Lovelyish

Well I was reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and enjoying myself until I broke down and bought the latest Wheel of Time book. So I immediately jumped ship. I could NOT put it down, heck could not stop thinking about it, until I was done. Since then I have tried to start Atlas Shrugged again but it has been slow going. I may start on another unread book I have lying around as a jump starter.

I’m reading an organic chemistry book–and liking it–

I finished reading The Hunger Games last night / this morning and it was a GREAT book.  I’m going to find the 2nd book in trilogy today… 

‘The Dark Wind’ by Tony Hillerman.  I love all Hillerman’s novels. He’s a master mystery writer.  I don’t read tons of fiction, but his are all excellent.

The time traveler’s wife. Its awesome. I know its pretty old but well i didnt start to like reading until this summer.

Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon.  An awesome one.  Nearly finish. 

None! I haven’t read a novel in 6 years (since my senior year of high school) and I have no intention of ever doing so again. It’s just words on a page. How exciting can it be?

I recently finished Ted Dekker’s “The Circle Trilogy” – “Black”, “Red”, “White” and “Green”.

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. I read it everyday. I like to read it over and over because it’s such a great book.

Bonk by Mary Roach

Hit List by Laurell K Hamilton, but I’m almost finished with it (it’s alright; there were other Anita Blake novels I enjoyed more) and the only other book left in my apartment is Atlas Shrugged, so I’ll probably be tackling that as I’ve had it about 4 years and still haven’t gotten more than a few pages into it.

Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosney was a good read, as were the Matthew Swift books by Kate Griffin.  Shakespeare’s Mistress by Karen Harper was also pretty good once I got into it.  

Pretty soon I’ll be back to mostly reading art abstracts and other art related articles though.  Yay college.

I’m reading an Icelandic book called ‘Ljósa’ by a woman named Kristín Steinsdóttir. It’s the biography of a woman who struggled with bipolar disorder in the countryside of Iceland around 1920. It’s heartbreaking but wonderfully well written.

“Half of a Yellow Sun” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. So far, it’s good, but it’s assigned for class and not something I’d regularly pick for myself. My “fun” book is Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham. It’s a really good, a quick, easy read that’s still very informative.

I just started reading Alice in Wonderland today on google books! 

I’m reading Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History, because my life is so awesome…

The White Oleander or Re-read any Harry Potter! <3

I’m reading Orange is the New Black, about a woman who spends a year in jail… and happy to save I’ve read about 12 books so far this year. Hooray for being out of school & being able to read for fun again! 

The Vampire Lestat – Anne Rice

I’m reading Book five of A Song of Fire and Ice: A Dance with Dragons. I’m almost finished with the book, and kind of sad actually since who knows when the next book in the series is going to come out, judging by the reputation of Mr. Martin. (Side Note: Book 3 is the best book! (also, best way to enjoy the book is to read it slowly and take note of every detail, person and thing that happens!))

a paper on why teens can be snotty buttholes :/

@xpika1x@xanga - I’m reading A Dance With Dragons from A Song of Ice and Fire too. I’m almost done as well, so I’m anticipating some sort of withdrawal symptoms, mainly because I spent the past two months reading all of the books in the series. 

I’m also reading The Stand by Stephen King. So far, so good, but I’ve only read the first few chapters.

Milan Kundera’s “Laughable Loves”. I’m a fan of Kundera, especially “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” and “Ignorance”. Next up is something from Bohumil Hrabal. I’m enjoying my Czech writers

@emptyabyss@xanga - Sounds interesting! I’m going to jot that title down and look it up sometime

“I’m Not the New Me” by Wendy McClure

“The White Dragon” by Anne McCaffrey

@Cestovatelka@xanga - It’s really good, but I’m not sure if it has been translated to English yet. I know it’s available in German and Icelandic though, so if you speak one of those then you should look it up : )

Im kind of on stand by right now for book because of school and all…so I just read stories from wattpad (because I gotta read something hehe)

@bmojsilo@xanga - oooh Ive been meaning to read these for a while but for some reason ended up not doing so…thanks for the reminder

@emptyabyss@xanga - I’m learning German. It’s very rudimentary but I have intention to learn it and gain fluency. I think I’ll get it in German and read it someday when my German is good enough – or maybe use it to help me learn.

