Time for part 2. lol Guess I'll start it. Reading a couple of books right now.

Interview With the Vampire and Ostara: Customs, Spells & Rituals For The Rites of Spring.

Always need plenty to read. :) Starting again on the Vampire books by Anne Rice. Been a while since I last read them.

guns, germs & steel

basically the book focuses on why some civilizations developed much more differently than others (and why the europeans conquered the americas a few centuries ago instead of vise-versa)

won the pulitzer prize a few years back for non-fiction

Sounds like a good book. May have to check it out. :)

author is jared diamond

some interesting facts in that book which i never knew

Well, I just finished reading The Summons by John Grisham. I picked up Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio the other day. It's an Oprah's Book Club pick. It looked interesting. I will probably jump into it this weekend.

Hrrm, I am "between books" at the moment.

Most recently, I reread the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey... I'm about midway through Renegades of Pern for the who-knows-how-many-th time. (if you like Pern, check out my play-by-email roleplaying game (http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/TorayanWeyr/index.html)! We're always welcoming new players! Crysty (Oouga) and I are co-moderators there. I ought to just give up and add the club to my signature. Heh.)

I've been on another "buying copies of kids' books I foolishly got rid of as a teenager" spree. I just found a copy of Nancy Tilly's novel Golden Girl, a really thoughtful and realistic novel about a 13-year-old girl in South Carolina. It only took me one evening to read, but it was like going back in time to read it again. Highly recommended if you can find it, esp. if you have young teenage daughters or nieces. ;) It's out of print but still kicking around a lot of libraries.

Hmmm, what else? Still haven't finished House of Leaves, but I'm working on it. :D

Just finished John Adams by David Mccullough. Awesome history reading. Stuff, unfortunately they don't teach in school.

I just order a copy of Shakedown: The real Jesse Jackson by Kenneth Timmerman. Looking forward to reading that one.

"Guns, Germs and Steel" is a great book! You might also want to check out "Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan or "Extrodinary Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" by Mackee (I'm not sure I spelled his name right).

Oh, The "Physics of Star Trek" is good too - even if you aren't a fan of the series, I'd check out the book.

I'm currently re-reading the 'Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee' mysteries by Tony Hillerman. Then I'll begin re-reading the 'Brother Cadfael' mysteries by Ellis Peters.

I'm also reading Edith Wharton's "Custom of the County":) :)

Currently I am perusing the wonderful alliteration of cost of capital, the teasing promise of analysis ratios and the sensual exposure of treasury risk management. Nothing compares to curling up on a dreary Sunday in front of the fire and reading from Fianance in a Canadian Setting. :)

After a short trip to the land of the DOS-Shell (this topic was required as a part of the qualification test for the school I hope to attend in a few weeks), I have returned to history - I´m currently reading some books about the 'other Germany', the GDR.

Pretty interesting, especially the fact that the top politicans of the GDR virtually 'feared' the Soviet politics of 'Glasnost' and 'Perestroika' which took place in the mid80s with Gorbatchev.

I'm going to head to Borders on Thursday and look for some books on Egyptian history. Something I've always been fascinated with. Time to read up on it. :)

Also waiting for March 26th for the new book by Laurell K Hamilton. Love her books. She has a vampire series that's just fun to read. Now she's working on a series about fairies. This will be the second one. Really recommend her books. :)

I am done with the first 2 Lord of the Rings books and am going to start 3#!:)

I'm reading Moon, the biography on Keith Moon, I don't find it that good but I'm 200 pages into it and might as well finish it . Could be worse, I could be stuck with that book Bogie' reading:)

Currently not reading any books, but soon I'll begin Porsche, by Mike McCarthy. I have a few books to read yet, including a couple from Stephen King...

I've bought too many books lately. lol Need time to read them all now!!!! Think I'll start taking one to work to read on my lunch breaks. My new books are:

Fairies - Real Encounters With Little People
The Magical Personality
Nocturnal Witchcraft
Angels - Companions in Magick

Plus 2 trashy romance novels. lol I'm also reading Queen of the Damned right now. Need more free time!!!! ;)

I know this is an old topic, so I hope it is alright that I answer it anyway.

I am currently reading Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells again. This is the third time and it still makes me laugh and cry. It is one of the best books I have ever read. I am sure most of you knows this book, but I can recommend it if you have not read it yet.

Just finished reading:
"Shakedown: The real Jesse Jackson by Kenneth Timmerman"


Mr. Jackson is a disgrace to the Civil Rights movement. He should be ashamed.

I'm getting ready to read Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. I saw the movie the other night and found a very nice copy on Ebay for a great price. Just waiting for it's arrival.

In the meantime..I'm reading SEVEN FROM HEAVEN about the septuplets.

I have recently finished "Lamb" by Christopher Moore
It is the story of Jesus' childhood as written by his best buddy Biff. :lol:
It gives a whole new view of the man..:angel: it has at least 2 chuckles and 1 guffaw on every page.
I highly recommend it.:thumb:

Currently I am reading two books...King Kelson's Bride (Katherine Kurtz Deryni Series) and a book called Roll Me Over, which is a US Infantrymen's experiences in WWII.

I finished Pop Goes The Weasel not to long ago.I usually don't like myseries but this was a horror mystry and I surprised myself,I liked it.I recomend this book to everyone even if you don't like mystry books.

I just finished Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey. Very good fantasy novel. Need to go find the sequel now. :)

Started reading Night of the Wolf by Alice Borchardt last night. Pretty good so far. About werewolves.

Also reading a book on meditation.

I just finished "On The Street Where You Live" by Mary Higgins Clark.

I'm about to open "A Thin Dark Line" by Tami Hoag.

I'm reading Remarque's "The road back" - a story about the german soldiers of WW1 and their post-war living and doings. It's the follow-up to the great "All quiet on the western front"

I headed to Borders today. lol Got off easy. Left after spending $21. That's good for me!! lol :p

I bought a fantasy novel called Son of the Shadows. Also got a book on the Mid-Summer (Summer Solstice) celebration. Looking forward to reading both of these. :)

Angeleyes25 if you liked that book read his whole series. Patterson is wonderful.

I've been reading fluff the last little while. Haven't cared who wrote it as long as it had lots of bodice riping. :p Funny most of my nurses have the best of these.

lol Those can be fun books to read Zel.

Right now I'm reading a book on women's spirituality. Just hooked on it. Have a hard time putting it down once I pick it up. lol Just full of really good info.

I'm now reading A Thin Dark Line. Wow, this is a really good suspense novel. I'm really getting into it.

I just love books that draw you in to them. I've been known on occassion to read an entire book in one night. :)

I have done the same, Jazzy. :)

I just finished The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. It was mesmerizing (sp?) and invaded my dreams for weeks.

I'm about to start The Haunting of L. by Howard Norman.

I'm looking for some fun, fluffy books for the summer reading season ;) Any suggestions?

I'll see what I can find for ya Mary. :)

How about Nora Roberts. I just started reading her. Adventure, pursuit, mystery, fantasy, all rolled into one ;)

Sounds good. :)

Thanks! I think I've read one of her books... maybe a couple summers ago... I'll see what they have at CVS next time I'm there :D Fluff, here we come!

Need some conversation in here. ;) Right now I'm reading book on the history of Ancient Egypt. Really fascinating subject. :)

Also reading a book by Mercedes Lackey. Gates Of Sleep. Good fantasy novel. Definitely recommend it.

Hey Jazzmyn. Whats the name of the Book on History of Egypt? I'd be interested to know about it.

At the moment I'm reading Gitta Sereny's Book "Speer , His Battle with Truth", a Biography of the German Architect. Good Read!

I just finished reading NO MERCY from John Walsh (America's Most Wanted). Good reading.

Right now, I'm reading "The House Of Mirth" by Edith Wharton. She's one of my favorite authors, and I really like the book.

Just finished "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman. Wow, that was an amazing book. I'd definitely reccomend it. :)

Actually reading the Idiot's Guide to Ancient Egypt. lol Good place for me to start though with my interest in the subject. Actually a pretty good book.

At this time, I am reading a book titled "Don't Know Much About the Civil War". It is a very, very general book about the American Civil War (which I love to read about).

Next up for me is the second Harry Potter book if my son can ever find his copy for me!!!

I'm reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo, which Time magazine voted novel of the year for 2002!

I'm never ever ever going to finish Diamonds Are Forever!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! :dammit:

I am reading Dazed and Confused. A book that was inspired by the movie of the same name.

Originally posted by DC Rebel
I am reading Dazed and Confused. A book that was inspired by the movie of the same name.

Oh, I love that movie!!! One of my fave comedies of all time. Didn't realize there was a book based on it, however! :thumb:

I'm still working on White Oleander by Janet Fitch.

I ended up in Borders again today. lol I get in trouble there. Went for a $7 book and ended up buying something else too. ;)

Now reading (along with everything else) Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters. It'a book of heroines in folktales from around the world. Looked pretty interesting.

Yeah, the Dazed and Confused book deals with the movie and also deals with the time period of the 70's.

Originally posted by Christine
Just finished "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman. Wow, that was an amazing book. I'd definitely reccomend it. :)

Those books were great. I have been pestering the hubby to read them for years, and he just finished the third one. (the others are The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass)

I'm kind of in between books right now... I'm rereading Maeve Binchy's Circle of Friends for the eleventy-third time. :D

Mother of Storms by John Barnes and Travels With Charlie by John Steinbeck

Went to the library the other day. Picked up 2 new books to read. Reading Spiral Dance by Starhawk and The Goddess Path by Patricia Monaghan. Both seem to be pretty good books. Been told to read Spiral Dance for several years now. lol Finally getting around to it. :)

Just finished:

Sabriel & Lirael - Garth Nix

I'd recommend both to teens (14+) and anybody who liked either Harry Potter or the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. You might want to wait until the third one (Abhorsen) comes out next year, though. I screeched when I found the "To be continued" on the last page of Lirael. :lol:

In the Old Kingdom, there are two kinds of necromancers... the kind who stir up the Dead to wreak havoc, and the ones that make them stay dead permanently. Sabriel is in training to be a "good" necromancer. That's all I'll say for now, or I'll ruin some surprises.

Next up on my bookshelf: American Gods by Neil Gaiman. :)

Just read Judy Blume's 'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing' to my daughter and have to admit I liked it also. It was one of my favorite books as a kid and enjoyed reading it again. Next up, maybe some Encyclopedia Brown:lol:

I finally found Two Towers and reading it now! :D

I just finished reading The Outsiders for the umpteen millionth time. :lol: I love this book!!! Now Steff is reading it. :D

I am currently between books, but I may dig into my classroom library. I bought a bunch of new books for that and I haven't read a lot of them.

I am now reading Jonathan Safran Foer's brilliant-yet-bizarre debut novel, Everything's Illuminated. It has taken me a while to get into the characters and figure out what's going on, and now I'm really starting to enjoy the novel! :thumb:

Just started Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. *sniffle*

"All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

Not sure there is a better first line anywhere.

I can't get into American Gods for some reason. Huh. I'll have to put it up & try it again when I have a better attention span.

What I've really been reading are Star Wars comic books *g* Dark Horse is finally reprinting the Marvel series from the 70s and 80s in color. Yippee! It doesn't take all that much to make me happy...

I just finished "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway. Pretty good book! :thumb: :)

I just picked up the sequel to The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub, it's called The Black House. The Talisman is one of my favorite Stephen King books so I am really looking forward to this.

Now I'm reading a book for school (I have an in-class essay on it on Monday) called "Ragged Dick" by Horatio Alger. It's about a boy who works as a bootblacker in New York City in the 1800's. It's pretty interesting actually. :)

I just bought the novel Twelve, written by seventeen-year-old wunderkind Alex McDonell. It is supposed to be an excellent book, sort of a Less Than Zero and Bright Lights, Big City, set among the dispossessed youth of today. I haven't started it as of yet, but I'm looking forward to reading it!

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Let us know how the book is Triv. I just read about it and may pick it up if it is worth it.

I've been working on Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series this summer. I like the first three or four pretty well, coming as I do from Virginia, but her Andy Brazil series(Hornet's Nest, Southern Cross, and Isle of Dogs) is much better in my opinion. Check 'em out, you won't be able to stop laughing.

In July I also read "13th Gen" by Neil Howe and Bill Strauss, which I highly recommend to all the 80's kids on the forum. Everything about our world suddenly makes sense!

While I'm working on MY novel "Wonderland Connection" (working title), I'm on my second read-through of the Don Simpson biography "High Concept". Simpson was the man who produced movies like "Flashdance", "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Top Gun". It details his wild rise, his hard-partying stay at the top, and his tumble into a grave at the age of 52 from a massive drug-induced heart attack.

If you want a gripping and dirty account of Hollywood in the 80s and 90s, get this book. It'll have to be a used copy...It's currently out of print. I picked it up used at Barnes & Noble.

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

Originally posted by maddog
Let us know how the book is Triv. I just read about it and may pick it up if it is worth it.

I started reading Alex McDonnel's Twelve the other day, and I cannot believe a seventeen-year-old wrote it! It's very intense and the writing has a lyrical quality about it. No wonder it's receiving so many wonderful reviews! :thumb:

Right now I'm reading Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Super Slow in the beginning but it's picking up (after 450 pages!).

Also, finished writing a novel last Setember that I'm working on self publishing. It's called The Reversing Hour. The premise would be similar to Back To The Future if the screen play had been writen by Stephen King.

Have studied ancient Egypt back to the first Dynasty of Meni (check spelling). Very intersting. Have also studied the Great Pyramid and all its chambers.

Originally posted by Jazzmyn
Need some conversation in here. ;) Right now I'm reading book on the history of Ancient Egypt. Really fascinating subject. :)

Also reading a book by Mercedes Lackey. Gates Of Sleep. Good fantasy novel. Definitely recommend it.

New user here and I can't quite figure out how this thing, but here goes. Black House is the book, Stephen King and Peter Straub. Drags for the 1st 400 pages but then it gets real good if you're a fan of the Dark Tower series. I don't recomend it to a non-King fan

Made a trip to the library today for something new to read. Came home with three books.

Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween
The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween

Gotten in my halloween moody already. :) :vampire: :witch:

Originally posted by Faerchild
Right now I'm reading Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. Super Slow in the beginning but it's picking up (after 450 pages!).

I recently read this one.. and yes it did take quite awhile to get into.. but it was very ..ughh interesting.. indeed.

Originally posted by jen*
I'm still working on White Oleander by Janet Fitch.

Read this one after Black House.. very good book ;) This poor girl went through it all, didn't she? Don't lay down for the father

Just finished The Hobbit and at moment I'm on The Fellowship of the Ring

right now Jd Robb's Purity in death

Originally posted by pamela*

Just finished The Hobbit and at moment I'm on The Fellowship of the Ring


Ah Tolkien..............A wonderful epic if ever there was one. Of the 3 books that make up the Lord of the Rings The Fellowship is definitely my favourite, and much respect ot Peter Jackson; I thought the film was an excellent adaptation.

I bought a copy of Stephen Kings/Richard Bachman's "The Regulators" and read that over the weekend.

Not one of his best, but I did want to keep on reading it.

King's character development in his novels is generally one of his strong points, but I felt that there was an unnecessary amount of it in this one. Even after that, it still didn't really make me care about the character, not like in most of his other novels. There were many characters and some of them got killed off pretty early on. It seems a waste of time reading about 20-30 pages of character development only to have the character killed off immediately after. :rolleyes:

I felt that the story itself could have been told quite effectively in 200 pages rather than 400. In fact it seemed like a short story that had been extended to fit a novel. :lol:

I'm reading Lord Of The Flies in school :yucky: THIS BOOK SUCKS

I've got like five more chapters in Diamonds Are Forever and then I'm gonna go find some sci fi to hide in. Gawd I hope I keep my head off Dan. :(

I just finished reading 'The Black House' by Stephen King & Peter Straub. It didn't hold a candle to 'The Talisman', imho. Oh well, it occupied an evening. Still trying to finish reading The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jorden (I'm on Book Six). By the time I get caught up, I'll have forgotten the entire drift of the storyline. :wha:

I've gotten too many books lately!!!! LOL Right now reading Pagan Book of Halloween.

Moving on to yet another Stephen King book. "The Tommyknockers". Saw it on video years ago, but cant' remember much about it. The movie can't have been that great.

As for the book, well, it's not one of his best. And an awful lot of development of minor characters (well some of which are definitely minor characters). Starts off with the two main characters and then seems to leave them in limbo for a few hundred pages while it focuses on these other characters.

I once read in a book about writing fiction that all the main characters should be introduced early on in the book and no new major characters should be brought in later on. But of course King can get away with that, being the world famous author he is. :lol:

I'm about half way through and wondering just how much of all this additional character development is really necesarry to the plot!

Still trying to finish the Two Towers :(

I decided to take a break from the Wheel of Time...the Dragon Reborn is fast becoming the Dragon Redundant. Decided to pick up 'Violin' by Anne Rice instead. :D

Currently working my way through these books (I like to entertain me in several ways ;)):

Douglas Copeland - Microserfs

The absolute techie-geek-nerd (pick your cliché) book about some employees of Microsoft - flucking hilarious, though nurturing the old preoccupations about computer people (don't like it when the finger's pointed at me :lol: ).

Stephen King - Duddits (Dreamcatcher)

Boy...this one is scary. In the same league as "Stark" when it comes to the very graphic description of violence, but a little bit confusing because you think you are reading three novels in one which are somehow linked but didn't quite match to make it a whole one. But, I'm only halfway through it, so there's a chance that even me will understand it. :D

Apart from these books, I'm expanding my knowledge in history...just went through some books about the GDR.

I'm on another "classics kick". Right now I'm reading The Maltese Falcon by Dashiel Hammitt.

There are so many stories that I've heard about all my life, but have no idea what the plots are about. I'm finally trying to catch up on things I probably should have learned in school sometime or another.:rolleyes:

I just purchased a copy of Ann Patchett's prize-winning new novel, Bel Canto, in paperback. It's received many glowing reviews and I'm looking forward to reading it...

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I'm changing back and forth a bit between

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells - I felt left out since I've never read it nor heard of it until it was mentioned on the Xchange......:rolleyes:

and

Shark Trouble by Peter Benchley

I'm reading a book written in the 80's (1989, actually): Final Flight by Stephen Coonts. He's the guy who wrote Flight of the Intruder. If you like Tom Clancy, you'd probably like Coonts' work too. :)

Reading now ...Have just finished agane
MEN ARE FROM MARS,AND WOMEN FRON VINUS
hade to read it agane this time in English
(Lost somthing in the translation to Danish)
And i would like to say this book should be read in highschool
BY EVERYONE ....Yes that means all you guy´s as well......The first time you need to fix your car you look in a manuell. !!!
When you get a new vidio-recorder,whashing machine hell a new computer.you read the manuel when :confused: when it has gone wrong!!!:hammer:
..READ this befor your partnership brakes down......
BECOS THAT YOU WILL NEVER FIX AFTER.:cry:




And next week i will be reading A.C.Clarkes
Islands in the sky
So i will proberly be telling what life is like
in outer space :alien: LOL


But danm it feels good to get that of my chest :D

I'm reading the Beans of Egypt Maine....it's really odd. But it's about like a bum kinda family. Lots of inbreeding. :yucky:

The cool part about is that the author writes somethings in dialect (sp?) that is sometimes thought of like a downeat accent. :) Reminds me.

I am reading Donna Tartt's The Little Friend, her highly anticipated new novel and her first since her amazing The Secret History, published in 1992. :)

I'm reading a book that is a region specific. :D I picked up Homer Hickam's The Coalwood Way. It's a memoir that picks up where his first novel left off. Some of you may be familiar with Hickam's first novel....The Rocket Boys aka October Sky.

Funny thing is, I didn't know that the first novel took place in West Virginia. I had seen the movie then read the book, but I still lived in Louisiana at the time.

I just got 3 new books in the mail today. Can't wait to start reading them. :)

Sisters of the Dark Moon
The Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft & Magical Transformation
Candlemas: Feast of Flames

Flowers From Hell
A collection of Poetry and Stories deciated to the Dark Prince

Includes writings by Baudelaire, Crowley, Goethe and Mark Twain amongst others.

