What's on your bookshelf at the moment?

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  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I live in France so as such I watch very little TV, I am going to try and avoid the entire series then watch them all back to back online? (Some would say sad..........and I would have to agree with them)

    As long as it's on your bucket list, but it can be a while. GRRM is a slow writer :grumble:
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    Working on 2 different ones of short stories......The complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft....The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
    Am alternating books with each story that I read.


    Poe is on my list after I'm done with Mary Shelley! Love his work, he was a Gothic mastermind.
  • sissiluv
    sissiluv Posts: 2,205 Member
    A laundry hamper.


    But seriously, currently reading a book on schizophrenia. Chilling stuff.
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    I just finished binge-reading George Saunders' work, but now I'm focused on finishing Shogun. :)

    Shogun sounds amazing I am totally adding that one to my MUST READ list..

    I hope you enjoy it.
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    That was a good series. The first book hooked me so much, I started it at 11 pm (terrible habit) and finished it at 2:30 am. I've read all the BDB series but it makes me roll my eyes. A lot.

    Eye rolling? why?

    Because her phrasing can be awkward, these guys are centuries old vampires but they use hip-hop slang, listen to rap and drive Escalades and she drops brand names like she's paid to do so. But the stories are entertaining so I put up with it. :laugh:

    That doesn't sound like my cup of tea, but I do have a number of friends who are into that kinda thing so I shall pass on the details. Thanks for the tip
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century.

    I'm reading it for a class and it has been very interesting so far - especially the discussions of Walmart's supply chain system and the innovations developed by UPS.
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    I live in France so as such I watch very little TV, I am going to try and avoid the entire series then watch them all back to back online? (Some would say sad..........and I would have to agree with them)

    As long as it's on your bucket list, but it can be a while. GRRM is a slow writer :grumble:

    I mentioned it before to someone else (I think) I have his box set on my shelf, but knowing it is to be on TV I find it hard to motivate myself to pick them up, even though a number of friends have told me they are great books....I'm sure my resistance will crack at some stage.
  • AntShanny
    AntShanny Posts: 359 Member
    Just about finished The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory, what's next is somewhere in the pile of books on my coffee table:
    My Thoughts Be Bloody, The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth That Led to an American Tragedy by Nora Titone
    Open Heart by Elie Wiesel
    The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson (and the 2nd in the series, The Brothers of Baker Street)
    Congressman Lincoln, The Making of America's Greatest President by Chris DeRose
    The 3 most recent books in the Molly Murphy series by Rhys Bowen
    Lincoln's Hundred Days by Louis P. Masur
    Amazonia by James Rollins
    And then there are the bookshelves of books to be read...it's never ending.
  • TamAD48
    TamAD48 Posts: 387
    Working on 2 different ones of short stories......The complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft....The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
    Am alternating books with each story that I read.


    Poe is on my list after I'm done with Mary Shelley! Love his work, he was a Gothic mastermind.


    they are my 2 all time favorites....check out Lovecraft if you haven't already read his
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    Working on 2 different ones of short stories......The complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft....The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
    Am alternating books with each story that I read.


    Poe is on my list after I'm done with Mary Shelley! Love his work, he was a Gothic mastermind.


    they are my 2 all time favorites....check out Lovecraft if you haven't already read his

    I certainly will thanks for the tip!
  • meganepreston
    meganepreston Posts: 487 Member
    I buy all my books at garage sales and they sit on my shelves for a long time, so I'm kind of sporadic and always out of date with what I'm reading.

    Currently in the middle of each:
    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (lost it for a couple months, then found it cleaning!)
    Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley (sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind- pretty light reading, and I already knew the characters, so I like this one a lot so far)
    Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (About to finish this one tonight. Makes me excited for my travels this summer!)
    Nepal by Lonely Planet (to prepare for aforementioned travels)

    Yay!
  • AntShanny
    AntShanny Posts: 359 Member
    I buy all my books at garage sales and they sit on my shelves for a long time, so I'm kind of sporadic and always out of date with what I'm reading.

    Currently in the middle of each:
    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (lost it for a couple months, then found it cleaning!)
    Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley (sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind- pretty light reading, and I already knew the characters, so I like this one a lot so far)
    Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (About to finish this one tonight. Makes me excited for my travels this summer!)
    Nepal by Lonely Planet (to prepare for aforementioned travels)

    Yay!

    Absolutely loved Eat, Pray, Love...made me want to follow in her footsteps!
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    I buy all my books at garage sales and they sit on my shelves for a long time, so I'm kind of sporadic and always out of date with what I'm reading.

