What'cha Reading?

[The Cat]

 

[cascadeco]

Just started 'The Lost City of Z' by David Grann earlier today, and I'm about to dive back into it. I picked it up at the book store last week, as it's my 'ideal' when it comes to non-fiction -- historical true stories of expeditions/ events/ historical unfoldings/ ventures into the unexplored or little-known wild / non-westernized areas. Plus since I've been to the Amazon several times now, it has a personal appeal as well.

 

[Lark]

I've started collecting the version one books, I like them A LOT better than anything published since and I totally dislike the ideas in the later editions were orderly/lawful = good and chaos/out law/unlawful = bad, I far, far, far more liked the idea of there being both lawful evil and chaotic good, simply, because there are right?

There is one of the first edition cleric books which goes into tons of depth about religions and philosophies and how to weave them into your world, besides another book on ninjas (which was pretty good too in its depth and period references) its my favourite.

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

 

[Kas]

I am reading three books (I need to stop doing that):
- Brain on fire by S. Cahalan - so so good!
- Shantaram by G.D.Roberts
also once for a while I read one chapter of Cosmos by C.Sagan

 

[Kas]

Started re-reading the RAMA series by Arthur C Clarke last night. And I finished the last of the HP Lovecraft stories yesterday from the 2nd Annotated volume. Also I am now 60% through all of Chekhov's works! I'm getting there....

But yesterday I downloaded 5 more free books from amazon that I haven't read yet, so soon I'll have a few new things to add into the mix.

Are you one of the people who get obsessed about the author and start to read everything by them?

I ask because I am

 

[cascadeco]

Are you one of the people who get obsessed about the author and start to read everything by them?

I ask because I am

I don't always, but I've definitely done it with several authors.

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

 

[Wunjo]

Music for Torching, A.M. Homes.

 

[GirlSmartStreet]

Simply reccomended

 

[Madboot]

Reading the Homecoming Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore in preparation for the newest book.

 

[Lark]

Anyone who has read any Joseph Campbell can you recommend me your top two or three of his books and tell me why I should read them?

 

[senza tema]

I'm in a bit of a reading rut. I started The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton yesterday and it is really, really good prose but also kinda ... dense? The beginning has a sort of Moby Dick-ish feel to it.

Anyway, I have the book for seven days before the public library takes it back so we'll see if I finish it by then.

 

[SD45T-2]

https://www.amazon.com/Fighters-C-J-Chivers/dp/1451676646

So far I think it's outstanding.

 

[Kanra Jest]

Does reading random "educational" articles all over the internet count?

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

 

[Lark]

I'm reading EF Schumacher Good Work and Jean Paul Satre Anti-Semite and Jew

 

[Jaguar]

Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham

 

[Hermit of the Forest]

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett