Reading Books For Pleasure

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Ha, if the Finnish lurkers want to find out the name of the book, that'll be a good reason for them to make an account and send me a PM. If it gets translated, I'll let you know.

Either one would be nice

 

[FurryFury]

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, damn him. Now I have to read ALL of his books!

 

[FurryFury]

Fair Blows the Wind by Louis L'Amour 3.75/5

 

[twister947]

All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy.

 

[pete]

All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy.

great book, hope you enjoy it

 

[Farawyn]

All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy.

great book, hope you enjoy it

Yes! We were just talking about this. Let us know how you enjoy it. Because you will. His writing is sublime.

 

[rbijon]

For pleasure and curiosity....
The Philosophy of Literary Form, by Burke

 

[FurryFury]

72.) **Hammered** by Kevin Hearne 4.75/5 YUM!

 

[twister947]

Yes! We were just talking about this. Let us know how you enjoy it. Because you will. His writing is sublime.

You nailed it...excellent!

 

[FurryFury]

My Cat Spit McGee by Willie Morris 4/5 So cute and smart with really big words, this book made me laugh. The only thing missing was actually pictures of the kitteh.

 

[Farawyn]

72.) **Hammered** by Kevin Hearne 4.75/5 YUM!

Is this a memoir? Why did you like it?

 

[Farawyn]

72.) **Hammered** by Kevin Hearne 4.75/5 YUM!

Is this a memoir? Why did you like it?

 

[fun_size_sub]

I recently started Geek Love by Katherine Dunn for pleasure and for a book club of which I am a member. Will give my rating when I finish. Has anyone else here read it?

 

[Miles Long]

I am currently reading The Mystery of the Blue Train.

 

[seela]

I'm reading Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Really excellent stuff thus far. Granted, I still haven't even read 100 pages.

 

[twister947]

The Lost Grizzlies, by Rick Bass

 

[FurryFury]

I recently started Geek Love by Katherine Dunn for pleasure and for a book club of which I am a member. Will give my rating when I finish. Has anyone else here read it?

Tried to read it for a book club I'm in. Couldn't stand it but some loved it. I love how that can happen with art.

Is this a memoir? Why did you like it?

No. It's an urban supernatural book about the last Druid living. Not normally in to Celtic stuff but this is funny and smart. There is a great chapter about how Star Trek could be a religion that had me rolling for instance.

Also a section in which there is a Shakespeare quote contest that morphs into internet kitteh "talk".

There is a "buddy Jesus chapter too which is loving and hilarious.

75.) The Year of Eating Dangerously by K. Bennett 4.75/5

 

[FurryFury]

Does anyone have Amazon Prime? I hear there is a new free books part of it. Tell us about it if you have it.

 

[fun_size_sub]

Does anyone have Amazon Prime? I hear there is a new free books part of it. Tell us about it if you have it.

I have Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited. Part of having a Prime membership allows you to borrow certain books and magazines (digital, of course), as well as being able to actually "purchase," for free, one book per month out of a selection of five or six soon-to-be-released books as part of something called Kindle First. The member actually gets to keep this book in his/her library forever. I can't remember the exact limits, but I know Prime Reading limits the number of media that can be borrowed at a time. I was think it is one total per month, or it used to be.

Kindle Unlimited costs $10.00/month, but has a greater selection. The only limits are that the subscriber cannot borrow no more than 10 items at a time. However, there are no total limits as long as items are "returned," and there are not more than 10 items borrowed at once.

That was probably as clear as mud,but I hope it helps a little.

 

[fun_size_sub]

Tried to read it for a book club I'm in. Couldn't stand it but some loved it. I love how that can happen with art.

I am surprisingly enjoying Geek Love so far, even though the subject matter is grotesque and the means vile. You are right; varying responses/opinions to a work is the beauty of art.

 

[FurryFury]

I have Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited. Part of having a Prime membership allows you to borrow certain books and magazines (digital, of course), as well as being able to actually "purchase," for free, one book per month out of a selection of five or six soon-to-be-released books as part of something called Kindle First. The member actually gets to keep this book in his/her library forever. I can't remember the exact limits, but I know Prime Reading limits the number of media that can be borrowed at a time. I was think it is one total per month, or it used to be.

Kindle Unlimited costs $10.00/month, but has a greater selection. The only limits are that the subscriber cannot borrow no more than 10 items at a time. However, there are no total limits as long as items are "returned," and there are not more than 10 items borrowed at once.

That was probably as clear as mud,but I hope it helps a little.

I looked around on prime reading today all 60+ pages of it. Found about ten novels, one memoir, one travel and one cookbook, I'm interested in. Kewl.

I'm not a member of Kindle unlimited or first either one.

I am surprisingly enjoying Geek Love so far, even though the subject matter is grotesque and the means vile. You are right; varying responses/opinions to a work is the beauty of art.

I so agree. Glad you are enjoying it so far!

These are really more like novellas or short stories from early sci fi writers.

76.) I'm a Stranger Myself by Dallas McCord “Mack” Reynolds 3/5

77.) Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper 3.5/5

 

[Farawyn]

Tried to read it for a book club I'm in. Couldn't stand it but some loved it. I love how that can happen with art.



No. It's an urban supernatural book about the last Druid living. Not normally in to Celtic stuff but this is funny and smart. There is a great chapter about how Star Trek could be a religion that had me rolling for instance.

Also a section in which there is a Shakespeare quote contest that morphs into internet kitteh "talk".

There is a "buddy Jesus chapter too which is loving and hilarious.

75.) The Year of Eating Dangerously by K. Bennett 4.75/5

Thanks for the feedback, it really sounds like something I could get in to.

 

[pixxie91]

I am surprisingly enjoying Geek Love so far, even though the subject matter is grotesque and the means vile. You are right; varying responses/opinions to a work is the beauty of art.

Oh fuck me, I love that book. It's tragic, revolting, and absolutely compelling. God. If you like Geek Love, I'd definitely recommend St. Lucy's home for Girls Raised by Wolves... It's a collection of short stories. Author is Karen Russell. She writes beautiful, bizarre things much like like Katherine Dunn.

 

[fun_size_sub]

Oh fuck me, I love that book. It's tragic, revolting, and absolutely compelling. God. If you like Geek Love, I'd definitely recommend St. Lucy's home for Girls Raised by Wolves... It's a collection of short stories. Author is Karen Russell. She writes beautiful, bizarre things much like like Katherine Dunn.

Thank you for the suggestion. St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves has officially been added to my "to-read" list. It is difficult to reconcile Katherine Dunn the novelist with Katherine Dunn the boxing journalist...

 

[Gwanji16]

My Brilliant Friiend by Elene Ferrante.