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Gravdigr · 08-18-2010, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by plthijinx

am into the left behind series. on book three of eight now.....

I've read 'em all (I think), they're all awesome!

Reading Robin McKinley's "The Hero and the Crown". Tiny, tiny print.

wolf · 08-18-2010, 01:41 PM

Waxwork - Peter Lovesey
Last of the Sergeant Cribb mysteries reprinted by SoHo. Great to read again!

Trilby · 08-18-2010, 01:58 PM

The Children's Book - A. S. Byatt

Cloud · 08-18-2010, 02:10 PM

I was in a restaurant, sitting by myself, reading (something I probably do far too often), when the very young waitress approached me. Eyeing my book, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, she gushed, "Oh, you're reading!" (Like that's an entirely unusual occurrence to her.) "Wow, I'd never think of reading a book that big!"

I just looked at her. Thinking very disdainful thoughts. Like, maybe that's why you're a waitress, and I'm sitting here able to pay for my steak. I mean no offense to hard working waitstaff. I mean offense to dumb, ignorant, people though!

Sundae · 08-18-2010, 04:48 PM

I may have said this before. But check the dedication.
I was a friend of a friend of hers.
And did e for the first time in her basement flat (which was part of the house owned by her father...)

My memories of that party go a long way to forgiving him for his books.

Pete Zicato · 08-18-2010, 06:04 PM

Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs

It's one of many Temperance Brennan books. The TV series Bones is loosely based on her books.

I love these things. I got started when I listened to Devil Bones on disc during a car trip.

GunMaster357 · 08-19-2010, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

I was in a restaurant, sitting by myself, reading (something I probably do far too often), when the very young waitress approached me. Eyeing my book, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, she gushed, "Oh, you're reading!" (Like that's an entirely unusual occurrence to her.) "Wow, I'd never think of reading a book that big!"

Got one like that too... a bit more closer to home though...

Christmas diner with family, and for the first time, my brother's girlfriend...

At one time, she turns to me and let it drop : "You know, your brother is intelligent. He reads."

What can you say in front of that ?

Even 4 years after that dinner, my brother's library still numbers less than 200 books. My own, at that time ? I don't know. What I know is its weight since I had moved to a new location a short time before : somewhere around 4800 lbs among which there were 4 Bibles, 1 Kama-Sutra, the Story of O, the whole works of Rabelais, Voltaire, correspondency from Chirchill during WWII, books ranging from Asimov to Zimmer-Bradley with everything in the middle : McCaffrey, Lackey, Zelazny, Jean Auel, Marquis de Sade, Puig, Tolstoï... in English, French and Spanish... books on computers, architecture (building and naval), poetry, strategy, role playing games....

Since she's now my nephew's mother, she's here to stay... Alas...

Cloud · 08-19-2010, 01:06 PM

well, it's up to you, then, uncle!

Pete Zicato · 08-19-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GunMaster357

"You know, your brother is intelligent. He reads."

It's all relative.

GunMaster357 · 08-23-2010, 04:25 AM

Yep... I think that her brain is a bit out of order from all those drugs she does.

As far as I have been able to determine, there's nothing she hadn't tried at least once.

Fortunately, the kid seems OK.

wolf · 08-23-2010, 12:37 PM

Continuing on with my electronic galley reads.

Roman Games - Bruce MacBain
Historical Mystery, set during the reign of Domitian. Very good. Better writing and more complex plotting than John Maddox Roberts' SPQR series.

Double Prey - Steven Havill
Southwestern US mystery, doesn't fall into the trap of trying to be like Hillerman, but there's more loose ends than I like.

Mirror Image - Dennis Palumbo
Psychological Mystery (think Jonathan Kellerman) set in Pittsburgh. I'm about a third of the way through, pretty decent storytelling so far.

Trilby · 08-29-2010, 10:50 AM

Stardust - Neil Gaiman

absolutely charming. I LOVE it!

Neverwhere is next.

skysidhe · 08-29-2010, 04:48 PM

I like Gaiman.

I tried to read The Madness of Angles. I couldn't finish it. It WAS mad! The author should have called it ,Lost in Translation. A knock off of Neverwhere I thought.

The Strain. Couldn't finish it. B rate horror. Gory creatures extending from the body, all that.

World Without End by Ken Follett.

Well written! I've read Pillars Of The Earth, many years ago. This was the sequel.

Trilby · 09-02-2010, 03:21 PM

Freedom - Jonathan Franzen's newest.

Loving it!

Happy Monkey · 09-02-2010, 03:31 PM

Baroque Cycle. Excellent, though some of the swashbuckling sometimes feels a bit farfetched.

The swashbuckling bits feel very Hollywood; and might inspire very good movie scenes. Unfortunately, as the series is so long and complicated, they would probably result in very good scenes in a mess of a movie.

But I do like the exploration of the beginnings of science and modern finance.

08-18-2010, 01:41 PM	#1847
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Waxwork - Peter Lovesey Last of the Sergeant Cribb mysteries reprinted by SoHo. Great to read again! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-18-2010, 01:58 PM	#1848
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	The Children's Book - A. S. Byatt __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-18-2010, 02:10 PM	#1849
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I was in a restaurant, sitting by myself, reading (something I probably do far too often), when the very young waitress approached me. Eyeing my book, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, she gushed, "Oh, you're reading!" (Like that's an entirely unusual occurrence to her.) "Wow, I'd never think of reading a book that big!" I just looked at her. Thinking very disdainful thoughts. Like, maybe that's why you're a waitress, and I'm sitting here able to pay for my steak. I mean no offense to hard working waitstaff. I mean offense to dumb, ignorant, people though! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-18-2010, 06:04 PM	#1851
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs It's one of many Temperance Brennan books. The TV series Bones is loosely based on her books. I love these things. I got started when I listened to Devil Bones on disc during a car trip. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

08-19-2010, 01:06 PM	#1853
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, it's up to you, then, uncle! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-18-2010, 04:48 PM	#1850
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I may have said this before. But check the dedication. I was a friend of a friend of hers. And did e for the first time in her basement flat (which was part of the house owned by her father...) My memories of that party go a long way to forgiving him for his books.

08-23-2010, 04:25 AM	#1855
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Yep... I think that her brain is a bit out of order from all those drugs she does. As far as I have been able to determine, there's nothing she hadn't tried at least once. Fortunately, the kid seems OK. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

08-23-2010, 12:37 PM	#1856
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Continuing on with my electronic galley reads. Roman Games - Bruce MacBain Historical Mystery, set during the reign of Domitian. Very good. Better writing and more complex plotting than John Maddox Roberts' SPQR series. Double Prey - Steven Havill Southwestern US mystery, doesn't fall into the trap of trying to be like Hillerman, but there's more loose ends than I like. Mirror Image - Dennis Palumbo Psychological Mystery (think Jonathan Kellerman) set in Pittsburgh. I'm about a third of the way through, pretty decent storytelling so far. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-29-2010, 10:50 AM	#1857
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Stardust - Neil Gaiman absolutely charming. I LOVE it! Neverwhere is next. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-29-2010, 04:48 PM	#1858
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I like Gaiman. I tried to read The Madness of Angles. I couldn't finish it. It WAS mad! The author should have called it ,Lost in Translation. A knock off of Neverwhere I thought. The Strain. Couldn't finish it. B rate horror. Gory creatures extending from the body, all that. World Without End by Ken Follett. Well written! I've read Pillars Of The Earth, many years ago. This was the sequel.

09-02-2010, 03:21 PM	#1859
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Freedom - Jonathan Franzen's newest. Loving it! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-02-2010, 03:31 PM	#1860
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Baroque Cycle. Excellent, though some of the swashbuckling sometimes feels a bit farfetched. The swashbuckling bits feel very Hollywood; and might inspire very good movie scenes. Unfortunately, as the series is so long and complicated, they would probably result in very good scenes in a mess of a movie. But I do like the exploration of the beginnings of science and modern finance. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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