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History's Timeline. It's absolutely riveting, allow me to quote from it...
What book are you currently reading?
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Dusty668
She is a Frabjous writer! I've worn out like 2-3 copies of all of her books. Shards of Honor, maybe 4 copies with loaning out and all.
And the copies the ex didn't read or return. I wouldn't mind if she read them... well as much.
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Mr_Chaz
Currently it's Pride & Prejudice. Never read it before, kinda felt like I should, quite enjoying it.
Next it's going to be The Complete Yes Minister. The novelisation of one of the greatest comedy series ever made.
Next it's going to be The Complete Yes Minister. The novelisation of one of the greatest comedy series ever made.
It's been a good series, but the newest book, A Dance with Dragon has been put on indefinite hold by the publisher, it's finished, in their hands, but on hold.
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Kitty Sinatra
I started Steinbeck's East of Eden today. It's looking like it's gonna be one of the rare works of American Lit that I enjoy. It probably helps that it's latter 20th century. I don't know what it is, but I've read nothing from before WW2 by American authors that I like. Not Hemmingway, not Melville. Not a single book.
It's been a good series, but the newest book, A Dance with Dragon has been put on indefinite hold by the publisher, it's finished, in their hands, but on hold.[/QUOTE]
Ummm....no.
He's still trying to undo the Meereenese knot, restructuring and reordering chapters. He hasn't finished the book completely, as he still has several chapters to write; though his manuscript is now about as large as that of several of the predecessors.
Don't give people false hope :angry:
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Kitty Sinatra
Sweet. Now I have a reason to pick up American Gods.
Sweet. Now I have a reason to pick up American Gods.[/QUOTE]
Or cosmo? Wait... wut?
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Kitty Sinatra
Oh, I've always had a reason to buy Cosmo. Their cover girls are always hot.
It was a smart move putting Megan Fox on the cover of American Gods . . . y'know, I think I just had one of those light-bulb ideas. I'm going into book publishing. I'm gonna republish all of shakespeare's works with chicks on every other page, and hawt cover girls. The spines will be all classy looking, though, so they'll look good on the living room book shelf. And since it looks like shakespeare, no one will ever pick it up and accidentally discover the porn.
I'll make a mint.
It was a smart move putting Megan Fox on the cover of American Gods . . . y'know, I think I just had one of those light-bulb ideas. I'm going into book publishing. I'm gonna republish all of shakespeare's works with chicks on every other page, and hawt cover girls. The spines will be all classy looking, though, so they'll look good on the living room book shelf. And since it looks like shakespeare, no one will ever pick it up and accidentally discover the porn.
I'll make a mint.
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redapples
How you liking it? I'm completely hooked. I was intimidated by it which is why its sat there so long. The characters are really engaging even the evil ones. Its so easy to read too. I can see where you're coming from in respect of Melville but I suspect he'd surprise you. Moby Dick is a monster but if you can persevere through the descriptions of whaling then there is a really good story there. Billy Budd is a good jumping point for him, much shorter for starters but also it sticks to the story more. My previous experience of Stienbeck was from school (Of Mice and Men/The Pearl) but I don't remember being all that taken with them. I've a copy of Cannery Row knocking about somewhere too so maybe that soon.
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JCM
Just bought it yesterday, but with Luiza being a huge Dan Brown fan (and the portuguese version only coming in December) I doubt I´ll get to touch it this month.
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ThatNickGuy
Finished the first chapter of Simon R Green's Unnatural Inquirer; the sixth or seventh book in his Nightside series. I was sad to read that there's less than half a dozen left, because it's helped me realize what my favourite novels to read are:
Genre detective. Not straight detective stories, but something steeped in fantasy (like the Nightside series) or sci-fi (like The Plutonium Blonde!).
I think I have Greg Rucka to blame, with his Atticus Kodiak books (Finder, Keeper, Smoker, etc) about an independent bodyguard. It reads somewhat similar to the Nightside books, only without the fantastical parts.
Also, due to school, I'm going to be reading Edgar Allan Poe for the first time, along with James Joyce. Really scared to really Ulysses next term.
Genre detective. Not straight detective stories, but something steeped in fantasy (like the Nightside series) or sci-fi (like The Plutonium Blonde!).
