What are you reading?

I thought it would lighten the tone a bit just to hear what everyone is reading.
I started Great Expectations the other day (I have been meaning to read it for years) and I am a third of the way through. It is an excellent book, excellently written.

All the very best.

I've been on an autobiography binge lately. Reading "Paddle Your Own Canoe" by Nick Offerman.

Jane look away....

I am on the second book in the game of thrones saga,

A clash of kings,

I watched the series up to now, I love both.

Jane you can look now....

Snatched by Stephen Edger

It's really interesting and kind of sad, sick in a way that just makes you love the book since it's a mystery and murder book. I really don't read these kinds of books but I was buying free books on my kindle app and I was like why not...so read this book! :) sorry I don't really like posting

Darren, you have an amazing memory. Props for that... though that show can BURN IN HELLFIRE.

:)

Currently not reading anything except college applications, fasfa, and helping my daughter when I can on the above named things. However, if you haven't read A child called it by Dave pelzer or Flowers for Algernon please do. They are definitely worth the time. My most recent read Violin by Anne Rice (my favorite author)

Is approving college applications your job? Or helping write them? Tell me more.

No, not my job, my daughter is a high school senior and she was needing help. My oldest daughter is in her 3rd year at Kennesaw, after transferring from Columbus State University. My youngest daughter is a sophomore in high school so I feel bombarded with college things. I never attended college and was actually thinking of going, but feel to old to keep up with everything.
Having said that my oldest daughter works in the writing center and she is a Teachers assistant. She is sought after for her excellent writing skills and grammar usage. Me? I'm over here like accept or except,.... to, too, two,....sight,site ugggggh!!! Yeah, I suck lol

Kay,
My sister did not go to college until her last two kids (of 10) graduated high school. She got her bachelors in her early fifties and her masters in her late fifties. She was working on her doctorate when she died. One of my classmates from high school approached me at our 40th reunion and told me his daughter revered her (she taught high school art after getting her masters).

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!

I promised a friend I'd read Les Miserables this month - can't do worse than last Spring when I finally finished Ulysses & Portrait of the Artist... I never want to see another 5 page sentence again.

For my own preference I'm finishing, Footfall - the only book by Larry Niven I had not read already & feeling depressed.
I want to read A Tale of Two Cities next.

I'm also a bit miffed at GRRM for not finishing the Winds of Winter yet (http://grrm.livejournal.com/465247.html)
MONTHS AWAY?!?!

(Jane, I have not seen the TV version past Daenerys' egg hatching fire walk.)

Larry, GRRM is notorious for saying the next book will take one month when really it takes 7 years. Keep your hopes down. It's better that way. I used to speak to him directly before the show (and fame), and he's not what I'd call a 'man of his word.'

On that note, who's seen Concussion? I haven't yet, but the protagonist, Dr. Omalu, is another ass who's gained enormous fame. I've seen him testify in court multiple times less than 2 years ago (before I knew his whole story). He was arrogant, condescending, and short-tempered. How dare anyone question his opinions because his opinion is fact. He literally said that during Stone v. People. This is when I was a court journalist in Woodland.

Some of these big names aren't who we expect them to be based on all the attention they receive.

/end ramble

Egg hatching fire walk? I have not missed the show since that point, Larry :)

A thread in this very forum that has turned into a book, it's got everything a novel could hope for, emotions, facts, fiction, a plot (it thickens)....It looks like there was a case for "the butler did it", but it turned out to be a false allegation, on to the next unusual suspect, or suspects.......lmao.....if nothing else it's very entertaining and I hope it continues, don't you just hate when a good book ends

Bob, I am certainly not recommending that book to anyone necessarily, but I'm sure many would find it commendable.

Oh but stay turned, there will be a sequel in March......lol

Bob, you're giving us that much time?

Are you reading anything, Britt?

Bringing this thread to life, it deserves :)

I have just finished "Jane Eyre", after fifteen years I felt I should get back to this great novel. Tonight I'm planing to start reading "Black Milk" a novel about postpartum depression by a Turkish writer " Elif Shafak", somehow this experience makes me curious.

^ Thanks for bumping it. Those all sound very interesting. I need to get back to reading the classics, as "Jane Eyre" is one I never read but I have it right here on the shelf beside me!

Currently reading "Random" by Tom Leveen (a girl gets a random call from a suicidal boy, and he demands that she give him a reason to live). Every 2 weeks I'm on the other side of town doing errands so I stop by the library there and try to pick up 7-10 books. Gives me a goal for each day and I love seeing progress of reading. Mostly it's somehow mental health related as that's what I'm into, or teen/young adult experiences with trauma. Also love psychological thrillers!

