What Are You Reading

[bingolittle]

lives of a bengal lancer by yeats-brown.....and cherry-picking though a norton anthology...

 

[Jay]

Hip:The History by John Leland. A good read.

 

[Avalon]

Just finished "Sin in Soft Focus" by Mark Vieira, "Lulu Forever" by Peter Cowie, and "Saving Fish From Drowning" by Amy Tan. Now I've started "Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood" by Mick LaSalle.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Just finished "Fire at the Grove" by John C. Esposito, a reexamination of the famous 1942 fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston that killed nearly 500 people. It's written by a lawyer as a meticulously-researched indictment of the corrupt politicans and sleazy business practices that were responsible for the apalling death toll. Most memorable moment -- a Grove staffer blocking the front exit as the fire rushed toward the foyer, insisting that no one leave until they pay their check. A truly haunting book.

 

[Avalon]

[A] Grove staffer...insisting that no one leave until they pay their check

Oh my Gods.

 

[Fleur De Guerre]

I am currently reading Tad Williams' Memory Sorrow and Thorn series, and also Mike Carey's second Felix Castor (aka John Constantine!) novel.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

I just finished a book called The woman who walked to Russia...about a journalist trying to find evidence/proof of the existance of this lady who walked through canada into alaska and then into Russia in the late 20's.

Interesting, but not what I expected.

 

[GOK]

Non Fiction; Edith Head by David Chierichetti - not a bad read but certainly not brilliant. I'm not impressed by Chierichetti's style of writing - it seems to be to be quite amateur. But there are some great photos and it offers quite an insight into Head; a lot of which I can easily empathise with.

Fiction; Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd. I've read most of his work and whilst I love it, I am now finding them to be quite formulaic, which is a shame.

I also tend to dip in and out of various costuming books too.

 

[canucklehead]

Currently reading Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler.

That Fire in the Grove sounds as fascinating as it does appalling.

I have no idea what I'll read next, but I've assembled a few possibilities from reading over this thread.

-Mike

 

[Polka Dot]

What I wish I was reading: a fluffy bit of escapist fiction.

What I am re-reading: Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche.

 

[LadyDeWinter]

I am reading a book about the Celts (The Celts-Truth and Myth) at the moment. I am very much interested in history.

 

[Harp]

What I wish I was reading: a fluffy bit of escapist fiction.

What I am re-reading: Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche.

Any theological-metaphysic views regarding Kant?
(warum Nietzche und Hegel?)

Speaking of Kant; paean nihilisim predicate to moral relativity,
ever take any courses under McBrien at Notre Dame?
Hegel's historical analysis accepted as valid, but societal constraint upon individual
leads disagreement; Nietzche's rejection of God and morality, coupled to Kant's assault
on Truth, set stage for subsequent dissident theology. I'm in a Wilde mood todaylol

 

[Paisley]

Lately I've read The Three Musketeers and Twenty Years After. Now I am reading The Vicomte de Bragellone. It has been food for the soul.

 

[OldSkoolFrat]

This thread.

 

[Harp]

Oscar

Think I'll grab Wilde's collected works over at Barnes & Noble....

 

["Doc" Devereux]

I am currently reading (...) Mike Carey's second Felix Castor (aka John Constantine!) novel.

I was given a copy of this a couple of months back, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I really must get the first one!

 

[melankomas]

The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq and His Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom

 

[SaraBell]

Any theological-metaphysic views regarding Kant?
(warum Nietzche und Hegel?)

Speaking of Kant; paean nihilisim predicate to moral relativity,
ever take any courses under McBrien at Notre Dame?
Hegel's historical analysis accepted as valid, but societal constraint upon individual
leads disagreement; Nietzche's rejection of God and morality, coupled to Kant's assault
on Truth, set stage for subsequent dissident theology. I'm in a Wilde mood todaylol

Hmmmm...I like Nietzche...and Wilde

 

[Polka Dot]

Any theological-metaphysic views regarding Kant?
(warum Nietzche und Hegel?)

Speaking of Kant; paean nihilisim predicate to moral relativity,
ever take any courses under McBrien at Notre Dame?
Hegel's historical analysis accepted as valid, but societal constraint upon individual
leads disagreement; Nietzche's rejection of God and morality, coupled to Kant's assault
on Truth, set stage for subsequent dissident theology. I'm in a Wilde mood todaylol

I'm finishing up a course on the dialogue between music and literature (and if, in fact, such a dialogue exists). The course readings were primarily theoretical, rather than literary, and we read whole works by Aristotle, Plato, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Rousseau, and Adorno. As you can imagine my mind is swimming in aesthetic philosophy, rather than the more preferable inverse. (But not so much metaphysics or theology. There's only so much a girl can take. )

In theory, I've perfectly absorbed these texts and can synthesize a nice argument for my final paper on a book by Assia Djebar, an Algerian writer recently admitted to the Académie française. In practice, it's all a big muddle and will probably remain so until I finish another final paper.

I didn't take any courses with McBrien while at ND. I honestly didn't have much space in my schedule for electives once I returned from France, so unfortunately I could only take the bare minimum of theology courses. There was this great course called Literary Catholicism that everyone raved about, but when I finally had space in my schedule, Father Charlie decided to take a break from teaching.

As for the Wildean mood, you mentioned on another thread The Duchess of Padua, which I have never read. I think I'll put it on my Christmas vacation reading list.

I can't figure out whether I should put an off-topic sign on this post. [huh]

 

[Polka Dot]

Think I'll grab Wilde's collected works over at Barnes & Noble....

fftopic: And why not Borders?