Double Bass DB forum "what books are you reading" thread

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Very interesting stuff!

 

[Inky13]

Life has been stressful for me lately and I was reading books like, “letter from a stoic” by Epictetus and reread meditations by Marcus Aurelius. These have helped me through some tough times but I had to lighten up a little so I just finished, “I’d like to play alone please” by my favorite comedian, Tom Segura. It was nice to read something light and just have a laugh.

my next goal is to finish, “how music works” by david Byrne. I enjoyed the first 30 pages but life got in the way.

I read that Byrne book. It was a good read, kind of dry, like the author.

 

[Inky13]

Slogging through “It” by Stephen King. Probably could of been 200 pages shorter. Looking at the entries here, I sometimes feel provincial. I notice a lot of non-fiction fans. I’ve read my share, but I really enjoy a good story. But literature, like music, has unlimited offerings. A Led Zep bio caught my eye at the library. Yikes! Hedonism at its finest. A different time to be sure.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I read a ton of fiction! But that’s nighttime reading. I do non fiction books in the morning while working out and on bike rides.

 

[Inky13]

You read on the bike? That’s a skill for sure!

 

[Jaygetsreal]

Musician biographies are my thing. Currently on the last chapter of Wild Thing - The short, spellbinding life of Jimi Hendrix. Well researched and written. A life that sadly followed a similar trajectory to so many other brilliant musicians. He had more hurdles in life than he should have. RIP Jimi

 

[TroyK]

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

You read on the bike? That’s a skill for sure!

LOL. Audiobooks, but yes… on the bike, always, unless I am riding with someone.

 

[james condino]

I'm working on The Emerald Mile, by my friend and long ago river buddy, Kevin Fedarko. The story of the fastest run ever through the Grand Canyon in a dory during the 1983 flood. A fantastic, entertaining, historic, and at times a edge of your seat wild ride filled with adventure in one of my favorite places.

 

[Jim Dombrowski]

James, that is a fascinating story! I’ve read it several times, and given it as a gift to a couple of friends

 

[Altitude]

I initially found Peter Heller because we’re both from Colorado. Turns out his writing is outstanding and I’ve devoured everything he’s written. I just finished “The Guide” but would probably recommend “Dog Stars” or “The Painter” for anyone looking.

 

[mooseonbass]

Really interesting and fun book to read. Made me wish I knew more about the history of conflict in Sri Lanka.

 

[jthisdell]

A very nice copy of Anna Karenina seduced me at Goodwill a month or so ago. I had no previos intentions, but accepted it as fate that I should read it. I thought the names would take me out early, how many books come with a two page list of principal characters?, but that really wasn’t a problem. I found the book a pleasure to read and interesting for many of the topics it touched on, including the social norms of the aristocratic class, the role and expectations about the workers, who I understand to be recently freed serfs, city vs country life, education, politics, etc.

I'm working on War and Peace and if you can keep up with the names it is not too difficult. A two page list of characters and I refer to it a lot. Sometimes Tolstoy will go chapters referring to someone by their last name, then switch suddenly to their first name. One character was introduced very briefly by her name and thereafter referred to as The Little Princess. Occasionally he will say he is referring to someone by a different name as in "he referred to her by her French name". Once in awhile a new character will come in with no introduction. But the language itself is pretty easy and very descriptive and a very good story, more drama in the Peace parts than in the War parts.

 

[Bruce Calin]

I was a Russian language major in college many years ago and read a fair amount of W&P in that language. It's as you describe in even in the original. The part that got confusing for me was when the aristocrats are talking and the language switches to French!

 

[Hurricane Jimmie]

So Anyway, checked this out from our local library. A fine little read.
And Bob verified that the cowboy in El Paso's crime was stealing a horse.

 

[bass12]

Slogging through “It” by Stephen King. Probably could of been 200 pages shorter. Looking at the entries here, I sometimes feel provincial. I notice a lot of non-fiction fans. I’ve read my share, but I really enjoy a good story. But literature, like music, has unlimited offerings. A Led Zep bio caught my eye at the library. Yikes! Hedonism at its finest. A different time to be sure.

I really liked It and didn't have an issue with the length. My only disappointment (as with a few other Stephen King novels) had to do with the ending.

 

[Mikich]

Finished War and Peace. It was so good that I reread some of it.
Reading an old translation of the Iliad now

 

[BargeOn]

Finished War and Peace. It was so good that I reread some of it.
Reading an old translation of the Iliad now

Who's translation? Prose or verse?

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I have been rereading some favorite touchstone books on audiobook lately. This one is even better than I remembered it:

 

[peteswanson91]

Been loving “Staying with the trouble” by Donna harraway! Brilliant thinker and writer