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[Irphen]

Just bought Circe by Madeline Miller and ordered The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

[Kirsten]

I picked up Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie at the Kindle Store this morning for $1.99

[Luke]

Today marks the first time I was able to browse used books to my heart's content in a long while, and I got two beauties to boot.

Literature after Feminism - Rita Felski
The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal - Afua Cooper

The resulting average price from a store was much too high for me to do this regularly, but it'll hopefully be sufficient for warding off my desire to splurge until at least one of my regular book sales comes back.

[Amyjzed]

Teaching for Black Lives (manual for educators),
Stamped from the Beginning by Abram X Kendi,
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women by Wayetu Moore (a memoir of a Liberian war refugee, I believe... very excited to see this recently published!).

[ALLEN]

I should be receiving The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir (John Bolton) next week.

[Wreade1872]

ALLEN wrote: "I should be receiving The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir (John Bolton) next week."

That must be a bit weird, like reading a book about Hitler written by Eichmann.

[ALLEN]

Wreade1872 wrote: "ALLEN wrote: "I should be receiving The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir (John Bolton) next week."

That must be a bit weird, like reading a book about Hitler written by..."

I'm taking a risk, I know, but I am VERY curious to read what he says.

[Pillsonista]

Wreade1872 wrote: "That must be a bit weird, like reading a book about Hitler written by Eichmann."

WOW. Not really an exact analogy, and a pretty damn offensive one at that.

Perhaps you'd see the difference if your extended family was exterminated in the death camps?

[Wreade1872]

Pillsonista wrote: "Wreade1872 wrote: "That must be a bit weird, like reading a book about Hitler written by Eichmann."

WOW. Not really an exact analogy, and a pretty damn offensive one at that.

Perhaps you'd see th..."

Oh i see the difference.. but hyperbole is nevertheless an effective communication tool, especially when attempting to insult.
Using nazi's was perhaps a bit lazy... although i still can't think of an effectively insulting attack which wouldn't be offensive to the other side.

[Terry]

I just won a copy of Hello Summer by Mary Kay Andrews, who seems to write light summer fare. I guess I will be adding it to my July reading list.

[Luke]

Book buying withdrawal got me to finally visit a used bookstore in my area that I'd heretofore avoided, subconsciously and otherwise (I hate driving, and especially parking, in downtown urban areas), and the what was there was so good that I spent more money than I meant to (although now I know check whether the work I'm getting is is a new or a cheaper used version). All the findings are either authors that I've read and need more of, or extremely singular works that definitely deserve my attention. Bonus for one of the store's kitties visiting me while I was mucking around among the unsorted stacks (the place really is a glorious mess at times).

Monsieur Vénus: A Materialist Novel - Marguerite Vallette-Eymery (Rachilde) (!!!)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon James (not the first time I'd run across this, but certainly the first time it was at a reasonable price)
Jonny Appleseed - Joshua Whitehead (!)
Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood - Marjorie M. Liu (this is the one I made the new/used mistake with, but I'll know better for next time)
The Sacred Night - Tahar Ben Jelloun (Prix Goncourt winning sequel of a work that I didn't know had a sequel)

[Laurie]

Aubrey, I will be interested to see what you think of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. It seems to be either a loved it or hated it book.

Bookstore kitties are the best.

[Luke]

Laurie wrote: "Aubrey, I will be interested to see what you think of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. It seems to be either a loved it or hated it book.

Bookstore kitties are the best."

I'm very interested as well, Laurie. I can't help but think a bunch of people who had never even heard of James just saw the Booker prize and the Game of Thrones comparisons and got really disappointed when the content didn't match the advertisements. Having read the author before he garnered those sorts of spotlights, I'm confident that, whatever my final opinion, I can base it off of stronger stuff.

And they are! The bookstore website has pics of their two up, but I'll have to snap my own at some point.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Love my book friends, all of them, no matter which side of a political debate.

