What book are you reading now?

#1323133Post 281 of 4952010-01-19

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^Not my normal read but was the only book i havn't read in the house. But you did give me an idea to go to the library tomorrow.

#1323355Post 282 of 4952010-01-20

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^^^ I get like that , I buy books at op shops really cheaply so some are definitely last resort reading. :)

You would like Lee Childs ???

#1323532Post 283 of 4952010-01-20

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secret wars of the CIA, bernstein

#1323536Post 284 of 4952010-01-20

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[QUOTE=DIDI;826431]^^^ I get like that , I buy books at op shops really cheaply so some are definitely last resort reading. :)

You would like Lee Childs ???[/QUOTE]

Looked for him today at the library but never had any in.

Got Rivers of Babylon and Gold Coast by Nelson de Mille and Body Language by James Hall (This guy is an excellent author)

#1323550Post 285 of 4952010-01-20

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Next up:

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#1323587Post 286 of 4952010-01-20

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Every book by Amelie Nothomb... clever, funny, twisted literature.

#1323644Post 287 of 4952010-01-21

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[QUOTE=nick007;826647]Looked for him today at the library but never had any in.

Got Rivers of Babylon and Gold Coast by Nelson de Mille and Body Language by James Hall (This guy is an excellent author)[/QUOTE] I look for James Hall as well.

[URL]http://www.leechild.com/[/URL] Bit weird that he treats his hero almost like a real person , but the books are great. :D

Another one I like is Harlan Corbin. I love Carl Hiaasen, bit quirky, very environmentally friendly. :lol: Not everyone's taste.

#1323901Post 288 of 4952010-01-21

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[QUOTE=DIDI;826767]I love Carl Hiaasen, bit quirky, very environmentally friendly. :lol: Not everyone's taste.[/QUOTE]

His earlier stuff is superb.....Sick Puppy one of his best....one of his recent ones about his golfing exploits didn't quite hit the mark

Time for some Elmore Leonard, Up in Honey's Room

#1323943Post 289 of 4952010-01-21

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Loved Sick Puppy !! My first Carl Hiaasen !! Actually bought it in an op shop in England and bought it home to read!! Haven't read anything about golfing yet. As I find golf pretty boring unless you are playing , might just skip those! :)

I've probably read most of Elmore Leonard as well.

Funny, I would have expected Floridaorange to be here saying "single eh" by now :lol:

I must be in an English mood, started Elizabeth George "Careless In Red " Last night.

#1324078Post 290 of 4952010-01-22

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Ministry of Transportation Ontario Drivers Handbook. :)

#1324124Post 291 of 4952010-01-22

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^^^ Sounds like a whole lotta fun :p

Reading Project 86 - We Caught you Plotting Murder. Its a collection of short stories really.

#1324126Post 292 of 4952010-01-22

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Class of 88, book about the early acid house parties. SOme interesting and funny stories is there, some of the blags they came up with are brilliant

#1324148Post 293 of 4952010-01-22

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Just finished :shock:

The robbing bastards...

#1544620Post 294 of 4952011-09-19

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These are on my next up list:

New Neal Stephenson:

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Almost 1000 pages long and it sounds awesome.

[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061977969[/url]

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This is supposed to be pretty good too and packed with lots of 80s references.

#1544625Post 295 of 4952011-09-19

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I started on Ready Player One but it's on hold at the moment 'cos before that I just read Reynold's House of Suns which I thought was really good, couldn't follow up with Ready Player One.

Currently reading Reynold's Terminal World which unfortunately is not as good as House of Suns.

Reamde's premise sounds similar to Stross' Halting State, whose sequel Rule 34 I just read before House of Suns. But will probably give Reamde a shot, been years since I read Stephenson.

#1544627Post 296 of 4952011-09-19

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I have this waiting as well. Egan ... is not an easy read.

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I'm looking forward to these:

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#1544629Post 297 of 4952011-09-19

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have to read this book for my class

#1544631Post 298 of 4952011-09-19

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What class is that?

#1544635Post 299 of 4952011-09-19

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[QUOTE=feather;989393]What class is that?[/QUOTE]

it's an acting class...

#1544638Post 300 of 4952011-09-19

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The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

#1544671Post 301 of 4952011-09-19

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"Derailed in Uncle Ho's Victory Garden" by Tim Page

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After just finishing this one which i thought was very, very good

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#1544672Post 302 of 4952011-09-19

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[QUOTE=bobjuice;989453]"Derailed in Uncle Ho's Victory Garden" by Tim Page

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After just finishing this one which i thought was very, very good

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Dispatches is an excellent book... probably the best one about Vietnam and the basis for many a film dialogue.

I am reading

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#1544673Post 303 of 4952011-09-19

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[QUOTE=Shpira;989455]Dispatches is an excellent book... probably the best one about Vietnam and the basis for many a film dialogue. [/QUOTE]

Yeah I was hooked into it for sure. The Tim Page one i started about a year ago but never really got into. After reading Dispatches though i kind of got into the Tim Page one more easily.

#1544674Post 304 of 4952011-09-19

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[B]Recently read:[/B][I]

Little Hands Clapping[/I] by Dan Rhodes. [ATTACH=CONFIG]6949[/ATTACH] ^^^Fantastic. Entertaining, a bit of a quick read, but the characters are wonderfully detailed. Lovely stories behind all faces.

