Not sure it's worth posting about, but I'm reading "Speaker for The Dead" by Orson Scott Card. There's so much Portuguese in this book I wonder how a non-speaker could understand it.
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry, Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft. Because my SIL is having serious problems with the scumbag currently claiming to be her husband. I gave her a copy but doubt she'll read it herself (and I warned her to keep it at work). So I'm reading it to see if I can at least spoon feed her ideas when we talk. It's an excellent book.
I read Dark Spaces by Gillian Flynn recently and loved it. I would recommend reading some reviews or a summary before reading to see if it's your kind of book (graphic content).
I have been reading My Story by Elizabeth Smart and Chris Stewart. I was curious about the book on several levels---how much detail of her ordeal would be revealed, how Mormoney it would be, and how honest and forthright would it be. I have been pleasantly surprised on how well it is written, but honestly I would have liked the story to have been told just my Elizabeth herself. Maybe that was not even a possibility given what she went through and another person needed to be with her as she relived her nightmare.
I do appreciate and thank both of them for writing the book and sharing Elizabeth's story. I myself hope that it helps Mormons who still believe in the silly myth of MORmONISM see the religion for what it is---a cult that began with the lazy con-man Joe coming up with a scam that has fleeced a lot of people. Elizabeth Smart's abductor was following in Joe's footsteps big time, in my humble opinion.
I read this a few days ago - it's a pretty gruesome read because she is very forthright about the horrible things she went through. Also, a lot of how she talked about working through her own recovery made sense - I wondered how she'd done that without professional help. It was worth reading but I don't think I'd read it a second time.
"Mormonism: An American Fraud." Not bad, but basically just another feminist screed on the subject. I'd say most posters on this board will find little new or interesting here. Well-written but underwhelming.
I am doing my best to get through several months of post viral syndrome. SO while my body won't do anything I am reading anything I can get my hands on to keep my mind active. But anything TOO heavy and I am exhausted by it. Have read LOTS of novels, but also "The Verbally Abusive Relationship", by Patricia Evans. It was recommended on a thread here and I ordered it on eBay. It is GREAT!!
I just finished "A History of Ancient Egypt - From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid," by John Romer. Very interesting book. He starts around 4000 BC and moves from Neolithic farmers up to the building of the pyramids. I've read a lot about ancient Egypt, but I still learned all sorts of new interesting things.
I'm re-reading "Micro Fiction," which was edited by Jerome Stern. It's a collection of short short stories by different authors with a 300 word limit per story. Like fine poetry, these little gems seem to leap off the page and can be read over and over without fatigue.
I'm just finishing a book that I would very strongly recommend, as well. The author is Steven Pinker, an experimental psychologist and one of the world’s foremost writers on language, mind, and human nature. The book is called "How the Mind Works."