Literature What are you currently reading?

[dormouse]

well now, if it isn't a dormouse. long time no see.

reading Fifty Years of X-Men - Stan Lee.
Also a metric ton of comic books...SAGA issue 28(?), They Aren't Like Us #4, and Manhattan Projects #23

 

[Moll Flanders]

I read a review of a book that I thought looked interesting but it costs almost £14 on Amazon so I'm rethinking paying for it. The XX Factor: How Working Women are Creating a New Society - Alison Wolf.

 

[Moll Flanders]

The Devil in The White City - Erik Larson. It is about this serial killer H. H. Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and also about the architect behind the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.

 

[beanstew]

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

 

[PTree15]

All the Light You Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr

 

[Andy_T]

Starting my re-read of the Alex Verus books - Urban fantasy by English author Benedict Jacka, very readable, to get ready for his latest book, which is about to be published

Fated
Cursed
Taken
Chosen
Hidden
and the new book, Veiled

So, if you do like Urban Fantasy (e.g. The Dresden Files, Bartimaeus, The Rivers of London, etc.), then you might find these books also interesting and well worth a read.

IMO, the most interesting aspect of the series is that the hero, Alexander Verus, is not a "flashy" elemental magician (e.g. he can not hurl lightning or fireballs around) but a diviner, low on the "pecking order" of wizard circles, but still capable to hold out against stronger enemies due to his smart use of information.

If you are interested, there is also an omnibus edition of the first 4 books available that would represent a discount over buying the titles separately.

Best regards,
Andy

 

[Moll Flanders]

The Devil in The White City - Erik Larson. It is about this serial killer H. H. Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and also about the architect behind the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.

Fascinating!

I will add Erik Larson's stuff to my list as I have a list of nonfiction books to read. I only let myself read 20% on my kindle each day as it would work out too expensive if I just read every book I wanted to read.

 

[Spang]

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

I put that book down and picked up Comradely Greetings: The Prison Letters of Nadya and Slavoj. I recently finished it and started reading News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Selfish, Shallow and Self-absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids - edited by Meghan Daum.

Very interesting. I laughed a lot at the essay by Laura Kipnis.

 

[hungryraccoon]

Paper Towns by John Green. I absolutely LOVE his writing style so l'll happily read anything he writes.

 

[PTree15]

All the Light You Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr

This is a little slow in the beginning, but now it's finally getting going. I am enjoying it so far. I have a feeling this will be the first book for book club that I won't be cramming for. This could be my favorite of the club's selections to date (save the one I picked, which I really enjoyed ).

 

[Val]

Lucky, i've read the following: "Exploring the land of Ussuri" by Arsenyev, "The icebook" by Ukhan Smool, and "The trails of Altai" by Zalygin. The 1st and 2nd are adventures and travelling. The third is surprisingly about psychology and human relationships

 

[Moll Flanders]

I'm about to start on The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz.
The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz – review | Books | The Guardian

I read the new Elly Griffiths book The Ghost Fields the other night and also The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.

 

[Chryssie]

After watching the TV series, I am now reading Game of Thrones.

 

[Andy_T]

Chryssie, prepare for a long read!
(And, unfortunately, for an even longer wait for the last book to be released )

Best regards,
Andy

 

[hungryraccoon]

The Kite Runner - one of the best and worst books I've ever read! It is an absolutely amazing story, but so very very heartbreaking. That book owes me a lot of sleep.

 

[Val]

"Pallada frigate". These are adventures, written in 1850-s. And its spectacular. The plot is about a man (the author), who left all his life behind and circumnavigated the globe by ship.

 

[Andy_T]

The Kite Runner - one of the best and worst books I've ever read! It is an absolutely amazing story, but so very very heartbreaking. That book owes me a lot of sleep.

Raggle, you might also want to check out his book "A thousand splendid Suns" on the role of women in that society.
Equally (or maybe even more) heart-wrenching...

Best regards,
Andy

 

[Val]

The Kite Runner - one of the best and worst books I've ever read! It is an absolutely amazing story, but so very very heartbreaking. That book owes me a lot of sleep.

Well, i must thank you. Now i know what to read next. And if you want some more sleepless nights, you probably should read some novels by Sholem Aleichem, the brightest jewish writer

 

[Cerebellion]

A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction by Terry Pratchett | 9780385538305 | Hardcover | Barnes & Noble