What are y'all reading now?

[sparky33]

Greenglass House.
it turns out my daughter's fiction recommendations are good dad-reads too.

[MaraudingWalrus]

A stack of things for the new semester.

Three books about colonial Florida: "Florida's Frontiers," "The Forgotten Centuries: Indians and Europeans in the American South 1521-1704," and "he Enterprise of Florida: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and the Spanish Conquest of 1565-1568" for a class called Colonial Florida. So far all the reading is mostly about the Spanish period. Seems like most of the class will be about that era.

A book called "The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life" for an art history class centered around Disney. Haven't read much more than the introduction yet, but looks interesting and is a nice change of pace for me.

a book titled "In Pursuit of a Unity: A Political History of the American South" for a class called Southern Politics. Have skimmed a few chapters. Sitting down with it for real this evening and tomorrow to get moving.

[Waldo]

I read the crap news that Dario died a few minutes ago. And before that, I was reading Terry Pratchett's Night Watch.

[zlin]

Just ordered the sun does shine from my local lib.

[mt2u77]

Water Margin.

I recently was in China for business and went to the Peking Opera. One of the acts was based on a scene from Water Margin in which Song Jiang kills his wife Yan Poxi. The book is considered one of the 4 classic novels of Chinese literature, so I thought I'd get all cultured and give it a go.

I'm surprised how entertaining it is (if a bit long winded) and relatable given it was written some 500 years ago.

[exapkib]

Also prepping a new class for a new semester--Displacement and Exile in Modern Arabic Literature. Some really wonderful books out there.

"The Return," Hisham Matar--memoir telling the story of the author's return to Libya from his 'home' in London after the fall of the Qaddafi regime. Just beautiful--reflections on family, relationships, exile, homeland.

"I Saw Ramallah," Mourid al-Barghouti--another memoir (more poetic than novelistic) reflecting on his return to his family's home in Ramallah after living most of his life in refugee camps in Jordan. Stunning.

"We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled," translated and compiled by Wendy Pearlman--A compilation of interviews with displaced Syrians about life in the country before, during, and after the uprisings of the "Arab Spring." Incredible amount of fieldwork to collect the many interviews that make up this book. It really rings true with my experiences living and working in the country. Heart-wrenching.

[kppolich]

Pretty good so far

[William]

A re-read for me but still enjoying it...




William

[AngryScientist]

^^^ that's a good one William. i've read it myself a while back.

this is also a re-read for me, but a great book.

[ptourkin]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

^^^ that's a good one William. i've read it myself a while back.

this is also a re-read for me, but a great book.

The Monkey Wrench Gang was more iconic for some but Desert Solitaire was his best writing. My hero.

[William]

Originally Posted by ptourkin

The Monkey Wrench Gang was more iconic for some but Desert Solitaire was his best writing. My hero.

That brings back some memories, The Monkey Wrench Gang was required reading in one of my college courses. I'll have to check out Desert Solitaire.





William

[ptourkin]

This piece about Desert Solitaire popped up yesterday. I saved it to read later:

https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.19/boo...OJMoKkPLuHMhgA

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by ptourkin

This piece about Desert Solitaire popped up yesterday. I saved it to read later:

https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.19/boo...OJMoKkPLuHMhgA

printed for the train ride this afternoon, thanks.

[72gmc]

Turns out I've never read The Martian Chronicles. So I'm starting it this week.

[metalheart]

Filling in some gaps in my understanding about the war ...