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12-08-2002, 11:48 PM
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OK I need to bo to the library on Tuesday and return some books. I'd like to get something while I'm there. So what is everybody reading, or what have you read recently that is worth a look at.
I just finished: Tom Wolfe's: Hooking Up: A series of short stories, and assorted other pieces. I loved A Man in Full, and Bonfire of the Vanities, but this was crap. He must have a bruise on his shoulder after patting himself on the back so many times. Tony Howwitz: Bagdad Without a Map: Decided to pick this up after reading his very popular Confederates in the Attic. I think I enjyed it more than "Confederates". A fun and quick read about his travels throughout the Middle-East. Jonathon Franzen: The Corrections: I wanted to pick this book up for a year, and finally did. I was not dissapointed. Terrific writer, and great character developer. I saw a lot of people I know in his charactars, and sadly a little of myself. Essentially it is a story of a late 90s dysfunctional family, and yet so much more. So back to my question what are you reading. I will be heading to the library in the next couple of days to return these and hopefully grab a few new ones. Help a guy out. |
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12-09-2002, 12:01 AM
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I just finished William Manchesters' The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory- 1874-1932, and I picked up the continuation, Manchesters' The Last Lion: WSC: Alone- 1932-1940 at half price books the other day...
Good books. I have read Manchesters' The Arms of Krupps and American Caesar before, and I would recommend his writing to any history buffs out there...
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12-09-2002, 12:20 AM
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Well I'm in High School, so here are my books:
The Great Gatsby Their Eyes were watching God Invisible Man
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12-09-2002, 12:08 PM
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Not reading it yet but eagerly awaiting House of Chains, the 4th installment of Steven Erickson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series. This is brilliant epic fantasy, some of the best, if not the best of the genre I have ever read (and I have read it all).
In the meantime, I just finished Murakami's South of the Border, West of the Sun, a very beautiful book. If Murakami isn't the next Asian to win the Nobel prize it will be a crime. And just starting Saramago's All the Names. If this thread survives I'll let you know what I think.
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12-09-2002, 12:25 PM
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I´m reading "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden; It´s the story of the black sunday october 3th, 1993, when the US marines were trapped in a cruel but heroic fight in Mogadiscio, Somalia. The book is very similar to the movie with the same title, but it isn´t the movie's script.
If you want to read one of my favorites, chose "100 years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez. Nobel Prize. OuletPass recomended me to read "The Punch", regarding with basketball game. I haven´t could get it.
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12-09-2002, 01:35 PM
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Hoopsmeister, Murakami is pretty good.
Not among my all time favorites, but I really like his books. |
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12-09-2002, 02:58 PM
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<< Hoopsmeister, Murakami is pretty good. Not among my all time favorites, but I really like his books. >> Well, I wouldn't put Murakaim in my top 10 either, though he might make my top 10 living authors (though I'd have to sit down and figure out who's died recently to be sure of that :-). But I think he's definitely one of the best living authors who hasn't won a Nobel yet.
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12-09-2002, 03:23 PM
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Definitely need to check out One Fish, Two fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
An all-time classic. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] |
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12-09-2002, 05:05 PM
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Don't I feel like a dumbshit, I'm reading the Jordan Rules...uh-oh!
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12-09-2002, 05:30 PM
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Lord of the rings all the way,the silmarilion,unfinished tales,the entire history of middle earth. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
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12-09-2002, 07:05 PM
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<< Definitely need to check out One Fish, Two fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. An all-time classic. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] >> A good read, but I prefer Cat in the Hat. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Seriously, I'm reading Parenting With Dignity by Mac Bledsoe (Drew Bledsoe's father). It's an excellent book for parents. |
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