What are you currently reading?
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What are you currently reading?
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Re: What are you currently reading?
I have decided to start House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power by James Carroll. The basic premise of the book, according to its back flap, is that the Pentagon is essentially a rogue organization beyond the control of civilian leadership and serves, effectvely, to undermine national security.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
"The haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson. Not as awesome as Poe's "The fall of house of Usher" but I gave it a shot
"From childhood's hour I have not been as others were
I have not seen as others saw
I could not bring my passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken my sorrow
I could not awake my heart to joy at the same tone
And all I loved - I loved alone"
E.A.Poe
I have not seen as others saw
I could not bring my passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken my sorrow
I could not awake my heart to joy at the same tone
And all I loved - I loved alone"
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Re: What are you currently reading?
Aqueda_Veronica.....I see you are a Poe fan. I just read a very good short story by Russell Banks re. Poe. It is called The Caul and is in Banks' collection of short stories called, The Angel on the Roof.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
Machine Man by Max Barry, an author recommended by a member here on Booktalk (Avid Reader). Here's the publisher's blurb:
Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It’s not a tragedy. It’s an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.
Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.
A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man’s quest for ultimate self-improvement.
And the author's website:
http://maxbarry.com/machineman/
I'm about halfway through and loving it!
Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It’s not a tragedy. It’s an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.
Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.
A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man’s quest for ultimate self-improvement.
And the author's website:
http://maxbarry.com/machineman/
I'm about halfway through and loving it!
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Re: What are you currently reading?
Thanks so much for the awesome tip Lindad_Amatolindad_amato wrote:Aqueda_Veronica.....I see you are a Poe fan. I just read a very good short story by Russell Banks re. Poe. It is called The Caul and is in Banks' collection of short stories called, The Angel on the Roof.
Just found the story online and read it in one go, even though usually I hate reading e-books. Such a fascinating piece, loved it!
"From childhood's hour I have not been as others were
I have not seen as others saw
I could not bring my passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken my sorrow
I could not awake my heart to joy at the same tone
And all I loved - I loved alone"
E.A.Poe
I have not seen as others saw
I could not bring my passions from a common spring
From the same source I have not taken my sorrow
I could not awake my heart to joy at the same tone
And all I loved - I loved alone"
E.A.Poe
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Re: What are you currently reading?
Aqueda_Veronica wrote:Thanks so much for the awesome tip Lindad_Amatolindad_amato wrote:Aqueda_Veronica.....I see you are a Poe fan. I just read a very good short story by Russell Banks re. Poe. It is called The Caul and is in Banks' collection of short stories called, The Angel on the Roof.
Just found the story online and read it in one go, even though usually I hate reading e-books. Such a fascinating piece, loved it!
So glad you enjoyed it. I hope you'll join our next Fiction Discussion.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
Yesterday I started The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf. I requested it from the local library quite some time ago. I must of wanted to read it. Gotta feeling it will be too depressing though. I'll give it the 50 page rule.