What Are You Reading Currently? [OFFICIAL THREAD]

[ali_fatheroforphans]

A beautiful book defs worth reading. Everyone needs to make sure that they are completely free from certain diseases of the soul mentioned in this book. I feel very guilty myself.  

 

[Hameedeh]

^^^ That book is available free to read online or by PDF. 

Jami' al-Sa'adat (The Collector of Felicities)  Get PDF

https://www.al-islam.org/jami-al-saadat-the-collector-of-felicities-muhammad-mahdi-ibn-abi-dharr-al-naraqi

[notme]

This topic needs more attention. 

I'm still working on The Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan, and I've been struggling through Dark Money, by Jane Meyer, for almost all year, but I'd like recommendations of dystopian or utopian reading. Brief description is appreciated but not essential - I've got Google. 

[realizm]

Céline - Voyage au Bout de la Nuit

[LeftCoastMom]

"Probably More Than You Want To Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast"

by Dr. Milton Love

 

[Gaius I. Caesar]

@notme @Islandsandmirrors @Hameedeh @wmehar2

I finished reading Call of Cthulhu and the Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft.

[Islandsandmirrors]

9 minutes ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

@notme @Islandsandmirrors @Hameedeh @wmehar2

I finished reading Call of Cthulhu and the Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft.

I want to read that now. 

[wolverine]

On 10/9/2017 at 5:46 PM, notme said:

I'd like recommendations of dystopian or utopian reading. Brief description is appreciated but not essential - I've got Google. 

Did you check the list at wikipedia?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_literature

[LadyNadine]

This post...

[TwelveGems]

I've read a few dystopian novels and I'll list them from in my opinion best to worse:

1. Brave New world

2. 1984

3. The giver

4. Animal farm

5. The handmaid's tale

[hasanhh]

1 hour ago, wolverine said:

Did you check the list at wikipedia?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_literature

l read through that list. l have read nine of them, maybe ten but l cannot remember about Logan's Run ["renew"]

[wmehar2]

19 hours ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

@notme @Islandsandmirrors @Hameedeh @wmehar2

I finished reading Call of Cthulhu and the Nameless City by H.P. Lovecraft.

I'm gonna sound lame but, I've not read a novel/book since I was in highschool.

I've read poetry here, and there; and then mathematical/statistical books, historical books/encyclopedias..online. 

I used to love reading but... *shrug*

[Gaius I. Caesar]

7 hours ago, wmehar2 said:

I'm gonna sound lame but, I've not read a novel/book since I was in highschool.

I've read poetry here, and there; and then mathematical/statistical books, historical books/encyclopedias..online. 

I used to love reading but... *shrug*

That is really interesting, I thought for sure that you liked to read.

[notme]

2 hours ago, wmehar2 said:

I'm gonna sound lame but, I've not read a novel/book since I was in highschool.

I used to love reading but... *shrug*

I went through that too. I was an avid reader as a child, but then got busy with life and only found time to read textbooks and technical texts.  I found my way back when I got my first eBook reader. I came preloaded with 100 classics and fit easily in my purse. 

[wmehar2]

3 hours ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

That is really interesting, I thought for sure that you liked to read.

I do, but as @notmeput it,  Life has hijacked my time.  It seems I need to break through the technology bubble.

Maybe I just need someone to read me a book xD.

I used to read music too, not just listen, and then write some.

[Gaius I. Caesar]

2 minutes ago, wmehar2 said:

Maybe I just need someone to read me a book xD.

Audiobooks?

[notme]

2 hours ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

Audiobooks?

@wmehar2 don't laugh. If you have a long commute or routine extended wait times, audiobooks can be quite satisfying. Check your local library - I bet they have some, maybe even to download so you don't even have to go there. 

[wmehar2]

39 minutes ago, notme said:

@wmehar2 don't laugh. If you have a long commute or routine extended wait times, audiobooks can be quite satisfying. Check your local library - I bet they have some, maybe even to download so you don't even have to go there. 

Wasn't quite laughing at the idea, was laughing because it feels weird to be read to by a prerecorded device,  I'd end up playing with some speed setting to make the audio sound funny. 

Unfortunately I don't beleive I have the capacity to drive and hear something like a story or even music.

I drive with nothing playing (hyper focus issues).  It's too distracting for me :/

I need to literally sit, with an allocated time slot, and read or hear a book. 

[Unity12]

Those are some of my favourite books! Dystopian fiction is really great, because it makes you think. I would also add Farenheit 911 to the list.

If you want a recommendation for something more on Islamic themes, then you can check out "The Ark of Salvation". It's a newly released book about the life of Imam Husayn (AS), in the form of an epic poem.

https://www.fatefuldawn.com/product/the-ark-of-salvation/

On 11/9/2017 at 9:59 PM, TwelveGems said:

I've read a few dystopian novels and I'll list them from in my opinion best to worse:

1. Brave New world

2. 1984

3. The giver

4. Animal farm

5. The handmaid's tale

[Hameedeh]

Bumping up this Reading topic for @Maha_13.

[Ron_Burgundy]

Punisher. 

[Islandsandmirrors]

Sharks in the Rivers (poetry)

[Maha_13]

37 minutes ago, Hameedeh said:

Bumping up this Reading topic for @Maha_13.

Thank you!

[notme]

Wonders of the Universe, by Brian Cox. I've just started, but it's beautiful so far. I'm reading the ebook version. I might have to check whether the library has a hard copy so I can really see the photos. 

[hasanhh]

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-are-white-men-stockpiling-guns/     

For a good laugh, read this blog in Scientific American.  This is Hysterical.

Supposedly, 3% of Americans "own half" of the 500+million guns in the US.  Where are the necessary warehouses? 

lf 3% of 332 million -or 9.96 million "white men"- is roughly 25 guns per said individual. Other than gunfighters in movies, most people do not use more than one at a time.

25 guns would necessitate several different kinds of ammunition. Plus a lot of money that the economically insecure "white men" in this article  do not have.

And why are these "white men" "buying" all these guns?  Racism. 

The propagandist for this article is a Jeremy Adam Smith.

Do not comment below as this will derail this thread. Start another thread if you so please.

[notme]

On 3/7/2018 at 6:45 PM, notme said:

Wonders of the Universe, by Brian Cox. 

^ Thoroughly enjoyed. I'm sad that I've finished it. Now I have to decide what to read next. 

[notme]

Here's my assigned reading:

 

[notme]

Just finished Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. It's kind of depressing, though it tries to end on a hopeful note. That could have been me, you, any of us, if not for fortune. Very good read though. Highly recommend. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25852784-evicted

[hasanhh]

Surah An'am

[Mzwakhe]

salam alaykum wrwb,

Hayat Al-Qulub, Vol. 1, Stories of the Prophets
Characteristics and Circumstances of the Prophets and their Successors
Author(s): Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi 

ws

[hasanhh]

lnshallah, l just finished the Quran for Ramadhan.

 

[Wholehearted Shi'a]

Quran for Ramadan and After the Prophet: The epic story of the Sunni - Shi’a split.

[notme]

Just started this:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142129.Man_and_Nature

[hasanhh]

1 hour ago, notme said:

Just started this:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142129.Man_and_Nature

Sura Kahf # 28  which applies to all of us.

[notme]

7 minutes ago, hasanhh said:

Sura Kahf # 28  which applies to all of us.

Why angry reaction emoji? I've only started the book. Have you read it? Is it bad or religiously problematic in some way? The discussion of the confluence of science and spirituality is an interesting topic to me.