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Clodfobble · 08-20-2007, 11:54 AM

Finished Crichton's genetics "thriller" in a surprisingly short time. Maybe that's because there was no substance to it. (Oh, snap!) Seriously, it was really more like an essay on the state of modern genetics that he had sort of shoehorned some characters into to illustrate his examples. It was interesting, no doubt--but not a novel.

Now I'm reading The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum. I'm only a couple of chapters in and I've already laughed out loud more than once. Very funny.

09-09-2007, 03:27 PM

About done with Until I Find You by John Irving, captivating story.
It does not feel nearly as long as it is. It is flying by, a high compliment when you realize that I sometimes have to reread parts because of spasms or pain.
Sometimes I dip into my history of tobacco book, really good too.

Ibby · 09-11-2007, 09:56 AM

Reading "American Theocracy: The peril and politics of radical religion, oil, and borrowed money in the 21st century."

Sundae · 09-11-2007, 12:44 PM

I'm just finishing The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
Very engaging story, containing interesting details about life in Canada in the 1860s.

Certainly better than the dreadful thing by Jodi Picault I read last week. I flinched when I realised the title referred to The Tenth Circle of hell in Dante's Divine Comedy as I could tell from the start what sortof facile moralising, badly written tripe it was, and I hated the idea of people gobbling it up and thinking they knew anything about the Inferno.

Meh - it had holes in the plot you could drive a bus through and the scenarios were so bizarre (trying to suggest that it's normal for 15 year old girls to give a blowjob to every random guy at a party, then feel embarrassed about flashing their boobs?!)

I have another 6 from the library today - yum, yum. May take one to the park with me tomorrow, and my camera probably.

theotherguy · 09-11-2007, 07:52 PM

you all read some serious stuff. I enjoy a book as a way to relax. I am currently reading "Absolute Power" by David Baldacci. He is one of my favorite authors and I realized I had never read his first book. So, now I am.

lumberjim · 09-11-2007, 08:08 PM

I'm on the 3rd installment in the 'Outlander' series(mentioned here)...Voyager. I dig 'em. I actually look forward to my long commute when i have a good book to listen to. This is one of those. (3 of them, i should say)

Cloud · 09-11-2007, 08:17 PM

I've been reading the Rangers Apprentice series by John Flanagan.

They are fantasy books written for kids (5th grade and up, probably), but they are pretty good. Lots of authors have jumped on the HP bandwagon, but this series is superior. If you have a kid who is a good reader, I recommend them. I'm going to send them to my grandson after I'm done.

binky · 09-14-2007, 01:28 AM

the tale of despereaux yes kids book i know but a newbury award winner and my 11 yr old begged me to read it

Happy Monkey · 09-16-2007, 07:42 PM

The King of Elfland's Daughter, by Lord Dunsany.

SteveDallas · 09-16-2007, 10:59 PM

"Johannes Brahms" by Jan Swafford (done--took way to long to finish over the summer)

"College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Coeds Then and Now" by Lynn Peril (done)

"Boomsday" by Christopher Buckley (just started)

"Terman's Kids: The Groundbreaking Study of How the Gifted Grow Up" by Joel Shurkin (just read the intro)

On order from the library...

"Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail" by Danica McKellar

"Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice" by Sen. Christopher Dodd

piercehawkeye45 · 09-16-2007, 11:59 PM

Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jared Diamond

Cloud · 09-17-2007, 01:31 AM

ooh, that was a good one! Very interesting.

bluecuracao · 09-17-2007, 01:50 AM

Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes--So far, I've pretty much only read the jokes, and scanned the paragraphs before and after. All funny stuff! Perhaps one night when I'm having trouble sleeping, I'll read the rest.

Crimson Ghost · 09-17-2007, 03:45 AM

The Last Templar - Raymond Khoury

The Book Of Fate - Brad Meltzer

The Collected Works Of Venerable Master Chin Kung

Swastika - Michael Slade

The Notebooks Of Leonardo Di Vinci

Trilby · 09-17-2007, 10:59 AM

finished Water for Elephants--meh. ok story.

Now am reading Mark Doty's Dogs' Years---it's killing me softly. It really is.