    Currently in the middle of each:
    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (lost it for a couple months, then found it cleaning!)
    Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley (sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind- pretty light reading, and I already knew the characters, so I like this one a lot so far)
    Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (About to finish this one tonight. Makes me excited for my travels this summer!)
    Nepal by Lonely Planet (to prepare for aforementioned travels)

    Yay!

    I love Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (I had a similar cleaning up experience with Homers the Odyssey. Lost presumably forever then one day whilst hoovering there it was down the side of the sofa!!!)

    I really hope you have a great time on your travels!
  • annwyatt69
    annwyatt69 Posts: 727 Member
    So as the subject line suggests what is on your reading list at the moment?

    Personally speaking I am midway through Moby **** by Herman Melville. but more excitedly my next book is Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.....Can't wait to start it, what about you, what's on your reading list?

    Did not care for Frankenstein by Shelley at all. I found Dracula rather tedious. Right now I am reading Dante's Inferno. Assigned college reading. :(
  • 20tulipgirl20
    20tulipgirl20 Posts: 99
    The Executioner's Song and On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    What's on my bookshelf? Knicknacks and dust bunnies. We read electronically these days.
  • jsidel126
    jsidel126 Posts: 694 Member
    Book Yourself Solid and Selling the Invisible...
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    So as the subject line suggests what is on your reading list at the moment?

    Personally speaking I am midway through Moby **** by Herman Melville. but more excitedly my next book is Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.....Can't wait to start it, what about you, what's on your reading list?

    Did not care for Frankenstein by Shelley at all. I found Dracula rather tedious. Right now I am reading Dante's Inferno. Assigned college reading. :(

    That's another one on my MUST READ list....If you don't mind me asking, what didn't you like about Shelley's Frankenstein or Stokers Dracula?
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    Book Yourself Solid and Selling the Invisible...

    Would I be right in thinking they are self help books?
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    What's on my bookshelf? Knicknacks and dust bunnies. We read electronically these days.

    I'm old school I love the feel and smell of the printed word.
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    The Executioner's Song and On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

    So I take it you like military matters or is this some reading for your studies?
  • neonemesis
    neonemesis Posts: 74 Member
    working through game of thrones before watching the series

    next up ian irvines three worlds series from start to finish.
  • 20tulipgirl20
    20tulipgirl20 Posts: 99
    The Executioner's Song and On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

    So I take it you like military matters or is this some reading for your studies?

    More or less, I like to know of newer research with everything and having knowledge to back up my opinions and thoughts
  • regosaki
    regosaki Posts: 265 Member
    The Executioner's Song and On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

    So I take it you like military matters or is this some reading for your studies?

    More or less, I like to know of newer research with everything and having knowledge to back up my opinions and thoughts

    Visited the military museum here in Paris last week it is amazing to think that for hundreds of years human beings have been doing their up most to commit violent acts upon one another. All the ancient knights in armour stuff is OK as it goes but it doesn't really connect with us as modern people, but, when you get to the ww2 section, especially the collection of items taken from the death camps it really is quite thought provoking.

    Anyway if you ever make it down this way I recommend it as a great day out (that sounds wrong, but it really is very interesting)
  • 20tulipgirl20
    20tulipgirl20 Posts: 99
    The Executioner's Song and On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

    So I take it you like military matters or is this some reading for your studies?

    More or less, I like to know of newer research with everything and having knowledge to back up my opinions and thoughts

    Visited the military museum here in Paris last week it is amazing to think that for hundreds of years human beings have been doing their up most to commit violent acts upon one another. All the ancient knights in armour stuff is OK as it goes but it doesn't really connect with us as modern people, but, when you get to the ww2 section, especially the collection of items taken from the death camps it really is quite thought provoking.

    Anyway if you ever make it down this way I recommend it as a great day out (that sounds wrong, but it really is very interesting)

    The museum sounds incredible!
  • totallydevious
    totallydevious Posts: 309 Member
    Anyone on Goodreads.com or have the app?

    Totally Devious on there. :)
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    What's on my bookshelf? Knicknacks and dust bunnies. We read electronically these days.

    I'm old school I love the feel and smell of the printed word.

    Same here. I'm currently wearing a shirt that has a bookshelf on it and says, "Books - No electricity required". :laugh:
  • nolarun93
    nolarun93 Posts: 56
    50 Shades of Grey ;)
  • aformeat34
    aformeat34 Posts: 7 Member
    Currently reading Jane Eyre and when I need a change I am reading Home Invasion by Johnstone.
  • Jenrosa28
    Jenrosa28 Posts: 732 Member
    Finished 50 Shades of Grey trilogy!!! ;)

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