Seeing as there's a movie thread but not a book one....

I've just read all the Harry Potter's back to back and followed it with a Nikki French novel....

Now I'm reading The shipping news By Annie Proulx

I just recently browsed through my book on serial killers of all things, lol.  ;D

Last book I read was a murder/mystery in New Orleans but I can't remember the name of the book.
I am currently (slowly) reading "All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" by Robert Fulgham. Amusing book.

I just recently browsed through my book on serial killers of all things, lol.  ;D

some crime web sites
http://www.crimelibrary.com/
http://www.crimemagazine.com/index.html

some crime web sites
http://www.crimelibrary.com/
http://www.crimemagazine.com/index.html


Wow! That's cool. Thanks Jim.  :D

"The Happiest Baby on the Block"  :)

My last novel read was ages ago, but now with studying I am force to read given material more than books.

the world war two desk reference. i study a lot of war history.

"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.

last book completed: Great American Comic Books

In the middle of reading: Five decades of Marvel Comics

as well as my text books for classes....and my course cataloge

bumping up this old thread.

I've just finished reading Feet in the Clouds by Richard Askwith.  It's a book about fell-racing and is very interesting, helped by the fact that I know, by name at least, some of the people he talks about.

I am reading the first Harry Potter book to my daughter at the moment.  It is taking ages to get through because we only read a two or three pages at a time!

I can't remember the title....but it was a murder mystery (my favorites)......however, Dean Koontz has a new one out that sounds very intriguing....so I might have to indulge.


Erin :)

The ScrewTape Letters By C.S Lewis.





-Beth

Ibsen's A Doll's House.. not by choice. But it was okay.

I just bought several books today at the thrift store - one of them is a true crime novel. I haven't read a whole book in a very long time. When I do read it's short stories and I do a sort of "greatest hits" of Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut and Stephen King. I also have a compilation of horror short stories that I am fond of.  Oh, and DUNE!!! I hope to be able to read a book soon.

Splinter of the Mind's eye by Alan Dean Forster


Also Im currently reading The Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger because for some reason I never read it

I am in the middle of reading the Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters. There are 21 books and I am #8. Has anyone read them?





Cat

I just finished reading-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban

Dave Barry Turns 40 by Dave Barry

The Power Of Focusing and Emotional Self-Healing

I am in the middle of reading the Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters. There are 21 books and I am #8. Has anyone read them?





Cat


I've read a few of these.  not sure what numbers they are.

I've read A Morbid Taste for Bones, Saint Peter's Fair, something like One Body Too Many and something about a maiden under the ice.  And possibly one more.  I've enjoyed them.  Lots of the places mentioned really exist and you can go on Caedfael tours around Shrewsbury

J.D. SALINGER - The Catcher In The Rye

I've read a few of these.  not sure what numbers they are.

I've read A Morbid Taste for Bones, Saint Peter's Fair, something like One Body Too Many and something about a maiden under the ice.  And possibly one more.  I've enjoyed them.  Lots of the places mentioned really exist and you can go on Caedfael tours around Shrewsbury



It is "One Corpse Too Many" and "A Virgin in Ice". I have read all of those so far. They did turn a bunch of them into a series starting Derek Jacoby. They were very well done-some closer to the books than others.

I have heard that they do have tours at Shrewsbury-there is even a book that about Cadfael's herbatorium there complete with pics or the area. If I ever get to England, that is one of the stops I would like to make.




Cat

J.D. SALINGER - The Catcher In The Rye
I was meant to re-read that at the end of my studies last year, and never got round to it!

The Money Shot - Trash, Class and the Making of TV Talk Shows by Laura Grindstaff

It's been a while since I've read something.  :-\\

Should get back into reading... last thing I read was 1984 (Yes, I hadn't read it until just this year  ::))

The Goodbye Body by Joan Hess.  It is a Claire Malloy mystery.  Great book.