I think I have Greg Rucka to blame, with his Atticus Kodiak books (Finder, Keeper, Smoker, etc) about an independent bodyguard. It reads somewhat similar to the Nightside books, only without the fantastical parts.
Also, due to school, I'm going to be reading Edgar Allan Poe for the first time, along with James Joyce. Really scared to really Ulysses next term.
I've started reading Les Miserables, using Stanza on my iPhone. Really enjoying the book although the translation I have (it was from Project Gutenberg) seems a little sketchy at times ("Bishop of D--").
Really impressed with how simple and easy it is to read on the iPhone. Also convenient. Read it some this weekend while I was at my Drill, bringing and then reading the actual book would have been neigh impossible.
Really impressed with how simple and easy it is to read on the iPhone. Also convenient. Read it some this weekend while I was at my Drill, bringing and then reading the actual book would have been neigh impossible.
I am splitting time between a few books.
Mornings on Horseback - David McCollough
Long Halloween - Sale/Loeb
Lone Survivor - Marcus Luttrell
David McCollough is an amazing writer. If you're into history, you'll dig his stuff. TNG recommended Long Halloween, and so far it's great. Luttrell is an amazing guy. True heroes.
Mornings on Horseback - David McCollough
Long Halloween - Sale/Loeb
Lone Survivor - Marcus Luttrell
David McCollough is an amazing writer. If you're into history, you'll dig his stuff. TNG recommended Long Halloween, and so far it's great. Luttrell is an amazing guy. True heroes.
Trying to read Pygmy by Chuck Palahiuniukiaukihoweverhislastnameisspelled
It's really slow going since it is in an odd style and I generally only read at work during down time later on in the evenings and there hasn't been a lot of that recently.
It's really slow going since it is in an odd style and I generally only read at work during down time later on in the evenings and there hasn't been a lot of that recently.
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Olorin
I'm now reading Tolkien's Letters and it's a lot more fascinating than I thought it would be. Especially the letters about publishing the Lord of the Rings are pretty interesting so far.
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JCM
Heh, be glad its not Finnegan´s Wake.
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Wyrminarrd
Currently reading "Fate of the Fallen" by Ian Irvine. Good book but not as captivating as some of his earlier series.
Just Finished World War Z... need to figure out what I want to read next.
I'm partway through Cell by Stephen King. Despite some of the shit he's produced in recent years, it's clear he can write a gripping, interesting book when he wants to. So far I'm enjoying it a lot. I'm glad Eli Roth will no longer be making the movie adaptation, but it's disappointing it will be a TV-movie, cutting down on what can be shown.
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Kitty Sinatra
How you liking it? I'm completely hooked . . . I can see where you're coming from in respect of Melville but I suspect he'd surprise you . . .[/quote]
Loving it. It's got me hooked, too, from the characters to the pacing and the descriptive passages. I will finish this book.
It's not just Melville that I seem to have an issue with. It's just American Lit in general. Perhaps its the themes that get tackled that don't interest me, or maybe even the cultural point of view of classical American authors grates on me in some manner. I've tried, and tried and am really rather okay with not trying again, even though I know it's kinda silly to "boycott" a whole culture's literature. Although "boycott" is way too harsh, as I just mean I'm not gonna go out of my way to pick up these works, especially since there's plenty of classical lit out there beyond the US.
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Silvanesti
Its... intresting, I think it wraps up in a typical king way. But i did enjoy that book.
Im starting into the handmaid's tale, its really good so far.
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Dusty668
After reading The Serrano Succession read Endgame Enigma, finished it up pretty quick, now on The Tuloriad.
I missed a chance to hear him lecture. I found out after it happened. I was bummed for sure.
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Iaculus
If you have not already given Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series a go, do so. Now. I suspect it'd be right up your street.
Currently reading Captain's Fury, the fourth book of his Codex Alera series. A fun, fast-paced read as ever, and they really do improve exponentially as the series goes on.
Its... intresting, I think it wraps up in a typical king way. But i did enjoy that book.
Im starting into the handmaid's tale, its really good so far.[/QUOTE]
What the hell is it with Stephen King and anti-climactic endings?
The man can make some seriously engaging characters and develop the hell out of them, but it seems like in the end he never knows what to do with them.
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