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Richard 77
Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 4153 Location: Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Posted: 12/31/19 11:17 pm ::: What I'm reading 2020 |
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Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
War of the Spark - Ravnica by Greg Weisman
Planning to read Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (after I obtain and read her first.)
What I'm writing -
Saving Ava
Spirit and Calliope - First Responders - Book 1 one the Mimickers series._________________ If you cannot inspire yourself to read a book about women's basketball, or any book about women's sports, you cannot inspire any young girl or boy to write a book about them. http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Richardstrek
Adding: Write Funko. The WNBA should have Pops. |
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justintyme
Joined: 08 Jul 2012 Posts: 8407 Location: Northfield, MN
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Posted: 01/01/20 1:12 pm ::: |
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Reread of The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
_________________ ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67111 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 01/01/20 1:17 pm ::: |
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Good Enough: The Tolerance for Mediocrity in Nature and Society by Daniel S. Milo
_________________ I'm sick and tired of the stories that you always tell
Shakespeare couldn't tell a story that well
See, you're the largest liar that was ever created
You and Pinocchio are probably related
Full of criss-crossed fits, you lie all the time
Your tongue should be embarrassed, you're a threat to mankind
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16380 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 01/01/20 10:49 pm ::: |
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At 40-years-old I figured it was finally time remedy a ridiculous hole in my reading history. I am finally reading my first Toni Morrison book, "The Bluest Eye."
Finally.
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Richard 77
Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 4153 Location: Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Posted: 01/17/20 4:30 am ::: |
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Daughter of Moloka'i was a good book. A part of the book was an enlightening look at the internment camps of Japanese Americans during WWII and post-war America for them._________________ If you cannot inspire yourself to read a book about women's basketball, or any book about women's sports, you cannot inspire any young girl or boy to write a book about them. http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Richardstrek
Adding: Write Funko. The WNBA should have Pops. |
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Richard 77
Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 4153 Location: Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Posted: 01/28/20 10:59 pm ::: |
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I finished War of the Spark. It was a good story but was difficult to read. There's a sequel out there somewhere.
Dropped everything to start reading two new books. Barracoon, The Story of the Last Black Cargo by Zora Neale Hurston for my book discussion group and I just downloaded and began reading American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Boy. What a controversy this book has._________________ If you cannot inspire yourself to read a book about women's basketball, or any book about women's sports, you cannot inspire any young girl or boy to write a book about them. http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Richardstrek
Adding: Write Funko. The WNBA should have Pops. |
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67111 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 02/01/20 2:12 pm ::: |
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Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now by Andre Perry
_________________ I'm sick and tired of the stories that you always tell
Shakespeare couldn't tell a story that well
See, you're the largest liar that was ever created
You and Pinocchio are probably related
Full of criss-crossed fits, you lie all the time
Your tongue should be embarrassed, you're a threat to mankind
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Youth Coach
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 4761
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Posted: 02/19/20 7:36 pm ::: |
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If you are looking for a high octane thriller to read, you might try Matthew Quirk's Hour of the Assassin. You can check out my Mystery Scene magazine review of the book HERE. |
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Youth Coach
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 4761
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Posted: 02/20/20 11:10 pm ::: |
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Here's my Mystery Scene review of the Michael Stanley mystery Facets of Death. |
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Youth Coach
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Youth Coach
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fancy_daniel
Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 4489 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: 04/25/20 12:00 pm ::: |
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Forgot about this thread. Thus far, read ...
Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
Educated, Tara Westover
The Family Upstairs, Lisa Jewell
Mastery, Robert Greene
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Youth Coach
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 4761
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Posted: 04/25/20 12:07 pm ::: |
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Robyn Gigl's By Way of Sorrow
Leonard Goldberg's The Art of Deception
Jim Starlin's Dreadstar Omnibus Volume 1
James R. Benn's The First Wave |
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Youth Coach
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 4761
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Posted: 05/04/20 9:56 am ::: |
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I finished reading the Sheila Connolly mystery One Bad Apple and the Jay Faerber graphic novel Over My Dead Body. |
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16380 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 05/04/20 10:11 am ::: |
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Yesterday, I finished Kevin Wilson's "Nothing to See Here." It is a weird but really lovely book about human connection and children who catch on fire. Highly recommended.
I was the 32nd book I have read this year. Quarantine has been very good for my reading and audiobook habits.
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67111 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 05/04/20 10:17 am ::: |
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Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
_________________ I'm sick and tired of the stories that you always tell
Shakespeare couldn't tell a story that well
See, you're the largest liar that was ever created
You and Pinocchio are probably related
Full of criss-crossed fits, you lie all the time
Your tongue should be embarrassed, you're a threat to mankind
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Youth Coach
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 4761
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Posted: 05/08/20 11:30 am ::: |
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I read the C.J. Box thriller Long Range and the Jenn McKinlay mystery Books Can Be Deceiving. |
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Youth Coach
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16380 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 05/26/20 12:55 pm ::: |
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I am gearing up to spend June (Pride month) reading books by and about queer people. I have some set to read, but I would love to hear if others have suggestions.
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16380 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 07/04/20 12:08 pm ::: |
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PUmatty wrote: |
I am gearing up to spend June (Pride month) reading books by and about queer people. I have some set to read, but I would love to hear if others have suggestions. |
Every year for Pride, I spend June reading books by and about queer people. This year, I prioritized books by Black queer authors (though I read others too). Here is what I read:
"Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States" - Samantha Allen
"Liebestrasse" - Lockard Greg
"Anger is a Gift" - Mark Oshiro
"Slave Play" - Jeremy O. Harris
"Wow, No Thank You" - Samantha Irby
"The Color Purple" - Alice Walker
"The Hidden Law" - Michael Nava
"Maurice" - E.M. Forster
"Lot" - Bryan Washington
"Here For It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America" - R. Eric Thomas
I recommend all of them to different extents, with the major exception of "Anger Is a Gift," which was just terrible.
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Youth Coach
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myrtle
Joined: 02 May 2008 Posts: 32341
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Posted: 08/09/20 9:37 pm ::: |
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The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye - a novel about early 20th century racism/queerness in Portland. A really good book.
Some fun mystery novels from Peter Lovesay
re-read an oldie - Hanta Yo: by Ruth Beebe Hill a heartbreaker about White men treatment of American Indians.
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45
By: Barbara W. Tuchman - fascinating background to where we're at today. I read this partially because of a personal story. My Dad was a flyer in WWII and stayed in the service after the war. He flew Stillwell back to the States from the nuclear tests at Atu and had a funny story about it.
_________________ For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
- Amanda Gorman
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pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 67111 Location: Where the action is
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Posted: 08/10/20 2:31 pm ::: |
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A rare foray into fiction: Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
_________________ I'm sick and tired of the stories that you always tell
Shakespeare couldn't tell a story that well
See, you're the largest liar that was ever created
You and Pinocchio are probably related
Full of criss-crossed fits, you lie all the time
Your tongue should be embarrassed, you're a threat to mankind
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Youth Coach
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16380 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 09/12/20 12:25 pm ::: |
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I am almost done re-reading Susan Choi's "Trust Exercise" (2019 National Book Award winner) for a book club. I know it is quite divisive, but I think it is absolutely brilliant. Even better the second time.
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