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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    kw18 wrote:
    Who Princess wrote:
    intodeep wrote:
    when you say "to read" are you on the site http://www.goodreads.com ?
    librarything.com is where I keep my "to read" list. I don't know if it's the most user friendly site. I think it was created for librarians! But I have a lengthy to read list there and I might as well keep it.

    I have an Excel file with all my read and to read books. :ugeek: :fp: :D

    I have bookshelves and a wishlist on alibris which im transferring over to the book depository. :mrgreen: ive also just discoverd that MIT put all their course notes, essay questions and text lists online, which has opened a whole new avenue for me in regards to reading... im now starting a world class education without the stress of grades or qualifications. ive just received book 4 of 5 of my first class. its awesome!!!.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,804
    afroannnie wrote:
    kw18 wrote:
    intodeep wrote:
    No one should be allowed to rain on your reading parade :nono:

    I have a few books on my physical shelf that i need to read (janny wurts i promise i'll get to your book soon i know you've been there for 2 years), but i just started reading a lot 3 years ago and i got a kindle so i do most of my reading on my kindle. It has a few books in it that need to be read :)

    We have about 400 books (not counting graphic novels or coffee table books), and of those a bit more than half have been read by either myself or Afro. Our goal is to have every book read by at least one of us, and my own long-term goal is to personally read everything. It's going to be a long process, especially considering all the books we keep buying! :fp: :lol:


    I blame amazon....they just make it too easy to order books...and then they send you recommendations...book pushers! And then of course, we go to huge used book emporiums, barns, and compounds...it's not like we can just walk out of there empty handed... :oops: :fp: :lol:

    I too blame Amazon! I put things on my wishlist as I discover them and my family ends up not knowing what to get me for birthday/christmas gifts and so they clear my list. It is nice of them to go overboard but I am guaranteed 40-50 books heading home with me every January and another batch for birthdays.
    [I love it of course and everyone always has easy things to pick from for gifts....]
    Of course I still buy for myself as well.
    Wish there were more used bookstores around. Used to get lost in those places as a kid and get 5 books for a buck and be in heaven.
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  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    F Me In The Brain wrote:

    I too blame Amazon! I put things on my wishlist as I discover them and my family ends up not knowing what to get me for birthday/christmas gifts and so they clear my list. It is nice of them to go overboard but I am guaranteed 40-50 books heading home with me every January and another batch for birthdays.
    [I love it of course and everyone always has easy things to pick from for gifts....]
    Of course I still buy for myself as well.
    Wish there were more used bookstores around. Used to get lost in those places as a kid and get 5 books for a buck and be in heaven.

    We have an awesome used book store close to us...the last time we went there, we left with maybe 10-12 books... :fp: It's a good thing and a bad thing having a cool place like that near us...my bf and I don't have much self-control when it comes to buying books... :oops:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,804
    afroannnie wrote:
    F Me In The Brain wrote:

    I too blame Amazon! I put things on my wishlist as I discover them and my family ends up not knowing what to get me for birthday/christmas gifts and so they clear my list. It is nice of them to go overboard but I am guaranteed 40-50 books heading home with me every January and another batch for birthdays.
    [I love it of course and everyone always has easy things to pick from for gifts....]
    Of course I still buy for myself as well.
    Wish there were more used bookstores around. Used to get lost in those places as a kid and get 5 books for a buck and be in heaven.

    We have an awesome used book store close to us...the last time we went there, we left with maybe 10-12 books... :fp: It's a good thing and a bad thing having a cool place like that near us...my bf and I don't have much self-control when it comes to buying books... :oops:

    My wife reads...but s-l-o-w-l-y. Probably lucky for us we would be in the same boat as you guys.
    My father in law told me last month he hasn't read a book since college. Shows how different some people can be - I cannot feel normal if I am not reading at least a little every day.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,256
    just finished this. my first lehane and I'm gonna get another.

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    great book.....but what a fucked up ending.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I'm not looking forward to some of the reading this semester. Some of the books look dull to read.
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  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    kw18 wrote:

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    It's pretty good so far!

    Finished this up last night. Whoa, what a cliffhanger! I'm really getting into these books now ... it's hard to believe all the action and twists and turns Burroughs crams into each 175-page book. I suppose it makes sense, since each book was originally published as serials in a magazine. Even still, intense reads!

    Now I'm on to the third book of the series:

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    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    F Me In The Brain wrote:
    afroannnie wrote:
    F Me In The Brain wrote:

    I too blame Amazon! I put things on my wishlist as I discover them and my family ends up not knowing what to get me for birthday/christmas gifts and so they clear my list. It is nice of them to go overboard but I am guaranteed 40-50 books heading home with me every January and another batch for birthdays.
    [I love it of course and everyone always has easy things to pick from for gifts....]
    Of course I still buy for myself as well.
    Wish there were more used bookstores around. Used to get lost in those places as a kid and get 5 books for a buck and be in heaven.

    We have an awesome used book store close to us...the last time we went there, we left with maybe 10-12 books... :fp: It's a good thing and a bad thing having a cool place like that near us...my bf and I don't have much self-control when it comes to buying books... :oops:

    My wife reads...but s-l-o-w-l-y. Probably lucky for us we would be in the same boat as you guys.
    My father in law told me last month he hasn't read a book since college. Shows how different some people can be - I cannot feel normal if I am not reading at least a little every day.

    I'm the same way...reading has been a part of my life forever...before I met kw, I was reading, but not as much as I used to....since we've been together we've both been reading so much more..it's nice :)

    Yeah...it's amazing that there are some people that just don't read...at all. My work wife is like that. I tried to get her to at least read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (a must read for anyone in the science field...but everyone should read it regardless) and she wouldn't even read that :fp:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    According to an e-mail that I just received from amazon....more books may be delivered to my house today... :oops: :shifty:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,804
    afroannnie wrote:
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (a must read for anyone in the science field...but everyone should read it regardless)

    added to my amazon crack----errr---wishlist. :D
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  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    afroannnie wrote:
    According to an e-mail that I just received from amazon....more books may be delivered to my house today... :oops: :shifty:

    WHHEEEE!! :D
    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    F Me In The Brain wrote:
    afroannnie wrote:
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (a must read for anyone in the science field...but everyone should read it regardless)

    added to my amazon crack----errr---wishlist. :D


    :lol: :thumbup:

    kw18 wrote:
    afroannnie wrote:
    According to an e-mail that I just received from amazon....more books may be delivered to my house today... :oops: :shifty:

    WHHEEEE!! :D

    :D:D
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • kw18
    kw18 Posts: 3,909
    kw18 wrote:

    Now I'm on to the third book of the series:

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    Just finished this. Really good stuff! 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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    "Where's KW?"
    "Let's check Idaho."
  • afroannnie
    afroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Finished this up yesterday..pretty good...i could see it being a twilight zone kind of movie...

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    Decided to finally read this....

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    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    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.
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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Who Princess 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.

    I got the Manson biography but I'm afraid to read it. Will it be too scary?
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    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?
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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Who Princess 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.
  • ozgurkd
    ozgurkd Juneau, Alaska Posts: 434
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    ozgurkd Juneau, Alaska Posts: 434
    Sylvia Plath Ariel
    Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation.
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