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kifferfong · 10-18-2004, 11:50 PM

Reading "Shogun" by James Clavell all over again.

ThatOnePerson · 10-23-2004, 01:02 AM

i am reading:
Don Quixote
&
America: the book
Instuctions to a game i just bought

tropple · 10-23-2004, 03:08 AM

Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver. It's out in trade paperback now.

Esen · 10-23-2004, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tropple

Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver. It's out in trade paperback now.

His book Snow Crash was awesome

Esen · 10-23-2004, 03:18 AM

The world According to Garp

John Irving

apostasy1 · 10-23-2004, 07:11 AM

I am finishing up Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King. Overall it was decent but forgettable. I'm a dark tower junky, so the back-story was the main draw.

I'm also rereading the great Wind Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami. Very surreal and fast-paced.

keyshawn · 10-26-2004, 01:08 PM

Bowling Alone, by robert putnam

[about 30 pages into it, about the evolution of the american community - very good]
[recommend it if you're into the social sciences, or if you're wondering why your dad was in the elks lodge, and for some reason(s) you dont want to be...]

after that, I'll probably gander @ jon stewart's new book.

byesman · 10-27-2004, 06:51 PM

Bernard Cornwell - "Excalibur" the third on his trilogy of The Warlord Series.

1slOwCD8 · 10-27-2004, 06:56 PM

Right now, im reading the Tragedy of Macbeth by of course, William Shakespeare.

poopermcgraw · 10-27-2004, 07:16 PM

Piers Anthony's Firefly. The erotisicm is a little tacky but it's like Kublai Khan or whatever that wacky poem was. Just a weird world because all the main characters are mentally dysfunctional, to say the least.

Derwood · 10-28-2004, 06:01 AM

"Bag of Bones" - Stephen King

Now that I've finished the Dark Tower Series, I'm catching up on the few novels that tie into the DT that I managed to miss.

silent_jay · 10-28-2004, 06:29 AM

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Coppertop · 10-28-2004, 12:46 PM

Averett · 10-28-2004, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Averett

Getting ready to start "The Way the Crow Flies" by Ann-Marie MacDonald. I loved her first novel and just happened to see this in the bookstore last weekend. Had to grab it

Still!

I've been reading so slowly lately. Need to buckle down.

Ananas · 10-28-2004, 09:03 PM

I'm re-reading that wonderful Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, starting again with Master and Commander.

tooblekane · 10-29-2004, 12:07 PM

glamorama by bret easton ellis, for the 4th time. one of these times i swear i'm going to read it with a highlighter, picking up on all the little things you pass right over the first time, unaware to their relevance in the story. the little scenes that wind up having 2 or 3 meanings once you've seen the whole picture.

Homey_V · 10-29-2004, 12:34 PM

Lots and lots of Textbooks along with God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert for recreation when I have time.

10-29-2004, 02:03 PM

ditto the textbooks, plus some Medical Journal articles for my Rural Health Care class, and Voyager, the 3rd in a historical Scottish series I've read a bazillion times, for when I'm waiting for the bus

Beatlefan58 · 10-29-2004, 02:31 PM

MIRACLES by C.S Lewis. I've become a big fan in the past year, and have expressed my disgust with anyone that knew about him and didn't bother to tell me! LOL

Coppertop · 10-29-2004, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Beatlefan58

MIRACLES by C.S Lewis. I've become a big fan in the past year, and have expressed my disgust with anyone that knew about him and didn't bother to tell me! LOL

I really enjoyed The Great Divorce. Excellent book by Lewis.

skinnymofo · 10-29-2004, 03:44 PM

ATM im in the process of reading - Hallucinogens, a Reader
LSD, Spirituality and the creative process and The great shark hunt By Hunter thompson

macsmith230 · 10-30-2004, 12:20 AM

About 10 different magazines, Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age, a book called Join Me, and a bunch of books on baby names.

unbzete · 10-30-2004, 04:34 PM

Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn

Bryndian_Dhai · 11-03-2004, 03:33 PM

I'm reading Towing Jehovah by James Morrow. I read Only Begotten Daughter by Morrow and LOVED it... I can't wait to really get into this one.

Ishmal · 11-18-2004, 11:55 PM

i'm re-reading the whole Vampire Chronicals by Anne Rice...

currently on book 4 entitled: Tale of the Body Theif

tropple · 11-19-2004, 10:25 AM

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan.

Excellent story, not for kids. I bought the second in the set as well.

Quicksilver by Neal Stepheson. Whew. I never thought I'd get so caught up in a non-sci-fi book.

LIMilf · 11-20-2004, 06:13 AM

Super System- Doyle Brunson
Secrets of the Tomb-Alexandra Robbins

The5thCandidate · 11-20-2004, 11:28 PM

Re-reading The BFG by Roald Dahl. One of my absolute favorite books of all time.

