Readers thread: what or who are you reading right now?

[Deleted member 12723]

A man called Ove and my grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by Fredrik Backman Both excellent and charming books to read. I liked the first one so much I had to get the other too. Just starting that one.

 

[Teasel]

I loved what you had to say about a man called ove, and have downloaded a sample to my kindle :)

I've ordered an actual physical book from amazon, second hand - it will come from America as they don't seem to have a copy in the uk - it 's about how humans connect to others. The science of it.

Amy Banks
Wired to Connect: The Surprising Link Between Brain Science and Strong, Healthy Relationships

My therapist suggested it some time ago and I just got round to ordering it.

 

[expectingbetter]

Das Parfum Die Geschichte eines Mörders
(Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
Patrick Süskind

I am struggling with it as my concentration is very poor in this worst spell of depression

 

[KeepItSimple]

Current Book,
After recently completing "The Temptation of St. Anthony," by Gustave Flaubert, I am currently listing to the audio book of Bernard Shaw's, "Juluis Caesar and Cleopatra."

 

[mumstheword]

The Tempest by William Shakespeare (for uni, literary theory unit)
The Starseed Transmissions by Ken Carey (my fav modern prophet)
Literary Theory by Mary Klages, also for uni

 

[The Albatross]

No reading for me this week, every time I'd try... I'd fall asleep in 2 minutes or less. Mister thought it was funny. Off though tomorrow so can do some.

 

[Friday]

every time I'd try... I'd fall asleep in 2 minutes or less. Mister thought it was funny

Bedtime reading!

 

[Anrish]

@expectingbetter Are you reading it in German?! :eek: Wow! ...I have to admit I tried and I couldn't stand the style. :unsure::whistling:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - currently reading all of the series again.

 

[expectingbetter]

No @Anrish, that would be miracle, I struggle even with Croatian :ninja:, it's translated in very difficult for understanding way, it simply doesn't go smoothly:notworthy:

 

[user44376]

The Passing of an Illusion by Francois Furet. Very heavy history/polysci. Amazing writer but so erudite every paragraph is dense with info and insight. All of it amazing. Gonna need 2-3 reads to even remotely ingest in full.

 

[Ronin]

it's translated in very difficult for understanding way

That, or JKR overuses complicated adjectives and faded expressions for the sound of 'magic' like a boss where the same thing could be said easier.

<past Harry's summer holidays, just stopped being able to read altogether for the moment, much less in a different script he was on>

 

[expectingbetter]

Alessandro Baricco
SILK

I love it so far :giggle: