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Clodfobble · 12-11-2007, 09:43 PM

Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk

After coming off a long Orson Scott Card re-reading streak, Palahniuk's style of writing is very, very different, and I'm having a hard time settling into it. But I recognize that this is temporary; the book itself is very good so far.

nyarlotep · 12-21-2007, 03:55 AM

The Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher
the Nightside books by Simon Green
and working my way slowly through "The Last of the Mohicans". I despise Fenimore Cooper's overblown writing, but at least it's better than "The Deerslayer"
I read a ton, so what I'm reading is ever-changing.

JuancoRocks · 12-28-2007, 02:12 AM

Dave Barry's "History Of The Millennium" (So Far)...Which actually starts January 1, 1000 (And the Y 1K Problem therein) and can only be described as a look at history as seen by the warped mind of Dave.

Read it in a public place and watch as people stare at you strangely as you randomly laugh out loud.

Ibby · 12-28-2007, 07:55 AM

Just finished I Am America (And So Can You!) by Colbert Himself, and now i'm reading A.J. Jacobs' The Year Of Living Biblically. SO interesting! (if a little too pro-religion for me). Well, I guess it's not pro-religion at the beginning.... anyway it's still incredible.

Chewbaccus · 12-28-2007, 09:51 AM

Got Jeff Pearlman's "Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero" for Christmas. Fantastically written, very in-depth biography of Bonds and a study of the environment he grew up in. Highly recommended for any baseball fans.

monster · 12-28-2007, 10:30 AM

Saturnalia Lindsey Davis

Happy Monkey · 12-28-2007, 09:31 PM

The original "Batman"- The Count of Monte Cristo.

LJ · 12-28-2007, 09:54 PM

Cider House Rules

glatt · 01-10-2008, 03:19 PM

Just finished Slam, but the same guy, Nick Hornby, who wrote About A Boy and High Fidelity. Pretty good.

lookout123 · 01-10-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Just finished Slam, but the same guy, Nick Hornby, who wrote About A Boy and High Fidelity. Pretty good.

*ahem* also Fever Pitch. But it wasn't about baseball when he wrote it, rather the mighty mighty Arsenal FC.

oh, and I just finished reading I Am Legend. Not bad, but not great either.

Chocolatl · 01-10-2008, 03:31 PM

Recently finished:
Jerry Spinelli - Milkweed
William Goldman - The Princess Bride
Dashiell Hamett - The Maltese Falcon (As an aside, this book ended up inspiring a weird dream last night where I was working as a private detective with several other Dwellars and then got tased while I was following someone -- the iTaser thread was the last thing I looked at before bed, last night. I woke up from the dream unable to move or speak until my brain caught up and I realized I had not actually been tased.)

In progress:
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Sandra Cisneros - The House on Mango Street

I'm taking a course on Adolescent Literature this semester that requires me to read about two novels a week, so I expect I'll be making frequent visits to this thread over the next few months.

Griff · 01-10-2008, 03:44 PM

In progress: Darwin's Radio -Greg Bear and Living Budda Living Christ - that monk guy

Happy Monkey · 01-10-2008, 05:41 PM

Fnished- Interworld. An interesting little pilot for a Saturday morning cartoon series in book form.

Reading- M is for Magic. Short stories, some of which I already had. Good stuff, though.

LJ · 01-10-2008, 06:48 PM

David Copperfield

Aliantha · 01-10-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LJ

David Copperfield

I didn't know your talents extended to reading jimbo. Impressive!

12-28-2007, 02:12 AM	#3
JuancoRocks Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona Posts: 437	Books you're currently reading??? Dave Barry's "History Of The Millennium" (So Far)...Which actually starts January 1, 1000 (And the Y 1K Problem therein) and can only be described as a look at history as seen by the warped mind of Dave. Read it in a public place and watch as people stare at you strangely as you randomly laugh out loud. __________________ "That's just like your opinion man"

12-28-2007, 07:55 AM	#4
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Just finished I Am America (And So Can You!) by Colbert Himself, and now i'm reading A.J. Jacobs' The Year Of Living Biblically. SO interesting! (if a little too pro-religion for me). Well, I guess it's not pro-religion at the beginning.... anyway it's still incredible. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

12-28-2007, 09:51 AM	#5
Chewbaccus Freethinker/booter Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 523	Got Jeff Pearlman's "Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero" for Christmas. Fantastically written, very in-depth biography of Bonds and a study of the environment he grew up in. Highly recommended for any baseball fans. __________________ Like the wise man said: Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

12-28-2007, 10:30 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Saturnalia Lindsey Davis __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-28-2007, 09:31 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The original "Batman"- The Count of Monte Cristo. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-11-2007, 09:43 PM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk After coming off a long Orson Scott Card re-reading streak, Palahniuk's style of writing is very, very different, and I'm having a hard time settling into it. But I recognize that this is temporary; the book itself is very good so far.

12-21-2007, 03:55 AM	#2
nyarlotep Recruit or Something Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In a house. Posts: 4	The Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher the Nightside books by Simon Green and working my way slowly through "The Last of the Mohicans". I despise Fenimore Cooper's overblown writing, but at least it's better than "The Deerslayer" I read a ton, so what I'm reading is ever-changing.

12-28-2007, 09:54 PM	#8
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	Cider House Rules __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

01-10-2008, 03:19 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Just finished Slam, but the same guy, Nick Hornby, who wrote About A Boy and High Fidelity. Pretty good.

01-10-2008, 03:31 PM	#11
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Recently finished: Jerry Spinelli - Milkweed William Goldman - The Princess Bride Dashiell Hamett - The Maltese Falcon (As an aside, this book ended up inspiring a weird dream last night where I was working as a private detective with several other Dwellars and then got tased while I was following someone -- the iTaser thread was the last thing I looked at before bed, last night. I woke up from the dream unable to move or speak until my brain caught up and I realized I had not actually been tased.) In progress: F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby Sandra Cisneros - The House on Mango Street I'm taking a course on Adolescent Literature this semester that requires me to read about two novels a week, so I expect I'll be making frequent visits to this thread over the next few months.

01-10-2008, 03:44 PM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	In progress: Darwin's Radio -Greg Bear and Living Budda Living Christ - that monk guy __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-10-2008, 05:41 PM	#13
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Fnished- Interworld. An interesting little pilot for a Saturday morning cartoon series in book form. Reading- M is for Magic. Short stories, some of which I already had. Good stuff, though. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-10-2008, 06:48 PM	#14
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	David Copperfield __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

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