But literally, I am that person that will scream at a character or close the book loudly in frustration and be all dramatic lol. This is why I don't read in public ;)

I'm currently reading............ like 5 books. lol. I'm so terrible, I can't sit down and read anymore. The one I think I read most right now is Life Is by Pastor Judah Smith. Good, good stuff!

MA, bet you really identified when Bradley Cooper finished A Farewell to Arms (Silver Lining Playbook).

Britt: I do the same thing. I have different books at several spots I'm likely to sit at awhile. It's like serializing them.

Torey Hayden - ghost girl

Jane Eyre is a wonderful book so my advice is give it a read.
I'm reading Hamlet again at the moment. I studied it for A level
But even at 18 I didn't appreciate the sheer brilliance of Shakespeare; speech after speech written in blank verse. The man was 52 when he died and the sheer volume of work he produced of such unbelievable calibre defies belief. He couldn't have been thinking too much about it - he simply wouldn't have had time - it just poured out of him

Anyway, I'm reading Hamlet, lol

^^ lol

Jane Eyre is a slow read, but it sticks with you throughout the years. Great book.

I've started a fantasy alternate reality book series with vampires, werewolves, fairies, etc., because why not!? I'm on the first installment, "Dead Witch Walking." Series is by Kim Harrison.

Ben, I remember reading many of Shakespeare's plays for pleasure in high school. My friends thought I was a dork. They weren't wrong :)

I'm reading this thread o(^_^o)

If being a dork involves appreciating brilliance, then I will happily join your club Jane. Lol

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Should we start a book club? I'd love to have a PnQ book club! I don't really know how it would work.

That would be well ace Jane.. How about whoever wants to join gets the same book has a week or so to read it then check back after that set time (even if not fully read) and post their views?

Say you choose a book first then in a list put every bodies name, next on the list will choose after you so on and so on.

As long as it never once involves fifty shades of grey...

Haha Ben, now would we do that to you ;)

Only a week to read an entire book? Dang. I'd be out, but I wanna play. lol

Just discovered an amazing series of books by Charlaine Harris. The first book Dead until dark sets the scene for at least 11 further books. Its a bit like the twilight saga is based around a heroine who is a mind reading waitress who starts dating a vampire (vampires have now come out and are accepted as being able to live beside humans. Bars even provide bags of synthetic blood on tap) there are murders and mysteries to solve. Very gripping am now on second book Living Dead in dallas lol

How about 2 weeks? I would also struggle to finish a book a week between school and work.

Reading a book written by a genius Arabic novelist Yussef Zeidan. Enjoying it so much.

Milly, isn't that the True Blood series

it was a TV series a few years ago.

Female intelligence

Jane! I thought of mentioning something about a book club a while ago. But at the time I was reading a book that took me like a month to get through and thought better of it. Lol. I'd totally join a book club!

Anyway,
I'm reading The Golden Son by Pierce Brown. Young adult/sci-fi. Not sure how I came across the first book of the trilogy, but I don't like NOT finishing series, so I got the next two. Not too bad of a read.

I wouldn't mind a book club, it might force me to actually finish reading one.

I think if people have more time to read they'll want to be more involved.

Maybe the 3rd (whichever day) of every month? Or the last weekend if every month to give everyone time for input/discussion.

Just an idea :)

Hi guys, damn I've been a stranger, just been busy busy busy!!!

Now to business....

I've been pursuing my journey into the spiritual realms as a pagan drawn to Celtic paganism therefore I have been very absorbed in reading books such as the one I've recently started: Robbie Warren the otterwmn's book: dancing through the fire-the otter dance, it is a true story, a great modern spiritual teacher's journey from Christianity into the native American Indian spiritual path, she tells of how she lost all faith after 9-11, lost her company etc and is then taken through this powerful soul journey to do the fire dance, where she finds she is a medicine woman ( healer ) and she now does courses on ayahuasca, a plant medicine that is made into a drink and takes you on a spirit journey of self discovery, I've been reading a lot on tat as well as I am contemplating going on a course in the coming year or two in order to know myself more and deal with internal issues I've been burying away all my life.

I might add that since I've embraced my path I've been feeling so at peace, I now eat healthier, I take lovely hot baths with basil leaves to refresh me and cleanse all negative energy, and my wonderful boyfriend and teacher Okkie ( seen as Bumblebee in this group though he doesn't write ) has really been such a wonderful support system through all the breakdowns and releases of the past and all my traumas etc.

Anyway, I think I've said enough now hahaha.

Blessed be brothers and sisters <3