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[LiLi]

Four books at once, fml... :D

[siriusedward]

Not every day.. just whenever I can... and I am a mood reader... so need a change of pace..so 2 to 4 books at once is good 😀

[LiLi]

@siriusedward, we're both doing it! :D

Usually I just do two at once. This is kind of a lot.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Luffy, l liked To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. That book really resonated with me emotionally. I think the connections between characters was so well-written.

[Dave]

I finished The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings by Tim Clarkson

[Gavin]

Finished Family Happiness and Other Stories and now I'm reading Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 2

[LiLi]

@Dave, that sounds really interesting.

[Reed]

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

LiLi wrote: "@siriusedward, we're both doing it! :D

Usually I just do two at once. This is kind of a lot."

I hope you both enjoy it. I started reading multiple books at once a few years ago and I am convinced it is the cure for reading slumps. That way you can read some books slowly and others more quickly, each at its own pace.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished two short story collections by the late William Gay:


I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down: Collected Stories by William Gay
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Wittgenstein's Lolita and The Iceman by William Gay
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

[Luke]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I hope you both enjoy it. I started reading multiple books at once a few years ago and I am convinced it is the cure for reading slumps. That way you can read some books slowly and others more quickly, each at its own pace."

I agree. Majoring in English cranked up my concurrently read books to four during college for the sake of fulfilling class assignments, and I've found it to be a comfortable number ever since.

[LiLi]

@RJ, I just picked up _My Cousin Rachel_ a couple of weeks ago at the Little Free Library. Curious what it will be like. I've only read _Rebecca_.

[Dave]

I finished A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark

[Dave]

I finished The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursal K. le Guin

[MommaWR]

I am reading Secret garden. It’s one of those classics that I somehow never got to before. It’s proving very well written and I’m throughly enjoying it. Can’t wait until she actually finds a way into this secret garden we keep hearing about. And also quite curious about all the myriad of mysteries in this large and yet sparsely inhabited house.

[Janice]

I am rereading Pride and Prejudice. I can't remember how many times I have reread it, but it's my favorite!! I am reading it for Jane Austen July. :) A bit late, but I had a busy holiday. :)

[CindySR]

Janice wrote: "I am rereading Pride and Prejudice. I can't remember how many times I have reread it, but it's my favorite!! I am reading it for Jane Austen July. :) A bit late, but I had a busy holiday. :)"
Oh cool! I'm rereading Sense and Sensibility!

[CindySR]

Dave wrote: "I finished A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark"
Added to my list, this sounds great! Thanks!

[Janice]

CindySR wrote: "Janice wrote: "I am rereading Pride and Prejudice. I can't remember how many times I have reread it, but it's my favorite!! I am reading it for Jane Austen July. :) A bit late, but I had a busy hol..."

I might read that next but not sure. :) So many books I want to read!!

[CindySR]

Janice wrote: "CindySR wrote: "Janice wrote: "I am rereading Pride and Prejudice. I can't remember how many times I have reread it, but it's my favorite!! I am reading it for Jane Austen July. :) A bit late, but ..."
This is the first year I have done some GR group challenges plus my library has a year long challenge going. S&S fits into the "read a book with an alliterative title" challenge. I'm going to do it again next year, challenges help check off books from my TBR shelf. ;)

[Tom]

I’m reading Bleak House, by Dickens. I wouldn’t say it’s an easy read, but I am enjoying it, so determined to persevere

[William]

Tom, I hope you enjoy Bleak House. I'm on a quest to read all of Dicken's novels. I recently read Martin Chuzzlewit, it was pretty good, but my favorite so far is David Copperfield. I'm taking a bit of a break from Dickens now, but think I will read Oliver Twist next.

[Reed]

I’m reading I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson and its different and interesting

[Luffy Sempai]

Lynn wrote: "Luffy, I really l liked To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. That book really resonated with me emotionally. I think the connections between characters was so well-written."

Thank you for the encouragement, and sorry about the late reply. I will keep your recommendation in mind.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Wendy wrote: "I am reading Secret garden. It’s one of those classics that I somehow never got to before. It’s proving very well written and I’m throughly enjoying it. Can’t wait until she actually finds a way in..."

