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For people who want to talk about their favorite reads, their current reads and for those who need or want to give book recommendations.

For people who want to talk about their favorite reads, their current reads and for those who need or want to give book recommendations.

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Books: Only Books
May 22, 2018May 2018

Posted by mudhen
I'm currently trying to get through Robert Sapolsky's Behave, which is terrific, but no walk in the park for the non-neuroscientists among us. His other books were more accessible. But he's the only hilarious primatologist/neuroscientist out ...
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May 26, 2018May 2018

Posted by mudhen
There's a tv station airing an adaptation of Patrick Melrose by Edward St. Aubyn. I got about 5 pages into this book when it took a vile and horrific turn. I've learned since then that the novels are semi-autobiographical. He's a very well-regarded ...
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Books: Only Books
May 29, 2018May 2018

Posted by Kadygee
Currently finishing up Silent Child bySarah Denzil. If you enjoy thrillers it’s pretty good. Quick easy read for a rainy weekend
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Jun 7, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Tedoi
My book club tonight - "Cider with Rosie" by Laurie Lee. I really enjoyed it, great portrayal of early C20 rural England. Has anyone else read this?
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Books: Only Books
Jun 8, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Sherri-VT
Reading the Dandelion Insurrection. A great read on political non-violence.
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Books: Only Books
Jun 24, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by MeagLorena
Has anyone read the Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I just finished and am a bit obsessed and would love to geek out with someone!
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Books: Only Books
Jul 4, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by filcek78
I’m reading How Jesus Became God by Bart D Ehrman. He is much more knowledgeable than I am when it comes to the Bible so I can’t claim I’m right and he’s wrong but it seems to me that he takes a lot more of Jesus’s life events as actually ...
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Books: Only Books
Jul 5, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by idoubtit
I just finished The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. I don't know how I went all these years without reading this, but some how I did. So glad I finally picked it up. It's amazing that McCullers was only 24 when she wrote it. Her understanding of humanity...
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Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by MsDemeanour
For Bi-centenial of Bronte's Wuthering Heights here are 20 best quotes from the book. For many years it was my fav book. Such passion as words lept from the pages. Now I'm a withered up cynic and conclude Heathcliffe and Cathy were co-dependent. ...
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Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by LenHazell53
A new group for writers looking for inspiration. Each week, the winner of the previous weeks challenge sets a prompt ( a phrase, quote, picture, bit of music) for a story of 1000 or less on that prompt. Those who participate may vote on the best ...
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Books: Only Books
Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by blanc_look
I am interested in occult books, philosophy, and great knowledge. If you're planning to dispose of it, maybe I can take advantage of it by reading some.
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Books: Only Books
Aug 2, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by JenBeberstein
How do you decide which books to keep and which to let go?
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Books: Only Books
Aug 3, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Hellbent
Are you currently reading several books? I nearly always have a number of books on the go. At the moment I'm reading Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, Ian Kershaw's biography of Hitler and Panic Room, a mystery story by Robert Godard. I didn't plan...
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Books: Only Books
Aug 6, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Carlana
I would like to make a few book suggestions to get all of you addicted. They are sagas, though, so they are long, but well worth it. Ask about them at your own risk, because I will tell you about them at length.
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Books: Only Books
Aug 8, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by idoubtit
I just finished An American Childhood by Annie Dillard. It was poignant, evocative and beautifully written. I suppose it hit close to home because I grew up in the same post WWII era.
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Books: Only Books
Aug 10, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Frisbeeguy317
Hey, anyone here obsessed with Audio books like I am? I am practically vegan or really into cross-fit when it comes to audio books (I have to talk about it constantly) I just finished "Turtles all the Way Down" by John Green and read by Kate Rudd. ...
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Books: Only Books
Aug 27, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by idoubtit
I just finished reading Flights. No wonder she won the Mann Booker. Flights by Olga Tokarczuk 3.92 avg rating — 1,666 ratings — published 2007 A visionary work of fiction with "echoes of Sebald Kundera . . . no better ...
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Books: Only Books
Aug 29, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by sfvpool
Just finished "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. It was written as a workbook for parents to learn alternatives to punishment. I really enjoyed it, as a father of three grown boys and ...
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Books: Only Books
Aug 31, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by coralisthree
This might be the right place to post this. 4 year olds amazing speech on the importance of reading.
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Books: Only Books
Sep 2, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by sfvpool
Does anyone in this group use Libib, or another library management service? I've been using Libib for a few years and find it very helpful for cataloging my library.
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Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by idoubtit
Has anyone else read The Twelve Mile Straight? It's a big, comfy book that I've really gotten lost in for the past week
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Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by ToolGuy
If you are interested in understanding why our society has deteriorated politically and economically, I recommend Democracy in Chains by Nancy MacLean. She documents the turn towards the Libertarian-inspired Neoliberal Age of Austerity in which we ...
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Sep 6, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by RoadGoddess
I read Kevin Kwan's "Crazy Rich Asians" and found it clever and funny. Last weekend, I saw the movie based on the novel and was unexpectedly delighted. This might be the only time when the movie added important visual information to the story. Highly...
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Sep 11, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by QuietEnt
Has anyone here ever read the Dark Tower series by Stephen King?
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Sep 12, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Sydland
Picking up Fear: Trump in the White House today. Just north of the hurricane so settling in for storm reading.
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Posted by Julie808We of Little Faith I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) By Kate Cohen.

Posted by dfrossI enjoyed "The Dictionary of Lost Words", a historical fiction about the creating of the Oxford-English Dictionary and the fight for women's suffrage in the UK.

Posted by ReignmondA highly biased selection.

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in 2018. Absolutely loved it. It is an oddly small sized book, so it is good to travel with. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in 2018. Absolutely loved it. It is an oddly small sized book, so it is good to travel with. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondA short Sci-Fi that is quite good even though it will only take about an hour to read. It is also kinda cheap. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondLooking again at this book reminds me that I wanted to re-listen to it again.

Posted by ReignmondThis freebie ebook from Gutenberg Press and by the Master Sci-Fi writer Philip.

Posted by ReignmondAt Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. An enjoyable book about everyday things we don't even think about. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondAt Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. An enjoyable book about everyday things we don't even think about. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondJust finished Bomber Mafia written by my genetic 4th cousin on both of our Fathers' side.

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in about 1983.

Posted by ReignmondVery good. I have noticed that 12 step programs are ineffective. [goodreads.com]

Posted by ReignmondActually read this some time ago (46 years) while trying to figure out why I simply could not believe in Jesus or God or anything else I was being told by Bible Thumpers.

Posted by ReignmondThis is one of my very most favorite books.

Posted by Julie808I'm currently reading "The Power Worshippers" by Katherine Stewart. Is anyone else reading this?
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