[Terris]

I just downloaded the Kindle book plus the Audible audio of Themes and Variations by David Sedaris! Can't wait to listen to it -- even though it is only 30 minutes long. He's always worth it! :)

[Michele]

Ordered a copy of Alexander Hamilton, after seeing the show again over the weekend. Came yesterday, looking forward to chewing through it.

Bought John Bolton's The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir for my Kindle (instant gratification, woohoo!)

Our local used bookstore reopened (!!!!AT LAST!!!!) and so I now also have the following:

The Souls of Black Folk
Signs and Portents
A Mortal Glamour
Red Death
The Virgin Suicides

[Cynda]

I have this week received
* Why Homer Matters by Adam Nicolson. I listened to an audiobook version and realized I needed a written copy.
* The House of Ulloa and Emilia Pardo Bazán. Most of a year ago a member said this was a very good book. I have been looking for my preferred edition at my price point since then.
* Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet?: Further Puzzles in Classic Fiction by John Sutherland. There other books in the series and other similar books. I will continue to look for copies at my price point.

[ALLEN]

Waiting to be read: Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre by Jack Zipes.

[Michele]

ALLEN wrote: "Waiting to be read: Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre by Jack Zipes."

I read that a few years back -- very good. Zipes is a big name in folklore research, if I recall correctly.

[Kirsten]

I recently bought The Love Solution by Ashley Croft for $2.99 at the Kindle Store.

[Lynnie]

Ophelia by Lisa Klein saw the movie yesterday and knew there must be a book. I think it’s a young adult, which I will pass on to my students.

[Amyjzed]

I just discovered a children's book created from Langston Hughes' poem "Dream Variation" with beautiful illustrations by Daniel Miyares. It's called That's My Dream. The illustrations depict a young boy living in a segregated America but dreaming of feeling free... A few illustrations give it a tone of magical realism.

I would love to find more children's books about Langston Hughes or depicting his poetry like this one.

[Cynda]

ALLEN wrote: "Waiting to be read: Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre by Jack Zipes."

I saw your link and immediately ordered a copy. Looking forward to reading.

[Darren]

second-hand bargains on Amazon/eBay are becoming increasingly rare under lock-down, but still managed recently to bag v.nice condition paperbacks of:
The World of Null-A by A. E. Van Vogt
The Assistant by Robert Walser

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I turned a gift card into


Collected Stories by Raymond Carver

[Cynda]

I have ordered there and have received most:
For a continuing study with a nonfiction-reading friend:
Ulysses by James Joyce
Ulysses Annotated by Don Gifford
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn

I have for years looked for a book like this. Another member turned me on to this particular book: Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre by Jack D. Zipes I am feeling the call of a fairy tale study. I might answer next year. Let me know if you are feeling the call too.

[Terris]

I just puchased the ebook of Katherine by Anya Seton. I have had this one on my list for over 40 years! I will read it!!
Maybe this year...... or next..... ;)

[Cendaquenta]

Today I received Shirley by Charlotte Brontë and Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of shapeshifting women by Sharon Blackie. :)

[Jess]

Here some recent ebook purchases of mine

The Return of the Soldier
The Black Ball
Excellent Women
Manon Lescaut

[Jon]

I just bought and will be finishing shortly "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man."

It is fascinating and appalling all at once. I will be posting a review shortly.

[Terris]

I just purchased the short story 2066 Election Day by Michael Shaara. I'm very interested in what this one will be like. The description was very interesting!

[Michele]

Jon wrote: "I just bought and will be finishing shortly "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man."."

I thought about reading that but I was afraid it might make me feel sorry for him. I don't want to feel sorry for him.

[Kirsten]

Michele wrote: "Jon wrote: "I just bought and will be finishing shortly "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man."."

I thought about reading that but I was afraid it might ..."

Feel sorry for the nation. My sister's reading it because she wants to know how he got so screwed up.

[Michele]

Kirsten wrote: "Feel sorry for the nation. My sister's reading it because she wants to know how he got so screwed up. "

Oh that, I already do. Have since Nov 2016 :) I have watched a couple of interviews with the author, and she seems to put it all down to Grampa Trump being a total d**k.

