NVR - What are you reading right now? (Fiction or non-fiction)
Posted by Beans and Greens on May 12, 2007 · Member since Apr 2007 · 169 posts
I'm reading 'Raising Vegan Children in a Non-vegan World' by Erin Pavlina.
I'm curious what everyone else has their nose in at the moment! :)
I also just read latest Vonnegut book. Man w/o Country or something along those lines. I can't recall the title exactly.
Also just finished Kite Runner--well written and constructed, but the 7 year old suicide attempt was a bit of a stretch.
Now 1/2 way through god Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens. Much easier read than God Delusion--that was really laborious. GD was just what I needed to realize that I am far stupider than I been deluding myself.
Best's Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? and The Return of Superman ::)
I also just read latest Vonnegut book. Man w/o Country or something along those lines. I can't recall the title exactly.
Also just finished Kite Runner--well written and constructed, but the 7 year old suicide attempt was a bit of a stretch.
Now 1/2 way through god Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens. Much easier read than God Delusion--that was really laborious. GD was just what I needed to realize that I am far stupider than I been deluding myself.
I loved The Kite Runner. Being the bookaholic that I've publicly admitted to be, I've just bought Khaled Hosseini's newest novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. The reviews say it's just as good as The Kite Runner. I have a really good suggestion for people who read a lot. Start a reading journal. It helps you to keep track of what you've read and if you read a lot like I do you sometimes forget you've read something and start reading it again! A reading journal helps you to remember what you've read. I put a date when I start and write something about where I heard about the book or how I found out about it. Then when I finish I date it and tell how I felt about it and tell a bit about the story so I'll remember it.
I love that so many people read Vonnegut! I've read all his books, I've loved him since I was like 14. I was so gloomy when he died. :'(
Mercy, what I wouldn't give for something new to read--in any language, but English particularly! I told one of my students to bring me a Spanish novel that *isn't* a translation of an English one.
"Me, poor man! My library was dukedom large enough."--The Tempest
What I wouldn't give to have the British Institute library back. Sigh.
Animals and Man: A State of Blessedness by Joanne Stefanatos DVM
Dr. Stefanatos runs an Animal Sanctuary for abandoned, abused and handicapped lions and also runs a Veterinary Hospital.
She wrote this book about the lives of several Christian Saints who had special or miraculous relationships with animals. The first part of the book is a summary of Orthodox Christian Theology about the proper relationship of humans and animals.
A Medicine For Melancholy by Ray Bradbury. his short story books are always the perfect start to my summer.
Ohhh Lime Green, that book is so cool! I have used that particular story as a sermon illustration, though I did have to do a bit of polite tap-dancing vis a vis the end, as it is evident she most likely slept with the mysterious troubadour... ;D
A few weeks ago BBC Radio 4 did a dramatized "adaptation" of his story "The Veldt" which I thought was pretty unnecessary (their addments, I mean). He can give me the shudders without any help, thank you! ;)
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood.
Very intriguing format: an elderly woman is looking back at her life and her relationship with her younger sister; her memories are interrupted by excerpts from her sister's novel, which themselves are interrupted by a tale told by one lover to another. I'm about halfway done with it, and I can't wait to find out what happens next! Anyone else read this one?
Sorry, I didn't go through all of the posts but everyone seems to be reading some really cool books and I'll have to go through it all and write down some of the ones I might be interested in. So fun, I love posts like this.
Currently, I'm reading Rant, Chuck Palaniuk's latest book and I gotta say, I'm not really down with it...but I'm sticking out in the hopes that it'll get better.
I just finished Diary of a Blue Eyed Devil: My Life and Times in a Racist Imperialist Society by Inga Muscio (who also wrote Cunt: A Declaration of Independence) both are wonderful books and I would highly highly recommend them, especially for many on this site.
Happy reading!!
Lenorre
I read this awhile back. I am obsessed with Alaska, and I really liked it for an easy read. Enjoy! :)
Now I'm reading Crazy Cock by Henry Miller, only because the library didn't have either Tropic of Cancer or Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. I'm having a really hard time getting into this book, though the story is interesting.
I just finished Alice in Wonderland (lol), and I just started Big Fish today. :D
Lolita by Vladimir something is what I'm about to start either today or tomorrow. The plot sounds extremely intriguing. Anyone know if it's a good read?
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is a masterwork. This literary genius weaves in poetic descriptions, dark humor and exquisite wordplay to take us into the mind of pedophile Humbert Humbert and his obsession with the sexually precocious Lolita. I highly recommend it.
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present By Howard Zinn
You should read it if you want to find out what they didn't want you to learn in the history books at school.
I'm reading 1984 by Orwell cause I missed it last year when my english class read it while I was in Spain and I've heard it's a book that everyone should read before graduating :)
I'm also reading Animal Dreams by Kingsolver for my english class and I absolutely love it. Kingsolver's writing is absolutely beautiful.
JPod by Douglas Coupland. It's fiction. I think that everyone should read a coupland book, they're delightfully quirky and they make you think. If you get one, I don't reccommend Generation X as it's Way out there, Probably Miss Wyoming would be a good place to start, or Microserfs.
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present By Howard Zinn
You should read it if you want to find out what they didn't want you to learn in the history books at school.
I think i'm a going to start this next, I bought it for a quarter at my library's book sale!
A friend gave me 'hey nostradamus' I haven't started it yet. Have you read it?
JPod by Douglas Coupland. It's fiction. I think that everyone should read a coupland book, they're delightfully quirky and they make you think. If you get one, I don't reccommend Generation X as it's Way out there, Probably Miss Wyoming would be a good place to start, or Microserfs.
A friend gave me 'hey nostradamus' I haven't started it yet. Have you read it?
JPod by Douglas Coupland. It's fiction. I think that everyone should read a coupland book, they're delightfully quirky and they make you think. If you get one, I don't reccommend Generation X as it's Way out there, Probably Miss Wyoming would be a good place to start, or Microserfs.
Yeah, I have, 's got a stick man on the front, right?
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