I enjoyed book I and am now racing through book II (really enjoying this one ) ... I have all seven books but wasn't sure how many I'd want to read before breaking it up with some of the other books I have waiting for me but I went straight from I to II and think I'll have started III before the end of the week
So since I last posted less than two weeks ago I'm now half way through IV - Wizard & Glass :eek: ... best so far
So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
About to start The Beach by Alex Garland. Just finished Beautiful Boy (David Sheff) and Tweak (Nic Sheff.) True stories from both a Father and son's perspective on Meth addiction. I wasn't really impressed by either, to be honest the addiction topic is getting a little dry IMO.
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
good idea, you will get more out of the movie and wont be sitting there when the credits are rolling feeling utterly disgusted and unsettled saying what the fuck.
Speaking of Cormac McCarthy i Just finished reading his newest one "The Road", it was also very sparse and unsettling. I am now reading "Brisinger" the 3rd book in the Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini
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And I'm not living this life without you, I'm selfish and clear
And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
"Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea" by Robert K. Massie
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
My wife and I have a contest every year to see who can read the most books. Last year I read 30 and she read 31. Right now this year I'm at 16 and I know she's one or two ahead of me, but she just read the "Twilight" series which I think should count for one book.
That is so cool. If I ever get married, he's going to have to be a guy that loves reading.
heehee, "Twilight"? I agree with you about all four counting as one book :P I tried reading a couple of pages because my sister is reading it and I just couldn't get far. No offense to the teens, but it was just too youth oriented.
When life gives you lemons, throw them at somebody.
Yeah, "The Name of the Wind" is a fairly new book. I'll let you know how it is.
Yeah, from what I've read, I would agree that Martin is really liked. I will give that series a chance one day.
The guy I was talking to yesterday told me Jordan just had no control over the plot and he kept introducing new plotlines, a lot of which were never resolved or took too long to resolve. He also said he introduced a new major character in book ten that just added to the mess.
I really liked the first book though so I think I will give the series a shot. Unfortunately, it sounds like if I read a couple of more it will just suck me into when reading where it starts to get lame.
Is your signature from "The Usual Suspects"?
how is 'the name of the wind'? i've been doing some reading on it and it sounds pretty great. almost bought it last night actually.
i finished the first george martin book over the weekend. honestly, i was kind of disappointed. it started VERY slow. the ending was strong, but some of his choices as an author were a bit puzzling. it's certainly not as spell-binding as 'eye of the world.' and since i hear he's starting to struggle to write the books and the last book apparently opened things up a lot, i fear he's losing control the same way robert jordan did. so you're maybe better off just carrying on with jordan.
now i'm reading:
songs of innocence- richard aleas. back to my love of hard-boiled detectives
Unforgivable Blackness - a biography of Jack Johnson.
I'm really into boxing biographies for some reason lol.
"I am a doughnut." (live - Berlin, Germany - 11/03/96)
"Behave like rock stars - not like the President." (live - Noblesville, IN - 8/17/98)
--Ed
"Yeah, I was gonna learn to play it (Breath) but somebody slipped me a bottle of viagra and was busy doing something else six times last night" (live - New York, NY - 9/10/98)
Jonathan Lethem's "Gun, With Occasional Music" If you've never heard of him look him up. He's gonna be a big up and comer. Already two of his books are going to be movies by 2011
The Sorceror: The Fort At River's Bend by Jack Whyte.
It's book #5 of 6 in the A Dream of Eagles series (known as The Camolud Chronicles in the US). It basically takes the Arthurian legend and tells the story as it would have happened, stripping away all the myth and magic. I'm enjoying them immensely. It starts before the Romans leave, with Arthur's Great Grandfather narrating for the first two books and setting up Camolud; then Merlyn takes over narration for the rest.
Odd Hours? The lastest Odd Thomas novel by Dean R Koontz, a favorite author of mine. Loved the lastest so much went back and read the other three again. They all have Odd in the title so get the specifics confused.
2003 Bris 8 &9, Syd 11 &13, Melb 18, 19 &20
2006 Vegas, San Diego, LA 9 & 10, San Francisco 15 &16, The Gorge 22 & 23, Syd 7 &8, Melb 13, 14 &16 Melb 20 2009, Buffalo Oct 12; Brooklyn Oct 18 & 19; Hartford Oct 25 2013
I'm reading three books at once...it was stupid of me to try:
The Sicilian - Mario Puzo
The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
I learned the last two were inspirations to Yield, so I had to find out why.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
That is so cool. If I ever get married, he's going to have to be a guy that loves reading.
heehee, "Twilight"? I agree with you about all four counting as one book :P I tried reading a couple of pages because my sister is reading it and I just couldn't get far. No offense to the teens, but it was just too youth oriented.
was trying to reply to the couple that read 30 novels hehehe - I read roughly 80 to 100 novels, 30 is how many new novels I allow myself in a year. If I ever get married, He doesn't need to read so much as have shares in Borders so I don't send us broke!
2003 Bris 8 &9, Syd 11 &13, Melb 18, 19 &20
2006 Vegas, San Diego, LA 9 & 10, San Francisco 15 &16, The Gorge 22 & 23, Syd 7 &8, Melb 13, 14 &16 Melb 20 2009, Buffalo Oct 12; Brooklyn Oct 18 & 19; Hartford Oct 25 2013
was trying to reply to the couple that read 30 novels hehehe - I read roughly 80 to 100 novels, 30 is how many new novels I allow myself in a year. If I ever get married, He doesn't need to read so much as have shares in Borders so I don't send us broke!
I'm part of that couple! I started it by myself in 2006 because I read Stephen King reads about 80 or so a year so I said, "I wonder how many I can read." That year I read 25, then the next year my wife joined in and she read 31 and me 30. This year I've read 17, so it will be tough to beat my 30 from last year, but I have 3 about halfway through right now.
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I have put myself on a budget
I am reading the other Ken Follett book that I got. "Jackdaws" I think it is called. Quite good, so far.
So since I last posted less than two weeks ago I'm now half way through IV - Wizard & Glass :eek: ... best so far
MSG 1+2. 2010
Wrigley. Brooklyn 2. Hartford. 2013
St. Louis. Denver. 2014
Global Citizens Festival. 2015
MSG 2. Fenway 2. Wrigley 1. 2016
Safeco 2. Missoula. 2018
To keep you clear of the sun
You've been burned more than once
You don't think much of trust
I am 2/3 of the way through this. Finding it to be a great read. Very entertaining.
Im just starting chapter 2. So far it's very cute
To keep you clear of the sun
You've been burned more than once
You don't think much of trust
thought I'd read it before I watch the flick
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
good idea, you will get more out of the movie and wont be sitting there when the credits are rolling feeling utterly disgusted and unsettled saying what the fuck.
Speaking of Cormac McCarthy i Just finished reading his newest one "The Road", it was also very sparse and unsettling. I am now reading "Brisinger" the 3rd book in the Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini
work = work + 1;
sleep = sleep - work * 10;}
else if (work >= 0) {
reality.equals(false);
work = work +1;
}system("pause");
return 0;}
And you're not leaving here without me, I don't wanna be without
My best... friend. Wake up, to see you could have it all
That is so cool. If I ever get married, he's going to have to be a guy that loves reading.
heehee, "Twilight"? I agree with you about all four counting as one book :P I tried reading a couple of pages because my sister is reading it and I just couldn't get far. No offense to the teens, but it was just too youth oriented.
how is 'the name of the wind'? i've been doing some reading on it and it sounds pretty great. almost bought it last night actually.
i finished the first george martin book over the weekend. honestly, i was kind of disappointed. it started VERY slow. the ending was strong, but some of his choices as an author were a bit puzzling. it's certainly not as spell-binding as 'eye of the world.' and since i hear he's starting to struggle to write the books and the last book apparently opened things up a lot, i fear he's losing control the same way robert jordan did. so you're maybe better off just carrying on with jordan.
now i'm reading:
songs of innocence- richard aleas. back to my love of hard-boiled detectives
I just started it yesterday and am only 4 pages in so it's too soon to tell. I'll let you know when I get more into it.
man o man what a bunch of fucked up guys. i knew they were, but not how much.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
I'm really into boxing biographies for some reason lol.
"Behave like rock stars - not like the President." (live - Noblesville, IN - 8/17/98)
--Ed
"Yeah, I was gonna learn to play it (Breath) but somebody slipped me a bottle of viagra and was busy doing something else six times last night" (live - New York, NY - 9/10/98)
--Ed
It's book #5 of 6 in the A Dream of Eagles series (known as The Camolud Chronicles in the US). It basically takes the Arthurian legend and tells the story as it would have happened, stripping away all the myth and magic. I'm enjoying them immensely. It starts before the Romans leave, with Arthur's Great Grandfather narrating for the first two books and setting up Camolud; then Merlyn takes over narration for the rest.
Swann's Way (which I am seriously considering saving for cold weather, because it just seems like a cold weather book)
The Bonehunters
cats cradle - vonnegut
for fun:
watch you bleed - stephen davies
touched with fire - kay redfield jamison
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
2006 Vegas, San Diego, LA 9 & 10, San Francisco 15 &16, The Gorge 22 & 23, Syd 7 &8, Melb 13, 14 &16 Melb 20 2009, Buffalo Oct 12; Brooklyn Oct 18 & 19; Hartford Oct 25 2013
The Sicilian - Mario Puzo
The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov
Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
I learned the last two were inspirations to Yield, so I had to find out why.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
2006 Vegas, San Diego, LA 9 & 10, San Francisco 15 &16, The Gorge 22 & 23, Syd 7 &8, Melb 13, 14 &16 Melb 20 2009, Buffalo Oct 12; Brooklyn Oct 18 & 19; Hartford Oct 25 2013
apparently, 07162056 is THE date...
I'm part of that couple! I started it by myself in 2006 because I read Stephen King reads about 80 or so a year so I said, "I wonder how many I can read." That year I read 25, then the next year my wife joined in and she read 31 and me 30. This year I've read 17, so it will be tough to beat my 30 from last year, but I have 3 about halfway through right now.