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  • jamie ukjamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Puckoon. For the second time.
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    a glimpse of eternal snows: a family's journey of love and loss in nepal - jane wilson-howarth.
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    know1 wrote:
    "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.

    I can barely put it down.

    im asking for that for xmas. i just recently read 'no country for old men' and it was awesome.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    soulsinging wrote:
    im asking for that for xmas. i just recently read 'no country for old men' and it was awesome.

    if youve not read his border trilogy, may i recommend you do so. :)
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  • pearljamjenpearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
  • happyandtruehappyandtrue Posts: 85
    King Dork by Frank Portman - you will not be disappointed. BTW, it is catagorized as "Young Adult" but do not be deterred. Seriously, you will love it!

    And to the poster above me, if you like Tim Robbins, try Jitterbug Perfume. It is my favorite book of his.

    Oops, I meant Tom Robbins.
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    small town beck wrote:
    Banner of Heaven is great!! So truly bizarre.

    Did I mention it's my all-time favorite book? There is a documentary I watched recently (Banking on Heaven) and Krakauer appears on it. One of the FLDS's "Lost Boys" 'adopted' Krakauer as his dad. Brought a tear to my eye!
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Did I mention it's my all-time favorite book? There is a documentary I watched recently (Banking on Heaven) and Krakauer appears on it. One of the FLDS's "Lost Boys" 'adopted' Krakauer as his dad. Brought a tear to my eye!

    I would be interested in seeing that. I just watched a documentary on brain washing and religions.. interesting. Terrifying and bizarre but interesting.

    I am re reading Summer Sisters by Judy Blume, great book.
  • PJ1973PJ1973 Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 415
    I'm reading A Tree Grows In Brooklyn and I just finished Into the Wild. I read Into Thin Air years ago and was not a big fan of Krakauer's style so I never read Wild, but I liked Into the Wild much, much more.
  • elmerelmer Posts: 1,683
    catefrances wrote:
    woohoo!!! finally finished what's welsh for zen by john cale. what a fascinating musician that man is. he gave an interesting insight into both lou reed and andy warhol, so twas all good. :)
    ah I've heard of that, I'm a big fan of : Paris 1919, Vintage Violence, Hobosapiens. Dont really know much about him though, other than he's welsh(no problem with that). Always much preferred his music over that of Lou Reed but Cale seems to not have much popularity in england.
  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    im finally reading the stand by king. i was hoping to have it done this year still but that doesnt seem that likely.
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  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    im finally reading the stand by king. i was hoping to have it done this year still but that doesnt seem that likely.


    Great, great book!!
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    1984 by George Orwell. not a big reader but this actually seems interesting
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  • LedbetterusLedbetterus Posts: 592
    Heather Evers wrote:
    the catcher in the rye

    My favorite book! I've read it so many times and now I feel like reading it again.. however..

    I just bought 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter', by Jeff Lindsay (the first book that prompted the hit show on Showtime). And 'Shanks for Nothing', by Rick Reilly, a sequel to his hilarious golf epic 'Missing Links'... Not sure which to read first :/
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    im finally reading the stand by king. i was hoping to have it done this year still but that doesnt seem that likely.
    ooooohh that was a really really good book... HUGE thogh but great!
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    elmer wrote:
    ah I've heard of that, I'm a big fan of : Paris 1919, Vintage Violence, Hobosapiens. Dont really know much about him though, other than he's welsh(no problem with that). Always much preferred his music over that of Lou Reed but Cale seems to not have much popularity in england.

    well screw the english, what would they know? they thought sending people to australia was punishment, so theyre hardly good judges of anything imo. LMAO!! :D:D

    oh do read whats welsh for zen? if you can. tis so worth the effort. he certainly enlightened me about lou reed that's for sure.
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  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    im finally reading the stand by king. i was hoping to have it done this year still but that doesnt seem that likely.

    Great book!!! Huge Stephen King fan. Which version are you reading?
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    im finally reading the stand by king. i was hoping to have it done this year still but that doesnt seem that likely.

    one of my favourites too

    I can remember reading this like it was yesterday, I was totally absorbed in this book for about 2 weeks.
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    catefrances wrote:
    if youve not read his border trilogy, may i recommend you do so. :)

    it's on my list as well.
  • eoboeobo Posts: 102
    i'm reading i, lucifer. i've always meant to but never have. it is beginning to take over my life
    heh, keep her lit.

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  • aroundthebend87aroundthebend87 Posts: 12
    I'm reading Al Gore's The Assault On Reason. Very insightful...
  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    small town beck wrote:
    Great book!!! Huge Stephen King fan. Which version are you reading?

    the uncut extended thingy. the original isnt in print anymore is it? i had my doubts about a king non-horror book so i let this one slide for awhile but then i read two of the dark tower books and was like time to read the stand.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    soulsinging wrote:
    it's on my list as well.

    did you put the book of lost things - john connelly on that list too? ;)
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  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    I'm reading Albert Camus' 'The Rebel' for the 2nd time.
  • mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    Ethical Realism, or at least i hope to some time before i retire.
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    the uncut extended thingy. the original isnt in print anymore is it? i had my doubts about a king non-horror book so i let this one slide for awhile but then i read two of the dark tower books and was like time to read the stand.


    No I don't think it is in print anymore. I have copies of both and I think I have read both but that was years ago so... :confused:

    I quite enjoy the the Dark Tower series but I haven't read the whole thing yet...
  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    the uncut extended thingy. the original isnt in print anymore is it? i had my doubts about a king non-horror book so i let this one slide for awhile but then i read two of the dark tower books and was like time to read the stand.


    No I don't think it is in print anymore. I have copies of both and I think I have read both but that was years ago so... :confused:

    I quite enjoy the the Dark Tower series but I haven't read the whole thing yet...
  • sonicreducersonicreducer Posts: 713
    i like coloring books the most,...
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Charlaine Harris. I picked up a book that someone I volunteer with was reading and I loved it. They are really light reading but fun. It's a "Southern Vampire Series". The main character is telepathic and there are vampires, werewolves and all kinds of other fun characters. I am hooked, they are very fun! She has 2 or 3 other series, evidently very prolific. I love discovering new authors that are easy reading for times I just want to lose myself. :)
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  • PJSerfPJSerf Posts: 637
    Just started reading "A People's History of the United States". I've never read any of Zinn's work, so I'm interested to check it out.
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