What'cha Reading?

[Sundae]

my 3, with notes. because can't only read just one.

[Drapeaux]

The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in American Society by Arthur J. Deikman

[cascadeco]

About to start '1491' by Charles C. Mann.

[EJCC]

I just read “Her Body and Other Parties” by Carmen Maria Machado - thought it was very well written and deserved its awards, but I didn’t love the experience of reading it. Maybe it’ll be better as a TV show.

Now reading “The Power” by Naomi Alderman and LOVING IT.

[SD45T-2]

War at the End of the World: Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight For New Guinea, 1942-1945 by James P. Duffy

[Wunjo]

1984, George Orwell.

[Hermit of the Forest]

A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War by Joseph Loconte

Absolutely fantastic.

[ceecee]

Killing Hope by William Blum.

[Betty Blue]

Mostly just study materials, but at present they are pretty interesting, mainly focussing on inequality. Also reading a guide to essay writing.

[Tellenbach]

Just finished "Killing Commendatore" by Haruki Murakami. It's a long one and it's weird like most of his works.

An excerpt:

"I tested my idea on several other women. Took head shots and created left- and right-side composites on the computer. That made it even clearer. That women literally have two faces. Once I knew that, I found I couldn't figure out women at all. For example, if I was with a woman and we were having sex, I didn't know if it was her right side or her left side that I was embracing. If it was the right side, then where had the left side gone - what was it doing, and what was it thinking? - and if it was the left side, then what was the right side thinking? Once I reached that point, things got really messy. Get what I'm saying?"