Book Lovers: What are you reading now?

[cai hong]

I would think that Harper Lee is too difficult for a 13 years old like me...

[sharon_f]

"Hot, Flat, and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman
and
"A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle

[cmg]

"Hot, Flat, and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman
and
"A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle

Me, too, sharon.  You've got great taste!

[mad_max2024]

Finishing "Stealer of Souls" by M.Moorcock
Then I got R. Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" coming next

[pianochick93]

Then I got R. Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" coming next

An excellent book - one of my favourites.

[concerto_love]

A.A Teeuw, "Basic theory of Indonesian Literature" nice...  for essay introduction...

[momopi]

So many people reading books from around the world.

How interesting! 

[pianoplayer88]

Finishing "Stealer of Souls" by M.Moorcock
Then I got R. Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" coming next

"Fahrenheit 451" is my next book too!

[concerto_love]

"Shirahime"  geesz, I dunno who write this one...

[mikey6]

20,000 leagues under the sea.
About 3/4 of the way through, still waiting for a plot!  Quite enjoyable though! 

[cherub_rocker1979]

I'm taking a Chopin Seminar course this semester so I'm reading Huneker's Chopin biography as well as Chopin's letters translated by Henryk Opienski.

I'm thinking of getting started on the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer just for fun.

[momopi]

Does anyone knows L'immoraliste by Andre Gide?

I'm planning to read it by the end of the year.

[concerto_love]

"Belengu", Amijr Pane

[cai hong]

"Woman on the Other Shore" by Mitsuyo Kakuta (this book is good,and it is quite easy for me to understand,and it got an interesting story)

"Princess Diaries series" by Meg Cabot (it has been a long time since the last time I read Meg Cabot...I really missed this book lol)

[concerto_love]

My music teacher's books  He's the editor, but the books are not about music, it's theology... my music teacher is a priest... aaaww, he's good!! These books are really cool!!

[pianoplayer88]

The Ides of April by Mary Ray
A Separate Peace by John Knowles


I have to read both of these for school...The one by John Knowles is very good...If you can overlook all the swearing...

[csharp_minor]

Sherlock Holmes

Comfort reading at its best! lol

[communist]

Tolstoy Death of Ivan Illych

[pianochick93]

Robin Hobb.

[healdie]

just finishing "the know it all" which is about a guy who decided to read the enitre Encyclopedia Britanica

the i am going to read a book called "rise to globalisation" which is about American foreign policy since 1938

[thalbergmad]

I have just started reading "The genius of Schumann".

Oops, just finished it.

Thal

[healdie]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schumann-Inner-Voices-Musical-Genius/dp/1555530141/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227360706&sr=8-2

I think you mean this one

Schumann inner voicings of a musical genius

(looks interesting might consider reading)

[pianowolfi]

I'm reading CC 

[rc]

I'm re-reading Turning the Mind into and Ally by Sakyong Mipham.  Tibetan Buddhism.  I've dabbled into some Buddhism before, what's unique about this guy is that he was raised to teach these things, but was also raised in the west, so there's an easier understanding. (I read a book by the Dalai Lama and half of it left me confused).

This book has inspired me to do a little meditation each day, for the past 6 weeks.  When I'm doing it right, it feels a lot like the mindset of when I'm having a good piano-practice. I swear, it's helped with my billiards too, heh, shifting into the focused minset and making better shots.

I've also been slowly reading through Thoreau's Walden.  An interesting character!  Most of all I enjoy his descriptions of nature, so observant and colored with a poetic eye.

[arensky]

I'm re-reading Turning the Mind into and Ally by Sakyong Mipham.  Tibetan Buddhism.  I've dabbled into some Buddhism before, what's unique about this guy is that he was raised to teach these things, but was also raised in the west, so there's an easier understanding. (I read a book by the Dalai Lama and half of it left me confused).

This book has inspired me to do a little meditation each day, for the past 6 weeks.  When I'm doing it right, it feels a lot like the mindset of when I'm having a good piano-practice. I swear, it's helped with my billiards too, heh, shifting into the focused minset and making better shots.

Sounds like where I was at about a year and a half ago to last April. It helped my piano and billiards too, not to mention my overall mental health.  I should get back to meditating, the stress levels in my life are getting high. Meditation is hard when there's a lot going on, and it was not compatible with my return to the world of theatre. Looking forward to being secluded later in the week, and over much of Christmas break. 

May I suggest A Guide to the Bohdisattva Way of Life by Santideva, the best Buddhist tome I've found. Certainly interesting, to say the least.

