Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?

[EricNau]

Recently finished Memoirs of a Geisha. WOW! What a great book. For those who like audiobooks, the voice actress did a phenomenal job, too.

Also just finished Nomad by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Just like her first book, Infidel, this book has really changed the way I view the world. Truly, truly eye-opening; I can't recommend both of her books enough.

Now, I'm starting: Moby-Duck: the True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn. Should be a fun read.

And maybe I'll start Little Bee by Chris Cleave too.

 

[pachyderm]

 

[Prof.]

Started a new book! I'm about 16% through (according to my kindle) and I'm captivated. For a book based on neuroscience, it's a surprisingly easy read! I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about Human Sexuality.

Buy it/Download it to your Kindle here.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Recently finished Memoirs of a Geisha. WOW! What a great book. For those who like audiobooks, the voice actress did a phenomenal job, too.

Also just finished Nomad by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Just like her first book, Infidel, this book has really changed the way I view the world. Truly, truly eye-opening; I can't recommend both of her books enough.

Now, I'm starting: Moby-Duck: the True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn. Should be a fun read.

And maybe I'll start Little Bee by Chris Cleave too.

Thanks for drawing my attention to Ayaan Hirsi Ali as a writer; I have read several articles about her, and interviews with her, and she seems an exceptionally courageous and formidably intelligent person.

Your recommendation to read her books is a very strong one - which means that I'll have to check these out.

 

[Tsuchiya]

In an attempt to shake up my reading list, I found a copy of Beyond Good & Evil on my dads bookshelf and starting flicking through.

It's kind of a hard read

 

[Huntn]

Recently finished Memoirs of a Geisha. WOW! What a great book. For those who like audiobooks, the voice actress did a phenomenal job, too.

A good book...

A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings... Loving this series so far

Although I'll keep reading the series, I found the second book (CoK) to have all most too many plot lines and in the end only served as a bridge story. You'll see what I mean. I've decided I'll watch the series on HBO first, then read the book. Now watching it on HBO and have found that they have simplified the story line quite a bit.

Just started Mockingjay, the 3rd of the Hunger Game stories, so far so good (chapter 1)

 

[dawida]

Cast in Ruin by Michelle Sagara. Great series, outstanding author. I recommend anything by her without hesitation.

 

[MadMitch89]

The Believing Brain - Michael Shermer

 

[felixgun]

Rafael Nadal's Autobiography currently. I just finished reading Steve Job's autobiography and "Open" by Andre Agassi. All three books have been great.

 

[ucfgrad93]

I finished the Harry Potter series, and I have started to read this on my Kindle.

 

[mscriv]

Almost half way through The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman.

It's been a good read so far.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I finished the Harry Potter series, and I have started to read this on my Kindle.

And which of the HP books did you like - or enjoy - best?

 

[ucfgrad93]

And which of the HP books did you like - or enjoy - best?

Loved them all. I wish there were going to be more of them.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Loved them all. I wish there were going to be more of them.

Ditto. But my own personal favourite of the seven is the last one - Deathly Hallows, which is really excellent, and ties up the various story arcs very well.

Quite often, in a series - even a very well-received series - the last book can be a bit of an anti-climax; you read it to find out what happened, but as a story, frequently, it is not as well-crafted or as exciting as some of the earlier works. But, to my mind, DH was nothing of the sort - it was a really gripping finale to an excellent series.

 

[Huntn]

Almost half way through The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman.

It's been a good read so far.

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My first impression was "Lord of the Rings"!

 

[InvalidUserID]

Some book about great mysteries of the past that I bought at a local flea market that looked interesting.

 

[miles01110]

Just finished "Before the Lights Go Out" by Maggie Koerth-Baker. A really interesting look at energy usage and where things are headed.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Currently reading "Bring Up The Bodies" by Hilary Mantel, the second of her trilogy about Thomas Cromwell. As with the earlier book in the series, "Wolf Hall", (for which she won the Booker Prize), this is simply superb - exquisitely written and utterly compelling.

 

[Prof.]

I finished the book I posted earlier, now on to the next one!

 

[Firestar]

 

[EricNau]

I'm starting Ann Patchett's State of Wonder: A Novel unabridged on audiobook.

I LOVED Bel Canto by the same author, so I have high hopes for this book as well. However, I suspect it won't be quite as good, but that's not saying much, for it could still be excellent and not live up to Bel Canto, which was extraordinary IMO.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I'm starting Ann Patchett's State of Wonder: A Novel unabridged on audiobook.

I LOVED Bel Canto by the same author, so I have high hopes for this book as well. However, I suspect it won't be quite as good, but that's not saying much, for it could still be excellent and not live up to Bel Canto, which was extraordinary IMO.

Agreed. Bel Canto was excellent, and I really enjoyed it.

 

[Heilage]

I finished the book I posted earlier, now on to the next one!

Wasn't that guy mentioned in Freakonomics? I really enjoyed it, maybe this one is something to put on my list...

Is it any good?

 

[DollaTwentyFive]

The Holy Bullet by Luis Rocha.

2nd in a 3 part series, but I read them out of order. Decent light read and they get you sucked in a la Dan Brown with similar subject matter.

Probably not for everyone, but if you're into conspiracies of the Catholic Church, they are entertaining books.

 

[Prof.]

Wasn't that guy mentioned in Freakonomics? I really enjoyed it, maybe this one is something to put on my list...

Is it any good?

Venkatesh wrote a book about the economy of the black ghetto, so it wouldn't surprise me if he was mentioned in Freakonomics.

I just started chapter 3, and so far it's one of the best (non-fiction) books I've ever read. Download the free sample off amazon to see if you like it.