Secret Garden is a lovely book. It works just as well for an adult as for a child. I think that is a mark of a classic book.

[Gavin]

I'm reading The Poisonwood Bible

[Tom]

William wrote: "Tom, I hope you enjoy Bleak House. I'm on a quest to read all of Dicken's novels. I recently read Martin Chuzzlewit, it was pretty good, but my favorite so far is David Copperfield. I'm taking a bi..."

Good luck with your quest, William!

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished an influential collection of Gothic horror stories that contains all of the stories from In a Glass Darkly and MORE:


Green Tea and Other Weird Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading this doorstopper:


The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Aubrey wrote: "I agree. Majoring in English cranked up my concurrently read books to four during college for the sake of fulfilling class assignments, and I've found it to be a comfortable number ever since."

I got up to 7 at a time a couple years ago and thought it would be the ideal number for me. One each from the following categories:
1. General Fiction
2. Non-Fiction
3. Short Stories
...and the genres...
4. Mystery/Thriller
5. Science-Fiction
6. Fantasy
7. Horror/Weird

But now I've expanded that a little bit. I throw in a group read (or sometimes two) and I have two short story collections that I alternate, usually one genre collection and one general fiction. So now I'm up to 10 at a time, or thereabouts.

I don't read each book every day. I have two or three that I read every day, and the rest I read a couple times per week on a rotating basis.

Ten books at a time is probably not right for most people, but it works for me, partially because I don't mind taking a few months to finish a book, also because I don't watch a lot of TV shows (just sports). I think the trick is for each reader to find the number of books that works for them. The idea being that when you get a little fatigued by one book you can pick up another.

One thing that always surprises me is how a topic or theme from one book will sometimes resonate in an unexpected way in another book.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

LiLi wrote: "@RJ, I just picked up _My Cousin Rachel_ a couple of weeks ago at the Little Free Library. Curious what it will be like. I've only read _Rebecca_."

I like it so far. I like it more than Rebecca. But then I thought Rebecca was a little overrated.

[Janice]

CindySR wrote: "Janice wrote: "CindySR wrote: "Janice wrote: "I am rereading Pride and Prejudice. I can't remember how many times I have reread it, but it's my favorite!! I am reading it for Jane Austen July. :) A..."

That sounds like a great idea to have a year-long reading challenge; maybe I could suggest it to my local library. :)

[CindySR]

Janice wrote: "maybe I could suggest it to my local library...."

I bet they already have something like it!
https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/pr...

[J_BlueFlower]

Currently reading Pavel Filatyev: Zov.

Very strangely this book is not on Goodreads. I do not understand why.

Filatyev a paratrooper before and during the beginning of the Russian invasion. He describes the time just before the war and the two first month in great detail. How the Russian troops thought that the invasion of Ukraine was a response to the Ukraine, US and/or Nato invasion of Crimea.

Also bizarre happenings like looking out for spies during the first 3 days and interrogating a pedestrian they suspected spying on their positions - all the time while civilian Ukrainian cars was driving by the column in large numbers and filming them with phones from the car windows.

The later part of the book deal with returning to Russia and finding out that people are not allowed to use the word “war”.

"I believe that the Ukrainians are also to blame for this, when they did not stop their rabid who were yelling that they had been fighting Russia for eight years (with the same success our propaganda is yelling that we are at war with NATO) when they did not shut up those who were going to march in a defeated Moscow"

"We are the two nations of the victor of fascism, ourselves turning into fascists on both sides,"

"Everything is in the hands of our peoples, not governments. The government is the representatives of the people, until the people make it clear to the government that no one wants war, this extermination of each other will continue."

"In my understanding, upbringing, conscience and heart, there is a justification for murder only if I save my life, someone else's life, or protect my land from an invader."

"In my understanding, this government is either complete mediocrity, or there are agents of the West, whose goal is to destroy the country."

The views on Ukrainians’ part of the blame is very interesting and not one I have seen anywhere else. It is a strong reminder how dangerous misinformation - especially patriotic misinformation - can be. I can easily think of some western courtiers equally guilty.

I am switching back and fourth between the two English translations, I have been able to find:
1. Machine Translation to English
https://czmyt.substack.com/p/zovpdf-m...

