Restricted Section: Term XXVI - Read, Reading, To Read

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Activity: Read, Reading, To Read
Points: 10 points for your initial comment, 2 points for every substantial response, max 30 points
Deadline: August 30 @ 11:59PM UTC (Timezone Converter)

Details: Since this will be my only activity of Term XXVI, I wanted to both do something relatively simple AND take the opportunity to get to know you guy, so we're going to have a discussion post about our recent reading habits. For your initial comment, write at least 150 words talking about books you've recently read, are currently reading, and/or what you plan to read next. You can talk about any aspect of the books you wish, but some ideas would be why you selected the books, what you liked/didn't like about them, whether you'd recommend them to others, etc. For your responses, you'll need to write at least 50 words. Make sure you're saying something more than, "I read that book and liked/hated it!" Try to open a dialogue about what was good or bad, or even why you chose NOT to read it. Anything goes, as long as there's substance to it.

If you have any questions, direct them to the appropriate thread. As always, don't forget to sign each comment with your name/house or a sigtag.

Also, do remember that I wiped the roster clean, so if you have bonus items, make sure you register them HERE as soon as possible to earn your extra points. I won't be giving grace periods, so please double-check that you're good to go!

Comments

[erzsebet.livejournal.com]

Recently read:
For awhile now I've been on a non-fiction kick. Most recently with that I finished Not Without my Sister by Juliana Buhring, Celeste Jones, and Kristina Jones. They are three sisters who grew up in the Children of God / Family International cult. It detailed the horrible abuse they suffered, their survival and escape from the cult. It was a hard read - some of the things they detailed were extremely graphic and it hurt to read - but I'm glad I finished it.

After that I wanted something a bit more lighthearted though, so yesterday I read Alcestis by Katharine Beutner. It's a fiction novel based on the Greek myth of Alcestis, who sacrificed her own life and died in her husband's place. I'd actually had the book for awhile but hadn't bothered with it, always putting other books before it. I'm glad I finally had the urge to read it though, because it was surprisingly good! Basically the author took a myth about what was held as the ideal wife - a woman who loved her husband, a king, so much that she was literally willing to die in his place - into a three dimensional character with her own thoughts, desires and ideas. The added lesbian relationship threw me off, but only because I wasn't expecting it and then suddenly BAM! XD But it was good, and heartbreaking, and I wish the book hadn't ended.

Currently reading:
I'm actually switching between three books right now because I can't fully get into any of them but I don't want to abandon them. XD Pox by Michael Willrich, The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer and Trial by Ice: The True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition by Richard Parry. Not a ton I can say about those. They all started well and now are just dragging on and on.

Plan to read next:
I'll probably start up another fiction book here in the next few days to break up the monotony of the three listed about, lol.


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