The5thCandidate · 11-20-2004, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Chauncey

The world According to Garp

John Irving

I loved that book.

radioguy · 11-21-2004, 02:29 AM

hitch-hikers guide to the universe....i've heard so many good things about it that i had to check it out.

oktjabr · 11-22-2004, 04:19 PM

"Second war in Chechenya" by Anna Politkovskaja. I have no idea if that is the correct english title for the book, though. :-/. Very thought provoking, makes me really worried about Russia (especially because it's right next door to my country).

snowy · 11-22-2004, 04:31 PM

Snow Leopard by Peter Mathiessen. It's about a trek into the Himalayas. Pretty cool so far. Some trippy descriptions.

powerclown · 11-22-2004, 07:51 PM

"The Drowning Pool", by Ross Macdonald.
I think I've found a new favorite author for the next few months.

Evil Milkman · 11-23-2004, 08:08 AM

"To Have or To Be?" by Erich Fromm

tooblekane · 11-23-2004, 08:03 PM

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

11-24-2004, 12:05 PM

"Fury" by Salman Rushdie

sailor · 11-24-2004, 03:12 PM

Running With The Bulls, by Valerie Hemingway.

Valerie Hemingway was Ernest's personal secretary for the last couple years of his life. This is a recount of those years and the aftermath of his suicide. After his death, she married his estranged son, which is where she got the last name Hemingway. A most fascinating book.

fallsauce · 11-26-2004, 11:03 PM

Just finished Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card. Not as good as Ender's Game, everyone cried way too much and it was very depressing, actually.

Going to start on Bill Bryson's Down Under - Loved his Notes from the Big Country, so I have high hopes for this book as well.

Jimellow · 11-29-2004, 07:31 PM

I just ordered Carry Me Like Water: A Novel by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

My English professor recommended it, and I've been looking for some choice reading now that the semester is winding down.

powerclown · 11-29-2004, 08:16 PM

"Find A Victim" -Ross Macdonald
50's detective story.

10-23-2004, 01:02 AM	#482 (permalink)
ThatOnePerson Upright Location: USA	i am reading: Don Quixote & America: the book Instuctions to a game i just bought __________________ I don't like long signatures.

10-23-2004, 03:08 AM	#483 (permalink)
tropple Junkie	Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver. It's out in trade paperback now. __________________ +++++++++++Boom!

10-23-2004, 03:18 AM	#485 (permalink)
Esen TFPer formaly known as Chauncey Location: North East	The world According to Garp John Irving __________________ ~Esen What is everyone doing in my room?

10-27-2004, 06:51 PM	#488 (permalink)
byesman Crazy Location: Byesville	Bernard Cornwell - "Excalibur" the third on his trilogy of The Warlord Series. __________________ If after I depart this vale you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner, and wink your eye at some homely girl. H.L. Mencken

10-27-2004, 07:16 PM	#490 (permalink)
poopermcgraw Upright	Piers Anthony's Firefly. The erotisicm is a little tacky but it's like Kublai Khan or whatever that wacky poem was. Just a weird world because all the main characters are mentally dysfunctional, to say the least. __________________ Bye.

10-18-2004, 11:50 PM	#481 (permalink)
kifferfong Tilted Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Reading "Shogun" by James Clavell all over again.

10-23-2004, 07:11 AM	#486 (permalink)
apostasy1 Upright	I am finishing up Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King. Overall it was decent but forgettable. I'm a dark tower junky, so the back-story was the main draw. I'm also rereading the great Wind Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami. Very surreal and fast-paced.

10-26-2004, 01:08 PM	#487 (permalink)
keyshawn Psycho	Bowling Alone, by robert putnam [about 30 pages into it, about the evolution of the american community - very good] [recommend it if you're into the social sciences, or if you're wondering why your dad was in the elks lodge, and for some reason(s) you dont want to be...] after that, I'll probably gander @ jon stewart's new book.

10-27-2004, 06:56 PM	#489 (permalink)
1slOwCD8 Psycho Location: chicago, illinois	Right now, im reading the Tragedy of Macbeth by of course, William Shakespeare.

10-28-2004, 06:01 AM	#491 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	"Bag of Bones" - Stephen King Now that I've finished the Dark Tower Series, I'm catching up on the few novels that tie into the DT that I managed to miss. __________________ "You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

10-28-2004, 06:29 AM	#492 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	The Battle of Dien Bien Phu __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

10-28-2004, 12:46 PM	#493 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe

10-28-2004, 09:03 PM	#495 (permalink)
Ananas Still Crazy Location: In my own time	I'm re-reading that wonderful Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, starting again with Master and Commander.

10-29-2004, 12:07 PM	#496 (permalink)
tooblekane Tilted	glamorama by bret easton ellis, for the 4th time. one of these times i swear i'm going to read it with a highlighter, picking up on all the little things you pass right over the first time, unaware to their relevance in the story. the little scenes that wind up having 2 or 3 meanings once you've seen the whole picture.