PS--no, I am NOT gay. Though there's nothing wrong with being gay.

09-11-2007, 09:56 AM	#933
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Reading "American Theocracy: The peril and politics of radical religion, oil, and borrowed money in the 21st century." __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

09-11-2007, 07:52 PM	#935
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	you all read some serious stuff. I enjoy a book as a way to relax. I am currently reading "Absolute Power" by David Baldacci. He is one of my favorite authors and I realized I had never read his first book. So, now I am. __________________ I should be working.

09-11-2007, 08:08 PM	#936
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'm on the 3rd installment in the 'Outlander' series(mentioned here)...Voyager. I dig 'em. I actually look forward to my long commute when i have a good book to listen to. This is one of those. (3 of them, i should say) __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-11-2007, 08:17 PM	#937
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I've been reading the Rangers Apprentice series by John Flanagan. They are fantasy books written for kids (5th grade and up, probably), but they are pretty good. Lots of authors have jumped on the HP bandwagon, but this series is superior. If you have a kid who is a good reader, I recommend them. I'm going to send them to my grandson after I'm done. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-16-2007, 07:42 PM	#939
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The King of Elfland's Daughter, by Lord Dunsany. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-20-2007, 11:54 AM	#931
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Finished Crichton's genetics "thriller" in a surprisingly short time. Maybe that's because there was no substance to it. (Oh, snap!) Seriously, it was really more like an essay on the state of modern genetics that he had sort of shoehorned some characters into to illustrate his examples. It was interesting, no doubt--but not a novel. Now I'm reading The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum. I'm only a couple of chapters in and I've already laughed out loud more than once. Very funny.

09-09-2007, 03:27 PM	#932
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	About done with Until I Find You by John Irving, captivating story. It does not feel nearly as long as it is. It is flying by, a high compliment when you realize that I sometimes have to reread parts because of spasms or pain. Sometimes I dip into my history of tobacco book, really good too.

09-11-2007, 12:44 PM	#934
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm just finishing The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney Very engaging story, containing interesting details about life in Canada in the 1860s. Certainly better than the dreadful thing by Jodi Picault I read last week. I flinched when I realised the title referred to The Tenth Circle of hell in Dante's Divine Comedy as I could tell from the start what sortof facile moralising, badly written tripe it was, and I hated the idea of people gobbling it up and thinking they knew anything about the Inferno. Meh - it had holes in the plot you could drive a bus through and the scenarios were so bizarre (trying to suggest that it's normal for 15 year old girls to give a blowjob to every random guy at a party, then feel embarrassed about flashing their boobs?!) I have another 6 from the library today - yum, yum. May take one to the park with me tomorrow, and my camera probably.

09-14-2007, 01:28 AM	#938
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	the tale of despereaux yes kids book i know but a newbury award winner and my 11 yr old begged me to read it

09-16-2007, 10:59 PM	#940
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	"Johannes Brahms" by Jan Swafford (done--took way to long to finish over the summer) "College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Coeds Then and Now" by Lynn Peril (done) "Boomsday" by Christopher Buckley (just started) "Terman's Kids: The Groundbreaking Study of How the Gifted Grow Up" by Joel Shurkin (just read the intro) On order from the library... "Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail" by Danica McKellar "Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice" by Sen. Christopher Dodd

09-16-2007, 11:59 PM	#941
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jared Diamond

09-17-2007, 01:31 AM	#942
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ooh, that was a good one! Very interesting. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-17-2007, 01:50 AM	#943
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes--So far, I've pretty much only read the jokes, and scanned the paragraphs before and after. All funny stuff! Perhaps one night when I'm having trouble sleeping, I'll read the rest.

09-17-2007, 03:45 AM	#944
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	The Last Templar - Raymond Khoury The Book Of Fate - Brad Meltzer The Collected Works Of Venerable Master Chin Kung Swastika - Michael Slade The Notebooks Of Leonardo Di Vinci __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

09-17-2007, 10:59 AM	#945
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	finished Water for Elephants--meh. ok story. Now am reading Mark Doty's Dogs' Years---it's killing me softly. It really is. PS--no, I am NOT gay. Though there's nothing wrong with being gay. __________________ 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

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