I'm reading Twisted by Johnathan Kellerman. I love his books. I'm detective/thriller-junkie. Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter....I love all of them.
Monster...it's an autobiography of a former LA gangbanger.
I thought of you this weekend while reading Stolen Innocent(not dirty I swear ) I know how much you love "Under the Banner of Heaven" and while this book isn't written by JK it is about a woman who escaped from the FLDS. Maybe you have read it but if not you might want to check it out.
I recently finished "Too Fat To Fish" by Artie Lange. It was really good. Now I'm back to reading crime fiction. Now I'm reading "The Mao Case" by Qiu Xiaolong
Just finished "The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obession in the Amazon," and have just started "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power."
BTW, the lost city of z was an excellent read.
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.
It's the second in his noir trilogy, good, brutal stuff. I love it.
I read a lot over my vacation:
Elantris- Brandon Sanderson (boring disappointment)
Legend- David Gemmell (mindless good fun)
Assassin's Apprentice- Robin Hobb (excellent)
Six Suspects- Vikay Swarup (Slumdog Millionaire guy, entertaining book)
"The Big Rich" by Bryan Burrough. It's a detailed and very entertaining history of the four wealthiest oil families in Texas in the early 20th century, how they struck it rich, and their impact on all kinds of institutions including politics.
I just finished New Moon. I didnt like it like the 1st book. I dont think the movie will be that great. I hope so.... Im gonna buy the next 2 books today. Has anyone read them? Are they good?
since the last time i posted, i've probably read 8 more books.....averaging one a week...just flying this year! today at lunch i shall start paulo coelho's newest novel, the winner stands alone.
Hemingway's Chair - Michael Palin (almost finished)
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched - Meg Cabot (about halfway through)
Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin - Jon Bream (haven't gotten very far yet)
Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (started a short while ago)
I think all of these are in English, I can't remember which books I've read in Finnish or English.
also I have my never-ending reading mission in the form of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (in English aswell, that's why it's taking me forever.. ) which I've started many many times.
"Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
I just finished New Moon. I didnt like it like the 1st book. I dont think the movie will be that great. I hope so.... Im gonna buy the next 2 books today. Has anyone read them? Are they good?
I struggled to get through the first book and bailed after that. The writing is horrible!
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama. It's flows very well. He's a great story writer.
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
I'm rereading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I've figured out why a lot of it didn't stick the last time around, and that would be because of the writing style. There's a lot of run-ons that make some of the book hard to read, even though the plot is good.
Thanks EPOTTSIII!
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
424, xxx
I'm rereading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I've figured out why a lot of it didn't stick the last time around, and that would be because of the writing style. There's a lot of run-ons that make some of the book hard to read, even though the plot is good.
I loved that book.
Just finished Atlas shrugged and now i've started A Game Of Thrones
I'm rereading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I've figured out why a lot of it didn't stick the last time around, and that would be because of the writing style. There's a lot of run-ons that make some of the book hard to read, even though the plot is good.
I didn't care for that one. It felt like a short story that was stretched into a novel just to win prizes. Perhaps the most over-hyped novel I've read outside of Confederacy of Dunces. They both won the Pulitzer interestingly enough.
I'm reading the Preacher series of graphic novels now. It's some crazy shit!
I'm reading Painting Mona Lisa which is quite interesting - all about the church mafia in 15th century florence.
Also still trying to get through Dreams from my father by BO but it's stalled a bit, since I'm not commuting anymore.
By the way, is anyone on Goodreads here? It's a good way of keeping track of your books, writing reviews and finding out about new books. If you are on there feel free to add me! This is my profile: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1022800
"We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan --- London, Brixton, 14 July 1993 London, Wembley, 1996 London, Wembley, 18 June 2007 London, O2, 18 August 2009 London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012 Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
"Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World" by Peter Chapman
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.
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I thought of you this weekend while reading Stolen Innocent(not dirty I swear
Now I'm reading "American Wife".
BTW, the lost city of z was an excellent read.
It's the second in his noir trilogy, good, brutal stuff. I love it.
I read a lot over my vacation:
Elantris- Brandon Sanderson (boring disappointment)
Legend- David Gemmell (mindless good fun)
Assassin's Apprentice- Robin Hobb (excellent)
Six Suspects- Vikay Swarup (Slumdog Millionaire guy, entertaining book)
I like it! It's just what I need right now.
Make your life a mission - not an intermission. - Arnold Gasglow
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched - Meg Cabot (about halfway through)
Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin - Jon Bream (haven't gotten very far yet)
Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (started a short while ago)
I think all of these are in English, I can't remember which books I've read in Finnish or English.
also I have my never-ending reading mission in the form of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (in English aswell, that's why it's taking me forever..
I struggled to get through the first book and bailed after that. The writing is horrible!
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
424, xxx
I loved that book.
Just finished Atlas shrugged and now i've started A Game Of Thrones
I didn't care for that one. It felt like a short story that was stretched into a novel just to win prizes. Perhaps the most over-hyped novel I've read outside of Confederacy of Dunces. They both won the Pulitzer interestingly enough.
I'm reading the Preacher series of graphic novels now. It's some crazy shit!
Also still trying to get through Dreams from my father by BO but it's stalled a bit, since I'm not commuting anymore.
By the way, is anyone on Goodreads here? It's a good way of keeping track of your books, writing reviews and finding out about new books. If you are on there feel free to add me! This is my profile: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1022800
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London, Brixton, 14 July 1993
London, Wembley, 1996
London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
London, O2, 18 August 2009
London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
...what a trip!