Books you're currently reading???

[Clodfobble]

Yeah... she writes parables, not realistic fiction.

[DanaC]

I am currently reading: The Evolution of the Medieval World by David Nicholas; Bede's Ecclesiastical History and Asser's Life of Alfred.....oh yeah and a Dr Who novel :P

Very good to read Bede if you want to understand England , Dana .

Don't forget that us Welsh were Christian long before Bede .

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by DanaC

oh yeah and a Dr Who novel :P

Oh which one? Have just bought a 2nd hand copy of Last of the Gaderene (because it's by Mark Gatiss, natch)

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

In that case, I should tell you that the sequel just hit stores a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks to clod, I have just finished reading Warrior and Witch by Marie Brennan.

Clod, let her know ... this is an awesome read, as exciting as the first, took care of some loose ends and left some more to be addressed in the next book.

I was left hungry for understanding more of the culture of the world outside of the Hunter Schools and the Witches. I am intrigued by her conception of the five-fold Goddess, which again leaves open a lot of questions about what the ordinary folk do ...

[Happy Monkey]

I just finished the first one today. It was a pretty good read.

[Clodfobble]

Interesting tidbits... she wrote it when she was 19 (and is now 27 or 28, I can't remember) and was quite surprised to see it picked up before some of the others she's written in the years since. The first book has done well enough to get a second print run, though, so she will in all likelihood have some of those other novels come out soon.

[DanaC]

Very good to read Bede if you want to understand England , Dana .

Don't forget that us Welsh were Christian long before Bede

Bede is a good read.......I feel I have quite a good understanding of England already however, given that I am English ( I may have mentioned that before) and having studied quite a bit of my history.

[DanaC]

Oh which one? Have just bought a 2nd hand copy of Last of the Gaderene (because it's by Mark Gatiss, natch)

It's called 'Warmonger'. Its excellent. But the best I have read lately was called 'Fear Itself.'

[JayMcGee]

I would just like to take this opportunity to remind Buddug to be clear of Chester city walls afore sundown.....

[DanaC]

heheheh

[Griff]

I just started Buddism without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor. Very interesting stuff. He seems to be about keeping religious ideas out of it. I've read folks here claim that Buddism is not a religion. I'm seeing how it could be approached that way but often isn't. Anyway, nice read.

[perth]

I kind of dabbled in Buddhism for a while. When I realised I didn't believe in God, I still felt I needed some sort of "spiritual" life and Buddhism seemed compatible with my beliefs. Most importantly, it didn't seem like much of a religion to me. More of a philosophy. I should follow that up by saying that I don't know a great deal about it beyond the basics.

At any rate. I'm reading I'm Just Here for the Food and I'm Just Here for More Food by Alton Brown. Not really "literature", but I'm fascinated by his ability to describe how and why something happens when you cook.

[Cicero]

Buddhism to me.....Is philosophy. You don't have to get religious about it at all...

[BigV]

Johnny Got His Gun -- Dalton Trumbo