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    Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Enkidu wrote:
    Enkidu wrote:
    I got the Manson biography but I'm afraid to read it. Will it be too scary?
    Is it the one by Jeff Guinn?

    Yes. And I started it yesterday - very interesting so far, the music scene in LA in the '60s.
    I have it on reserve from the library. I'm #36 in the queue. :lol:

    Guinn is a terrific writer. Years ago he was a reporter for our local newspaper. His books blow me away because he has such a knack for finding information and sources that nobody else has used.
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    afroannnieafroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Enkidu wrote:
    afroannnie wrote:
    Decided to finally read this....

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    I read that when it first came out. I'd be interested to see how it's held up over time. It sure pissed me off when I read it.

    Besides documenting the early days of the epidemic, it introduces you to the key players of the time, some good and some not-so-good. And some of them are still around.

    I read it when it came out too, but I'd like to read it again. I also remember being very angry.

    Yeah...I think that's why I've been putting it off...I know it will be a frustrating book...I was around 9-10 when I first remember hearing about the AIDS epidemic..of course this around Rock Hudson died. I remember how awful it was to see people dying from this disease and very little could be done.
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    Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
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    polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Shep you here?

    Still reading Wheel of Time? ... i'm on book 13 of 14! ... i will admit i started skim reading from about book 5 onwards ... these fantasy guys like martin must get paid by the word ... although this last one 12 (Gathering Storm) is pretty good ...
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    Jeff MurrayJeff Murray Posts: 1,259
    Just started reading Brian McGilloway's "Little Lost Girl", I like his Inspector Devlin series so I am curious how this will go. I'm assuming this book is the first of a new series character. Plus I think I got the version from England, so it is taking a little getting used to the writing style...
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    vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,071
    afroannnie wrote:
    Decided to finally read this....

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    I read that when it first came out. I'd be interested to see how it's held up over time. It sure pissed me off when I read it.

    Besides documenting the early days of the epidemic, it introduces you to the key players of the time, some good and some not-so-good. And some of them are still around.[/quote]

    As "good" a book as one on such a depressing and infuriating topic could be. It was a very "good" read.
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    vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,071
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    Just started this and it is fabulous. His other book, Bowl Of Cherries is great too.



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    Millard Kaufman (March 12, 1917 – March 14, 2009) was an American screenwriter and novelist. His works include the Academy Award-nominated Bad Day at Black Rock (1955). He was also one of the creators of Mr. Magoo.

    Kaufman was born and raised in Baltimore, and eventually graduated from Johns Hopkins University after work as a merchant seaman. After that, he moved to New York City, taking a job as copyboy for the New York Daily News. At some point, he married Lorraine Paisley.

    He enlisted in the Marines in 1942, served on Guadalcanal, landed at Guam with the 1st Marine Brigade (Provisional) where he wrote an article for the Marine Corps Gazette about the battle, then participated in the Okinawa with the 6th Marine Division.

    While serving in the Pacific, Kaufman had contracted malaria and dengue fever, and upon his return to the United States, felt he could no longer deal with the extremes of the New York City climate. He and his wife moved to California where he took up screenwriting. In 1949, Kaufman wrote the screenplay for the short film Ragtime Bear, which was the first appearance of Mr. Magoo. He followed this up in 1950 with another Mr. Magoo film, Punchy de Leon.

    In 1950, Kaufman lent his name to screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who had been blacklisted after investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee, for the screenplay for Gun Crazy.

    In 1953, he received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for Take the High Ground!. In 1955, he received another nomination for his screenplay for Bad Day at Black Rock. Although he usually worked as a writer, he also directed Convicts 4 (1962) and served as associate producer for Raintree County (1957).

    McSweeney's published Kaufman's first novel, titled Bowl of Cherries, in October 2007. Kaufman was 86 years old when he began work on the novel and 90 when it was published. His second novel, Misadventure, will be published posthumously.

    Kaufman died aged 92 in Los Angeles of heart failure after open heart surgery.
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
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    kw18kw18 Posts: 3,909
    kw18 wrote:

    I have eight more John Carter books left, but as this last one didn't end in a cliffhanger, I'm going to take a short break to read this:

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    OK, finished this bad boy up earlier today. Good read! I really feel King has become a better writer in recent years ...

    Now it's back to John Carter and the rest of the Mars books with the fourth in the series:

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    Jeff MurrayJeff Murray Posts: 1,259
    imalive wrote:
    just finished this. my first lehane and I'm gonna get another.

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    great book.....but what a fucked up ending.

    That book is actually a part of a series, You need to go back to the beginning, A Drink Before the War. Excellent series, each book is fucked up in it's own right. I usually don't read the same author back to back but I breezed through these books one after the other.
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    Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    vant0037 wrote:
    afroannnie wrote:
    Decided to finally read this....

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    I read that when it first came out. I'd be interested to see how it's held up over time. It sure pissed me off when I read it.

