kathyp Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Janice Erlbaum's Have You Seen Her, which I'm totally in love with. It shouldn't be out until February, but I scored a copy via LibraryThing's early reviewers program (sort of like Amazon's Vine, or whatever it's called). Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I finished "Animal Vegetable Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver last night. Tonight, I start "Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression" by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. I'm hoping the rest of the book is written more gracefully than the title. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest David Puddy Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 starting this tonight... Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Love it. A good hard read by a great writer. Edit: Challenging is much more appropriate than "hard". Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Kingdom of Fear - HST Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 ok, I jumped on the bandwagon. After seeing No Country For Old Men I wanted to read some of his stuff. I also picked up No Country..., but am starting with this. I don't read much fiction, but this is a treat.....though the style of the prose takes some getting used to. It's kind of like reading Shakespeare, in that when you start reading it, it is feels disjointed and awkward. But, once you get into the flow, it feels organic. Link to post Share on other sites
Queen Amaranthine Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Stasi: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police (John O. Koehler, 1999) That sounds fascinating! Somewhat kind of along the same lines is Man Is Wolf to Man: Surviving the Gulag by Janusz Bardach and Kathleen Gleeson, which I'm about 1/3 through. Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Peace Like A River. Again. I love this book so much. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 The Firecracker Boys: H-bombs, Inupiat Eskimos, and the Roots of the Environmental Movement-Dan O'Neill Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I think that I'm gonna start this: Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Clapton - The Autobiography. I knew about the heroin years, but I didn't know of the extent of the alcoholism problem. Wow. Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I think that I'm gonna start this: Almost bought this the other day. Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 GONZO - The Life of Hunter S. Thompson Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Just finished Half of a Yellow Sun by Adichie--amazing. Re-reading "Dry" by A. Burroughs and also "Eat, Pray, Love." Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 That sounds fascinating! Somewhat kind of along the same lines is Man Is Wolf to Man: Surviving the Gulag by Janusz Bardach and Kathleen Gleeson, which I'm about 1/3 through. Excellent! Sorry for the late reply, but the book was quite good. A bit more on affairs outside of the East than I was thinking there would be, but I still enjoyed it. Now reading: This Is Your Brain on Music, David Levitan (2006) and The Varieties of Religious Experience, William James (orig. 1902) - 2 lectures (20 in the book) per 100 pages of other reading - James is a bit dense at times. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America's Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail If They Don't), by Michael Gerson Gerson is a former speechwriter for and advisor to GWB, and he essentially argues for the principles of "compassionate conservatism," a philosophy that, in his view, has been abandoned by a Republican party uninterested in social justice and humanitarian concerns. Most of my political reading comes from the left, but it's always wise to be familiar with what the "other side" is saying. So far, it's an interesting read and I agree with about half of Gerson's claims--but it's not a stretch to accuse the GOP of lacking compassion and decency. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 ok - you can add me to the list of people geeked out and in love with The Road. Holy shit, that's one of the best books I have ever read. Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Finally, finally, finally finishing the William James bio. Got the Charles Schulz thing coming, and I'll eventually get back to Einstein and Robert Moses. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Finally, finally, finally finishing the William James bio. It seems that all things William James have a 'finally, finally, finallly' attached to their finale. Congrats - worth the read? Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Think I'll check out "Look Me In the Eye". Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 It seems that all things William James have a 'finally, finally, finallly' attached to their finale. Congrats - worth the read?Very good. Dense in spots, but not unrelentingly so. A man of seemingly unlimited energy, both mental and physical, and boundless curiosity. Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Kite Runner Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I'm loving this to the extent that I've been rationing how much of it I read, because I don't want it to end. Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Laura, I didn't realize that you followed through on your promise to start a book blog until I saw your sig. Before I became a mother, this book would have terrified me. Now, it's validating and comforting. Link to post Share on other sites
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