Today's book

[Fietsrad 412]

Talking about death, many media in Germany try not to report about Freitod/suicide. If they do mention it they also describe how to get help. I guess that is to discourage people from killing themselves.

 

Perhaps murders could be treated likewise, to discourage people from killing others. Remember the reports about a murderer who ate his victim?

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Perhaps they could have tried to keep the death of the Princess of Hearts secret too.

[fraufruit 42,165]

[Techsmex 13,367]

On 1/5/2023, 1:47:13, john g. said:

I don't read any books anymore. Time is sparce. I used to read a lot of history books and would tend to continue in that vein once I settle down! 

I haven't got time ( or the eyesight) to reread the Kama Sutra😂

 

correction johnny gee,  I don't  read no books no more!

 

yea, I used to be a voracious book reader in my single daze, early hunger years,  but time (that fucker) and circumstances, and serendipity reared their ugly heads.

[kiplette 8,712]

2 hours ago, Fietsrad said:

Perhaps they could have tried to keep the death of the Princess of Hearts secret too

 

Because that would have helped?

 

How?

 

Not reporting people chucking themselves in front of trains is one thing, but no-one is trying to pretend those people didn't die.

 

There should indeed have been less drama about the death of the Princess of Wales and if there had been less drama about her life perhaps that death would not have occurred in the way it did. The cult of celebrity and personality is a powerful force.

 

3 hours ago, snowingagain said:

the reaction was very odd.

 

Oh crikey yes. Really odd for you having gone back after your own Dad's death to have that strange public grief playing out at the same time.

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19 minutes ago, kiplette said:

 

Because that would have helped?

How?

Not reporting people chucking themselves in front of trains is one thing, but no-one is trying to pretend those people didn't die.

There should indeed have been less drama about the death of the Princess of Wales and if there had been less drama about her life perhaps that death would not have occurred in the way it did. The cult of celebrity and personality is a powerful force.

Oh crikey yes. Really odd for you having gone back after your own Dad's death to have that strange public grief playing out at the same time.

 

crikey?  outdated aussie, lets go hunt some crocs!

[dessa_dangerous 13,315]

my current book is Catch-22, which i'm reading for the first time.

Since I discovered internetarchive.org I've been reading about two books a month. 

Agatha Christie's racist ass is among my favorites.  But, she is super racist/classist... even for "her time"

The catalyst for all this online reading was buying an expensive piece of workout equipment (liegeergometer) and not needing/wanting to watch shows for 60-90 minutes.

[kathdonn 387]

2 minutes ago, dessa_dangerous said:

My current book is Catch-22, which I'm reading for the first time.

How exciting!

In 1962 I took part in a Peace Walk from San Diego CA to Vallejo CA which ended with 12 members of the group being arrested on federal charges and put in jail. During their time there they could read donated books, but nothing that they wanted to read, like Siddhartha and political books. But someone donated Catch 22, which caught on like wildfire. The guards had no idea why Heller's book was so popular, why there was loud laughing from their cells.
I hope you'll enjoy it, @dessa.

[dessa_dangerous 13,315]

9 minutes ago, kathdonn said:

How exciting!

In 1962 I took part in a Peace Walk from San Diego CA to Vallejo CA which ended with 12 members of the group being arrested on federal charges and put in jail. During their time there they could read donated books, but nothing that they wanted to read, like Siddhartha and political books. But someone donated Catch 22, which caught on like wildfire. The guards had no idea why Heller's book was so popular, why there was loud laughing from their cells.
I hope you'll enjoy it, @dessa.

the book is truly a treasure.

A little removed from my personal experiences as I've never served in a war nor been in danger of being drafted.

But as a person who left my entire country due to its policies around wars in general and in specific--it speaks to me as well.  A lot.  Certainly less than others who have lived that life.  But I can appreciate the soul-wrenching irony of how much of the world works.  How heavily the meritocracy crowd relies upon the established constructs of cronyism.  

Super glad I've never had to go through it first-hand myself.

[kathdonn 387]

Several years later I heard Heller in a radio interview. Like some writers, he didn't seem to realize what he'd written or why his book had become so popular. Had he even read his book after its publication? I often wondered.

[AlexTr 19,735]

So we're all gonna act blasé blasé like @dessa_dangerous showing up is not a thing to be remarked? Nah! Hey girl, how you doin?

[Feierabend 1,145]

Catch 22 - now and again, 50 years later (aaarrgh!) I still find myself chuckling over various scenes and characters.

If only it wasn't all so horribly true.

[Feierabend 1,145]

Catch 22 - now and again, 50 years later (aaarrgh!) I still find myself chuckling over various scenes and characters.

If only it wasn't all so horribly true.

[dessa_dangerous 13,315]

On 1/17/2023, 10:56:42, AlexTr said:

So we're all gonna act blasé blasé like @dessa_dangerous showing up is not a thing to be remarked? Nah! Hey girl, how you doin?

 

hey girl hay!  Oh, I'm holding up I suppose.  Good to read you  

[Fietsrad 412]

Just read "Marzahn Mon Amour" by Katja Oskamp.

 

She had had several books published, but her latest could not find a publisher, so she trained as chiropodist, and worked caring for people's feet. She wrote a book about the work and the clients, a publisher took it on with great success.

 

I found the descriptions of people's feet particularly interesting, I realised that my feet are in quite good condition😃

 

The book has been published in English too and excerpts were even read on radio 4. 

[Feierabend 1,145]

I'm getting to 'know' tons of areas of Germany through reading Krimis. (Plus watching the various Tatort TV series.) Much more exciting than guide books! Whole regions are harbouring multi-murderers. It's nearly getting as bad as Midsomer in the UK!

Have just discovered Franziska Steinhauer who writes Cottbus Krimis. A bit too close for comfort!

[Fietsrad 412]

I avoid reading Krimis for fear of mixing 'reality' and 'entertainment'.

 

Why are Krimis so popular with female readers? In real life men do most of the killing😕

[snowingagain 5,354]

1 hour ago, Fietsrad said:

I avoid reading Krimis for fear of mixing 'reality' and 'entertainment'.Why are Krimis so popular with female readers? In real life men do most of the killing😕

Not the first time you have asked this?  Hmm.   Well, why do more men like horror fiction?  And women tend to prefer horror with happy endings, men rather the ones that have the most horrorific acts.   I am not a fan of gore.  Husband is not bothered, he just says "it is not a real baby", etc.  Nope, cannot watch.  I like suspense and the baddy getting caught, I guess.