mega thread What book are you reading?

[Divine plywood 1,239]

"Homo Deus - A brief history of tomorrow" by Yuval Noah Harari 

[Dreambiscuit 9,964]

St. Therese of Lisieux: Her Last Conversations. A lovely, inspiring account of Ste Therese’s last conversations as taken down by her sisters before her death. As with all Ste Therese books, this one is a gem!

 

I'm also alternating two other books; A Rosebud Garden of Girls by Nora Perry, and  A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Both books are well over a hundred years old and I'm reading them to my little girl even though she may be too young to really absorb them. But I'm loving them myself!

[Tao 7,884]

Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
by  Jacqueline Carey 

 

I've read it many a times and always love it. 

[Crystal Prism 25]

"Audition," by Barbara Walters.

Edited February 16, 2023 by Crystal Prism
Messed up the URL.

[Dreambiscuit 9,964]

A Modern Martyr: St Theophane Venard. Written in the mid-1800s, this account of the saint, collected from letters written over his lifetime, shows his early beginnings dedicated to a religious life and it's ultimate finale at his heroic death for the faith in Tonquin Vietnam in 1861. A very interesting and compelling book! 

[Sonic Shimmer 4,133]

All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami. It’s a brilliant novel 

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,746]

On 2/15/2023 at 7:07 PM, Crystal Prism said:

"Audition," by Barbara Walters.

Are there multiple meanings by this "Audition"?  

[Sonic Shimmer 4,133]

The Tale of Genji, a 1000 year old Japanese novel.

[Vinyl Scratch. 604]

Not enough, I feel that there is not enough time left in my life to read all of the books that I would like to.

But at the moment I am flip flopping between 'The Language of Creation' by Matthieu Pageau and 'The Middle Pillar' by Francis Israel Regardie.

[Dreambiscuit 9,964]

Stronger than Steel: Soldiers of the Great War Write to Thérèse of Lisieux. This is a book about the miracles attributed to the intercession of St Therese during World War 1, and the accounts from the soldiers and families who experienced them. It's a very moving and fascinating book, and Therese wasn't even officially a saint until 1925. But she was there, doing as she promised she would when she was on her deathbed, "I will spend my heaven doing good upon earth."

Edited May 5, 2023 by Dreambiscuit

[Longhaul 6,904]

San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires, by Dennis Smith.

I like historical books like this.  This one goes in-depth to cover not only events before, during, and after the earthquake, but the massive firefighting efforts to save as much of the city as possible.

[Dark Horse 12,962]

I recently finished reading At Home: A History of Private Life by Bill Bryson. I absolutely adored this book, both as a history enthusiast and as someone who simply enjoys reading about the intricacies of day-to-day life. Where better to get those sort of tales than in the place we spend the vast majority of our lives in?

At this point, I would highly recommend any of Bill Bryson's works. He does some fantastic travelogs and historical books with a level of detail that I rarely find elsewhere.

[Tao 7,884]

Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6)
by Ilona Andrews

 

I own all the  books and I have been rereading them slowly. 

 

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality

Brad Warner

Its a book about Zen Buddhism 

[Concerned Bystander 2,903]

I have two going concurrently at the moment, 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley is one. I've read it before, but it's been a long time. One of the absolute classics of dystopian fiction, right up there with 1984, Soylent Green and A Clockwork Orange.

The other one is volume 10 of 'No Game No Life'.

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58 minutes ago, Concerned Bystander said:

I have two going concurrently at the moment, 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley is one. I've read it before, but it's been a long time. One of the absolute classics of dystopian fiction, right up there with 1984, Soylent Green and A Clockwork Orange.

The other one is volume 10 of 'No Game No Life'.

Interesting. I have considered revisiting Brave New World in recent times. I recall that I was not too disturbed by it particularly in relation to 1984 in the past. But I have doubts that I would necessarily hold the same view today.

