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  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    recently finished Tom Wolfe :i am charlotte simmons(silly plot, silly book, good writer)

    currently reading Peter Abrahams: Crying Wolf
  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    Boom The Cat wrote:
    Yeah, Its been a long time since I read something, I wanna kind of get into reading, I'm not into Fiction, I prefer more factual interesting stuff (I'm pretty big on autobiographies) can anyone recommend me anything?
    a wicked autobiography is Joe ezterhas: Hollywood Animal
  • whitemosquito
    whitemosquito Posts: 60
    curently: Profit before people...nice read
  • tooferz
    tooferz Posts: 135
    i have books lying all over so i can read when the opportunity presents itself...but the main 3 right now are

    'under the skin' by michael faber

    'a feast for crows' by george rr martin

    'chainfire' by terry goodkind.
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,377
    I just finished Christopher Moore's "A Dirty Job." Quintessential Christopher Moore. I recommend it for a plane ride, or a vacation. It's not totally brain candy, but it has it's quirky moments that's for sure.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Cormac Mccarthy - The Road
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    wolfbear wrote:
    Loved "The Curious Incident" book, very different. I'm reading Lisey's Story now. :)

    Yeah I am really enjoying "Curious Incident" as well. I am about halfway through it. I thought it would be more silly than it is. It is actually pretty heartbreaking.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    I just finished "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham. It was his first non-fiction book and it was very, very good. I read the entire thing this past weekend.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    smarchee wrote:
    Wow, good to hear. I really liked Cell, I was hooked into it, and it was kind of freaky at some points. As I have become older and have read all of Stephen King's books, it's a really cool, childish feeling anticipating a new book by him. It doesn't happen often, so I relish these moments. I bought his book about 2 weeks ago, it's been sitting on a table in my room, I have looked at it everyday knowing that I will be tackling it soon. Now the time has come, before I go to sleep tonight, I will begin another journey with myself, Stephen, and his characters.

    Nothing much gets better than that.

    Well put. I feel the same way. His characters and narrative voice are fantastic. I can never just buy one of his books and let it sit. I started Lisey's in Borders before I even bought it!!

    He has another book called "Duma Key" that I think will come out next year.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    rrivers wrote:
    Just finished Lisey's Story. His best in awhile.


    That's good to hear.

    Hoping the mail carrier drops that puppy off today.
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  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    "The Blind Watchmaker" by Richard Dawkins, and "The Places In Between" by Rory Stewart. The first one is fascinating; the second I'm not sold on yet. I'll give him one more chapter to really grab me, or I'll set it aside and move on to something else.
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • Obsidian22
    Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton. This one is short and filled with fun poems. The other is a children's book for adults called The Wolves in The Walls by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave Mckean. Comic books are always by my bedside. Justice by Alex Ross. Sometimes one needs a superhero or heroine !
    Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's Soul remains Unawakened.
    Anatole France
  • shootenany!
    shootenany! Posts: 122
    Obsidian22 wrote:
    The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton.
    I really like that book, tis very cute in an odd sort of way.
    I'm reading "EC law: Texts, Cases and Materials" By Craig and de Burca. Even my lecturer described it as trying to read the Bible. Fun.
  • you are
    you are Posts: 1,651
    i'm actually rereading The Vampire Chronicles. Anne Rice is extremely talented and a very good writer. i like her work even though it's a bit strange.
    No need to be void, or save up on life...
    You got to spend it all
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,377
    I just went to the library, and I borrowed The Woman Who Watches Over the World by Linda Hogan. I loved her poetry/nature non-fiction/memoirs, so I'm looking forward to this.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Just finished a Mother's Story by Gloria Vanderbilt. Very short story. Her son is Anderson Cooper and her other son died tragically.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    you are wrote:
    i'm actually rereading The Vampire Chronicles. Anne Rice is extremely talented and a very good writer. i like her work even though it's a bit strange.

    what's so strange about vampires?
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    lie beside me
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  • Obsidian22
    Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    I never got into the Vampire Chronicles. I did however enjoy her series that started with The Witching Hour. Then came Lasher, and Taltos.
    Nothing wrong with vampires!!! I have been thinking about re-reading The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer-Bradley. What an undertaking!
    Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's Soul remains Unawakened.
    Anatole France
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Obsidian22 wrote:
    I never got into the Vampire Chronicles. I did however enjoy her series that started with The Witching Hour. Then came Lasher, and Taltos.
    Nothing wrong with vampires!!! I have been thinking about re-reading The Mists of Avalon. What an undertaking!

    now lasher. there's some weirdness there for sure.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • Obsidian22
    Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    I was really into it for about 3 months. I read the first 2, then held off for Taltos. It's been more than a few years since I picked up those books.
    Anne Rice can be a little controversial at times. I just love the lusty way she describes intimate encounters, especially with otherworldly beings. Must not give away too much now! cheers.
    Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's Soul remains Unawakened.
    Anatole France

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