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In reply to the discussion: What are you currently reading? [View all]Laffy Kat
(16,356 posts)16. Years ago when everyone else was re-reading, "1984" I read "Brave New World"
Read it for the first time. Between the two, I think BNW is much more on the mark of where we are now than "1984". What do you think?
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Sophie Tucker--boy. My parents had a thing for her... I guess she was on Ed Sullivan Show in her
hlthe2b
May 2019
#1
I prefer non fiction, just finished Midnight in Chernobyl which was excellent. Right
dewsgirl
May 2019
#4
Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices by Michelle Belanger
Lady Freedom Returns
May 2019
#7
You're welcome. It's expensive, but I hope you'll be able to get it at a library.
femmedem
May 2019
#76
"currently" as in two weeks ago and stuck 1/3? "Caesar's Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Je
UTUSN
May 2019
#11
"Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World," by Anand Giridharadas
PETRUS
May 2019
#32
I'm only a chapter + in and it is interesting. I'll probably devour it over the weekend. nt
chowder66
May 2019
#45
I am reading this, too. A couple of years ago I read The Probe magazine series by her.
Midnight Writer
May 2019
#52
I'm currently reading 5 books but intent on this one: "The Last Camel Charge: The Untold Story of
in2herbs
May 2019
#36
El Norte by Carrie Gibson, sort of a Zinn treatment of Spanish history/culture in the Americas.
ancianita
May 2019
#61
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End. Serious book about a serious topic.
Cousin Dupree
May 2019
#78
I'm working my way backwards through Gardner Dozois "The Year's Best Science Fiction" editions.
hunter
May 2019
#100