What are you reading?

SecretAgentMa'am · 10-20-2011, 01:07 AM

Oh, I should have posted this instead of my previous post:

I am an excellent student and never, ever neglect my academic reading in favor of my fun reading. So I am currently reading:

The World's Religions by Huston Smith (for Philosophy of Religion)
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (for Human Sexuality)

I am definitely not way behind on either of these books. Really. I promise.

betenoire · 10-22-2011, 11:04 PM

crap, I didn't notice that there is a more active thread about books (this one).

now I take back my comment about "what, has nobody read anything in over a year?"

I just finished Last Night In Twisted River this morning. It's very John Irving, which means that I loved it.

When I say "It's very John Irving" I don't mean that it has bears, wresting, running, New England, Canada, and transgressive women....although it does have all of those things. I'm talking about the voice.

The thing that I love the most about his books is the way he starts his stories in the middle and jumps back and forth in time through the entire novel. Since I've started reading him I can't hardly make my way through a book that is mostly chronological.

Currently I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children. I'm only a chapter in so far, but I think I'll enjoy it. The author's voice reminds me of Gregory Maguire - although maybe it's really just the subject matter that's bringing me there. I can't wait to have a couple of days off so I can devour it.

Next up is The Sisters Brothers. It's on my bedside table waiting for me right now. I know nothing at all about it other than that it was recommended by someone I think is super smart...and the cover art is freaking cool.

Greco · 10-22-2011, 11:54 PM

"The Way Forward Is With A Broken Heart"
by Alice Walker

Almost didn't pick it up because of the title

opened it read the first paragraph

and was caught with her directness

and transparency her writing

taking me to places I haven't been in

for a long time. Rich writing.

Greco

Bad_boi · 10-23-2011, 12:02 AM

Just finished re-reading Catcher in the Rye.

Now onto The Sight.

oblivia · 10-23-2011, 12:24 AM

I'm currently reading the Kushiel's Legacy series.... really loving them. I'm on the second book right now. Anyone else read these?

AtLast · 10-23-2011, 12:38 AM

The First Assassin- historical fiction by John J. Miller. Enjoying...

The JD · 10-23-2011, 02:30 AM

Nonfiction:

Bluets by Maggie Nelson. I finished it a month ago and it's still bouncing around in my head. Highly recommended.

Party Out of Bounds: The B-52s, R.E.M., and the Kids who Rocked Athens, Georgia by Rodger Lyle Brown. Almost done with it. Fun read, lots of "oh yeah!" moments, since I was doing some of my own rocking in Athens during that time period.

Fiction:

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. Good, but getting kind of bored with it. Pushing through.

SecretAgentMa'am · 10-23-2011, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oblivia

I'm currently reading the Kushiel's Legacy series.... really loving them. I'm on the second book right now. Anyone else read these?

I read and loved them. I stopped reading once the series switched to a different character's voice, though (book 6, I think? Maybe 7? I forget). Phedre's voice was one of my favorite things about the series, and I kind of lost interest once the perspective changed.

sara-bera · 10-23-2011, 01:35 PM

Gandhi the Man: How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World
Just started, but I'm enjoying it so far.

sanee66 · 10-23-2011, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oblivia

I'm currently reading the Kushiel's Legacy series.... really loving them. I'm on the second book right now. Anyone else read these?

great books, i read the first one a million years ago and ran across the next two so had to reread the first, little obsessive about that lol

10-20-2011, 01:07 AM	#1
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