What Book/Books Are You Reading?

[Denv12]

I got to admit,I love reading at the best of times.Those of us who love to read tend to get the most out of books.I'm a big fan of books that I can learn from.Self help books,relationship books,etc.There's something worth learning.I even read up on dating books just to relearn some skills.As a guy I also love the guy stuff,cars,hobbies,interests,man cave,etc.

What book are you reading? What books are you reading? What helps you?

Thanks.

[Hanna3]

Thanks Croix. Our new Head Librarian has introduced fees for anything like that unfortunately!

[Paw Prints]

Hello all.

I now have my paws on a copy of "American Gods" (recommended by Croix) so will be spending this arvo curled up on the couch reading

Paws

[SuzyD]

Hi all ... I’m Suzy, and I’m new here😊

I don’t read novels, but more so books that teach me tools for life ...

The following are what I’ve been reading the last 3 months ... and are probably the most helpful than anything I’ve read (besides the Bible that is ... but these compliment it!)

🌟Brené Brown: •Daring Greatly •The Power of Vulnerability •Braving the Wilderness

🌟Shasta Nelson: •Friendships Don’t Just Happen

😊

[quirkywords]

Suzy,

I like Berne brown her books and her ted talks.

quirky

[Hanna3]

I'd love to hear what you think of it Paws - it has very mixed reviews. Not sure if it sounds like my sort of thing so will be interested to hear how you find it!

[Paw Prints]

Well I have finished reading "American Gods". The book I have just finished has an introduction to the text where the author informs us that this text is about 12,000 words longer than the version which won all the awards & it's the version he is most proud of.

It was a good premise for a story, but what spoilt it for me with this edition of the text, was: firstly it could & I think should have been much shorter. I am left with the feeling that he had a bunch of ideas related to this topic & he tried to shoe horn them all in one book. Parts of it really don't have any relation to the story being told and were clearly superfluous, parts of it were just unnecessary embellishment where less would have been better. Having said that some parts of it are great. I do think that buried somewhere in there is what could be a very good book.

Did I hate it - no. Did I really enjoy it - no.

[eight]

i have a very treasured friend who's very into the tv show for good omens which is another gaiman work and mostly expresses this via alternate universes where the characters are absolutely unrecognisable from the source material and talking about how much he hates all the story and the fanbase. a quarter through his universe where the two leads are emts and explaining the one that's a natural for cpr compressions has a hobby of cooking foreign cuisine to stop his alcoholism he took up to cope with work stress i write down in my notepad with triple underline "i still have no idea what that angel demon show is about". yes he is the only person i trust to talk to me about it

and like. all of that pushed away he's told me about how he's tried to read the book before but couldnt get past the first 80 or so pages because the writing style was absolutely poison for him. like they're trying to be smug and edgy Every Single Line and he hated it. plus it does uh. hinge lots more off offensive humour iirc and Yeah that'd be a turn-off for me as well

on another note there is a web game which i very much adore called the wisdom and/or madness of crowds by nicky case (you might know them from the evolution of trust abt game theory which first put them on the map or their biggest project, adventures with anxiety which is a game from the perspective of an anxiety wolf guarding their human) and crowds ends with a quote about how most of the atrocities and generosities in this world aren't from people being good or evil but people being fundamentally people. anyways through him i discovered it is a gomens quote and am i spewing? yes

[Hanna3]

Thanks Paws, sounds like he needed a good editor perhaps. Think I'll give this one a miss... I had the feeling it wasn't for me. Good on your for getting through it all! 12000 words over is a lot...

[Katyonthehamsterwheel]

I've just read an extract of "Good Dogs Don't Make it to the South Pole" by Hans-Olav Thyvold, and I'm definitely adding it to the to read list. The extract is written from the dog's POV, and sounds fun 🙂

[smallwolf]

I think the title is ....The other side of silence. It is about a psychiatrists journey with her own depression. From goodreads.com...

Having spent her life trying to patch up the souls of others, psychiatrist Linda Gask came to realize that being an expert in depression didn’t confer any immunity from it—she had to learn take care of herself, too. Artfully crafted and told with warmth and honesty, this is the story of Linda’s journey, interwoven with insights into her patients’ diverse experiences of depression -inextricably linked with problems in the past and the present such as vulnerability, fear, loss, loneliness, dependence and grief. She sets out to convey, in a new and original way, how it truly feels to experience this devastating illness, what psychotherapy is about, and the role of medication—and provides hope for those who suffer from depression and their loved ones while busting the stigma of mental illness.