What are you reading in general?

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:57 am

sgt.null wrote:it's about bunnies.

You're a gem sarge, a genuine gem.

--A

Post by **Shaun das Schaf** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:05 am

All That I Am, by Anna Funder.

I just wrote a whole post about the book but deleted it because I couldn't express myself properly. (That's happening a lot lately.

) Something about how scary it is, the parallels between pre Third Reich Germany and our current world. Whistle blowers arrested for treason, gathering of data on dissidents, surveillance. We have the means, and the laws on the books. Just takes the mad (er) folk to gain power and push it into darker territory.

Ah, anyway, the novel's about political and cultural resistance in Germany between the first and second world wars. And much more. I like the way Anna Funder writes. Condensed, meaningful, resonating.

Post by **Orlion** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:47 pm

I always consider it a crossroads of sorts. Kinda like how Syria reminds me of the Slavic incident that started World War I. Maybe it will tip into something disastrous, maybe not. Unfortunately, it's out of our hands.

Just finished my recent John Crowley binge. Might finish some books I started before hand now... nah, I'll just start a bunch more

Post by **sgt.null** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:58 am

Avatar wrote:
sgt.null wrote:it's about bunnies.
You're a gem sarge, a genuine gem.

--A

you mean there is subtext?

Post by **Wildling** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:22 pm

Right now I'm finishing off Hunted by Kevin Hearne.

After that ... Fool by Christopher Moore.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:37 am

Sharpe's Honour.

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:45 am

And of course, Sharpe's Regiment.

--A

Post by **Orlion** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:20 am

Just finished Killing Floor by Lee Child

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 4:37 am

Sharpe's Siege which will temporarily end my foray into the Peninsular Wars.

--A

Post by **Wildling** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:59 pm

Wildling wrote:Right now I'm finishing off Hunted by Kevin Hearne.

After that ... Fool by Christopher Moore.

Finished Fool. Moving on to Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal also by Moore.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:14 am

reading Stephen King - Joyland. likely will finish that at Julie's moms tomorrow.

bringing Coma - Alex Garland as plan b if I do finish the King.

Post by **aliantha** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:29 pm

Finished my Chippewa short course

and went back to Quiet. I might actually finish it this time!

And then I can get back to reading fiction for awhile. My TBR pile is ridiculous -- I still have 6 books on my nightstand from last year's WFC book bag, and I hesitate to even look at the Kindle...

Oh, I did read Louise Erdrich's The Round House in the interim. It was quite good.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:49 am

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell.

sgt.null wrote:bringing Coma - Alex Garland as plan b if I do finish the King.

Oh? Lemme know what it's like. I love The Beach, but didn't really enjoy Tesseract much. Turns out he was the writer for 28 Days Later too, which was obviously brilliant.

(Friend of mine in the UK was at school with him.)

--A

Post by **Orlion** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 3:58 am

Let's see here... I'll be reading Goethe's Faust... Part I AND Part II... I'm no illiterate redneck.

I'll also be finishing a book with four of D H Lawrence's 'short novels' (soo...short stories) and a book of Dostoevsky's short fiction, which includes Notes From the Underground....

I'm also reading *cough* Alan Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems

Reader: What was that, Orlion?

Bite me! That's what I said!

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 4:43 am

The Pale Horseman by Cornwell.

--A

Post by **ussusimiel** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:19 am

Orlion wrote:I'm also reading *cough* Alan Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems

Ahhh! Is that the bittersweet whispering sound of the pages of books by hipster wastrels being turned

Now, for my next trick, to get Orlion to read some Kenny Goldsmith, Caroline Bergvalle and Ron Silliman

u.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:45 am

Lords of the North by same. ^

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:34 am

Read Sword Song this weekend, now The Burning Land.

One more to go in this series.

(Edit: Oh, it looks like book 7 is out, or nearly out.)

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:26 am

Death of Kings. And it seems book 7 will only be out at the end of September.

--A

Post by **Shaun das Schaf** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:39 pm

Sybil, Flora Rheta Schreiber.

Not sure why, was a buck so I picked it up. Heart-warming story of childhood torture and DID. Must line up something light and fluffy after this. I have Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders on my coffee table, but I think that's about the Plague so not exactly fluffy. Reaper's Gale is also queued up but that's not really light. Maybe I'll just surf Facebook or continue learning Spanish on my phone app. Yo soy mujer, hear me roar...

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What are you reading in general?