10-29-2004, 12:34 PM	#497 (permalink)
Homey_V Psycho Location: Canada	Lots and lots of Textbooks along with God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert for recreation when I have time. __________________ You did what with a duck?

10-29-2004, 02:03 PM	#498 (permalink)
Untitled Guest	ditto the textbooks, plus some Medical Journal articles for my Rural Health Care class, and Voyager, the 3rd in a historical Scottish series I've read a bazillion times, for when I'm waiting for the bus

10-29-2004, 02:31 PM	#499 (permalink)
Beatlefan58 Banned	MIRACLES by C.S Lewis. I've become a big fan in the past year, and have expressed my disgust with anyone that knew about him and didn't bother to tell me! LOL

10-29-2004, 03:44 PM	#501 (permalink)
skinnymofo Addict ed to smack Location: Seattle	ATM im in the process of reading - Hallucinogens, a Reader LSD, Spirituality and the creative process and The great shark hunt By Hunter thompson

10-30-2004, 12:20 AM	#502 (permalink)
macsmith230 Tilted Location: Portland, Oregon	About 10 different magazines, Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age, a book called Join Me, and a bunch of books on baby names.

10-30-2004, 04:34 PM	#503 (permalink)
unbzete Upright	Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn

11-03-2004, 03:33 PM	#504 (permalink)
Bryndian_Dhai Insane Location: Louisiana	I'm reading Towing Jehovah by James Morrow. I read Only Begotten Daughter by Morrow and LOVED it... I can't wait to really get into this one. __________________ “When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” ~Sinclair Lewis

11-18-2004, 11:55 PM	#505 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	i'm re-reading the whole Vampire Chronicals by Anne Rice... currently on book 4 entitled: Tale of the Body Theif __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."

11-19-2004, 10:25 AM	#506 (permalink)
tropple Junkie	Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan. Excellent story, not for kids. I bought the second in the set as well. Quicksilver by Neal Stepheson. Whew. I never thought I'd get so caught up in a non-sci-fi book. __________________ +++++++++++Boom!

11-20-2004, 06:13 AM	#507 (permalink)
LIMilf Crazy	Super System- Doyle Brunson Secrets of the Tomb-Alexandra Robbins __________________ My goal is to be rookie of the year...

11-20-2004, 11:28 PM	#508 (permalink)
The5thCandidate Crazy Location: East coast of Canada	Re-reading The BFG by Roald Dahl. One of my absolute favorite books of all time. __________________ Muthtard?! Don't let'th be thilly. Lemon, now that'th different...

11-21-2004, 02:29 AM	#510 (permalink)
radioguy Registered User Location: Texas	hitch-hikers guide to the universe....i've heard so many good things about it that i had to check it out.

11-22-2004, 04:19 PM	#511 (permalink)
oktjabr Crazy Location: Fünland	"Second war in Chechenya" by Anna Politkovskaja. I have no idea if that is the correct english title for the book, though. :-/. Very thought provoking, makes me really worried about Russia (especially because it's right next door to my country). __________________ "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face -- forever." -G.O.

11-22-2004, 04:31 PM	#512 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Snow Leopard by Peter Mathiessen. It's about a trek into the Himalayas. Pretty cool so far. Some trippy descriptions. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

11-22-2004, 07:51 PM	#513 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	"The Drowning Pool", by Ross Macdonald. I think I've found a new favorite author for the next few months.

11-23-2004, 08:08 AM	#514 (permalink)
Evil Milkman Addict Location: Illinois	"To Have or To Be?" by Erich Fromm

11-23-2004, 08:03 PM	#515 (permalink)
tooblekane Tilted	the curious incident of the dog in the night-time

11-24-2004, 12:05 PM	#516 (permalink)
thinktank Guest	"Fury" by Salman Rushdie

11-24-2004, 03:12 PM	#517 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Running With The Bulls, by Valerie Hemingway. Valerie Hemingway was Ernest's personal secretary for the last couple years of his life. This is a recount of those years and the aftermath of his suicide. After his death, she married his estranged son, which is where she got the last name Hemingway. A most fascinating book. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

11-26-2004, 11:03 PM	#518 (permalink)
fallsauce Insane	Just finished Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card. Not as good as Ender's Game, everyone cried way too much and it was very depressing, actually. Going to start on Bill Bryson's Down Under - Loved his Notes from the Big Country, so I have high hopes for this book as well. __________________ "Hey little kitty with your tail dragging on the floor You could have a following in every town that you go" Electric Six - I Invented The Night

11-29-2004, 07:31 PM	#519 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	I just ordered Carry Me Like Water: A Novel by Benjamin Alire Saenz. My English professor recommended it, and I've been looking for some choice reading now that the semester is winding down. __________________ Desperation is no excuse for lowering one's standards.