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skysidhe · 08-11-2009, 09:54 AM

I have down time so I am devouring the books. Last night I bought 'I am Legend' and a budget book of poetry at Borders.

I thought the poetry would get my mind muscles working for learning anything.

I was looking for 'From Time To Time' by Jack Finney having just read Timeline by Micheal Crichton but they didn't have it.

( previously, read all of the Diana Gabaldon's books too and what? the 7th volume in the time traveller series is being released september 22nd!

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OnyxCougar · 08-11-2009, 01:05 PM

Finished Dry and Metamoprphosis. Still working on Madame Bovary and have picked up America: the Book by Jon Stewart.

I also have about 6 Nicholas Sparks books to read. I finally saw the movie "The Notebook", and I rushed out and bought the first Nicholas Sparks book I could find. I've since collected all of them. I read "Nights in Rodanthe", and lovedthe book so much I went out straightaway and bought the movie, and was horrbily, horribly disappointed. So now I'm afraid to read the Notebook, because I really loved the movie.

There. I said it.

Trilby · 08-11-2009, 01:20 PM

Olive Kitteridge - e. strout

wolf · 08-12-2009, 06:38 PM

Auspicious Eggs - James Morrow

The Philosopher's Apprentice - James Morrow

Both of these are weird morality tales, but in different ways.

The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman

Delightfully creepy. Not sure about the Newbery Medal-ish-ness of it, though.

Trilby · 08-13-2009, 09:42 AM

ooooooooo- I loved the Graveyard Book! Hope it's made into a movie!

Sundae · 08-15-2009, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

ooooooooo- I loved the Graveyard Book! Hope it's made into a movie!

Someone is asking for a spanking!

wolf · 08-13-2009, 10:07 AM

A movie of the Graveyard Book could go either way ... could be really cool, could be sort of lame, like Neverwhere. But I doubt that the BBC would get the contract to make the movie, so that makes good to awesome more of a possibility.

Trilby · 08-13-2009, 10:48 AM

Did you like Coraline? I didn't see the movie but I want to. The book was good. I liked the Graveyard Book a bit better, though.

wolf · 08-13-2009, 11:07 AM

Haven't read Coraline. Probably will get around to it eventually.

I'm reading Conspiracy - Gary North

Shawnee123 · 08-16-2009, 05:36 PM

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.

I was looking for a book to take to my day at the pool yesterday, and found this one in Wally World.

I think the writing is lovely and the emotion real, not sentimental. I've only just started into Chapter Two (I guess it's really not a chapter per se as it is a series of stories that tie in somehow with the Olive Kitteridge) but so far I really like it.

wolf · 08-16-2009, 07:51 PM

Second Spring - Maoshing Ni

regular.joe · 08-16-2009, 08:17 PM

I have a couple of brands in the fire right now, Marcus Aurelius "Thoughts of the Emperor"....I really, really like this guy.

I'm also reading "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells.

I read more on deployments.

skysidhe · 08-25-2009, 11:49 AM

The Darkest Evening Of The Year by Dean Koonz

I love his positives and his prose but I didn't like anything else about this book.

Chocolatl · 08-25-2009, 10:01 PM

I believe Neil Jordan has already signed on to direct the film version of The Graveyard Book, so it's on its way!

monster · 08-25-2009, 10:11 PM

crap by crappy author, -decadence

Statue of Limitations by Tamar Myers

it's ok. it's mindless which is my main criteria right now

08-11-2009, 01:05 PM	#2
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Finished Dry and Metamoprphosis. Still working on Madame Bovary and have picked up America: the Book by Jon Stewart. I also have about 6 Nicholas Sparks books to read. I finally saw the movie "The Notebook", and I rushed out and bought the first Nicholas Sparks book I could find. I've since collected all of them. I read "Nights in Rodanthe", and lovedthe book so much I went out straightaway and bought the movie, and was horrbily, horribly disappointed. So now I'm afraid to read the Notebook, because I really loved the movie. There. I said it. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

08-11-2009, 01:20 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Olive Kitteridge - e. strout __________________ 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

08-12-2009, 06:38 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Auspicious Eggs - James Morrow The Philosopher's Apprentice - James Morrow Both of these are weird morality tales, but in different ways. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman Delightfully creepy. Not sure about the Newbery Medal-ish-ness of it, though. __________________ 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

08-13-2009, 09:42 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	ooooooooo- I loved the Graveyard Book! Hope it's made into a movie! __________________ 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

08-13-2009, 10:07 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	A movie of the Graveyard Book could go either way ... could be really cool, could be sort of lame, like Neverwhere. But I doubt that the BBC would get the contract to make the movie, so that makes good to awesome more of a possibility. __________________ 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

08-11-2009, 09:54 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I have down time so I am devouring the books. Last night I bought 'I am Legend' and a budget book of poetry at Borders. I thought the poetry would get my mind muscles working for learning anything. I was looking for 'From Time To Time' by Jack Finney having just read Timeline by Micheal Crichton but they didn't have it. ( previously, read all of the Diana Gabaldon's books too and what? the 7th volume in the time traveller series is being released september 22nd! )

08-13-2009, 10:48 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Did you like Coraline? I didn't see the movie but I want to. The book was good. I liked the Graveyard Book a bit better, though. __________________ 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

08-13-2009, 11:07 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Haven't read Coraline. Probably will get around to it eventually. I'm reading Conspiracy - Gary North __________________ 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

08-16-2009, 05:36 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. I was looking for a book to take to my day at the pool yesterday, and found this one in Wally World. I think the writing is lovely and the emotion real, not sentimental. I've only just started into Chapter Two (I guess it's really not a chapter per se as it is a series of stories that tie in somehow with the Olive Kitteridge) but so far I really like it. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-16-2009, 07:51 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Second Spring - Maoshing Ni __________________ 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

08-16-2009, 08:17 PM	#12
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	I have a couple of brands in the fire right now, Marcus Aurelius "Thoughts of the Emperor"....I really, really like this guy. I'm also reading "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. I read more on deployments. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

08-25-2009, 11:49 AM	#13
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	The Darkest Evening Of The Year by Dean Koonz I love his positives and his prose but I didn't like anything else about this book.

08-25-2009, 10:01 PM	#14
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I believe Neil Jordan has already signed on to direct the film version of The Graveyard Book, so it's on its way!

08-25-2009, 10:11 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	crap by crappy author, -decadence Statue of Limitations by Tamar Myers it's ok. it's mindless which is my main criteria right now __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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