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Embracing my Inner Geek

Scottishduffy

Scottishduffy

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Hello to all.

Hmm, Summary of me. Well, I am from the Unites states. Florida to be more precise. I am married, I am an RN, and I spend almost all my free time with my nose in a book. I usually get through about a book a week.

I started looking around the web for places I could talk about what I had read and get idea for new things to read. I don't have a particular favorites genre of book (except that I hate romance novels). I will read just about anything.

My current MO when heading to the bookstore is usually to get one or two "Classic literature novels", maybe one hype book, some sort of sociological or science book then the rest I will just walk around the store for whatever interests me. I have been reading a lot of fiction lately.

Well, that is me in a nutshell.

Duff
 
Currently Reading: The Chronicles of Narnia-- This falls into classic lit, though classic childrens lit. I am in the middle of all seven books and I enjoy them very much. I remember reading them all as a child and am enjoying it again.

Recently read:
Gods in Alabama- Very good book! Though a bit over dramatic in some parts.
Lovely bones: This was a re-read. Enjoyed it very much again. Then gave it away to a co-worker. I give away lots of my books just so others can enjoy them as well.
The Kitchen Boy: A tale of the last days of the Romanovs. Very quick read and very imaginative. Gave it away..
Being Mrs. Alcott: Kind of a slow book, did not enjoy it very much.
Unwanted: The biography of a 1/2 vietnamese and 1/2 american boy left behind in Saigon after the war. Well written and interesting. Gave it away.
Wicked: Hype book... didn't really get to into it. Don't know why.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A well written memoir. Wasn't very exciting but I enjoyed it nonetheless as I like reading book centered around real events.
Stiff: The curious life of Human cadavers- Awesome! But I am pretty darn morbid.....

Planning to read: My next book list:
Lolita, Invitation to a beheading, A thousand and one nights (From classic lit) The life of Pi and The Historian (Hype books) Icarus Girl, Garbage land, The Woodsmans Daughter, Sky Burial, The Last Days of Dogtown. Some of these I got excited about just from looking around this board. Oh, I also want to read The Time Quartet from Madeliene L'Engle for my next classic childrens series. Though once I get into the store I may very well find a few other things.

My bill at Barnes and Noble is just obscene. However, it lets me carry on the fantasy that I am well read intellectual (HA!).
 
Yep, Registered Nurse. I am a Crititical Care Nurse, and end up pawning off some of my books onto my patients who a pretty bored from staying in the hospital for extended periods.
 
Ah many thanks all :) Is that an American/Canadian term then as I have never heard it over here (though I must say I know very little about that field and the terminology used).
 
Welcome to TBF!. I love your avatar. My grandfather bred Boston terriers for the better part of 30 years. The darn things would stand on their hind legs and try to gouge out each other's eye balls. Weren't very smart, but were good pets to have. At least ours were.

Sociology is a great topic-ever read any C.Wright Mills? Great place to start is with him. :)
 
Oh, Forgot to reply to Stewart: The screen name comes from an old dog of mine. A little Scottish Terrier by the name of Duffy. I had him for 14 years, my name comes from him. I am in no way scottish myself. Just loved my dog WAY too much. He passed away this last Christmas.
 
Scottishduffy said:
I am a Crititical Care Nurse, and end up pawning off some of my books onto my patients who a pretty bored from staying in the hospital for extended periods.
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That's so awesome!! There ought to be charities that donate books to hospitals for just such a purpose. Can you claim part of your Barnes and Noble bill as a charitable tax deduction ;)

Sorry to hear about your dog :(, but I'm glad he can live on as your sign in name. Duffy is such a Scottish name! Welcome to the Forum :) .
 
Many hospitals do have a book repository where patients can check out books if they are stuck there a while. I have heard it is somewhat common. My hospital does not. I know the volunteers department delivers the daily paper for those who want it and also has a few magazines, but that is it. Many people in my unit are in the hospital for over a month, so the newspaper and TV only keeps them entertained for so long.

If they mention that they like to read I'll just bring in something from home. It helps to divert peoples minds from everything going on around them, and just forget for a short while that they are in a hospital.
 
Welcome to TBF, Scottishduffy :)

Scottishduffy said:
If they mention that they like to read I'll just bring in something from home. It helps to divert peoples minds from everything going on around them, and just forget for a short while that they are in a hospital.
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That's an awesome thing to do :) When my sister was in hospital for about 4 months I used to do this with her too, and she said that it really helped. Especially since she was getting treatment which meant at times that she had to lie still on her back and only move her hands for about 4 hours.
 
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