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message 1204: by dely (new)
Mar 22, 2018 01:45AM

dely | 5214 comments Finished a non-fiction about mental diseases and how Ayurveda deals with them: I disordini della mente nell'Āyurveda (no English edition).

Following Ayurveda, mental disordres can be caused by an imbalance of the dosha and in this case the therapies are softer (an appropriate diet, massages with medicated oils, ayurvedic medicines, purifications, etc.). More serious mental diseases are due to possession: by divinities so they are positive (for ex. look at Theyyam dance), or by asuras so the therapy is stronger and in addition to ayurvedic medicines there are also tortures (well, till not a long time ago we had lobotomy and electroshock!). In both cases, with mental disorders by possession, also prayers and yajna are important.
It was interesting but I wanted something more actual. It was as if I have read a book about Western psychiatry written in the 17th century.

Only Italian review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1208: by Dale (last edited Mar 22, 2018 03:58PM) (new)
Mar 22, 2018 03:56PM

Dale Harcombe | 1937 comments my review of Suddenly One Summer by Fleur McDonald
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1209: by Paul (last edited Mar 22, 2018 09:21PM) (new)
Mar 22, 2018 09:19PM

Paul Lockman | 72 comments I finished The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna - didn't enjoy it quite as much as The Choke but still gave it 4.5 stars and do recommend it. Here’s my review


message 1211: by Pam (new)
Mar 23, 2018 09:59AM

Pam Baddeley | 1529 comments Read a short story collection Amazons edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2337053129.


message 1214: by Suz (new)
Mar 23, 2018 06:07PM

Suz | 1095 comments A very nice audio read Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

My revew: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1215: by Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break) (new)
Mar 23, 2018 06:59PM

Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break) (sandyj21) | 1533 comments Just finished reading a gripping debut crime thriller The Murder List (Detective Zac Boateng #1) by Chris Merritt The Murder List by Chris Merritt My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or
https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...


message 1218: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 24, 2018 04:57AM

PattyMacDotComma Aminatta Forna's new book Happiness has urban foxes, war zones, London migrants and psychiatry. Life and death. All that.
Happiness by Aminatta Forna 4★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1219: by [deleted user] (new)
Mar 24, 2018 06:33AM

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Aminatta Forna's new book Happiness has urban foxes, war zones, London migrants and psychiatry. Life and death. All that.
Happiness by Aminatta Forna 4★ https://ww..."

This sounds very intriguing. I have put it on my wishlist!


message 1221: by Esther (new)
Mar 24, 2018 01:14PM

Esther (eshchory) | 1368 comments Catching up with some reviews:

The Sport of Kings 1 star. I disliked this book so much I couldn't finish it but I did write a review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Last Hours 5 stars. Not quite sure how a book about the Black Death was so enjoyable.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1225: by Britany (new)
Mar 25, 2018 07:51AM

Britany Finished The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy by Emmuska Orczy-- 4 Stars

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1228: by Canadian Jen (last edited Mar 25, 2018 02:59PM) (new)
Mar 25, 2018 01:03PM

Canadian Jen Just finished Force of Nature. Not as good as The Dry but still a solid read in the land Down Under. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1230: by Leslie (new)
Mar 25, 2018 08:38PM

Leslie | 16369 comments I've finished the audiobook of I'll Give You the Sun. My review is here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have also update my personal challenge thread with this and the other books I have read since my mother's hospitalization...


message 1231: by John (new)
Mar 25, 2018 09:44PM

John Winn Waitaminute... Michael Imperioli write a -book-? So that makes two Sopranos alumni who’ve published books, Joe Pantoliano being the first. Learn something new every day.

And I didn’t even know he was in his fifties...


message 1234: by Ensoleillé (new)
Mar 26, 2018 01:53PM

Ensoleillé Rimbaud (cyprostat) | 149 comments A little life by hanya yanagihara. I’m completely devastated after finishing this.


message 1235: by LauraT (new)
Mar 26, 2018 11:41PM

LauraT (laurata) | 14361 comments Mod
Ensoleillé wrote: "A little life by hanya yanagihara. I’m completely devastated after finishing this."

One of the best book I've read in these last years; definitly the best last year. But you're right, devastating


message 1236: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 27, 2018 02:18AM

PattyMacDotComma Ensoleillé wrote: "A little life by hanya yanagihara. I’m completely devastated after finishing this."

I put off reading A Little Life because I’d heard similar comments, but I read it last year and absolutely loved it! There is a lot of love and some very real people that I will never forget.


message 1237: by Angela M (new)
Mar 27, 2018 04:44AM

Angela M Ensoleille, A Little Life is one of the most affecting books I’ve read . I still think about Jude .


message 1238: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Mar 27, 2018 04:53AM

PattyMacDotComma Angela M wrote: "Ensoleille, A Little Life is one of the most affecting books I’ve read . I still think about Jude ."


Angela, I think about Jude, too, and I also think about William and the others who created their own extended family and how they managed to overlook or forgive each other’s shortcomings.


message 1239: by Angela M (new)
Mar 27, 2018 05:10AM

Angela M Patty , yes , I think about William and the other characters as well . This book ....


message 1240: by Ensoleillé (new)
Mar 27, 2018 09:36AM

Ensoleillé Rimbaud (cyprostat) | 149 comments I feel I will be thinking about Jude for a while.


message 1243: by Angela M (new)
Mar 27, 2018 01:02PM

Angela M I finished I Was Anastasia. 3.5 stars . My review with spoiler tags: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1244: by Diane S ☔ (new)
Mar 27, 2018 02:38PM

Diane S ☔ I know exactly what you mean, Sonny.

Finished The Gunners
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1245: by Petra (new)
Mar 27, 2018 04:49PM

Petra | 3324 comments I found The Spencer Mansion: A House, a Home, and an Art Gallery on my bookshelf. Since I was going to Victoria for a few days, I thought this would be the perfect book to read on the ferry and I was right. This was a fascinating look at an era, through a house & it's residents.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1246: by Dale (new)
Mar 27, 2018 05:19PM

Dale Harcombe | 1937 comments my review of The Lightkeeper's Daughters by
Jean E. Pendziwol
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1248: by LauraT (new)
Mar 28, 2018 12:59AM

LauraT (laurata) | 14361 comments Mod
I've just finished A Moment Of War, the third of the trilogy by Laurie Lee. This one is set in the Spanish civil war. I've preferred Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, but also this one is interesting for a knowledge of a part of history thaat I don't particularly know well ...


message 1249: by Ensoleillé (new)
Mar 28, 2018 05:19AM

Ensoleillé Rimbaud (cyprostat) | 149 comments The song of Achilles by Madeline miller


message 1250: by W. (new)
Mar 28, 2018 09:30AM

W. Frazier | 10 comments Just found a hidden gem for anyone interested in anything Disney.
Walt Disney's Melody Makers: A Biography of the Sherman Brothers Walt Disney's Melody Makers A Biography of the Sherman Brothers by Kathryn M. Price Kathryn M. Price .
It was a great feel-good read.
Found it through Kindle Unlimited.


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