dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Kay Hooper "Hidden Salem" It's the latest Bishop books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I got a book stand and I am loving it!! It mainly stays in my breakfast nook, and I might even get another one or two. Definitely one more for cookbooks in the kitchen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Just finished Birds of America by Lorrie Moore. It's a collection of short fiction focusing on the mysteries of life. It's a very easy read, engaging and if you like dark humour, this is for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 We Are Water Protectors, written by Carole Lindtrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade The End of the Wild, by Nicole Helget Kids books! Ive been reading over video chat with the kiddos in my world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 The God Delusion Worst book I have ever read in my entire life. I barely got through it (skim read the last few pages). Pretentious, arrogant, biased drivel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: The God Delusion Worst book I have ever read in my entire life. I barely got through it (skim read the last few pages). Pretentious, arrogant, biased drivel. Biased? Oh the irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Dazey said: Biased? Oh the irony. The irony of you finding the irony in me, who drolls on about Trump every waking moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Wicket Beyond Belief - The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper by Michael Bilton Absolutely superb - I couldn't put it down! One of the best books I have ever read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Innocent Eréndira and Other Stories by Gabriel García Márquez. Never been a big fan of Márquez, but there are some good stories in this collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Killing for Company: The Case of Dennis Nilsen (1985) by Brian Masters. What the new three-part ITV drama, Des starring David Tennant, is based on * - Brian Masters is indeed a prominent character in the drama. 1983-5, Masters wrote this biography through multiple interviews, even receiving manuscripts from the serial killer. It is biographic, psycho-analytical, poetic-romantic and horrendously disturbing in equal measure. * Indeed, recently reissued in accordance. Edited October 19, 2020 by DieselDaisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Dean Koontz "Elsewhere" Dean is one of my all time favorite authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 On the Trail of the Yorkshire Ripper: His Final Secrets Revealed (2019) by Richard Charles Cobb. Forensic scrutiny of crime scenes, then and now, through mapping and photography. Essential for understanding Sutcliffe's reign of terror and modus operandi. The author also posits two-three interesting theories of his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron, by Alexander Freed. Re-listening while I read the tie in comics. Part one of a trilogy on tie fighters taking care of loose ends after the Empires collapse in the film Return of the Jedi. Lots of star battles in this chaotic time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Yorkshire Ripper - The Secret Murders (2015) by Chris Clark and Tim Tate. Argues forcefully that Peter Sutcliffe murdered far more than the ''certified'' thirteen women, and that these attacks occurred outside the vicinity of Yorkshire, even London. Also argues - convincingly - of a mass Police cover-up then and today (put in a Freedom of Information request on the Ripper case files and see the result...). This book is more a polemic that these ''cold cases'' should be looked at again, with modern DNA profiling applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 currently reading the most important book in history. I had already read the gospels, but now I'm planning on finally reading all the other books too. I'm reading them at random, as I find that reading the bible from first to last page is too much of a gargantuan effort. To keep track of what I've read, I'm making a small mark on the start of each book / chapter. I find it utterly fascinating to read such an old text from milennia in the past. To my knowledge no other book offers such an inside view in the times so far back in the past. And much of it is surprisingly topical. How you should view other people's opinions / religions, how you should approach people who lay claim to the truth, not to lose yourself in wordly things like money, alcohol and hatred. They are talking about athletes in stadions, and marriage being an institution that brings a lot of sorrows and problems, and generally stuff that could have easily been written yesterday. with every page I read, I can litterally feel myself become a better person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 The varieties of the religious experience - William James The Cold War - John Lewis Gaddis Hitch 22 - Christopher Hitchens William Blake and the age of revolution - Jacob Bronowski The Gnostic Gospels - Elaine Pagels Lonely Boy - Steve Jones (Sex pistols) The Barry town trilogy - Roddy Doyle Read those over the last couple of days. 20 minutes ago, action said: currently reading the most important book in history. I had already read the gospels, but now I'm planning on finally reading all the other books too. I'm reading them at random, as I find that reading the bible from first to last page is too much of a gargantuan effort. To keep track of what I've read, I'm making a small mark on the start of each book / chapter. I find it utterly fascinating to read such an old text from milennia in the past. To my knowledge no other book offers such an inside view in the times so far back in the past. And much of it is surprisingly topical. How you should view other people's opinions / religions, how you should approach people who lay claim to the truth, not to lose yourself in wordly things like money, alcohol and hatred. They are talking about athletes in stadions, and marriage being an institution that brings a lot of sorrows and problems, and generally stuff that could have easily been written yesterday. with every page I read, I can litterally feel myself become a better person. Read the Nag Hamadi texts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, action said: currently reading the most important book in history. I had already read the gospels, but now I'm planning on finally reading all the other books too. I'm reading them at random, as I find that reading the bible from first to last page is too much of a gargantuan effort. To keep track of what I've read, I'm making a small mark on the start of each book / chapter. I find it utterly fascinating to read such an old text from milennia in the past. To my knowledge no other book offers such an inside view in the times so far back in the past. And much of it is surprisingly topical. How you should view other people's opinions / religions, how you should approach people who lay claim to the truth, not to lose yourself in wordly things like money, alcohol and hatred. They are talking about athletes in stadions, and marriage being an institution that brings a lot of sorrows and problems, and generally stuff that could have easily been written yesterday. with every page I read, I can litterally feel myself become a better person. Very cool! I always love when I get to read Acts again! John is the Gospel that I feel most 'in touch with.' What I do is I follow whats called a lectionary. They are daily and/or weekly readings from OT, prophet, Psalms, Gospel and NT. The various scriptures are linked by theme. I use the daily lectionary at anglicandailyoffice.online and I get my Sunday/Weekly lectionary from lectionarypage.net Both are super easy with the text either appearing on screen or by hyper link. I study the weekly one over the week. I simply read the daily ones. With the weekly one alone you end up reading the entire Bible every three years - and not in order just like you prefer! I also listen to the audio bible lots. Just let NT play. I got my annual listening stats and was surprised to learn its my most listened book. Weird because... Star Wars audio books also exists!! 20 minutes ago, Powderfinger said: The Gnostic Gospels - Elaine Pagels Ive got that one! You read lots and fast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, soon said: Very cool! I always love when I get to read Acts again! John is the Gospel that I feel most 'in touch with.' What I do is I follow whats called a lectionary. They are daily and/or weekly readings from OT, prophet, Psalms, Gospel and NT. The various scriptures are linked by theme. I use the daily lectionary at anglicandailyoffice.online and I get my Sunday/Weekly lectionary from lectionarypage.net Both are super easy with the text either appearing on screen or by hyper link. I study the weekly one over the week. I simply read the daily ones. With the weekly one alone you end up reading the entire Bible every three years - and not in order just like you prefer! I also listen to the audio bible lots. Just let NT play. I got my annual listening stats and was surprised to learn its my most listened book. Weird because... Star Wars audio books also exists!! Ive got that one! You read lots and fast thanks! I'm more of a quick reader though. I want to read the entire bible in no more than three months. you think that's possible? Well, I was never one to shy away from a good challenge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 minute ago, action said: thanks! I'm more of a quick reader though. I want to read the entire bible in no more than three months. you think that's possible? Well, I was never one to shy away from a good challenge. Gnarly! I bet you can! Just skim over all the drawn out genealogies lol Go action, go!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Just now, soon said: Gnarly! I bet you can! Just skim over all the drawn out genealogies lol Go action, go!! yeah, the genealogies are a bit too much lol. they're like footnotes in your reader that you could skip over at uni. Don't really get the point of all those names. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracii Guns Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 7:49 AM, DieselDaisy said: Yorkshire Ripper - The Secret Murders (2015) by Chris Clark and Tim Tate. Do you ever read anything jolly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, soon said: Very cool! I always love when I get to read Acts again! John is the Gospel that I feel most 'in touch with.' What I do is I follow whats called a lectionary. They are daily and/or weekly readings from OT, prophet, Psalms, Gospel and NT. The various scriptures are linked by theme. I use the daily lectionary at anglicandailyoffice.online and I get my Sunday/Weekly lectionary from lectionarypage.net Both are super easy with the text either appearing on screen or by hyper link. I study the weekly one over the week. I simply read the daily ones. With the weekly one alone you end up reading the entire Bible every three years - and not in order just like you prefer! I also listen to the audio bible lots. Just let NT play. I got my annual listening stats and was surprised to learn its my most listened book. Weird because... Star Wars audio books also exists!! Ive got that one! You read lots and fast A book for the sofa, one for the park, one for bed, one for the toilet Thats usually how I read. 4-5 at the same time. Stuff like William James or the Blake Book get tedious after 60-80 pages sometimes so it’s handy to pick up a different book. It probably sounds mad, switching off from reading by reading something else, but it works! What did you think of the gnostic gospels book? I really enjoyed it. Lots of stuff to chew on... Edited November 4, 2020 by Powderfinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Powderfinger said: A book for the sofa, one for the park, one for bed, one for the toilet Thats usually how I read. 4-5 at the same time. Stuff like William James or the Blake Book get tedious after 60-80 pages sometimes so it’s handy to pick up a different book. It probably sounds mad, switching off from reading by reading something else, but it works! What did you think of the gnostic gospels book? I really enjoyed it. Lots of stuff to chew on... I like your system Now that I think of it, I'm similar. Ive always got some Star Wars, social theory, the Bible, something lighter on hobbies such as herbalism and at least one audio book. On the toilet I post recipes to mygnr forum though lol I have to admit that I don't remember word one of Pagels commentary, but thats not to say that at the time I read it I didnt enjoy it and learn stuff. Maybe you can remind me about it? As for the texts themselves - some of which I know as part of the Ante-Nicene cannon - some of them have sound origins and can help illuminate the NT. And anything that can help us with scripture is in valuable and should be celebrated. Sorry, but I find it impossible to speak briefly on Christian texts . Id love to hear your thoughts as well. Regarding the texts use in christianity and place in canon (if you care lol), heres some further thoughts, Spoiler The gnostic notion of Archons is really helpful in understanding power dynamics, for instance. And conversely, Paul and others spoke against gnostics precisely because claiming divine knowledge was an easy way to gain power and authority. I lean on Harvard Divinities Laura S Nasrallah for her invaluable work on this subject. All told, as far as canonization goes, the gnostics seem to have lost on merit. They fought for the inclusion of Jude in the NT. It's entirely likely that this Jude is Jesus brother which a gnostic would be excited about. Its inclusion seems to be solely for one passing mention of Enoch, though (another gnostic fav). Basically mentioning Enoch was canonizing that text by proxy. But heres the thing - Jude is poorly written and says nothing that hadn't already been said elsewhere. Like its presence hasn't aged well. The NT is an awesome read and then you hit Jude and the bottom falls out. Ones just like "Okay.... and moving right along." Its hard to see it as a win for gnostics, and really makes me question what they were bringing to the table. In my view of Christology the divine became flesh. I dont see the flesh becomes divine part that gnosticism seems to imply. Thats not a rejection mysticism though - the NT is full of mysticism. Apostle John, who was Jesus favorite, was a mystic through and through. By the end hes literally Obi-Wan Kenobi! So I'm kinda like, once I get all this canonized mysiticism on lock, then I can spend time on other texts. But there is some interesting and useful stuff for sure. What are your thoughts? Edited November 4, 2020 by soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Michael Connelly "The Law of Innocence" It's a Lincoln Lawyer book also with Harry Bosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Stephen King - Carrie & 'Salem's Lot Followed by The Shining, Night Shift and The Stand All of them are rereads Edited November 16, 2020 by Sosso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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