I just finished 'Tuesdays With Morrie' - an AMAZING book. Extremely sad, but very moving. :thumb:

I just put down The Summer Country by James Hetley. It's a breath of fresh air after all the sappy Arthurian novels out there. It's set in Maine, so I felt at home in it right away. (plus, the main character is a UMaine forestry graduate, just like my mom! LOL!)

The "Summer Country" is portrayed the way it might be today - Arthur, Avalon, & Camelot are gone, and control has gone back to the Old Ones. It's a great book, fast-paced, and kind of violent.

Hey Michael, how's the Donna Tartt book? I loved The Secret History.

Workin me way thru three books at th'moment :

Ernest Hemingway - A Moveable Feast
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke (Trans. by Stephen Mitchell)
Stephen King - Wizard and Glass

Hemingway's always bloody awesome, an I been lookin -forever- for a good translation of Rilke - this one is -it-! If ya like Rilke, definately get this trans., it's one o'the better ones.

Wizard and Glass - What can I say? Stephen King suffers from diarrhea of the typewriter. It's an ok story, but the bloody awful details about shite that don't matter anyway make ya wanna puke. The flashback on Roland is dicey at best. I'm hopin it'll get better, but I ain't bettin on it.

Hey Michael, how's the Donna Tartt book? I loved The Secret History.

I've already finished reading The Little Friend, Mary. It was actually very good. A bit of a departure from The Secret History, but it was a highly entertaining read. I give it 8 out of 10 stars! :thumb:

Originally posted by True Rebel
Stephen King suffers from diarrhea of the typewriter. It's an ok story, but the bloody awful details about shite that don't matter anyway make ya wanna puke.

:lol: That's exactly how I felt about Black House.

I'm currently re-reading 'The Stranger Beside Me' by Ann Rule. Looking forward to picking up 'Every Breath You Take'.

Now that I've finished Donna Tartt's The Little Friend, I am now reading Jeffrey Eugenides amazing new novel, Middlesex, his first novel since the bestselling The Virgin Suicides. It was well worth the wait! :thumb:

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Right now, I'm reading 'The Glass Lake' by Maeve Binchy. It's really good! :)

Just picked up a new book yesterday. Witch Star by James Clemens. :D Such a good book so far. Already half way through it. The 5th and final book in a series.

I'm reading The Two Towers again, in preparation for the movie on Dec. 18th. Yippee!

Christine, I love Maeve Binchy. My favorite kind of book to relax with. I think that Echoes is my favorite of hers, even though it's the most depressing.

I found this book in the cellar the other day. It's called "The Rocks of Valpre'." I like it. I love old books, this one was printed in 1913 and it's falling apart. :D

I just started the book "The Power And The Glitter: The Hollywood-Washington Connection" by Ronald Brownstein.

The early-90s release details celebrities and their political ties from the beginnings of the film industry through the Reagan years.

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

I just picked up Michael Crichton's latest thriller, Prey, in hardcover. It is about the threat of nano-technology (microscopic, highly intelligent robots) and is probably his best thriller since Jurassic Park! :thumb:

lord foul's bane by stephen r donaldson

Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment

Jerrold S. Maxmen, M.D.
Nicholas G. Ward, M.D.

What? I try to only read educational things, save for the occasional Sci-Fi book.

I got this a gift :mwaha:

How to Be a Wicked Witch: Good Spells, Charms, Potions and Notions for Bad Days by Patricia Telesco :witch2:

The Chocoholic's Cookbook ~ 250 more sinful ways to use chocolate

Wicked.
Life and times of the wicked witch.
Pretty good so far.

The Sea Wolf - Jack London

Return of The King.. :p

Nothing. :D

I usually read too much books at the same time that I can handle...

For the moment,

-- Abraham Merritt - The Moon Pool - 1919 (I love old SF...)
-- Samuel Delany - Babel 17 -1966
-- B. Sterling/W. Gibson - The Difference Engine - 1991 (I love Steampunk so much!)
-- Philip K. Dick - Minority Report and other stories - 1953/1969
-- J.R.R. Tolkien - LOTRb book one, The Ring Sets Out ( I'm stuck on the first book since Christmas 2000, when my mother offered me Harper-Collins Millenium Edition. I'm french native, so it's kind of a bit hard... :) But I'll read it all ! I said I WILL DO IT ALL ! Don't laugh at me, you fool! :p )

LPG_[my grand-father was a bookshop owner]

I just finishied Bang your Head, The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal. by Brian Konow. I really really enjoyed. A fun book to read if you want to relive some of the 80's Metal scene.

Rokk

Bang your Head... The Rise and Fall of heavy metal. Awesome book!

i'm reading two books. virtual mode by piers anthony :D and a boring book for history about president nixon. :yucky:

I just got home from Borders. Dangerous place!!!! lol Left after spending $45. ;) Bought a set of cards; The Faery Oracle, the Gothic Grimore, and a magazine. Will keep me busy tonight. :D

Originally posted by LoOpInG_


-- B. Sterling/W. Gibson - The Difference Engine - 1991 (I love Steampunk so much!)


Hi, LoOpInG,
That one is on my "To Read" list, haven't gotten to it yet. :D If you like "alternate history" works, you might want to check out the works of Harry Turtledove. His most famous book is probably "Guns of the South", but he has written many a good book. :)

Right now I'm reading 'Bridget Jones's Diary' by Helen Fielding.

