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Jul 01, 2021 07:01AM
I'm about 80% through Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I've also started From Here to Eternity: The Restored Edition by James Jones.
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One of those quirky British stories that took a bit to gain traction, but liking it now: What Hetty Did.
Catching up on classics: A Tale of Two Cities and a book by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin called We which purportedly influenced Orwell in writing 1984,
Just finished reading Nevada. Currently reading Swimming in The Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski and The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
TimInCalifornia wrote: "Catching up on classics: A Tale of Two Cities and a book by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin called We which purportedly influenced Orwell in writing [book..."I've read We and recommend it to anyone who wants to know the history of dystopian literature.
just finished Kate in Waiting today! doesnt focus on the queer relationship primarily but still a good read :)
Also reading ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer.
Eugene wrote: "I've read We and recommend it to anyone who wants to know the history of dystopian literature"I've added it to my to-read list as I love a good dyspoia, but it will probably take me a long time to get to it as i have so many books to read!
I have just finished a short collection of Thomas Gray's poems, his life seems very interesting, he wrote beautiful letters to a younger man he fell in love with
currently reading The Song of Achilles! 💘💘
Now on Monopolies Of Loss/Adam Mars Jones which was recommended by a local book group in 2019
Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a MovementJust finished Buying Gay by David K. Johnson. Well researched and really interested look at physique publications dating back to the 1940s. Check it out!
I just finished As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned by Paula Stone Williams.
Jeferson wrote: "I'm reading As Coisas, about the life of Brazilian gay men, Confissões de uma Máscara, and On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. I'm also trying to read mo..."I loved On Earth... How are you liking it?
I just finished Yes, Daddy, which was very dark and The Guncle, which was more deep than I had expected. I think I'll start Hamnet next.
I have finished Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder, which I loved. It is a powerful book. I am reading now a collection of stories from the Italian author Christian Raimo: La vita che verrà.
Scott wrote: "I just finished Yes, Daddy, which was very dark ."was it good dark, or a bit too much?
I’m currently reading The Invisible life of Addie LaRue!
So far, I've read Rubyfruit Jungle, Fahrenheit 451, and If You Could Be Mine. I am currently reading White Houses and once I'm finished with that, I think I will move onto some of the Sarah Waters books I recently bought since I'm trying to work my way through all of her published works.I'm also reading A New Psychology Of Men for my thesis. :)
I have just finished Fairywing by D.H. Torkavian, I really enjoyed it
For a challenge at another group, I'm reading Justice for the Damned, mystery set in 12th century. Mentioning of here as there is a recurring gay character in the series; author does a realistic job with his feelings.
Johann Hari, Chasing the Scream: the First and Last Days of the War on Drugs. It's a real eye-opener, since this war started pretty much the day after Prohibition was repealed because a government bureaucracy needed something to do.
Eugene wrote: "I'm about 80% through Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I've also started From Here to Eternity: The Restored Edition by James Jones."I loved Anna Karenina, amazing!
I just started The Jasmine Throne and im about 1/3 of the way through it! It definitely doesn't have the tone I was expecting, but not in a bad way. I'm still having mixed feelings about it, but I'm excited to continue!
The Strangler Vine, action/adventure tale (technically billed as a mystery) set in 1830s India (East India Company in charge at the time). Main characters "officially straight" but definitely a homoerotic tone. Presents the dark side of colonialism effectively, rather than a sledgehammer approach.
Started reading The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, I have tried to read this a couple times before and always ended up stalling out in the first chapter or two... I am past that this time so I think I am locked in!
Currently reading 2 books (non-fiction)1- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? By Beverly Daniel Tatum
2- Reasons to stay alive by Matt Haig
I just reread the House of Hades, it's so good.
Just finished “The song of Achilles” and “Nonviolent communication: A language of life”… now reading “A thousand splendid suns”. Diverse on genres these days.
Just finished reading Michael Cashman's wonderful heart warming autobiography One of Them: From Albert Square to Parliament Square.My short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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