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[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/11/08 at 6:40pm

Hope you like Tender is the Night, Emcee. It's one of my very favorite books.

The Great Gatsby is one of my top three novels, and I've been meaning to read Tender is the Night for years. Now that I finally have some free time, it's the first thing I started.

[MotorTink]

Posted: 6/11/08 at 6:46pm

Middlesex left me very disappointed I must say, well mainly the way it ended. I thought it had a lot of promise the first half.

I then read The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde which was a good quick read.

Now trying to kill off Mirror Mirror quickly before moving on to something else, not sure what yet.

[Harper3]

Posted: 6/11/08 at 6:58pm

Re-reading:

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, partially because of luvtheemcee's signature.

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen.

[christhefish]

Posted: 6/11/08 at 7:43pm

John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley: In Search of America

Perfect Summer Reading.

[midnghtdolphin]

Posted: 6/11/08 at 8:20pm

rebel fay. i like vampires.

[sally1112]

Posted: 6/11/08 at 10:16pm

Just finished "It's Good to be the King, the Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks," by James Parish. I found it in hardback for a buck at the used bookstore I frequent.
I was disappointed a little. Not enough insight into Mel for my taste, but a decent read because I am a big fan of his.

[Blair]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 5:09am

I bought Sloane Crosley's essay collection I Was Told There'd Be Cake at 6:00 tonight. I started reading as soon as I got home, and didn't put it down until I finished 2 hours ago. Needless to say, I loved it. Her experiences were endlessly relatable, and I laughed out loud too many times to count.

[vmlinnie]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 6:07am

To those who were discussing Doctrow a page back, anyone have any idea about a book called something like 'Anthem' or 'American Anthem'? It's something along those lines.

[Mamie]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 8:11am

I'm reading "The Children's Blizzard" by David Laskin. It's all about a killer blizzard that struck the plains states in January 1888. It was so devastating and hit so fast that children froze to death on their way home from school. It was a great tragedy but the interesting part of the book was how it was handled after the fact by the press and the politicians. (And reading about a blizzard in 95 degree heat isn't such a bad idea!)

[Roscoe]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 9:16am

Finished TALENTED MR. RIPLEY last night, as good as always.

Starting H. Rider Haggard's SHE, as in She Who Must Be Obeyed. Good fun so far, fast and furious.

[shh282]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 9:31am

Lover's Quarrel - Moliere

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 6/12/08 at 10:07am

vmlinnie: It's called American Anthem, apparently, but it seems to be out of print. I didn't find very much on it by googling.

Posted: 6/12/08 at 4:31pm

Angels and Demons

[brettystar]

Posted: 6/14/08 at 2:16am

Just finished 'Choke' by Chuck Palauniuk and am halfway through 'Snuff' by same author. I am about to start David Sedaris 'When you are engulfed in flames'

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:47am

Finishing up When You Are Engulfed in Flames and about to start Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 6/14/08 at 11:40am

I just finished Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding and now I'm reading The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory.

[Beergoggles]

Posted: 6/14/08 at 2:57pm

The French Lieutenant's Woman by Fowles... read it years ago and just finishing it off again. Might re-read the edge of reason as i love my dictionary just reminded me how much i enjoyed those books.

Posted: 6/14/08 at 3:08pm

"In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 6/14/08 at 3:36pm

on my kindle, 'After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne'

[Beergoggles]

Posted: 6/14/08 at 3:51pm

Elphaba is that a decent read? My other half is obsessed with Elizabeth (history major) so that might be a good present if you reccomend it

[Elphaba]

Posted: 6/14/08 at 4:19pm

yeah it is....realize that it starts almost at the end of her life, although they do go into Mary Stuart a bit (which I bought an amazing book about in Edinburgh...called 'My heart is my own' byJohn Guy, although has a different name for the US publication...he would probably also enjoy that, as it is the most in-depth thing I have ever read on Mary, Queen of Scots and also keeps my attention) Long answer to your question.

I am a huge Tudor buff, and the transition from Tudor rule to Stuart rule always interested me.

[Juliash]

Posted: 6/15/08 at 4:38pm

I'm reading The Nonviolent Atonement.

GTs with Christus Victor and Anselm of Canterbury.

[oohshizz146]

Posted: 6/15/08 at 4:53pm

Oy. My name is Rachael and I AM A "TWILIGHT" ADDICT

[DBillyP]

Posted: 6/15/08 at 6:06pm

I just finished Leslie Jordan's My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, and I am in the middle of Atonement, which I find astonishingly good, even though I have seen the movie and know what happens. Next in line for upcoming vacations are Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever, which violates my prohibition against memoirs, but, with a title like that, how can one resist, and Hero by Perry Moore.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 6/16/08 at 9:01am

Elphaba, can you share your experience with the Kindle? Pros, cons? I've been wondering how they work, if they're worth getting.