I just checked out 'Bang Your Head: The Rise & Fall of Heavy Metal' and 'Fargo Rock City' from the library ...so I'm going to start reading those too.

I read 'The Dirt' by Motley Crue before Christmas...what a KILLER book! :thumb: :banger:

Originally posted by Jazzmyn
I just got home from Borders. Dangerous place!!!! lol Left after spending $45. ;) Bought a set of cards; The Faery Oracle, the Gothic Grimore, and a magazine. Will keep me busy tonight. :D

Just 45? Rookie :p I hit the Barnes and Nobel around my area and online and walked off with 300 dollars worth of stuff. I got gift cards for Yule

Brought a couple of books off the "Complete Idiot's Guide To..."

Wicca & Witchcraft
Vampires
Tarot Reading
Werewolves
The Bible <~ Gag gift for mom ;)

What Im reading, actually reading the 3 book volume that Anne Rice did on Sleeping Beauty. I'm in the middle of book 2 now :D

And a slew of other stuff that is going to colect dust for a while before I get to read them :p

I'm reading DAVID LEE ROTH'S: CRAZY FROM THE HEAT!

Right now I'm reading a collection of short stories called 'This Year It Will Be Different' by Maeve Binchy. :)

I am now reading The Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington. It's the amazing true story about three young Aboriginal girls in Australia, who are separated from their loving families and "relocated" to live with white, Christian, urban families during the 1930s. The girls, desperate to be reunited with their true families, flee and trek over one thousand miles through the dangerous Outback, alone and without provisions. It's some pretty riveting material! :thumb:

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I've heard of that book Triv. It sounds really cool. I'll have to check it out because I'm almost done with the one I'm reading now.
I'm reading The Parsifal Mosaic by Robert Ludlum. He's the guy who wrote The Bourne Identity series. I love his works.

I'm reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. I have seen this movie, but had never read the book. I picked it up last Friday at Waldenbooks and started reading it yesterday. It's pretty good so far.

Triv, I had heard about the book you're reading. I read an excerpt from it somewhere. It sounds really good.

Alpha and jen*, I'm almost finished with The Rabbit-Proof Fence and it is an excellent book! I would definitely suggest you buy the book or perhaps check it out from the library! :thumb:

Originally posted by LOSTNTHE80S
I'm reading DAVID LEE ROTH'S: CRAZY FROM THE HEAT!


stop flaunting :D

Originally posted by MizKitty
i'm reading two books. virtual mode by piers anthony :D and a boring book for history about president nixon. :yucky:

I haven't read Virtual Mode, but I've read all of the Incarnations of Immortality series, the Aprentice Adept series, and many of the Xanth books by Piers Anthony. Steff has the complete set in paperback...or she will as soon as Up in a Heaval is released. :lol:

I've been out buying again. LOL Picked up Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey, Dark Desire (recommended by Ty) by Christine Feehan.

i'm reading or attempting to actually read Lord of the Rings all the way through

I was just sent a copy of Nancy Farmer's futuristic young-adult novel The House of the Scorpion to review for the local paper. It looks very interesting and would certainly appeal to fans of the Harry Potter series!

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Right now I am read Lincoln's Virtues an Ethical Biography!! Pretty interesting so far

I am waiting for the 3rd book in George R.R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire to arrive in the mail... EeEeEeE!! (can you tell I'm excited?? I waited for so long to get the paperback!) It's called A Storm of Swords. It's a fantasy series, but very gritty and "grown-up." If you liked Lord of the Rings, you'll probably love them. There's a great mix of strong male & female characters.

The first two books are A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. Definitely read them first, the story doesn't break between volumes. Have fun!

Thanks Mary for the heads on that Series!! I love Lord of the Rings so I will probably love these books!! Can you find them @ any book store?

I've been sent another book to review, this time A Child's Book of True Crime by first time novelist Chloe Hooper. The twenty-something-year-old author received an astonishing $2 million for the rights to the mystery, revolving around a crime of passion on the Australian island of Tasmania. It's received great reviews, so I am looking forward to penning my own review for it!

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Originally posted by Opheliarose
Thanks Mary for the heads on that Series!! I love Lord of the Rings so I will probably love these books!! Can you find them @ any book store?

Yep! They should be in the SF/Fantasy section of pretty much any bookstore. I think you'll love them! The first three are all in paperback.

Kewl Mary, thanks again for the Info!! Think I'll try and get to the book store this weekend to get me a couple of those books to start of with!! How many are in the Series?

There are just the 3 right now. The 4th one (A Feast for Crows) is out in hardcover this summer. I believe there will be 7 all together. The one thing that stinks is waiting for so long between books... but I'm glad he's taking the time to write well, unlike in some other series I could name but won't ;)

I hope you like them! Then I will have somebody to wait with :D

Dreamcatcher .. by Stephen King.. still reading it :D

I just started "Disclosure" by Michael Crichton...I really like his books. :)

Just started on "Atonement" by Ian McEwan. An excellent read so far!