I've also been slowly reading through Thoreau's Walden.  An interesting character!  Most of all I enjoy his descriptions of nature, so observant and colored with a poetic eye.

I love his descriptions of nature too, but remember that Walden is only 10-12 miles from Boston, he was right near a train station and his mother brought him food and supplies every week. Kind of like an 11 year old camping in the backyard.  I guess he's ok... many of his writings and beliefs certainly resemble Buddhist thought, in a superficial way.

[lostinidlewonder]

I'm about halfway through Benazir Bhutto "Daughter of the East" Autobiography. I didn't know much about this lady (or the Bhutto's) and last year hearing about her assassination last year was a shock. The book truly makes you think about justice, or lack of, in this modern day world.

[communist]

I have just started reading "The genius of Schumann".

Oops, just finished it.

Thal

shut up Schumann was great 

[rc]

Sounds like where I was at about a year and a half ago to last April. It helped my piano and billiards too, not to mention my overall mental health.  I should get back to meditating, the stress levels in my life are getting high. Meditation is hard when there's a lot going on, and it was not compatible with my return to the world of theatre. Looking forward to being secluded later in the week, and over much of Christmas break. 

May I suggest A Guide to the Bohdisattva Way of Life by Santideva, the best Buddhist tome I've found. Certainly interesting, to say the least.

When I dabbled earlier I took it on an as-needed basis, then it fell away.  Now I'm thinking it's more like daily practice, eating well, sleeping well.  Gotta try and make it habit.  Still, I get swamped too   Lately my obstacles have been sitting for 15 mins without the back getting tense.  Sometimes I can do it, sometimes I can't.  Other times I get all foggy and fall asleep, hahah

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll add it to my next order!

I love his descriptions of nature too, but remember that Walden is only 10-12 miles from Boston, he was right near a train station and his mother brought him food and supplies every week. Kind of like an 11 year old camping in the backyard.  I guess he's ok... many of his writings and beliefs certainly resemble Buddhist thought, in a superficial way.

Ah I didn't know that his mother brought him stuff! While reading, I do get the impression that he's just kind of experimenting around out there. I still give props for not just playing with airy philosophy but also trying to live by his ideas.

[argerichfan]

'Queer Episodes in Music and Modern Identity'  (Essays edited by Sophie Fuller and Lloyd Whitesell.)

Very interesting. 

[morningstar]

Protect and Defend by Vincent Flynn. I cannot believe that the contents is so completely different from the blurb! One of the main characters has a different name in the book from the one on the back cover! First time for everything I guess...

[concerto_love]

The weaverbirds, Y.B. Mangunwijaya

[morningstar]

Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy.

[pianochick93]

Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb

[iroveashe]

Just finished The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (I must say Holmes' stories are quite addicting, I read the book in 3 days) and I just started Hamlet.

[morningstar]

Classics huh?
OK I forgot about this thread. Reading Act of Treason by Vince Flynn atm.

[minor9th]

Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille

[db05]

Just finished Rant by Chuck Palahniuk. Very mind-boggling.

[pianochick93]

The ill-made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton

It's great...wonderful description, very emotional.

[maul]

Just finished reading Alan Moore's "From Hell" graphic novel a week ago. This is something you MUST read before you die.

[csharp_minor]

I'm currently reading an excellent book about Chopin called Chopin Pianist and teacher by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger.

If you like Chopin you need this book! Only problem is when reading peoples accounts of how Chopin played the piano it will ready make you envy them - you will wish you were born then! heres a link to what it looks like.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Chopin+pianist+and+teacher&x=16&y=21

[morningstar]

Just finished Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn.

[iroveashe]

Halfway through Faust, by Goethe.

[sharon_f]

Just finished Dewey. (Love cats.)

Currently reading Creating a Web Site with CS3 Professionals for work and looking for something new for pleasure.

[pianowolfi]

Halfway through Faust, by Goethe.

Very good ! 

[aslanov]

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins just finished.

[minor9th]

The Book of Matthew by Thomas White. It's about the hunt for a serial killer who calls his victims "messies."    Not for the faint of heart in places.

[healdie]

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins just finished.

Is it good? I have the audio book version but I have not gotten round to listening to it yet

P.S I am reading a book now simply called Auschwitz (guess what its about)

[iroveashe]

Very good ! 

Indeed, though the beginning of part two seems rather slow so far.

[mr music]

The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk.

[justliam]

I'm reading Don Quixote at the moment.  It's quite fun, if a bit repetitive.

I second iroveashe's post about the Holmes stories, I found them extremely addictive and read all the short stories in a row, buying the subsequent books as I was coming to the end of one despite having a load of unread books lined up at home.