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Winged Dinghy
11-01-2018, 06:25 PM
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh.

The best new novel i've read in recent years.

danep
11-07-2018, 07:23 AM
I did change the avatar, but I was told I can't change my nickname. Not for vanity reasons but not to confuse people was why I requested it, but per the admins it can't be changed.


On-topic, I started reading the Uplift series by David Brin. Nearly done with the first book - Sundiver. So far so good but not enough to give a good review. Brin's works are pretty deep and I like that.



Gotcha, thanks for clearing this up.

Elektra Luxx
11-11-2018, 03:40 AM
The Strange Case of the Alchemists Daughter by Theodora Goss. I really liked this book. So entertaining, well written, fun. Please click on the link, it explains it much better than can. Highly recommended.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/16/15971884/theodora-goss-the-strange-case-of-the-alchemists-daughter-book-review

Raziel
11-11-2018, 11:19 AM
Well, i don't know if this counts as a book, but i'm currently waiting for Red Sonja, Queen of Plagues, by Gail Simone (The premier female comic book writer, literally she's a legend). Bought the trades from Amazon, first two should arrive today.

Nyla19
11-13-2018, 12:51 PM
I'm finishing, The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. It's excellent! It won the Pulitzer in the mid nineties.

Raziel
11-15-2018, 02:02 PM
Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues, Red Sonja: the Art of Blood and Fire, and Red Sonja: The Forgiving of Monsters.

If you want to read the premiere female comic book writer, Gail Simone, at her *^&&*(%(& best, do yourself a favor and check these out.

Red Sonja has always been a, sort of, guy fan-service thing; what with the over-sized breasts and Chain-mail Bikini. But you can really tell when a woman is writing a female comic book character. There's just some ephemeral thing that makes the character pop. They just feel more real. Even the really outlandish ones.

Nyla19
11-16-2018, 11:50 PM
OMG! I'm reading Ursula Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness!!! Amazing!!!!!

Elektra Luxx
11-22-2018, 04:06 AM
The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Best science fiction story I've read in a long time. Highly, highly recommended!!!

AChildOfBoredom
12-04-2018, 04:01 PM
Bunnicula. We were at the grocery store last week, and someone add a reference to it in response to some carrots which were white-ish. I didn’t get it, so they told me it was a book they’d read in elementary school. Definitely not an adult reading level, but a cute story.

danep
12-05-2018, 01:18 AM
"The Suitcase" By Sergei Dovlatov. I read it the first time 10 years ago, and the mixture of intelligence, humanism, and tragedy are still so very touching. He had additional amazing works, and because he fled to New York in the 70's there are amazing translations of them to English. He's one of the only authors with books I can read more than once for the joy of it.

SnuffleUffleGrass
12-10-2018, 07:00 AM
Bunnicula. We were at the grocery store last week, and someone add a reference to it in response to some carrots which were white-ish. I didn’t get it, so they told me it was a book they’d read in elementary school. Definitely not an adult reading level, but a cute story.

Awwww yeah. That was a cute book.

NatalieCentro
12-27-2018, 10:37 AM
"The Suitcase" By Sergei Dovlatov. I read it the first time 10 years ago, and the mixture of intelligence, humanism, and tragedy are still so very touching. He had additional amazing works, and because he fled to New York in the 70's there are amazing translations of them to English. He's one of the only authors with books I can read more than once for the joy of it.

I love Dovlatov! His words "The problem with moving to another country is that you have to bring youself along" is one of my favorites of all time :) I know a lot of people who think moving will solve thier problems, so I use it a lot.

Nyla19
12-29-2018, 05:04 PM
The Stories of John Cheever. Some of the best short stories that I've ever read.

BityKO
12-31-2018, 07:39 AM
I've just finished The Idiot by Dostoyevsky. The book is just awesome and he is the best Russian author ever

Elektra Luxx
01-18-2019, 08:49 PM
The Gone World – by Tom Sweterlitsch

I know I've said this about a lot of books, but I really mean it about this book. This is a really great story. I'll put in my Top Ten books I've read.

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-gone-world-tom-sweterlitsch-on-his-new-time-travel-novel-being-adapted-by-neill

Nyla19
01-30-2019, 02:51 PM
The stories of Katherine Anne Porter. It won a Pulitzer in 1965. And I'm in the process of reading My Antonia by Willa Cather, I'm really enjoying it.

_Elle_
02-16-2019, 03:14 PM
Hillbilly Elegy - mostly because I relate to it a lot. It's basically about a guy who grew up in a crazy family in Kentucky but managed to make it out and go to law school despite his circumstances/where he came from.