[I]Apathy and Other Small Victories[/I] by Paul Neilan [ATTACH=CONFIG]6950[/ATTACH] ^^^Really good... Funny and realistic. The main character seems to be a basic sketch of a 21st century Holden Caulfield, but caring even less.

[B]Currently reading:

[/B][I]The Elegance of the Hedgehog[/I] by Muriel Barbery [ATTACH=CONFIG]6952[/ATTACH] Not sure how I feel about this one. Only 60 pages in, and I've started reading instead...

[I]The Years of Rice and Salt[/I] by Kim Stanley Robinson [ATTACH=CONFIG]6953[/ATTACH] Too early to tell.

[B]Future reading: [/B][I] Replay by [/I]Ken Grimwood[I] [ATTACH=CONFIG]6955[/ATTACH] [/I]...based on a recommendation. Premise seems like it might be repetitive, but I'll give it a shot.[I]

The Dragonriders of Pern [/I]by Anne McCaffrey [I][ATTACH=CONFIG]6956[/ATTACH] [/I]A whim, basically. I remember reading a couple of her books when I was a kid, so I thought perhaps I could start at the beginning and see if it's good enough to commit myself to reading the entire series.

#1544893Post 305 of 4952011-09-20

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#1544904Post 306 of 4952011-09-20

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have to read this book for my class[/QUOTE]

i like this quote

[QUOTE][h=6][SIZE=2][FONT=arial]Fear is the memory of pain. Addiction is the memory of pleasure. Freedom is beyond both.

Deepak Chopra[/FONT][/SIZE][/h][/QUOTE]

#1550739Post 307 of 4952011-10-01

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#1550743Post 308 of 4952011-10-01

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Currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Sumptuous. Need to resume Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain, too.

#1591871Post 309 of 4952012-02-15

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Reading right now:

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Full of 80s references, atari and old video games, and movie quotes.

Also reading:

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Snagged this one off of Amazon today for only $5.50 total, supposed to be one of the best non-fiction books published last year:

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Checking this one out next.

#1591875Post 310 of 4952012-02-15

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#1591889Post 311 of 4952012-02-15

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I'm looking forward to these:

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I'm 70% into this. It's very slow and not too exciting. I remember Murakami being a bit more surreal, this is tedious. And the language is just so plain, not sure if it's due to translation. I might quit Murakami after this.

#1591921Post 312 of 4952012-02-15

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#1591937Post 313 of 4952012-02-15

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[QUOTE=feather;1022782]I'm 70% into this. It's very slow and not too exciting. I remember Murakami being a bit more surreal, this is tedious. And the language is just so plain, not sure if it's due to translation. I might quit Murakami after this.[/QUOTE]

That sucks, that was voted one of the best last year and I was thinking about checking it out. Too bad...

#1591938Post 314 of 4952012-02-15

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Started The Hobbit 2 days ago - it was on the bookshelf (my girlfriends side) and I was bored. Cant say I'm overly impressed so far, but it will be nice to say I've read it.

#1591980Post 315 of 4952012-02-15

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This book should be in the mail any day now:

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#1591982Post 316 of 4952012-02-15

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;1022891]This book should be in the mail any day now:

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#1592011Post 317 of 4952012-02-16

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[QUOTE=res0nat0r;1022839]That sucks, that was voted one of the best last year and I was thinking about checking it out. Too bad...[/QUOTE]

'One of the best last year' surprises me, got a link? Curious to see what else is on the list.

1Q84 is actually 3 novellas, book 1 progresses at a LANGUID pace and you have no idea what's going on. Book 2 you do get an inkling and towards the end, the plot moves faster and then slows down again. Book 3 is continuing the same slowed down pace.

I think Harry Potter The Deathly Hallows Pt 1 would be a good comparison: Scenes of the teens camping in the wild, completely vacuous.

I want to say 1Q84 suffers from over-writing but it's not, it's just the pace; I guess the plot can be more condensed. If you're a fan you'd probably still wanna check it out for yourself but yeah it's about a 1,000-page commitment—can't wait for this to finish and move on to another book.

#1592013Post 318 of 4952012-02-16

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Re-reading an old classic. Quite like this one.

#1592015Post 319 of 4952012-02-16

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[QUOTE=feather;1022928]'One of the best last year' surprises me, got a link? Curious to see what else is on the list.

1Q84 is actually 3 novellas, book 1 progresses at a LANGUID pace and you have no idea what's going on. Book 2 you do get an inkling and towards the end, the plot moves faster and then slows down again. Book 3 is continuing the same slowed down pace.

I think Harry Potter The Deathly Hallows Pt 1 would be a good comparison: Scenes of the teens camping in the wild, completely vacuous.

I want to say 1Q84 suffers from over-writing but it's not, it's just the pace; I guess the plot can be more condensed. If you're a fan you'd probably still wanna check it out for yourself but yeah it's about a 1,000-page commitment—can't wait for this to finish and move on to another book.[/QUOTE]

It is on Amazons best of 2011 list here: [url]http://www.amazon.com/best-books-2011/b/ref=amb_link_358119482_2?ie=UTF8&node=3321372011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=ilm&pf_rd_r=0YFJKY271M8NCWQS22W2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1329929942&pf_rd_i=283155[/url]

#1592020Post 320 of 4952012-02-16

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Just had a look at 1Q84's reviews on Amazon, pretty polar :lol::lol:

I've only read Bossypants on that list, I suppose it's entertaining and insightful enough to be on the 'best' list.

Music madethis place,we just kept itgoing...

What book are you reading now?