June 4, 2013
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What Are You Reading? #8
What I’m reading at the moment is The Fairy Rebel by Lynne Reid Banks. I’m about 30 pages in and I like it so far. It has a fun story, I like the characters and I’m looking forward to reading more of it.What are you reading?
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I recently started 2 books. One is Limitless, by Nic Vujicic, a quadrapelegic who doesn’t let that stop him from doing anything he puts his mind to. He has led and active life and became a world traveling motivational speaker.
The second book is called Daily Dose of Knowledge which has a different topic for every day of the year. It’s educational and covers all sorts of topics in the fields of science, music, art, literature, history, biographies, and misc. one field for specific day of the week, like yesterday was Monday so it was science, and the daily topic was cloning. Next Monday’s topic will also be in science, but might be about antibiotics resistance, or chaos theory, or erosion. Since each entry is concise, presented in a one page format, it should be easy to keep up with.
The last book I read was the guide book for London, starting on Cuba soon.
I’m reading So Long and Thanks For All the Fish. Also, trying desperately to get my kids to let me read The BFG Roald Dahl to them, because I think it’s hilarious.
Dear Eden,
Just finished “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief” by Lawrence Wright. I’ve been waiting for Stephen King’s “Joyland” which debuts today, but it isn’t on Kindle yet. (I’m salivating for King’s “Doctor Sleep” to come out in Sept. It’s about now grown up Dan(ny) Torrance, the little boy from “The Shining”. ) I’m catching up on some classics I never read. Currently, a book of Sherlock Holmes short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
Osiyo,
I rereading the original editions of Nancy Drew Mystery Stories published in the 1930’s. I have the first 17 of them. The thing is I find that they have historical significance, because beginning in 1959 they were updated, rewritten, and condensed. Some of the wording could be considered racist and that was the main reason for rewriting them. The same reason why you will not be able to get the Disney movie “Song of the South” because of the racial undertones. Even though you do here many songs from that movie, “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” being the most famous. Anyway, right now I’m on book 11 “The Clue of the Broken Locket”.
May The Great Spirit’s Blessings Always Be with You!
Nobody Special _:^) “Robin” “Eyes open”
Belgarath the Sorcerer, by David Eddings– I’ve read the Belgariad series (more than once) and Polgara the Sorceress, but I never got around to finishing the Mallorean series or Belgarath the Sorcerer, so I’m working on that now
. The book you’re reading sounds interesting– I love fantasy books 
I am rereading Love, Greg and Lauren, by Greg Manning…and Cloud Atlas.
HUGS!!!
@adamswomanback - What’s Love, Greg and Lauren about?
@TheyCallHerEcho88 - I love fantasy books too. The book you’re reading sounds good.
@Traveler_In_Time - I’ve read the first Nancy Drew book, but I think it was the updated edition. I’ve heard that they were updated and rewritten some because some of the stuff in them could be considered racist. I haven’t read the originals yet, but I’d like to one day and then read the updated editions to see the differences.
@baldmike2004 - I haven’t read any books by Stephen King, but I’ve watched many movies/minseries that are based on his books. I did read a book by his one son, Joe Hill, called 20th Century Ghosts which I thought was good.
@promisesunshine - I’ve heard The BFG is good although I haven’t read it myself. I might read it sometime.
@my_final_username - Cool.
@Crystalinne - Both books sound good.
@Shining_Garnet - Lauren Manning was injured (severely burned) in the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
She shouldn’t have lived, but she did! While she was in the hospital (sedated for over month and then in care for a few more months), her husband Greg sat down almost every night and e-mailed their family, friends, and co-workers with an update on Lauren’s condition, etc. All his e-mails were then compiled into a book. Later on, she wrote a book, but I haven’t read it. I hope to. In every e-mail from the very first, he ended them “Love, Greg and Lauren”…with hope that she would survive. They had a year old son then…so he would be like 12 or 13 years old now. 