# Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - March 2016 Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591 "2016-03-01T02:08:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [March 31, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/121 "2016-03-31T15:40:21Z")
I was scared off of David Mitchell for a long time because of reviews calling him so conceptual, brilliant, groundbreaking, etc. I figured I wouldn’t be smart enough to appreciate the work of this literary genius. Maybe they should lay off that stuff and just say, “The man writes a mighty nice book.” 🙂 I still have _The Bone Clocks_ to look forward to. ---
**Author:** ![Memnon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/122 "2016-03-31T17:51:04Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I was scared off of David Mitchell for a long time because of reviews calling him so conceptual, brilliant, groundbreaking, etc. I figured I wouldn’t be smart enough to appreciate the work of this literary genius. Maybe they should lay off that stuff and just say, “The man writes a mighty nice book.” 🙂 > > I still have _The Bone Clocks_ to look forward to. You should try Cloud Atlas, if you haven’t already. Absolute dynamite all the way through. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/123 "2016-03-31T17:57:54Z")
> [@Tithonus](#): > > You should try Cloud Atlas, if you haven’t already. Absolute dynamite all the way through. I did, and liked it very much. Tomorrow I plan to start on a non-fiction book, [Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail](http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Found-Pacific-Crest-Trail/dp/0307476073/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459446861&sr=1-4&keywords=cheryl+strayed) by Cheryl Strayed. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/124 "2016-03-31T20:24:56Z")
> [@Tithonus](#): > > You should try Cloud Atlas, if you haven’t already. Absolute dynamite all the way through. Agreed, and I liked the movie, too. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/125 "2016-03-31T22:56:32Z")
[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,](http://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-A-Brief-History-Humankind/dp/0062316095) by Yuval Noah Harari. So far it’s fascinating – comparing the different varieties of humans that existed simultaneously for hundreds of thousands of years – Neanderthal, Homo Erectus, Denisovans, Sapiens, and more, and discussing why we’re the only ones left. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/126 "2016-03-31T23:00:39Z")
I finished **Saving Fish from Drowning** by Amy Tan today. My Gods that book was a turkey. Those of you getting updates from Goodreads will probably want to skip the next one 😃 ---
**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:** [April 1, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/127 "2016-04-01T16:36:52Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > [Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,](http://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-A-Brief-History-Humankind/dp/0062316095) by Yuval Noah Harari. So far it’s fascinating – comparing the different varieties of humans that existed simultaneously for hundreds of thousands of years – Neanderthal, Homo Erectus, Denisovans, Sapiens, and more, and discussing why we’re the only ones left. I read that not too long ago. An anthropology overview at the gallop, and quite interesting, I thought. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/128 "2016-04-03T02:47:12Z")
April thread? ---
**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:** [April 3, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/129 "2016-04-03T03:58:07Z")
Here you go: [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - April 2016 edition - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789186) ---
**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:** [April 3, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591/130 "2016-04-03T04:00:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Here you go: [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - April 2016 edition - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789186) Thanks! I’ve been busy with work and con stuff and forgot! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-march-2016-edition/747591.md?page=6)