10-21-2006, 09:20 PM | #526 |
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Wow, I've not been keeping up with my posting here ... okay, not on any thread, but I'm clearly behind on listing my recent literary choices. Luckily, I have kept a chronological list since 1984.
FINISHED Doppelganger - Marie Brennan The Bone Collector - Jeffrey Deaver The Coffin Dancer - Jeffrey Deaver Gods and Myths of Northern Europe - H.R. Ellis Davidson The Sentinel - Gerald Petievich The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Psychic - Lynne A. Robinson and LaVonne Carlson-Finnerty The Wire in the Blood - Val McDermid Love is the Bond - M.R. Sellars All Acts of Pleasure - M.R. Sellars Divination for Beginners - Scott Cunningham The Sinister Pig - Tony Hillerman ONGOING PROJECTS The Old Testament The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brother's Grimm, All New Third Edition I like fairy tales before bedtime Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke this is a very, very long book. Not a lot happens. But these things don't happen in very interesting, nicely described ways. Do As I Say, Not as I Do: Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy - Peter Schweizer I get so mad reading this I can only do a little at a time, so I keep it in the bathroom. The Robin Wood Tarot - Robin Wood I love this tarot deck, and recently learned that the artist had written a book about it's creation, and gives details regarding the symbolism she chose for each card. So far I think it's a much better guide to the deck than Tarot Made Simple, which uses her cards also.
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10-22-2006, 02:13 AM | #528 |
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I bought it on your recommendation, and actually really liked it, for the most part. I think that the loss of dramatic tension after the ... you know, big thing that's a major plot point that I won't reveal out loud in case someone else wants to read it ... didn't serve the story well. But overall I liked the characters, I liked the world, thought the richness of the backstory was a very good thing.
I look forward to more from her.
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10-22-2006, 08:24 AM | #529 |
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In that case, I should tell you that the sequel just hit stores a couple of weeks ago.
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10-22-2006, 10:21 AM | #530 |
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Oooooh. I'm surprised that amazon didn't send me an email telling me about that.
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10-22-2006, 11:31 AM | #531 |
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The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd.
The Footprints Of God by Greg Iles. I havn't started either of them. |
10-22-2006, 12:25 PM | #532 |
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There is a memorial site at the Library of Congress for Hannah Arendt. There are tons of beautiful manuscripts 1st, 2nd, and 3rd drafts etc. of her work there. She was a great philosopher and had an extraordinary writing skill set. She redefined the art of thinking. She was a student of Heidegger, Husserl, and Jaspers. Yeah, she's the real deal. Here's a link:http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/arendthtml/arendthome.html
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10-23-2006, 06:51 PM | #533 |
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"Team Of Rivals" Goodwin. A great book.
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I will only recognize the Old Testament and Grimm .
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Stop reading crap .
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10-26-2006, 03:43 AM | #538 |
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Come and look at my books .
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No Brianna, Buddug being drunk would be too easy. She obviously doesn't understand the edit button.
Right now I'm reading the anthroplogy of religion. Can I slit my wrists now?
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