@opheliatohamlet@xanga - I’ve been reading it pretty steadily since april (minus a break I needed after AFFC.) So I’m pretty sure I’ll go through similar withdrawal symptoms since you can easily get pretty invested into the series.

Also, to the author, no need to be “original.”  G.R.R. Martin is a fantastic writer that really plays with your mind. The readings are complex and make you really use your head. I would definitely recommended this series to anyone who can take a little bit gritty/bloody details.

Just finished “Please Look After Mom” by Kyung-sook Shin, a bestseller in Korea. Pretty good book.

Last book I read was Catching Fire from the Hunger Games series…I think today I’ll finally get around to starting the final book, Mockingjay.

I’m reading book 4 of the song of ice and fire series, A Feast for Crows…it’s so so good. I’m also reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and Arabian Nights

I’m reading “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. I just started part 2, yaaaay! Today I also get to read “Brass Methods,” “Choral Methods,’ and “Tonal Harmony.” Woohoo homework? lol.

I’m reading the third book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Storm of Swords, and I’m loving it. The story is so complex and wonderful. Doesn’t get much better than George R.R.

the bell jar. 

I want to be consumed by platt’s words

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea! I love me some Jules Verne xD

Let’s see, I’m currently reading:
 ”North and South” by Elizabeth Gaskell (for 19th century British Lit)
a biography on John Milton by Anna Beer (for my senior seminar)
and “Path of Daggers”, book 9 of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

 i’m also kind of re-reading Harry Potter and I’m on Goblet of Fire.
… I also started the books “The Carrie Diaries” and “Sharp Teeth” whilst in Paris this summer and have yet to finish them.

I LOVE BEING AN ENGLISH MAJOR.

Lovers and Players by Jackie Collins. I LOVE her books!!!

I’ve been reading a book a day for the past two weeks, lol. Right now, I’m reading a romance novel (not for the first time) called Walker’s Widow by Heidi Betts.

I just finished “hurry down sunshine” by michael greenberg (a memoir by a writer of how his teenage daughter went mad). Before that I reread “the bell jar” for probably the 3rd time. 

I just started “the cello suites: j s bach, pablo casals, and the search for a barqoue masterpiece” by eric siblin. Its about the creation of one of the most important pieces ever written for cello, and one of the most famous classical pieces ever! (2 different versions made the top of iTunes classical charts in 2007 and stayed there for quite some time.) Anyway, the original manuscript of Bach’s cello suites has never been seen. In fact some people think they might have been written for a different instrument, or maybe even by someone else! Its so fascinating, and its all about one of my most favorite compositions ever!

I’m reading Vixen by Jillian Larkin. )

And i recommend reading The Help and The Great and Terrible Beauty series. )
I could recommend a lot more. Reading for me is like a drug.

I’m ready Abandoned Angel by Kayden Lee. Love the book, having a hard time putting it down!

SECRET ROSE GARDEN
                 BY
 MAHMUD SHABISTARI 

im also reading game of thrones. my bf showed me the books but it didnt look interesting to me. then he had me watch the show, to which i fell in love with. so to see how they compare im reading the books. so far the show stuck really close to the book. but it also helps when the author is helping with the show. i cant wait for season 2!! the bad thing is that it dosent start till spring of next year T_______T 

I’m reading “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman, and “Do androids dream of electric sheep” by Philip K. Dick, albeit rather slowly as I’m more inclined to be playing Deus Ex all day until I have to sleep.

@StatelessPilot@revelife - Are you kidding!? It can be the most exciting thing ever! I was sure excited whilst reading “The dark elf trilogy” by R. A. Salvatore, MY life aint that exciting for sure!

@chadwilly@xanga - Perhaps you have a more vivid imagination than I. I never saw it as anything more than words on a page. I remember crying over reading assignments in English classes because I hated it so. Good thing I only ever took writing classes in college (freshman comp, technical writing, and I was granted a course substitution with an intro to journalism class taking the place of the “required” literature class) because I would have never survived English otherwise.

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

I am in the middle of many books. I start one, get bored, start another, do the same thing, then eventually go back to the first one, when the whole process starts over. I can do it though and remember where I am and everything happening in the parts before I picked any other books up. My mind remembers good books. Currently they are; The Jester – James Patterson, Climbing Higher – Montel Williams, Zod Wallop – William Browning Spencer, Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides (in order of reading times, and it is Zod Wallop that I am in right now.)

@StatelessPilot@revelife - Oh well, that’s fair enough. Yes my imagination is somewhat wild.

“How To Be A Super Hero” by Mark Leigh & Mike Lepine.

Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero by E. Paul Zehr.

Because what better book is there for a pregnant lady to read?

“It’s a Shore Thing”- Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi

No, not really.

@StatelessPilot@revelife - I find this comment incredibly sad. 

@skylar_rose@xanga - Ooh, that sounds interesting….what’s it about?

I just finished The Help (which was great) and now I’m alternating between Lord of the Flies, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 1984 (for the 2nd time), and Howl’s Moving Castle (for the 812th time). (I have a really short attention span and like to switch between books a lot) On deck is The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and some others that have been patiently waiting. I freakin’ love reading…

Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho, Family of Light, by Barbara Marciniak, Tao of Leadership…. 

I wish I could read a book ;( 

@emptyabyss@xanga - is it in english? it sounds awesome. 

@belskaylar@xanga - how is 11 minutes? ive only read the alchemist by coelho but want to read more.

I’m currently re-reading “Nightshade” by Andrea Cremer, since the sequel came out a little bit ago and I want to refresh my memory on what happened in the first one.  Before that, I was reading Lisa Jackson’s “Lost Souls.”

@foreverdiet@xanga - it’s good! i had only read his Warrior of the Light manual, so wasn’t sure how a ‘real’ story by him would go ; )  i have been wanting to read The Alchemist.

@belskaylar@xanga - i loved the alchemist. written super simply but makes you think the whole way through. re-ignites your motivations to follow your dreams. 

@foreverdiet@xanga - excellent; i will get or borrow that one as soon as possible. ; )  hope you are still following your dreams. blessings…

I’m currently on break between summer quarter and fall quarter for grad school, so right now my reading consists of getting caught up on back issues of The Economist, reading my car magazines for the month, and trying to get through my stacks of books to read for fun – right now I’m reading Batman: Year One by Frank Miller.

@MissionToAgape@xanga - May I ask why? Why don’t you people understand that not everyone enjoys reading? It frustrates me to no end when people give me dirty looks or remarks when I tell them I’m a non-reader. It’s just not my cup of tea. Period.

WALKING FREE: THE NELLIE ZIMMERMAN STORY, which is by yours truly!!  Look it up on the Google search engine!!  I am the rude woman in chapter six!!

(Grins!!)

@StatelessPilot@revelife - Of course you can ask why, although, judging from your last comment, you may not like what I have to say… but here we go:

First of all, it wasn’t necessary WHAT you said, as HOW you said it. You said, “…I have no intention of ever [reading]
again. It’s just words on a page. How exciting can it be?” It was such a flippant, dismissive attitude that sounded as if you’ve written books out of your life forever.

As a reader and former English teacher, I know firsthand the joys that reading can bring, but it obviously depends on the book you select. I realize that high school English classes may not be the most exciting, but sometimes our district administrators force us to read certain novels or do certain activities. That’s another story for another day, but in short, I realize that high school English classes may not always foster a love of reading, and I’m so sorry for that. There are many times when I consider being a principal, just so I can change how teachers and kids approach reading in the classroom.

But I beg you to not let negative past experiences keep you from reading. Reading opens doors to new worlds without asking you to pay a penny to travel to them. Reading increases vocabulary and comprehension, both of which can be useful in your career and/or the advancement of a career. Depending on the type of book you read, you can glean knowledge about real-life events or people, you can work on your problem-solving skills, you can exercise your imagination, etc. Although they may sound like trivial things, polishing those skills can lead to a better life and better relationships. Again, the key is in picking books that interest you.

