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cturtle sings BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE to broomstickboy :=o

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'On Chesil Beach' by Ian McEwan. I'm only about 20 pages into it so far. Seems like it has a slightly similar premise to Atonement...

I'm reading "Born Standing Up" by Steve Martin and "Last Night at the Lobster" by Stewart O'Nan. The Steve Martin book is quite enjoyable. It recounts his younger days working at Disneyland and then his progression as a stand-up comedian, including his first few appearances on SNL. The O'Nan novel I'm not far enough into to give much insight, but so far I really like his writing style.

I just read Young, Fabulous, and Broke by Suze Orman. I HIGHLY suggest all read it! Especially if you have no clue about how to take charge of your finances. ESPECIALLY, if you haven't started preparing for retirement. Especially if you are young and think you still have time to worry about this stuff.

Start now and see how much farther along you will be. If I had only started 10 years ago, I could have ended up with double the retirement I will have now.

And it's not your usual finance book. She makes it easy to comprehend and applicable to reality.

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And Suze came out as a lesbian last year!

cturtle, I did recommend First Person Plural. I am curious to know more of your thoughts.

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Henry IV part 2. It's for an audition.

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THE TERROR DREAM by Susan Faludi. Stunning examination of the Bush era America, on how reactionary hysteria squelched gains made by feminism post 9/11. But don't be put off by that, as if it's a dry and typical ant-Bush rant/polemic -- the book is far more complex, even uninterested in Bush-bashing. Faludi takes a big step back from grandstanding. It's about the culture's innate need to reinvent the white male rescue mythology (prominent in movies like THE SEARCHERS)that goes back to colonial times. The single most important look at how we are processing these troubling times.

But I also loved THE EMPORER'S CHILDREN, which is curiously almost about the same thing.

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The Twilight Trilogy by Stephenie Meyer.


Woo!

I'm rereading Rebel Angels, by Libba Bray, in preparation to read The Sweet Far Thing (conclusion of the trilogy!)

Just read The Baltimore Waltz, by Paula Vogel. Attempting Arcadia, but I'm finding Stoppard rather difficult.

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oh, thanks, DBP! i'll let you know my thoughts more when i've read further. right now i'm on an editing binge, so reading takes a back seat. ha!

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Born Standing Up by Steve Martin & Radio On by Sarah Vowell

I just finished Rabbit Hole. I wished I could've seen it!!! Now I'm reading Querelle by Jean Genet.

I recently finished Playing for Pizza by John Grisham. It is one of his non law books, similar to Bleachers. About an already washed up young NFL quarterback going to play for an American football team in Italy. Besides the good hearted story, the book is full of descriptive accounts of Italian culture and settings. I really enjoyed it. John's newest law center book will be out 1/29/08 called "The Appeal" for anyone who is interested.

I literally just finished The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. I originally only picked it up a while ago because I had seen several people mention it on here and in other places too. I didn't have a real desire to read it, so it sat a while. I figured I'd finally get it out of the way and well I am glad I did. It was a really wonderful book, totally not what I was expecting, which I think is what made me like it the most. It was a story so different than the ones I had been reading lately.

Still deciding what I will read next. The Borders book store is going out of business by my house. I already picked up a bunch of plays, and know I will pick up a bunch more books in the next week or so as the discounts get higher.

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