    Besides documenting the early days of the epidemic, it introduces you to the key players of the time, some good and some not-so-good. And some of them are still around.
    As "good" a book as one on such a depressing and infuriating topic could be. It was a very "good" read.
    I should have added that it has some inaccuracies but the dates, people, places are pretty much spot on and those are the important parts of the story.
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    Just started:
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    David Fincher will be directing the movie.
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    know1know1 Posts: 6,763
    Currently reading:

    The Bartender's Tale (listening in car)
    The Other Typist (reading book at home)
    Treasure Island (on my phone for waiting rooms, etc.)
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

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    I just picked up John Muir's Nature Writings; The Story of my Boyhood & Youth; My First Summer in the Sierras; The Mountains of California; Stickteen
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    just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    (Philosopher's Stone for you Brits)
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    mikalinamikalina Posts: 7,206
    I just started reading ..." Johnny Bails Floating " :D
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    Pjzepp67Pjzepp67 Posts: 445
    just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    (Philosopher's Stone for you Brits)

    I read it last week as a bit of light relief from the heavier stuff...do older Americans get criticised as much as we Brits for reading a so-called kids book. I have read them all as has everyone in my family and could not care less what age group the book purists believe they are for; as long as you are reading, you're thinking and keeping you're mind active... :?:
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    Pjzepp67 wrote:
    just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    (Philosopher's Stone for you Brits)

    I read it last week as a bit of light relief from the heavier stuff...do older Americans get criticised as much as we Brits for reading a so-called kids book. I have read them all as has everyone in my family and could not care less what age group the book purists believe they are for; as long as you are reading, you're thinking and keeping you're mind active... :?:
    I don't care what people think. They are for all ages.

    Never too old to get lost and imagine..
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    Pjzepp67Pjzepp67 Posts: 445
    Pjzepp67 wrote:
    just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    (Philosopher's Stone for you Brits)

    I read it last week as a bit of light relief from the heavier stuff...do older Americans get criticised as much as we Brits for reading a so-called kids book. I have read them all as has everyone in my family and could not care less what age group the book purists believe they are for; as long as you are reading, you're thinking and keeping you're mind active... :?:
    I don't care what people think. They are for all ages.

    Never too old to get lost and imagine..

    Exactly...youth is a state of mind ;)
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    kw18kw18 Posts: 3,909
    kw18 wrote:

    Now it's back to John Carter and the rest of the Mars books with the fourth in the series:

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    Sexy. 8-)

    Finished this last night. Not quite as action-packed as the others in the series, I think because this was the first not originally written as a serial in a magazine. Still pretty good though!

    I'll start the next book in the series today: The Chessmen of Mars.
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    hgpjam11hgpjam11 Posts: 1,328
    I just finished this, in about 2 days. It lost some momentum toward the end, but overall a pretty dark story.
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    Now starting The Nightmare, by Lars Kepler. Trying to patiently wait for the last of the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbo.
    I win.
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
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    shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,775
    Pjzepp67 wrote:
    just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    (Philosopher's Stone for you Brits)

    I read it last week as a bit of light relief from the heavier stuff...do older Americans get criticised as much as we Brits for reading a so-called kids book. I have read them all as has everyone in my family and could not care less what age group the book purists believe they are for; as long as you are reading, you're thinking and keeping you're mind active... :?:
    I don't care what people think. They are for all ages.

    Never too old to get lost and imagine..

    I'm so happy to see others reading these. My kids are reading them and so crazy for them. They won't stop talking about them. I had never read them so thought I'd give them a whirl to see what the fuss is about. I am enjoying them so much and am in book 5...The Order of Phoenix. I agree they are for all ages. A little imagination and fantasy is exactly what I need from a book right now.
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    oceaninmyeyesoceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    Pjzepp67 wrote:

    I read it last week as a bit of light relief from the heavier stuff...do older Americans get criticised as much as we Brits for reading a so-called kids book. I have read them all as has everyone in my family and could not care less what age group the book purists believe they are for; as long as you are reading, you're thinking and keeping you're mind active... :?:
    I don't care what people think. They are for all ages.

    Never too old to get lost and imagine..

    I'm so happy to see others reading these. My kids are reading them and so crazy for them. They won't stop talking about them. I had never read them so thought I'd give them a whirl to see what the fuss is about. I am enjoying them so much and am in book 5...The Order of Phoenix. I agree they are for all ages. A little imagination and fantasy is exactly what I need from a book right now.

    I read and re-read them multiple times while waiting for the next book in the series. I even stood in line at midnight to get the last one. I loved them but can't get my kids to read them. :roll:
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    Pjzepp67Pjzepp67 Posts: 445
    I'm so happy to see others reading these. My kids are reading them and so crazy for them. They won't stop talking about them. I had never read them so thought I'd give them a whirl to see what the fuss is about. I am enjoying them so much and am in book 5...The Order of Phoenix. I agree they are for all ages. A little imagination and fantasy is exactly what I need from a book right now.[/quote][/quote]

    I'm so jealous...I would love to be reading them for the 1st time...especially the final 2 books in the series. You are in for a wee treat ;)
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    shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,775
    Pjzepp67 wrote:
    I'm so happy to see others reading these. My kids are reading them and so crazy for them. They won't stop talking about them. I had never read them so thought I'd give them a whirl to see what the fuss is about. I am enjoying them so much and am in book 5...The Order of Phoenix. I agree they are for all ages. A little imagination and fantasy is exactly what I need from a book right now.

    I'm so jealous...I would love to be reading them for the 1st time...especially the final 2 books in the series. You are in for a wee treat ;)

    I gather that from the fact that I practically have to put a gag on my oldest so she doesn't spill the beans before I get to read them :lol:
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    Pjzepp67Pjzepp67 Posts: 445
    Same in our house...2 generations trying/trying not to spill the beans :D
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    Jeff MurrayJeff Murray Posts: 1,259
    I am just starting Reginald Hill's "The Woodcutter", I have a feeling this one will take a bit since it is 500 pages long, but I hope the story is so good I get lost in time and fly through it...
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    For my Irish Women's Lit course...

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