“What are you currently reading and how is it?”
September 7 at 11:32 am
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Reading "The Woods Out Back" by R.A. Salvatore....Fantasy Fiction, but then again, I'm a nerd...so it's par for the course - Sean McGee
Re-reading When Gravity Fails, which holds up nicely so far. - Steven Kaye
The Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku - it's an excellent physics primer in disguise. - Friend Feed's Tad
Thomas Pynchon 'Against the Day', Bruno Shulz 'The Street of Crocodiles', William Gass 'In the Heart of the Heart of the Country', Kevin O'Donnell 'ORA:CLE' (an old book from my childhood), J.R.R. Tolkien 'The Lord of the Rings' (again), Don Syme 'Expert F#', Stephen Prata 'C++ Primer Plus', Anany Levitin 'The Design & Analysis of Algorithms', Koenig & Moo 'Accelerated C++', Harvey Karp, 'The Happiest Baby On the Block'. Yes. All at the same time. Ask Rochelle. - Akiva Moskovitz
HFS...I gotta get my ass to the bookstore!! - Far
Oh, and a variety of math books, including 'Innumeracy' by Paulos, Polya's 'Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning', etc. - Akiva Moskovitz
Indulging my love of Tudor-related fiction and reading historian Alison Weir's novel "The Lady Elizabeth", which has an interesting take on Good Queen Bess. But also set to re-read one of my faves next "If on a winter's night a traveler...." by Italo Calvino. Just finished "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson. Great book! - Abby Martin
@Abby I was just thinking of buying "The Lady Elizabeth"! Trying to hold off because I have so many other books I need to read, but I might give in and go shopping. Right now I'm reading "The Murder at the Vicarage" by Agatha Christie (again) and a set of Linda Howard novels. - eve shot first
@Evangeline. It's very good. Weir has a nice way with fiction- and she also has incorporated a lot of great sources into the tale. (Better get off- there are sad-eyed and hungry football fans looking at me as if to say- "where is the food." Sigh.) - Abby Martin
"Lynch on Lynch". I've had this book for years and despite being a big David Lynch fan have never got round to reading it until now. So far so good. It's a really good insight into what makes him tick. He seems a lot less bonkers than I was expecting! - Grant Fitzgerald
"Summer Night, Winter Moon" - Jane Huxley. It's good, but not 'block everything else out and read til I'm done' good. - VickyPearce
Grant: Lynch is a deeply weird cat. But I am sure his inner-workings are fascinating. Vicky: what genre is the Huxley book? I don't know her at all and I'm curious. - Abby Martin
Just started "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" by Robert A Heinlein and so far so good. - RAPatton
Honestly? "The Nursing Mother's Companion" by Kathleen Huggins. :) So far, so good! - Rochelle
Abby, psychological, jealous, romance thriller (ish) I don't know, it's hard to categorise! - VickyPearce
Oh and it travels chronologically backwards - VickyPearce
Vicky- it sounds amazing! Must check it out. I love books that play with chronology. - Abby Martin
Rochelle - I found that one helpful. Also have you looked at 'What to Expect When You're Expecting?" That was my go-to! - Abby Martin
Abby, that book is on my most hated list! It's too fear-mongering, anxiety-inducing, and "the doctor is always right" for my style. :P - Rochelle
Sorry! I found it helpful. Should have realize it isn't for everyone. I liked having an easy reference. Apologies Rochelle. (note to self- do not upset nice pregnant lady.) - Abby Martin
Abby, I wasn't upset. :) I just have strong feelings about that book! No worries. - Rochelle
I just finished Halting State by Charles Stross. Want to take a peek into the technology of the near (10-20 yrs) future? This is it. Now I am dying to sink my teeth into Anathem, the new Neal Stephenson out today. So do I go to the professional group meeting tonight, like a good girl, or swing by a book store, pick it up and read all night? - Nadine Schaeffer