2. Google Translation to English
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g...

I have ended up liking the Google Translation best. For instance the “Machine Translation”-version seems to translate his swearwords too literally.

Parts of the machine translations are hard to understand, but for most parts surprisingly readable. Some parts are just weirdly fitting "gather your balls into a fist". I hope it will some day get a proper expert translation.

[J_BlueFlower]

BTW status in Denmark: Gas (for heating) price has gone up from 5 to about 25 kr /m^3 and power from about 2 to 7-9 kr/kWh. Cold water showering to doable now, but not looking forward to winter.

[J_BlueFlower]

Some more links on Pavel Filatyev: Zov

CNN interview with Pavel Filatyev
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/...

Original Russian book:
https://vk.com/doc365182800_642173669...

[Janice]

CindySR wrote: "Janice wrote: "maybe I could suggest it to my local library...."

I bet they already have something like it!
https://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/pr..."

My library has done reading bingo cards for children, teens, and adults. :)

[Lynn, New School Classics]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "BTW status in Denmark: Gas (for heating) price has gone up from 5 to about 25 kr /m^3 and power from about 2 to 7-9 kr/kWh. Cold water showering to doable now, but not looking forward to winter."

I am so sorry about the energy situation BlueFlower. Prices and policies are having effects here too. The major degradation I see is at the grocery store.

In my day to day life the main thing I am seeing is the effect on nine year old children from the last two years of lock downs and illness. This year is better than last. Some children can read as expected but there is a group that is at least a year behind. Also, my school has a concentration of students for whom English is not their home language. I teach reading and writing to three groups for 90 minutes a day.

[Richard]

I finished The Golden Bowl, read The War of the Worlds very quickly, and am now reading ....

The Satanic Verses

Needless to say, I always try to read the latter work in public places. At the present moment I am reading it in the Bristol Central Library.

[Richard]

I'm also reading La Peste The Plague, in a very old original French language edition from my A-level 40 years ago.

[Richard]

Lynn wrote: "J_BlueFlower wrote: "BTW status in Denmark: Gas (for heating) price has gone up from 5 to about 25 kr /m^3 and power from about 2 to 7-9 kr/kWh. Cold water showering to doable now, but not looking ..."

Lockdown was an obscenity.

[J_BlueFlower]

Richard wrote: "The Satanic Verses

Needless to say, I always try to read ..."

I am hoping for a group read. I have only read Midnight's Children, and it was very good.

[Richard]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Richard wrote: "The Satanic Verses

Needless to say, I always try to read ..."

I am hoping for a group read. I have only read Midnight's Children, and it was very good."

I'm not a great fan of Rushdie per se. It's only that when a primitive savage stabs a writer, I feel an imperative to support the writer.

[Darren]

What am I reading now?
the 901st book that I will shelve as read
the 900th having just been logged, namely Oedipus Rex
ooh it'll be the big One Thousand before you know it!

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Richard wrote: "Lockdown was an obscenity"

Add in "politically-motivated, unnecessary" and I'm right there with you.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished this grit-lit punch in the kisser:


Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading this light-hearted crime novel:


Somebody Owes Me Money by Donald E. Westlake

[J_BlueFlower]

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Currently reading Pavel Filatyev: Zov.

Very strangely this book is not on Goodreads. I do not understand why. "

Duh! It helps if you search by his Russian name: Zov by Павел Филатьев

[J_BlueFlower]

Richard wrote: "I'm not a great fan of Rushdie per se. It's only that when a primitive savage stabs a writer, I feel an imperative to support the writer."

Yes that would be exactly the reason for me to pick up the book now rather than later. I will wait 2 weeks to see if it has a chance as a group read.

[Wreade1872]

Finished The Three Eyes by Maurice Leblanc [2/5] review

[Richard]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Richard wrote: "Lockdown was an obscenity"

Add in "politically-motivated, unnecessary" and I'm right there with you."

I tend to apply Hanlon's Razor to things like this: never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence. The bottom line is that we must never ever let government do this again.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Richard wrote: "...The bottom line is that we must never ever let government do this again."

...and yet, the inevitable march to strip away all our personal freedoms continues unabated.