What Book Are You Currently Reading?

[Myfinemind]

Women of the Renaissance by Margaret L. King

 

[Myfinemind]

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II – Svetlana Alexievich

How is it?

 

[barefootgirl69]

The Reigning and the Rule by Calia Read

 

[Photog1rl]

Book one of the Crescent City Trilogy by Sarah J Maas.

 

[barefootgirl69]

Echoes of Time by Calia Read

 

[Paul_Chance]

Just wrapping up my reread of “Norwegian Wood” by Haruki Murakami

 

[Indigo_lr]

Just finished a league of her own and starting atmosphere

 

[cocokittysurprise]

Lord of Chaos - Book 6 in the Wheel of Time series

 

[CuriousRick]

Lord of Chaos - Book 6 in the Wheel of Time series

You are flying through them!

Past Life Hero. LITRPG Blaise Corvin

 

[ericalauren]

I'm 20% through The Dark Side of Alice in Wonderland by Angela Youngman. I'm also reading Lazy Witchcraft for Crazy Shitty Days by Andrea Samayoa.

 

[cocokittysurprise]

You are flying through them!

Past Life Hero. LITRPG Blaise Corvin

I've always been a fast reader; when I was a kid I devoured The Stand in, like, a day cause I was hooked.

 

[CuriousRick]

I've always been a fast reader; when I was a kid I devoured The Stand in, like, a day cause I was hooked.

Same. I have went on a few reading marathons! Tom Clancy was the one I always had a hard time putting down

 

[cocokittysurprise]

Same. I have went on a few reading marathons! Tom Clancy was the one I always had a hard time putting down

I don't think I've ever read a Tom Clancy book, but I've seen most, if not all, of the movies based on his books LOL

 

[Treeview]

Homer's 'Odyssey''

Its hard to read very much. Its written in a poem form, name I can't recall, that isn't easy to follow. I feel like I'm walking in field grass. Stumbling along.

 

[MindYaBitness]

This week I finished "In the House of My Mother" by Sharie Franke, about growing up with her monster of a mother. And, "Shallow Graves" by Ray Fysh, about the Forensic Science Service in the UK.

After those two, I need a trashy romance or erotica next to cleanse my pallet!

 

[cocokittysurprise]

Homer's 'Odyssey''

Its hard to read very much. Its written in a poem form, name I can't recall, that isn't easy to follow. I feel like I'm walking in field grass. Stumbling along.

Do you know which translation are you reading?

Depending on the specific one, it could be a prose or verse translation. One reads more like a narrative/novel (prose), while the other reads more like a poem (verse). Some modern verse translations can be difficult to follow.

 

[ericalauren]

Do you know which translation are you reading?

Depending on the specific one, it could be a prose or verse translation. One reads more like a narrative/novel (prose), while the other reads more like a poem (verse). Some modern verse translations can be difficult to follow.

What is your favorite translation? Fagles?

 

[Treeview]

Do you know which translation are you reading?

Depending on the specific one, it could be a prose or verse translation. One reads more like a narrative/novel (prose), while the other reads more like a poem (verse). Some modern verse translations can be difficult to follow.

the book is in my car. I can't recall the translator. Before buying the book I did some reading about the translator. The one i got came out on top of several lists.

The translation is sort of a prose poem. But there is a rhythm to the lines. It requires that Ipay attention.
If I EXPECT to finish reading it I might find the prose book
Do you have a suggestion

 

[cocokittysurprise]

What is your favorite translation? Fagles?

Yes, Fagles and Rieu. Also like Rieu's translation of The Iliad.

 

[cocokittysurprise]

the book is in my car. I can't recall the translator. Before buying the book I did some reading about the translator. The one i got came out on top of several lists.

The translation is sort of a prose poem. But there is a rhythm to the lines. It requires that Ipay attention.
If I EXPECT to finish reading it I might find the prose book
Do you have a suggestion

I prefer the Fagles and Rieu translations (each has their own flavor). Lattimore's translation is good, but can be a bit "academic", so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for someone just reading for leisure.

 

[Treeview]

Fagles has a familiar ring to it

 

[ericalauren]

Who is your favorite contemporary author? Feel free to list a few if you cannot choose just one.

 

[Justplainjeff]

Too Good To Be Through, by Bud Withers. The history of The Apple Cup. Washington vs Washington State.

 

[Coyote100]

The Litigators. By John Grisham

 

[Indigo_lr]

Who is your favorite contemporary author? Feel free to list a few if you cannot choose just one.

Fredrick Backman, Emily Henry, Meghan Quinn, Patti Callahan Henry