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Chariots of The Gods by Erich von Däniken. Chapter 2. Pleasingly bonkers so far.

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Chariots of The Gods by Erich von Däniken. Chapter 2. Pleasingly bonkers so far."

Oh man, that guy. I used to watch Ancient Aliens for the lulz. Him and Giorgio are hilarious.

I'm reading Batman: The War Years 1939-1945: Presenting over 20 classic full length Batman tales from the DC comics vault!. Got it on sale from Barnes and Noble :)

I'm finishing up The Infernal Devices trilogy

Wuthering Heights- finding it a little dry.
Most likely going to read "The Hopefuls" next

I'm reading Anne-Marie Mclemore's Wild Beauty

My library hold finally came up, and I can now start Less by Andrew Sean Greer; a humourous look at the life of a middle aged gay man. The book recently won the Pulitzer Prize as best fiction novel of 2018.

The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn, a non-fiction story of the cult leader. Quite gripping.

I'm reading Alexander Chee's collection of essays: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. I love this book!

I just finished Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (and I'm still feeling feelings about it), and now I'm reading a few others, but I'd like to find a few more LGBT+ books to read this month. :)

McLennan wrote: "I just finished Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (and I'm still feeling feelings about it), and now I'm reading a few others, but I'd like to find a few more LGBT+ books to read this month. :)"

That's such a great book! I read it last month, and I think I want to re-read before the end of the year.

I'm currently reading The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. It's a bit of a long slog.

McLennan wrote: "I just finished Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (and I'm still feeling feelings about it), and now I'm reading a few others, but I'd like to find a few more LGBT+ books to read this month. :)"

Along similar lines is Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous

I'm enjoying Quit the Race by Jonathan Strong.

Just finished My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and the sequel My Solo Exchange Diary. Mostly listening to audiobooks lately, (I like listening while I work on my comics) listened to Annie on My Mind (it was all right) and listening to Inferno right now. I'm liking it. Rhythmic and blunt.

Books I'm planning on reading this month

A Death in Hong Kong: The MacLennan Case of 1980 and the Suppression of a Scandal - Nigel Collett - About the suicide of a gay cop in Hong Kong which leads to a political scandal that was a major impetus for decriminalising homosexuality in Hong Kong.

The Black Tides of Heaven - JY Yang - I bought this on a whim cause it was on special and the cover is gorgeous.

The Lightning-Struck Heart - TJ Klune - Recommended by friends

The Call of Cthulhu - HP Lovrcraft

I'm about to start Lost Memory of Skin by Russell Banks

Infinite Love is the Only Truth: Everything Else is Illusion by David Icke.

Rughum & Najda by Samar Habib. This is what they call a hidden gem. A novel from a scholar on lesbian lives & homosexuality in Muslim history, so this, set in the 9thC, is authentic & complex & so interesting.

Finished The Outsider in the wee hours this morning. A real addictive page-turner. If you're interested here's my review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Natasha wrote: "Just finished My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and the sequel My Solo Exchange Diary. Mostly listening to audiobooks lately, (I like listening while I work on my comics) listened to Annie on M..."

I read My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness earlier this year! I liked it okay, but it wasn't my favorite. How was My Solo Exchange Diary??

I'm about to finish reading Stephen King's latest book, The Outsider.

Before that, I read the first three books of the 'Something like ...' series, Something Like Summer, Something Like Autumn and Something Like Winter.

Torsten wrote: "I'm about to finish reading Stephen King's latest book, The Outsider. ..."

How are you liking it? I enjoyed it quite a bit, but then I'm one of King's Constant Readers. ;)

I'm about a third of the way through The Grim Company. Not sure if I'm going to finish it. It's a bit cringey so far.

Rick wrote: "Torsten wrote: "I'm about to finish reading Stephen King's latest book, The Outsider. ..."

How are you liking it? I enjoyed it quite a bit, but then I'm one of King's Constant Read..."

Yeah, I'm one of those too!
I really liked it. And it was nice that Holly made a guest appearance :)

Torsten wrote: "Yeah, I'm one of those too!
I really liked it. And it was nice that Holly made a guest appearance :)"

I haven't read the Bill Hodges books yet, so I was a little annoyed with how much info on those books was given - but she seems like an interesting character.

Since King's accident I've been trying to save up between 10-12 books of his to not read as a little insurance in case he dies before me. It's morbid, but I worry about him dying and me not having any new King books to read. I usually read the anthologies as they come out and occasionally something grabs me and I go ahead and a new one. Which is what happened with this one (and Gwendy's Button Box).

I'm reading Lover's Knot by Donald Hardy a 19th fin de siècle, m/m period piece. Interesting.

I've recently finished:
Batman: The Dark Knight: Master Race, review is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Whographica: An Infographic Guide to Space and Time, review is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81 by J.B. Morrison.

Dietland by Sarai Walker.

I started Minions of the Moon by Richard Bowes