What are you reading?

[sophist]

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession.

Heady stuff.

I read that a few years back, that is a great book imo.  Real insightful into the science behind how our brains hear music. 

I know I mentioned it in here awhile back, but you both should pick up Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks, I think you guys would dig it.

I'll check it out, thanks for the rec. 

[keeb333]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

[rowjimmy]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

Nice.

[Mr Minor]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

I teach A Wrinkle in Time in my 7th grade class.  It's a fun book with some great themes and allusions.

[cactusfan]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

Nice.

i was just thinking about reading those again. loved them when i was like 10 or whatever.

[keeb333]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

I teach A Wrinkle in Time in my 7th grade class.  It's a fun book with some great themes and allusions.

Awesome!  As far as themes go, I was thinking about discussing finding strength in your faults and how "reality" changes as our perception changes.  Also, individuality and free choice vs. "freedom" from having to make decisions.  Any other suggestions?

[gah]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

I teach A Wrinkle in Time in my 7th grade class.  It's a fun book with some great themes and allusions.

Awesome!  As far as themes go, I was thinking about discussing finding strength in your faults and how "reality" changes as our perception changes.  Also, individuality and free choice vs. "freedom" from having to make decisions.  Any other suggestions?

I've never read these books, but after that post plan on doing so. Thanks keeb!

[keeb333]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

I teach A Wrinkle in Time in my 7th grade class.  It's a fun book with some great themes and allusions.

Awesome!  As far as themes go, I was thinking about discussing finding strength in your faults and how "reality" changes as our perception changes.  Also, individuality and free choice vs. "freedom" from having to make decisions.  Any other suggestions?

I've never read these books, but after that post plan on doing so. Thanks keeb!

Man, they are really good and read fast.  Also, pretty heavy stuff for young adult literature!  The first two of the series received Newberry medals, if that tells you anything.

[Mr Minor]

A Swiftly Tilting Planet for discussion with my son as part of our "home summer reading" venture.

Just finished the first two of the series...it's been so long since I'd read them I'd forgotten how good they are!

I teach A Wrinkle in Time in my 7th grade class.  It's a fun book with some great themes and allusions.

Awesome!  As far as themes go, I was thinking about discussing finding strength in your faults and how "reality" changes as our perception changes.  Also, individuality and free choice vs. "freedom" from having to make decisions.  Any other suggestions?

Identity/individuality are a couple of great ones from that book.   Also good vs. evil and the triumph of love.  A few others I teach are a little more in depth:  inadequacy of words and the idea that one (Meg) cannot know everything.  great themes for young adults to consider.  Quite relevant to their own lives.

[unclepaulie]

Just finished A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole, and am reading the American Federalist Papers now.

[gah]

Just finished A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole, and am reading the American Federalist Papers now.

Ha! That book had me cracking up, literally, sometimes I'd be reading and just burst out in laughter! Been meaning to re-read it for a couple years now....

[unclepaulie]

^^ Yeah, I was re-reading it myself. After me and my gf hit the PA and IN shows we drove to New Orleans, and I was like: "There are 3 things I want to do: 1) Eat Crawfish, 2) Pee in the mouth (ewww) of the Mississippi (I had taken a leak at the start of the river a few years back when visiting Bemidji, MN and it just seemed symbolically important...) and 3) Take my picture with the Ignatius Reilly statue on Canal street....

I got the crawfish, but forgot about peeing in the river (Nola has a way of making you forget things, especially when you have a bunch of fine gooballs you brought along for the ride) and the camera took a dump on the last day so I couldn't get my picture.

Guess I'll have to go back. Darn my luck...

[kellerb]

Just finished A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole, and am reading the American Federalist Papers now.

Ha! That book had me cracking up, literally, sometimes I'd be reading and just burst out in laughter! Been meaning to re-read it for a couple years now....

I read that a few years before I had ever visited NOLA, and I think I missed out b/c I'd never been there.  I need to re-read as well.

[unclepaulie]

It was incredible how different an experience that book was after visiting NOLA. I only wish I had read it more recently before going (it had been a couple years), to check out the different spots mentioned. Would love to have seen Ignatius' street, etc.

[gah]

It was incredible how different an experience that book was after visiting NOLA. I only wish I had read it more recently before going (it had been a couple years), to check out the different spots mentioned. Would love to have seen Ignatius' street, etc.

Yeah, I read it while living down there, so it was great.