Hey, everybody!
I hope you don't mind a newbie trying to revive quite an inactive thread. I really like "What are You Reading?" threads, and couldn't resist posting here.
This year I've been reading both fiction and non-fiction, and I'm happy I've done so.
Fiction: I'm currently reading Pico Iyer's "
Abandon," and I'm nearly done. The writing is really not-rushed. I wouldn't call it slow, but it is quite mellow in terms of how it progresses. That's perhaps because the author presents California as an idyllic yet full-to-the-brim kinda place. It's involves an Englishman studying Sufism in California, and Iyer's California is truly diverse. Not in the pamphlet sense, but in terms of the history the place has endured and its remnants. Also prominent are: a critical and sensible presentation of Islam, meditations on the nature of faith and loss. I've found the book really rewarding so far.
Non-fiction: Currently reading "
Humanities through the Arts" (9th Edition). It is quite interesting and presents a good account of how the arts are shaped by and inform the sociopolitical context they originate from. Yet to finish this title, though.
