Am re-reading yet aagin Daniel Deronda. I find the relationship between Deronda and Gwendolyn so strange and fascinating and modern. I need to find a George Eliot club I can just go hang with.
Sewhappy, I think you have convinced me to read Daniel Deronda next, after I finish the book Iām currently reading for the CC book club. I have been meaning to read more George Eliot ever since I read Middlemarch for the first time (a year or so ago) and liked it so very much.
These days, it seems that I enjoy current popular fiction less and less. I donāt know if itās my age or what, but Iām finding the classics so much more rewarding.
I know another CC mom who is a Daniel Deronda fan. Maybe we can get a little mini-discussion of the book going at some point!
I had not re-read her books since college but I read Silas Marner and Adam Bede last year when I was going through some boxes in which I had college texts.
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick. Must read especially for Phila area folks.
āThe Charisma Mythā by Lisa Cordileione is the best guide to enjoying life book that I have read in years. She looks at the newer research on brain chemistry and how you can fool your brain into being naturally more happy. If your interested she gave a great 1 hour speech at Stamford University that is now a great podcast.
[Stanfordās</a> Entrepreneurship Corner: Olivia Fox Cabane, Author - Build Your Personal Charisma](<a href=āhttp://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2991]Stanfordāsā>http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=2991)
I just finished The Passage by Justin CronināI could hardly put it down! I canāt wait to start the second book of the trilogy which Iām on the waiting list for at the library.
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Iām reading The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton and enjoying it.
Well I finally finished 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson. Not sure I was quite as taken with it as inparent, but yes, it is up there on the 100 best sci fi books for sure. All kinds of interesting ideas, but also structurally interesting - I liked the interspersed chapters of extracts and lists. I sometimes get a little impatient with Robinsonās interest in the technicalities of how terraforming might be created, instead of the more interesting questions of what the consequences might be. (Plenty of that too.) I think he gets too bogged down in hardware issues, but there is something to be said for getting thoroughly convinced that it could work! The characters in this book were pretty interesting, though a minor character who provides a very important piece of information gets rather lost in the book. The balance seemed slightly off.
So now I go on to read what I suspect is a very silly sci fi DH enjoyed very much - Red Shirts by Scalzi.
The Housekeeper and the Professor.
Another best books of 2012 list, courtesy of NPR:
[Best</a> Books Of 2012: The Complete List : NPR](<a href=āBest Books Of 2012: The Complete List : NPRā>Best Books Of 2012: The Complete List : NPR)
^^^ Iāve read The Orchardist and Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore and I see others I want to read. I see a few already mentioned on this thread.
Here is the final Goodreads Best Books of 2012, starting with fiction:
[Best</a> Fiction 2012 ? Goodreads Choice Awards](<a href=āReaders' Favorite Fiction 2012 ā Goodreads Choice Awardsā>Readers' Favorite Fiction 2012 ā Goodreads Choice Awards)
^^^ In fiction, Iāve read The Age of Miracles and there is Mr. Penumbraās 24-Hour Bookstore again. 
In the last week or two I have devoured Gone Girl and The House of Silk. In need of my next bookā¦ I went through the Good Reads list and found about a dozen I want to read but couldnāt find for kindle yet.
Have āThunderbolt Kidā that Iāve started reading. Itās pretty interesting, but donāt know whether itās available in e-formats yet. I still read paper books from our public library. Someday, may try e-versions, but so far have not loved tablets or even netbooks. May get a free iTouch from the brokerage & see about reading books on that.
Good reminder to get a library card in my new city! I have been meaning to. I suppose I will have to wait until I get some mail so I can prove my residencyā¦ I think thatās how that works, itās been so long I donāt remember.
Just added the goodreads and NPR list to my favorites bar for later. thanks ignatius!
In our state, non-residents can get a library card, the fee is just slightly higher than for residents. You do have to show ID & be able to sign your name. Itās still one of the best bargains anywhere.
Residents have to pay a fee? Ours are free.
Hmm, I looked at our website and it doesnāt really make sense. You need an updated drivers license (which I will get but havenāt yet), a deed to a property in the city with your name on it (home isnāt in my name), or a utility bill with your name on it (the utilities arenāt in my name either.) But they also say that anyone employed or attending school here is eligible, so I wonder how THEY get a card, they wouldnāt have any of those things either. I both live and work here but until I can take an afternoon off to go get my drivers license updated, I donāt have any of the required documents!
Will have to call tomorrow to figure it out.
I donāt know what took me so long, but Iām currently reading Guns, Germs and Steel. Itās fascinating.
I recently finished Whereād You Go, Bernadette. It was compusively readable, funny and sad, and sweet. The ending was a little too neat, but other than that, I loved it.
In our state, residents get free library cards but non-residents pay a very nominal fee (like $10). If you lose your card or need a replacement, there is also a nominal fee. Sounds like a good idea to double-check about the requirements, as it sounds like each state is pretty different.