What are you reading?

[NancyMoranG]

Angels Flight by Michael Connelly currently.
Just finished 3 Robin Cook books, circa 2010-
Earlier in year I read 'The Wright Brothers' because I was volunteering at their National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, N.C. That was great.
Also, a book on FDR and his work programs.. excellent insights. People actually wouldn't come down for their &1.50 gov't help, but they would come if they could WORK for $1.50

 

[JonA_CT]

To take the bad taste out of my brain, I'm re-reading The Great Gatsby. But that's short, too, and will likely not take me more than a day either, so I'll have to audition the next book. I'm thinking it's going to be The Masked Rider by Neil Peart. Yes, the drummer of Rush. He wrote a book about his experiences cycling in Africa.

I know it's cliche at this point, but is there anyone else who has better described the human condition? I re-read the last chapter of Gatsby frequently when life is beating me down.

 

[limr]

To take the bad taste out of my brain, I'm re-reading The Great Gatsby. But that's short, too, and will likely not take me more than a day either, so I'll have to audition the next book. I'm thinking it's going to be The Masked Rider by Neil Peart. Yes, the drummer of Rush. He wrote a book about his experiences cycling in Africa.

I know it's cliche at this point, but is there anyone else who has better described the human condition? I re-read the last chapter of Gatsby frequently when life is beating me down.

The book slays me every time. I was discussing the book with a woman I know on FB who was rereading it and absolutely hated it because she didn't like the characters. Yes, most of them are awful, but the book is about so much more, and she just couldn't see past her dislike. She is otherwise a very intelligent, astute person, so it kind of baffled me.

 

[Designer]

The book slays me every time. I was discussing the book with a woman I know on FB who was rereading it and absolutely hated it because she didn't like the characters. Yes, most of them are awful, but the book is about so much more, and she just couldn't see past her dislike. She is otherwise a very intelligent, astute person, so it kind of baffled me.

That's interesting. I think that has become a very common trait in our society because I see it as well.

 

[JonA_CT]

To take the bad taste out of my brain, I'm re-reading The Great Gatsby. But that's short, too, and will likely not take me more than a day either, so I'll have to audition the next book. I'm thinking it's going to be The Masked Rider by Neil Peart. Yes, the drummer of Rush. He wrote a book about his experiences cycling in Africa.

I know it's cliche at this point, but is there anyone else who has better described the human condition? I re-read the last chapter of Gatsby frequently when life is beating me down.

The book slays me every time. I was discussing the book with a woman I know on FB who was rereading it and absolutely hated it because she didn't like the characters. Yes, most of them are awful, but the book is about so much more, and she just couldn't see past her dislike. She is otherwise a very intelligent, astute person, so it kind of baffled me.

You're supposed to dislike the characters in Gatsby! I hated it the first time I read it in high school, but I think it was because I didn't have enough life experience.

I also think that people who want the same things in life as the characters sometimes don't understand the tragedy of the book, but hey...that's me being judgmental

 

[pgriz]

Does the back of the cereal box count?

 

[Designer]

Does the back of the cereal box count?

Sure.

How about a brief synopsis of it?

 

[pgriz]

Does the back of the cereal box count?

Sure.

How about a brief synopsis of it?

Ummm...

Plot was a bit on the sugary side. Usual trajectory of hope for substance going unrequited, although there were a few chewy bits. Ending was a little sodden. On the other hand, no major intellectual effort was required, and given that this was pre-coffee, that was a good thing.

 

[TheLibrarian]

I Hate Fairyland and The Power of Habit. 2 separate items.

 

[PersistentNomad]

"The Observations." Great comedic murder mystery book starring a 19th century teenage prostitute-turned-maid and her mentally unwell mistress.

 

[KmH]

The Grid
The Fraying Wires Between Americans And Our Energy Future. - Gretchen Bakke, Ph.D.

America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is in dire need of basic repair. . . the grids is what stands in the way of a brighter energy future. . .

 

[Fred von den Berg]

Imperium by Robert Harris.

 

[limr]

This Side of Paradise by F.Scott Fitzgerald. Also, I'm making my way through a backlog of New Yorker articles that I had cut out to read when getting rid of my stockpile of magazines. Some of them are 10 years old!

 

[SquarePeg]

Parenting a Teen Girl. sigh I'm thinking of starting a support group for moms of teenage eye rollers.

 

[Designer]

Parenting a Teen Girl. sigh I'm thinking of starting a support group for moms of teenage eye rollers.

There's a book on that?