What's everyone reading?

[janeofalltrades]

SamClem:
You mean young Master Bates? I heard he eventually went blind ...

 

[Mr._johngalt]

SamClem:
You mean young Master Bates? I heard he eventually went blind ...

Nope, just took on a co-writer. Harry Palms.

JG

 

[P.S.]

At home, I read mainly while pottying DS and before crashing each night. So what I read depends on 1. mood, 2. which floor we're pottying on:

DOWNSTAIRS (from the library):
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's search for everything across italy, india, and indonesia
http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Pray-Love..._bbs_sr_1/104-6660607-3503139?ie=UTF8&s=books

From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present
http://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Decadenc..._bbs_sr_1/104-6660607-3503139?ie=UTF8&s=books

UPSTAIRS:
Sew U: The Built by Wendy Guide to Making Your Own Wardrobe (this I bought)
http://www.amazon.com/Sew-Wendy-Gui..._bbs_sr_1/104-6660607-3503139?ie=UTF8&s=books

I also love Jane Austen. This is one author I wish wasn't dead b/c I've immensely enjoyed her books so much. Not that I wish any author dead. Personal favorite Sense and Sensibility, which I also love listening to on tape, and can repeat conversations verbatim.

 

[justin]

From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present

I read about half the book and didn't like it. I never really got the "thesis" of the book and it seemed more like a smattering of historical facts. It seemed stylistically very academic. Didn't retain my interest long enough to finish it. I may have to revisit it though. Some of Barzun's other works look promising.