What Have We Been Reading

[Preston]

Just started 'The Last Wish' by Andpzej Sapkowski. Liking it so far...

[Thom]

Been on a Neal Stephenson kick lately, just finished Snow Crash and going to pick up where i left off in Reamde.

[Charlotte]

The Lighthouse by Alison Moore. So far very quiet but indulgent and interesting.

[Katie]

Mira Grant's newest book Blackout finally showed up at my house!! I'm almost done.

[Steve]

I've heard good things about Reamde from a colleague. I've only read Snow Crash, and that was many years ago.

I've been neglecting summer reading but finally picked up 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago. I'm hooked, even if the book is horribly depressing! It's full of typical Saramago passages, which at this point just make me chuckle and read on.

'This is how you lose her' by Junot Diaz - I really enjoyed it, despite then not really liking his other work.

'Train dreams' by Denis Johnson - If you are in the mood for a reflective short novel, pick this up!

'Where I'm Calling From' by Raymond Carver - An anthology of his short stories, I believe culled from his previous collections. I had never read his work before and was truly blown away. If you have not read his works, you owe it to yourself to pick anything up and have a read.

[Gary]

I've been in the midst of my second-annual Summer devoted to non-fiction. I wrapped up 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (-- Charles C. Mann) last month. It's phenomenal; I can't overstate the amount of revelatory knowledge in that book. I highly recommend that everyone on earth give it a read.

Since then, I've been on Mary Roach's Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. It's very interesting and very entertaining so far, though I can't help but feeling that it comes off as a bit too humorous. Perhaps it's that 1491 read like a novelized research paper, while Stiff feels more like a research-heavy magazine article. I had no qualms about Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (which I read last Summer), so perhaps it's simply the change in tone that is jarring.

Up next (and wrapping up my non-fiction reading for the year) is either T. rex and the Crater of Doom or Disturbing the Universe. Whichever I can find first at a bookstore.

[Stephanie]

Hey everyone!

Currently over at r/books (the group that branch off originally from this goodreads group), we're reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson for our October book, and there's been a request for American Gods by Neil Gaiman so that might be in the works too!

[James]

I'm reading after reading

[Stephanie]

Just finished Dark Places ! I liked it but it's just my type of book!

[Michael]

Been reading through some Jim Butcher Dresden Files and Terry Pratchett Discworld novels before Game of Thrones 6 comes out. Though I note that Neal Stephenson has a new one out, Seveneves, which I may consider for a summer book.

[Jennifer]

I finally picked up A Clockwork Orange by Burgess. Flew through it this weekend while on the road and am still mulling it over.... I can't say I loved it, but it was definitely a good read.

[Kan]

Just finished Providence of fire and I can't wait for the next book!

[Kane]

I am currently reading The Giver after seeing the movie on the plane the other day. The two mediums diverge a little bit but I don't think either is clearly better at this point. I am ~60% through the book though so I may change my mind by the time I finish :3

I get really into dystopia so let me know if there is anything I must read!

[Jennifer]

Kane wrote: "I am currently reading The Giver after seeing the movie on the plane the other day. The two mediums diverge a little bit but I don't think either is clearly better at this point. I am ~..."

Oooh I love dystopian (and apocalyptic) too! My go-to recommendation is always Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, but McCarthy's The Road is a must-read (although that one is apocalyptic rather than dystopian). Check out my book tags, I have a number filed under "dystopian," some with reviews.

I actually came on here to add How I Live Now to my to-read list. It was recommended by one of my professors and is YA apocalyptic.

[Nam]

Been on weird meta learning phase so the latest book I just finished is The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus into Your Life and Learn: Cognitive Psychology - How to Learn, Any Skill or Subject in 21 Days!

[Megan]

why does no one post here anymore?

[Carol]

Too much internet articles/posts reading 😉