Ive been reading a bunch of Graphic Novels recently (some that I had read before...a long time ago):

Including a re-reading of The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller (something I suggest EVERYONE, whether a fan of comics and Batman or not read)

Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli

Batman: Year Two by Todd McFarlane, Mike W. Barr, Alan Davis, Paul Neary, and Alfreado Alcala

Batman: Death in the Family by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo

Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

Batman: Haunted Knight by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

A re-reading of Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland

and in the non Batman area:

V For Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd

and Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons


also Ive been reading selections from Mad Art which is a compilation of all the artists who ever worked for Mad Magazine

also a book called Underground Comics

sorry, I needed a break from regular novels    8)

I don;t read books but I am curious to read one of Michael Basedan's books. If you ever heard of Michael Basedan he does that radio show "Love, Lust, & Lies" that is synicated in cities like Philly, NEw York, and DC. His radio shows are usually from 3pm-7pm mostly on R&B stations. He is one of the best talk show hosts that has come out in a while in my opinion.

The Happiest Baby on the Block  :)

Bumping this old thread again



I've been reading the Lord of the Rings books recently.  I've just started book six.

Mehalah - Sabine Baring-Gould 

prayer for owen meany (my favorite) john irving
now reading The Closers by michael connelly

Topper annual - 1977

The Closers by michael connelly


Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Brad Lidge, Eric Gange?


I just read 'As The Crow flies" by Jeffrey Archer.

Before that I polished off 'The Historian' by Elizabeth Kostova.

Topper annual - 1977


How old are you?

;D

How old are you?

;D


Ha ha! I bought a massive collection of old comic annuals a couple of years ago and I love reading them. A lot were made before I was born. I love reading them before I go to sleep - they relax me.

Ha ha! I bought a massive collection of old comic annuals a couple of years ago and I love reading them. A lot were made before I was born. I love reading them before I go to sleep - they relax me.


I expect I read them first time round!

I just finished a novel by Val McDermid called A Place of Execution.

  Butterfly  (adult novel) and Varjak Paw : S. F. Said  (I believe that is the author & it's teen reading and very
                                          mystical/philosophical from a cat perspective)

I'm reading about a dozen books simultaneously - both fiction and non-fiction. Currently reading 'The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: The Wounded Land' by Stephen Donaldson, a top fantasy read.

Last book: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Current: The Code Book by Simon Singh

I haven't really read any books in a while, unless I can count The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits... :)

Adored by Tilly Bagshawe... real trashy, escapist fiction!  ;D

I haven't really read any books in a while, unless I can count The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits... :)
I am trying to find a copy of that over here in the UK.

A biography of Robert Kennedy.

Bumping this old thread again



I've been reading the Lord of the Rings books recently.  I've just started book six.

Nice choice karen, a girl after my own heart. I can never get enough of Tolkien's work, especially anything to do with Lord Of The Rings. Enjoy

Bumping this old thread again



I've been reading the Lord of the Rings books recently.  I've just started book six.

Book six, I always thought there was only three?

Book six, I always thought there was only three?
there basically are 3 titles and each has been divided into 2 books. You can purchase some sets like this, where The Fellowship Of The Ring is 2 books, The Two Towers is 2, and The Return Of The King is 2. I have 2 sets of LOTR, and each only contains the 3 main titled books, but in the table of contents at the beginning of each, you can see the chapters seperated as Book 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

there basically are 3 titles and each has been divided into 2 books. You can purchase some sets like this, where The Fellowship Of The Ring is 2 books, The Two Towers is 2, and The Return Of The King is 2. I have 2 sets of LOTR, and each only contains the 3 main titled books, but in the table of contents at the beginning of each, you can see the chapters seperated as Book 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
As you can tell, I have never read LOTR, but thanks for explaining that.

As you can tell, I have never read LOTR, but thanks for explaining that.
I highly recommend it. I first read back in 1971, or 72 and since then, have read thru numerous times as it is a joy everytime  8)

there basically are 3 titles and each has been divided into 2 books. You can purchase some sets like this, where The Fellowship Of The Ring is 2 books, The Two Towers is 2, and The Return Of The King is 2. I have 2 sets of LOTR, and each only contains the 3 main titled books, but in the table of contents at the beginning of each, you can see the chapters seperated as Book 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6


That's the set we've got.  We bought the revised 50th anniversary edition. 

It's the first time I've read them.  At the time when some friends were reading them I was reading 1984, Brave New World, that type of thing.  I think, if someone had introduced them to me, I would have enjoyed them as a teenager as well.

Face of a Stranger - Anne Perry

Only Dad by Alan Titchmarsh, and am now throughly enjoying a biography of Madame du Pompadour. I don't know if this is good or bad but a recent episode of Dr Who sparked my interest in her !  ;D

Only Dad by Alan Titchmarsh, and am now throughly enjoying a biography of Madame du Pompadour. I don't know if this is good or bad but a recent episode of Dr Who sparked my interest in her !  ;D


What are the Titchmarsh books like?  I've thought about buying one or two but then keep hearing derisory remarks.

The Lady And The Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier

Nightmare Tales - various Authors

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth (still ploughing through it - I'm up to about page 162 of 1472 pages!)

What are the Titchmarsh books like?  I've thought about buying one or two but then keep hearing derisory remarks.
I've only read this one and I enjoyed it. I too hadn't bothered before due to bad revues but my Mum loaned me this one.

Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes

One of my all time favs ! Did you enjoy it?

What are the Titchmarsh books like?  I've thought about buying one or two but then keep hearing derisory remarks.
Alan Titchmarsh's first book was very raunchy.

Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes


One of my all time favs ! Did you enjoy it?


Very much.  I love Marian Keyes' writing style.  Have you read her latest book?  I haven't yet.

Only Dad by Alan Titchmarsh, and am now throughly enjoying a biography of Madame du Pompadour. I don't know if this is good or bad but a recent episode of Dr Who sparked my interest in her !  ;D


I read a bio of Madame du Pompadour a few months ago.  Found it very interesting. 

Very much.  I love Marian Keyes' writing style.  Have you read her latest book?  I haven't yet.
No I haven't yet, I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback so it's cheaper !  :)

Alan Titchmarsh's first book was very raunchy.


I heard the sex scenes were toe-curlingly awful.  But then they often are in books

I heard the sex scenes were toe-curlingly awful.  But then they often are in books


Erotic literature must be done properly...not anyone who fancies it can just put pen to paper. It takes a certain kind of sensitivity which is rare in most people (male and female), and understand of what the French call...

It was a while ago, but I read Bill Bryson's 'Notes From A Small Island'... good book

It was a while ago, but I read Bill Bryson's 'Notes From A Small Island'... good book


very funny book.  my copy is looking a bit battered now because I've flicked through it so often.  I recommend you try some of his others.

very funny book.  my copy is looking a bit battered now because I've flicked through it so often.  I recommend you try some of his others.


Well, in English we read snippets of Notes From A Small Island and Neither Here Nor There(?), and that's what interested me in his stuff in the first place. I'll try to read his other books properly soon

Well, in English we read snippets of Notes From A Small Island and Neither Here Nor There(?), and that's what interested me in his stuff in the first place. I'll try to read his other books properly soon
Well, well worth it. I have been crying with laughter so many times with his travel books. His books on language are interesting too, though not as entertaining. One of my favourite bits is from 'Notes from a big island' where he is writting about Moose.

Well, well worth it. I have been crying with laughter so many times with his travel books. His books on language are interesting too, though not as entertaining. One of my favourite bits is from 'Notes from a big island' where he is writting about Moose.

Gis,
have you read much of Alan Bennett, I've bought 2 books of his recently but haven't yet had the chance to read them.  Soon circumstances will be perfect for reading, so look forward to them.

Gis,
have you read much of Alan Bennett, I've bought 2 books of his recently but haven't yet had the chance to read them.  Soon circumstances will be perfect for reading, so look forward to them.


'Talking Heads' is another good book we read in English. I liked the 'Cream Cracker Under The Settee' one  ;D

I expect I read them first time round!


I thought you would be into your Bunty comic.

'Talking Heads' is another good book we read in English. I liked the 'Cream Cracker Under The Settee' one  ;D


are these also by Alan Bennett, Dak?  

Alan Titchmarsh's first book was very raunchy.


The name "Alan Titchmarsh" and the word "raunchy" should never be placed in the same sentence.  :P ;D

The name "Alan Titchmarsh" and the word "raunchy" should never be placed in the same sentence.  :P ;D


No.  retches  

Imagines AT in bondage gear  :P :P

are these also by Alan Bennett, Dak?  


