What are you reading right now?

dHYANA fREEMAN · 01-25-2022, 01:30 PM

I'm currently reading 'Lunar Alchemy' by: Shaheen Miro and also 'Sacred Woman' by: Queen Afua, both are very powerful insightful reads! has anyone here read them?

dHYANA fREEMAN · 01-25-2022, 01:32 PM

wus the word with your pro pic? just curious (no judgment zone)

**Exo** · 01-25-2022, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dHYANA fREEMAN

wus the word with your pro pic? just curious (no judgment zone)

Who are you asking?

adidasss · 01-26-2022, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exo

I enjoyed Annihilation a lot. Wasn't too keen on the second one though.

My take on it from goodreads:

Quote:

...Didn't care for his style, structure, characters, naming of the characters, the world, the narrative, the pacing, most certainly didn't care if it was a Tower or a goddamn Tunnel. Just not for me. Don't think I'll see the movie either.

**Exo** · 01-26-2022, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

My take on it from goodreads:

The movie was different enough from the book to possibly sidestep your issues with it. For one, there is no tower/tunnel in the film. You should try it.

adidasss · 01-26-2022, 08:44 AM

Yeah, I can see how that can be the case. Maybe I'll give it a try...

adidasss · 02-05-2022, 09:34 AM

Finished reading Matrix by Lauren Groff set in 12th century England and revolving around a very ungainly lesbian nun who turns the fortunes of a poor monastery she was sent to after being banished from the court for being too ugly. Competently written and a breeze to get through but I imagine it won't stick around in my mind too long. Not sure what message, if any, it was trying to impart but it was fun to spend time in this feminist fantasy for a while. I might check out her other books.

Now onto Crying in H-mart, a memoir by Michelle Zauner, a.k.a. Japanese Breakfast, the musician turned bestselling author, who is actually not affiliated with Japan but is rather half-Korean, about the loss of her Korean mother to cancer and their complicated relationship. She studied creative writing so it's not so surprising she's a skilled writer.

**Marie Monday** · 02-20-2022, 07:32 AM

I just finished Virginia Woolf's The Waves. The best Woolf I've read so far, it's incredible. She writes about people's inner lives in a very unique way. Like, of the mayor writers who are masters at describing complex inner life, Joyce does it by transcribing the flow of thoughts directly, Proust stretches language and vocabulary to its limits of descriptive power, Tolstoy attaches the inner life to outward situations and objects like comets or oak trees for illustration, but Virginia Woolf does does something less obvious. It's neither an outer or inner monologue, nor detached description. I guess instead of a literal transcription, it's a translation of inner life into poetry. (Not that Joyce isn't poetic, but his approach is more direct) Anyway it's beautiful

jadis · 02-21-2022, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I just finished Virginia Woolf's The Waves. The best Woolf I've read so far, it's incredible. She writes about people's inner lives in a very unique way. Like, of the mayor writers who are masters at describing complex inner life, Joyce does it by transcribing the flow of thoughts directly, Proust stretches language and vocabulary to its limits of descriptive power, Tolstoy attaches the inner life to outward situations and objects like comets or oak trees for illustration, but Virginia Woolf does does something less obvious. It's neither an outer or inner monologue, nor detached description. I guess instead of a literal transcription, it's a translation of inner life into poetry. (Not that Joyce isn't poetic, but his approach is more direct) Anyway it's beautiful

Really want to read it now, I'm a big fan of the three guys you mention.

This has nothing to do with anything, but "waves" reminds me of this iconic interview by an Irish legend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJY7JSHA3SY

ando here · 02-21-2022, 12:38 PM

Arden edition of Shakes' The Merry Wives of Windsor. Study group fun.

01-26-2022, 08:44 AM	#7446 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Yeah, I can see how that can be the case. Maybe I'll give it a try... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

02-05-2022, 09:34 AM	#7447 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Finished reading Matrix by Lauren Groff set in 12th century England and revolving around a very ungainly lesbian nun who turns the fortunes of a poor monastery she was sent to after being banished from the court for being too ugly. Competently written and a breeze to get through but I imagine it won't stick around in my mind too long. Not sure what message, if any, it was trying to impart but it was fun to spend time in this feminist fantasy for a while. I might check out her other books. Now onto Crying in H-mart, a memoir by Michelle Zauner, a.k.a. Japanese Breakfast, the musician turned bestselling author, who is actually not affiliated with Japan but is rather half-Korean, about the loss of her Korean mother to cancer and their complicated relationship. She studied creative writing so it's not so surprising she's a skilled writer. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

02-21-2022, 12:38 PM	#7450 (permalink)
ando here Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: NY, NY Posts: 1,803	Arden edition of Shakes' The Merry Wives of Windsor. Study group fun. __________________ "A musician plays music. Other people name it." - Artie Shaw

01-25-2022, 01:30 PM	#7441 (permalink)
dHYANA fREEMAN Groupie Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Arizona Posts: 2	I'm currently reading 'Lunar Alchemy' by: Shaheen Miro and also 'Sacred Woman' by: Queen Afua, both are very powerful insightful reads! has anyone here read them?

01-25-2022, 01:32 PM	#7442 (permalink)
dHYANA fREEMAN Groupie Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Arizona Posts: 2	wus the word with your pro pic? just curious (no judgment zone)