misterpat Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Inspired by the television thread. If you can stop worrying long enough to read, what are you currently reading? For me: Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy Consider the Lobster - David Foster Wallace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technocat Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Reading War and Peace specifically to kill time until March. It's working remarkably well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storiaitaliana Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Anna Karenina is my favorite novel, and I just read the first 9 chapters to my husband on our recent road trip! Right now I'm reading I, Mary MacLane by Mary MacLane and A Concise History of Italy by Christopher Duggan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewurgler Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm re-reading some core social theory--right now Durkhiem (Elementary Forms of Religious Life) and Weber (Economy and Society). I am making sure I'm not super behind since I was not a soc major. Dorky--yes. Necessary--probably. But, In fall I did read the entire Twilight series in about a week. Seriously, if you want to get your mind off waiting, READ TWILIGHT. Super cheesy but very fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthla Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 A variety of stuff (mostly short stories) in German and French in an effort to brush the dust off my language skills. One of the professors I spoke with put a lot more emphasis on this than many of the department websites and graduate program handbooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterpat Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm re-reading some core social theory--right now Durkhiem (Elementary Forms of Religious Life) and Weber (Economy and Society). I am making sure I'm not super behind since I was not a soc major. Dorky--yes. Necessary--probably. But, In fall I did read the entire Twilight series in about a week. Seriously, if you want to get your mind off waiting, READ TWILIGHT. Super cheesy but very fun. Ouch. I read some of EFRL and the translation wasnt as bad as when I read Suicide. Something was particularly unbearable about reading Suicide that it made me want to do it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewurgler Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Ouch. I read some of EFRL and the translation wasnt as bad as when I read Suicide. Something was particularly unbearable about reading Suicide that it made me want to do it myself. I agree about suicide. I stopped reading 50 pages in. I'm not exactly sure why i hated it so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coho Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Ha ha! Tolstoy appears to be the preferred time killer! I'm reading "dorky stuff" (i.e., not published in the last 100 years) too, but I'll share my short-list of non-dorky fiction that I'm going to read soon--Netherland by Joseph O'Neill and The Attack by Yasmina Khadra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonights Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Twilight made me want to vomit. I'm all about reading YA fiction and often do, but I'm too much of a feminist to encourage giving that kind of message (about what is and is not acceptable in relationships) to tweens. Speaking of, I am reading "Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge: Feminist Anthropology in the Postmodern Era" by Michaela di Leonardo. And totally unrelated, I'm reading "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson, which is hilarious, and "Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills" because the man and I are thinking of getting into some light duck husbandry when we move. (I love eggs, so we've been wanting to raise our own when we leave the city.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evenstar Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm re-reading some core social theory--right now Durkhiem (Elementary Forms of Religious Life) and Weber (Economy and Society). I am making sure I'm not super behind since I was not a soc major. Dorky--yes. Necessary--probably. Yay!!! It's so nice to see I'm not the only one on the planet who reads this stuff in their spare time. Ohh, since you said you're not a soc major, if you get a chance read some of Marx. Surprisingly I was very intrigued in my theory course. As for me, I'm reading Lord of the Rings! I've just finished Fellowship and have moved on to The Two Towers. I'll feel great once I've finished all three and can finally say I've read the entire novel, not just watched Elijah Wood a bajillion times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewurgler Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yay!!! It's so nice to see I'm not the only one on the planet who reads this stuff in their spare time. Ohh, since you said you're not a soc major, if you get a chance read some of Marx. Surprisingly I was very intrigued in my theory course. I wasn't a soc major, but I was political theory and gender studies, so I've definitely read marx. I do like it. Tonights: I know how problematic twilight was from a feminist perspective, but I cannot lie...I enjoyed reading the book. And, I feel that I have enough grounding in feminist theory to read the book without being poisoned. I really like vampires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deianira Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 "Devil Wears Prada" - don't judge! I work as technical writer, so I need some fluffy reading to relax. Before it was Neil Gaiman's "Graveyard Book". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgey Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Stuffed and Starved by Raj Patel - talks about the patterns of food distribution (trade and production, etc) and how these are directly responisble for epidemics of both starvation and obesity in the world. It is kinda related to my studies though not an academic work, but it is also something I would (and am) reading for fun. Which is less sad - to read such a book for fun, or to be reading a quasi-acadmic book in preparation for school (ie in the holidays)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoliSci Guy Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 "State Death in the International System" by Tanisha Fazal and, no, it's not for a course... I'm just a dork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. I'm really captivated by it too. It makes me want to go live in the woods and find myself. Then I remember the guy starved to death and that I really like electricity. mashakill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astaroth Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The Kite Runner and a backlog of the 4 Economist issues that I had no time to read because of exams (and because they are HUGE... seriously each Economist issue has about as much reading material as the average paperback). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpsych Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hopefully I will be reading papers by potential advisors soon to prep for interviews, but in the meantime, I'm reading "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert and it is AMAZING so far. Funny, depressing, inspiring, very readable. As for Twilight, I tried to start reading it to see what the hype was about, but I haaaaaaate the writing style and so I stopped. And yes, I agree, I sometimes do read (and usually enjoy) "tween-y" books, but I couldn't stand that one. :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebee Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 "Devil Wears Prada" - don't judge! I work as technical writer, so I need some fluffy reading to relax. Before it was Neil Gaiman's "Graveyard Book". I loved that book! Read it when I moved up to DC right after college. Found it pretty comforting (and hilarious) as I was starting a new job and all I'm currently reading Atonement even though I know it's going to make me really angry. I LOVED the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miratrix Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Consider the Lobster is so good! I love all of DFW's essays. I also approve of Weber, he's a good old social theorist. Right now I'm reading The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evenstar Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I loved that book! Read it when I moved up to DC right after college. Found it pretty comforting (and hilarious) as I was starting a new job and all I'm currently reading Atonement even though I know it's going to make me really angry. I LOVED the movie. I loveddd Atonement (both book & movie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPoliSciPhD Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I think I'll read the Twilight series next...it's going to be perfect for mindless reading to distract myself from this process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewurgler Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I think I'll read the Twilight series next...it's going to be perfect for mindless reading to distract myself from this process. Yay! Someone who can ponder edward vs. Jacob with me! It is totally mindless, the writing sucks, but you will still skip dinner to read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPoliSciPhD Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Uh oh. If it's one of those, I'll prob lose sleep. I've got all 4 books. I'm sure I'll prob finish them this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewurgler Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Uh oh. If it's one of those, I'll prob lose sleep. I've got all 4 books. I'm sure I'll prob finish them this weekend. definitely one of those! The weekend will fly by and you'll be ready for whatever next week brings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopelessly_Neurotic Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Reading?? How can I read when I'm always on this site?? :shock: I used to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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