Also reading Thinking Fast and Slow- pretty interesting in reference to how our brains work and why we have certain biases/make certain judgment errors.

Nyla19
02-16-2019, 10:08 PM
I'm finishing, Death Comes to the Archbishop by Willa Cather. I highly recommend it!


Also, reading the short stories of Guy Maupassant. They are some of the best short stories that I've ever read. They remind me of Boccaccio's Decameron.

DonaDiabla
02-17-2019, 06:57 AM
Interesting! I always meant to read Willa Cather's works but this post does make me want to search out some of her stuff :)


I'm finishing, Death Comes to the Archbishop by Willa Cather. I highly recommend it!


Also, reading the short stories of Guy Maupassant. They are some of the best short stories that I've ever read. They remind me of Boccaccio's Decameron.

Nyla19
02-17-2019, 12:32 PM
Interesting! I always meant to read Willa Cather's works but this post does make me want to search out some of her stuff :)

That's great! I think I prefer her novels instead of her short stories. :)

Nyla19
02-21-2019, 11:30 AM
Naturally Thin by Bethenny Frankel. Great info.!!!!

trustfundkiller
02-23-2019, 04:13 PM
I recently finished Holly Madison's "Down The Rabbit Hole" about her days at the Playboy mansion. She talks about how Hef seemed like a nice guy but he was actually really manipulative and would pit the girls against each other because he loved to feel wanted and be fought over. Also, how every Wednesday and Friday he would go to the club and give the girls Qualudes. They would then go home and all have to wear these designated robes and take turns having sex with him. She also talked about how manipulative the other girlfriends were and how they would sabotage each other. It's a really good book, especially because I loved watching "The Girls Next Door" growing up. I believe every word of it. She also talks about how the mansion was disgusting and so many parts were dilapidated, and had dog piss and shit on the carpet.

She spills a lot of tea. If you're a fan of Playboy I really suggest reading it.

whirlerz
02-25-2019, 01:07 PM
The Bible.
Dangerous Personalities, Joe Navarro

Daffy
02-26-2019, 05:46 AM
It was “Arithmetic” by Paul Lockhart

Nyla19
03-06-2019, 11:39 PM
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather. A young woman who becomes an international opera star. Amazing!!!

AChildOfBoredom
03-08-2019, 08:26 AM
https://louisiana2dominica.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/bayouofpigs1.jpg

Interesting read. I'd never heard about this before, although, in all fairness, it was a little before my time. Still, with the current trend of extremism coming more into the mainstream, I have to wonder if another attempt at something like this is in the works?

Nyla19
03-30-2019, 06:06 PM
The Deans December by Saul Bellow, it was decent but I don't recommend. And O Pioneers by Willa Cather. It was good but not fantastic.

Nyla19
04-07-2019, 07:59 AM
Bullet Park by John Cheever; He's a great writer. The book was good but not great.

Up At The Villa, Somerset Maugham; a good short book. Great for a relaxing weekend or a cruise.

Nyla19
04-07-2019, 08:07 AM
Also, I just read an article from TIME magazine called, How to Fix American Stupidity. Interesting!

Elektra Luxx
04-07-2019, 08:55 AM
The Terror by Dan Simmons. Historical fiction horror. I liked it.

Synopsis from Amazon: The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of finding the Northwest Passage. When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the Terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear there is no escape. A haunting, gripping story based on actual historical events, The Terror is a novel that will chill you to your core.

Nyla19
04-19-2019, 12:40 PM
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde; Good but not great!
I attempted Brokeback Mountain by Annie Prouix; it's a shot novella. ughhh... I had to abort the book after a few pages.
I'm about 120 pages into The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald; I recommend it so far. And, Unusually Stupid American by Kathryn and Ross Petras; The title says it all! lol

there_there
04-20-2019, 04:08 PM
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh.

The best new novel i've read in recent years.

that book is amazing.

there_there
04-20-2019, 04:14 PM
some pretty decent reads here.

if i may lay a recommendation on you, try 'the mars room' by rachel kushner.

trust me.

Nyla19
04-21-2019, 03:07 PM
^^Thanks! It sounds interesting!

