|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
09-02-2019, 08:48 PM | #16 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 7,352
Karma: 52612287
Join Date: Oct 2010
Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip
|
My second nomination is The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (2016, 303 pp.).
Quote:
Amazon U.S., $9.99 |
|
09-02-2019, 09:29 PM | #17 | |
Snoozing in the sun
Posts: 10,137
Karma: 115423645
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch
|
I too have been casting around for something to nominate this month. After considering ghost stories, and The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, I finally decided on a bit of hilarity. So I nominate Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams.
From Kobo: Quote:
Length: 287 pages. |
|
Advert | |
|
09-02-2019, 10:26 PM | #18 |
E-reader Enthusiast
Posts: 4,873
Karma: 36507503
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southwest, USA
Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5
|
I second Black Narcicuss.
|
09-03-2019, 12:25 AM | #19 |
(he/him/his)
Posts: 12,178
Karma: 79742714
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Sunshine Coast, BC
Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8
|
Second for Dirk Gently
|
09-03-2019, 12:43 AM | #20 |
Snoozing in the sun
Posts: 10,137
Karma: 115423645
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch
|
I second The Sleeper in the Sands.
|
Advert | |
|
09-03-2019, 01:08 AM | #21 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,373
Karma: 26915798
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Ireland
Device: Kindle Oasis 3, 4G, iPad Air 2, iPhone IE
|
Third for Dirk Gently.
|
09-03-2019, 07:20 AM | #22 | |
o saeclum infacetum
Posts: 20,399
Karma: 223344556
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: New England
Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5
|
I'm nominating Magic and Mystery in Tibet by Alexandra David-Neel, published in 1928.
The description is a little over the top, but I thought it gave more flavor than the alternative, which is bare bones. Quote:
313 pp. |
|
09-03-2019, 12:20 PM | #23 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,013
Karma: 19767610
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Nova Scotia Canada
Device: ipad, Kindle PW, Kobo Clara; iphone 7
|
I had hoped to nominate Elaine Pagels’ Beyond Belief, the Secret Gospel of Thomas.
The Amazon description is In Beyond Belief, renowned religion scholar Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, Pagels returns to her investigation of the “secret” Gospel of Thomas, and breathes new life into writings once thought heretical. As she arrives at an ever-deeper conviction in her own faith, Pagels reveals how faith allows for a diversity of interpretations, and that the “rogue” voices of Christianity encourage and sustain “the recognition of the light within us all.” The Gospel of Thomas was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 as part of the Nag Hammadi library. The topic may sound dry and academic, but I found it fascinating. I also found it quite moving. It’s a reflective, quietly written book and I thought the author was quite insightful. She was very open about her struggles with spirituality, and the impact of the loss of her young son. It’s a fairly short book and I actually felt a bit bereft when it was over. PS: The description says “she arrives at an ever-deeper conviction in her own faith..” - I wouldn’t describe it that way -which sounds ‘one and done’. I’d say she’s more of a seeker / wrestler than the description implies. Last edited by Victoria; 09-03-2019 at 12:31 PM. |
09-03-2019, 12:32 PM | #24 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 7,352
Karma: 52612287
Join Date: Oct 2010
Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip
|
|
09-03-2019, 01:35 PM | #25 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,013
Karma: 19767610
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Nova Scotia Canada
Device: ipad, Kindle PW, Kobo Clara; iphone 7
|
My literal nomination of the theme, taken from my tbr, is A Morbid Taste for Bones. Ellis Peters (The Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Book 1)
A Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in western England, Brother Cadfael spends much of his time tending the herbs and vegetables in the garden—but now there’s a more pressing matter. Cadfael is to serve as translator for a group of monks heading to the town of Gwytherin in Wales. The team’s goal is to collect the holy remains of Saint Winifred, which Prior Robert hopes will boost the abbey’s reputation, as well as his own. But when the monks arrive in Gwytherin, the town is divided over the request. When the leading opponent to disturbing the grave is found shot dead with a mysterious arrow, some believe Saint Winifred herself delivered the deadly blow. Brother Cadfael knows an earthly hand did the deed, but his plan to root out a murderer may dig up more than he can handle. Before CSI and Law & Order, there was Brother Cadfael, “wily veteran of the Crusades” (Los Angeles Times). His knowledge of herbalism, picked up in the Holy Land, and his skillful observance of human nature are blessings in dire situations, and earned Ellis Peters a Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger Award. A Morbid Taste for Bones kicks off a long-running and much-loved series that went on to be adapted for stage, radio, and television. It’s available via overdrive. kobo: $9.56 Aud; $12 US; $14.39 Cdn kindle: $9 US; $12 Cdn; $8.79 Aud |
09-03-2019, 02:07 PM | #26 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,643
Karma: 73864785
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: PDXish
Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices
|
It doesn't look like I will have time to find anything so for now I'm going to third Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar and second A Morbid Taste for Bones.
I was able to finish September's selection already, YAY!, but my reading this year has been WAY down. Over 10,000 pages less than this time last year. |
09-03-2019, 05:57 PM | #27 | |
Snoozing in the sun
Posts: 10,137
Karma: 115423645
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch
|
Quote:
|
|
09-03-2019, 06:22 PM | #28 | |
o saeclum infacetum
Posts: 20,399
Karma: 223344556
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: New England
Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5
|
Quote:
|
|
09-03-2019, 06:24 PM | #29 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,013
Karma: 19767610
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Nova Scotia Canada
Device: ipad, Kindle PW, Kobo Clara; iphone 7
|
Quote:
(I hope your eyes are still going well.) |
|
09-03-2019, 06:34 PM | #30 | |
o saeclum infacetum
Posts: 20,399
Karma: 223344556
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: New England
Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5
|
Quote:
We were posting simultaneously, so just in case I'll point you to the article I linked to above, which might be of interest to you. |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
New Leaf Nominations for May 2019 • You're Never Too Young: Children | issybird | Book Clubs | 65 | 04-07-2019 07:22 AM |
Short Fiction Hoffmann, E.T.A.: The Elementary Spirit. v1 12 Jan 2019 | AlexBell | ePub Books | 0 | 01-12-2019 04:24 AM |
Short Fiction Hoffmann, E.T.A.: The Elementary Spirit. v1 12 Jan 2019 | AlexBell | Kindle Books | 0 | 01-12-2019 04:19 AM |
Spiritual Underhill, Evelyn: The Life of the Spirit. V1. 18-Feb-2011 | weatherwax | ePub Books | 1 | 08-21-2015 12:10 AM |
Literary Plays Nominations • October 2012 | sun surfer | Book Clubs | 27 | 10-04-2012 11:20 PM |