Literary Exploration discussion

Apart from The David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants what do you plan to read this month?

For me, I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov and not sure what else.

I am currently reading Numero zero by Umberto Eco. A bit of a disappointment. Subject matter was interesting -- manipulation of public opinion through news stories. I have always found this author to be fascinating. Book length is short. Problem is book reads more like a commentary than a story. I want to figure out story's message not be spoon fed it.

Kathy wrote: "I am currently reading Numero zero by Umberto Eco. A bit of a disappointment. Subject matter was interesting -- manipulation of public opinion through news stories. I ..."

Read that book a few weeks ago, I really enjoyed it. But I understand what you mean, there is a lot of information dumps happening in this book.

Great, Michael, I too have The Brothers Karamazov on my TBR, but I feel a bit intimidated by it.

I'm currently reading The Taming of the Shrew. After that I want to finish reading To My Children's Children, and I'd like to read A Christmas Carol (sounds crazy, but I'd never read it before), The Girl with All the Gifts and Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death.

The Kills by Richard House
The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence
Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence
The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk

Been a slow month, but I plan on catching up these last two weeks of the month (and year). Just finished a reread of one of my favorites, Fahrenheit 451. I also finished The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time. Currently, I'm reading the group read for this month and also plan on reading Welty's One Writer's Beginnings. After that, I want to try to get to a mystery and maybe a classic. Not sure which ones.

Currently reading First Light by Peter Ackroyd. He is tackling metaphysical questions of time and space in a humorous way which is coming across as a bit sad and creepy. I loved Hawksmoor which did the same but in a dark way. Both books are worth reading just for the questions they raise about consciousness, life and the meaning of everything. Peter Ackroyd would be a cool person to spend an evening drinking with.

Our Mutual Friend - Dickens - I try to read a Dickens novel every Winter
Against the Day - Pynchon - Reading this with a Goodreads Group
Gravity's Rainbow - Pynchon - I've ignored Pynchon for years. When invited Against the Day I investigated Pynchon and became interested in the challenge of Gravity's Rainbow. I've never read two books by the same author simultaneously but this is a interesting exercise since these two books are 40 years apart in publication.
Rabbit, Run - Updike - Never read Updike before either.

Dave, I always love to read Dickens in December. Seems right to me. I read Our Mutual Friend last year.

Reading the Tudor series by Philippa Gregory. On the final book the Kings curse

Ending the year with Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom. Very interesting story about the old pagan gods and the celebration of Yuletide. Plus a war between Krampus and Santa!