Nancy

Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough. One of my favourite books!

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I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy.
I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

Averett

How are you liking that book? I thought it was brilliant.

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Mephisto2

It's been a while since I posted here.

Just finished Stargazing by Peter Hill; a memoir of a year spent as a lighthouse keeper in Scotland when the author was a student during the sixties. It's much more engaging than it sounds!

Just started Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland. So far, so good. Nice modern interpretation of the fall of the Roman Republic in the first century.

I have so man on my list (my bookshelves are always overflowing and I buy quicker than I read), but I'm way overdue to start Stalin: Court of the Red Czar by Simon Montefiore and This Is Modern Art by Matthew Collings (the delightfully irreverent British author, artist and art critic).

Actually, now that I look up over my laptop screen towards my bookshelves, there are probably about another 20 on my "must read" list.

SIGH

So many books, so little time.


Does anyone else here, like me, prefer non-fiction? I struggle to find any fiction books I really enjoy (with some notable exceptions).


Mr Mephisto

Captain Nemo

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and the Sleeping Beauty series by Anne Rice. How's that for range?

maleficent

The Stupidest Angel - by Christopher Moore.

Every year I read exactly one christmas themed book, otherwise I might feel the need to fa la la all over the place... So far it's entertainly funny.

Gotta love a book who's tagline is "A heartwarming take of Christmas terror"

(Last years christmas book -- if you want a great one - -was the Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn)

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amonkie

Crying of Lot 49- Thomas Pynchon

This has to be THE most bizarre, absurd book I've ever read. I kept getting a look of disbelief that causes me to crack up and have to re read the page again.

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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

Coppertop

Currently I am reading this:

I, Robot.

Grasshopper Green

Rereading The Catcher In The Rye. I've read it a couple of times before, but I felt the itch again. Despite having a depressing air about it, it's so funny, I die laughing every time I read it. I've never read any of Salinger's other books...I should try them and see if they are just as good.

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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"

Formerly Medusa

Pip

Just finished Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian, going to start Post Captain as soon as I get my grubby paws on it. Great stuff. Also reading In the South Seas by R L Stevenson and The Aenid by Virgil. I'm probably reading something that has nothing whatsoever to do with sailing too, but I can't remember now.

Oh! Rosencranz and Guildenstern are dead by Tom Stoppard has virtually no sailing in it! Huzzah!

Slavakion

Just finished Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

In the middle of From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness by various. It's a collection of short stories that aren't your standard *rawr-I-am-generic-monster* type of writing.

thefiction

The Proud Highway by Hunter S. Thompson.

Ishmal

i just finished "the tale of the body thief" by Anne Rice and have started the next in the series... "memnoch (i think spelling is wrong) the devil"...
i'm also reading a few non-fiction like "lauguage most foul" and something about the ancient gods n goddesses... (i can't think of the name)

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"Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."

Kadath

Re-reading The Regulators until I have time to go out and get Fulbright's The Arrogance of Power.

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pixelbend

Just started the third Eye of the World book - The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan. I am also trying to read Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card, but the EotW series has most of my attention right now.

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Mephisto2

A glass of wine with you Sir?

The Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brien has got to be one of the best historical collections ever written. You have a glorious 19 books ahead of you. Enjoy them all, and beware a leeward shore!


Mr Mephisto

Catmandu

I have read 3 books by Robert Crais in the last 2 weeks. I've read a lot of mysteries over the years, but this guy has turned into a favorite of mine. His characters are not smart-asses 100% of the time like a lot of other detective novels these days. The first one I read was "Voodoo River". I would recommend it to anyone.

alarment13

at the moment, my stupid econ book. I have a final in 1 1/2 weeks, i have not read anything, never go to class, and when i do i draw. i just might be screwed

powerclown

"Sleeping Beauty", Ross Macdonald.
Nope, a detective story.

DHS

Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

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"keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

Jonsgirl

I just finished Dune erlier tongiht.

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Someday, someone will best me.
But it won't be today, and it won't be you.

lk_3000

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose. The HBO series closely follows the book and gives you a visual for the battle scenes.

Ganguro

The Ring - Koji Suzuki
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advise to all Creation - Olivia Judson

Jimellow

I just picked up Empire Falls by Richard Russo.

The book I ordered from Amazon hasn't arrived yet, so I figured I would buy a book at the store to read first.

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ScottKuma

Just finished reading the entire Harry Potter series to date.

Will decide my next book to read when I get to the airport on my next trip (maybe tomorrow, maybe next Monday)

Kostya

Chance - Joseph Conrad.

Holy crap this is brilliant.

alarment13

cool, one of my favorite book series of all time. you have got to read the rest of them, well maybe not all six, but at least the first three

alpha

Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk. Been liking it a lot so far.

Stiltzkin

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I really like the whole series so far.

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Jonsgirl

I started Odd Thomas today. Great beginning. I'm glad my S.O. didn't spoil it for me. If you know what's going on before you start, it would've taken something away from it.

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Someday, someone will best me.
But it won't be today, and it won't be you.

radioguy

i was recently watching a documentary on jim jones/jamestown and it got me interested in cults. currently, i'm reading "cults in our midst: the hidden menace in our everyday lives"

gonad

Just finished America: The Book from the Daily Show. I want to start in on the Richard Clarke book next.

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"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold."

Booray

Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz

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Persuaded, paraded, inebriated, and down
Still aware of everything life carries on without

sailor

As I Lay Dying, by Faulkner.

For once, I want to finish a Faulker book. Ive started so many only to not finish them for one reason or another. This time, Im gonna do it.

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"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
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Locke7

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown.

Kadath

Stephenson's Snow Crash. I am getting somewhat bored with the discussion of religion, but the setting is excellent.

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HeAtHeN

So long... and thanks for all the Fish by Douglas Adams

Hitchhikers Guide part 4

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whocarz

I just ordered five books from Amazon, they should be here by Friday. They are:
"The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece" Michael Curtis Ford

"Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae" Steven Pressfield

"The Zombie Survival Guide : Complete Protection from the Living Dead" Max Brooks

"The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece" Victor Davis Hanson

"Spartan Reflections" Paul Cartledge

As you can see, I'm on an Ancient Greece kick right now, with a little zombie mayhem thrown into the mix. I'll update as I read them.

Oh, I was also given "Crossing the Rubicon : The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil" by Michael C. Ruppert by my uncle, but I'm a bit loathe to read a 600 page conspiracy theory.

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If there exists anything mightier than destiny, then it is the courage to face destiny unflinchingly. -Geibel

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. -Marcus Aurelius

Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever? -GySgt. Daniel J. "Dan" Daly

sinjien

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
If you dont know who that is then go check out The Da Vinci Code at your local library. Just read the first 50 pages. If it doesnt appeal to you read the next 50. If it still doesnt then return it because its not your type of book,

snowy

"U2 At The End of the World" by Bill Flanagan. Flanagan traveled/hung around U2 from the end of the sessions for Achtung Baby in 1991 to the end of the Zoomerang tour in 1993, and the book catalogs all of the ZooTv tour. Really entertaining inside look at one of the biggest bands in the world.

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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

gonad

Just got "The Rat Pack: Confidential." So far so good, if you found the Pack interesting at all. Pretty funny stories about backstage and so on...

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"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold."