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I'm reading The Sparrow (http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780449912553) by Mary Doria Russell, which so far is amaaaaaaazing. It's sci-fi of a literary fiction sort, and I've been mourning how busy I've been all week because all I want to do is drop everything and read it straight through.

What are you reading?

I'm currently indulging in the habit of juggling multiple books at the same time.  My primary book (for lack of a better word) is The Loser by Thomas Bernhardt, which tackles the insatiable human urge to be superlative- recounted from the perspective of a pianist who studied with virtuoso Glenn Gould, only to discover his own inferiority, and resultantly, his existential futility. Quite good and painfully relatable.

My secondary books are Blow Up by Julio Cortazar (short stories- all of them poignant and emotionally transformative in that incomparable magical realist way) and a textbook on differential geometry in physics, because I'm a nerd or something.

Anyway, I think this is a cool idea! We could start a trans book club or something :)

I'm reading "Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out" by Susan Kuklin.

I finished The Sparrow, which was amazing. Now I'm reading a short novel by Neil Gaiman (my first time reading him), The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

Quote from: Cloudchamber on June 29, 2014, 05:52:14 PM
My primary book (for lack of a better word) is The Loser by Thomas Bernhardt, which tackles the insatiable human urge to be superlative- recounted from the perspective of a pianist who studied with virtuoso Glenn Gould, only to discover his own inferiority, and resultantly, his existential futility. Quite good and painfully relatable.

This sounds fantastic. Adding it to my to-read list!

I just finished "Think Like a Freak" from the guys that rote Freakenomics.

I am half way through Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow.

Quote from: Sylvie on June 29, 2014, 08:24:07 PM
I finished The Sparrow, which was amazing. Now I'm reading a short novel by Neil Gaiman (my first time reading him), The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

This sounds fantastic. Adding it to my to-read list!

I hope you enjoy it! I'm only a few chapters in so far, so my description might turn out not to be 100% accurate, but I'd definitely recommend it. If you enjoy the narration, you might want to check out another book, thematically similar and quite brilliant- Auto Da Fe by Elias Canetti.

I looked up the The Sparrow and it sounds intriguing and rather profound. I'm usually not a big sci-fi person, but I'll have to make an exception. Thanks so much for the suggestion :)

Can't wait for more posts, there's nothing like connecting over literature.

I'm trying to finish the last (tenth) installment of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The problem is I keep trying to go back and reread the others because I get nostalgic and also because now I know so much more that they read completely differently than the first time through.

Definitely an Epic Fantasy series not to be taken lightly, but easily the best series I've ever read.

I loved the Malazan Book of the Fallen! Sergeant Helian is just... words fail to adequately describe her :)
Have you considered reading the Kharkanas trilogy about the Tiste Andii?

I've just finished Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

Quote from: Falconer on June 30, 2014, 05:08:59 PM
I loved the Malazan Book of the Fallen! Sergeant Helian is just... words fail to adequately describe her :)
Have you considered reading the Kharkanas trilogy about the Tiste Andii?

I've just finished Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

Yeah I definitely plan to read Kharkanas next. Well that or reread the first 10. (I also still have to read Ian's books: night of knives etc)

Currently reading 'Fremder' by Russell Hoban, 'Man Made Language' by Dale Spender and 'A Fine Balance' by Roshinton Mistry. And not long ago I finished Paulo Coelho's 'Veronica Decides to Die', which has made my top ten books list.

Started reading "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown.

Does it count that I just finished a book?
Ah, let's say it does count.

But the book in question was Torey Hayden's "Somebody else's kids". Started it today and finished it today, it was just that good.

I'm currently reading Insurgent, the second book in the Divergent series. Good read actually, and my mom and I bought the trilogy after seeing the movie. Unlike Percy Jackson, the movie was actually pretty good when compared to the book.

Just finished reading Ask the Passengers by A.S. King and before that Scars by Cheryl Rainfield. I'm going through a phase of trying to track down every readable queer girl fiction book. There aren't a ton unfortunately. Ask the Passengers was well written, but pretty derivative--I swear it's like every person who writes lesbian YA is trying to reproduce Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden. Scars is terrifying and wrenching. The writing is weaker, but the material is just... gah. I kind of wish I hadn't read it, even though it is well done.

Next up: Hild by Nicola Griffith, which my girlfriend's dad swears is good. My track record with Nicola Griffith is mixed so we shall see. Slow River was good, if totally unbalanced in tone. But Ammonite bored me and the poor writing of The Blue Place turned me off her Aud Torvingen series entirely.

just started a reread of The Night Circus. it's essentially a novelization of a browser game. a browser game that's basically lovely story surrounded with making your numbers go up, so you can get more lovely story.

Anne Frank's Diary :)

Im listening to an audiobook of The Tempest, and reading (for the millionth time) The Dark Towers of Trelochen.

I hope it's okay to post in a thread that's more that 30 days old. I'm so so sorry if it's not!

I've been reading How to Create a Mind by Ray Kurzweil. I'm a transhumanist so I like reading lots of transhumanist books.
I'd already read the book but it's interesting and there's lotsa stuff so I wanted to read it again.

I have a biiiiiiig collection of transhumanist books on Kindle, and I love them so much.

@FairyWishes
I admit I didn't know what transhumanism was; reading about it on Wikipedia reminds me of soo many video games. This guy in a documentary had seen some time ago had some muscle removed from his forearm to have a mini computer (not raspberry pi) put into his skin that tells him when he's going to get sick.

I'm reading Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, Black Bodies and Quantum Cats by I'm in bed for the night and I'm totes not getting out of bed to check and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake

I am finishing this book:

Garland, D. (2001). The culture of control: Crime and social order in  contemporary society. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.

I've been trying to read more recently. I have just read Unmastered by Katherine Angel, which I liked, a poignant part of which she describes a time in her life when she was pretty torn up about having had an abortion - and am well into Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson now, which I'm enjoying too, I've never read it before! I also came across my Don Juan book by Lord Byron, completely dog-eared up to just before the last canto, so I thought I might as well finish reading it all now (perhaps after Treasure Island). We're talking about at least 3 years I last read Don Juan! A great poem, definitely a pioneer of rhyme, which on the one hand seems quite rigid, yet on the other gives it excellent structure. I'm sure I read somewhere that Shelley said he thought it was one of the best poems he'd ever read, or at least the first cantos, since he died before Byron wrote the further cantos to it.

Threads like these are great because it brings together everybody's different tastes, and so is a great place for inspiration for what to read next.

I just finished the last Heroes of Olympus book, Blood of Olympus. It was goooood, like, wow. Going back to Allegiant (Divergent series) now and then the follow-up/spin-off/in-between book Four (from what I can tell based on the cover it's Four's time in Dauntless before Tris, then the other parts take place in parallel to the rest of the series but through Four's eyes).

I seem to be reading about 4-5 books at any given time. Now I am moving onto finish this book:

Dubber, M.D. (2002). Victims in the war on crime. The use and abuse of victims' rights. New York, NY: New York University Press.

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
This book ties in to the movie Argo - it was what they were making the movie of, and they had Jack Kirby doing the concept art for it.

I ordered http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385346972/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1#reader_0385346972
on Oct 17th. I should be getting it soon. :)

Yesterday I started The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf.

I am a huge Star Wars fan, so I am re-reading Star Wars: The Old Republic - Revan. Great book, based on great games :)

............ this post; silly !!!  What else could I ??

I just finished reading Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth, by Gitta Sereny. Oof -- it took me forever, but it was worth it. It's one of the best biographies I've ever read.

I needed something light after that, so now I'm re-reading one of the Hornblower books (C.S. Forester). Nice, uncomplicated fun with the British Navy. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthefiringline.com%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fbiggrin.gif&hash=fa2db8a2d15c338f95b7a2cbcb46a673a808a937)

Jeez I've picked up and started at least 5 different books so far. The most recent one I've picked up is "The Sicilian" by Mario Puzo.
I'm into the second chapter now and so far it's pretty good.

I'm with GenTechJ... I'm also a fan of the "Divergent" series by Veronica Roth.  I read the trilogy ("Divergent", "Insurgent", and "Allegiant") in October and very much enjoyed them all.  I have not seen the movie though.

Yesterday I finished "Everything is Illuminated" by Jonathan Foer.  I saw the movie some time ago, and I absolutely loved the movie... not so much the book.  Even though the book did fill in a few holes in the story that the movie failed to illuminate, I just found the narration, which jumped from charactor to charactor and back and forth through time, a bit too cumbersome.  Still, I don't regret reading it.

I'm presently reading 3 books (as I do).  I'm re-reading "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller; this is one of my all time favorites!  I'm also reading "Villa Incognito" by Tom Robbins; it's a little slow going and not as funny as I'd hoped, but I'm enjoying it.  And I'm reading "Matched" by Ally Condie, another girl-against-the-world trilogy (like "Divergent" and "Hunger Games") that I'm throughly enjoying it so far.

Hugs,
Miharu

As it turns out, I did finish "Villa Incognito" today.  I wouldn't say it was an awful book; I did enjoy the story.  But I feel that the book lacked substance, even for a silly humor book.  This is not my favorite Tom Robbins story.

I think I'd better get back to "Catch 22" to ensure that my funny bone has not sustained any permanent damage.

Hugs,
Miharu

This thread; I believe.


( Can someone please pass me my meds? )

...............  although, immediately prior to that previous outrageous outburst of insanity; I believe it is "The Alchemist" by Paul Coelho.

Certainly worth a re-read every year. Helps keep me on track. (at least when I don't forget my meds)

Happy reading for 2015

Huggs
Catherine

im reading Queering Anarchism my history teacher gave it to be as a graduation and coming out gift :)

I got Robinson Crusoe for Christmas  :D and I'm reading I Am Legend and The Haunting of Hill House.  8)

I am just about to finish 'The Lacuna', by Barbara Kingsolver. I have found it a very good read. It is the second of her books that I have read, the first being Animal Dreams. I will be taking a look at 'Bean Trees'.

I have also just finished 'The Forgotten Garden' by Kate Morton. I am looking forward to 'THe Distant Hours' whenever I can get my hands on it.

The next book on my reading list is 'Cutting for Stone' by Abraham Verghese. It is supposed to be fairly gritty but it comes very highly recommended.

Happy reading everyone!

In just a few days, when it comes in, I will be reading Battle Royale! Much gore. Very excite.

The lonely crowd.

Kraken by China Miéville!

For myself, The Secret Garden (have to catch up on all the books I missed because as a boy I obviously couldn't read girl books.  ???  >:-)

I'm reading The Neverending Story to my son (and will continue if I can convince him that it will be a real adventure even though the hero set off without any weapons). Before that it was the Swiss Family Robinson (I guess I'm revisiting the books I did read as a boy, too). May have to read that one again because I think the edition I have is missing some parts, though I may be confusing it with other books.

I'm currently reading Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Haruki Murakami  and Daring Greatly by Brené Brown.

I'm not reading.... I'm writing a book.

2 Moons, 1 Sun

It's a story about a lesbian couple who were traveling to a settlement on another planet. Their vessel is disrupted, sending them far off course. They land on a planet in the unknown sector and find that it is already inhabited by wildlife.

I've given a few friends a chunk of the beginning to see how I was doing... they were all amazed.

For school I'm reading Invisible Man but on my own time I'm just starting A Clash of Kings.

Walking the bridgeless canyon by Kathy Baldock.

Whipping Girl... although not done the introduction and I think that she's wrong already... but we'll see.

Quote from: ClaraJo on January 01, 2015, 02:23:14 AM
I got Robinson Crusoe for Christmas  :D and I'm reading I Am Legend and The Haunting of Hill House.  8)

Oooo.... I read "I am Legend" last summer.  I really enjoyed it.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I kind of got the sense that this book in 1954 was kind of the precursor to the explosion of the zombie genre that followed.  What can one say but "Bravo!"

;D

I am part way through'Cutting for Stone' by Abraham Verges. A very good book but my mind seems to be wondering quite a bit these days and I have a hard time staying on one thing. So, I picked up Kate Morton's 'THe Secret Keeper' and have started reading it. Also a good book.

Wow, my dysphoria is running crazy these last couple of weeks!

I just finished reading "A Dog's Purpose" by Bruce Cameron.  OMG!  I loved that book!  I was so sad that it ended.

I started reading Wally Lamb's "We are Water".  It's a long book, and it's too soon to say whether I'm enjoying it yet or not.

Last week I read "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides.  It's a book about an intersex person raised as a girl until the age of 15 when it was discovered that he was actually a boy with ambiguous genitalia.  It was actually a very good book (I should hope so since it's a Pulitzer Prize winner.)  I would recommend it.

Over the weekend I read "Invisible Monsters" by Chuck Palahniuk.  That was one messed up book about a trans woman, a model who has just had half her face shot off, and an ex vice cop together on an insane crime spree.  I didn't like it nearly as well as I'd hoped I would.  I think the author tried too hard to be shocking; it just came off as contrived and gratuitously brutal.  Thank goodness it was short.

A couple weeks ago I read "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro.  I loved that book even though it was terribly sad.  I might set with this one for a while and maybe re-read it next summer.

I also read "Agnes and the Hitman" by Jennifer Crusie.  That was just plain silly fun.

I read "Running with Scissors" by Augusten Borroughs before that; that book was awful... it just made me want to break things.

And "One Day" by David Nicholls was actually a very sweet, enjoyable and original read.  That one I'd recommend.

(I think I have too much time on my hands... I read a lot.)

Did I mention that I loved, loved, LOVED "A Dog's Purpose" by Bruce Cameron?  Super cute book!   :D

The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls by Emilie Autumn

Bluh, "officially" I'm supposed to be reading Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence, but I have the habit of starting other things out of curiosity and then getting lost in all the things I still have to read. I already bought the sequel of Prince of Thorns, and I have a small mountain of books I seriously need to finish. I'm also planning on re-reading George Orwell's 1984, because I read it a long time ago.
I also received my Hogwarts Library collection just recently, and had to instantly jump on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Besides that, I read too much fanfiction.

I'm currently reading both the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid (yes, I'm very immature, haha), and a book called Split, where it's a kid who shows up at his brother's house, trying to start a new life away from the gangs and stuff and his bad father. It's a rather good book.

I'm 3/4 of the way through "We Are Water" by Wally Lamb.  It's sort of a depressing book.  Wally Lamb has a way of refining the worst aspects of his characters' lives and blowing them up larger than life.  The book is well written, but what a downer.

I'm also 3/4 of the way through "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien.  (I read the first 2 books in the trilogy in October and November.)  It has elves and hobbits and dwarves and orcs... can't go wrong with that.  I've enjoyed the entire trilogy, though I liked the first and third books better than the second book.

I started reading "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger this week, just because I felt like I needed something lighter than "We Are Water".  So far I like it.

I'm also most of the way through "Crossed" by Ally Condie (book 2 of her "Matched" trilogy.)  Again, I feel like I need something light to relieve the tension of "We Are Water".  Crossed is definitely light reading.  This trilogy is no where near as good as "Hunger Games" or "Allegiant", but it's still enjoyable.

I've been very slowly making my way through "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller over the past several months.  I read it when I was very young and really enjoyed it.  It isnt quite as good as I remember it being, but it's still very fun.  I'm almost done with it.  For those who have never read this book, I would recommend it.

Just started another Kate Morton book, 'Distant Hours'. Looks to be another good read.

I'm currently reading Proxima by Stephen Baxter! I'm a sucker for SciFi, and I haven't had much of it recently.

I've started reading "She's All That." First couple chapters seem interesting...

I just finished a book called "Beautiful Music for Ugly Children" by Kirstin Cronn-Mills. It's a book about a transguy during his senior year and the summer after graduation. Even though it's a book gear towards young adults, I would highly recommend this book to someone of any age looking for a character who can relate a bit to their trans related struggles.

Im reading Physics for scientists and engineers (I have a final and dont understand anything) and Seizure by Robin Cook, almost finish this one

Blue Labyrinth by Preston & Child (the latest in the Special Agent Pendergast series)

Unfortunately, I started a zombie series a couple weeks ago. I say unfortunately because I thought I'd love these books... and now I despise them, but I HAVE to finish the series.

So, if you like zombies, but would like to avoid countless women being sexually abused over and over again, stay away from T.W. Brown's "Dead" series. Seriously.

Last Spring I started a reading a book series and even got into the second book and I thought it might improve, but it didn't I just never finished it. I have never felt the need to finish something I didn't care for. I just drop it and move on to another. This was the first time in a long time that I had started a series like that and just didn't care for it.
Mariah

Quote from: LukeDAP on February 16, 2015, 12:00:33 AM
Unfortunately, I started a zombie series a couple weeks ago. I say unfortunately because I thought I'd love these books... and now I despise them, but I HAVE to finish the series.

So, if you like zombies, but would like to avoid countless women being sexually abused over and over again, stay away from T.W. Brown's "Dead" series. Seriously.

Quote from: Mariah2014 on February 16, 2015, 12:05:26 AM
Last Spring I started a reading a book series and even got into the second book and I thought it might improve, but it didn't I just never finished it. I have never felt the need to finish something I didn't care for. I just drop it and move on to another. This was the first time in a long time that I had started a series like that and just didn't care for it.
Mariah

Hey, Mariah! I have no idea if this some sort of OCD or if I'm just too stubborn (and slightly masochist), but I cannot stop in the middle of a book series. I've forced myself to stop after the first book in a couple cases, but it's just TOO hard.

Maybe I ought to make this my NY resolution: drop books/series that suck.

Will let you know how that one goes! :eusa_think: :icon_razz:

Who knows maybe the book series will eventually grow on You. Here is to hoping anyway.
Mariah

Quote from: LukeDAP on February 16, 2015, 12:42:33 AM
Hey, Mariah! I have no idea if this some sort of OCD or if I'm just too stubborn (and slightly masochist), but I cannot stop in the middle of a book series. I've forced myself to stop after the first book in a couple cases, but it's just TOO hard.

Maybe I ought to make this my NY resolution: drop books/series that suck.

Will let you know how that one goes! :eusa_think: :icon_razz:

I'm reading the testing trilogy, a bit cheesy, but still likable...

Also I'm a sucker for dystopian

Same here and I agree, but so am I. I just need to finish the last book now.
Mariah

Quote from: Ferretty on February 16, 2015, 06:49:13 AM
I'm reading the testing trilogy, a bit cheesy, but still likable...

Also I'm a sucker for dystopian

Quote from: Mariah2014 on February 16, 2015, 06:37:52 AM
Who knows maybe the book series will eventually grow on You. Here is to hoping anyway.
Mariah

Thanks! :icon_biggrin: I'm not holding my breath, but one can always hope!

Quote from: Ferretty on February 16, 2015, 06:49:13 AM
Also I'm a sucker for dystopian

Same here, dystopian stories are fascinating to me! :icon_joy:

"The Devil Wears Prada" was a pretty good book; I enjoyed it much better than the movie... and I liked the movie.

I started reading Steve Martin's "An Object of Beauty".  I'm enjoying it, but I find that his writing style is a bit obtuse.  He seems to have a habit of vaguely alluding to plot twists that he never resolves, as if these are references to an inside joke that I just don't get.  But overall it's a pretty enjoyable read.

I still have about 400 pages to go in William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich".  I'm still really enjoying it, but 1300 pages of Adolf Hitler is a bit much for anyone to take in all at once.

I'm having a really difficult time getting through Laurie Notaro's "There's a Slight Chance I Might Be Going to Hell".  I think she tries way to hard to be funny, and she just isn't... at least, not to me.

As soon as I finish "An Object of Beauty", I think I'm going to start in on Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".  I saw the movie eons ago, but I've never read the book.  I think it's high time.

I sort of lost steam with Ally Condie's book "Crossed", which is book 2 of the "Matched" trilogy.  I'm nearly done with it, but it just doesn't have the spark of "Hunger Games" or "Alligiant".  But I'm determined to finish the trilogy... it just might be a little slow going.

Currently reading Gone Girl which is ok.

As soon as I'm done reading this, will begin "A Man of Honor" by Joespeh Bonnano. This autobiography is by the founder of one of the 5 NY mafia families.

Quote from: Muffinheart on February 19, 2015, 10:31:06 AM
As soon as I'm done reading this, will begin "A Man of Honor" by Joespeh Bonnano. This autobiography is by the founder of one of the 5 NY mafia families.

I look forward to hearing your impressions of this book.  I may have to put it on my list.  I'll finish "The Godfather" today.  It's a surprisingly good book.  Mario Puzo sure can tell a good story; I blazed through this book... simply couldn't put it down.

I  hope you'll let us know what you think of "A Man of Honor".

Steve Martin's "An Object of Beauty" was better than I expected in the end.  But it was still a pretty flat story.

I think I'll start "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella today.

"The Testosterone Files" By Max Wolf Valerio

King Phillip's War: Civil War in New England 1675-1676 by James D. Drake

Quote from: Miharu Barbie on February 19, 2015, 11:34:00 AM
I look forward to hearing your impressions of this book.  I may have to put it on my list.  I'll finish "The Godfather" today.  It's a surprisingly good book.  Mario Puzo sure can tell a good story; I blazed through this book... simply couldn't put it down.

I  hope you'll let us know what you think of "A Man of Honor".

Steve Martin's "An Object of Beauty" was better than I expected in the end.  But it was still a pretty flat story.

I think I'll start "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella today.

Will do. Probably TMI, but I have an infatuation with the Mafia.

I have just finished 'Breakfast with Buddha', by Roland Merullo. Fun book that is thought provoking. I am now starting 'Green Grass, Running Water' by Thomas King.

I've just begun reading Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey.

"The 7 Secrets of Awakening the Highly Effective Four-Hour Giant, Today"

It's a self-help book written by the characters in Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Then I'll go back to my normal stuff.

Quote from: Abysha on February 20, 2015, 09:14:16 PM
"The 7 Secrets of Awakening the Highly Effective Four-Hour Giant, Today"

It's a self-help book written by the characters in Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Then I'll go back to my normal stuff.

Is the book a self help book in the general sense, or is it funny?
I ask, because It's Always Sunny is by far my favourite TV show.
I love Dee lol

Quote from: Muffinheart on February 21, 2015, 05:37:14 AM
Is the book a self help book in the general sense, or is it funny?
I ask, because It's Always Sunny is by far my favourite TV show.
I love Dee lol

Well... if you want to be a narcissistic megalomaniac, I suppose it's a self-help book.   ;D

It's pretty much what you can expect from the Always Sunny crew.  It's done pretty well and you'll get a few chuckles.  Mainly, the humor is lost unless you can really inject their voices into your brain as you read it.  If you are a fan, you'll probably dig it.  Definitely not regretting the purchase as it's worth it just for Charlie's chapters alone.

XY factor by Karin Bishop..you'v gotta read her series "on the rad again"..!!

Just have to add this new one.. I seen a number of you enjoy the hobbit series and similar types..The best, after Tolken is
George R R Martin and his fire and ice..Game of Thrones.The HBO series is great but, you know the books are far better.
Just picked up from the library ..The world of fire and ice..The untold history of westeros and the game of throne..
This should be some enjoyable reading......

I've been on a bit of a roll the past month or so.  I finally finished "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William Shirer.  For a 1300 page book about Hitler's Germany, it was really a fantastic book!  Just a great read.

I kind of gave up on "There's a Slight Chance I Might Be Going To Hell" by Laurie Notaro.  I just don't care for her writing style.  She tries too hard to be funny, and it falls flat for my taste.

I have mixed feelings about "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella.  I guess it was kind of cute.  I just don't really get what's funny about witnessing a poor girl fall into near criminal debt.  It was more cringe worthy than funny to me.

"Before You Know Kindness" by Chris Bohjalian was suprisingly good.  I really got into the story and couldn't put the book down.

"The First Phone Call From Heaven" by Mitch Albom was pretty good.  The story had a lot more potential than the author delivered on.  Generally a pretty good read, but it could have been so much better.

"What it is Like to Go to War" by Karl Marlantes I found to be extremely compelling.  I read his book "Matterhorn" last summer, and I really liked it.  I decided to read his memior about his time in Vietnam.  He handles a difficult subject with amazing grace.  I'd recommend this one.

"Joy for Beginners" by Erica Bauermeister was... not so great.  I want my 10 hours back.

I almost feel the same way about "Crossed", the second book of the "Matched" trilogy by Ally Condie.  It was a little bit of a struggle to make it to the last page.  I'm not too sure that I'm going to continue on with book 3.

I'm presently about one third of the way through "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin.  It's no "Lord of the Rings" for sure, but I'm definitely enjoying it.  I'm not certain that I will continue on to the second book though.

I'm also reading "The Illustrious Dead" by Stephen Talty.  This book could be better.  It's a documented history of how a Typhus epidemic, more than anything else, defeated Napoleon's army in 1812, thus ending his reign as conquerer of Europe.  It's interesting, but the author is not doing a very good job of bringing the events to life.

I am really into "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson.  This is a biography of 2 seminal years in the life of William Dodd and his daughter Martha.  William Dodd was US Ambassador to Berlin in 1933-35 (the first 2 years of Hitler's rule.)  It is a great book!  I'm about halfway through it.

I'm also reading "Enchanted, Inc." by Shanna Swendson.  It's low key, but super cute chick lit.  I'm enjoying it.

I'm reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling.  It's pretty good.  I'm not sure I'll read any of the other titles in the series.

I'm also reading "Helen of Sparta" by Amalia Carosella.  I'm only 3 chapters in, but I like it so far.  I look forward to seeing where it goes.

(Did I mention that I don't sleep much?)

Miharu

Finished "She's Not There," now on to "I'm Looking Through You," Boylan's next book.

Just started the Chronicles of Narnia with my daughter. It took a little effort to get her into it, but I think she's there. She still begs for Junie B. Jones instead, though... gah. That series is a huge pain to read because I simply cannot bear to read its horrible cutesy bad grammar, so I have to reword everything on the fly.

Quote from: Miharu Barbie on January 09, 2015, 05:08:45 PM
Did I mention that I loved, loved, LOVED "A Dog's Purpose" by Bruce Cameron?  Super cute book!   :D

i agree, a dog's purpose was a really good read! :)

a couple of years ago i read another good book from a dog's perspective called the art of racing in the rain by garth stein.

Quote from: jeni on March 16, 2015, 04:22:29 PM
She still begs for Junie B. Jones instead, though... gah. That series is a huge pain to read because I simply cannot bear to read its horrible cutesy bad grammar, so I have to reword everything on the fly.

oh, junie b. jones... i used to be totally obsessed with those books. i looked through one recently, though, and they're actually rather irritating to read. :D

i finished theories of relativity by barbara haworth attard awhile back and it's absolutely amazing. i would definitely recommend it, along with the maze runner series by james dashner. and life of pi by yann martel is... incredible.

i could continue rambling on about all the fantastic novels i've read, but i'll stop here. :)

but as of right now, i'm planning on starting heart of darkness by joseph conrad. and i'm currently reading the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald for school.

Quote from: infinity on March 16, 2015, 04:51:14 PM
oh, junie b. jones... i used to be totally obsessed with those books. i looked through one recently, though, and they're actually rather irritating to read. :D

I think it's great to write books in a kid's voice, but I draw the line at egregious grammatical errors.

I am having a whack at Thackery's 'Vanity Fair' and enjoying it a great deal.

Though am a little bit galled that if I were to play a role in it, I'd probably end up playing Jos Sedley.

Quote from: jeni on March 16, 2015, 04:58:18 PM
I think it's great to write books in a kid's voice, but I draw the line at egregious grammatical errors.

same.

Quote from: jeni on March 16, 2015, 04:58:18 PM
I think it's great to write books in a kid's voice, but I draw the line at egregious grammatical errors.

Unless its Molesworth.

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Betty Smith's Joy in the Morning

I just finished "Jim Henson: The Biography" by Brian Jay Jones. I really recommend it.

I am about 2/3 through "Pet Sematary" by Stephen King. I haven't read this one in a while. A lot more disturbing than I remember it being.

I just finished The Book Thief, and now I'm finishing The Hunger Games after the persuasion of my cousin and starting I Was A Boy In Belsen, which I got signed by Tomi Reichantal himself. It's a shame, my mom had him sign it with my birth name, but it's still a real, signed book!

Let's see, finished JF Boylan's "I'm Looking Through You" last night, recently started "The Clan of the Cave Bear," and just started "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" with my daughter.

The book thief was amazing, I read it years ago and it's much better than the film. I'm currently reading Wizard of Oz FAQ, it's about the making of the film. I love the wizard of oz and it's a really informative book. I can't believe MGM was thinking of scrapping Over the Rainbow, it's one of the best songs written  ;)

I see no new entries on the other trace below this.. I do a good bit of e reading on my kindle so am not familiar
with how available this is to none kindle readers.
PS Power..The Young Ancients is of a world in which a rather nieve young man rreceives a scholarship to
the best school.
A bit of magic and plenty of in depth charictures in study..Just uncovered that there a number of series
he has written.

My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland

Finished 'Saving Fish From Drowning' by Amy Tan. It was a great read. I am now reading something totally different, 'The Fountain of St. James Court or Portrait of the Artist as an Old Woman' by Sena Jeter Naslund. Very interesting writing, and is taking me a bit of time to get into the story. It splits between the present and the period post French Revolution. I am into a cycle of woman authors and am trying to read something less 'bloody'.

Surviving an Eating Disorder: Strategies for Family and Friends.  My lovely girlfriend is currently in partial hospitalization for treatment of her eating disorder.

http://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Eating-Disorder-Strategies-Friends/dp/0061698954

The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood) and The Outsider (Camus)

Quote from: Pica Pica on March 16, 2015, 06:24:51 PM
Unless its Molesworth.

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Yes!

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite, reading a bunch of fanfiction as well:)

I just got Paper Towns, Catching Fire, The Great Gatsby, this other German book and a few others.

Just Finished The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and It was very amazing. Tragic but interesting.

the first Game of Thrones book

And the Band played On by Randy Shilts. It's pretty tragic, but is really worth really worth reading. It describes how denial ,neglect, petty politics, and other institutional failures helped HIV, on top of the relatively unusual biology of the disease, become a horrific pandemic,and tells the stories of people who were affected.

Quote from: rachel89 on May 28, 2015, 07:42:51 AM
And the Band played On by Randy Shilts. It's pretty tragic, but is really worth really worth reading. It describes how denial ,neglect, petty politics, and other institutional failures helped HIV, on top of the relatively unusual biology of the disease, become a horrific pandemic,and tells the stories of people who were affected.

I heard good things about that book. Didn't Randy Shilts die from AIDS?

Well into "Secret Daughter" by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. Very good!

"Warriors", "Fadind echoes". I'm probably too old for that, but I've read those books for years now and I feel like all the cats are my family

Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland

Quote from: Cheska on May 31, 2015, 05:21:11 PM
Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland

Loved that book! The sequels are pretty good, too.

'Undercover Girl; growing up transgender', by Jill Davidson.

Bit by bit, I'm reading The Twelfth Planet by Zacharia Sitchin.

I'm also reading Spock, The Messiah.

I started reading George Orwell's 1984 and didn't get too far and had to return it to the library.

I finished George Orwell's Animal Farm.

I finished Ayn Rand's Anthem.

Quote from: Electric Fuzzball on January 03, 2015, 12:29:10 PM
I'm not reading.... I'm writing a book.

2 Moons, 1 Sun

It's a story about a lesbian couple who were traveling to a settlement on another planet. Their vessel is disrupted, sending them far off course. They land on a planet in the unknown sector and find that it is already inhabited by wildlife.

I've given a few friends a chunk of the beginning to see how I was doing... they were all amazed.

That sounds interesting.

Crap... I made the mistake of picking up my Zombie Survival Guide and flipped through it when waiting for my wife.  Now I'm hooked again and rereading it.  That wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have World War Z staring at me from the bookshelf which I will naturally have to read again.

I need to stop looking at my bookshelf when I'm bored.

Quote from: Tysilio on November 01, 2014, 11:41:44 PM
I just finished reading Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth, by Gitta Sereny. Oof -- it took me forever, but it was worth it. It's one of the best biographies I've ever read.

I needed something light after that, so now I'm re-reading one of the Hornblower books (C.S. Forester). Nice, uncomplicated fun with the British Navy. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthefiringline.com%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fbiggrin.gif&hash=fa2db8a2d15c338f95b7a2cbcb46a673a808a937)

Someday I'm going to read a book about Josef Mengele.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's New Encylcopedia of Modern Bodybuilding.

"Gracefully Grayson" by Ami Polonsky

It is a young adult novel about a 12 year old MtF trans child. Extremely well written and beautifully honest as well. I keep welling up at certain parts of the novel.

I've just finished reading 'A Calculated Life' by Anne Charnock.  It's available as an e.book on Amazon.

Set in a future Britain  'A Calculated Life' examines the question of what it is to be machine and what it is to be human and the effects that has on society.  IMHO it's a darn good read and I couldn't put it down until I'd reached the end.

I am reading 'The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd. A very good read!

The myth of mental illness-Thomas Szasz

Thank You, Jeeves by P. C. Wodehouse
I like obscure books, heheh. Perhaps one more popular that I've just finished:
Misery by Stephen King

The "Jumper" series by Steven Gould

In is a series that follows a young man, and later his wife and daughter, as he learns and controls his abilities and powers of teleportation. It is very good.

I found a science fiction book named "The Dark Between the Stars" by Kevin J. Anderson, in a book store when I was doing a general shopping trip to the nearest (that's 24 kilometers for me) shopping mall. Good literature in English is hard to find where I live, and it seemed decent, so I took it. And it hasn't been a disappointment. Only thing bad about it is that there is an earlier series by the author, which this book and its upcoming sequels are continuation for. So, I get references to past events which I haven't read about, and spoilers to the earlier series.

Just started 'Blackberry Wine' by Joanne Harris. So far so good!

"Station Eleven" by Emily St. John Mandel

It reminds me of Stephen King's "The Stand". But this story is more character driven and a bit lighter on the horror aspect of the end of the world.

i just finished "A Queer and Present Danger" by Kate Bornstein

About half way through 'Coastliners' by Joanne harris. Another good read. I am really enjoying her books.

"After Party" by Daryl Gregory

It is a science fiction book about a drug that makes you have vivid hallucinations about God. Our protagonist wants to stop a new "church" that is coming up, because people who go off the drug end up going homicidal. The protagonist is a 40-ish lesbian, which was a total surprise, but the author does a good job of not sensationalizing that fact. Actually I would say the book is pretty queer-friendly, despite it being about drugs.

'Isis and Osiris' by Plutarch

Quote from: SarahMarie1987 on July 29, 2015, 04:48:40 PM
"After Party" by Daryl Gregory

It is a science fiction book about a drug that makes you have vivid hallucinations about God. Our protagonist wants to stop a new "church" that is coming up, because people who go off the drug end up going homicidal. The protagonist is a 40-ish lesbian, which was a total surprise, but the author does a good job of not sensationalizing that fact. Actually I would say the book is pretty queer-friendly, despite it being about drugs.

I've just purchased the Kindle edition on Amazon.  Thanks for the recommendation.

Quote from: Lady Smith on July 31, 2015, 04:42:17 AM
I've just purchased the Kindle edition on Amazon.  Thanks for the recommendation.

You're welcome! :)

I am reading "Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix". My favorite Harry Potter hands down. Also a nice late summer or winter read because of its size.

'The Invention of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd. Very good!

Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep".
Still can't read that stuff in bed. I get paranoid enough at night, even without reading horror literature.

'Making Sense of Intersex' by Ellen K Feder.  It's available on Kindle.

I'm reading the Vagabond series of books, by Takehiko Inoue! Was a series of comics/short bits all stuck together into a long series of books!

So I just finished: Luna by Julie Anne Peters, Being Emily by Rachel Gold.
I'm now reading the Oz series but it's becoming trying and I'm only in book two.
I'm waiting for The Shepherd's Crown, the last book by Terry Pratchett.

'Off Season' by Anne Rivers Siddons. This is the second book by her that I have read. I like her stuff. Easy going.

well not reading anything right now but I have spent more time in the last few years reading the dresden files than anything else, they are so good, so much fun I can even forget about the compleat lack of or negitive representation of LGBT people in the books.

Quote from: Bobbi82 on August 20, 2015, 11:27:58 PM
So I just finished: Luna by Julie Anne Peters, Being Emily by Rachel Gold.
I'm now reading the Oz series but it's becoming trying and I'm only in book two.
I'm waiting for The Shepherd's Crown, the last book by Terry Pratchett.

If you liked Luna and Being Emily then you should check out Just Girls also by Rachel Gold. Emily plays a small part in it.

Quote from: Marcia on August 24, 2015, 01:13:45 AM
If you liked Luna and Being Emily then you should check out Just Girls also by Rachel Gold. Emily plays a small part in it.

Thanks Marcia, I will add it to my "Must read" list

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain... For the fifth time in a row.

The Transgender Guidebook by Ann L. Boedecker PhD on Amazon Kindle while at work at night.

The Lowland -- Jhumpa Lahiri.

