So What Are You Reading?

[Chris]

Countess Dracula: Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess by Tony Thorne. I've been working on a project for a few years where one of the main cast is linked to Bathory. Somehow some internet research turned into buying a book on her. This totally isn't just another means of procrastination, nope!

 

[joombo]

I'm reading The Martian by Andy Weir. It's awesome!

 

[sleepydreepy]

my genetics textbook

 

[XxNicolexX]

A unicorn book that gives life advice

 

[Aquasplash]

Right now, reading this thread.

 

[LadyDestani]

Next, I'm going to start reading The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters. I picked it up on a whim and hope it will be good. It's about a young female suffragist in the Victorian era who is subjected to hypnosis by her father to 'cure' her of her disobediance.

I just finished this book and I really enjoyed it. The author does a magnificent job of creating an atmosphere and imagery that pulled me in from the very first page. There were old photographs and quotes at the beginning of most of the chapters that also helped capture the era and the women's suffragist movement. And at the end of the book, she even gives a brief listing of important milestones for women's suffrage. I could tell she had really done her research and the portrayal of the time period felt accurate.

The hypnotism itself leads the book to have more of a fantasical nature with the visions the main character sees after she undergoes the 'treatment'. All of this adds interest without asking you to go too far in suspending your disbelief. The world is at the same time realistic and magical.

Without giving spoilers, I was also very happy with the ending. I felt it to be appropriate.

I was able to read the first chapter of the author's next book at the end and it hooked me right away again. I'm definitely going to look for more of her books in the future.

 

[Nunnafinga]

I'm reading One Minute To Midnight which tells the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis from 1962 which was probably the closest the world came to a nuclear war.I like that this book tells the story from the American,Soviet and Cuban points of view.

 

[LadyDestani]

I've had Phantom of the Opera on the brain a lot lately, so I've decided to re-read it. Sadly, I now have yet another new town theme idea based on the story.

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

Twilight eclipse~

 

[Alienfish]

I often read the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It is a philosophical book which tells on how the destiny of a shepherd boy who was happy with the ' joys of carefree wandering' move on towards a treasure. The story can be realated very well with any one's life. If you are someone who wanted to or in the process of accomplishing some goal in your life you should definitely read this book. It tells of how one is attracted towards a goal through the concept of 'begginer's luck'. At the fisrt phase of journey everyone has a luck and gets enthusiasm but later on each step becomes tougher and tougher. There will be times when you get other easier opportunities and you may feel like stop moving but the only way to success is not waiting until you reach it. The concepts like ‘the soul of the world' and ‘maktub' tells one about the real life and makes one realize about the reasons of existence about every little thing in the world.

I've read it, and many of his other books. Sadly I think it's pretty weak because it basically tells you everything on the back and it can be incredibly cheese at points. I mean it's good as fantasy but I don't think I could use it as a life guide or such. I get your point though, maybe it can reach some not too 'destroyed'.

I did like The Witch of Portobello, and Eleven Minutes though, those were real good. Really curious about his 'Hippie' now as well.

(Don't read Aleph though whatever anyone does, it's probably his least good book lol). Adultery was okay but it was pretty meh and too much searching for solutions blah blah. Also his very two first works not counting The pilgrimage would be interesting as well.

 

[easpa]

Right now I'm reading Elite Schooling and Social Inequality: Privilege and Power in Ireland's Top Private Schools by Aline Courtois. Thinking of writing my capstone essay on something to do with education policy so I'm trying to work on putting a reading list together for that. It's all very dull :x

 

[princepoke]

im currently reading In God We Doubt
ive also been looking for a copy of my fav book from before that my mother lent out and never returned, but I found out recently that its only sold in India, where I first bought it over 6 or so years ago ;;;;

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

Currently reading the All Souls trilogy. It's very interesting. It's like if Practical Magic and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles had a baby. I'm not in love with it but it's an interesting read for sure.

 

[moonbyu]

currently reading To Kill A Mockingbird.

 

[HistoryH22]

Currently reading through Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F. Kennedy. Fascinating insight to the crisis from an American point of view. It's almost frightening how one slip up on either side could have resulted in the collapse of civilization as we know it.

 

[Alienfish]

Giving up on 'cuckoo's nest for now, honestly it's just a bunch of fillers and you have to wait like 100 pages to really get going :/

anyways, read the play Canto of the Lusitanian Bogey by Peter Weiss recently, and I enjoyed it (political play about the Portuguese colonization of Angola).

 

[Alienfish]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

been wanting to read this for some time and boiiiii tisgreat

 

[Giddy]

I recently finished a book called 'Confessions of a murder suspect' by James Patterson.
I've read it before and still find it really interesting, and there are other books after it that I might get into.

I'm also gonna start reading: 'Worker's tales - socioalist fairy tales, fables and allegories from Great Britain'
And a book of Haiku~

 

[Milatea]

I've recently started reading Into The Water by Paula Hawkins and so far it's really good. There's suicides, there's murders, and there's an odd obsession with a river - which really makes the river seem like a character on its own. Kudos to Paula Hawkins for creating a creepy yet fascinating atmosphere in this book.

 

[moonbyu]

I'm currently rereading "Twelfth Night"