thedig13 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Now that it's been a while since I've contributed to this thread, I feel that it'd be an appropriate time to update my reading list... For academic reasons (coursework and/or research): Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle The Port Huron Statement Huey P. Newton's Revolutionary Suicide Eric Schlosser's Reefer Madness For leisure: Alan Moore's Watchmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parnassus Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Alright I will play: Benjamin Isaac's The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity I'm reading it for research/pleasure/ideas on a specialization. I'm Looking forward to starting Yvon Garlon's Slavery in Ancient Greece For said reasons above and because why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamicspartan Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Sarum, the novel of England. Amazing. Edward Rutherfurd is the man. If you like Sarum, read London. Also, he just released his newest, Paris. Andean Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloSoldier Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Working on the classics. Currently rereading The Iliad for the 5th time. It's amazing how at this point I'm still catching minor nuances I may have previously missed. I plan on following it up with The Aeneid and maybe Ovid's Metamorphoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageFree Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I'm reading about 10 books right now. Two papers due next week. I feel like my poor little brain is melting between the 100 degree temps and the excess work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRara Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 We Open On Mars, by Christopher Stasheff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedig13 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Working on the classics. Currently rereading The Iliad for the 5th time. It's amazing how at this point I'm still catching minor nuances I may have previously missed. I plan on following it up with The Aeneid and maybe Ovid's Metamorphoses. I remember reading The Iliad when I was 14; I took a course on the cultural heroes of different civilizations throughout the ages. We went from The Iliad to Joan of Arc to John Wayne to, yes, Batman: Year One and The Dark Knight Returns. I wish I could take it again; it was awesome, but, at the time, I didn't appreciate exactly how fantastic the course was. And, an update on my current reading list: - Paco Ignacio Taibo II's '68 - Marge Piercy's Woman on the Edge of Time - Gregory Maguire's Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30rus Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 im re-reading the best book i ever read, the count of mount cristo!the best moments of my life passed when i was reading this, recommend it to anyone who has a lot of free time, 3 big chunky volumes for me! also, while waitin for the 2nd film to come, The Hobbit is around the house bieng paged to refresh the mind and praise the one and only Tolkien. and scholerly, if intrested in ME politics and history, i'm reading a few of Anoushirvan Ehteshami's books on iran, and also a book by christopher jafferlot on India, never looked to see what the actual name is, but its about radical hinduism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. t Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Currently, my task for the summer is the Biblia Sacra Vulgata, editio quinta (Stuttgart). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbelina Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Currently re-reading Thomas More's Utopia-- absolutely enjoy reading this! For leisure: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo and The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas (fils). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamc8383 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Currently re-reading Thomas More's Utopia-- absolutely enjoy reading this! For leisure: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo and The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas (fils). Thumbelina, Out of curiosity--and based on your leisure reading--will you be doing modern French history at Yale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbelina Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Thumbelina, Out of curiosity--and based on your leisure reading--will you be doing modern French history at Yale? Hi jamc8383! Oh no, I will be studying Medieval history (specializing in witchcraft persecutions and parochial education), but I love modern French literature/history. If given the chance, I would love to study that time period at some point in my life. Are you studying modern French history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamc8383 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Hi jamc8383! Oh no, I will be studying Medieval history (specializing in witchcraft persecutions and parochial education), but I love modern French literature/history. If given the chance, I would love to study that time period at some point in my life. Are you studying modern French history? Thumbelina, I will be applying to Yale in the fall to study late-nineteenth, early-twentieth-century French history with a focus on interwar urban culture. I was just curious if you would be working with (and might have some insight regarding) either of my POIs--John Merriman and Bruno Cabanes. Congratulations on your acceptance! Maybe I'll see you in 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbelina Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Thumbelina, I will be applying to Yale in the fall to study late-nineteenth, early-twentieth-century French history with a focus on interwar urban culture. I was just curious if you would be working with (and might have some insight regarding) either of my POIs--John Merriman and Bruno Cabanes. Congratulations on your acceptance! Maybe I'll see you in 2014 Sent you a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageFree Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Reading Jane Eyre right now. Haven't read a book "for fun" in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annieca Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 A History of Wales by John Davies - I got this for Christmas two years ago and I'm just finally getting to reading it. Being in Wales a year has definitely made it easier to recognize the places and so not be confused! I'm in need of a good historiography book to read - anyone have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageFree Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Have you read Novick yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamc8383 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Novick is great as a broad historiographical survey. I would also suggest that you check out volume 117, issue 3 of the AHR (http://ahr.oxfordjournals.org/content/117/3.toc). The bulk of the issue is dedicated to a forum on more recent "turns" in historiography that go beyond Novick's chronology. It would be a good companion read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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