Books: Book(s) you are Currently Reading

[Jumptheshark]

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[Thucydides]

 

[Babe Ruth]

Interesting, concise comic collection from Clowes. Wilson is a middle aged man dealing w/existential crises, etc.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Started reading it a couple years back and quit early in, didn't find the idea of clowns freaky or anything to invest myself into 1000+ pages in the paperback I had. But with the movie coming out I grabbed it off the shelf and my previous misconceptions were wrong, it's not a clown story. Actually pretty interesting.

Say what you want about Stephen King, but the guy can write a tale that keeps you wanting to turn the pages.

 

[kihei]

Gave up on Avenue of Mysteries and picked up A Prayer for Owen Meany by the same author. Infinitely superior so far.

 

[Dr Awesome]

Started reading it a couple years back and quit early in, didn't find the idea of clowns freaky or anything to invest myself into 1000+ pages in the paperback I had. But with the movie coming out I grabbed it off the shelf and my previous misconceptions were wrong, it's not a clown story. Actually pretty interesting.

Say what you want about Stephen King, but the guy can write a tale that keeps you wanting to turn the pages.

That's how I feel about Dan Brown book. Keeps me wanting to turn a page

 

[jacobhockey13]

 

[The Imp]

I'm currently binging on everything Mike Duncan (Podcaster, behind History of Rome and Revolutions).

Yesterday, The Storm Before the Storm, his first book, was released.

He has a Poli-sci background, which gives his views a different take than most historians, imo. The limitation is that he does not really dig up new information. He just has a few views that challenge canon, along the way.

And the way he presents it is just so entertaining.

 

[GB]

Moving house really limits reading time. Worse of all all of my books are in boxes in the shed now. A shed without lights at the moment. I managed to find one of the book boxes and pulled out

I couldn't make it through Typee, my only other attempt at Melville, but that was a long time ago. Hopefully I fair better with this.

 

[Babe Ruth]

Author is putting/returning Christian belief to it's earliest Jewish Messianic context.
Obscure read, might be of interest to ppl here in to Biblical history.

 

[Ceremony]

Moving house really limits reading time. Worse of all all of my books are in boxes in the shed now. A shed without lights at the moment. I managed to find one of the book boxes and pulled out

I couldn't make it through Typee, my only other attempt at Melville, but that was a long time ago. Hopefully I fair better with this.

You sure picked an easy option to try

 

[GB]

Interesting, concise comic collection from Clowes. Wilson is a middle aged man dealing w/existential crises, etc.

I read and liked this a good few years ago. It's really grown on me since them. I think it's one of the best graphic novels I've read.

 

[GB]

You sure picked an easy option to try

It wasn't the book I was hoping to pull out. I haven't had much time to read since I started it so I'm only 50 pages in. So far so good.

 

[Ceremony]

It wasn't the book I was hoping to pull out. I haven't had much time to read since I started it so I'm only 50 pages in. So far so good.

I don't think you've reached any of the bits about gutting a whale yet, but I have the Penguin edition rather than the OUP.

 

[GB]

I don't think you've reached any of the bits about gutting a whale yet, but I have the Penguin edition rather than the OUP.

No, right now I'm at a part where a homosexual romance novel seems far more likely than a whaling novel.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

 

[Hagstrom]

I really enjoyed that, hope you like it.

It's quite good. The Spanish Civil War has long been a conflict I've been curious about but I never came across a comprehensive book about it before I saw this while perusing the history/military history section of one of my favourite bookstores.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Man, just have to say, that Vonnegut short-story collection I'm reading right now is knock-out after knock-out. It's phenomenal.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

 

[Powerslave]

Doesn't need introudction, right?

 

[Babe Ruth]

Old school (1969) self-help book.. Pretty good, non-pharmaceutical advice for dealing with anxiety disorders.
It seems like sedatives are referenced a lot tho, must've been a popular anxiety treatment in that era..

 

[Spring in Fialta]

 

[GuitarGuy]

I'm reading a lot of books right now by Agatha Christie. She has a lot of great mystery books that she has written over the years.

 

[Plural]

Few months back I took a subscription for BookBeat and it's been absolutely great. I was slipping way behind in reading and while it was partly because of focusing more on TV and cinema it was also largely about time. The app has a good selection of audio books and a very large selection of e-books. Both English and my native language Finnish. Some days I listen to audio book for 6-8 hours while working and commuting.

Currently listening on GRRM Song of Ice and Fire series. I'm at the tail end of a Dance with Dragons. Been enjoying the series a lot. As a fantasy fan (even though I've been out of the genre for almost a decade now) it's an interesting series. The books are not the kind of fantasy I grew up with (Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms). It has much more complex word and I think Martin might just be the greatest world builder in fantasy ever. I enjoy the political schemes and the ripple effects throughout the realm feel very real. So far my favorite story arcs are Jon Snow and Arya (by and far my two favorites) Tyrion and Daenerys come as shared 2nd tier.

The slow paced feel of the book can be bit daunting but it also serves as a great "buffer" to let yourself go through the complex world while the events unfold.

 

[Plural]

I'm reading a lot of books right now by Agatha Christie. She has a lot of great mystery books that she has written over the years.

A lot fo great short books by her for sure. "And Then There Were None" is a gateway drug for easy going crime literature. Such an exciting book and stands time very well.