DonaDiabla
04-22-2019, 10:32 PM
So, I just couldn't get into "My Antonia" but I did get into "Youth and the Bright Medusa" and I was blown away. I found Willa's "Diamond Mine" and "Golden Slipper" to be superb works. Yes, I believe I prefer her short stories to her novels. :) I felt that Willa Cather's writing fits in with Edith Wharton's. Thanks for the suggestion, Nyla19. :)




That's great! I think I prefer her novels instead of her short stories. :)

R-209
06-10-2019, 04:51 PM
Having partially regained my ability to focus, I am starting on "A Game of Thrones." Odd to imagine the characters being so much younger. Liking Martin's writing style. Looking forward to that particular character that doesn't appear in the series.

SilkyWY
06-21-2019, 06:18 AM
I like fantasy and SciFi. The last thing I've read is Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. Awesome book, I liked it even better than LOTR

OlmanB
06-23-2019, 04:30 PM
Altered Carbon

Elektra Luxx
07-31-2019, 02:00 PM
Has anyone read anything by Marianne Williamson? Would you recommend? What themes/subjects does she write about?

PhatGirlDynomite!!!
07-31-2019, 02:40 PM
Has anyone read anything by Marianne Williamson? Would you recommend? What themes/subjects does she write about?

I haven't read anything by her yet. But I am tempted to buy her book called Tears To Triumph. I want to see for myself what her views are instead of being led by cancel culture. I'll probably get it. After I read it I will report back.

R-209
08-01-2019, 09:10 AM
Reading "A Clash of Kings." A lot of fun to see the differences between TV series and book. There is something different in the dialogue of HBO's adaptation, but I can't quite put my fucking finger on it.

danep
08-06-2019, 02:59 PM
I just found out that Toni Morrison died. She was one of the best writers who ever lived in my humble opinion. Rest in Peace.

NatalieCentro
08-08-2019, 11:11 AM
I've had a long-term affair with David Brin - read his Foundation's Triumph (I started it because I missed the Foundation universe), then Kiln People, Existence The Practice Effect and both of the Uplift trilogies. Very good stuff for a sci fi geek :)

I'm now on to Orson Scott Card - Pathfinder series was really good and I'm now close to done with Alvin the Maker. All good reads though if I had to choose which to recommend I'd say Uplift. The concept is just so cool :)

Nyla19
08-30-2019, 09:24 PM
Has anyone read anything by Marianne Williamson? Would you recommend? What themes/subjects does she write about?

I have and I don't recommend her. It seemed like it was Christian leaning but she was born Jewish, definitely not for me.

Nyla19
08-30-2019, 09:25 PM
I read a lot! But I'm thinking my favorite in the past few months night be the collected works of Flannery O'Connor. Also, I'm finishing Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson and I've grown to really like it. I think that I wouldn't mind changing my reading up a bit but I'm not sure which direction to go to???

NatalieCentro
11-07-2019, 07:59 AM
I've just finished a pretty awesome trilogy in a week, including a fourth book that was a prequel, so thought I'd step in and drop it here in case someone is looking for a good getaway from reality :)
Mither Mages Series by Orson Scott Card

Athos5
01-01-2020, 09:03 AM
I've read these books last weeks:
"Monk who sold his Ferarri" and "An experienced woman gives advice "

PhatGirlDynomite!!!
01-01-2020, 04:05 PM
The Terror by Dan Simmons. Historical fiction horror. I liked it.

Synopsis from Amazon: The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of finding the Northwest Passage. When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the Terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear there is no escape. A haunting, gripping story based on actual historical events, The Terror is a novel that will chill you to your core.

I just finished watching the series on Hulu last night. It was dark dark..I can't imagine reading the book? I may take a peak at the sample for Kindle.

PhatGirlDynomite!!!
01-01-2020, 04:13 PM
The Nightjar by Deborah Dewitt. It's her first book and for that I'm willing to forgive the ending and how it gets a little boring. But if you're into Fantasy novels and want a fresh take on the genre, The Nightjar is pretty good.

The description on Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43263556-the-nightjar
The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt is a stunning contemporary fantasy debut about another London, a magical world hidden behind the bustling modern city we know.

Alice Wyndham has been plagued by visions of birds her whole life...until the mysterious Crowley reveals that Alice is an 'aviarist' capable of seeing nightjars, magical birds that guard human souls. When her best friend is hit by a car, only Alice can find and save her nightjar.

With Crowley's help, Alice travels to the Rookery, a hidden, magical alternate London to hone her newfound talents. But a faction intent on annihilating magic users will stop at nothing to destroy the new aviarist. And is Crowley really working with her, or against her? Alice must risk everything to save her best friend--and uncover the strange truth about herself.

princesslucy
01-09-2020, 10:50 AM
Hatty Potter and the Order of the Phoenix