Reading Books For Pleasure

[seela]

I read Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass by Bruno Schulz.

I loved everything about it, absolutely everything. It was first published in 1937, but it feels very fresh and modern. The little city he describes in this and in The Street of Crocodiles is like a character of its own in the books and feels so alive. His writing is so... full, ready and also open ended. It's simply beautiful.

Bruno Schulz was also an artist. Many of his artworks, as well as the books, have Femdom undertones and fetishistic themes. The women in the books are often almost superhuman and mystical, a force of nature, whereas men often come across as flighty and wimpy, no matter how powerful they seemingly are.

 

[twister947]

What a title. Almost makes me want to go buy and read it. Probably something like Steel Magnolia's, right?

Not quite. Historical fiction about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands during WW2.

 

[FurryFury]

3. Scattered, Smothered, and Chunked: Bubba the Monster Hunter Season 1 by John G. Hartness

Funny, fun, gross and only complaint it ended on a cliff hanger.

Loved Guernsey! It's so warm!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer

 

[MistressMaggie]

The Daily Show (The Book)

 

[pete]

almost finished with "our man in havana" by graham greene.

love his prose, so simple and concise but also elegantly descriptive and entrancing - a master.

 

[WildPoppies]

I (listen) read audiobooks almost every day while at work. I usually get through a couple a week. And as if that wasn't enough I also read actual books at home. Currently I listening to an anthology of short stories by Stephen King

 

[FurryFury]

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 3.75/5 Newberry award winner. Good Juvenile novel about time travel.

 

[FurryFury]

Long Way Down by Michael Sears 3/5 a decent thriller but it's hard to respect someone who puts their loved ones in danger because they are addicted to the thrill.

 

[pete]

Currently I listening to an anthology of short stories by Stephen King

i especially like when king narrates them himself.

starting "this side of paradise" by FSF this morning

 

[FurryFury]

Blood Drive by Jeanne C. Stein 3.5/5

Enjoyed this one. Will read more. However, I've read part of it before so I had to cut the rating because of that. Would not be the case with all re-reading of books.

 

[FurryFury]

7.) The Sharing Knife: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold 4/5

I love this series and will be reading more. How do two societies that distrust and dislike each other come together. That question I suspect will be at least partially answered in book three.


8.) Savvy by Ingrid Law 3.75/5 (Juvenile Novel 2)

Lovely magical juvenile novel that makes me want to read more to find out what happens next.


9.) March: Book One by John Lewis 4/5 (E-1, Graphic Novel)

An amazing real life story.


10.) The Negative Calorie Diet: Lose up to 10 Pounds in 10 Days With 10 All You Can Eat Foods by Rocco Dispirito 4/5

I liked this cook book, at least the veggie parts.

 

[HisArpy]

7.) The Sharing Knife: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold 4/5

I love this series and will be reading more. How do two societies that distrust and dislike each other come together. That question I suspect will be at least partially answered in book three.

It's a fantastic series though it gets a bit tired by the end of book 4. Still worth reading all the way to the end. Plunkin for everyone!

 

[HisArpy]

Blood of the Earth Faith Hunter. 4/5. Very unique protagonist and underlying plot.

 

[Tallcajun]

i especially like when king narrates them himself.

starting "this side of paradise" by FSF this morning

I do like Fotzgerald.

Finished 'Of Human Bondage' a while back. Somewhat autobiographical by Somerset Maugham.
I read this one be because I really like 'The Razors Edge'. Read that one twice.

 

[desertslave]

I read Mark Greaney's "Commmander in Chief" a few weeks ago. Who the hell imagined it would be art laying the playbook for life? Chilling shit! (Srsly, if you like getting goosebumps from crazy-ass politics, this IS your book!)

I've since retreated into a Fantasy trilogy which also insists on giving me twitches: The Light & Shadow trilogy by Moira Katson. It's YA, but full of very good, unfortunately timely insights.

The next book I read, I swear, is going to be something obscure. I'm tired of allegories with modern echoes that make me queasy, dammit!

 

[twister947]

All of my life I've haunted bookstores...used bookstores with coffee and a cat or two are the best. They are disappearing fast; sometimes progress ain't.

 

[HisArpy]

Well, I finished Winter Halo by Keri Arthur. 3.5/5 mainly because of the way it ends. She writes well and I can visualize the events clearly but it left me hanging after the final words. I'm pretty sure there will be a 3rd book in this series.

 

[FurryFury]

Just finished, Turbo Twenty- Three by Janet Evanovich. This series never disaapoints me and makes me laugh.

It's a fantastic series though it gets a bit tired by the end of book 4. Still worth reading all the way to the end. Plunkin for everyone!

I hope to start the third one soon.

All of my life I've haunted bookstores...used bookstores with coffee and a cat or two are the best. They are disappearing fast; sometimes progress ain't.

Agreed

Well, I finished Winter Halo by Keri Arthur. 3.5/5 mainly because of the way it ends. She writes well and I can visualize the events clearly but it left me hanging after the final words. I'm pretty sure there will be a 3rd book in this series.

A good ending is so important to me. Must be difficult to write because so many books just don't have "it" endings.

 

[FurryFury]

Enjoyed Turbo Twenty - Three by Janet Evanovich though it didn't seem quite as funny as the previous 22.

 

[FurryFury]

Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand It was strange that this one was on the opposite side from the Medicci.

 

[HisArpy]

Generation V by M.L. Brennan. 4/5. It's new wave vampire. As is typical, a bit slow at the beginning where all the background info is parceled out but it picks up after that. I think the Kitsune fox character was extremely well executed, my kind of girl. I have all 4 books of the series and will be working my way though them.

 

[FurryFury]

Sounds interesting!

Generation V by M.L. Brennan. 4/5. It's new wave vampire. As is typical, a bit slow at the beginning where all the background info is parceled out but it picks up after that. I think the Kitsune fox character was extremely well executed, my kind of girl. I have all 4 books of the series and will be working my way though them.

13.) Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor 3/5

14.) Cat Behavior and Training Veterinary Advice for Owners by Lowell Ackerman,DVM, Gary M. Landsberg, and Wayne L. Hunthausen 2.75/4

15.) The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett 3/5

16.) The Cat Whisperer by Mieshelle Nagelschneider 3.25/5

All of these were interesting but none quite gave me exactly what I had hoped for. I will be conducting clicker training for aggression in my grand kitteh soon.

Improving our world is a constant as well.

 

[FurryFury]

March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell 3.75/5 The second in the beautiful yet horrible story of the fight for civil rights.

 

[seela]

I picked up on a whim a true classic I had not read before - The title translates as The Earth is a Sinful Song, but I don't think it's been translated into English. I had seen the movie made based on it years ago, and it was quite off putting, so I had very mixed feelings diving into the book.

But I was so wrong! The language is beautiful, so lyrical and rings true. The themes of sexuality, religion and death are handled quite brutally, but somehow the beautiful nature description and the simple elegance of the writing balanced it off amazingly.

The book really left me speechless. Such a great experience, I'm really glad I picked up the book.

 

[jmarx20102012]

The Wild Truth - Carine McCandless (sister of subject, Chris McCandless, of Into The Wild)