What are you reading?

Semantics · 06-26-2013, 07:41 AM

I'm reading The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell.

~baby~doll~ · 06-26-2013, 09:21 AM

Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood by Emily W. Leider

A few chapters in and i find it a good read. Myrna s a star who always fascinated me. i love her sexy eyes.

puddin' · 06-26-2013, 03:19 PM

will love for crumbs: a memoir, by jonna ivin

they came to bagdad, by agatha christie

Hollylane · 06-29-2013, 02:12 PM

The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

&

The Heart of the Five Love Languages

By Gary D. Chapman

Kobi · 06-30-2013, 11:14 PM

Angie recommended Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. It is a fascinating read of human pathology that makes ones hair stand on end. Not my usual cup of tea but it was well done and very engrossing.

NorCalStud · 06-30-2013, 11:33 PM

The butchcock thread. I can imagine several of those stories being published.

Also I am reading Masters Manual..Handbook of Erotic Dominance. Jack Rinella

and then this book that I think is going to offer something very interesting.

Many Lives
Many Masters

True story of a prominent Psychiatrist, his young patient, and Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives.

Kätzchen · 07-01-2013, 04:11 AM

I ditched my summer reading plans and took several books back to Powell's and traded them in for a different book, which was recommended to me by a staffer at the store. I've only just begun to read it and for some reason, I'm already drawn into the story.

Here's a brief introduction to the story:

Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy.

Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie—magical, comforting, wise beyond her years—promised to protect him, no matter what.

A groundbreaking work from a master, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out. It is a stirring, terrifying, and elegiac fable as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark

Mopsie · 07-02-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by NCS

Many Lives
Many Masters

True story of a prominent Psychiatrist, his young patient, and Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives.

I was just talking about this book with somebody at work ... I read it a number of years ago and really enjoyed it. Tell me what you think when you get time.

Kätzchen · 12-13-2020, 11:08 AM

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters.

I've only just begun to read this historical fiction novel, but it is a wonderful read. Sarah Waters' book was shortlisted for both the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the 2006 Orange Prize. The novel, which is told backward through third-person narrative, takes place in 1940s London during and after World War II.

Spoiler Alert: You can find out more about this book over @ GoodReads (LINK).

homoe · 11-19-2017, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollylane

The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

&

The Heart of the Five Love Languages

By Gary D. Chapman

These books IMHO are a godsend..............

Orema · 11-25-2017, 06:56 AM

Online articles about Comfort Women used during WWII.

Fancy · 11-25-2017, 07:42 AM

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

Just started... but here’s the synopsis:

Vance describes his upbringing and family background. He writes about a family history of poverty and low-paying, physical jobs that have since disappeared or worsened in their guarantees, and compares this life with his perspective after leaving that area and life. Vance was raised in Middletown, Ohio, though his ancestors were from Breathitt County, Kentucky. Their Appalachian values include traits like loyalty, love of country, and tendency towards violence and verbal abuse. He recounts his grandparents' alcoholism and abuse, and his unstable mother's history of drug addictions and failed relationships. Vance's grandparents eventually reconcile and become his de facto guardians, particularly spurred by his tough but loving grandmother, such that Vance was able to leave his town and ascend social ladders to attend Ohio State University and Yale Law School.

Alongside his personal history, Vance raises questions such as the responsibility of his family and people for their own misfortune. Vance blames hillbilly culture and its supposed encouragement of social rot. Comparatively, he feels that economic insecurity plays a much lesser role.

06-26-2013, 09:21 AM	#2
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Kobi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Biological female. Lesbian. Relationship Status: Happy Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hanging out in the Atlantic. Posts: 9,234 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,840 Thanked 34,617 Times in 7,640 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	Angie recommended Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. It is a fascinating read of human pathology that makes ones hair stand on end. Not my usual cup of tea but it was well done and very engrossing. __________________

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NorCalStud Member How Do You Identify?: gaea's Daddy and Fiance Preferred Pronoun?: Ours Relationship Status: Engaged with gaea:-) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Island Mountain Posts: 440 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 1,465 Times in 359 Posts Rep Power: 18918589	what am I Reading The butchcock thread. I can imagine several of those stories being published. Also I am reading Masters Manual..Handbook of Erotic Dominance. Jack Rinella and then this book that I think is going to offer something very interesting. Many Lives Many Masters True story of a prominent Psychiatrist, his young patient, and Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives. __________________ "Love the questions" ...Rainier Marie Rilke...Letters to a young poet Che

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Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,450 Thanked 33,610 Times in 10,707 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I ditched my summer reading plans and took several books back to Powell's and traded them in for a different book, which was recommended to me by a staffer at the store. I've only just begun to read it and for some reason, I'm already drawn into the story. Here's a brief introduction to the story: Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy. Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie—magical, comforting, wise beyond her years—promised to protect him, no matter what. A groundbreaking work from a master, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out. It is a stirring, terrifying, and elegiac fable as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. I’m doing my part, as an American citizen, who is concerned about losing our Democracy: I boycott agencies and businesses and service providers who do not support the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Support Democracy: Vote Blue

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Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,450 Thanked 33,610 Times in 10,707 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	The Night Watch by Sarah Waters. I've only just begun to read this historical fiction novel, but it is a wonderful read. Sarah Waters' book was shortlisted for both the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the 2006 Orange Prize. The novel, which is told backward through third-person narrative, takes place in 1940s London during and after World War II. Spoiler Alert: You can find out more about this book over @ GoodReads (LINK). __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. I’m doing my part, as an American citizen, who is concerned about losing our Democracy: I boycott agencies and businesses and service providers who do not support the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Support Democracy: Vote Blue

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Orema Superlative Soul Sister How Do You Identify?: Lesbian stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Moving in a single file and sometimes a sinner. Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cottage of Content Posts: 13,681 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41,473 Thanked 34,733 Times in 8,961 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	Online articles about Comfort Women used during WWII.

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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 7,077 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance Just started... but here’s the synopsis: Vance describes his upbringing and family background. He writes about a family history of poverty and low-paying, physical jobs that have since disappeared or worsened in their guarantees, and compares this life with his perspective after leaving that area and life. Vance was raised in Middletown, Ohio, though his ancestors were from Breathitt County, Kentucky. Their Appalachian values include traits like loyalty, love of country, and tendency towards violence and verbal abuse. He recounts his grandparents' alcoholism and abuse, and his unstable mother's history of drug addictions and failed relationships. Vance's grandparents eventually reconcile and become his de facto guardians, particularly spurred by his tough but loving grandmother, such that Vance was able to leave his town and ascend social ladders to attend Ohio State University and Yale Law School. Alongside his personal history, Vance raises questions such as the responsibility of his family and people for their own misfortune. Vance blames hillbilly culture and its supposed encouragement of social rot. Comparatively, he feels that economic insecurity plays a much lesser role.