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What are you reading?

I've just read a book called "Garden Spells" - very sweet and fun to read. I loved it! If you need to see the world with a bit more magic in it, have a go ;)
 
Right now it's a biography of a very talented Lithuanian writer, painter, ardent Free Tibet supporter. She was a very special woman indeed, who succumbed to bone cancer almost two years ago.


Next on my night stand is Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende, who I positively adore.
 
Summer Reading?


Has anyone read a good book lately that they would like to share?


I've just finished "Fractured" by Karin Slaughter. She's a great crime novelist and I enjoy her writing. :D


Last week I finished "The Geometry of Sisters" by Luanne Rice and "Handle with Care" by Jodi Picoult. Although I enjoyed both books, they weren't my faves from the authors.


Aili
 
I am currently reading 'Jewish antiquities' by Flavius Josephus.


Not an easy read. :)


Eevee
 
I'm reading a biography of Queen Isabella of England, who was married to Edward II back in the 1300's. It's written by Alison Weir and although a bit dry, it's a fascinating read :)
 
I've got several books on the go right now depending on whatever i'm in the mood for:

  • Reincarnation: A Study in Human Evolution by Th. Pascal
  • The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  • The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson by Robert Southey
  • A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
  • The Complete Idiots Guide to Past Life Regression by Michael R. Hathaway


Anyone else reading anything interesting?
 
I have two on the go right now and about 15 more sitting there waiting for me to dive in :)


Breakneck by Erica Spindler


Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (again)


P.S. The Lovely Bones was good. I read it a long time ago, when it first came out, and it stuck in my mind for quite a while! :)
 
Just finished MJ Rose's "The Memorist"...I liked it, entertaining tale of reincarnation and intrigue.


Currently I am totally engrossed in Kathleen McGowin's "The Book of Love" WOW! What a read! :thumbsup:
 
I'm sorry to say that I can no longer read with the bifocals that the VA hospital gave me five years ago. So, I bought a pair of Pharmacy reading glasses for a couple of bucks. They've made it possible to read anything that I can find on the computer screen, but not actual books, because the type is just too small. So, I've been limited to reading excerpts of books -- especially Carol's.


I've found it both curious and interesting that I've rarely read fiction, unless it's a well-researched historical novel by Kenneth Roberts and Alan Eckert, and the material available on this website has been very satisfying. Years ago people would look at me as if I had a loose screw, whenever they discovered that I used to read textbooks and encyclopedias. I've always had a fascination with German, Latin, ancient Greek and Hebrew; but my life has been too crazy learning HTML, CSS and Javascript to finish the process. There just isn't enough time in one lifetime to cover it all.


-Nightrain
 
The Complete Idiots Guide to Past Life Regression by Michael R. Hathaway
:laugh: I have this book too, but I haven't picked it up in a while.
Nightrain1 said:
I've found it both curious and interesting that I've rarely read fiction
This is true for me too. I enjoy learning. Usually when I'm reading, it's because I want to learn about something.
There just isn't enough time in one lifetime to cover it all.
Ain't that the truth. I don't think I'll ever be able to learn and master everything in this life that I want to. :rolleyes:
 
Sunniva said:
I'm reading a biography of Queen Isabella of England, who was married to Edward II back in the 1300's. It's written by Alison Weir and although a bit dry, it's a fascinating read :)
Alison Weir is cool. I have read a biography of another English (and actually formerly French) queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine.


I am reading Peter Høegs short stories right now, but to tell the truth, I haven't read fiction for over a year.


Skarphedinn
 
I've got her book about Eleanor of Aquitaine too :) I don't have much time to read fiction though - i.e. I read so much during my work day that I'm completely fed up with reading when I have spare time :rolleyes:


I must admit that I've never actually read any of Peter Høgh's novels or short stories. Do you like it?
 
Truthseeker said:
:laugh: I have this book too, but I haven't picked it up in a while.
What did you think of it Truthseeker? Despite the title, I think it's one of the best books I've read on the subject. There's a lot more information in there than other books I've read. Don't be put off by the title, it really is a useful book if you're thinking about having a regression.
 
I'm not laughing at the book itself. I'm only laughing at the title. I actually enjoy reading those "Complete Idiot/For Dumbies" books. I have 3 or 4 of them. Whoever came up with the idea for them was brilliant, breaking down any subject to a level that the average person can easily absorb. As far as the reincarnation version, I do enjoy that one too, but I'm sorry to say that I haven't finished it yet. I forgot about it until it was mentioned here.
 
Sunniva said:
I've got her book about Eleanor of Aquitaine too :) I don't have much time to read fiction though - i.e. I read so much during my work day that I'm completely fed up with reading when I have spare time :rolleyes:
I must admit that I've never actually read any of Peter Høgh's novels or short stories. Do you like it?
I understand this situation with the lack of time. I also read about Isabelle of England in Maurice Druon's The accursed kings - that was one of the books that made me fall in love with the medieval Western Europe, especially the Hundred Years' War.


I definitely like Peter Høeg. Miss Smilla is my favourite. I am reading Forestilling om det tyvende århundrede, my second book I started in Danish (the other is one about Jeanne d'Arc - another favourite from the Hundred Years' War).


Skarphedinn
 
I'm currently reading "Bad Moon Rising" by Ed Morrison. It's a memoir he wrote after his brother was murdered alongside his prom date (brother's prom date, not his). The killer was never caught and it's quite an interesting read.
 
Some years ago I read Green Darkness, written by Anya Seton. It's fiction with the subject of reincarnation. I liked it very much.
 
This is my list.. I’m one of those who read several at a time..

- Light is the new Black by Rebecca Campbell

- The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany by Martin Goldsmith

- Inherit the Truth by Anita Lasker-Walfisch

- ...I never saw another butterfly... - Children’s poems and drawings from Terezin Concentration Camp 1942-1944 by Hana Volavková

And as a break from all those.. something light and amusing : Sparkle Pages by Meg Bignell.

Eva x
 

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I’m reading a book my guides put in my path at the moment and I thought others maybe interested.

It’s by one of Australia’s leading mediums Mitchell Coombes called “Sensing Spirit”. Basically, it’s a book about how to accept your spiritual gifts as your own and also focuses on Spirit Guides and the like.

Eva x
 
Currently reading: Blood in the Water - The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson.
 
I' ve just finished reading "Babbitt" by sinclair lewis and I am reading "Main street" right now. Babbitt is m kind of stuff, great humor and very at the point. Enjoyed it very much.
 
The Hornblower series by C.S. Forester... because I love some nautical fiction :)

Hey that’s sounds interesting! Do you recommend it? :)


That’s rather interesting you mention this Ken. My husband has a chronic condition that I have always suspected was some sort of Karmic payback that he was repaying.

It seems these pages confirm for me too, my suspicions. Thanks for sharing! :)

Eva x
 
Hey that’s sounds interesting! Do you recommend it? :)



Most definitely!! There's quite a few in the series, and I'm only on the 3rd currently. I tried to move on to something else for a bit but kept thinking about what is happening next in the series.
 
I'm reading Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh right now, it's written by someone who grew up in the Roma culture in the 80's as an autobiography.
 
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