What are you reading?

[redvelvet]

For years I would read regularly. But lately I've been going through a strange phase where books are not holding my attention. I am mentally distracted. Several books have piled up on my nightstand and dresser, a few of which I had started reading and then quit...

My reading list includes...

The Bell Jar (almost done)
The Oxygen Thief (Started reading it. Liked it. Still a long ways from completion)
The Dinner (Started reading. Found it interesting. The whole book centers around one meal at a restaurant. Need to finish)

Recently got Anna Karenina. I've always walked away from this novel for years. But for the first time I decided to give it a go. It's considered one of the greatest works of literature and so I want exposure to it.

It is my goal to finish one of them within the next two weeks. Mostly likely The Dinner.

[PunjaBee]

I know what you mean when books aren't holding enough attention! I, myself, finally have the time (but not for long) and gained interest to start reading again. Hope to see you back here in two weeks upon the completion of The Dinner!

[Cashmere]

The newspaper

[Cashmere]

I came looking for this thread cuz I finally got some time to read!!

Stiff by Mary Roach

[Kraft Dinner]

Title: Your Mind
Authors: You and Me
Genre: Supernatural / Paranormal

[Azad]

پڑھنا لکھنا تو ہم جانتے نہیں
ایک خواہش تھی کہ پڑھ لیں
وہ چہرہ کبھی
اتنی دیر تلک کہ
حفظ کر لیں
پھر یو ھوا نظریں آنکھوں تک گئیں
اور زندگی تھم گئی
خواہشیں رہ گئیں
اور ہم ڈوب گئے

اداب
آذاد

[Holy Lota]

پڑھنا لکھنا تو ہم جانتے نہیں
ایک خواہش تھی کہ پڑھ لیں
وہ چہرہ کبھی
اتنی دیر تلک کہ
حفظ کر لیں
پھر یو ھوا نظریں آنکھوں تک گئیں
اور زندگی تھم گئی
خواہشیں رہ گئیں
اور ہم ڈوب گئے

اداب
آذاد

wailakum abad.

Holy is going to post in urdu font as well.

Takhallus will be Ghulam

[Azad]

Well I learned to write in Urdu font. Take your time, mean while I will write it for you in Roman Urdu

Lekhna PaRhna to hum jante nahein
Aik khwahish thi keh paRh lain
Woh Cehra kabhi
etni dair talak keh
Hafiz kar lein
Phir yon howa
Nazrein aankhon tak ga-ein
or zindagi thum gaii
Khwahishein reh gein
or hum Dob ga-ey

Adab
Azad

[redvelvet]

I plan to read The Daughter next.

It is about a divorced couple, both of whom are doctors, and their teenage daugther goes missing. In the quest to find her, the mother discovers startling revelations that leave her feeling as though....she never knew her daughter at all.

[Azad]

اپ کے کمنٹ سے خیال ایا
اپ کی نظر کرتا ھوں

خود سے دور نہ رھا کر
کبھی بند آنکھوں سے
خود کو بھی پڑھا کر
الجھتے صفحوں میں انگلیاں الجھا کر
خیال کی الجھتی لٹ سے کھیلا کر
پھر اس لمحے میں
خود سے پوچھا کر
میں کون ھوں
اور غیر مانوس جواب سن کر
نہ رویا کر
اور
خود سے
دور نہ رہا کر
کبھی بند آنکھوں سے
خود کو بھی پڑھا کر

آداب
آذاد

[LP]

Just started The secret garden

[LP]

Just started 'Healing from trauma' by Jasmin Lee Cori.

[the kaur]

Rise and Fall of Third Reich by William Shirer

[~MuNiYa~]

Verity - its a thriller, not my usual genre but enjoying it non the less.

[Southie]

Hump day

[~MuNiYa~]

Hump day

Jesus - you still remember that?!

[LP]

I miss reading books