Literature What are you currently reading?

[ledboots]

I was reading El principito, the Spanish translation of The Little Prince, on lingocracy.com but it started to get a bit buggy so I stopped- I should get back on that. I had never read it in any language before but I have enjoy what I've read so far.

I read it in French many years ago.

 

[das_nut]

To have a look at this, if you have a Kindle that's registered in the US, you should be able to load the free annual anthology "Some of the Best from Tor.com".

The 2013 edition has a novella "Eqoid" that is set in the "Laundry" series (read that yesterday, great fun), the 2012 version contains the very nice story "A Tall Tail" that has convinced me that I should be reading some books by Charles Stross soon.

Best regards,
Andy

Equoid is great, but it's also probably the darkest way to be introduced to the Laundry files.

 

[Andy_T]

Equoid is great, but it's also probably the darkest way to be introduced to the Laundry files.

Good to hear that. I liked the story, so I guess I will also like the other books in the series then

Best regards,
Andy

 

[Spang]

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

 

[kibbleforlola]

I'm currently reading how to create the perfect wife by Wendy Moore. It's not quite a biography, because she goes into the backgrounds of the other major players in the story, but it is the true story of a man in the mid 18th century who was unlucky in love (it was his own fault, he was a pretty disgusting person) so he decided to " create" his own ideal mate. Moore did an excellent job of taking his letters and journals, combining it with public record and turning it into a captivating narrative.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Marie Kondo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I keep reading about this decluttering book by this woman everywhere lately.

I'm listening to the audio book at the moment as so many people have been going on about it online. I haven't listened to a book since I had story books on cassette tape when I was younger. The annoying thing is that it is so slow compared to reading but it is nice to have it to listen to.

 

[Spang]

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

I was already well into this book before I mentioned that I was reading it. I finished it tonight at work.

Next on the agenda: A Colossal Wreck by Alexander Cockburn.

 

[Dropkick]

Stopped in at the library today. I needed to use their fast internet connection (I'm on dial-up). One of the librarians asked if I'd tried reading any Patrick Rothfuss. I hadn't. She recommended it. So now I'm the proud borrower of a paperback edition of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

I read this novel a few weeks ago (forgot I was going to report about it). I really liked it.

I just got the second book of this trilogy (The Wise Man's Fear) from the library. I put a hold on it quite awhile back and it finally came in (while I'm in the middle of another series - grunt).
I have every expectation this novel will be as good as the first.

Unfortunately he has yet to publish the last installment.
-There is a novelette- The Slow Regard of Silent Things (book 2.5) that I'll be reading after this, but after that I'll just have to play the waiting game (which is a sucky game).

 

[Dropkick]

Free eBook

I got a notice in my eMail today about a free eBook that I've read before (I get lists eMailed from a few different services about free or discounted eBooks).

I don't remember much about the the book except that I enjoyed it (I read a LOT of books so my memory can be spotty).
What I do vaguely recall was that it wasn't a heavy read, but it was a fun read. As I do remember enjoying it (and it's free) I thought I'd share it.

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser Series Book 1)
by Meghan Ciana Doidge

If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have told you that the best cupcakes were dark chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing, that dancing in a crowd of magic wielders — the Adept — was better than sex, and that my life was peaceful and uneventful. Just the way I liked it. That’s what twenty-three years in the magical backwater of Vancouver will get you — a completely skewed sense of reality. Because when the dead werewolves started showing up, it all unraveled … except for the cupcake part. That’s a universal truth.

Download links:
Smashwords – Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic, Dowser #1 – a book by Meghan Ciana Doidge

Amazon.com: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser Series Book 1) eBook: Meghan Ciana Doidge: Kindle Store

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic, Dowser #1 by Meghan Ciana Doidge | 2940045928311 | NOOK Book (eBook) | Barnes & Noble

Kobo - eBooks - Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic

 

[Andy_T]

Unfortunately he has yet to publish the last installment.
-There is a novelette- The Slow Regard of Silent Things (book 2.5) that I'll be reading after this, but after that I'll just have to play the waiting game (which is a sucky game).

You might want to check some reviews of this book first. From what I gather, it is very much different to the first two books in the series, and if you expect it to be book 2.5 (similar to 1 and 2) you might be in for a disappointment.

Best regards,
Andy

 

[Cerebellion]

I'm reading Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner by F. X. Toole. The man really does know how to turn a phrase in it. I haven't been able to put it away yet. I pour over the passages in my brain. I like it a great deal.

 

[PTree15]

I just finished The Martian, by Andy Weir, about a NASA astronaut who gets stranded on Mars. It was pretty decent, though the character development left a bit to be desired. It almost read like a movie script, and because so much time is spent on the astronaut's diary/log entries (the sense of humor in these was a big plus), I guess there wasn't a lot left over for fleshing out the characters. Still, it was a fun read.

 

[Dropkick]

Stopped off at the library and found that I'd had a new book come in that I'd forgotten I'd put a hold on. As it's from one of my favorite urban fantasy genre series it was a very welcome surprise.
It's Low Midnight by Carrie Vaughn, part of the Kitty Norville series (book 13).

 

[Moll Flanders]

I just finished The Martian, by Andy Weir, about a NASA astronaut who gets stranded on Mars. It was pretty decent, though the character development left a bit to be desired. It almost read like a movie script, and because so much time is spent on the astronaut's diary/log entries (the sense of humor in these was a big plus), I guess there wasn't a lot left over for fleshing out the characters. Still, it was a fun read.

I've had that on my kindle to read for ages as I read a good review.

I just checked and I have 31 books lined up to read. I usually read a few books in a couple of days and then have a break. I keep listening to podcasts instead lately as you can do other things while you listen.

 

[Val]

"Daodejing" by Laozi and "Snail on the slope" by Boris & Arkady Strugatsky

 

[Second Summer]

"Daodejing" by Laozi and "Snail on the slope" by Boris & Arkady Strugatsky

Those both sound interesting. How do you like them, so far?

 

[Val]

Those both sound interesting. How do you like them, so far?

Well, Strugatskys have always been not the easiest reading. Its not just philosophy, its mystic. What about Daodejing, its one of my favourite books (i agree with every single word there). It has no plot, just wise phrases about cosmos, time, human life, nature, etc.

 

[PTree15]

I've had that on my kindle to read for ages as I read a good review.

I just checked and I have 31 books lined up to read. I usually read a few books in a couple of days and then have a break. I keep listening to podcasts instead lately as you can do other things while you listen.

It's a very quick read. I read it pretty much in a day and a half. Everyone at my book club quite enjoyed it except for one person, who is just not into that genre.

 

[Dropkick]

Last night I started the first book of the Twenty Palaces Society series by Harry Connolly. Finished it and the 2nd book in the series this morning, and started the 3rd (and last published novel in the series). Will probably finish it tonight in bed.
(After recovering from being unable to read because of illness, I've started reading even faster than I normally do - it's like I'm suddenly desperate to read and finish the books - it's weird).

If you like urban fantasy you might want to give these novels a try. I enjoy them.
(I first started reading these books because Jim Butcher (author of the Dresden Files) recommended them.)

They are (listed in order) Child of Fire, Game Of Cages, and Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly

 

[Mr Crunchy]

The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin