August 13, 2011

Moment of Zen: A Day With A Book

By Joe

I just finished Robert Harris’s Conspirita, (which was a great book, but I wish I had read the first book in the trilogy Imperium first) and now I can’t decide what to read next.  Now that school has started back, I don’t have as much time to read, but on many nights, it’s reading a book that allows me to fall asleep at night.  All of those worries of the day disappear as I transport myself to another world in a book.  I have a few choices for what to read next: Donna Leon’s Drawing Conclusion, Greg Herren’s Who Dat Whodunnit or his book Sleeping Angels, or Steve Berry’s The Jefferson Key.  I will probably decide sometime today what to read, but since I know that many of you are readers also, do you have any recommendations?  What are you currently reading?

About Joe

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I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's. My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces. View all posts by Joe
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3 responses to “Moment of Zen: A Day With A Book”

  • Unknown's avatar silvereagle
    August 13th, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    I really enjoy the Fannie Flagg books — all of them, especially Red Bird Christmas from a few years ago. She incorportes real places in Alabama and the south as well.Not deep subject matter, but refreshing!

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  • Unknown's avatar Loki's Log
    August 14th, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Finishing Geraldine Brook's Caleb's Crossing. Next on deck: Elwood Reid: If I Don't Six; Skip Horack: the Southern Cross; Emily St. Mandela: The Singer's Gun and Peter Geye: Safe from the Sea. Awesome pic in the post.

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  • Unknown's avatar JoeBlow
    August 15th, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    Silvereagle, I love Fannie Flagg. Fried Green Tomatoes is one of my all-time favorite books, not to mention a fantastic movie. I absolutely love Red Bird Christmas.Thanks for the suggestions, Loki. I will definitely look into them.

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