Any Haruki Murakami fans out there? I have read 3 or 4 of his books and am currently waiting for Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - i was mainly attracted my it title!

You know, putting links to commercial sites into threads like this one makes you look an awful lot like a spammer. Luckily I checked your posting history first and figured out that you aren't.

LOL - actually i am just a internet boff/geek/enthusiast if you will with far to much time on my hands, a layabout, a waster, a student. You know standard stuff . . .

Just finishing Duma Key

That is completely right. It's the explosion of youth; indifference found in knowledge, privilege equaling sardonicism. It's a bleak look at the evolution of man and the moment where it became semi-acceptable among youth to talk about the pains of growth and puberty.

I love that novel. It speaks to me as a 22 year old and it spoke to me as a 14 year old. I've read that novel about 50 times. I think I own four copies.

i've decided to give the Harry Potter books a second chance. I read the first one a few years ago and thought it was awfully simplistic and left no possibilities to the imagination (rather than allow the reader to wonder what was going on, Harry always had to think "Is Snape trying to get the Stone? Did he send Dumbledore away? Did Snape let the Troll in on Halloween?" etc., etc.) I've been assured the books get better, but we'll see

The Truth by Terry Pratchett. It's one of the few books in his Discworld series that I haven't read.

"The Shack" by William P. Young

I saw this book at my local used book store. While I'm not overly religous, I am finding myself moved by this novel.

Don

Although I already made a new topic about it, I have to encourage anyone to read:

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale

Its a true story, and the original detective story (quite literally). Its an historical novel as much a crime novel, and (without spoilers), right to the end you arent sure which way its gonna go, and then when you think its all settled, it really hits you in the guts.

just starting "Blood Meridian"