What book are you currently reading?

[barefootbob]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Two of my kids are big Potter fans so I decided to read some of them.
Enjoying it much more than I thought I would.

[PaulL]

Somehow, I got from following XKCD to a couple of other webcomics, one of which is “Check, Please,” a hockey story. It follows the college career of a gay former figure skater turned hockey player who winds up playing hockey at a fictional liberal arts college in the Boston area. It’s such a well-researched depiction of the world of hockey that, much to my surprise, the result is that I’ve become a fan of the Boston Bruins and am now watching major-league sports for the first time in my life. :shaking head in disbelief:

[SlowBurnMary]

I’ve been reading this novel version on the Mahabharata, as told from the female perspective of Draupadi/Panchaali (a demi-goddess I’ve long been interested in, as she had 5 demi-god husbands, brothers who had one-year sojourns as her consort before being switched out, lolol). These stories are very familiar to most folks of Hindu Indian origin, but I only know them from studying the Bhagavad Gita and watching Peter Brook’s theatrical film production from 1989, several times!

I can’t keep the characters straight - I mix up characters whose names start with similar letters like “Dh” - but with perserverance it’s become very enjoyable. Divakaruni’s other book “The Mistress of Spices” is much more accessible to non-Indians, an adventure in spices & personalities - but I do love a good challenge, so have kept reading this book! Highly recommend to anyone with an interest in eastern philosophy’s core myths.

[CFLBob]

XKCD has been a regular read of mine for a long time. The voyage from reading comics to following professional hockey is stunning.

[Dhoward]

I thought this would be an interesting read. Originally written in 1972.

[Meerkatsandy]

[rettakat]

I listen to a lot of audiobooks, free from our library. My all time favorite was the Miles Vorkosigan series, by Lois McMaster Bujold. About 17 books in the series, and I was sorry when it ended! If you love sci fi fiction (some have also called it a space opera), I can recommend this one. The author has that amazing ability to create a whole universe that feels real to the reader (or in my case the listener) and it draws you into the story and the lives of the characters . Loved it! It’s been awhile since I heard it, and am thinking of starting it again!

Here is a website that suggests reading them in chronological order, and gives the list and other info: https://vorkosigan.fandom.com/wiki/Vorkosigan_Saga

[RightNOW]

“Sailing Alone Around the World” by Joshua Slocum. A memoir published in 1900 by the first person to circumnavigate the world solo.

Back in the dark ages, I was Stage Manager at my local college, for all the evening performances. We had a series where various people would come and speak. One of the speakers was an australian woman who sailed solo around the world. She was young when she began. She figured welding her own boat would be like sewing with metal, how hard could it be? LOL! She was entertaining and interesting and seemed a really nice person. What courage it must take to do that.

[atomicspacebunny]

I can’t stop reading this book, it is awesome!

A peek inside:

Did a post here about it a long time ago:

https://www.ketogenicforums.com/t/turning-oncology-upside-down-how-to-starve-cancer-by-jane-mclelland/88623

[atomicspacebunny]

Another book I’m currently reading mostly about esoteric knowledge of hidden energy in stones or geomancy and how it interacts with human life force (subatomic nuclear radiation & chain reactions):

A peek inside:

[RightNOW]

I tend to read a few books at a time, in different categories. I’m currently reading these three, in fiction, biography, and individuation categories:

Classic Science Fiction

Classic for mystics

Fascinating look at an interesting guy – and
a terrifyingly parallel-to-now reality situation

[PaulL]

I’ve read most of Bujold’s books, and although she has slowed down with the Vorkosigan saga, she is still writing about those characters. The two latest, which I enjoyed greatly, are Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance and Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen. The former gives more insight into the life and motivations of Ivan Vorpatril, the second completely recasts our understanding of Aral’s and Cordelia’s marriage. Both books are beautifully written.

I also recommend the novels written in the Chalion universe: The Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, and The Hallowed Hunt. I believe that Bujold herself is not particularly religious, but her insight into her characters’ spiritual journeys in these books is profound. As someone whose vocational discernment has led him in some intriguing directions, I can testify that she knows whereof she writes. They are also great stories, even for those who don’t care about the spiritual dimension of the characters’ lives.

There are also her Sharing Knife novels, but those I haven’t been able to get into, for some reason.

[barefootbob]

[Meerkatsandy]

How’s the book?
I bought her IP and I was a little disappointed

[barefootbob]

So far so good but I really just started it. A lot of explanation and science up front. Recipes look good. I don’t know how many I’ll make but I’ll try a few and maybe try some on the kids.

I never found an instant pot book that I really liked and had a few.
Then again, I like cookbooks but usually never actually follow recipes. I tend to look over a recipe then make it how I want to.

[Choupette]

I’m finishing a pretty average whodunit (“La Quatrième Porte” by Paul Haltier), starting an Amélie Nothomb book (“Ni d’Ève ni d’Adam”), which is going to be either awesome or seriously bad like every one of her stories (that woman cannot do average, which is pretty wonderful on its own), I’m taking my time with a self-help book by Pete Walker (“Complex PTSD - From Surviving to Thriving”) which requires a tad too much emotional willpower than I can spare at the moment even though this is a very helpful resource, and I’ve got “Body by Science” waiting on my e-book reader. So many books, so little time…

[patricklfw]

[Enigmae]

I like philosophy and history, this is part minimalism and stoicism or aestheticism.

[Meerkatsandy]

Pre-keto, I loved cookbooks, I bought one each month. I had a dream of my own kitchen with huge shelves filled with all sorts of cookbooks. As time went on, I realized that I only do about 5 recipes from each book, so I stopped buying them
I followed Maria Emmerich FB group in the beginning of keto and I got my IP for christmas in 2018, so I pre-ordered, excited to have fun with my IP. The book disappointed me and I wish I would have waited for the reviews…but then again, she has such a large following of people that will give her 5 stars no matter what she does. A few weeks after my IP book arrived, she published an e-book with a bunch of other IP recipes that she didn’t put in the book - I got angry, because I just bought a book and now I have to buy another that has some great recipes she posted during the pre-ordee stage?!? I left her groups and that was it.

And the more time I was on keto, the less and less complex my dishes became, so I really don’t need cookbooks anymore: it’s just one pan, meat, eggs, butter, EVOO and salad .

Do let me know if you like Carnivore, once you read it

[OldDoug]

The author was 28 years old when the book came out - amazing.