Yeah, 'Talking Heads' is a collection of stories(?), each focuses on a different character and as each piece progresses, you learn more about that particular character. It's dead clever

I think there was a TV adaption, and Dora Third played the old woman in 'A Cream Cracker Under The Setee'

Yeah, 'Talking Heads' is a collection of stories(?), each focuses on a different character and as each piece progresses, you learn more about that particular character. It's dead clever

I think there was a TV adaption, and Dora Third played the old woman in 'A Cream Cracker Under The Setee'


ah right I might look those out too, he has obviously been brought up in a very posh manner but I love his sarcastic swipes at the upper classes, he's very clever and witty. He writes reat stories and love his 'spoken word' tapes - especially funny is the one about the stuck up upper class woman who talks with cut glass English, all clipped vowels - asks for her lawn to be mowed, only she says it as "I'd like my lawn myrred" of course he takes the pss right left and centre at her la-di-dah voice.   ;D

ah right I might look those out too, he has obviously been brought up in a very posh manner but I love his sarcastic and swipe at the upper classes, he's very clever and witty. He writes reat stories and love his 'spoken word' tapes - especially funny is the one about the stuck up upper class woman who talks with cut glass English, all clipped vowels - asks for her lawn to be mowed, only she says it as "I'd like my lawn myrred" of course he takes the pss right left and centre at her la-di-dah voice.   ;D


;D

'Talking Heads' doesn't really take that sort of direction, but I think it's fair to say the characters featured are more caricatures than real-life people. Like the old lady in 'cream crakcer' hates her home help and worries about everything, and things like that

No.  retches    

Imagines AT in bondage gear   :P :P


There are some things you shouldn't even joke about, Jules . . .  ;D

He's a keen gardener, maybe the idea will grow on you . . . just don't let him plant his seed.

:P ;D

Last book I read was "My Life" by Bill Clinton which I finished back in I think December.

I thought you would be into your Bunty comic.


I've got two older brothers so I would read their stuff.  They never wanted to read my Brownie Annual though  :-\\

I've got two older brothers so I would read their stuff.  They never wanted to read my Brownie Annual though  :-\\


Those kind of comics (Topper, Beezer, Dandy etc) were all unisex orientated. If a boy started to read Brownie . . . It would be a fate worse than death.

However, I did read Bunty because I got given a massive collection . . . However, I was only interested in 'The Blobs' comicstrip . . . Honestly now.  ;D

Those kind of comics (Topper, Beezer, Dandy etc) were all unisex orientated. If a boy started to read Brownie . . . It would be a fate worse than death.

However, I did read Bunty because I got given a massive collection . . . However, I was only interested in 'The Blobs' comicstrip . . . Honestly now.  ;D



Bunty and others like them were a rare treat.  My grandad used to bring my Brownie comic (it was Playhour before that).  I remember my brothers having comics delivered but I didn't until I asked for Jackie when I was about 11 or so.

Bunty and others like them were a rare treat.  My grandad used to bring my Brownie comic (it was Playhour before that).  I remember my brothers having comics delivered but I didn't until I asked for Jackie when I was about 11 or so.


It was a coming of age for you when you recieved your first 'Jackie'.  :)

I recently read "Face of a Stranger" by Anne Perry and liked it well enough.  When I read an author I like I look up their bio.  Well in 1954, when she was 16, she and her best friend murdered her best friends mother!  How is that for a bio note.  It seems friend was afraid of having to move away, so they got mom to take them on a walk in the country, then beat here to death.  How weird is that.  They each served 5 years because they were juveniles.  Even though Anne became well known as an author this other life was almost unknown until the 1994 movie "Heavenly Bodies" with Kate Winslet that told the story.

www.answers.com/topic/anne-perry

There are some things you shouldn't even joke about, Jules . . .  ;D

He's a keen gardener, maybe the idea will grow on you . . . just don't let him plant his seed.

:P ;D


That visual just finished me off, blurghhh  :P :P

A book I read a month or so ago was Help Yourself by Dave Pelzer.  I'd recommend several people here check it out.

just finished The Osterman Weekend..by Robert Ludlum.
Now i'm still reading The Closers by Micheal Connelly

Ya know I never read books, especially fiction.  I guess it just doesn't appeal to me when makes me feel a bit guilty become I'm supposed to be smart, and I'm a good reader.

I am currently reading Stephen King's Cell

I am currently reading Stephen King's Cell


Good book!!!

Good book!!!

It is pretty awesome so far!

I am hoping it ends better than The Gunslinger Series did... although I still love those books too! ;)

Devil's Claw by J A Jance.  Pretty decent mystery.

Gis,
have you read much of Alan Bennett, I've bought 2 books of his recently but haven't yet had the chance to read them.  Soon circumstances will be perfect for reading, so look forward to them.
Sorry not to reply to this sooner I've only just seen it. Yes I love Alan Bennett. I have been to see him give a reading and met him in real life too. Which books have you bought? The first book of talking heads is lighter than the second, that is very dark, one is written in the first person by a peodophile for example. His biography is good and The lady in the van too.

Yeah, 'Talking Heads' is a collection of stories(?), each focuses on a different character and as each piece progresses, you learn more about that particular character. It's dead clever

I think there was a TV adaption, and Dora Third played the old woman in 'A Cream Cracker Under The Setee'
I think you mean Thora Hird !  ;)

ah right I might look those out too, he has obviously been brought up in a very posh manner but I love his sarcastic swipes at the upper classes, he's very clever and witty. He writes reat stories and love his 'spoken word' tapes - especially funny is the one about the stuck up upper class woman who talks with cut glass English, all clipped vowels - asks for her lawn to be mowed, only she says it as "I'd like my lawn myrred" of course he takes the pss right left and centre at her la-di-dah voice.  ;D
Actually he's not at all posh. He was brought up in a tiny village in Yorkshire though he did go to Cambridge University. He said he just loves listening to people and a lot of his funniest lines are ones he has overheard in real life. He carries a notebook at all times and writes down good /funny/ridiculous phrases as he hears people say them.

The Third Translation by Matt Bondurant

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1401301819.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

I just finished " The Da Vinci Legacy" by Lewis Purdue. The book wasn't too bad
but Purdue's use of metaphors can be very comical.

For once, I'm reading an actual book! :D

As bright as I am I rarely read fiction novels.  But right now I am reading "Blue Light" by Walter Mosely.  Its pretty good so far.  The writing is fairly simple yet vivid.

Why Time Begins On Opening Day - Tom Boswell.

I just finished, "Gerald's Game" by Stephen King....wow, that was freaky...just a reminder to anyone who likes to be handcuffed to their bed.....make sure you have the key nearby! ;) ;D

i'm still reading three books

Some Liverpool war time romance type thing.  Darkest Before Dawn I think it was called.  And before that I read Emotionally Weird which was very strange and The Accidental which was also a bit odd.

I'm looking for a normal book now!

  The Bounty: True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty...

  I do not read fiction at all...go ;)...

I'm reading;
The Road to Nab End by William Woodruff
Further under the duvet by Marian Keyes
and a book called The G.I's.

A whole book or just partly?

The Andromeda Strain.  I might read it again.

I'm currently reading a biography of Pope John XXIII (r. 1958-1963) by Peter Hebblethwaite. Although I'm an ex-Catholic, I still maintain an interest in the papacy. :)

Team of Rivals-The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - Doris Kearns Goodwin(Highly Recommended for all)

Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant - Ulysses S. Grant(People who want to get serious about the War of the Rebellion)

I picked up a paperback on classic English Verse, and skipping through it reminds me of English Literrature back at school.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius-Dave Eggers.
Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category (Vintage)- Compilation; Edited by Dave Eggers.

I think I'm going to start reading Flowers for Algernon.

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. Currently reading 2001: A Space Oddysey.

Jughead's Double Digest

...currently reading 2001: A Space Oddysey.
Is that a short novel?

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius-Dave Eggers.
.



Is it?

8) The Cell..Stephen King

Loves, Lies, and Liquor - An Agatha Raisin Mystery - M C Beaton

Two:  Reynolds, His Own Words by Diane E Watson. (About Civil War/War of the Rebellion Union General John F. Reynolds) and  Either/or by Soren Kierkegaard. :)

Two:  Reynolds, His Own Words by Diane E Watson. (About Civil War/War of the Rebellion Union General John F. Reynolds)


I'll have to try this one.  I mentioned above Team Of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.  Very readable, very informative.  I got it from the library, then bought a copy for my bookshelf. Should be right up your alley  ;)

I'll have to find that one. :)

I'll have to find that one. :)


Author is Doris Kearns Goodwin.  I did a search on your book about Reynolds and can't find it  ???

Where did you look?  I got my copy at the Gettysburg Battlefield gift shop.  I have to look at their website and see if I can find it.

Where did you look?  I got my copy at the Gettysburg Battlefield gift shop.  I have to look at their website and see if I can find it.


O.K. sometimes gift shop books are small press offerings only found in specific places.  I remember seeing a lot of books I would have liked to have bought, but I would have gone broke  :-\\

Cosa Nostra: The History of the Sicilian Mafia.

The first paragraph of Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

Running With Scissors - Augustun Burroughs

That Was Then, This Is Now  By: S.E Hiton

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I am currently reading The Ruins by Scott Smith, his much-anticipated follow-up to his debut smash A Simple Plan. I purchased the book to read on my trip (as the novel is set in Mexico), but I didn't have time to read it while in Mexico!!!

last: just finished Doyle Brunson's Super System II by Doyle Brunson about a week ago
current: just started Bad Beats and Lucky Draws: Poker Strategies, Winning Hands, and Stories from the Professional Poker Tour by Phil Hellmuth

At the moment I am reading Absolute Friends by John Le Carre.

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes; Part One: Millennium Approaches
by Tony Kushner (technically a play)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

^both for school

Lovers and Players by Jackie Collins

^just for fun :D

I have been given a copy of The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith, I do not if I will read this next.

Looking For Mr. Goodbunny by Kathleen O'Reilly.

last book i read was eaters of the dead by michael crichton.

The Husband by Dean Koontz.

The Husband by Dean Koontz.
How are the latest books of Dean Koontz? For I have read all his novels up to around 1996, then stopping for I found him repetitive.

Caro's Book of Poker Tells by Mike Caro

last book i read was eaters of the dead by michael crichton.



I loved that one!!!

Dangerous Fortune - Ken Follett  (formulaic :P)

Flirting with 40.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

I don't understand why everybody seems to think this book is only for emo people to read. =/ I liked it a lot, anyway.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky

I don't understand why everybody seems to think this book is only for emo people to read. =/ I liked it a lot, anyway.



Everyone is so quick to believe what they hear. No one is ever willing to read it, and find out for themselves.

Everyone is so quick to believe what they hear. No one is ever willing to read it, and find out for themselves.


I was!

And I'm grateful for it.

At the moment I am reading Absolute Friends by John Le Carre.


I've just finished this book.  To be honest I don't think I'll bother reading another of his books.  It wasn't my type of thing.

I'm dropping hints about getting another Terry Pratchett book for Christmas and maybe the latest Bill Bryson, though I might wait till that one comes out in papaerback.

How are the latest books of Dean Koontz? For I have read all his novels up to around 1996, then stopping for I found him repetitive.


I thought it was pretty good, but a quick read.  I enjoyed his Frankenstein series.

Running With Scissors - Augustun Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs is my favorite author.  I met him when he came to the Twin Cities back in May.  I love his books. I am looking forward to the movie coming out. I think it starts Friday. Some of his other books I would recommend are "Sellevision", "Dry", "Magical Thinking" and "Possible Side Effects".  I read Possible Side Effects a few months ago. Sadly, I read his books too fast, and have to wait for him to come out with a new one.

I am currently reading "Another Bullsh*t Night In Suck City" by Nick Flynn.  It's a memoir based in Boston. He works at a homeless shelter. It's tragically funny in that wry sort of way.

Here is a picture of Augusten Burroughs and myself when he came to the U of MN  for  a reading.

I am currently reading, "Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil"....because I have a fascination with Savannah, Georgia. I haven't seen the movie yet, that will be next.

War and Peace.....it's long, but I'd love to finish it.

