KRISTEN'S BOARD
KB - a better class of pervert

News:

What book are you reading right now?

Lois · 30281

« previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ... 35   Go Down

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline cltlicr

  • Pervert
  • **
    • Posts: 57
    • Woos/Boos: +9/-0
    • Gender: Male
Reply #160 on: May 08, 2013, 11:26:10 PM
"2312" by Kim Stanley Robinson

"How the Hippies Saved Physics" by David Kaiser

"The Log from the Sea of Cortez" by John Steinbeck

The last book because I will be sailing a yacht from the port of La Paz, Mexico in two weeks. The clothing optional trip with a few of my co-conspirators will last four weeks on the Sea of Cortez.

Tropic of Cancer and all that.   :emot_hard:

Everyone has to believe in something, I believe I'll have another beer.

Malsexie

  • Guest
Reply #161 on: May 09, 2013, 11:42:03 AM
Simone De Beauvoir a biography by Dierdre Bair

How the bourgeoise live and prosper.


Offline Latina

  • Deviant
  • ****
    • Posts: 324
    • Woos/Boos: +77/-0
    • Gender: Female
Reply #162 on: May 13, 2013, 05:26:51 AM
I'm reading Christine Feehan dark series

I'm a lady on the street, a Mrs. in the house and whore in the bedroom...

Offline sexaddict25

  • New Pervert
  • *
    • Posts: 20
    • Woos/Boos: +8/-0
    • Gender: Female
Reply #163 on: May 13, 2013, 06:32:47 AM
A game of thrones, a dance with dragons


Offline Fish

  • Stranger Than Fiction
  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 1,870
    • Woos/Boos: +260/-2
    • Gender: Male
  • A taste is a waste of time.
Reply #164 on: May 13, 2013, 06:42:01 AM
It is good, better than the last one, I'm thinking you'll like it.

Don't sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff.

Offline UmmOkay

  • Pervert
  • **
    • Posts: 87
    • Woos/Boos: +53/-0
    • Gender: Male
Reply #165 on: May 13, 2013, 08:09:55 AM
Just finished The Desert Spear, part of the Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett

Let's jump down the Rabbit Hole

Offline Fish

  • Stranger Than Fiction
  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 1,870
    • Woos/Boos: +260/-2
    • Gender: Male
  • A taste is a waste of time.
Reply #166 on: May 14, 2013, 04:21:32 AM
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata. It won a Newberry medal for children's literature, which it completely deserved.

I cried my eyes out, I cried like a little kid with a lost puppy, I cried so hard my cheeks ache. If you can read this and not cry, seek help. I had to make a special trip out to see my best friend's daughter (we are very close) just to hug her. She seemed surprised, but I gave her the book. I'm expecting her to call me in tears for a hug very soon...

10/10. Utterly flawless- perfect for humans of any age, culture, ethnicity, or religion.

Don't sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff.

Offline DemonDelight

  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 1,293
    • Woos/Boos: +208/-4
    • Gender: Female
Reply #167 on: May 14, 2013, 06:07:54 AM
I am currently reading Fallen by Lauren Kate. Very interesting book


Offline Renpet

  • New Pervert
  • *
    • Posts: 20
    • Woos/Boos: +4/-0
Reply #168 on: June 04, 2013, 01:52:32 AM
Believe it or not, I just finished "Scorpion Reef" by an author named Charles Williams. You might know him for "Dead Calm" which was made into a movie with Nicole Kidman. What makes the book interesting is it was written in 1959 and presents a fascinating insight into life and perspectives back then. It's also a great thriller.


Offline Grm

  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 3,413
    • Woos/Boos: +456/-117
  • Goodbye KB
Reply #169 on: June 13, 2013, 08:31:43 PM
Ever since I got my second hand Kindle, something I didn't really want, I have downloaded 49 books. I try to limit myself to the special offers and the free or lower priced ones.
I must say I have discovered quite a few gems, even among the free books, one was called The Hundred Year Old Man Who Stepped Out Of The Window And Disappeared, which is now on the book stands a a best seller and paperback, its a whimsical tale which keeps you smiling throughout.
The one thing about Amazon is it remembers every book you even browsed, never mind buy and they bombard you with recommendations. I do quite like an end of the world theme, got hooked in my teens having read John Wyndham's Day Of The Triffids (published in 1951.) If you haven't read it 12 Weeks Later stole the beginning (zombies replaced walking carnivorous plants.)
Anyway I have been surprised how many novels there are around the theme of the end of the world and my latest is An Empty Land of Plenty.


Offline insatiable

  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 2,602
    • Woos/Boos: +558/-2
    • Gender: Female
  • Insatiably Insatiable.
Reply #170 on: June 13, 2013, 10:34:34 PM
Pirates of Barbary - Adrian Tinniswood

Something about something by someone important.

