-2010, 10:47 PM	#15
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12-30-2010, 09:56 PM	#17
Wryly Member How Do You Identify?: bemused butch Preferred Pronoun?: polite ones, please Relationship Status: single butch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: my little butch house Posts: 988 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,789 Thanked 1,568 Times in 620 Posts Rep Power: 14094254	Finished: Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais. An apparent suicide victim is identified as a possible serial killer. A private detective who helped free him a few years previously tries to determine if it is true. Afternoons with Mr. Hogan: A Boy, A Golfing Legend and the Lessons of a Lifetime by Jody Vasquez As a teenager, the author was hired to chase golf balls for Ben Hogan. Great insights into Hogan's character and some golf tips thrown in. Currently reading: Points of View by Rex Murphy Collection of 30 years of his writings and speeches. Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters by James M. Tabor An examination of the doomed 1967 expedition to scale Alaska's Mt. McKinley. For some reason I seem to be interested in extreme sports lately! Family Knits - 25 Handknits for all seasons by Debbie Bliss Looking for some new projects for the new year!

12-30-2010, 10:06 PM	#18
katsarecool Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, Woman Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Between Athens and Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,849 Thanked 1,765 Times in 734 Posts Rep Power: 323366	I do love this thread! It has to be my favorite on BFP! Almost finished with The Grass Crown and will start Ceazar's Women next; which is skipping around a bit. As I just finished reading Cleopatra by Stacy Schriff I want to refresh my memory about what Colleen McCullough had to say about her. __________________

12-30-2010, 10:34 PM	#19
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