Books: Book(s) you are Currently Reading

[GB]

 

[kihei]

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach. I previously enjoyed Roach's Stiff, a detailed and often very funny book that focused on the various uses of human cadavers. This new one seems like a logical extension of her explorations, so I thought that I would give it a go. I wonder if Mary is fun on dates.

 

[Babe Ruth]

Writer driving thru, and chronicling, contemporary (Deep) South..
400+ pages, & photos.. I'm about 40 pages in.

 

[Thucydides]

 

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[GB]

 

[GB]

 

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[Spring in Fialta]

I'd be curious to know how you feel about this one. He's an author I've been curious to try out and he's got a polarizing reputation so I wonder if it's worth it.

 

[Thucydides]

I'd be curious to know how you feel about this one. He's an author I've been curious to try out and he's got a polarizing reputation so I wonder if it's worth it.

Sure I’ll let you know. I really liked his book “Everything is illuminated”, and someone recommended me this. I’m about 30% into it, and it’s thought provoking so far . I’ll give it a review when I finish .

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Sure I’ll let you know. I really liked his book “Everything is illuminated”, and someone recommended me this. I’m about 30% into it, and it’s thought provoking so far . I’ll give it a review when I finish .

Yeah, it's really good? I've heard of people slacking on him, though. Personally, the only thing I've ever read of his was his correspondance with Natalie Portman and he came off as kind of a blowhard, albeit not as much as Portman. With that said, the way men act around beautiful women shouldn't be indicative of much. Most become stupid.

 

[Thucydides]

Yeah, it's really good? I've heard of people slacking on him, though. Personally, the only thing I've ever read of his was his correspondance with Natalie Portman and he came off as kind of a blowhard, albeit not as much as Portman. With that said, the way men act around beautiful women shouldn't be indicative of much. Most become stupid. With that said,

Haha yeah I read the emails between him and Portman. Hard to judge him too much, I would have a hard time containing myself as well.

I heard they were going to do a doc on the eating animals book, which was shelved due to the emails , but now I’ve heard it might be back on. I see it’s been released on IMDb and Portman is involved but haven’t seen or heard anything else.

He’s a hipsterish writer which is a turn off for some, but so far from everything is illuminated and the third of eating animals , I’ve been entertained.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Haha yeah I read the emails between him and Portman. Hard to judge him too much, I would have a hard time containing myself as well.

I heard they were going to do a doc on the eating animals book, which was shelved due to the emails , but now I’ve heard it might be back on. I see it’s been released on IMDb and Portman is involved but haven’t seen or heard anything else.

He’s a hipsterish writer which is a turn off for some, but so far from everything is illuminated and the third of eating animals , I’ve been entertained.

They got a film shelved because of the e-mails? Holy crap.

With that said, that conversation interserped with pictures of Natalie Portman modelling broodily was stuff for the ages. I think my favorite parts was Foer telling Portman what her own film was about and Portman comparing herself to sad Russian novels.

 

[Thucydides]

They got a film shelved because of the e-mails? Holy crap.

With that said, that conversation interserped with pictures of Natalie Portman modelling broodily was stuff for the ages. I think my favorite parts was Foer telling Portman what her own film was about and Portman comparing herself to sad Russian novels.

I guess it was shelved for a time but it’s back on now. I read it debuted and will be released in 2018.

Haha yeah, the ex boyfriend calling her Moscow cause she looked out the window like some sad Russian novel . *cringe*

 

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[Spring in Fialta]

 

[GB]

Taking a brief break from Marlon James to read this:

 

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[kihei]

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach. I previously enjoyed Roach's Stiff, a detailed and often very funny book that focused on the various uses of human cadavers. This new one seems like a logical extension of her explorations, so I thought that I would give it a go. I wonder if Mary is fun on dates.

After reading the book, my guess is that Mary would be a lot of fun on dates.

My next read is How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, whose previous novel Humans (about an alien assassin traveling across the universe to knock off a dangerous scientist, told from the point of view of the alien) is among my most enjoyed reads of this century. So really looking forward to the new one.

 

[Thucydides]

Couple on the go.

 

[Sleemans]

After reading the book, my guess is that Mary would be a lot of fun on dates.

My next read is How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, whose previous novel Humans (about an alien assassin traveling across the universe to knock off a dangerous scientist, told from the point of view of the alien) is among my most enjoyed reads of this century. So really looking forward to the new one.

I just finished How to Stop Time, and really enjoyed it. Maybe not quite as much as I liked The Humans, but one of my favorite books in a while.

 

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[Thucydides]

I’m interested on your thoughts on this one: