What book are you currently reading?

[journeynow]

Anna Karenina, the audiobook version. I read it over 30 years ago. Listening to it this time it kind of reminds me of eNA posts. Infidelity, marriage, love, financial issues, gossip, generalizations made about women and men... It is a classic.

[Liraele]

Anna Karenina, the audiobook version. I read it over 30 years ago. Listening to it this time it kind of reminds me of eNA posts. Infidelity, marriage, love, financial issues, gossip, generalizations made about women and men... It is a classic.

 

Yes. I loved that book. It's one of the shortlist that I have read more than once.

[Cognitive_Canine]

I finally finished the first Wheel of Time book. Gah! I can't commit to 13 more of these books!

 

I'm moving on to Practical Magic, book #1 of the discworld series. There are 40 of those though @_@. At least Pratchett detests dullness.

[BritterSweet]

I've been reading "Rose Daughter" by Robin McKinley per my friend's recommendation. It's basically a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. The first half kept me occupied during a plane ride, but I'm now losing interest in it. But a part of me wants to just finish it for the sake of finishing what I started.

[Liraele]

Will Grayson, Will Grayson - John Green - Just finished. Super cute. Easy read.

 

Current Read: The Probability of Miracles - Wendy Wunder

[happpybear]

Anna Karenina, the audiobook version. I read it over 30 years ago. Listening to it this time it kind of reminds me of eNA posts. Infidelity, marriage, love, financial issues, gossip, generalizations made about women and men... It is a classic.

 

This is on my list for the winter! I actually bought it last winter to read but got sidetracked when a friend lent me the first 4 books from the Game Of Thrones series.

[Kiki89]

The little house - Phillipa Gregory. Liked it a lot. When I finished it, I had the sudden urge to tidy up around the house and maybe cook more exciting dishes for dinner ! Sheesh the pressures of the laws >.

 

 

[LillyLooWho]

I'm reading "Wuthering Heights" but it is really tough going. Heathcliff is an ass. So are most of the other characters. I can't stand anyone. Today I rebelled and started reading The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum. I read it a long time ago but I forget it. It is much better than Wuthering Heights.

[journeynow]

"Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder

 

[imsuperman]

Finished his book on Antietam and started this one. So good for strategy geeks like myself.

 

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[Cognitive_Canine]

Joined a book club on goodreads.

 

Reading The Book Thief and Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls.

 

I am getting a kindle for xmas. My reading will reach a whole new level.

[journeynow]

A stunning story of Deogratias Niyizonkiza's escape from genocide in both Burundi and Rwanda, and then from poverty in NYC. It's heart-breaking and gut-wrenching that the violence and slaughter he witnessed is a reality in this day and age. This book has touched me deeply, both for it's window into the horrors that some struggle with, and for the strength of the human spirit, and the kindness of others who risked something of themselves to help Deo. I am left pondering how I might best help, where, and whom. At the same time I read this book I also viewed some YouTube testimony of WWII holocaust survivors, and have a better understanding of the whole picture, how those from afar may not understand or have a clear picture when their help is most needed, especially when events that are real are so unbelievable by the nature of their horror and inhumanity. This post may paint a bleak picture, but I recommend this book to everyone (as well as the videos from the Shoah Foundation) for what they teach us about human strength and recovery, and what we can learn about our selves.

"Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder

[Liraele]

A Bite In The Apple - Chrisann Brennan (On her life with Steve Jobs)

 

I seem to remember her annoying me in the biography, but I can't quite put my finger on why... guess we'll see.

[MMT]

Started Demian by Hermann Hesse.

I am happy I can read it in German not a translation.

[Coily]

I have just started "The Road Back" by Eric Maria Remarque

[Autumnleaves]

Reading the book Dyatlov Pass by Alan.K.Baker. It's a fictional book set around the true story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident.

[Cognitive_Canine]

Just finished both the Book Thief and Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

 

I'm now reading the second wheel of time book. Better than the first.

[Liraele]

The Truth About Forever - Sarah Dessen

[nsomnia912]

Just started George Washington's secret six.

[imsuperman]

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My grandpa was 19 when he landed with the 6th Marines on Okinawa. He never talked about it. He was wounded in the leg. I now have his bayonet and Army Corps of Engineers Compass.

[Catherine_3]

Started Demian by Hermann Hesse.

I am happy I can read it in German not a translation.

 

I love this book. How incredible the original must be.

[Autumnleaves]

Just started reading... The Synchronicity Key by David Wilcock.

[ApocalypseDreams]

Time for Outrage! - Stephane Hessel

[zentoCC]

Storm of swords: Blood and Gold by George R. R. Martin

[Coily]

My grandpa was 19 when he landed with the 6th Marines on Okinawa. He never talked about it. He was wounded in the leg. I now have his bayonet and Army Corps of Engineers Compass.

 

I always appreciate those who went through that hell on earth, especially Okinawa with my family history there too.

Make sure that bayonet, compass, and any other items you may have gotten (papers and photos can be the coolest things) are displayed.

 

I've switched gear from Remmarque in mid book to "A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey" by Kevin Murphy. It's an interesting delving into the world of flim from the consumer side; plus he's a MST3K Alum so there is quite a bit of wit.