What are you reading?

[Dawnpiplup]

Aristophanes' Lysistrata. I'm halfway through the play. It's really interesting, as with all the plays we've read lmao! This one, however... is a bit more out there. I'm liking it.

 

[skogkyst]

I'm currently trying to get through Carl Sagan's Cosmos, but it's difficult just because I have trouble finding time to read.

 

[cIementine]

recently, i've read feminism, interrupted by lola olufemi, which criticises the complacency of mainstream feminism and i found very insightful. it's very well structured and explained and is my favourite read of the year so far. i also read stranger faces by namwali serpell, which is a collection of essays literally about faces and the psychology/anthropology/etc behind them. it sounded more interesting than it ended up being but some of the essays stood out!

i'm currently reading hollywood's eve: eve babitz and the secret history of l.a. by lili anolik. i find eve babitz fascinating and this book about her is so eerily detailed it's borderline stalking. i'm listening to it on audible and i can't stop listening !

 

[mocha.]

recently, i've read feminism, interrupted by lola olufemi, which criticises the complacency of mainstream feminism and i found very insightful. it's very well structured and explained and is my favourite read of the year so far. i also read stranger faces by namwali serpell, which is a collection of essays literally about faces and the psychology/anthropology/etc behind them. it sounded more interesting than it ended up being but some of the essays stood out!

i'm currently reading hollywood's eve: eve babitz and the secret history of l.a. by lili anolik. i find eve babitz fascinating and this book about her is so eerily detailed it's borderline stalking. i'm listening to it on audible and i can't stop listening !

I love books about feminism, I'll have to add that to my reading list! I've been reading Girl Up at the minute which is another feminist book but written in a really engaging/fun way - filled with pictures to break up the text! I think it might be aimed more at teenagers but it's a fantastic book and if I had a daughter or a son I'd definitely be forcing them to read it because it discusses really important topics - some of which I didn't actually learn about til I was in my 20s!

 

[Cirice]

Currently reading a book about garlic for school. Not the most fascinating book but, oh, at least it'll give me a good grade once I review it in front of the class.

 

[Mairmalade]

I saw someone else mention We Are Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson which was near the top of my 'plan-to-read list' so I've been diving into that before work. Almost finished with it now and it has been an intriguing blend of sci-fi (one of my favorite genres) and everyday hardships. Would also recommend giving it a look!

 

[Saylor]

I just picked up Passing by Nella Larsen. I'd wanted to read it a while ago but it totally slipped my mind until I heard about the movie adaptation. I really like it!

 

[xhyloh]

house of leaves! i'm not even a quarter of the way through yet but i absolutely love it and need to pick it up again sometime soon

 

[chocopug]

I'm currently reading the Great Gatsby. Not really feeling it so far, but I rarely give up on a book. I've also been listening to an audio drama of Northanger Abbey which I'm really enjoying.

 

[summer_in_my_heart]

I'm currently reading A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin.

Good choice! I love it! I watched the serial twice, but at first had read these books. I got so much feelings from it. Would be cool if anyone suggest some similar stories

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Currently i'm reading "The picture of dorian gray" Oscar Wilde. Actually intresting book, shows narcistic way of living, their mindset and life choices. if anyone wants to read smth there are many rewiews to make a right choice

 

[Crescent-Lavender]

I'm usually ALWAYS rereading Harry Potter but I'm also reading this book called Fan girl by Rainbow Rowell that honestly is just a Harry Potter Fanfiction in book form lol and I'm also reading the school for good and evil series by Soman Chainani which is about the children of the usual fairytail characters in a way but just Google it to read the actual description I highly recommend it. Also I've been a literal bookworm before quarantine happened. Reading thousands of books a month lol

 

[-Lumi-]

I am a terribly slow reader, lol. I’m still reading The Devil and The Dark Water (along with a handful of others but this is my main focus at the moment).

I did finish The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, though! I’m not really sure how I feel about it? I think the writing of the book was lovely (although I generally enjoy this authors style) but I’m not sure I found the story it told fulfilling enough for me. I’m not mad at the book but I’m not going to go out of my way to recommend it or tell my friends about it.

 

[Chris]

Good choice! I love it! I watched the serial twice, but at first had read these books. I got so much feelings from it. Would be cool if anyone suggest some similar stories

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Currently i'm reading "The portrait of dorian gray" Oscar Wilde. Actually intresting book, shows narcistics' way of living, their mindset and life choices.

I'm putting off watching the TV show until I finish the (completed) books. Unfortunately means that I've heard a ton of spoilers.

The Portrait of Dorian Gray is one of my favourite books of all time. Enjoy it!


I finished The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller a couple of weeks ago and it's stuck with me. Based on that I'm now currently trying to track down a specific translation of The Iliad which isn't over-priced or mislabelled. So far it's not going well.

Not been feeling great this week so I renewed my Kindle Unlimited subscription and have been binge-reading a (not TBT appropriate) romance series that is on there.

 

[Sharksheep]

Finally finished with Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey. I like the changes they made to adapt it for TV. The first book is basically Season 1 of The Expanse.

Starting on book 2, Caliban's War, now. Hopefully I can catch up to the show before season 6 comes out.

 

[Felix Felicis]

I'm reading for university La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes, which is actually nice to read! I've bought another book one week ago but never started yet called in French 'Une enquête du vénérable juge Ti'. I read as well the two last volumes of The Lost Canvas Chronicles serie and I love them! Saint Seiya forever

 

[deana]

I'm rereading Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

I've made it on to book 3 of this trilogy now! I finished The Year of the Flood two days ago and immediately jumped into the third book MaddAddam.

 

[.: Meri :.]

I'm currently (re)reading the third volume of the Durarara!! light novels. I actually read fan translations of some of the novels (some just in bits and pieces) years ago before it was officially licensed, so I'm happy to be catching up with the series again.

 

[chocopug]

I'm reading The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell. I love her work. I'm so eager to find out what's gonna happen next.

 

[Belle T]

Dinosaur Lake by Kathryn Meyer Griffith, because I need something light, goofy, and easy to pick up now. Also, because it was free.

 

[CasualWheezer]

I was reading White Noise by Don DeLillo for school, I just finished it today though.