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Aliantha · 11-12-2008, 06:18 PM

I'm reading Duma Key by Stephen King. It's pretty good so far, although I find with a lot of SK's stuff, he tends to waffle on just to (or so it seems) make the book longer.

DanaC · 11-12-2008, 06:38 PM

I used to love Bradley's stories when I was growing up. I think she's probably ushered a hell of a lot of girls into a conscious awareness of gender realities and gender questions, over the years.

I havent read anything of hers since I was around 17. I might revisit Avalon and (most especially) Darkover sometime. I'm intrigued to see where the writers who followed took the narrative.

I've just been wiki-ing Darkover and reminding myself of the stories. Shattered Chain really impacted with me when I first read it. I must have been about 13 or so. Nice memory trip!

Griff · 11-12-2008, 07:21 PM

Just started two new ones: Manifold Time by Stephen Baxter and The Heart of Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh

I don't think I've read Baxter before but Nhat Hanh wrote Living Buddha, Living Christ which is a good read.

monster · 11-12-2008, 11:11 PM

some crap by some chick-lit author. i suspect I'll abandon ship pretty soon. am between rivetting series and feeling bereft.....

Juniper · 11-12-2008, 11:56 PM

I hear ya monster. It's so hard to find something worthwhile. I think that for a while, I'll stick to classics. Would you believe I've never read Wuthering Heights? Jane Eyre is next on my list after my current book. Now that my quarter is ending, I'll finally have time to get into it - I'm reading Atlas Shrugged.

Shawnee123 · 11-13-2008, 02:29 PM

Jane Eyre is one of my favorites! She is one cool old-skool chickie-poo.

Right now I'm reading Run by Ann Patchett.

DanaC · 11-13-2008, 02:58 PM

I never could get into Jane Eyre...or Wuthering Heights.....never tried Atlas Shrugged...

Christ I'm such a philistine lol

Shawnee123 · 11-13-2008, 03:24 PM

Right. Says one of the smartest folks I know.

:p

wolf · 11-15-2008, 02:21 PM

The Investigators - W.E.B. Griffin

wolf · 12-02-2008, 12:47 PM

Not My Child - Linda Harvey
Lies We Tell Ourselves - Greg Laurie
Acts of Malice - Perri O'Schaughnessy
A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style - Tim Gunn
The Ghostway - Tony Hillerman
Cause of Death - Patricia Cornwell
Khaboris Manuscript - Yunan Codex Foundation
Black Belt Patriotism - Chuck Norris
Enemy Ace: War Idyll - George Pratt
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer

I still don't get the "Twilight Phenomenon." The books just aren't that good!!

(It's been a very wordy last half of November ... didn't get the chance to post as I was reading, so they all clumped up there at the end)

Stress Puppy · 12-04-2008, 08:13 PM

Currently re-reading 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman.

Also periodically reading the SAS Survival Handbook.

wolf · 12-04-2008, 09:08 PM

Working my way through

Anathem - Neal Stephenson

(on the Kindle. Trying to decide if I want to dive into the Baroque Cycle next, or read some other, lighter things before diving in)

Sperlock · 12-04-2008, 10:32 PM

Currently I am reading Amber and Blood, the final book of the Dark Disciple trilogy in the Dragonlance series.

Juniper · 12-05-2008, 02:01 AM

Jane Eyre was kind of a snooze. After I finished it I found out that the edition I had wasn't even the whole book, just part of it. What a ripoff.

I just finished Kite Runner -- it's one of the books we're doing next quarter for a lit class, might as well get a head start. I liked it a lot. Next on the list is James Joyce's Dubliners.

DanaC · 12-05-2008, 02:38 AM

If you've finished Jane Eyre, perhaps you can answer a question for me Juniper? Apart from the presence of officers in their snazzy uniforms, does the book show any effects/impact of war?

11-12-2008, 06:18 PM	#1261
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm reading Duma Key by Stephen King. It's pretty good so far, although I find with a lot of SK's stuff, he tends to waffle on just to (or so it seems) make the book longer. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-12-2008, 07:21 PM	#1263
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Just started two new ones: Manifold Time by Stephen Baxter and The Heart of Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh I don't think I've read Baxter before but Nhat Hanh wrote Living Buddha, Living Christ which is a good read. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-12-2008, 11:11 PM	#1264
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	some crap by some chick-lit author. i suspect I'll abandon ship pretty soon. am between rivetting series and feeling bereft..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-13-2008, 02:29 PM	#1266
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Jane Eyre is one of my favorites! She is one cool old-skool chickie-poo. Right now I'm reading Run by Ann Patchett. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-13-2008, 03:24 PM	#1268
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Right. Says one of the smartest folks I know. :p __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-12-2008, 06:38 PM	#1262
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I used to love Bradley's stories when I was growing up. I think she's probably ushered a hell of a lot of girls into a conscious awareness of gender realities and gender questions, over the years. I havent read anything of hers since I was around 17. I might revisit Avalon and (most especially) Darkover sometime. I'm intrigued to see where the writers who followed took the narrative. I've just been wiki-ing Darkover and reminding myself of the stories. Shattered Chain really impacted with me when I first read it. I must have been about 13 or so. Nice memory trip!

11-12-2008, 11:56 PM	#1265
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I hear ya monster. It's so hard to find something worthwhile. I think that for a while, I'll stick to classics. Would you believe I've never read Wuthering Heights? Jane Eyre is next on my list after my current book. Now that my quarter is ending, I'll finally have time to get into it - I'm reading Atlas Shrugged.

11-13-2008, 02:58 PM	#1267
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I never could get into Jane Eyre...or Wuthering Heights.....never tried Atlas Shrugged... Christ I'm such a philistine lol

11-15-2008, 02:21 PM	#1269
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Investigators - W.E.B. Griffin __________________ 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

12-02-2008, 12:47 PM	#1270
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not My Child - Linda Harvey Lies We Tell Ourselves - Greg Laurie Acts of Malice - Perri O'Schaughnessy A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style - Tim Gunn The Ghostway - Tony Hillerman Cause of Death - Patricia Cornwell Khaboris Manuscript - Yunan Codex Foundation Black Belt Patriotism - Chuck Norris Enemy Ace: War Idyll - George Pratt New Moon - Stephenie Meyer Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer I still don't get the "Twilight Phenomenon." The books just aren't that good!! (It's been a very wordy last half of November ... didn't get the chance to post as I was reading, so they all clumped up there at the end) __________________ 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

12-04-2008, 08:13 PM	#1271
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	Currently re-reading 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman. Also periodically reading the SAS Survival Handbook. __________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

12-04-2008, 09:08 PM	#1272
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Working my way through Anathem - Neal Stephenson (on the Kindle. Trying to decide if I want to dive into the Baroque Cycle next, or read some other, lighter things before diving in) __________________ 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

12-04-2008, 10:32 PM	#1273
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	Currently I am reading Amber and Blood, the final book of the Dark Disciple trilogy in the Dragonlance series. __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

12-05-2008, 02:01 AM	#1274
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Jane Eyre was kind of a snooze. After I finished it I found out that the edition I had wasn't even the whole book, just part of it. What a ripoff. I just finished Kite Runner -- it's one of the books we're doing next quarter for a lit class, might as well get a head start. I liked it a lot. Next on the list is James Joyce's Dubliners.

12-05-2008, 02:38 AM	#1275
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	If you've finished Jane Eyre, perhaps you can answer a question for me Juniper? Apart from the presence of officers in their snazzy uniforms, does the book show any effects/impact of war?

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