What'cha Reading?

[miss fortune]

Marley and Me and A Confederacy of Dunces

I felt the need to laugh

[PollyPeachum]

I finished reading "the Cryptographer" today. I liked it, it's well written almost no-clich� and effective in communicating emotions in general. The author uses the short-sentence+ full-stop method magnificently

[Synarch]

Just finished Anathem...

Reading Still Life With Woodpecker upon a friend's recommendation.

[ed111]

I'm currently reading The Dice Man by George Cockcroft. I'm only 50 pages in and so far I'm finding it both intriguing and disturbing. However, I've just looked on wikipedia and it's supposed to be 'semi-comedic'. It's the story of a psychiatrist who decides to make decisions on his life by rolling dice. There's a lot of sexual content and controversial issues such as rape and murder

OK, I've given up on this book: it was just too disturbing. I think if I'd have carried on reading it I'd have ended up in an institution.

I've moved onto safer territory: Philip K. Dick - Valis lol

[kuranes]

OK, I've given up on this book: it was just too disturbing. I think if I'd have carried on reading it I'd have ended up in an institution.

I've moved onto safer territory: Philip K. Dick - Valis lol

* Kuranes makes note of "dice" book *

Currently finishing up "The Know It All" ( non-fiction ) about a guy who reads the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. It's had its moments.

Starting Stephen Woodworth's series that begins with "Through Violet Eyes" about a world much like ours that has one type of human beings that can communicate with the dead. They are used in court cases as murder witnesses etc.

Starting Kenneth Fearing's "Clark Gifford's Body"

Starting "Lush Life" by Richard Price - a master of dialogue and inner city realism

Finished a great "new" ( to me ) science fiction author's book "Escapement" by Jay Lake. I then went out and got a book of his short stories.

[Flush]

Anger Management for Dummies

[PurpleCloud]

Breve Historia de la barbarie en Occidente by Edgar Mor�n

Antes del Fin by Ernesto S�bato

Haikus by Mario Benedetti

[oasispaw]

knitting without tears by elizabeth zimmerman

[LindseyLadybug]

Has anyone ever read:

"The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World" by Marti Olsen Laney

and/or

"Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't" by Henry Cloud and John Townsend ?

[violaine]

^Hmm, no I haven't. Sounds interesting.

Currently in the middle of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (Short Stories) - Flannery O'Connor. 'Tis good so far.