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DanaC · 08-05-2008, 02:41 AM

@ Stress Puppy. I went through a lovecraft phase not so long ago. Most satisfying. When I read Lovecraft's stories, I connect instantly with that feeling I used to get as a kid, sitting up in the middle of the night, reading whatever odd book I had grabbed from the big bookcase. Usually a little spooky, mostly old and forgotten books. No other author connects me as much to that feeling.

Stress Puppy · 08-05-2008, 10:10 AM

When I lived in Rhode Island, I was literally a few miles from his grave in Swan Point Cemetery. Which, I might add, is a very beautiful place to take a walk.

Tink · 08-05-2008, 11:06 AM

The Long Walk Home by Will North.

Set in Wales. Some great visual descriptions. I'd love to go someday as that is my family heritage. Welsh, British, Scottish. A British Isles mutt I am.

Flint · 08-05-2008, 11:11 AM

In case I never mentioned it here...that one time that I was tripping out about our inaccurate ideas about historical people/events...it was because I was reading Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

Chocolatl · 08-05-2008, 11:29 AM

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Just picked up Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, and am very much looking forward to how the series ends!

I ended up staying up the whole night to read the book through, and finished the 700+ page beast around 6:30 this morning.

I was very disappointed with the twist the series took at the end. I think I'd rather pretend this book never happened than see the story end so oddly.

Is there a literary equivalent of "jumping the shark"?

glatt · 08-05-2008, 12:03 PM

Just read Water for Elephants it was good. About a guy in the circus.

Last night, I started Honeymoon with my Brother, about a guy who gets dumped just before his wedding, but the reception and honeymoon are already paid for, so he has a big party with all his friends and family, and then goes on the honeymoon trip with his brother. Too soon to tell if it's any good.

Stress Puppy · 08-05-2008, 12:14 PM

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I ended up staying up the whole night to read the book through, and finished the 700+ page beast around 6:30 this morning.

I was very disappointed with the twist the series took at the end. I think I'd rather pretend this book never happened than see the story end so oddly.

Is there a literary equivalent of "jumping the shark"?

I don't know if there's been a phrase coined for it, but I've seen it in a few series. Dune, for instance. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as well.

I tend to be very leery of a series when the series wasn't planned out in its entirety ahead of time. For instance, Lord of the Rings. Love it. Was written as one huge book, then broken down by publishers so the public would actually read it. But when the author is just trying to come up with more ideas for a character to do to milk the success of a previous novel ...

Radar · 08-05-2008, 06:50 PM

The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. I must admit, this book is excellent. It's refreshing to see someone that explains how to become rich but who also says there are no shortcuts, and it won't be easy, and it will take about 7 years.

He gives step-by-step instructions without being vague or ambiguous. He's very clear and his plan works 100% of the time.

lumberjim · 08-06-2008, 12:05 AM

I Claudius

DanaC · 08-06-2008, 04:19 AM

Oh I loved that book!

Lj, have you seen the BBC dramatisation of I Claudius? It was serialised, I think either late 70s or early 80s. It's Derek Jacobi's finest performance as Claudius. Also an early glimpse of the future Capt. Picard :P

skysidhe · 08-06-2008, 09:47 AM

A fiction book about the British Raj in India around the time of the indian rebellion. I don't know if history was as bloody as the fictional book portrays it to be.

DanaC · 08-06-2008, 09:56 AM

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I don't know if history was as bloody as the fictional book portrays it to be.

Things did get very bloody.

Happy Monkey · 08-13-2008, 11:26 PM

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I Claudius

Heh, I'm reading Claudius the God.

BigV · 08-14-2008, 10:45 AM

Welcome back, Happy Monkey. You're being paged over here.

bbro · 08-14-2008, 03:32 PM

I just got finished reading
"Waiter Rant", by the Waiter
"Indelible", by Karin Slaughter

and just started "Kiss the Girls" by James Patterson.

08-05-2008, 10:10 AM	#1187
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	When I lived in Rhode Island, I was literally a few miles from his grave in Swan Point Cemetery. Which, I might add, is a very beautiful place to take a walk. __________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

08-05-2008, 11:11 AM	#1189
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	In case I never mentioned it here...that one time that I was tripping out about our inaccurate ideas about historical people/events...it was because I was reading Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-05-2008, 06:50 PM	#1193
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. I must admit, this book is excellent. It's refreshing to see someone that explains how to become rich but who also says there are no shortcuts, and it won't be easy, and it will take about 7 years. He gives step-by-step instructions without being vague or ambiguous. He's very clear and his plan works 100% of the time. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

08-06-2008, 12:05 AM	#1194
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I Claudius __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-14-2008, 10:45 AM	#1199
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Welcome back, Happy Monkey. You're being paged over here. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-05-2008, 02:41 AM	#1186
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	@ Stress Puppy. I went through a lovecraft phase not so long ago. Most satisfying. When I read Lovecraft's stories, I connect instantly with that feeling I used to get as a kid, sitting up in the middle of the night, reading whatever odd book I had grabbed from the big bookcase. Usually a little spooky, mostly old and forgotten books. No other author connects me as much to that feeling.

08-05-2008, 11:06 AM	#1188
Tink Why oh why? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 186	The Long Walk Home by Will North. Set in Wales. Some great visual descriptions. I'd love to go someday as that is my family heritage. Welsh, British, Scottish. A British Isles mutt I am.

08-05-2008, 12:03 PM	#1191
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Just read Water for Elephants it was good. About a guy in the circus. Last night, I started Honeymoon with my Brother, about a guy who gets dumped just before his wedding, but the reception and honeymoon are already paid for, so he has a big party with all his friends and family, and then goes on the honeymoon trip with his brother. Too soon to tell if it's any good.

08-06-2008, 04:19 AM	#1195
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Oh I loved that book! Lj, have you seen the BBC dramatisation of I Claudius? It was serialised, I think either late 70s or early 80s. It's Derek Jacobi's finest performance as Claudius. Also an early glimpse of the future Capt. Picard :P

08-06-2008, 09:47 AM	#1196
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	A fiction book about the British Raj in India around the time of the indian rebellion. I don't know if history was as bloody as the fictional book portrays it to be.

08-14-2008, 03:32 PM	#1200
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I just got finished reading "Waiter Rant", by the Waiter "Indelible", by Karin Slaughter and just started "Kiss the Girls" by James Patterson.

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