What are you reading?

[javyn]

I enjoyed American Psycho but remember Less Than Zero being way better. Glamorama was the one I couldn't finish and then kinda forgot about BE Ellis.

Also, the gruesomeness of AP didn't even phase me back then, as I was just coming off of Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite.

 

[edinatlanta]

My scary book for October

 

[HORNS]

My horror show of a book, which I just finished, was Enemy at the Gates. My god, I can't even begin to name some of the things accounted in that book that proves that we are the true monsters which our ancestors have projected into myths.

I'm now reading Quicksilver, by Neal Stepehnson - I haven't been so delighted by a clever historical fiction book since I read Baudalino, by Umberto Eco.

 

[wojt]

A great book and much recommended reading.I guess most of us knew that being underslept sucks,
but it's pretty shocking how little focus as society we give to the problem of lack of sleep which
impacts your physical, mental health, learning and work.

tl;dr sleep 8h per day

 

[wojt]

Murray's book is a look at gloomy state of affairs in Western Europe as he calls it "Culture running on empty" and clash with Islam and what it might mean for the continent in the future. The book doesn't make bold statements or predictions but makes an interesting point here and then.

Sowell's book is concrete in its rather harsh criticism of intelligentsia(especially leftwing) but whether you're leaning leftwing or rightwing this is a fantastic read.

 

[wojt]

Starts off very interesting, this is a 6 tome memoir by Winston Churchill that deals with events leading up to ww2 and ww2 itself.

 

[edinatlanta]

This story was such a mindfuck. Holy **** one of the most haunting things I've read.

A Haunting Tale of Spies and Specters (Published 2020)

In this short story written exclusively for T, the ghost of a former North Korean diplomat finds his way back to Leipzig, Germany, and to the woman he once loved.

www.nytimes.com

 

[CrashBurner]

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Murray's book is a look at gloomy state of affairs in Western Europe as he calls it "Culture running on empty" and clash with Islam and what it might mean for the continent in the future. The book doesn't make bold statements or predictions but makes an interesting point here and then.

Sowell's book is concrete in its rather harsh criticism of intelligentsia(especially leftwing) but whether you're leaning leftwing or rightwing this is a fantastic read.

They’re on the digital pile to read @wojt - thanks for the quick take.

 

[lawyerdad]

Almost done with book 487 of The Wheel of Time.

 

[jiredell]

I'm currently rereading Stephen King's The Shining. It actually holds up remarkably well, despite the decades. I last read it when I was around 14 years old. The novel is still not as enigmatic as Kubrick's film, though. There's that. But it's pretty creepy. Good holiday times.

 

[HORNS]

Got two books going on:

and

 

[wojt]

Finishing last book of the series - wow what a great read and a very insightful book

 

[mhip]

Almost done with book 487 of The Wheel of Time.

I'm on book 7, I think...
I hate, and I'm saying hate, Faile.
Every page she turns up on, I hope she gets murdered.

Also, let's start listing the ridiculously over-used repetitive phrases Jordan lists every 3 sentences.
I'll start: smile that never touches the eyes.

 

[jiredell]

I teach literature and creative writing, so I'm often kind of reading the same things over and over again. Just finished a pretty great semester (despite having to do it all via Zoom), but I'm looking forward to the spring when I get to again read and teach one of my favorite novels:

 

[lawyerdad]

I'm on book 7, I think...
I hate, and I'm saying hate, Faile.
Every page she turns up on, I hope she gets murdered.

Also, let's start listing the ridiculously over-used repetitive phrases Jordan lists every 3 sentences.
I'll start: smile that never touches the eyes.

Any description of how slutty Domani women dress.