[Darren]

continued patient bargain-hunting on eBay paid off recently as I bagged an inexpensive second-hand copy of Oakley Hall's Warlock

so happy :oD

[Kirsten]

I recently picked up Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer (1939) in the Kindle store.

[Taruna]

I recently ordered Brave new world and Dune. Currently reading The picture of Dorian Gray Can’t seem to get my hands on The second sex by Simone de Beauvoir and The vindication of the rights of women by Mary Wollstonecraft.

[Luke]

A quick pick me up at my favorite used bookstore, the first time I've been able to visit it since lockdown times:

Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey - Elena Ferrante (had to grace Women in Translation Month with a relevant purchase, and the Neapolitan series was indeed excellent)
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr - E.T.A. Hoffmann (took nine years to find and will hopefully come in handy sometime)
Selected Works of Djuna Barnes - Djuna Barnes (I thought to myself, do I have a good excuse for not having touched Barnes since reading the diabolically masterful Nightwood so many years ago? Probably not, and so here we are)

[Phrodrick slowed his growing backlog]

Received in the last few days:
The Guermantes Way part of my determination to gut it out though the seven book marathon
'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?': A Confrontation in the Desert book 2 of a 6<?> book series
Pearls, Girls And Monty Bodkin thou mine is an older edition
Joe Rochefort's War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway
The Passing of the Armies
J L Chamberlain is a name more Americans should know

[Phrodrick slowed his growing backlog]

What can I say, I been a Bad Boy-
Add to the above:
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
And Ladies' Own Erotica Which Must- by law be read like as fine aperitif, sampled and sipped slowly.

[Wreade1872]

Just ordered Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis , who's mostly known for film criticism on youtube.

[James]

Seneca letters from a stoic

[Décio]

Just ordered Eragon . For some reason, recently, an interest for fantasy came up out of nowhere, so I made the decision of order my first fantasy book, ever. Hoping I'm going to enjoy it eheh

[Pillsonista]

One of the best decisions I made before this ridiculous quarantine was to join the NYRB book club, so the books come to me:



Unwitting Street by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
The Merchant of Prato: Francesco di Marco Datini, 1335-1440 by Iris Origo
No Room at the Morgue by Jean-Patrick Manchette
Lost Property: The Confessions of a Bad Boy by Ben Sonnenberg
People of the City by Cyprian Ekwensi

Unwitting Street is the absolute prize of the lot. I've loved everything of his that the NYRB has published, and I expect the same for this one.

[Robert-]

Most recently I've got:

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari - This one was mostly because I've already read Homo Sapiens and Homo Deus from Yuval and I really enjoyed them. Currently I'm halfway through this book.

Siddharta by Herman Hesse
Dracula by Bram Stoker(I'm a romanian, it's kind of a bible when it comes to Dracula stories, I guess) - Got this one in hardcover
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoi- Bought it in 2 hardcover volumes

World of Warcraft Chronicle: Volume 1 - Also this, but it's still on the way. I'm a huge fan of WoW lore and I plan to read everything it has (which is a lot), starting with the Chronicles which are the foundations.

[Darren]

ongoing quest to read books of all my fave movies continues with Prizzi's Honor

although I managed to bag a 1982 GB 1st edition hardback with the proper spelling:

[Gavin]

Two books I'd been waiting for a good while:
Death's End
The Mote in God's Eye

[ALLEN]

Received and am reading John Hersey's Hiroshima.

[Jon]

I'm thinking of buying The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Has anyone read it? What do you think about it? it's not probably the best book to be introduced in Mann's work, though.

[ALLEN]

Jon wrote: "I'm thinking of buying The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Has anyone read it? What do you think about it? it's not probably the best book to be introduced in Mann's work..."

THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN and BUDDENBROOKS are Mann's two classic big novels. Either is well worth reading, but MAGIC MOUNTAIN is more modernistic and philosophical; BUDDENBROOKS more the old-fashioned family-dynasty novel.