what are you reading right now?

[DJ Michael Terzian (Sinister)]

"A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and The Question of TURKISH RESPONSIBILITY"

by (Turkish historian) Taner Akcam

[Monny JcIntosh]

Having binned the Eco, and decided to take a day off to read whatever I like, yesterday I read David Garnett's "A Man In The Zoo", about a man who exhibits himself in London zoo after an argument with his lover. It was wonderful, aside from some appalling racism, which is sadly not atypical of British writing of the time (early 20th century).

I've now decided to try and start this:



It will probably take me years, but since giving up on Eco, I remembered life's too short to waste on the shit stuff.

[SpaceMan Boogie]

I finally started reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demons and so far so good....He's writing style leaves you hanging at each chapter yearning for more info....Good stuff so far

[ngeso]

Having binned the Eco, and decided to take a day off to read whatever I like, yesterday I read David Garnett's "A Man In The Zoo", about a man who exhibits himself in London zoo after an argument with his lover. It was wonderful, aside from some appalling racism, which is sadly not atypical of British writing of the time (early 20th century).

I've now decided to try and start this:



It will probably take me years, but since giving up on Eco, I remembered life's too short to waste on the shit stuff.

Good luck.

I think the furthest I ever got was 300 or so pages of the first volume.

[Myron]

did you like Middlemarch? it's one of the many books i half remember reading, probably for school or college or something, but didnt really take the time to process. i was thinking of getting it and trying it again.

"[Middlemarch is] one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" -virginia woolf

I really enjoyed it. I was glued to it for a while. It says a lot about how class and gender operated in England of the 1830's and the 1860's/1870's (when it was written).

Myron

[old disco jock]

donna summer book w/ marc eliot

ordinary girl the journey

[ngeso]

Started Philip Roth's Exit Ghost last night. He ranks right up there with my favourite all-time writers. Have to finish it quickly (like by tomorrow night), too, because I should be getting Philip Caputo's Acts of Faith delivered any minute now, and I know I'm going to tear into that one straight away.

Other's in the holding stack, and about to be cleared for landing, include The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai),The opposite House (Helen Oyeyemi) and Requiem for Sophiatown (Can Themba).

[kara]

just found the new Khaled Hosseini book at the library, score.

[Monny JcIntosh]

I got sick and read "Moominvalley in November".

It's about various lonely characters who, in the miserable, dark days of November, set off to recapture happier times back in Moominvalley. But the Moomins have gone, and their valley is cold, damp and lonely. Each character's flaws frustrate any real chance of happiness with the others, even as they set about making Moominvalley a bit more homely. It's an incredible book that reminded me how much successful children's fiction draws on deep fears and psychological truths.

[Chris Chase]

7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. I am still in the beginning stage of the book but I believe it is very powerful. I sure hope so.

[Monny JcIntosh]

I've been caning Robert Palmer's "Deep Blues" on the bus to and from the library, after either Lennox or Danny Gardner recommended it. (Thanks Jamie or Danny.) Great stuff, not just for blues but for history of the times.

[Monny JcIntosh]

Good luck.

I think the furthest I ever got was 300 or so pages of the first volume.

That's about as far as I've got. It's relentlessly ironic, and so quite tiring. I'll try and pick it up at a later date.

In meantime, I read Chesterton's flawed but ace, "The Man Who Was Thursday" and Michaux's "A Barbarian in Asia", which is a bit offensive and a bit Borgesian. In a fin de siecle splurge, I also read some Stephan Zweig, which was OK, and bought Broch's "The Sleepwalkers". But I've now switched from Austria to Russia, and communism, reading Isaac Babel's "Red Cavalry" - which is very disturbing, and quite amazing - alongside Edmund Wilson's "To The Finland Station", after watching Tarkovsky's "Mirror" at the cinema. What I really want to read is still Grossman's "Life and Fate". Sadly, my self imposed break from work has to come to an end in the next couple of days, so I won't have the time.

[BrazenMuse]

I just finished Middlemarch this morning. That book was a part of my life for the last three weeks or so. Goodbye Dorthea, Lydgate, and Rosamond, I'll miss you guys.

Most likely I'll probably read Another Country by James Baldwin next.

Myron

I love Another Country. Re reading it next week...using it in dissertation. Are you reading it? huh?

Middlemarch is actually a favorite of mine. Read Villette yet?

[kara]

I realized I'd never read anything by Langston Hughes before and was at Busboy and Poets so picked this up. I'm halfway through, and it's pretty good. Someone recommended 2 other collections of his to get taht I might follow these up with.

[Chris Chase]

Even though this is geared towards African-Americans, it is a book for everyone.

[kara]

[Kristel 75]

Economics Demystified

It's an interesting read if you want to get some intro information on Economics.

[strangus]

Story of a guy who sets out to be the smartest man in the world by reading the Encyclopedia Britanica. Pretty fun read so far

[Ndless Nite]

"God Is Not Great" - Christopher Hitchens

[ngeso]

Finally started Diamonds, Gold and War last night.




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[12th house]

David Sedaris is hilarious

I'm reading this right now.

[Monny JcIntosh]

What I really want to read is still Grossman's "Life and Fate". Sadly, my self imposed break from work has to come to an end in the next couple of days, so I won't have the time.

Despite being in the library until 8pm every day, I've still found time in the last couple of months to burn through 850+ pages of "Life and Fate" in the evenings. Amazing. I spent two evenings reading it through tears.

[dan_v]

just finished 'slash' - slash with anthony bozza (autobiography), throeau's - walden (a classic and must-read for anyone who loves the outdoors and some transcendentalism thrown in for good measure) and am currently diving into 'your brain on music' - daniel j levitin. heard nothing bood great things and have heard him on a special before. smart cookie on the subject of music and perception in neuroscience.

d

[House Music Aficionado]

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"If I Did It" - Orenthal James Simpson.


Simply put, this is a brilliant piece of literary work composed by a brilliant author. The storyline -- spoken in the hypothetical context -- describes the events leading up to, during the course, and in the aftermath of the tragic events that transpired on June 12, 1994. From there, a nightmare of epic proportions began seeing O.J. wrongfully arrested, tried, and put through a torturous series of judicial quagmires.


Fortunately, a well-informed, intelligent and socially conscious jury acquitted Simpson on two first-degree murder counts, albeit the charges were grossly unjust, and utterly frivolous and vexatious.


Regrettably though, Mr. Simpson was wrongfully held liable in civil court for wrongful death. Gross practice of injustice at its best, folks.


This book, however, satisfies the appetite for those who seek a dose of salacious content for their personal solace. I highly recommend this book.

[LaNegraLoca]

... from Junot Diaz.

Dominicanos rejoice - this book is hilarious!!
A tale of a quirky young man going through trials and tribulations - a Dominican residing in Jersey with an old school mother and a free-spirited sister. It's hard enough being nerdy with things not going your way ... blame it on 'el fuku' ... the curse!

I was born in the U.S., but my mom and her family tried to instill the ways of the D.R. ... heeheehee! You will laugh, you will cry, and cheer for the underdog!