Offline Fish

  • Stranger Than Fiction
  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 1,870
    • Woos/Boos: +260/-2
    • Gender: Male
  • A taste is a waste of time.
Reply #171 on: June 14, 2013, 04:20:21 AM
The Divine Comedies - Dante Alighieri

My second time through, and a different translation. Still a good read, but I still wish I could go through it with a class instead of all by myself.

Don't sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff.

Offline MissBarbara

  • Burnt at the stake
  • *******
    • Posts: 16,155
    • Woos/Boos: +3181/-41
    • Gender: Female
Reply #172 on: June 14, 2013, 03:42:19 PM
Quote from: forgetfulish on June 14, 2013, 04:20:21 AM

The Divine Comedies - Dante Alighieri

My second time through, and a different translation. Still a good read, but I still wish I could go through it with a class instead of all by myself.



Hey, me too! What a weird coincidence!

This was the 7th or 8th time I've read Inferno, and I'm almost finished with my 3rd reading of Purgatorio (I'm on Canto 31). I was fortunate to have taken classes on the Commedia in both high school and college, which are a big help.

I don't know which translation you're reading, but I'm reading the newish one by Anthony Esolen. I'm in no position to comment on the accuracy of the translation, but his canto-by-canto introductions, along with his notes at the end of each chapter, are invuabale, both in negotiating the obscure medieval Tuscan politics, and in understanding Dante's theological, philosohpical, and literary background.

The best thing about this translation is that includes the original text alongside the translation. As I mentioned, I don't know a word of Medival Italian, but I know Spanish and Latin, and that helps in understanding the translation -- and in appreciating Dante's many humorous jokes and asides.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I'm going to immediately move on to Paradiso. I've only read it once before, and it's much denser than the previous two books, and nowhere near as much fun as Inferno.

If you're interested, the SparkNotes for Inferno are available for free online:

http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/inferno/


They approach the Commedia on a very basic level, but they're very helpful in explaining background information.







"Sometimes the best things in life are a hot girl and a cold beer."


Malsexie

  • Guest
Reply #173 on: June 15, 2013, 11:01:10 AM
Quote from: Grm on June 13, 2013, 08:31:43 PM
Ever since I got my second hand Kindle, something I didn't really want, I have downloaded 49 books. I try to limit myself to the special offers and the free or lower priced ones.
I must say I have discovered quite a few gems, even among the free books, one was called The Hundred Year Old Man Who Stepped Out Of The Window And Disappeared, which is now on the book stands a a best seller and paperback, its a whimsical tale which keeps you smiling throughout.
The one thing about Amazon is it remembers every book you even browsed, never mind buy and they bombard you with recommendations. I do quite like an end of the world theme, got hooked in my teens having read John Wyndham's Day Of The Triffids (published in 1951.) If you haven't read it 12 Weeks Later stole the beginning (zombies replaced walking carnivorous plants.)
Anyway I have been surprised how many novels there are around the theme of the end of the world and my latest is An Empty Land of Plenty.

Go to the Guttenburg Project they have literally hundreds of out of copyright books available for no payment. Many are the classics we all know and love.


Offline Fish

  • Stranger Than Fiction
  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 1,870
    • Woos/Boos: +260/-2
    • Gender: Male
  • A taste is a waste of time.
Reply #174 on: June 15, 2013, 02:58:36 PM

Don't sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff.

TinyDancer

  • Guest
Reply #175 on: July 14, 2013, 01:41:02 PM
Have just started The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. 


Offline Jem

  • Pervert
  • **
    • Posts: 62
    • Woos/Boos: +11/-0
    • Gender: Male
Reply #176 on: July 17, 2013, 02:07:41 PM
I'm halfway through with Ken Follett's Winter of the World. It's good reading.


Offline vonGriffin

  • New Pervert
  • *
    • Posts: 41
    • Woos/Boos: +2/-0
    • Gender: Male
  • Something is cumming.
Reply #177 on: July 17, 2013, 02:39:10 PM
John Norman's Gor Saga.

Objects once measured in meters have become so small that they cannot be seen by the naked eye. Gentlemen, forget what your courtisans have told you:

Size does matter.

Bexy

  • Guest
Reply #178 on: August 11, 2013, 07:57:53 PM
Revolt Against The Modern World - Julius Evola





Offline phtlc

  • Freakishly Strange
  • ******
    • Posts: 4,582
    • Woos/Boos: +208/-6
    • Gender: Male
Reply #179 on: August 17, 2013, 12:24:05 AM
A fascinating book that involves a beagle who harbours delusions of being a fighter pilot and routinely engaging in fruitless battles against his long term nemesis who flies a red plane.


While you're waiting in vain for that apology, why don't you make yourself useful by getting on your knees and opening your mouth

Pages: 1 ... 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ... 35   Go Up
« previous next »