teleplayr
Friend of Leo's
Mel Brooks autobiography.
It's hilarious !
It's hilarious !
What's The Best Book You've Read Recently?
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Wyzsard
Friend of Leo's
Dominion by Chad Ripperger
(Angelology, demonology, diabolic influence, psychology, spiritual warfare, etc. All covered by a Thomist)
(Angelology, demonology, diabolic influence, psychology, spiritual warfare, etc. All covered by a Thomist)
Tonetele
Doctor of Teleocity
A book by Michael Connelly about Harry Bosch and his mother's murder- explains Bosch's personality well - called " The Last Coyote".
aging_rocker
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Tesla - His Tremendous and Troubled Life by Marko Perko and Stephen M Stahl
This new biography focusses on his psychological condition, concentrating on his likely being bi-polar. Tesla had troubling hallucinations, long periods of depressions, and manic states, and had OCD.
A different look at a troubled genius.
This new biography focusses on his psychological condition, concentrating on his likely being bi-polar. Tesla had troubling hallucinations, long periods of depressions, and manic states, and had OCD.
A different look at a troubled genius.
1. Book threads are my favorite
2. Long ago I committed myself to the habit of always having a book going and reading from it daily. I recommend this habit to everyone
3. Right now it's The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood.
2. Long ago I committed myself to the habit of always having a book going and reading from it daily. I recommend this habit to everyone
3. Right now it's The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood.
1. I like them alot
2. I agree this is a great habit, trying to re-enter that
3. ugh
Cool that this thread is still going strong after 2+ years. I recently finished Circe by Madeline Miller, which is a tremendous read, and as a result I'm now in the middle of Emily Wilson's excellent translation of the Odyssey.
yep, them there literary threads are the best. yup.
i read like i breathe. mostly non-fiction of some sort these days. when i try to read fiction, i can see the tricks the author is trying to run on me and i just can't stay interested. this is not a happy development.
the only Atwood i ever read was a sci-fi trilogy that involved persons with giant blue penises. that's all i can remember about it. it must have been pretty good cause i finished it.
i think we need to keep reading threads going here. i get bored with the thread topics but i always want to see what people read.
i read books, or see movies that impress me, but i find it hard to articulate what i loved about them.
burntfrijoles
Doctor of Teleocity
I may add that to my list.
I am currently reading “The Destructionists”. I can say no more.
Dumb story on myself: I'd heard about The Handmaid's Tale, and was curious to read it because (keep reading) I'd enjoyed a previous book by the same author. Your comments got me to wondering, and I looked up the author's bio, something I try to do with each book I read.
Silly me. The book I remembered was The Poisonwood Bible, and that was written by Barbara Kingsolver, not Margaret Atwood. I'm early in the story still, but I was starting to wonder; this wasn't the writing style I remembered. . . .
I'll probably bore ahead. I don't drop books once I've started them unless I really hate them. I don't hate this one yet.
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I may have to hand in my Canadian passport, but while I've started several Margaret Atwood novels, I haven't been able to maintain enough interest to finish any of them. It doesn't help that I lost interest in science fiction around age 15.
metalicaster
Friend of Leo's
I may show my (lack of) age here, but Handmaid's Tale was required reading for English when I was in school. It's a good book, but being made to write essays on it and do 'readings' in class just killed my interest in her work.
cyclopean
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If you’re in the US, you can buy it from stateside distros and it’ll be cheaper. I tried to buy a copy of weird walk straight from them once and the shipping was ten pounds.
Folk horror is a pretty specific vibe.
I dated a woman who insisted that I read the handmaid's tale when it first came out. She was kind of conservative (okay very conservative) and so I was kind of reticent to read it. But, I did and thought it was good and I thought 'hmm, why would this woman like this book.' All these years later and my wife and I watched the tv show based on the book. It made me think of the woman and I looked her up (didn't contact, just kind of poked on the internet) and, I'm even more baffled as to why she would have loved that book. Puzzler!Dumb story on myself: I'd heard about The Handmaid's Tale, and was curious to read it because (keep reading) I'd enjoyed a previous book by the same author. Your comments got me to wondering, and I looked up the author's bio, something I try to do with each book I read.
Silly me. The book I remembered was The Poisonwood Bible, and that was written by Barbara Kingsolver, not Margaret Atwood. I'm early in the story still, but I was starting to wonder; this wasn't the writing style I remembered. . . .
I'll probably bore ahead. I don't drop books once I've started them unless I really hate them. I don't hate this one yet.
Barbara Kingsolver > Margaret Atwood
The vibe thing, I get
Labels can be dumb though.
It's like, trying to explain to someone why Iron Maiden is NOT "hair metal"
Whose Freedom?
By George Lakoff. Lakoff is a linguist and behavioralist, and he dissects how the same word or words mean wholly different things to different types of people. Very time consuming reading, as it is very dense and requires a lot of thought and re-thinking. Do you believe in the nurturing parental role model, or is the Patriarch to be obeyed without hesitation? Might be useful at that Thanksgiving dinner with extended family, you can't get out of attending.
By George Lakoff. Lakoff is a linguist and behavioralist, and he dissects how the same word or words mean wholly different things to different types of people. Very time consuming reading, as it is very dense and requires a lot of thought and re-thinking. Do you believe in the nurturing parental role model, or is the Patriarch to be obeyed without hesitation? Might be useful at that Thanksgiving dinner with extended family, you can't get out of attending.
keithb7
Poster Extraordinaire
I seem to recall reading A Handmaid's Tale in about 1990. I have little recollection of the tale. I think I may have struggled to get though it. Seemed to have no lasting impact on me.
I most always have a book on the go and read from it daily. From book to book, it's fascinating. I've learned so much.
I am currently reading "Ford, The Men And The Machine" by Robert Lacey. I have heard interesting comments about Henry Ford. I wanted to understand further. Quite a story. I am enjoying it a lot as I like American Automotive history.
I most always have a book on the go and read from it daily. From book to book, it's fascinating. I've learned so much.
I am currently reading "Ford, The Men And The Machine" by Robert Lacey. I have heard interesting comments about Henry Ford. I wanted to understand further. Quite a story. I am enjoying it a lot as I like American Automotive history.
Marko Kloos - Centers of Gravity
Kloos is a genius at writing intense military scifi, and he wrapped up this series beautifully. And I'm someone who is rarely pleased by the end of a series. His other ongoing series is more of a Space Opera, but is also great and I can't wait for the next book.
Kloos is a genius at writing intense military scifi, and he wrapped up this series beautifully. And I'm someone who is rarely pleased by the end of a series. His other ongoing series is more of a Space Opera, but is also great and I can't wait for the next book.
cyclopean
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They’re more epic sounding and tend to sing about fantasy topics instead of partying.
Folk horror is like the wicker man, blood on satan’s claw, in the earth, witchfinder general kinda stuff.
Germinal - Emile Zola
Beeswing- Richard Thompson (autobio - ‘67-75)
The Imperfectionists Tom Rachman
Beeswing- Richard Thompson (autobio - ‘67-75)
The Imperfectionists Tom Rachman