Saying that it’s “not your cup of tea” makes me think that perhaps you have not yet found the right book. I don’t believe that anyone is a “non-reader.” I do, however, believe there are people out there that struggle with reading, so it’s easier just to refrain from that activity. I also believe there are people who have been so stifled by our education system’s “ideal reading classes” that they feel reading has to revolve around stuffy and outdated books, and it has to accompany dozens of worksheets or exams. But I think there is a reader inside of everyone; some must dig a little deeper than others to find it. If you like to watch movies or TV, you obviously enjoy a good story. I encourage you to analyze the movies or TV shows you find most enjoyable, and then seek books in the same genre. When you read, there are no mandatory commercial breaks. As you read, you can picture the story unfolding in your head, and it becomes much like a movie in your mind. Good readers can visualize the story in their heads, and that is part of what makes it enjoyable.

I think I’ve said enough. I don’t mean to be offensive; I just feel that reading is a hobby worth your time.

extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathan safran foer.

@MissionToAgape@xanga - Oh you weren’t being offensive at all. I’m glad that you actually understand the inherent issues that plague high school English. Not many English teachers openly admit that, so hat’s off to you for that. I taught high school and college math before becoming an airline pilot and feel similarly about the way math is taught, really.

I guess the thing I really struggle with is translating the words on the page into a mental picture. Perhaps it would be easier to start with novels that have film adaptations that I’ve seen before (like the Harry Potter series, I’ve seen all 8 movies but have read none of the books) just to get an idea of how to do that. I don’t know. With my busy airline pilot schedule I probably don’t have much time to try, but I suppose I need something to keep me entertained in the terminal between flights.

What’s Yours Is Mine by Tess Stimson. It’s about two sisters who deal with pregnancy, surrogacy, and mending their relationship. I just started reading the first page lol. It sounds like a terrific book.

I just finished reading Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. It’s a hilarious book about two sisters with different lives but they share one father. A Hollywood actor/director for a father that is. Molly Dix moves to Hollywood after her mother dies to begin a relationship with her father and half sister. Brooke Berlin is your typical spoiled daughter of celebrities, who causes a storm when Molly moves into her room. I hope there’s a sequel for this book as the ending opens up another book.

The authors have this website they maintain about fashion and celebrities:

http://gofugyourself.com/

Happy Reading!

@foreverdiet@xanga - I’m reading it in Icelandic. Sadly, I don’t think it has been translated to English, but it’s available in German. It’s lovely, I finished it this morning and cried like a baby.

Nemesis by Agatha Christie

When Humans Transcend Biology: The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurtzweil. I really hope he is wrong on the timing of human androids because I don’t think society is ready to handle the responsiblity and danger of harnessing the power of machines to the level he is describing in his book.

The better question is what am I not!
I’m reading at least three books right now that I can think of, being Scarlet Letter, Native Son and something by John Greene.

@emptyabyss@xanga - ive never read any book set in iceland and id love to. do you know any good icelandic books that are translated into english?

Currently reading (and loveloveLOVING!!) War of the Seasons Book 1: The Human by Janine K. Spendlove!  Can’t recommend it highly enough!  Though I will warn you, you’re going to be frustrated as soon as you finish, ’cause book 2 isn’t due out until at least next year.  Still, addictive!

Something Blue by Emily Giffin. Such an amazing author, allures you in with every word.

@foreverdiet@xanga - One of the best books I have ever read is called Angels of the universe, by Einar Már Guðmundsson. It’s actually also about mental illness, but in a more modern setting. It’s mostly about the authors brother and although it’s supposed to be fictional, most of the things in the book really happened. It’s really wonderful and available in English, so if you can get your hands on it I really recommend that you read it. The author won a bunch of awards for it, so it should be on Amazon or somewhere similar.

I’m reading The Two Towers by John Tolkien.

@emptyabyss@xanga - awesome awesome thank you im excited. ive always been mildly fascinated with iceland, it seems so untainted by the rest of the world. 

@foreverdiet@xanga - haha, I hate to disappoint, but it’s really not untainted at all. Sure, some of it is quite unique, but that didn’t stop Bieber fever from hitting.

@emptyabyss@xanga - ha if thats the worst thing, youre set.

@britnirm -Ahh that is a great book to read!!! It’s very eerie! I like!

I finished the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and will be starting on Atlas Shrugged soon.It’s a brilliant book! I was not able to put it down and it literally changed my life.I also finished “A Street Car named Desire” by Tennessee Williams…It’s a play and it’s also rather good. I also have been reading 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. that is a must have book!!!