What book are you reading?

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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,856
    edited October 2019
    Im reading Gardens of the Moon in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series.



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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Although I wasn't a big fan of the movie and although the writing is really not that good, I'm still fairly well engrossed in the interesting adventure/ true story book Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrar:

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • SmallestOceans
    SmallestOceans Posts: 13,542
    The Celestine Prophecy

    Worcester1 13, Worcester2 13, Hartford 13, San Diego 13, Los Angeles1 13, Los Angeles2 13
    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,713
    edited October 2019
    I haven't started it yet, but just bought Fahrenheit 451 (60th Anniversary edition with bonus material), and am excited to finally read it.




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    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835

    dankind said:
    Here we go again. 



    I had a brief period between the last book and Patti Smith’s new book on Tuesday. I could’ve slowed my pace on the last one, I suppose. 

    Then again, the pull toward this sublime tome is difficult to resist. Ishmael has the sea; I have the book he narrates. 

    Call me Daniel. 
    Ha.  Awesome post.

    Been reading business or exercise books, but did read this one a few weeks ago:
    Enjoyed it.


    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I bought a Kindle and some Kindle books.
    Anyone here use a Kindle?
    Yes. Brian hates this I know, but I love my kindle, particularly for travel. I never run out of reading material and no longer have to pack several bulky novels when I go on vacation. My current kindle (second one for me) has great battery life too. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    oftenreading said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I bought a Kindle and some Kindle books.
    Anyone here use a Kindle?
    Yes. Brian hates this I know, but I love my kindle, particularly for travel. I never run out of reading material and no longer have to pack several bulky novels when I go on vacation. My current kindle (second one for me) has great battery life too. 
    LOL.

    I actually do understand the advantage of Kindle for travel.  Personally, I would not own one even if I traveled much because I find it hard on my eyes to read on a computer or electronic device for very long, but I do get why they are so well like for use with travel.  My biggest "hate" for them would actually be more related to buying the device itself and the downloads themselves from that most dreaded of outfits known as Amazon.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    brianlux said:
    oftenreading said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I bought a Kindle and some Kindle books.
    Anyone here use a Kindle?
    Yes. Brian hates this I know, but I love my kindle, particularly for travel. I never run out of reading material and no longer have to pack several bulky novels when I go on vacation. My current kindle (second one for me) has great battery life too. 
    LOL.

    I actually do understand the advantage of Kindle for travel.  Personally, I would not own one even if I traveled much because I find it hard on my eyes to read on a computer or electronic device for very long, but I do get why they are so well like for use with travel.  My biggest "hate" for them would actually be more related to buying the device itself and the downloads themselves from that most dreaded of outfits known as Amazon.
    Have you ever read anything on a kindle, Brian? It’s a very different experience than reading on a computer or tablet. I find it very easy on the eyes, so to speak. It’s got a very restful screen. 

    Can’t really disagree on Amazon. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,005
    PJ_Soul said:
    I haven't started it yet, but just bought Fahrenheit 451 (60th Anniversary edition with bonus material), and am excited to finally read it.




    In my top five!!..if you like it, check also  François Truffaut's movie..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • ponytd
    ponytd Nashville Posts: 671
    Just finished  up You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney a week ago. Really good book. Reading Doctor Sleep now and enjoying it
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Reading Malcolm Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers. The content is interesting but this is the first Gladwell book I’ve read and I can’t say I love the writing style. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • riotgrl
    riotgrl LOUISVILLE Posts: 1,895
    SImultaneously reading several right now!




    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • Purple Fairy Tree
    Purple Fairy Tree Posts: 2,055
    What did he do with the money he made from book sales? Or do I need to read it to find out how he can breath without earning or spending any money?
     
    brianlux said:
    Next to Warren Zanes' Petty, this is the best book I've read this year:


  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    Anyone else read this type of stuff?


    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841

    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    oftenreading said:
    brianlux said:
    oftenreading said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I bought a Kindle and some Kindle books.
    Anyone here use a Kindle?
    Yes. Brian hates this I know, but I love my kindle, particularly for travel. I never run out of reading material and no longer have to pack several bulky novels when I go on vacation. My current kindle (second one for me) has great battery life too. 
    LOL.

    I actually do understand the advantage of Kindle for travel.  Personally, I would not own one even if I traveled much because I find it hard on my eyes to read on a computer or electronic device for very long, but I do get why they are so well like for use with travel.  My biggest "hate" for them would actually be more related to buying the device itself and the downloads themselves from that most dreaded of outfits known as Amazon.
    Have you ever read anything on a kindle, Brian? It’s a very different experience than reading on a computer or tablet. I find it very easy on the eyes, so to speak. It’s got a very restful screen. 

    Can’t really disagree on Amazon. 
    Not much.  I mean, I've had people show me their Kindle and read a paragraph or two.  I wasn't impressed, but how it would feel after several pages?  I honestly don't know.

    But then there is one minor detail to factor in here:  Why would I need a kindle when there are about 250 to 300 K books in my wife's store and about 15,000 of them here at home at my disposal?  :lol: 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Despite pressing on to about 1/3 of the way through, I gave up on Seven Years in Tibet. How that got chosen to be made into a movie staring a popular actor is beyond me.

    So now I'm giving this one a shot. Not my favorite topic but it's Krakauer so it can't be bad!



    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    edited November 2019
    I thought that was a very good/disturbing read.
    Hope you like it!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I thought that was a very good/disturbing read.
    Hope you like it!
    So far, yes, and learning a lot, that's for sure.  And I'm a big Krakauer fan- his writing style always pulls me right in.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841

    I SAW PEARL JAM

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