What are you reading?

DamonK · 02-12-2013, 03:52 AM

Fire by Midnight by Lisa Marie Wilkinson

Kätzchen · 02-12-2013, 02:24 PM

I am currently re-reading a favorite book:

The Color of Water:
A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
(James McBride, 2006; Riverhead Books, New York)

From the New York Times Book Review:

"Complex and moving... suffused with issues of race, religion, and identity. Yet those issues, so much a part of their live and stories, are not central. The triumph of the book - and their lives - is that race and religion transcended in these interwoven stories by family love, the sheer force of a mother's will, and her unshakeable insistence that only two things mattered: school and church....
It's her voice - unique, incisive, at once unsparing and ironic - that is dominant in this paired history, and its richest contribution.... The two stories, son's and mother's, beautifully juxtaposed, strike a graceful note at a time of racial polarization," (The New York Times Book Review).

Bleu · 02-12-2013, 03:03 PM

I happened upon Charlie Rose about two weeks ago and his guest was article and short story writer George Saunders.

His latest publication, In Persuasion Nation, is what I am currently reading.

So far the serious social commentary laced with natural humor has me cracking it open every evening.

I know it may sound pompous of me, yet it's not how I mean it, but few things hold my interest and very rarely, at that, fiction. So, I am quite pleased that I picked this one up.

~Bleu

Fancy · 02-13-2013, 05:52 AM

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Life-Memoir-Farming-Food/dp/1416551611"]The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love[/ame]
by Kristin Kimball

It almost started out like a romance novel, but thank goodness it went beyond that and I'm currently learning more about farm implements and the milking process than I ever thought possible. So far it's quite inspirational; the tenacity of people united with a dream.

Soon · 02-13-2013, 06:03 AM

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_20?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=emotional+blackmail+by+susan+forward&spre fix=emotional+blackmail+%2Caps%2C213&rh=i%3Aaps%2C k%3Aemotional+blackmail+by+susan+forward"]Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You [/ame]

JustLovelyJenn · 02-13-2013, 11:47 AM

I am still reading Eat, Pray, Love. Its taking me a long time... I just can't seem to stay focused on getting through it, even though I am really enjoying it.

falloutmk · 02-13-2013, 01:10 PM

The Slow Fix by Ivan Coyote

Ivan Coyote is a great short story writer/storyteller who has inspired me beyond belief... which is funny because we are very different people. Ze likes country life, is a storyteller, and socializes with more close minded people than I could ever bear... Still zirs writing inspires me in the erotica and erotic poems I've been working on.

02-12-2013, 02:24 PM	#2
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a Brick House (Femme) Relationship Status: Busy (involved with a special someone here at home) Join Date: May 2010 Location: In a small community Posts: 16,277 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,277 Thanked 33,638 Times in 10,730 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I am currently re-reading a favorite book: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (James McBride, 2006; Riverhead Books, New York) From the New York Times Book Review: "Complex and moving... suffused with issues of race, religion, and identity. Yet those issues, so much a part of their live and stories, are not central. The triumph of the book - and their lives - is that race and religion transcended in these interwoven stories by family love, the sheer force of a mother's will, and her unshakeable insistence that only two things mattered: school and church.... It's her voice - unique, incisive, at once unsparing and ironic - that is dominant in this paired history, and its richest contribution.... The two stories, son's and mother's, beautifully juxtaposed, strike a graceful note at a time of racial polarization," (The New York Times Book Review). __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. ”Without justice, democracy dies,” — Jess Michaels (Epstein survivor). ”The planet can provide for human need, but not human greed,” — Dr Jane Goodall.

02-13-2013, 11:47 AM	#6
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02-12-2013, 03:52 AM	#1
DamonK Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: May 2010 Location: . Posts: 2,199 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,527 Thanked 7,762 Times in 1,881 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Fire by Midnight by Lisa Marie Wilkinson

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Bleu Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Bleu Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: @ home Posts: 2,771 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,565 Thanked 2,699 Times in 733 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I happened upon Charlie Rose about two weeks ago and his guest was article and short story writer George Saunders. His latest publication, In Persuasion Nation, is what I am currently reading. So far the serious social commentary laced with natural humor has me cracking it open every evening. I know it may sound pompous of me, yet it's not how I mean it, but few things hold my interest and very rarely, at that, fiction. So, I am quite pleased that I picked this one up. ~Bleu

02-13-2013, 05:52 AM	#4
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,083 Times in 2,318 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Life-Memoir-Farming-Food/dp/1416551611"]The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love[/ame] by Kristin Kimball It almost started out like a romance novel, but thank goodness it went beyond that and I'm currently learning more about farm implements and the milking process than I ever thought possible. So far it's quite inspirational; the tenacity of people united with a dream.

02-13-2013, 06:03 AM	#5
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,093 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	[ame="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_20?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=emotional+blackmail+by+susan+forward&spre fix=emotional+blackmail+%2Caps%2C213&rh=i%3Aaps%2C k%3Aemotional+blackmail+by+susan+forward"]Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You [/ame]

02-13-2013, 01:10 PM	#7
falloutmk Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Queer Preferred Pronoun?: Ze, Zir, or She, her, ect if needed. Relationship Status: Single, Poly, and happy. Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 88 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 105 Thanked 296 Times in 68 Posts Rep Power: 3839796	The Slow Fix by Ivan Coyote Ivan Coyote is a great short story writer/storyteller who has inspired me beyond belief... which is funny because we are very different people. Ze likes country life, is a storyteller, and socializes with more close minded people than I could ever bear... Still zirs writing inspires me in the erotica and erotic poems I've been working on.