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Your Book Activity - August 2022
tracy18 replied to lunababymoonchild's topic in Book Blogs - Discuss your reading!
I have been ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED with Musicals these last couple of months. I finished Cats and then watched ALL the accessible adaptations of it and now am poring over Les Miserables!! and can't wait to get to all the adaptations of it that I can get my hands on -
I am re-reading this comfort book of sorts for me- Twilight in the Land of Nowhen. Also Flowers for Algernon I cannot believe it took me so long to reach this book. There is an understated sense of melancholy that Keyes works with. Also i am a huge epistolary novel and that combined with sci fi- i am trying to read it slow enough so it doesnt get over too soon, If anyone knows more epistolary sci fi stuff, please tell?
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sweeet- i also heard abt this sri lankan author who is v good and his first time on the list
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A Dystopian World - Ongoing Blog
tracy18 replied to Goose's topic in Book Blogs - Discuss your reading!
I truly enjoyed this review of The Giver!! I just re read it couple of weeks ago with my younger child. Your description especially reminded me of this particular reading of the theme of memories in the book. I also loved your honesty about not feeling like finishing the series! -
Currently reading Brave New World
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Book about childhood and play
tracy18 replied to Cosmin's topic in Book Search and Reading Recommendations
I have been re-reading Grendel again and I am awestruck by the possibility of retelling a classic like Beowulf and especially the childhood and abandon play in it. John Gardner's literary influences from the trusty old Whitman-type really come through. I have been trying to find out more about how Grendel was received and especially how Gardner was treated. It is interesting to see that he faced so much criticism for too. I noticed in a theme discussion on Bartleby that they make a conversation about the play and childhood very impactfully -
Orwell's Animal Farm
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Stephen King and Shirley Jackson to me. And for Gothic horror, Bram Stoker.
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I was a huge fan of the Tintin books. The school library purchased 3 story sets, and it was a rat race among friends to borrow the books which were in great demand.
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How many books have you read this year?
tracy18 replied to aromaannie's topic in General Book Discussions
Managing work and reading has been tough. I've completed 7 books so far, will complete the 8th in a day or two (as of Feb 18, 2021). -
New York City FC, Manchester United, and Dortmund FC
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The Vikings, Sherlock, and rewatching selected episodes of The Family Guy.
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2021 so far Gran Torino Reservoir Dogs Full Metal Jacket Whiplash
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Wow that is a wondeful list!
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Your Book Activity - May 2020
tracy18 replied to Athena's topic in Book Blogs - Discuss your reading!
For a class project i am reading up on articles on deductive reasoning for philosophy. I am interspersing it with the re-reading of Harry Potter series because in this overwhelming time, HP is a safe space to return to. The other books i am hoping to read this month are American Gods (i know, i know, late to the party) and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. -
Your Book Activity - April 2020
tracy18 replied to Athena's topic in Book Blogs - Discuss your reading!
yes this is absolutely true. Thank you for showing solidarity many good wishes to you and yours -
Your Book Activity - April 2020
tracy18 replied to Athena's topic in Book Blogs - Discuss your reading!
It has been a difficult time lately. I have been finding it difficult to concentrate on my book plan that i had made for the months. Since the shelter in home began, i have been dealing with my own fear and grief, as i assume many of us would be. Therefore, i have made peace with the fact that I will have to play it by the ear courtesy pandemic. I am finding refuge and familiarity in Americanah by Chimamanda Adichie, it is like a warm soup to the soul. I am also reading this new March set anthology of poetry by a Kashmiri gentleman called Agha Shahid Ali and finishing up a revision for school of Concepts of Biology for school. I am also somehow reading some writing on Konmari method to focus my anxiety-motivated cleaning sprees. Hope ya'll keeping well, too! -
i really love this list absolutely!
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Update: I have read three more books since my last visit from Rory's booklist
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - pre-read discussion thread
tracy18 replied to chesilbeach's topic in Group Reads
OOooooooooo really happy to have stumbled upon this yesteryear's reading circle! -
Your Book Activity - January 2020
tracy18 replied to Athena's topic in Book Blogs - Discuss your reading!
Looking at the global moment and especially because my partner is from India and right now India seems to be going through a moment of great distress, after much research and reading around, I am reading the works of this great Indian thinker called BR Ambedkar. For college, I am also reading some intense class work in Concepts of Biology and finding it quite dry. To take the pressure off, I am also re-reading The Little Prince because this book always, always helps me make sense of the world and find peace in myself. I am glad that this community is reading so much diverse stuff and would like to add some of it into my own reading pile! Happy reading, Folx! -
This is GOLD!!
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i grew up on her books
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Haruki Murakami and Agatha Christie
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Interview: Dan Smith, Below Zero
tracy18 replied to Michelle's topic in Author Interviews and Forum Visits
Wow. Love this interview!