The Shepherd's Crown by the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett.
His last book, a fantastic book that deals with many subjects as many of his works have done before including the challenging of gender roles, the imminent prospect of death, fear, self confidence, prejudice, open-mindedness, tragedy, trial and triumph.

I wish he had more time to tinker with it, he often would work and rework a story until it was just right and there are so many stories I wish he could have told and questions I would have asked.

I'll end this post before I start crying again.

Hugs to all,
Bobbi

"Free To Fall" by Lauren Miller

"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Both are zipping along well for me. Which is nice, since I am trading off reading them. I read a few chapters of FTF, then a few chapters of HBP. It is a fun little experiment.

Right now I'm in the middle of reading The Chestomancy Series by Diana Wynne Jones. It's a bunch of fantasy children novels.

The Guest Cat by  Takashi Hiraide.

It's really sweet, I'm not too far into it yet. I love reading novels that feature cats.

I just started Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, we are having to read it for Literary Society at school. It's actually starting out pretty interesting. I'm only to chapter two, the mysterious captain has me hooked already.

The Alchemist by Paul Chloe. Amazing story and philosophy.

A handmaids tale by margaret atwood. And i really want to read the new one by harper lee.

It's Kind Of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

"Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King

After that it will be...

"The Dark Half" by... Stephen King

... okay, I like Stephen King.

This thread.





;D ;D ;D

^^^ LOL Catherine 😊

I just finished reading Just Girls by Rachel Gold
I'm currently reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clark
And next will be riding The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

'White Bones' by Graham Masterton.  A somewhat unsettling Irish crime thriller.

The latest edition of the "Transgender Quarterly Review"  this issue is really good.  Deals with educational approaches to  teaching transgender issues in K-12, as well as, in colleges and universities.

Judy Picoult "Sing You Home' - A very good read.

Zebulon Finch

Feet Of Clay by the sorely missed Sir "Pterry" Terry Pratchett

The Chrysalids by John Wyndham

The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams by Stephen King

It is a collection of short stories and novellas. Which I enjoy more than King's longer novels at times.

Insanity (Mad in Wonderland) by Cameron Jace.

The way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson



...again

I just finished "The Social Animal," by David Brooks. It is most readable and entertaining book I have read about the unconscious, and also his views about how culture shapes human behavior, greatly enriched my societal outlook.

I'm now reading "Pride and Prejudice," to get in touch with my feminine side, and "War and Peace," which is going to take awhile.

In real honest to goodness book form I'm reading The Danish Girl.  On my Nook I'm reading Trans Bodies, Trans Selves or, depending on my mood, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.  Next up will be a reread of The Count of Monte Christo.

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

I just finished The Origins of Totalitarianism, by Hannah Arendt. It's not the easiest book, and one needs to read it fairly critically because she sometimes gets her history a bit wrong, but that said -- it is essential reading for anyone who is concerned about the current direction of  politics in the US. (And elsewhere, I think, but I'm not an expert on other countries).

If it doesn't scare your socks off, you're not paying attention.

OTHER SELVES: A Journey of Gender, Fiction, Discovery, and Hope
by Amber Neko Meador from Transition transmission podcast.

Just read Janet Mocks autobiography and it was excellent.

'The Joy LuckClub' by Amy Tan. Just started but I have really enjoyed some of her other books.

Wizard and Glass,  Dark Tower Series, Stephen King

gender outlaw!  Jennifer Boylan

Hello!

Has anyone read a little life? I've heard some good things but haven't had a chance to pick it up yet...

any other recommendations?

K x

I'm reading Dataclysm by Christian Rudder, one of the founders of OK Cupid.  He uses the raw data to explain personality, identity and such.

Quote from: SophiaBleu on March 16, 2016, 10:18:54 PM
I'm reading Dataclysm by Christian Rudder, one of the founders of OK Cupid.  He uses the raw data to explain personality, identity and such.

wow sounds really interesting might have to check it out

Lord of the Rings. Again. When I finally finish it (just started on TTT) I'll probably re-read Shogun.

Tea and Transition by
Nicola Jane Chase

Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdette.  I just happened to pick it up to fill the time, but am really enjoying it.  If you enjoy crime noir with a cultural (and sometimes gender) twist, give Burdette a look/

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Sophie, Bangkok Tattoo sounds like something I'd like -- I've made a note of it.

I'll need a break, something light, after the current book: The Rape of Europa, by Lynn Nichols. It's the book on which the movie "The Monuments Men" was based. I haven't seen that yet, but they must have left out a heckuva lot...

It's a detailed account of Nazi art theft and looting, and of the work done to try to recover what was lost, at the end of and after the war. I thought I knew a bit about this, but the scale of it described in this book is just unimaginable. And so much was destroyed, or has never been found -- great art that's lost for good.  It's also a very readable book!

I am into Maeve Binchy these days. Presently I am reading 'Light a Penny Candle'. I have another eight of her books on my shelf.

The Zen of Seeing

it's an art theory book :)

I'm currently reading two books. One is Stuck In The Middle With You by Jennifer Finney Boylan. The other book is The Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson. 

:)

'Circle of Friends' by Maeve Binchy

Never Fade - Alexandra Bracken, the second of The Darkest Minds series.

Escorted by Claire Kent

Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

It is a young adult book about a high school aged trans girl starting a new school after moving form her old school. It is written by a trans woman, so it has more authenticity than it being written by a cis person.

Initially, I was worried about it because most books with trans characters are not that great. The trans characters end up being in the story to teach the main character something or die. Or are made into a martyr and die.

This one is honest about a lot of issues. Most importantly, the self acceptance and self love we need to give ourselves. So far this book has made me cry three times. Not sure if that is a good recommendation or not, but I do like it!

I would say I am about halfway through. Just taking my time with it.

Without You: The Tragic Story of (the rock band) Badfinger.

The Walking Dead: Rise Of The Governor

I am currently reading Whatever Love is Love by Maria Bello .

Mindstar Rising.

Really good, favourite author, 9/10

Just finished 'The Paying Guests' by Sarah Waters. A very good read! I kept going back for more! I am going back to the library today to pick up two more of her books. I sure hope they are as good.

I just started reading A Hero of France, by Alan Furst. He writes excellent, literate spy books set in Europe in the late 30s and early 40s. This one is better than his last, Mission to Paris.

Now Reading

Covering - The Hidden Assault On Our Civil Rights by Kenji Yoshino

I am just completing Modern Authentication with Azure Active Directory for Web Applications. In plain English the book teaches a software engineer and developers how to do security for web site/applications.  Myself and two other senior developers (I am a senior developer too) are going through this after implementing this type of security in a web application and felt that it would be good to acquire a deeper understanding of Azure Graph API specifically.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/microsoft_press/2016/01/04/new-book-modern-authentication-with-azure-active-directory-for-web-applications/

I managed to luck out with libraries and found an LGBTIQ+ centered one. I took out two books. The first one I'm reading is The Collection. It's a collection of short stories that center on transgender characters. It's a good read so far.

Quote from: karenpayneoregonI am just completing Modern Authentication with Azure Active Directory for Web Applications.

Should you be posting about pornography on here??  

I have heard that Modern Authentication and Azure Active are pretty hot, though.

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

It is basically Mean Girls meets Groundhog Day. Which is how it was described to me. It isn't a comedy though. More a serious look at the "mean girl" who lives through a groundhog day-like situation. It is pretty interesting so far.

Last week I finished The Perks Of Being A Wallflower for the first time. That one hurt to read, but it was really really good.

I am reading 'The Lake House' by Kate Morton. Very good!

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories - H. P. Lovecraft

Out of the past by Neil Miller; a history of gay and lesbians from 1869 onwards. Highly recommend.

Whipping Girl, Julia Serano. Before that most recently Sex at Dawn and a couple of Months novels.

'Affinity' by Sarah Waters. This is my fifth Sarah Waters novel and I can hardly wait for the next!

Revival by Stephen King

The Lord of the Rings.

Heavy going!

"Profiles of Courage", by John Kennedy.
I guess I can identify with following my heart over popular opinion!

Just finished "Ender's Game" guess I can also identify with being manipulated...

The Long Utopia, by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.

Sapiens: A brief history of human kind by Yuval Noah Harari.

I have been spell bound and fascinated. It is a book of anthropology but well written for the lay person. Sapiens really do seem to be the ultimate (self destructive) species.

We haven't been here long and maybe not too much longer and this book explores how we as a species have developed that way. It is well written and the concepts well explored.

Hunting Hitlers Nukes
" The secret race to stop the Nazi Bomb"

"A wizard of Earthsea"
By Ursula K. Le Guin.


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'Tara Road' by Maeve Binchy

Just finished Whipping Girl, managed to get a copy of Brain Sex via interlibrary loan.

It's about the differences between "male", "female" brain structure. I'd read it back in the '80s when it was new and an unpopular area of research. It's good to come back to now with different eyes - not having realized I was trans back then.

I have to read Wordsworth for uni.

Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham. I love Gilmore Girls.  So far, it is a good read!

"A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara

Picked up from the library. It is about 4 friends in NYC and their trials and tribulations. Not sure if they are LGBT or just a bunch if white dudes, but it seemed interesting. Long at about a 720 pages.

"End of Watch" Stephen King

Holding by graham norton
Srsly you need to read it, it's fantastic!!


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Quote from: ElizabethK on January 20, 2017, 02:44:15 PM
"End of Watch" Stephen King

I love Stephen king I've never read that book though! What's it about?


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I am  sucker for Stephen King with my favourite all time book series being the "The Dark Tower" which I have read probably the entire 8 books 3 times and listened to the audio books at least another 4 times. I am due to listen to the entire thing again very soon...

I have just started this latest one

So far we have a crazy man running people down in a car killing a number but also injuring another 20 or so and then 10 years? later all the survivors start committing suicide or in some cases murder suicide. The main protagonist is a guy who was a cop (now retired) when the original crime went down who is called in by his still working buddy because of the links between the suicides....that is about as far as I got

This is also an audio book. If you have never listened to one then do yourself a favour and have a listen. I really do like audiobooks. There are a number of trans titles also available. My eyes get tired very quickly when I am reading(due to medications) and audiobooks enable me to keep "reading" I have an extensive collection and am a member of Audible. I purchased a complete set of a post apocalyptic future series books...about 60 hours of listening for $8 and it was excellent.

Liz

Quote from: ElizabethK on January 20, 2017, 05:52:12 PM
I am  sucker for Stephen King with my favourite all time book series being the "The Dark Tower" which I have read probably the entire 8 books 3 times and listened to the audio books at least another 4 times. I am due to listen to the entire thing again very soon...

I have just started this latest one

So far we have a crazy man running people down in a car killing a number but also injuring another 20 or so and then 10 years? later all the survivors start committing suicide or in some cases murder suicide. The main protagonist is a guy who was a cop (now retired) when the original crime went down who is called in by his still working buddy because of the links between the suicides....that is about as far as I got

This is also an audio book. If you have never listened to one then do yourself a favour and have a listen. I really do like audiobooks. There are a number of trans titles also available. My eyes get tired very quickly when I am reading(due to medications) and audiobooks enable me to keep "reading" I have an extensive collection and am a member of Audible. I purchased a complete set of a post apocalyptic future series books...about 60 hours of listening for $8 and it was excellent.

Liz

Definitely gonna read it now!
I love cop stories and yes stephen king is so good at horror
The first book I read by him was IT and good lord was I scared and gripped I blame my sister for getting me into horror.
Have you read the shining and doctor sleep?
I have the first darkntower and have yet to read it


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Quote from: ghostbees on January 20, 2017, 06:27:35 PM
Definitely gonna read it now!
I love cop stories and yes stephen king is so good at horror
The first book I read by him was IT and good lord was I scared and gripped I blame my sister for getting me into horror.
Have you read the shining and doctor sleep?
I have the first darkntower and have yet to read it


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Typical Stephen king...now we got computer game consoles...gets a little crazier with each turn of the imaginary page.

I've just finished Sapiens. A brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari.

I thoroughly recommend it to people who have an enquiring mind and are open to new ideas of how culture and Humans developed.

It is certainly an interesting read in the context of modern world politics and relationships.

I'm currently reading The Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel. The author is a retired LAPD detective who believes that his father killed Elizabeth Short in 1947, and likely several other girls during that general time period. He found a picture of Short among his fathers belongings after he passed away and started investigating to find out how they knew each other. There are 2 books related to the Dahlia case, as well as two books called Most Evil, where Mr Hodel goes into how he came to believe his father may have also been the Zodiac Killer. I read two Dahlia and first Zodiac book several years ago for a Criminal Psychology class that I was taking, re-reading the series because the second Zodiac book came out and I want to refresh my memory with the details.

  Just finished "True Selves"  It's written by a therapist meant to help family and friends understand us. Something like the Katie Couric special  "Gender Revolution" (which is airing again tomorrow on the Nation Geographic Channel)

  Hugs,
   Jeanette

Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite. He is a trans author. I read this particular book once a year. It is one of my faves!

Transgender History
-Susan Stryker

I am reading "This is How it Always is" by Laurie Frankel.  It has been very enjoyable.  It is about a family whose youngest child is declares she is a girl at around age 3 or so.

I'm not reading it yet but I just ordered Jennifer Finney Boylan's new novel, Long Black Veil.

I am still on a romance novel path! I do not want to deal with the violence that was a big part of the genre that I have read for the last three to four decades, " the detective mystery'. I really liked the British detective characters.

I have been reading Debbie MacComber and Elon Hilderbrand. I current read is 'the Island' by Hilderbrand.

I can't remember exactly but I have just started The Dark Tower series by Stephen King for the 9th or 10th time....I have read or listened to the entire 8 books a number of times now...as this copy is an audio book it will take about 3 months to listen to all 8 books

Liz

Just finished Animal Farm for a literary analysis assignment. I have one question: Why did I not read it sooner!? It's my new favorite!

Quote from: maksim on April 16, 2017, 04:38:45 PM
Just finished Animal Farm for a literary analysis assignment. I have one question: Why did I not read it sooner!? It's my new favorite!

A great piece and I would recommend everyone reads it especially in light of the current political climate...One of my all time favourites

Liz

i read to leave this world Nd my depression behind. i love anne mccaffrwya books, mercedes lackey, christeen feehan etc books


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Just got given and Audio book

50 shades of Gray......

Done reading "13 Reason Why" and I am about to watch it on Netflix. It's a good read you can relate here not for the character but for the lesson you will get.

Brain On Fire by Susannah Cahalan

A thread on Susan's Place forums called,  "What are you currently reading?"

LOL
  Jeanette

50 shades of Grey...

I'm currently reading the antagonists by burgandi rakosa. It's about a black disabled superhero [emoji4]


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Atheism And The Case Against Christ - Matthew S. McCormick

OCDaniel
About a kid who has OCD ad how he deals with it
Kids fiction

American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

I just finished American Gods!  Can't watch the TV show, so I decided to read the book. 

Reading IT by Stephen King now.  Same thing, in anticipation of the movie. 

Quote from: Deb Roz on June 28, 2017, 03:47:07 PM
I just finished American Gods!  Can't watch the TV show, so I decided to read the book. 

Reading IT by Stephen King now.  Same thing, in anticipation of the movie.

American gods is a good read even if it takes forever lol
Oo IT was the first book to legit give me nightmares [emoji33] have you read the shining and the sequel Doctor Sleep?


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I'm reading skullduggery pleasant


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"The Sixth Extinction - An Unnatural History", by Elizabeth Kolbert (winner of a Pulitzer)

An amazing book about all the extinctions we are causing to our planet... and the overall scenario is not good...  :-\

The end of Eddy from Eduard Louis. Interesting book

Terry Brook's newest Shannara book, The Black Elfstone.

@ghostbees

I have read the Shining!  I read it when I was a teenager.  I like spooky haunting stuff.  I've really been enjoying IT.  It's almost like Ray Bradbury but a lot more gruesome and scary.  I got it at the library, so I've been tearing through it as fast as I can, because there are close to 50 holds on IT. 

Never heard of Dr. Sleep.  It's a sequel to the Shining?!  I had no idea!

Quote from: Deb Roz on July 03, 2017, 10:57:56 AM
@ghostbees

I have read the Shining!  I read it when I was a teenager.  I like spooky haunting stuff.  I've really been enjoying IT.  It's almost like Ray Bradbury but a lot more gruesome and scary.  I got it at the library, so I've been tearing through it as fast as I can, because there are close to 50 holds on IT. 

Never heard of Dr. Sleep.  It's a sequel to the Shining?!  I had no idea!

Dr Sleep is goo but by no means his beast work...If you really want an epic story try  The Dark Tower series by King and another really goood one(hell there are so many ) is Insomnia....Also 11-22-1963 also By King and this is a cracker...what would have happened if you could have stopped the assignation of JFK...

"IT" has got to be one of his scariest...great bnook

I am half way through 'A Long Time Gone' by Karen White'. This is my second of Karen White's novels, and I am really enjoying it. A multi generational study of three women who grew up on the  Mississippi Delta.

I'm currently re-reading the Simarillion by Tolkien. It's been a while, and is definitely pretty hard to get through, but I'll get there! Lots of great background for the Hobbit and LOTR books, and adds great depth to Middle Earth


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I'm working my way through the Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell; the series that the Last Kingdom is based on.

It's good. I don't read as much as I should, especially considering I'm a writer, and it's helpful to look at somebody else's prose from time to time.

I have a few books on the go at the moment:

- The Caves of Steel : Isaac Asimov
- The Universe in Your Hand; a journey through space, time and beyond: Christopher Galfard
- New York 2140: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Why the Future is Workless: Tim Dunlop


So much to read, so little time :D

Quote from: Natalia on July 01, 2017, 06:34:21 AM
"The Sixth Extinction - An Unnatural History", by Elizabeth Kolbert (winner of a Pulitzer)

An amazing book about all the extinctions we are causing to our planet... and the overall scenario is not good...  :-\

I've read a fair bit about where we are heading as a species on this planet, and the future is not looking good at all. Considering the forecast global temperature rises over the next 70 years or so, it will be kids born today who will inherit the crap we are leaving them.

I'm reading the Outlander series of books by Diana Gabaldon. I'm on book 7 which is called Echo In The Bone. An amazing story and well written. Its a historical romance. This is the most I have ever read but the pages turn themselves!

The Idiot by Dostoevski.

has anybody mentioned in this thread ">-bleeped-<, Confessions of Punk's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout" by Laura Jane Grace? I tried doing a forum search but didn't see anything.

i just finished the book.  I'm a big big Against Me! fan and a huge fan of Laura, who inspired me to accept myself and to start coming out.  The book is an autobiography that includes a lot of detail about the history of Laura's band. The book also covers her lifetime struggle with dysphoria and the events that led up to her coming out and recording her first album as Laura (approx 5 years ago).  The book includes some of her actual personal journal entries, which are interesting.

has anybody else read this? 

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She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan

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About half way through 'The All-GIrl Filling Station's Last Reunion' by Fannie Flagg. Quite good!

Just finished reading :

Into The Flames: A Life In Transition
by Stephanie Jones


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Really enjoyed the book.

Next on my list is Stephen King . Sleeping Beauties

Currently working on Eternal Validity Of The Soul by Jane Roberts

Onward we go!!!

Ashley :)

I've read the Mortal Engines quartet by Philip Reeve like a million times.

Re-reading it once more.

I am re-reading "The feminine face of God" by Sherry Ruth Anderson and Patricia Hopkins. It is a good read.

I just started reading Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' series -for the second time. My all time favorite read. I have a problem though, my left eye begins to strain after a few minutes. Something I noticed happens when I use my smartphone to connect with the outside world. Possibly the cause :)

I think I may end up trying the audio book alternative.

Quote from: Twocky61 on November 05, 2017, 06:58:06 AM
Inner Space' by Michio Kaku about the feasability of Time Travel

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That's the link to a pic of the book if you wish too see as unable to post pics on site

I have Beyond Einstein by Michio Kaku going also!...

A 😀

Odd Girl Out by Ann Bannon, a 1957 classic pulp fiction and second best selling book of that year.

Odd Girl Out, Ann Bannon.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=sj6hBAAAQBAJ

I'm currently reading Tamsyn by Tanya Allan. Transgender Fantasy story(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171115/f56280a2aae916fb54334ef47d6cb5a6.jpg)

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I'm not the man I used to Be
Kenna Dixon

Oathbringer, Book 3 of the Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. Over 1200 pages, so it might take me a while.  :-\

Just started Whipping Girl

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Gracefully Grayson. It's about a young transgender girl, living life as a boy, wishing she was a girl.

I've also read, If I Was your Girl, George and The Art of Being Normal, all transgender books

My neighbour's charge sheet, he asked if I knew a good lawyer, I don't know any good enough for this one!

When I am reading, and I due a lot lately do to my shoulder injury, I want something light. Call me a romantic but I am into romance novels  that have a strong female lead and that are not all about getting a man (cannot find lesbian leads). My present read are by Susan Mallory. I seem to be reading authors from the Pacific Northwest!

I'm reading Papillon and it's dead good😀

Quote from: Dana1979 on November 05, 2017, 06:00:16 AM
I just started reading Stephen King's 'Dark Tower' series -for the second time. My all time favorite read. I have a problem though, my left eye begins to strain after a few minutes. Something I noticed happens when I use my smartphone to connect with the outside world. Possibly the cause :)

I think I may end up trying the audio book alternative.

good call Dana, I've read that series a few times!

Quote from: broage on November 20, 2017, 11:46:07 PM
I'm reading Papillon and it's dead good😀

The one about the prison break? Good one, that. I should read it again.

"Long Black Veil" by Jennifer Finney Boylan

The Happiness Hypothesis by J. Haidt

Queer: a graphic history

For a femme lesbian reading group this weekend

Just finished The ONE THING by Gary Keller

Currently in Long Walk To Freedom - The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Next up is  Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Rene' Brown

I saw Beverly Ann's mention of, "The Long Black Veil" by Jenn Boylan. I had read another of her books, "She's not there" and liked it. The black veil was a good read and caused some thoughts of the similarities of being trans vs so many other peculiarities in life.

Pretty Little Liars volume 2, these kind of books are so me

Dreadnought: Nemesis Book 1.
It's a Young Adult book about a young closeted trans girl not only gaining super powers, but instantly transforming in to the girl she knew she should be. Very good so far!

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Why my dear, I'm reading a thread on Susan's Place.

Topology by James Munkres, just to finish my topology homework

The Happiness Hypothesis - J Haidt

The Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley.  A lot of Varley's writings contain gender changes.

Still working my way through Susan Mallery's 'Fool's Gold series'. I will start in on Melissa Brayden's novels. She writes about lesbian relationships.

I am looking for recommendations for good transgender biographies. I have read Jennifer Boylan's, "She's not there" and her fictional, "The long black veil". Looking for other engaging authors in the transgender world.

Tia Anne

Most recent, Ann Bannon's Odd Girl Out, a classic lesbian pulp fiction written in '57 and Miss Emily, by Nuala O'Connor a novel written around the life of Emily Dickinson and a fictional Irish maid servant for a local queer book group

Next will be Dryland a queer themed ya novel by Sara Jaffe for said book club :-).

Quote from: Anne Blake on February 20, 2018, 10:14:40 AM
I am looking for recommendations for good transgender biographies. I have read Jennifer Boylan's, "She's not there" and her fictional, "The long black veil". Looking for other engaging authors in the transgender world.

Tia Anne

Sarah McBride's "Tomorrow Will Be Different" is due for release on March 6th.  Several of my trans activist friends have received advance copies and all of them have raved about it.  Sarah was the person who stood on the stage at the Democratic National Convention and said, "I am a proud transgender American."  I've had my copy on pre-order since November.

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Darkness at Noon - Koestler

Tomorrow Will Be Different - Love, Loss, and The Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride.
Foreword by Joe Biden

I met Sarah a couple of years ago not long after she spoke at the Democratic National Convention.  She is such a sweetheart, a wonderful woman.

 

I just finished reading "This is How it Always is" by Laurie Frankel, about a kid who comes out as trans at age 5.  It is as much about how the parents deal with her transition as it is about the kid herself.  The author is the parent of a trans kid herself, and, though the book is not autobiographical, it is clear that she knows what she is writing about.

I liked it a lot.

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How is it? I'm been a huge fan of Charlie Jane since I started reading her articles on io9 years ago.

Holy cow. I was just reading her wiki and found out she was trans. So cool.

Edit: absentmindedly typed ign instead of io9

I'm reading Polly Q's thread and I'm off to bed!

Sweet Dreams one and all!

Reading academic stuffy, for my graduate degree in I/O Psych, keeps my mind straight. On the other hand, reading some yucky military/police/combative science stuff aka polemology(new word I learned :) ) under duress due to my AO(area of operation). Bought a Vogue March, 2018 magazine?  :) My girlfriend didn't want it, so I bought it for myself instead. Keeps some of the armadillo edge off myself :) I heard author Nora Roberts is good too :)

The science of orgasm.

Yes there is really such a book. :)

https://www.amazon.com/Science-Orgasm-Barry-R-Komisaruk/dp/080188490X (https://www.amazon.com/Science-Orgasm-Barry-R-Komisaruk/dp/080188490X)

Bought the book just now, mentioned by epvaneveren. much needed book on the actual physiology and anatomy of organsms. :)

I just finished Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule and am starting Ann Bannon's "I am a Woman", the second in her series of lesbian pulp fiction.

The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness - Erich Fromm

I am currently reading Modern Loss  edited by Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner.

I am reading Yellow Vengeance by Liz Bugg. A fun mystery.

I'm reading The Wise Man's Fear. It's the second book in The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss.

Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells by Helen Scales

It describes the evolution of Mollusca, how they evolved shells and how humans have used them. Surprisingly easy to read and very well written.

Mistborn: The Bands of Morning book 6 by Brandon Sanderson. I very much recommend this bock series. I like to call it an offshoot fantasy series. follow the link to the wiki page to find out more info. I don't want spoil anything. Its such a fun read.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistborn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistborn)

Im reading "no one wants you" be Celine Roberts

New and classic #queer writing.

She of the Mountains by Vivek Shraya

I'm currently reading

The Charioteer by Mary Renault

Next will be

Spring Fire by Vin Packet

Then I'll get back to Ann Bannon's Beebo Brinker series which I absolutely adore and set aside to work through the current titles.

I presently reading a series of books by Ellen Hart. Her 'Jane Lawless' series. Easy reads. Fun!

Quote from: SonadoraXVX on March 19, 2018, 03:31:00 AM
Bought the book just now, mentioned by epvaneveren. much needed book on the actual physiology and anatomy of organsms. :)

Dr. Christine McGinn contributed to this book in chapter "Atypical Orgasms". <3

Jack Shaeffer's The Canyon.

Something I read in my childhood and still enjoy today.

 CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

I do like science fiction but normally prefer many types of non fiction especially history.

This fiction piece blew me away. It is a spectacular study in human nature, tribe against tribe & the war of the sexes. The zenith of human achievement results in a return to base tribal instinct. In fact humans end up interacting with and going to war with another intelligent life form of highly evolved arhtropods mutated by the nanovirus. Brilliant read.!

Not so much transgender related, but I though it might be interested to read and know a couple of things.

Estrogen matters, a 300 pages book about hormone related stuff, for cis woman, but as a post-op trans woman I thought part of this might be true for me as well. And possibly for pre-op trans woman as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Estrogen-Matters-Hormones-Menopause-Well-Being/dp/0316481203/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537805464&sr=8-1&keywords=estrogen+matters

Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on September 23, 2018, 08:41:40 PM
CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

I do like science fiction but normally prefer many types of non fiction especially history.

This fiction piece blew me away. It is a spectacular study in human nature, tribe against tribe & the war of the sexes. The zenith of human achievement results in a return to base tribal instinct. In fact humans end up interacting with and going to war with another intelligent life form of highly evolved arhtropods mutated by the nanovirus. Brilliant read.!

I cannot agree more this has to be one of the best books I have read(listened to) in a long long time, probably since I stumbled across the Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill. another stunningly brilliant book that will catch you quite off gaurd.

I was wary because I am certainly not a science fiction type reader but as Audible were having a sale I paid for this book. This was nearly 16 hours long and I expected to take at least a week or two to listen to during my morning walks, but like any great book once you pick it up you are helpless to do anything but finish it as fast as you can read ....as I was with this book. Being an Audible book there was nowhere it couldn't go and so I listened to the entire book in a little over two days.

It had my interest by the end of the first "page" and from then on I was lost to it. I will go back and listen to it again because i am sure I missed some of the subtleties....I came here today to write a review on this book and I find someone else who loved it as well...brilliant  ;D

Liz

Quote from: LizK on September 24, 2018, 08:40:00 PM
I cannot agree more this has to be one of the best books I have read(listened to) in a long long time, probably since I stumbled across the Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill. another stunningly brilliant book that will catch you quite off gaurd.

I was wary because I am certainly not a science fiction type reader but as Audible were having a sale I paid for this book. This was nearly 16 hours long and I expected to take at least a week or two to listen to during my morning walks, but like any great book once you pick it up you are helpless to do anything but finish it as fast as you can read ....as I was with this book. Being an Audible book there was nowhere it couldn't go and so I listened to the entire book in a little over two days.

It had my interest by the end of the first "page" and from then on I was lost to it. I will go back and listen to it again because i am sure I missed some of the subtleties....I came here today to write a review on this book and I find someone else who loved it as well...brilliant  ;D

Liz

Right that's it! I'm getting SEA OF RUST

Kirsten[emoji126]

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Right that's it! I'm getting SEA OF RUST

Kirsten[emoji126]

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Love to hear your thoughts on this book... :D

Currently i have to do an assignment for my portuguese class in which i have to present a book that we have read for the first term of school. Me, being the philosofer i am ;D decided to read Animal Farm. I must say that its one of the best books i have ever read. Its written in a traditional fable still but unlike other fables, it contains humans (who are depicted to be worse than animals). Its a clear rant on the communist regime by a man who experienced it first hand in which he gave his opinion about what a communist state turns into if badly managed (restriction of knowledge, lying to the public and ultimately have the communist leaders turn into the rulers that they deposed and be even more terrifying). George Orwells, the autor, as written other books regarding the subject but i think this one is the best because it uses fantasy to separate the book world from our own(animals dont talk...i think) but at the same time making us wonder if what happened in the book could happen in real life. All in all its a great book and its not too time consuming or hard to read(it was nade for the common person to understand).

I hope you guys give it a try  ;)

Quote from: Nuno Cardoso on November 17, 2018, 03:18:54 AM
Currently i have to do an assignment for my portuguese class in which i have to present a book that we have read for the first term of school. Me, being the philosofer i am ;D decided to read Animal Farm. I must say that its one of the best books i have ever read. Its written in a traditional fable still but unlike other fables, it contains humans (who are depicted to be worse than animals). Its a clear rant on the communist regime by a man who experienced it first hand in which he gave his opinion about what a communist state turns into if badly managed (restriction of knowledge, lying to the public and ultimately have the communist leaders turn into the rulers that they deposed and be even more terrifying). George Orwells, the autor, as written other books regarding the subject but i think this one is the best because it uses fantasy to separate the book world from our own(animals dont talk...i think) but at the same time making us wonder if what happened in the book could happen in real life. All in all its a great book and its not too time consuming or hard to read(it was nade for the common person to understand).

I hope you guys give it a try  ;)

Its been a couple of decades or so since I've read it. The sort of book that leaves a lasting impression. The messages resonate for a long time afterwards.
Have you read 1984 and seen the movie with John Hurt?
What are you reading is a great idea for a topic by the way.

Kind regards, Kirsten.

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Yes, ive read it first actually. It was on my desk next to my fantasy novels and i thought"why is this thing here?". Next thing i knewbi was spending my first week of summer holidays reading it  :P But as i was only 12 at the time i didnt quite understand it, but when i turned 16 i reread it and was surprised to see the things i missed as a child.
But its not as good of a book as "The Little Prince". That one i recommend for its versatility. What do i mean? Its a book that changes its meaning acording to your age, emmotional state and life experiences. If you read it as a child it seems like a common childrens book, as a teenager i read it as a tale of being lost in a world where nobody understanda you and you dont undertand it back and when i feel in love it seemed like a romance of 2 lovers who couldnt be together (like Romeo and Juliette).

Quote from: LizK on September 27, 2018, 05:42:03 AM
Love to hear your thoughts on this book... :D

Hi Liz,
  Pay day on the 23rd - I will buy Kindle/ Audible. I will let you know my thoughts- I love talking books. Following your posts at the moment. My thoughts are with you - fantastic times! The atmosphere is electric at the moment! I'm also a little bit envious just quietly.

  Wishing you smooth sailing over the next few weeks - I love hearing your story - so valuable - loaded with facts & feelings.

  Yours truly, Kirsten.

I love reading and can't wait to combine through the entirety of this thread to find new gems.

I picked up "Nine Perfect Strangers" by Liane Moriarty today.

I finished Tana French's "The Tresspasser" and loved it.

Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh

Quote from: Kylo on November 27, 2018, 03:42:32 AM
Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh

This dude recommended Jordan Petersons " Maps of Meaning" I'm going through the PDF version and the Audio version. So far fascinating stuff.

Scratching the surface of Peterson and finding it runs quite deep.

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Pacific Crest Trials - A Psychological and emotion guide to successfully thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail - by Zack Davis and Carly Moree

Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on November 27, 2018, 04:16:54 AM
This dude recommended Jordan Petersons " Maps of Meaning" I'm going through the PDF version and the Audio version. So far fascinating stuff.

Scratching the surface of Peterson and finding it runs quite deep.

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Glad you're finding it of interest. Some books on myth and applied philosophy can be intensely dry and boring, but JP's methods are much more accessible for the layman like me.   

I am reading two books right now. One is Challenging Genders by Micheal Eric Brown and Day Walker Burill, and it's about nonbinary AFAB individuals. The other is Before I Had the Words by Skylar Kergil, which is about his transition and philosophy on gender.

I find both to be very interesting and comprehensive while not being dryly academic about their facts. I also connect with so many of the stories of the nonbinary AFAB people (Challenging Genders was just published this year) that I really needed lately. I've been feeling so detached from the community and my identity for the past year or so. I would recommend them to anyone that wants to read on the trans experience or connect with other narratives.

I am reading Still Me by JoJo Moyes, its the third book in the Me Before You series, but I am struggling to get into it. 

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Quote from: Kylo on December 24, 2018, 01:05:33 AM
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Kylo how come youre always on the high end esoteric >-bleeped-<? Now Im intrigued! If I ever saw your home library I dont think I could handle the eclectic mix of deep and meaningful & philosophical& psychological  profound & up to date topical issues.

Cant you say Im reading OK magazine right now!!

Kirsten x.


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On good authority I began Jordan Petersons "Maps of Meaning"  still reading- very good. Very appropriate to the here and now in western civilization.
Kirsten.

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Yet another book about long distance hiking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail.
The book is Bliss (ters) by Gail Francis.
I'm done my first year of prepping, training for my solo attempt in 2020.

Currently I'm reading some books about childrens mental and physical development, for my studies. I have a long queue of books that I will read when I have time for it.

The Road / The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Quote from: Kylo on January 22, 2019, 08:55:08 AM
The Road / The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Have you also seen the movie version?

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I'm reading now VANITY FAIR 100 YEARS: FROM THE JAZZ AGE TO OUR AGE (here https://booksrun.com/textbooks/9781419708633-vanity-fair-100-years-from-the-jazz-age-to-our-age-8-11-2013th-edition is a description of this book, so I accidentally didn't start spoiling). I read the original work of Thackeray in college a long time ago, then I started watching the serial and remembered that I really liked this book. I started looking for similar books. It seems to me that classical literature is relevant at all times.

I am reading a few books at the same time.

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
I Am Her Tribe by Danielle Doby
unladylike by Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin

'My Sweet Untraceable You' by Sandra Scoppettone. I really like her writing style! This is one of her earlier works. I have read one of her later books and her writing has, in my humble opinion, really matured. Fun and easy to read. I really like the main character's development!

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, I'm loving it as much as I love any other Murakami book, a lot!

Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger -- Rebecca Traister

The Price of Salt -- Patricia Highsmith (retitled "Carol" since they made a film of it)

I am reading 'The Dime' by Kathleen Kent. Very good!

Lilac Girls - Martha Hall Kelly

This book makes me cry, it's a bit intense

C -

Octavia, Daughter of God: The Story of a Female Messiah and Her Followers by Dr Jane Shaw.

It's all about an unusual religion that flourished in the 20s and 30s which believed in a foursquare God as opposed to a trinity. They also believed that their leader was the daughter of God, here to save the body as Jesus saved the soul. They were located in the smallish English town of Bedford and regarded the garden of their headquarters as the original Garden of Eden.

The religion doesn't exist anymore but the headquarters have been turned into a museum which means that last year I had a pot of tea and a lemon drizzle cake in the Garden of Eden.

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer and 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

I just finished Termination Shock, a climate engineering novel. It was a pretty interesting read.

Hugs, Devlyn

Cycling Past 50 -- its a guide to more serious cycling. I have a friend who wants me to do the gran fondo, NY in May. I need to up my game a bit.

~Jenn