What are you reading?

[Luca-RoseElsie-Raemom1921]

I thought about watching Odd Thomas but was worried they would change too much. A friend of mine suggested his books. She and I were talking about books, she gave me a list of her favourites and suggested I should read them.  

[nativechick1989]

I'm currently reading "We need to talk about Kevin" by Lionel Shriver

 

[Luca-RoseElsie-Raemom1921]

Looks interesting, what do you think of it so far?

[kmt_sesh]

Am currently rereading (more like re-re-re-rereading) Preston and Child's old book Reliquary, the sequel to their first book Relic, which was turned into a big-budget, fun, but so-so horror movie. Reliquary itself would make a grand movie. Preston and Child are two of my favorite authors, and their main character, FBI Agent Pendergast, is one of my favorite literary characters. I have all of their books, including their independent novels, and eat them up. I'm always especially excited when a new Pendergast novel comes out, but rereading the old ones is a lot of fun. These two guys are terrific writers!

[+Hammerclaw]

Re-reading Pilgrimage, The Book of the People, by Zenna Henderson for the umpteenth time. Some stories are to be savored like fine wine, again and again.

[Regi]

On 4/6/2017 at 10:53 AM, nativechick1989 said:

I'm currently reading "We need to talk about Kevin" by Lionel Shriver

I don't know about the book, but I thought the movie left much (very much) to be desired.

[rashore]

Don't Bite the Sun by Tanith Lee

[StarMountainKid]

Just finished listening to audiobooks of several Philip K. Dick novels. They don't touch me emotionally. It's like, okay, nicely written, but, so what?

[quiXilver]

Just finished rereading Marion Zimmer-Bradley's The Mists of Avalon.

Next up it's back into non-fiction.  Reading two books concurrently from the Tibetan traditions.

Lama Yeshe:  The Bliss of Inner Fire (first time)

and

Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (third time),

 

[SymphonyOfMachinery]

currently reading 'cicero - selected orations' by Benjamin Dooge -one i've had for a while, but am just now getting around to reading

just read 'the book of the law' by Aleister Crowley  -not sure if people are consistently using this thumbs up system but i'd give it a 6/10 with 10 being good/interesting, 1 being bad/grey slop

next to read ' the beginning was the end' by Oscar Maerth -sounds interesting, but it's expensive and i can't find a pdf of it

[glorybebe]

I am reading The Ring of Allaire by Susan Dexter.  I love fantasy and this is another series that I need to find the last couple of books to 

[Oniomancer]

The Bermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved, by Lawrence David Kusche. He goes through all the major reports case by case and presents the actual facts in each vs. the legends.

[Space Commander Travis]

 The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, by Karl Marx.  

[ExpandMyMind]

On 2017-5-15 at 7:26 AM, glorybebe said:

I am reading The Ring of Allaire by Susan Dexter.  I love fantasy and this is another series that I need to find the last couple of books to 

Have you read The Faithful and the Fallen series?

[Darkenpath25]

[Scholar4Truth]

The End of Materialism-Charles Tart 

[Luca-RoseElsie-Raemom1921]

I have lived in the monster, by Robert Ressler 

[Claire.]

Just started reading Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full by Conrad Black. I read Black's biography of FDR a couple of years ago and it was brilliant, so I'm expecting the same from this book.

[+Hammerclaw]

Reading Chocky, by John Wyndham.                                                               

Edited July 3, 2017 by Hammerclaw

[+Hammerclaw]

On ‎4‎/‎6‎/‎2017 at 4:26 AM, glorybebe said:

I love Dean Koontz.  I have read just about all his books.  One thing I don't do is watch movies made from his books anymore.  They are so far from the books, I always end up disappointed.

Fiction often doesn't translate, well, from the book to the screen. It's easier to describe events in a narrative and/or through the eyes of a character, than portray it with the same impact on the screen. Stephen King's hedge animals in The Shining is one example.

[+susieice]

Reading Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff.

[Lioness_Heart]

Reading "Einstein: His Life and Universe", by Walter Isaacson

 

[Claire.]

1 hour ago, Lioness_Heart said:

Reading "Einstein: His Life and Universe", by Walter Isaacson

Just looked this one up and it sounds interesting. Please let me know what you thought of it when you're done.

[GlitterRose]

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ****.

I decided I was giving way too many of those, and I didn't wanna run out. 

So far, it's pretty funny.

Edited July 4, 2017 by ChaosRose

[kmt_sesh]

All right, I had to look up that book to see the "****" part. Just curious. I think most anyone could benefit from this book. I think I'll read it to me seven-year-old nephew.