Author Topic: What are you reading? (Read 273043 times)

mendoza11 · « **Reply #440 on:** August 31, 2011, 11:38:56 AM »

I fell off the wagon for a little bit there, but now I'm back to reading real books on a regular basis.

I finished this yesterday:

And now I'm on this one:

Disco · « **Reply #441 on:** September 03, 2011, 02:17:27 AM »

muppet · « **Reply #442 on:** September 04, 2011, 07:52:12 AM »

The Dragon and the Foreign Devils [China and the World, 1100 BC to the Present] {Harry G. Gelber}

togusa · « **Reply #443 on:** September 04, 2011, 12:16:50 PM »

Special Topics in Calamity Physics.
It's a novel and has nothing to do with physics, but it is especially awesome so far.

Amplifier · « **Reply #444 on:** September 05, 2011, 05:58:28 PM »

The Odyssey, Beowulf, and A Short History of Reformation Europe

mendoza11 · « **Reply #445 on:** September 07, 2011, 01:21:53 PM »

It's a little too soon for me to say for sure, but from what I've read it's more or less what I expected. Which is good. The thesis resembles that of Rick Perlstein's Before the Storm: radical movements may seem to crash and burn at the polls, but in fact they often succeed at changing the political conversation in very real ways. Before the Storm is definitely the sexier read of the two, but this is cool enough.

Scatterbrain · « **Reply #446 on:** September 10, 2011, 06:04:27 AM »

I'm reading some Aesopian tales.

mendoza11 · « **Reply #447 on:** September 18, 2011, 03:21:26 PM »

So American Dreamers was fine, but not really anything to write home about.

This, on the other hand, is excellent so far, and I totally recommend it if you're in to this sort of thing. Civil war history without any military nitty-gritty -- though that isn't to say that it's some kind of broad historical outline that avoids nitty-gritty details altogether. It's more like a portrait of the political, intellectual and cultural activity around the outbreak of the war. Definitely one of the better books I've read lately.

thatonezombie · « **Reply #448 on:** September 19, 2011, 10:17:34 AM »

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. 2nd time.

burglarnoone · « **Reply #449 on:** September 21, 2011, 04:55:48 AM »

Currently reading Isaac Asimov - foundation series (for about the 5th time), Harry Harrison - Eden trilogy (love this trilogy would highly recommend).

mendoza11 · « **Reply #450 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:44:08 AM »

Two thirds through. It's good.

heiji · « **Reply #451 on:** September 28, 2011, 08:54:47 AM »

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich.

benz · « **Reply #452 on:** September 28, 2011, 11:06:42 AM »

The Blue nowhere

Erusa · « **Reply #453 on:** October 05, 2011, 08:35:53 AM »

Current trying to start A Game of Thrones. I usually go toward witty humor (or dark humor) or scifi/fantasyish books.

The former I recommend Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel and Naked by David Sedaris. Naked by Sedaris is another amusing read.
For the latter, I definitely recommend Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Problem is that the trilogy is unfinished. The second book rather recently came out after years apart from the first published.

Disco · « **Reply #454 on:** October 05, 2011, 12:13:38 PM »

Asmodai · « **Reply #455 on:** October 05, 2011, 02:29:38 PM »

Slowly working my way through the massive Complete Chronicles of Conan - about 1/3 of the way there now.

Trying to read one short story each night before bed.

mendoza11 · « **Reply #456 on:** October 07, 2011, 11:56:48 AM »

Couldn't pull myself away from it.

muppet · « **Reply #457 on:** October 08, 2011, 04:37:04 PM »

Nothing to Lose {Lee Child}

muppet · « **Reply #458 on:** October 09, 2011, 03:23:33 PM »

The Hare with Amber Eyes [A Hidden Inheritance] {Edmund De Waal}

Amplifier · « **Reply #459 on:** October 09, 2011, 05:29:51 PM »

Oh, German history class..

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