08-20-2003, 09:45 AM | #241 (permalink) |
Fucking Hostile
Location: Springford, ON, Canada
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Just picked up 'Naked Empire' by Terry Goodkind, latest in the Sword of Truth series. I normally stay away from fantasy, but this is a pretty good series.
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08-20-2003, 09:38 PM | #244 (permalink) | |
Psycho
Location: lost
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I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time... |
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08-20-2003, 10:36 PM | #245 (permalink) |
2+2=5? Not again!
Location: Dallas, Texas
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I've moved on to _The Naked Detective_ by Laurence Shames. It's seriously funny. It also has solid characterization and a native's feel for an "exotic" setting, Key West.
I've given up on _Bandits_ by Elmore Leonard. Has he written anything that made you laugh? Last edited by MichaelFarker; 08-20-2003 at 10:45 PM.. |
08-22-2003, 06:51 PM | #246 (permalink) | |
Fucking Hostile
Location: Springford, ON, Canada
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08-23-2003, 04:55 AM | #248 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: Auckland
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Earth's children - the plains of pasage
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And in my darkest moment, fetal and weeping. The moon tells me a secret. My confidant. As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own and
A million light reflections pass over me It's source is bright and endless. She resuscitates the hopeless Without her we are lifeless satellites drifting |
08-23-2003, 01:55 PM | #249 (permalink) |
Psycho
Location: Somewhere between the Havens and the Earth
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im reading a book called to love a scottish lord by karen ranney, its just a trashy romance novel cuz im waiting for my other books i ordered from amazon by mercedes lackey.
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from the Havens I have fallen. . . to the earth as a mangled form. . . writhing in pain, my wings torn and bloodied. . . I have one purpose, only one goal. . . to find you and love you, for I am your. . . fallen angel |
08-24-2003, 10:20 AM | #251 (permalink) |
Upright
Location: Boston, MA
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me, im in the middle of a few... "the trojan women"- Euripides
"made in america, an informal history of the english language in the united states"-Bill Bryson "teach yourself linguistics"- Jean Aitchinson <--(the last two are not even required reading, i am such a geek)
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08-24-2003, 02:11 PM | #253 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Land of milk and honey - Wisconsin
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Memnoch the Devil - Anne Rice
The Gospel of Matthew - The Bible Elements of Qabalism - William Parfitt The Knights Templar - Stephen Howarth Meditations - Marcus Aurelius Chaos and Order: Complex Dynamics in Literature and Science - Various Essayists The Shroud of Turin - Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas The Hiram Key - Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler Essays and Lectures on Dream Interpretation - Freud
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Doing my best not to end up like Kathleen Chang. |
08-28-2003, 08:47 AM | #261 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Over the weekend I read Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" and "The Cardinal of the Kremlin". I really enjoy his books. Lots of good dialog, fun plot twists and exciting action. I'll have to hit a used book store or goodwill some time later this week to get the rest of his stuff.
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08-28-2003, 09:06 AM | #262 (permalink) |
lost and found
Location: Berkeley
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A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge. Sprawling and incredibly imaginative sci-fi. A Deepness in the Sky, which came out recently, is a prequel and I plan to dig into that next.
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09-01-2003, 10:57 AM | #267 (permalink) |
Quadrature Amplitude Modulator
Location: Denver
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Last (non-academic) book I read was "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. Excellent, excellent novel. I think I read it cover-to-cover several times before I managed to understand most of it.
I'm thinking about picking up a copy of "Snow Crash". Sci-fi rules!
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09-01-2003, 04:37 PM | #269 (permalink) |
Fluxing wildly...
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Just finished reading The Company by Richard Littell, it's a spy novel.
Reading Hawaii by James A. Michener now.
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09-01-2003, 05:15 PM | #271 (permalink) | |
Fucking Hostile
Location: Springford, ON, Canada
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09-01-2003, 05:23 PM | #272 (permalink) |
Modern Man
Location: West Michigan
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The Modern Mind by Peter Watson
The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury Sundog by Jim Harrison Renaissance by Andrew Graham-Dixon All of which are pretty captivating.
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09-01-2003, 05:28 PM | #273 (permalink) |
Tilted
Location: Toronto CANADA
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Just finished Uther by Jack Whyte
Starting A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking I've also been trying to get my hand on: Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars... has anybody read them?
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09-01-2003, 11:48 PM | #274 (permalink) | |
Upright
Location: Philippines
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Just picked up "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett; I'm a huge fan of the Vimes/Watch cast so I wanted to try out one of the side stories |
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09-05-2003, 01:28 PM | #276 (permalink) |
Lord over all I survey
Location: Northern Michigan
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I saw some one was reading - To Green Angel Tower, Part 1" by Tad Williams - great book..
I'm currently rereading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.. excellent series.. on par with Tolkien... Currently on book 5 of 10.. about 7000ish pages in the series so far.
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