What book are you reading?

Ms. Haiku

riotgrl said:

Really terrifying to read the neglect and abuse that this girl and her brothers and sister suffered at the hands of their mentally ill Dad and the mom who did little to protect them.  This family was a prepper/survivalist strictly Mormon family living in Idaho about the same time as the Ruby Ridge incident.

I read this for a book club. It was a hard book to read because of the violence. Great book for a discussion.

mfc2006

I’ve been on quite a reading kick lately and I’m just blazing through books. I’m currently reading “Waging Heavy Peace” by Neil Young and Bird Box is on deck.

Fifthelement

Stardust - Neil Gaiman

Thoughts_Arrive

riotgrl

Ms. Haiku said:

riotgrl said:

Really terrifying to read the neglect and abuse that this girl and her brothers and sister suffered at the hands of their mentally ill Dad and the mom who did little to protect them.  This family was a prepper/survivalist strictly Mormon family living in Idaho about the same time as the Ruby Ridge incident.

I read this for a book club. It was a hard book to read because of the violence. Great book for a discussion.

This is one of those books that its hard to say I enjoyed but I am glad that I read it.

PJ_Soul

Roots

Again. I think I love this book because it just covers so fucking much story. And because it is so completely wrapped up.

Of course the reality of American slavery HORRIFIES me, not to mention the current results of it. It weirds me out that the history of American black slavery and its modern impact seems to be glossed over in so many ways.

mpedone

Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton.

I love Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, and I wanted to get the full story. I'm not usually one for thick, dense non-fiction (it's 500+ pages, in a fairly small font), but Chernow has a very nice voice that keeps me engaged.

riotgrl

Pap

riotgrl

F Me In The Brain

Just read this -- read business type books constantly and loved (loved!) the simplicity of messaging in this.  If you are in any way part of company leadership I highly recommend a few hours to read and digest this:

Almost finished with this one, also one I suggest.  (If you are a True Crime fan)

Ms. Haiku

HughFreakingDillon

Loulou

Room to Dream by David Lynch 

jerparker20

I went on a 8 month bender of reading nothing but books on the Mercury and Apollo space programs. Fascinating stuff, but needed a break...

Decided to revisit some past reads and started in on Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. 

F Me In The Brain

Amazing individual, great read

brianlux

I very rarely read more than one book at a time but after reading about a third of the way through Bohumil Hrabal's I Served the King of England:

I ran into a copy of David Hepworth's Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded:

and am thoroughly enjoying them both!

goldrush

Malroth

brianlux said:

I very rarely read more than one book at a time but after reading about a third of the way through Bohumil Hrabal's I Served the King of England:

I ran into a copy of David Hepworth's Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded:

and am thoroughly enjoying them both!

I almost alway am reading 2 books at a time. A bathroom and bedroom.

Bathroom book:

Bedroom book:

Really enjoying this one, haven't read philip caputo before.

Ms. Haiku

I just finished Harry Potter #5 for a book club, and started White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo for a book club.

riotgrl

mpedone

Tried to read "For Steam and Country", because I like steampunk, and it seemed like it would be fun, but the writing is just so clunky that I couldn't really get into it. I guess it's YA, but nothing in the description indicated that (also shouldn't be an excuse for poor writing).



Moved on to start "The Lives of Tao" about two warring factions of aliens who can only survive on Earth by inhabiting human hosts in a symbiotic relationship. It's funnier than I expected, and pretty good so far.

F Me In The Brain

Read the first 1/4 of this tonight.  For sure will be quick but it is good thus far

Wobbie

Malroth said:

brianlux said:

I very rarely read more than one book at a time but after reading about a third of the way through Bohumil Hrabal's I Served the King of England:

I ran into a copy of David Hepworth's Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded:

and am thoroughly enjoying them both!

I almost alway am reading 2 books at a time. A bathroom and bedroom.

bathroom book (because they’re always crap and have two page chapters) should be anything by the zillion selling hack, james patterson. so many great books and any crap he writes becomes a best seller.

dankind

Who Princess

F Me In The Brain said:

Almost finished with this one, also one I suggest.  (If you are a True Crime fan)

Just finished this one and it's excellent.  Not only well written when so much true crime isn't, but the narrative is structured differently than a straight narrative--and it works. 

Also maddening in a way, now that a suspect has been arrested and there's so much that won't be known publicly until he stands trial.

Currently reading this.  I've read several of Guinn's books and his writing is always very engaging.  Probably looks like I read a lot of grim stuff, lol, but my preference is for nonfiction.  I'm always wondering why things happen.

Ms. Haiku

I'm reading the Advanced Readers edition of the new Jojo Moyes book to be released in April. Bookseller Benefits, yay!

F Me In The Brain

Who Princess said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Almost finished with this one, also one I suggest.  (If you are a True Crime fan)

Just finished this one and it's excellent.  Not only well written when so much true crime isn't, but the narrative is structured differently than a straight narrative--and it works. 

Also maddening in a way, now that a suspect has been arrested and there's so much that won't be known publicly until he stands trial.

Currently reading this.  I've read several of Guinn's books and his writing is always very engaging.  Probably looks like I read a lot of grim stuff, lol, but my preference is for nonfiction.  I'm always wondering why things happen.

Yeah, I want to read the additional chapter once they release.  Imagine they add to it again after conviction

riotgrl

Also reading

F Me In The Brain

The Craftsman kinda farted out but I still enjoyed the book, overall.

Picked this up last night: