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02-11-2008, 05:28 AM
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People in masks cannot be trusted
Location: NYC
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02-11-2008, 07:13 AM
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Minion of the scaléd ones
Location: Northeast Jesusland
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Finished High Five.
Varley - The Ophiuchi Hotline (Good Stuff - sort of Bester-ish - High weirdness) Finished Friday Stephenson - The Big U (3rd or 4th read through) Finished Saturday Currently reading Gaiman - Smoke & Mirrors (Short stories and Poems)
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02-11-2008, 09:01 AM
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Easy Rider
Location: Moscow on the Ohio
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I just finished "Deep Ancestry - Inside the Genographic Project" by Spencer Wells. It is a short study of human history using genetic information to try and determine our ancient ancestors origins and migratory paths out of Africa. I find books like this very interesting and read almost like a mystery novel.
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02-11-2008, 11:49 AM
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Pissing in the cornflakes
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Currently reading "Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin" By Seven Gould.
Over all not very impressed. Seems to belabor points which seem pretty self evident to start with.
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02-21-2008, 06:45 AM
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The Cloud Messenger - an Indian love lyric translated from Sanskrit. It is a beautiful book/poem.
As an aside, let me transcribe the editor's note which bears repeating: The object of the editors of this series is a very definite one. They desire above all things that, i their humble way, these books shall be the ambassadors of good-will and understanding between the East and West--the old world of Thought and the new of Action. They are confident that a deeper knowledge of the great ideals and lofty philosophy of the Oriental thought may help to a revival of that true spirit of Charity which neither despises nor fears the nations of another creed and colour.
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02-21-2008, 07:06 AM
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warrior bodhisattva
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Location: East-central Canada
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot |
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02-21-2008, 09:15 AM
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Minion of the scaléd ones
Location: Northeast Jesusland
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Reread Cook - Tyranny of the Night and Lord of the Silent Kingdom
Just Finished Stewart et al - America (the book) (Laugh out loud stuff) Currently reading - Curtis - It's not News, It's Fark (Also a scream) Next Up - Harris - Imperium
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02-29-2008, 03:30 PM
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Last book I read:
Uncle Jack; The True Identity of Jack the Ripper - Tony Williams (utter crap) Quote:
Im pretty impressionable to be honest....
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02-29-2008, 07:48 PM
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Minion of the scaléd ones
Location: Northeast Jesusland
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That Harris book was pretty good. Life of Cicero told from the point of view of his secretary.
Gotta love Gaiman, and, if you do, you should check out Tim Powers. Same sort of take on the world, little less poetry, little more veritas, about the same sort of humor. In any case, Finished Bester - The Demolished Man last week. (Should have been Bestest - the man was a frickin Wizard. Writes like PK Dick would write if he hadn't OD'ed on Joyce at some point.) Finished Robinson - Red Mars yesterday. Working on Green Mars (Downstairs) and Niven-Ringworld (Upstairs) (Also the New Tropical Fish Hobbyist and Zymurgy came in the last couple days, so I'll be going through those pretty soon).
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03-02-2008, 10:29 AM
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Kick Ass Kunoichi
Location: Oregon
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Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester. Great action-adventure. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I rather like Hornblower; there is something appealing in his awkwardness.
Right now I'm working on Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat for pleasure, and finishing off Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me for school.
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03-08-2008, 12:31 PM
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Since my last post:
Batgirl: Destruction's Daughter - Anderson Gabrych Fables and Reflections (Sandman VI) - Neil Gaiman Jack the Ripper - Mark Whitehead and Miriam Rivett Five on a Trail - Enid Blyton Five on Kirrin Island Again - Enid Blyton
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03-08-2008, 01:35 PM
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Just finished "The Ghost Map" by Steven Johnson - an account of the great cholera outbreak in Victorian London and how John Snow used statistical analysis and mapping to discover the cause of the outbreak before anyone really knew what bacteria was. An important historical incident that is well treated here.
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03-08-2008, 01:57 PM
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Location: Northeast Jesusland
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Lessee, Finished Green Mars and Ringworld.
Read Giaman - Endless Nights (Last Sandman) Just Finished Buckley - Thank You For Smoking (and what a scream that one was. He's no slouch.)
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03-11-2008, 05:42 PM
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Location: Canada
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I just read Duma Key, by Stephen King, on my mother's recommendation. It wasn't terrible, and was much better than the rubbish he put out in his last few books. You don't pick up a King and expect prose on the level of Hemingway, but it was a pretty fun little romp in the vein of Bag of Bones, for those who like that sort of thing.
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03-12-2008, 01:21 PM
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Location: Ohio
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I just read "The Lovely Bones" and thought it was fascinating. It had been sitting on my shelf for awhile, I'm glad I finally picked it up.
Also, I'm having a hard time imagining this book being turned into a movie, but mainly due to the casting I've read about. |
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03-12-2008, 02:08 PM
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Location: up north
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I just finished Survivor By Chuck Palahniuk
This book was recommended because I liked fight club a lot but it's not really the same feeling i get from the 2 books. this one had a really odd story behind it and the characters never popped out in my mind. they were very boring and cold. Still, it was well written but dragged on at a few places which killed the mood for those chapters. Overall, i would only recommend it if you love the writing style of Chuck Palahniuk. I rate this book a 7 out of 10
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03-12-2008, 07:57 PM
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Location: Northeast Jesusland
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Just read all three books of Eddings - The Elenium (The Diamond Throne, The Ruby Knight, and The Sapphire Rose.)
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03-12-2008, 08:16 PM
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Let's put a smile on that face
Location: On the road...
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03-13-2008, 02:39 PM
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Kick Ass Kunoichi
Location: Oregon
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Just finished Curtis Sittenfeld's The Man of My Dreams. I found a lot to relate to in this book, and I like Sittenfeld's take on a "happy ending."
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03-13-2008, 02:43 PM
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The End of America by Naomi Wolf.
I normally love her writing, but this time around it was like reading stuff that I wrote myself on TFP. It's not bad at all, but it's like Jack Bauer reading a book on how to torture Arabs. He already knows! |
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03-13-2008, 06:12 PM
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Minion of the scaléd ones
Location: Northeast Jesusland
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Zelazny - Dilvish the Damned
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03-27-2008, 08:17 AM
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Location: Northeast Jesusland
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Since the last entry:
Eddings - The Domes of Fire and The Shining Ones Bachman (King) - The Running Man Zelazney - Dilvish the Damned, and currently reading The Changing Land Starting this evening, I hope to get the new Feist.
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05-24-2008, 02:23 PM
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Read "the outsider" by Albert Camus today.
I dont know if I should be creeped out that I identified with it a lot.
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05-25-2008, 09:59 AM
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Minion of the scaléd ones
Location: Northeast Jesusland
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So, since the last time:
Herbert - The Jesus Incident Feist - Wrath of a Mad God Chabon - The Yiddish Policeman's Union (Such a book!) Eddings - The Hidden City and The Seeress of Kell Undoubtedly several others I have forgotten Currently Reading: Robinson - Blue Mars and Purser - TBearded Dragons: A Complete Guide to Pogona Vitticeps On Deck: Herbert - The Lazarus Effect, Harris - Hannibal Rising, and July TFH (Magazine) Quote:
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05-25-2008, 11:46 AM
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Location: Some place windy
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In the last week or so I read a few of the Easy Rawlins books by Walter Mosley. Some were better than others. I would have read something by a different author, but I was too lazy to accustom myself to another writer's voice.
A Red Death White Butterfly Black Betty A Little Yellow Dog Bad Boy Brawly Brown I've been on a Detective fiction kick lately. Before the Mosley books, I read a couple Philip Marlowe books by Raymond Chandler:The Big Sleep & The Long Goodbye. |
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05-25-2008, 06:04 PM
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Location: Northeast Jesusland
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That's a week of solid reading right there.
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05-25-2008, 06:15 PM
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Location: In the land of ice and snow.
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To engineer is human; Henry Petroski.
Long story short: Successful design is primarily the result of learning from design failures and design failures are primarily the result of little learned from and overconfidence due to successful designs. |
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05-26-2008, 11:13 AM
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Anyway, since my last post this is all the books Ive read. As you can see I mostly stick to comic books and Enid Blyton... but its a start, from 21 to 28 I dont think I read a book at all, I only started again about 18 months ago... A Knight Alone (Bat Girl) - Kelley Puckett 32 Stories - Adrian Tomine Dixie City Jam - James Lee Burke Ripper Suspect: The Secret Lives of Montague Druitt - DJ Leighton Brief Lives (Sandman 7) - Neil Gaiman Watchmen - Alan Moore The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson Five go off in a Caravan - Enid Blyton Five go off to camp - Enid Blyton Worlds End (Sandman 8) - Neil Gaiman Five go Adventuring Again - Enid Blyton Five go to Mystery Moor - Enid Blyton Five are Together Again - Enid Blyton Constatine: Origianl Sins - Vertigo Constatine: The Gift - Vertigo The Jack The Ripper Whitechapel Murders - Kevin O'Donnell Lucky - Gabrielle Bell Constantine: Red Sepulchre - Vertigo Constantine: Staring at the Wall - Vertigo Constantine: All His Engines - Vertigo Five go to Billycock Hill - Enid Blyton Five Get into Trouble - Enid Blyton Tamara Drewe - Posy Simmonds Five Go Down to the Sea - Enid Blyton 300 - Frank Miller Frank Kafka's Trial: A Graphic Novel - David Mairowitz The Mystery of the Missing Necklace - Enid Blyton Constantine: Lady Constantine - Vertigo Constantine: The Devil You Know - Vertigo Five Fall into Adventure - Enid Blyton Five Have Plenty of Fun - Enid Blyton Caricature - Daniel Clowes Constantine: Good Intentions - Vertigo Constantine: Black Flowers - Vertigo Constantine: Haunted - Vertigo Constantine: Reasons to be Cheerful - Vertigo Superman: No Limits - DC Constantine: The Red Right Hand - Vertigo Superman: Till Death do us Part - DC Lobo: Portrait of a Bastich - DC The Outsider - Albert Camus Superman / Batman: Supergirl - DC The Kindly Ones (Sandman IX) - Neil Gaiman Fantastic Four - Civil War - Marvel
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05-27-2008, 12:26 PM
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Location: Florida
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Finished a week or so ago:
Michael Chabon - Wonder Boys A fun, intelligent read; the first half is very similar to the film, the second half almost totally dissimilar. Naturally, I prefer the book. Reading now: Cavedweller - Dorothy Allison This woman's writing never fails to enchant me
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05-27-2008, 12:49 PM
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Location: The Danforth
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Currently reading Isaac Asimov's anthology on unatural diplomacy. I found this in the basement and got interested in it, as it provided relief from reading a very difficult book that was given to me as a gift (The Historian)
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05-28-2008, 09:32 AM
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Minion of the scaléd ones
Location: Northeast Jesusland
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Recently: Niven - The Integral Trees
Just Finished: Robinson - Blue Mars Now Reading: Herbet & Ransom - The Lazarus Effect
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05-28-2008, 09:43 AM
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Location: The Danforth
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Integral Trees - that was an enjoyable read. I like the detail as in the use of sticks to prevent tooth decay. Blue Mars - that was also a good read. I'd forgotten about that series. Maybe it's time for a re-read. |
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05-31-2008, 12:56 PM
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The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
liked it a lot.
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