# Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- January 2019 Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964 "2018-12-31T05:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/1 "2018-12-31T05:06:43Z")
Well… we made it through 2018. And what a year it was! Seriously was that a 365 day world wide full moon…? On a more sober note, January will be the 5 year passing of Khadaji. I hope the libraries where you areare absolutely fabulous sir. If you bump in my Mum, say hi and ask her what she’s reading. So what are y’all reading? What are you waiting for release in 2019? ```auto Khadaji was one of the earlier members of SDMB, and he was well-known as a kindly person who always had something encouraging to say, particularly in the self improvement threads. He was also a voracious, omnivorous reader, who started these threads way back in the Stone Age of 2005. Consequently when he suddenly and quite unexpectantly passed away, January of 2013 we decided to rename this thread in his honor and to keep his memory, if not his ghost, alive. ``` ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/2 "2018-12-31T05:11:49Z")
[In Days of Auld Lange Syne…](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21403811&posted=1#post21403811) ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/3 "2018-12-31T05:14:10Z")
Ho boy, the power of proof reading: If you bump inTO my Mum… sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/4 "2018-12-31T15:29:25Z")
March Violets by Philip Kerr about a private detective in Nazi Germany. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/5 "2018-12-31T18:12:17Z")
I will be ending 2018 and starting 2019 with the same author, John Grisham: tonight I’ll finish _[Camino Island](https://www.amazon.com/Camino-Island-Novel-John-Grisham/dp/1524797146/)_ (I’ve been enjoying it; I hope it doesn’t go off the rails at the very end!) and start _[The Brethren](https://www.amazon.com/Brethren-John-Grisham/dp/0385339674/)_. Happy new year, you guys. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/6 "2019-01-01T22:47:10Z")
Happy New Year, all! Here’s a thread for your favorite books of 2018: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=867972](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=867972) I just finished _The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey_ by Piers Bizony, an excellent art-house book about the writing, production and design of the film. Lots of great on-set photos, pictures, drawings and sketches, including some I hadn’t seen before, as well as a lengthy and interesting excerpt from a 1968 interview with Kubrick. Highly recommended for any fan of the movie. Next up: _The Brethren_ by John Grisham, as **Misnomer** mentioned. It’s about three disgraced former judges running a con by mail from inside a Federal low-security prison. I’m also listening to an audiobook of Patrick O’Brian’s 1978 Napoleonic naval adventure novel _Desolation Island_, as I continue to go through his Aubrey-Maturin series. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > March Violets by Philip Kerr about a private detective in Nazi Germany. I just listened to an audiobook of that a few months back, and was underwhelmed. Not sure I’ll go on to the other books in the series. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/7 "2019-01-01T23:18:32Z")
Assuming the title should be 201 **9**? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/8 "2019-01-02T00:24:26Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Assuming the title should be 201 **9**? Yup. I’ve PM’d a mod. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/9 "2019-01-02T01:01:24Z")
_points to my post about proofreading_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/10 "2019-01-02T02:43:27Z")
What do you mean? It does say 2019. It’s always said 2019. We have always been at peace with Eastasia. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/11 "2019-01-02T03:39:47Z")
At _war,_ duh. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/12 "2019-01-02T14:30:50Z")
No, peace again. Do try to keep up, citizen. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/13 "2019-01-02T14:47:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, peace again. Do try to keep up, citizen. Will it be on the test? ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/14 "2019-01-02T23:40:03Z")
I finished **Lon Dead** by John Dean today. I think if you’re a fan of Tana French, you’d enjoy this. It’s much shorter because there’s a lot less navel gazing and Dean isn’t as in love with his cleverness as French, but it has the same vibe and the same “colorful” kinds of characters. I started **Murder on the Menu** by Nancy Skopin, I’m not far but I’m thinking Marcia Muller wannabee… I also started **The Lies of Locke Lamora** by Scott Lynch. I’m tentative since I’m not really a fantasy fan unless you’ve put a LOT of work into the world building… On a related note, those of you on Goodreads: have your progress update buttons and progress disappeared on the home page? I tried on Firefox, Chrome and on my phone, nada. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/15 "2019-01-03T02:24:39Z")
> [@DZedNConfused](#): > > On a related note, those of you on Goodreads: have your progress update buttons and progress disappeared on the home page? Not for me; just tried in Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/16 "2019-01-03T03:40:18Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Not for me; just tried in Chrome. Just checked again and they’re back now. I guess it was gremlins… ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/17 "2019-01-03T03:50:27Z")
> [@DZedNConfused](#): > > On a related note, those of you on Goodreads: have your progress update buttons and progress disappeared on the home page? I tried on Firefox, Chrome and on my phone, nada. Just heard from Goodreads, the Currently Reading section has been under maintenance, but is now fixed. So there’s me freaking out over nothing 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/18 "2019-01-03T13:35:25Z")
- a moment of silence for **Khadaji** \* I’m still reading [Flight or Fright](https://www.amazon.com/Flight-Fright-Stephen-King/dp/1587676796/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546522240&sr=8-1&keywords=flight+or+fright+stephen+king), a short story anthology edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. Mostly it’s good, though I had to skim a couple of the tales because they were so boring. However, Joe Hill’s contribution brought me to tears. I’m really glad I don’t have to fly anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/19 "2019-01-04T18:17:55Z")
Last month I posted that I would be reading _[The Road to Jonestown](https://www.amazon.com/Road-Jonestown-Jones-Peoples-Temple/dp/1476763836/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1544025804&sr=1-1&keywords=jonestown+book)_, a biography of Jim Jones. Maybe it’s the historian in me, but I just couldn’t get into it. I read the first couple of chapters and then gave up. Perhaps I’ll try again in a few months. Some light summer reading, donchaknow. For our winter holiday we spent a week on the Oregon coast, not doing shit other than drinking coffee, watching gorgeous sunsets, and reading. I read most of Ken Follett’s _[Whiteout](https://www.amazon.com/Whiteout-Ken-Follett/dp/0451215710)_, about the theft of a Ebola-like virus from a biomedical research facility in the Scottish highlands during a blizzard over Christmas. Since it’s Ken Follett it has a bit too much lusty romance for my tastes, but otherwise it’s an excellent book. Since this the the thread for bookworms, I’m going to go off on a tangent and ask a question that’s been bugging me. Several years ago I came across a book in Powell’s that looked interesting. It was about a girl / young woman who disappears on a family vacation. She had gone for a walk or something and simply never returned. I don’t remember the name of the author or the title. Does that ring a bell for anyone? I seem to recall the cover had a picture of some trees and fog. Not much to go on, I know. I’ve googled various search terms but haven’t found it. Since this is the Dope I’m sure someone will come along in about 3 minutes and know exactly the book I’m talking about. At the time I thought it would be a good read, but didn’t pick it up. Of course, now I can’t remember enough about it to find it. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964/20 "2019-01-05T00:09:28Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Since this the the thread for bookworms, I’m going to go off on a tangent and ask a question that’s been bugging me. Several years ago I came across a book in Powell’s that looked interesting. It was about a girl / young woman who disappears on a family vacation. She had gone for a walk or something and simply never returned. I don’t remember the name of the author or the title. Does that ring a bell for anyone? I seem to recall the cover had a picture of some trees and fog. Not much to go on, I know. I’ve googled various search terms but haven’t found it. Since this is the Dope I’m sure someone will come along in about 3 minutes and know exactly the book I’m talking about. At the time I thought it would be a good read, but didn’t pick it up. Of course, now I can’t remember enough about it to find it. If you get no response here, I recommend trying on Goodreads. They have an excellent group devoted to asking the name of books. They’ve helped me relocate several books I read as a teen. [What’s the Name of That Book?](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/185-what-s-the-name-of-that-book) You do need an account there, but it’s easy to set one up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2019-edition/826964.md?page=2)