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What are you reading and how do you feel about it?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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It has been quite awhile since we had this thread. What are you reading now? And what do you think about the book you read?
I decided to take a detour from the kind of books I usually read and decided to read my first Fyodor Dostoevsky book - The Brothers Karamazov
It's the longest book I have ever read. After reading for a month, I am just half way through it. It's a philosophy book masquerading as fiction. I am glad that I chose to read it. Some sections are heavy and I had to take a break to absorb them. There are specific sections I would have understood better if I knew orthodox Christianity better. But overall, the book is worth its hype.
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over a year ago
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I just finished Bernard MacLaverty‘s ‘Cal’. It was a gorgeous book but I wasn’t happy with the ending. Well it was ok but I wanted more. Not happier, just more.
Started ‘NW’ by Zadie Smith and as gorgeous as I’ve heard she is, the lack of speech marks has hurt my head. So I’m going to try again this evening with that.
I’ve recently bought an anthology of Black British writing called ‘IC3’ consisting of stories, essays and poems (This is on brand lol because I talk about race a lot). Looks absolutely beautiful. Bought it at Word on the water. Might start that instead of ‘NW’ doesn’t work out but I did fancy a fiction book. I’ll see.
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By (user no longer on site)
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‘Fiction’ wise I’m reading Saint Augustine’s Confessions
Poetry wise I’m working my way through A Sylvia Plath Collection
Non-Fiction wise I’m reading Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I am ready a boom called the fab forums it is never ending
And filled with all kinds off emotions some good some bad
Sounds more Shakespearean "
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I just finished Bernard MacLaverty‘s ‘Cal’. It was a gorgeous book but I wasn’t happy with the ending. Well it was ok but I wanted more. Not happier, just more.
Started ‘NW’ by Zadie Smith and as gorgeous as I’ve heard she is, the lack of speech marks has hurt my head. So I’m going to try again this evening with that.
I’ve recently bought an anthology of Black British writing called ‘IC3’ consisting of stories, essays and poems (This is on brand lol because I talk about race a lot). Looks absolutely beautiful. Bought it at Word on the water. Might start that instead of ‘NW’ doesn’t work out but I did fancy a fiction book. I’ll see.
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I have read The Road by Cormac McCarthy which also doesn't have any punctuation. It was good once I got over that issue after reading a few chapters. |
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"Currently reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov.
I'm not long into it, but it's an intriguing book, as are all of his that I've read thus far. "
I have never heard of that book though I have read all of foundation series. Looks interesting. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"‘Fiction’ wise I’m reading Saint Augustine’s Confessions
Poetry wise I’m working my way through A Sylvia Plath Collection
Non-Fiction wise I’m reading Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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That non-fiction book sounds intriguing. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I am ready a boom called the fab forums it is never ending
And filled with all kinds off emotions some good some bad
Sounds more Shakespearean
Much Ado About Nothing "
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Just finished the Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff. About a brutal war in Poland in 1940. Very powerful."
Never read books around wars. That's a genre I need to look into. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I listen whilst I work, so currently listening to 2 really enjoyable books
Hamilton by Ron Chernow - bit of a brick as I have the hard copy but seriously good. I very rarely, if ever read or listen to history.
And, Barbra about Striesands early years; insightful. |
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By *ack688Man
over a year ago
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I just finished The Dancing Girls by M M Chouinard, it’s the first of hers I’ve read and I really enjoyed it, pretty much read in 24 hours. It’s a murder mystery book but the killer grooms his victims by chatting to them online and arranging meets slowly over time, very sobering! |
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I’m just getting to the end of ‘All the young men’ by Ruth Coker burns. It’s a true story about a woman in the US in the late 80s/90s who helped men with AIDS when nobody else would. It is heartbreaking at times.
My next book is ‘A man called Ove’ I don’t know much about it but it’s our book club choice this month.
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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"Currently reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov.
I'm not long into it, but it's an intriguing book, as are all of his that I've read thus far.
I have never heard of that book though I have read all of foundation series. Looks interesting."
It's, from what I can gather, a second book to a previous one. However, I read the first one a while ago now so didn't quite realise as my memory is shocking lol.
I need to check the lineage of all of his books as I have a lot of them on my kindle and want to make sure that I read them in order. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I listen whilst I work, so currently listening to 2 really enjoyable books
Hamilton by Ron Chernow - bit of a brick as I have the hard copy but seriously good. I very rarely, if ever read or listen to history.
And, Barbra about Striesands early years; insightful."
For some reason, audio books are hard for me. I get distracted easily. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I just finished The Dancing Girls by M M Chouinard, it’s the first of hers I’ve read and I really enjoyed it, pretty much read in 24 hours. It’s a murder mystery book but the killer grooms his victims by chatting to them online and arranging meets slowly over time, very sobering! "
Interesting story. We can expect a Netflix film with that soon I think |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I’m just getting to the end of ‘All the young men’ by Ruth Coker burns. It’s a true story about a woman in the US in the late 80s/90s who helped men with AIDS when nobody else would. It is heartbreaking at times.
My next book is ‘A man called Ove’ I don’t know much about it but it’s our book club choice this month.
Kx"
The AIDS story does sound sad. I may read it sometime for sure. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Currently reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov.
I'm not long into it, but it's an intriguing book, as are all of his that I've read thus far.
I have never heard of that book though I have read all of foundation series. Looks interesting.
It's, from what I can gather, a second book to a previous one. However, I read the first one a while ago now so didn't quite realise as my memory is shocking lol.
I need to check the lineage of all of his books as I have a lot of them on my kindle and want to make sure that I read them in order. "
Yeah. One of mates read The second foundation after reading the first book without realising that The second foundation was actually the third book in the series |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
A world all of his own |
"Currently reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov.
I'm not long into it, but it's an intriguing book, as are all of his that I've read thus far.
I have never heard of that book though I have read all of foundation series. Looks interesting.
It's, from what I can gather, a second book to a previous one. However, I read the first one a while ago now so didn't quite realise as my memory is shocking lol.
I need to check the lineage of all of his books as I have a lot of them on my kindle and want to make sure that I read them in order.
Yeah. One of mates read The second foundation after reading the first book without realising that The second foundation was actually the third book in the series "
And that's exactly what I want to avoid lol |
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