Summer Reading

DWise1 said:
No, she's the one who hates me. And I still don't know why. What I feel for her is more utter disgust at the kind of person she's turned out to be.

We have a big Lindy event tomorrow night and a six-hour salsa workshop Sunday. And tonight's my usual West Coast.
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I hear what you're saying, and I can relate to that. But I still think the best thing is to try and come to a state of indifference, because once you get to a place where they can't manipulate your emotions anymore, they cease to have any power over you. :cool:

Enjoy the Lindy and Salsa! :D

Rosa :)
 
Any sorts of negative emotions drain you...even disgust. I don't let anyone take energy away from em like that!!
 
mamboqueen said:
Now that I take the train and subway into work, I have a lot more time for reading. So far, this summer I have read:

1776 by David McCullough (excellent!)
The Pact
Kite Runner (excellent!) and; I'm working on
The Corrections

Anyone else??
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Heard of 1776, but what about the other three ... what are they about?
 
leftfeetnyc said:
You really want to know...And this with about 12 hours dancing and a 9a-7p job 7 hours of sleep...i'm a subway girl too....

This is since mid-June:

The Land That Time Forgot: Edgar Rice buroughs
Cousin Bette: Honore de Balzac
Neopoleon & Josephine: Evangaline Bruce
Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy
Rocket Boys: Homer Hickam
Five Points: Tyler Anbinder
The Time Machine: H.G. Wells
The Accident: Elie Wiesel
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: JK Rowling
Of Mice and Men: John Steinbeck
Colonel Chabert: Honore de Balzac
The Remains of the Day: Kazuo Ishiguro
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Thats quite a list!
 
Medira said:
I read mostly on the dock at the cottage over the weekends (since June) and yes, I am a speed reader...

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Gregory Maguire
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
War of the Flowers - Tad Williams
The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams
The Stone of Farewell - Tad Williams
To Green Angel Tower - Tad Williams
The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett
The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites - Terry Pratchett
Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
Mort - Terry Pratchett
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
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Ouch! Now there is some serious reading going on there. Are any of those books under 600 pages? :lol:
 
I'm trying to get into a biography of Sir Laurence Olivier. It's a big, thick book, so wish me luck. If not, I'll probably read the biography of Steppin Fetchit that I also borrowed from the library on Friday.
 
am going to read the sequel to the notebook which I have on dvd and still havent watched...maybe this week...so I know what the heck is going on in the book
 
DancePoet said:
Ouch! Now there is some serious reading going on there. Are any of those books under 600 pages? :lol:
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Erm... Pretchett, Maguire and the first couple of Harry Potter books were under 600 pages.
 
I'm reading Empire Falls.

Planning to read Clash of Kings next..I've been waiting two whole months for my husband to finish it.
 
I started reading 1776 but had to return it to the library before finishing it. I have to confess to being more of a fiction than non-fiction reader, but I do like to read about the Revolutionary period and also the War Between the States.

Two of my favorite authors have new books out--
P.D. James and Martha Grimes--excellent literary mystery writers. So I will be happy for the next month or so! I don't get as much time to read as I'd like--it was my #1 hobby before I started to dance!
 
i read mostly contemporary fiction from southeast asia and latin america/the caribbean. i made an exception recently, however, and read IN COLD BLOOD prior to seeing the film CAPOTE. didn't regret it - tremendous book.
 
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