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28 Mar 2019, 9:09 pm

Michael Vey: The Final Spark.



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29 Mar 2019, 7:18 pm

"dear Martin" about a boy that writes letters to Martin Luther King



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29 Mar 2019, 7:33 pm

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. I really enjoy her treatment of multi-bodied intelligences, and she plays with gender in a fun way.



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30 Mar 2019, 11:15 pm

I was so pleased with The Royal Ghost (which I got for free from Kindle) that I actually spent $1.99 for An Unquiet Ghost , both Mina Scarletti Mystery books, by Linda Stratmann.

Admittedly they are light, but quality light. The characters are very good, plotting unpredictable and interesting.

I'm still re-reading The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut - this must be the dozenth time but it startled me again! As always, it's all about me! How did he know, how did he know?

I still yearn for a book in every room. But I'm fixing which book is on which screen, and putting a laptop or Kindle in each room. Oh, I'm living in the past. :roll:



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04 Apr 2019, 1:52 am

The Mist, by Stephen King.

So far so good novella.


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04 Apr 2019, 6:50 am

Currently, I'm reading Christopher Hitchen's Why Orwell Matters


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The Lonely Planet guide to Dublin.



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04 Apr 2019, 8:51 pm

Shamtroll22 wrote:
Currently, I'm reading Christopher Hitchen's Why Orwell Matters

I read "Arguably" which is just a collection of Hitchen's essays. I swear he mentions George Orwell in nearly every single essay, and the book is over 700 pages long. It's was actually kind of funny.



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04 Apr 2019, 8:53 pm

I prefer his brother, Peter Hitchens. I picked up a copy of Rage against God earlier, which I'll read shortly.



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Lukeda420 wrote:
Shamtroll22 wrote:
Currently, I'm reading Christopher Hitchen's Why Orwell Matters

I read "Arguably" which is just a collection of Hitchen's essays. I swear he mentions George Orwell in nearly every single essay, and the book is over 700 pages long. It's was actually kind of funny.


Sounds interesting. I always had a thing for folks like Hitchens and Orwell.


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07 Apr 2019, 5:36 pm

I’m reading “Unbowed: A Memoir” by Wangari Maathai for my book club, and I’m rereading the Harry Potter series. I just finished “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” and as soon as I finish “Unbowed,” I’m going to start “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

I’m also reading a lot of my cookbook collection looking for vegan recipes.


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07 Apr 2019, 5:56 pm

Peter Hitchens - Abolition of Britain.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abo ... of_Britain

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abolition-Brit ... 0704381400



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07 Apr 2019, 7:03 pm

swordrat32 wrote:
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. I really enjoy her treatment of multi-bodied intelligences, and she plays with gender in a fun way.


That sounds like a great read!


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07 Apr 2019, 9:02 pm

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Barker, Juliet. The Brontës : A Life in Letters. London: Little, Brown, 2016.

Add this one to my list. It arrived in the post and looks wonderful. :heart:


Wow -- I finally finished this book, which I began February 5 8O ^
I read other books concurrently, but took my time with Barker. She never ceases to amaze me ... Brilliant.

Next up:
Dark Quartet

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07 Apr 2019, 10:02 pm

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I'm going to read Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf) before Dark Quartet. I'm in the mood for Clarissa.

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08 Apr 2019, 6:18 am

Right now I am attempting to read literary works by physicians, mostly writerly physicians and surgeons. Like 'When Breath Becomes Air' by Paul Kalanithi and 'Being Mortal'. Even Susan Sontag actually. Most interestingly though, I am looking at a survey of psychology texts to understand myself better as a teacher.