[Dreambiscuit 9,964]

Mouse and Mole Street by William M Schaefer. This was on my recommendations list so I gave it a shot. I’m glad I did. This is like some of the classics along the lines of Wind in the Willows and the Winnie the Pooh books. Very whimsical, very funny, and the atmosphere is sublime, especially as it highlights different seasons of the year. I hope this author wrote some other stuff cuz I’m hooked.

[stardustspirit 17]

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao. I'm not very far into the book yet, but I think it's pretty good! It's fantasy, with magic and dragons and action and mystery, and has lots of Chinese folklore and mythology. I'm trying to get back into reading after a few months of not doing much, and I think this will be really fun!

[Espy Vibe 4,331]

I don't read books anymore but I just started "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" by Rick Rubin earlier today. I caught wind of it when I saw it mentioned elsewhere many times, and from what I can tell, Rick Rubin is very successful and a living legend in the music industry. Never heard of him before, but I'm glad I learned about him sooner than later before getting this book!

So far, every little section is relatively short and easy to understand, while allowing me to think about creativity from a different perspective. One that's less technical!

The book seems to be more generalized for all types of artistic and creative folk as well, like in a nurturing way, so I think it would be a good read for anyone in the arts whether as a hobby or career.

There are also cute poems and stanzas everywhere to recap the previous section or allows a bit more thinking time to let it settle in.

and ummm a gentle voice fits this book absurdly well. dunno what else to say here.

[Sir Hugsalot 9,350]

On 2023-06-13 at 6:06 AM, Trot Shuffle said:

I don't read books anymore but I just started "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" by Rick Rubin earlier today. I caught wind of it when I saw it mentioned elsewhere many times, and from what I can tell, Rick Rubin is very successful and a living legend in the music industry. Never heard of him before, but I'm glad I learned about him sooner than later before getting this book!

So far, every little section is relatively short and easy to understand, while allowing me to think about creativity from a different perspective. One that's less technical!

The book seems to be more generalized for all types of artistic and creative folk as well, like in a nurturing way, so I think it would be a good read for anyone in the arts whether as a hobby or career.

There are also cute poems and stanzas everywhere to recap the previous section or allows a bit more thinking time to let it settle in.

and ummm a gentle voice fits this book absurdly well. dunno what else to say here.

That's interesting thing You brought up here. Rick Rubin is quite infamous in the industry as one of leaders of "Loudness War" trend. I am now curious to have a look into that myself just to see how exactly does he perceive his work.

[Concerned Bystander 2,903]

Although I have seen the film of 'The Neverending Story' many times I have never read the book by Michael Ende, and I felt it time to correct that oversight. I wouldn't have been surprised to find some differences between the book and the film, as it is quite common for the book to be trimmed down somewhat to make a film short enough for the cinema, but I had no idea just how much had been cut out. I'm currently about half way through the book and have passed the point in the story where the film ended. I know the film has two sequels, but I never thought that either of them would actually be continuing the story from the same book, although it seems now that that may indeed be the case.

[Dreambiscuit 9,964]

In Short, Milo Overlock by William M Schaefer. I read a book from this author a short time back and was thrilled to find another. This book is nothing like the first, but very entertaining and has a biting sense of humor. It centers around Milo Overlock, an absolute ogre of a man, and his long-suffering manservant, Grave, who gets into the most hilarious situations trying to carry out his master’s outrageous demands. It has overtones of P.G. Wodehouse’s Bertie and Jeeves, but far more caustic. Very funny stuff and I wish there were more of these books but so far I haven’t found any.

[StarHeart333 1,765]

Insomnia by Stephen King. Barely started it.

[fluttershy38 53]

I’m reading the Harry Potter books 

[Shiny Silvermoon 3,893]

It's about Warhammer Age of Sigmar! It's a very thick book that explains everything about the factions fighting, the different worlds and even the culture of the populations! There are the rules of the board game at the end but I won't read them! I'm interested by the lore not the game! 

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