Faces In The Water by Janet Frame. She's a New Zealand writer and the book is based on the time she spent in mental hospitals and how the staff interacted with the patients. She writes in a very poetic style that is both very vivid and very beautiful. It's one of the best books I've ever read I think.
I binge-read Nevada by Imogen Binnie last night and I really liked it. As an AMAB who considers themselves to have "crossdreamer" (otherwise known as autogynephile) tendencies, I related a lot to James. I was never the kind of transgender individual who knew that they were trans from a very young age, although there are some events from my childhood that could be seen as early signs. Even now as a thirty year old I'm a fairly average male-presenting individual (albeit one who shaves their thankfully sparse body hair) with a liking for mainly masculine and gender neutral interests such as football/soccer and reading.
Finished The Outsider by Albert Camus today. Also known as The Stranger, or L'Étranger. I'll say I've finished The Secret Agent too, finally, because I've only got a few pages left.
What did you think of The Stranger? I read it last summer and I have to say, it's one of the oddest little stories I've ever read. As a plug for his philosophy, I don't know how convincing I found it, but it certainly illuminates the philosophy.
I loved it, I bought it on Friday and the only reason I didn't finish it in a day was because I was reading TSA at the same time. It's the first 'philosophical' novel I've read, and it won't be my last, looking into reading Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre next, or another Camus.
I need to read "To Kill a Mockingbird" for school but the last book I willingly read was "Killing Reagan".
The last book i read was allegiant from the divergent series. ITS AMAZING. It would surely be better if tobias was in love with a guy... not Tris...
I'm reading the kite runner at the moment and I am VERY impressed. It's incredibly well written and I'm worried about reading it at school in case I get too emotional again *sigh* I recommend it!
I really want to join in on this topic, but I have never really read a book in my life:icon_redf If comic books count, then it would be deadpool ;P
Robert Lowell - "For the Union Dead", for the third or fourth time. It's a collection of poems, but they really must be read in order.
