What book are you reading now?

daughteroftheKing · Nov 10, 2019

Cuchculan said:
You will love this book. Sad and funny. All his own writing. He always kept journals. Thought been rich and famous would cure his anxiety / panic attacks. Found that was not the case. He coped using drink and drugs. Easy book to read.

I will have to check it out! Thank you.

He Man · Nov 11, 2019

thewayiam said:
One of the most personally influential books I've read this year was Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, all 12 of them. You do not have to be a stoic to find his philosophy of use for dealing with anxiety.

He has a lot of great thoughts that I carry with me..

I read Marcus Aurelius about 15 years ago.. and I quote his thought from time to time: (paraphrasing) What is bad for the hive, is bad for the bee.

A great summation of our social reality..

amnalehu · Dec 28, 2019

City of God by Augustine. Well, not reading but listening to the audio version

smilingsoul · Dec 29, 2019

I just finished Foundation, by Isaac Asimov. Thought I owed it to myself as an avowed fan of science fiction to read one of the classics. I liked it fine, but the grammar and phraseology seem so stilted to my modern ears. The characters and plot development are amazing though. I'm also reading The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. My parents had "On Children" framed in our house growing up, and its been a very influential part of my general philosophy.

Relle · Jan 1, 2020

Just finished reading a book called Hope in the Dark last night. Now I'm going to get back on reading To Kill A Mockingbird. Got it last year but never really got around to finishing it.

He Man · Jan 20, 2020

A cool, quick read. Published in 1979, it's the series premiere of the Bill Bixby' Hulk converted in to a soft cover, captioned picture book.. I saw it on eBay and couldn't resist..

smilingsoul · Jan 22, 2020

I'm reading Solaris now, which I understand has been made into a movie more than once. Apparently it must be hard to transition the story from the page to the screen, because I don't think I heard of either one (so I assume they weren't very good). The book is very weird, so I'm getting a feel for why that might be the case.

ScaredyKat · Jan 27, 2020

I'm not a big fiction reader - Agatha Christie is usually about it. But I am recently on a mission to read more fiction books, so I dabbled in Wilbur A Smith (historical with violence and some interesting parallels), before focusing on australian novels by Norman Lindsay and then Robbery Under Arms which was one of the best books I've ever read. The main character had so many opportunities to straighten out, but continually misses or ignores or puts things off. The fact I could see these missed opportunities though they were not firmly spelled out I thought was amazing and shows how far I've come as a person.

LittleMissCatastrophe · Feb 17, 2020

Currently re-reading "Shadow and Bone" by Leigh Bardugo .
I really love a good witchy fantasy, and I am really into young adult books. It's light, easy read, and it's a trilogy so it's gonna relax my mind for a few weeks

bin_tenn · Feb 17, 2020

Now reading "Three Days at the Brink: FDR's Daring Gamble to Win World War II". Really enjoying it so far.

Kjrj · Feb 20, 2020

I just finished The Institute by Stephen King and Permanent Record by Edward Snowden.
Both were very good reads.

He Man · Feb 23, 2020

Account of Christopher Columbus' son (Hernando) who compiled one of the greatest libraries of his era. Starts with how Columbus' exploits shaped his young son (and his book collecting habits). I'm about 50 pages in, interesting so far..

MainerMikeBrown · Feb 23, 2020

Now I'm reading a book about cockatiels, although I'm mostly looking at the cute pictures of cockatiels that they have in this book.

He Man · Feb 24, 2020

MainerMikeBrown said:
Now I'm reading a book about cockatiels, although I'm mostly looking at the cute pictures of cockatiels..

I relate; I did something similar recently.. I picked up a large hard cover on astronomy. It had text (that I selectively read), but I was mostly in to the photos & diagrams of the planets & stars. The photos were basically entertaining and informative enough on their own..

MarciKS · Mar 1, 2020

Don't Blink by James Patterson & Howard Roughan

LittleMissCatastrophe · Mar 7, 2020

Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior and Feel Great by Jeffrey Young
It's a book about why you have problems that you do ( anxiety, depression, social anxiety, picking the wrong partners, being in bad relationship ...) reasons you have these problems, and steps how to overcome it. It's like a work book

He Man · Mar 8, 2020

Graphic novel on the life of Edvard Munch, artist who created the iconic Scream..
Just started reading last night, so I haven't formed an opinion on it yet. I assume it'll cover Munch's lifelong mental health struggles..

heroiceroica · Mar 10, 2020

He Man have you read Livy’s History of Rome? It’s one of my favorite books, but nothing beats Jawaharlal Nehru’s Glimpses of World History. That book changed my perspective on everything, not just history.
Regarding the actual question, I’ve recently been reading some of Oscar Wilde’s poems and essays. And revisiting HP Lovecraft

He Man · Mar 10, 2020

heroiceroica said:
He Man have you read Livy’s History of Rome? It’s one of my favorite books..

no, I haven't.. But I know it's a famous, well respected account of Rome. I'll have to see if they have it in my public library.
Most of my history reading is American Civil War (& Reconstruction). I've also really gotten in to Columbus (& the age of European exploration/colonization). peace

jantheman · Apr 2, 2020

Rinka said:
Hi everyone,
I was just checking my kindle and you know how this is... I have loads of books but nothing to read! Well that’s a lie, I’m reading Stephen Kings -IT, which i think everyone knows one way or the other.

What are you reading right now?

rereading clan of the cave bears. when am anxious it helps if it is a book i read before..easier to focus

What book are you reading now?

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