#26
Posted: 7/2/07 at 6:43pm
i'm reading the tasts of night by vicki pettersson and when i'm done i'm reading nicholas sparks new one
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#27
Posted: 7/2/07 at 6:45pm
That's OK Just a Girl, I'm currently reading "A Woman's Place", about 4 women during World War II. I took it out of the library only to discover that it's Christian Chick lit. Not that I personally have an issue with it. Actually, I was surprised because any other "Christian Fiction" I've read has usually been so poorly written and predictable, and this one is pretty good.
However, I just finished "Kensington Gardens".....absolutely fascinating. It's incredibly hard to describe..... It combines Peter Pan, the biography of JM Barrie and this writer who is the son of a 60's rocker, who's created a time travelling character who's as popular as Harry Potter.
However, I just finished "Kensington Gardens".....absolutely fascinating. It's incredibly hard to describe..... It combines Peter Pan, the biography of JM Barrie and this writer who is the son of a 60's rocker, who's created a time travelling character who's as popular as Harry Potter.
#28
Posted: 7/2/07 at 6:51pm
I saw this cover and I had to have it.
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#29
Posted: 7/2/07 at 6:53pm
Ha, thanks, singingwendy! "Kensington Gardens" does indeed sound fascinating...I might need to look that one up.
#30
Posted: 7/2/07 at 7:07pm
"The Great Gatsby" (no, I never read it before! *embarrassed*)
"A Dance to the Music of Time" by Anthony Powell (almost finished volume 1 of the 12 ... this is gonna take a while!)
"A Dance to the Music of Time" by Anthony Powell (almost finished volume 1 of the 12 ... this is gonna take a while!)
#31
Posted: 7/2/07 at 7:39pm
Oh, I LOVE Gatsby! I love when Daisy says "You look so cool. Yuo always look so cool." My favorite quote!!!
Anyways, I'm reading "Jane Eyre." Lovely literature, very interesting!
Anyways, I'm reading "Jane Eyre." Lovely literature, very interesting!
#32
Posted: 7/2/07 at 7:48pm
I really should start reading again. It's my favorite pastime. However, I'm not a fan of fiction. My preferred genre is non-fiction (i.e. memoirs, biographies, history, paranormal). Does anyone recommend something?
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
#33
Posted: 7/2/07 at 7:50pm
My literary attention span has really dwindled lately. I'm working on Raymond Chandler's THE LONG GOODBYE, but I'm having a rough time. I'm sure it is just a phase.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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#34
Posted: 7/2/07 at 7:52pm
Just finished Middlesex, and A Confederacy of Dunces. Both were wonderful, but I particularly enjoyed Middlesex. It was a little bit difficult to get into initially, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. It ended up being one of the most beautiful books I've read in a while.
Now onto Emma, in an attempt to get through the complete works of Jane Austen before the summer ends.
Now onto Emma, in an attempt to get through the complete works of Jane Austen before the summer ends.
#35
Posted: 7/2/07 at 7:54pm
catching up on Harry Potter 0nly 1534 more pages to go!
#36
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:01pm
I love A Confederacy Of Dunces. It's a fave.
....but the world goes 'round
#37
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:08pm
I have never read Gatsby either... guess that should be my next book.
Taz... you are like the third person to mention Dunces to me in the past couple of days.
Taz... you are like the third person to mention Dunces to me in the past couple of days.
Celebrate Life
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#38
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:10pm
It's a really funny book. The main character is one of the most unique in modern fiction. And the book itself has an amazing/tragic backstory.
It's a fun read.
It's a fun read.
....but the world goes 'round
#39
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:14pm
Dunces is my default all-around recommendation to everyone. Pure joy.
Middlesex: I felt like it was 2 different books. The first half was a masterpiece, then I felt like the second half was pretty mediocre.
I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy and it just blew me away. I plan to read more of his stuff really soon.
Middlesex: I felt like it was 2 different books. The first half was a masterpiece, then I felt like the second half was pretty mediocre.
I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy and it just blew me away. I plan to read more of his stuff really soon.
#40
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:16pm
After The Corrections, I'm going to read Rant (so psyched!) and then the new Michael Chabon, of which I forget the title.
....but the world goes 'round
#41
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:17pm
tazber: Is "The Corrections" good? I'm thinking of reading it...and you and I seem to have similar tastes...
#42
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:25pm
I'm loving it so far. It's very humorous and a little on the absurd side. It's not your typical dysfunctional family novel. Very sharp.
....but the world goes 'round
#43
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:30pm
I'm on a break from the "Thursday Next" series by Jasper Fforde. Right now, I am reading a book loaned to me by my boss called "Drawing Blood"...I'm only 4 chapters in, and I'm not totally hooked.
Drawing Blood
Drawing Blood
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#44
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:34pm
E.L. Doctorow's "Ragtime"
It's too early for noches.
#45
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:37pm
I'm reading Hiroshima, by John Hersey, for school.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#46
Posted: 7/2/07 at 8:41pm
Places in between - Rory Stewart - about his walk across Afghanistan
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
You see, obsessions are very personal things, they come from deep inside us, where we are open and vulnerable, which is why I consider them sacred, not to be belittled....PalJoey
#47
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:15pm
I am reading like a mad man this summer, just finished The Road, then Lord of the Flies, and am half way through Runaway Jury...any recommendations for what should be next?
#48
Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:16pm
Lent Kite Runner to my best friend, with a high recommendation and he is really enjoying it.
#49
Posted: 7/2/07 at 10:05pm
SM2, have you read Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer? It's sort of a true crime book about a man who killed his sister-in-law and niece because he thought God told him to, but it's also a history of the Mormon religion. Personally, I didn't know much about it before reading the book and found the whole thing fascinating.
#50
Posted: 7/2/07 at 10:16pm
I bought a few books today:
1) Summer of Night--Dan Simmons
2) The Black House--Stephen King/Peter Straub
3) The Drawing of the Three--Stephen King
4) Hannibal--Thomas Harris
I haven't decided which one I want to read yet.
1) Summer of Night--Dan Simmons
2) The Black House--Stephen King/Peter Straub
3) The Drawing of the Three--Stephen King
4) Hannibal--Thomas Harris
I haven't decided which one I want to read yet.
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