niko89bg Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I am currently reading "The Starless Sea" by Erin Morgnenstern Not bad... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliJo Aldrin Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) I just finished reading Camp of the Saints (English Translation) by Jean Raspael. Its a book about a dystopian future where a million migrants are making their way to France from India on a flotilla of boats, and no one will say or do anything to stop them, lest they be called racist . It was fiction when it was written, but unfortunatly today , it is true life. Edited November 2, 2023 by BilliJo Aldrin spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold Devin Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I am currently reading the new rules from the UK government regarding the ban on XL bully dogs! https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-for-the-ban-on-xl-bully-dogs?fbclid=IwAR3VUzZj7bppatNSTqSqDoIjrHpUapKFhE1lbKPc-a9xKBkOrJHchZgRgP8 and people's comments on FB https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=737744611711491&set=a.303491658470124 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliJo Aldrin Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 10 hours ago, Marigold Devin said: I am currently reading the new rules from the UK government regarding the ban on XL bully dogs! https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-for-the-ban-on-xl-bully-dogs?fbclid=IwAR3VUzZj7bppatNSTqSqDoIjrHpUapKFhE1lbKPc-a9xKBkOrJHchZgRgP8 and people's comments on FB https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=737744611711491&set=a.303491658470124 They souldn’t euthanase the dogs, they should euthanase the bad owners that make these dogs a problem 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 12 hours ago, Marigold Devin said: I am currently reading the new rules from the UK government regarding the ban on XL bully dogs! https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-for-the-ban-on-xl-bully-dogs?fbclid=IwAR3VUzZj7bppatNSTqSqDoIjrHpUapKFhE1lbKPc-a9xKBkOrJHchZgRgP8 I read the guidance to see if my giant Husky would fit in the "XL Bully" definition since it is not limited to just "Bull" breeds, but just based on their physical characteristics. Apparently not, based on his shape and tail and coat. Peeve: People bred 'em, people can ban 'em. It's as if the gummint bred mutants, then banned mutants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Heartsong Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCity Elf Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 (edited) In honour of the season, I'm (re-)reading "The Winter Journey" by Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb (in case the title rings some bell, but you don't know quite, it refers to composer Franz Schubert's "Winterreise", which also has an appearance in the plot). If you like, hm, whimsical?, books that also don't need ages to read, but also don't feel like spending your precious time on books that aren't "real books", you might love them. I've read all of her books, some of them more than once. Thankfully, my public library has quite a few, not sure if they are that easily available outside of Europe. ETA: Nice thread! I've already noted down two books I'll be looking into, and only have read two pages of the thread yet. Edited December 27, 2023 by InnerCity Elf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 On 10/23/2023 at 1:56 PM, Rowan Amore said: Currently reading book #9 in a 77 book series called The Children of the Gods Paranormal Romance by I.T. Lucas. Just started book #41 in the series. Over half way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold Devin Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 8 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said: I read the guidance to see if my giant Husky would fit in the "XL Bully" definition since it is not limited to just "Bull" breeds, but just based on their physical characteristics. Apparently not, based on his shape and tail and coat. Peeve: People bred 'em, people can ban 'em. It's as if the gummint bred mutants, then banned mutants. Got several husky dogs and a couple of Japanese akita dogs living in our neighbourhood, all as soft as brushes, well-trained beasts. My friend's shi tzu on the other hand, would take the fingers off anyone who got too close! Next door neighbour's mongrel mutt bit through the postman's finger a couple of years ago. Good with children though apparently (so far). 10 hours ago, BilliJo Aldrin said: They souldn’t euthanase the dogs, they should euthanase the bad owners that make these dogs a problem 😁 Yep, that's how I feel about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 This cheeky little book was a Xmas present from my partner! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ina Fairport Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Two books. Sophie's world in a Dutch translation and Sophisiticated giant in English 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Salyx Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Currently working my way through the Muderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. An excellent diversion for the holiday season (edit to add: about halfway through Exit Strategy as of this post) Edited December 29, 2023 by Anna Salyx 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leora Greenwood Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Anna Salyx said: Currently working my way through the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. An excellent diversion for the holiday season (edit to add: about halfway through Exit Strategy as of this post) Excellent, another MurderBot fan! I am about half a book ahead of you, finished Exit Strategy and am about to start Network Effect after a couple of years hiatus in another genre. I should put books #5, #6, and #7 on my early 2024 reading calendar; what better way to while away the gray winter hours than in outer space, saving colonies? And don't forget the stories, Compulsory #0.5 and Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory #4.5, just the right length for a snack or lunch break. 👾 👾 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Johnsky Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 15 hours ago, Anna Salyx said: Currently working my way through the Muderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. An excellent diversion for the holiday season (edit to add: about halfway through Exit Strategy as of this post) Read all those. Excellent books 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Johnsky Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Binge reading Becky Chambers books. HUGO award winner and fun and easy reads. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet A Closed and Common Orbit Record of a Spaceborn Few The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (just started) Have 3 Novellas for reading dessert. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Johnsky Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just to add to the luster of Becky Chambers: Every book she has written has been nominated for/won awards, including Hugo, Nebula, Author C Clarke. If I may, a quote from Wiki. "Her Wayfarers series novels take place in a fictional universe, governed by the Galactic Commons to which humans are relative newcomers. She has been lauded for the strong world-building in the series, including multiple unique alien races.[9] Reviewers have cited her complex and likeable characters who drive the story.[10] Her work has been alternately criticized and praised for the deliberate, character-driven pacing and lack of the propulsive plots typical of other space opera novels." I would use the word "praised". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexxiXhan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 'Norwegian Wood' - Haruki Murakami 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Johnsky Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 12/30/2023 at 11:31 AM, LexxiXhan said: 'Norwegian Wood' - Haruki Murakami Good song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafadilia Wayfarer Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Reading two books at the moment. Still making my way through The Witcher book series : The Witcher: Time of Contempt (Fourth in the series) Also reading: Louis Theroux When the World Went Weird and so did I: Theroux the Keyhole 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Heartsong Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 12/29/2023 at 6:31 AM, Anna Salyx said: Currently working my way through the Muderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. An excellent diversion for the holiday season (edit to add: about halfway through Exit Strategy as of this post) Got All Systems Red for the holidays, and it's on the next-to-read bookshelf waiting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leora Greenwood Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 42 minutes ago, Katherine Heartsong said: Got All Systems Red for the holidays, and it's on the next-to-read bookshelf waiting. YYYYYYYYYYYYAAaaaaaaaa, three of us MurderBot-ettes!! When I come up for air this winter, I need to construct a MurderBot outfit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 My sister gave me Anxious People by Fredrik Backman for Christmas. It's funny, touching, and philosophical -- a lovely combination. One of the best novels I have read recently. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokofy Neva Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) Very helpful to understand how people come to take the Soviet/Russian view of history, economics, politics -- and of course the Holodomor, which Duranty reported falsely. (And this problem persists today with the war in Ukraine). Interestingly, he reported the Volga Famine accurately, and his problem was not believing Bolshevik propaganda naively, but understanding it all too well, as he spent a lot of time foot-padding around places to be an eyewitness to traumatic historical events. Rather, the issue was that he admired and approved of the Bolshevik methods of brutality, mass terror, disinformation and manipulation for the sake of building communism -- the end justifies the means. Not for the faint hearted. https://www.amazon.com/write-please-Walter-Duranty/dp/B008GDH8F8 Edited January 4 by Prokofy Neva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doris Johnsky Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just finished John Sandfords "Judgement Prey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leora Greenwood Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Calling all fans of J. D. Robb: "Trueheart" is now available as a last name!! Go, go........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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