Readers Against Prejudice and Racism discussion

I have just finished reading The Devil Wears Plaid. Now I'm reading The Texan's Wager.

i am currently reading The Perfume..wish to finish it soooooon so that i can start reading Room...heeee:)

How's the Perfume so far?

I am reading Monster Hunters International and I love it. Sarcasm, guns, monsters.... perfect.

That's great to hear Tammy!! I'll have to check out Monster Hunters International sometime!

Lolliepop wrote: "i am currently reading The Perfume..wish to finish it soooooon so that i can start reading Room...heeee:)"

ha...I'm done with Perfume..a book which really describes everything, very detail-ly...a really new genre for me!!try it!!

i am currently reading Room~the first chapter seems interesting..

Jingo, by Terry Pratchett, looks like it might be relevant. In fact most of Pratchett's Discworld novels skewer with satire people who are racist, sexist, nationalistic, or all of the above.

Hmmm...Jingo sounds interesting Cheryl! That sounds like a good book to put on the groups bookshelf!

Ronyell wrote: "Hmmm...Jingo sounds interesting Cheryl! That sounds like a good book to put on the groups bookshelf!"

ooo, good idea guys. I haven't read it and it would be a fun discussion.

The Star RoverEast of Eden

I am currently reading The Star Rover which i got on interlibrary loan and do not want to travel with as I fear losing it. So I am carrying East of Eden around with me right now as its an old paperback that I own.

I think we should read Fish is Fish sometime. I used to read it to my son quite often.

Fish is Fish Its really a children's book but ....won't spoil it for you.

Is Fish is Fish relates to prejudice or racism in a way? It sounds interesting though!

I'm reading way to many books again:

Sarah's Story

Crusade in Jeans (originally in Dutch, reading German translation, Kreuzzug in Jeans, really cool book)

Michel aus Lönneberga. Jubiläumsedition (Astrid Lindgren's Emil series in German translation)

The Kalevala

The Name of the Rose

Mary Poppins

Last Days in Africville (a children's novel about the forced destruction of the African Canadian town of Africville in the middle of the 20th century and the forced relocation of its residents, it would probably be a good book to discuss, except that the title might not be that available in the USA and other countries)

I wanted to read Mary Poppins too Gundula! I'm actually reading Pippi Longstocking and I'm really enjoying the book!

Ronyell wrote: "I wanted to read Mary Poppins too Gundula! I'm actually reading Pippi Longstocking and I'm really enjoying the book!"

Yeah, I liked it a lot better than when I read it when I was a kid. You should probably read the sequels as well, Pippi Goes On Board, Pippi in the South Seas and Pippi On The Run.

Thanks!! I will!

East of Eden

The Iron Time Bomb

The Star Rover

I was reading The Star Rover but we were going to go out of town so I grabbed my paperback copy of East of Eden and then misplaced that so picked up The Iron Time Bomb to remind myself that drinking milk will block iron absorption from meat and tea will block the absorption of iron from veggies. But they should not be taken together as they cancel each other out.

currently reading The Pillar Of The Earth..anyone read it before? the book went out smoothly for now..

Lolliepop wrote: "currently reading The Pillar Of The Earth..anyone read it before? the book went out smoothly for now.."

Yes, I have read it and believe I own a copy. I love that book. I like most all of Ken Follett's books. The only one that was great was The Man from St. Petersburg but I did read the whole thing. I start many books and quit on them. My husband just told me to quit reading one that I wasn't enjoying much.

The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett

by, well, Slash
by Hilary Mantel, and by Timothy Hallinan

I'm reading Being Plumville by Savannah J. Frierson, which is a romance set during the late 1960s between a black woman and a white man who grew up together. Her mother worked as a housekeeper for his family. They were very close, but his mother made her mother keep the two separated, because she felt it was wrong for Benjamin to be so attached to Coralee, a black girl. It is wonderful, and sometimes so painful with its inflinching look at racism and bigotry that I have to put it down and read it in spurts. I highly recommend it, even if you're not normally a romance reader.

That sounds like a great book to read in this group Danielle! I'll have to check it out!

I thought about recommending it, but I know some readers don't like romance.

Oh yeah.

Currently Reading: A Game of Thrones. It is absolutely beautiful.

A Game of Thrones sounds really interesting Danna! I'll have to try it out!

I am reading Song of the Silk Road, by Mingmei Yip. Just finished the Peach Blossom Pavilion by the same author. I really loved it!

Song of the Silk Road sounds great Amber! What is it about?

A young woman is charged with several tasks she has to do during a journey in order to recieve an inheritance. I really loved that book!

I am currently reading "Empire Falls" - a story on the decline of a small town and the lives of it's residents.

Spymaster by Oleg Kalugin: Spymaster: My Thirty-two Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West

It's a autobiography that sets a whole new twist on the cold war timeline.

I'm reading Dancing with Bears. it's post-apocalyptic set in Russia. I like the Russian cultural elements a lot.

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I'm reading Dancing with Bears. it's post-apocalyptic set in Russia. I like the Russian cultural elements a lot."

That sounds interesting! I usually like post-apocalyptic stories!

I like that this one is sort of humorous. I think post-apocalyptic stories tend to be downers, but this one isn't.

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I like that this one is sort of humorous. I think post-apocalyptic stories tend to be downers, but this one isn't."

That's great to hear that's there's actually a post-apocalyptic book that's a bit funny!

Yeah! They seem to almost always be depressing.

I'm currently reading The Graveyard Book and it's pretty interesting so far!