I am currently reading "Another Bullsh*t Night In Suck City" by Nick Flynn.  It's a memoir based in Boston. He works at a homeless shelter. It's tragically funny in that wry sort of way.





Two Boston books that you should try are: "All Souls" by Michael Patrick McDonald, and "Black Mass, True Story of the Alliance Between The FBI and the Irish Mob"  Those are two kick ass books no matter where you are from.

Ringmaster - Jerry Springer's autobiography. ;D

(Actually, it's pretty interesting, even if you hate the show he does.)

Two Boston books that you should try are: "All Souls" by Michael Patrick McDonald, and "Black Mass, True Story of the Alliance Between The FBI and the Irish Mob"  Those are two kick ass books no matter where you are from.

I'll note the titles, Thanks! :)

I just finished reading....

The Night Listener
By: Armistead Maupin

I started it and finished it today...it was pretty good.

About to start reading Next by Michael Crichton, which I received as part of my Christmas gifts last night. :)

Little Britain - The Complete Scripts and Stuff: Series Three. I had it for Christmas and it's hilarious. One of the funniest things inside it is Vicky Pollard's ASBO.

The Cat who Played Brahams:  Lillian Jackson-Braun
    A Smart cat owned by a smart man mystery story.

I haven't had a chance to read much but I'm in the middle of Brother Odd by Dean Koontz.

I'm starting to read The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

Jack Perkins: Confessions of an Economic Hitman

It's a great read for those unfamiliar with U.S. imperial practices.  Perkins doesn't tell me anything I did not already know.  If I hadn't read the truth about the World Bank, the IMF, the cosmic-scale usury the U.S. government inflicts upon vulnerable nations, and the economic piracy of Bechtel, Halliburton, and MAIN, Perkins' book would be a real eye-opener.  On the other hand, I might not believe Perkins if I had not read about the subject from other sources.

Perkins may be contrite about his role in imperialism, but he sure is smug about it.  He's awfully proud of his international adventures and world-wide womanizing. 

Perkins' parents taught at an elite prep school.  He was a "fac brat," though he doesn't use the term.  My parents also taught at N.E. prep schools, so I could relate to some of his childhood bio.  However, I went to public high school.  Long story.

I say Confessions of an Economic Hitman is Ian Fleming meets Noam Chomsky.  It demands a screenplay.  I would suggest a collaboration between Oliver Stone and Michael Moore!

By The Light Of The Moon by Dean Koontz - which is interesting to me because one of the main characters is autistic, as is my son.

I'm currently reading "The Mango Season" by Amulya Malladi.

It's about an East Indian girl who moves to San Francisco. She becomes a successful computer engineer, becomes engaged to a caucasian American, and decides to go back to India to tell her parents about her engagement. Her parents are deeply traditional. I admire this author. She deals with cultural differences, expectations of traditionalists, feminism, etc.  And she does it with humor.

The Phone Directory at work.

The Phone Directory at work.

Quite brings a tear to my eye  :\'(

just listened to World War Z in audiobook form. it was awesome! i didn't think you could add anything new to the whole zombie movie genre thing but it did.

i'm also reading "how mumbo-jumbo conquered the world" on the train. it's cool too, although i'm starting to figure out why im such a bad mood much of the time.

Still readin 'Music, the brain, and ecstacy'

In the Presence of Mine Enemies-The Civil War in the Heart of America 1859-1863 -Edward L. Sayers

The Tenth Circle
Jodi Picoult

Music, the brain and ecstacy.

The Argos Catalogue

Just finished reading a book on a particular form of business.

Something about 'Music, The Brain and Ecstasy'.

My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult

*this book was so good, it literally made me weep. She is such a great author*

My Sister's Keeper
Jodi Picoult

*this book was so good, it literally made me weep. She is such a great author*


"Where The Red Fern Grows" made me bawl my eyes out.  I was frickin sobbing.

"Where The Red Fern Grows" made me bawl my eyes out.  I was frickin sobbing.


man, you know the author has talent when a BOOK can make you sob like a baby. ;)

John Quincy Adams - Robert Remini

The Shelter of Stones by Jean Auel

Several pages from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2007