Thunderball (James Bond of course) by Ian Fleming.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Just a heads up...the new Harry Potter book is supposed to come out in late May/early June. My son has read all of the first four at least three times each, and he's so excited about the new one that I almost want to read them. :lol:

Last thing I read was LOTR. Good gracious, but that's a long book. Sad to say, I think I may enjoy the movies better than the book, which is odd.

I just finished a little piece of brain candy by some author or another...it was called The Pirate's Lady. LOL!!! Hey, sometimes I don't wanna think about it, just enjoy it, yanno? After LOTR, I needed something simple & sexy. :)

I wanna read that book Triv is reviewing! Dang, I need to get kickin' on that idea I had for a book, make Triv read it (:lol: ) and get some money already! :lol:

Originally posted by Pagan
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

That one is definitely my favorite of the series so far. The dementors are truly scary. :vibrator: Book 4 just didn't click with me.

Hey Ophelia, I got A Storm of Swords on Friday and I am almost halfway through it... hehe. I am pleased to say there is no drop-off in quality from the other books!

Val... I didn't actually finish LOTR until my third or fourth try, and I call myself a big Tolkien geek ;) Congrats on finishing it! I don't think I had the attention span for it until I was in college and supposed to be writing papers instead. LOL.

Happy reading all!

I'm reading Option Volatility & Pricing by Sheldon Natenberg.

Good Stuff!!!!

I wanna read that book Triv is reviewing! Dang, I need to get kickin' on that idea I had for a book, make Triv read it ( ) and get some money already!

Which book, Val? The House of the Scorpion or A Child's Book of True Crime? They are both great reads and received glowing reviews from me! :thumb: And I look forward to reading your book idea as well! :)

A Child's Book of True Crime. It sounds like a page turner. :)

Have you ever started reading a book that didn't sound too great, but it turned out to be awesome? Unfortunately, the opposite end of the spectrum also happens. :lol:

I'm gathering together all my ideas for the project, then I'm gonna put them in the order I think best, then I'll do a rough draft. Since I have to go about life everyday, it's probably going to take a while. :lol:

I'm reading 2 books

Alzheimers Disease : The long bereavement by Elizabeth Forsythe because I have a relative with the illness :(

The Bear and The Dragon: Tom Clancy
One of the Jack Ryan series of Novels and a cracking read

I don't usually read biographies, but I am at the moment. I'm reading Lawrence of Arabia by Anthony Nutting. I'm embarassed to admit I never realized he was an actual person. I thought he was just a film character, so I decided I'd better read about him and find out why they made a film about him.;)

I'm reading The Life of David Gale. by Dewey Gram. I thought I'd read the book before I see the movie. :) I also broke down and bought The Lovely Bones. I've been wanting to read that one, but was trying to wait for it to come out in paperback.

I'm Reading "Lucky Man" By Michael J. Fox & also Listening to His Audio CD. It's A Great Autobiography Book. He Tells about What He Did Before He made it big To How He Came to America To Make it Big Up to What He Did when he Found out He had Parkinson's Disease.

I just finished "A Time To Kill" by John Grisham...I could hardly put it down. It was a really interesting and thought-provoking book. I definitely recommend it! :thumb:

I bought a book that will keep me busy for a while. lol Called "Solitary Witch" by Silver Ravenwolf. A 560 page book. :eek: Something to keep me busy on the plane though. ;)

I am reading Sue Monk Kidd's debut novel The Secret Life of Bees to review for the local paper. (Being sent free books is such a major plus!) It is a magnificently written story set here in South Carolina during the Civil Rights unrest of the early-60s. I'm certain plans are already in the works to turn this into a major motion picture! One of the best books I've read this year! :thumb:

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I just finished The Nanny Diaries. Very funny, and kind of twisted / sad at the same time.

I am rereading Queen of Swords by Judith Tarr, a historical fiction novel set in Jerusalem during the Crusades. She is one of my favorite historical writers, I love to kick back with them for fluff reading. :) (Diana Gabaldon is another favorite for that!)

I recently finished Warlock by Wilbur Smith.

I love reading historical fiction and this is the first one I have read that is set in ancient Egypt. Any Egyption mythology lovers should read this book.

Still trying to finish David Lee Roth's book CRAZY FROM THE HEAT.

I just start reading The Fall of Berlin 1945 By Antony Beever. Very interesting so far

Believe it or not, I'm reading Martin's Annual Criminal Code 2003. There have been a number of significant changes in the Code this year, and I really need to make sure I know what they are. Pretty dry reading, though. :lol:

Woo!! I finally got a hold of a copy of Elfquest: Journey to Sorrow's End that I've been looking for since the mid-80s. I read it last night, and it's just as good as I remembered. :D

Just received a copy of Matthew Pearl's debut novel The Dante Club for review. It's a historical murder mystery set in Boston in 1865 and has several famous real people as main characters. Hope I can write the review with my arms in splints! :lol:

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Right now I'm reading "A Painted House" by John Grisham...I've been going through Grisham books lately..."A Time To Kill", "The Partner" (both of which I'd really reccommend!) :thumb:

Right now I'm reading "Kushiel's Chosen" by Jacqueline Carey. The 2nd in a three in a series. Need the $26 for the third one that just came out. lol On my wish list.

Has anybody read "Summerland" by Michael Chabon? I thought it sounded great. I also want to read the book "Middlesex" but can't remember the author's name. Looked freaky and intriguing.

The book I am reading most often right now is "The Pregnancy Journal" by Christine Harris. LOL. :D

I've read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Mary. He also wrote the popular The Virgin Suicides. Middlesex is a very intriguing read and I would recommend it! :thumb:

One of the Lankhmar novels -- Swords Against Drunkeness or what-have-you. Uh, the one about the rats.

No disrespect for the author or his work -- in fact, I really, really like it, but I forget the title 'cause it's in a compilation.

Next -- Prolly some Lensman!

Originally posted by Rhelawen
Woo!! I finally got a hold of a copy of Elfquest: Journey to Sorrow's End that I've been looking for since the mid-80s. I read it last night, and it's just as good as I remembered. :D

Why didn't you say something, Rhel? I could have sent you my copy to read. :p

Right now I'm reading Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark. I also picked up Lucky by Alice Siebold, who wrote The Lovely Bones.

Originally posted by 80sTrivia
I've read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, Mary. He also wrote the popular The Virgin Suicides. Middlesex is a very intriguing read and I would recommend it! :thumb:

Thanks Michael! I will pick it up soon!

My husband has tricked me into reading one of his "sci fi" books - I am normally more a "fantasy" person - LOL. It is called A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge. It's really good so far, I am impressed. :D Full report coming when I finish!

I just found out about a new book titled Getting Over Jack Wagner: Love Is Nothing Like an 80s Love Song, a new novel by Elise Juska. It's set during the wild and wonderful 80s and comes with a special CD that has an 80s mix song to set the tone for each chapter! It's getting great reviews, so I might just suggest the newspaper I've been writing book reviews for to buy me a copy and have me review it! The novel is from the point of view of a woman in her mid-20s looking back on her childhood crushes, so it may not be to a guy's liking, but I'm still going to read it!

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Reading FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH by CAMERON CROWE!!

Originally posted by jen*
Why didn't you say something, Rhel? I could have sent you my copy to read. :p

I bought a used copy for $7 from Amazon.com. :D Also bought a used copy of Elfquest: The Quest Begins at the same time, which I plan to start reading this week, once everything has calmed down around here.

Originally posted by Rhelawen


I bought a used copy for $7 from Amazon.com. :D Also bought a used copy of Elfquest: The Quest Begins at the same time, which I plan to start reading this week, once everything has calmed down around here.

Hmmmmm, I wonder if they have the "color" books. I have the first 7 of them, but a couple are falling apart.

*Wanders off to Amazon* :D

*EDIT*
I remember back in '82 or so, talk of an Elfquest movie. I guess that never did pan out. :(

I'm reading a Star Wars book that I can't remember the title off the top of my head, but it's by Tim Zanh, The guy who wrote "Heir To The Empire", "Dark Force Rising" & "The Last Command"

Originally posted by 80sTrivia
I just found out about a new book titled Getting Over Jack Wagner: Love Is Nothing Like an 80s Love Song, a new novel by Elise Juska. It's set during the wild and wonderful 80s and comes with a special CD that has an 80s mix song to set the tone for each chapter! It's getting great reviews, so I might just suggest the newspaper I've been writing book reviews for to buy me a copy and have me review it! The novel is from the point of view of a woman in her mid-20s looking back on her childhood crushes, so it may not be to a guy's liking, but I'm still going to read it!

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Michael, I picked up this book today, but it didn't come with a CD. :(

I must have been mistaken about the CD, jen*! :)

I am now reading Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester. It details the incredible events of the catastrophic volcanic eruption of the island of Krakatoa in 1883. It also warns that a similar eruption might occur in the not-too-distant future, an eruption that would place over one billion people in mortal danger! :eek: Very riveting reading for any non-fiction/history buffs out there! :thumb:

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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Read the first two books of the Dune series while on vacation recently too. Haven't read them in a long time.

Im Reading Into the Abyss

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Levigne has about 5 books on the history and the going 's on of the Hell's Angels, I've read all of them I think

Originally posted by Mary
My husband has tricked me into reading one of his "sci fi" books - I am normally more a "fantasy" person - LOL. It is called A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge. It's really good so far, I am impressed. :D Full report coming when I finish!

It was awesome! I loved it. Have to read the sequel sometime this summer.

The Jack Wagner book sounds hilarious, I saw it at Borders the other day. I'll check it for a CD :)

I'm now reviewing Dan Brown's captivating The Da Vinci Code. It's one part murder mystery/one part theological dissertation, as the protagonists of the novel sort through 2000 years of religious history to solve a modern-day murder at the famed Lourve in Paris! A real page-turner so far! :thumb:

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I finally got around to opening up Getting Over Jack Wagner. This book is great. There are soooo many 80s song, movie, and television references. There are even some that I hadn't thought about in years. This is a very enjoyable book.

Cool Michael I just Got that Book the Other Day, But I haven't Started it yet, I am currently reading - The Jester by James Patterson!! Awesome book so far!!

I'm reading "Breeder: Stories from the New Generation of Mothers" by Ariel Gore. Great book so far - some of the stories are very touching, and all are well-written. Kind of the alternative "chicken soup for the mother's soul". Hehe.

I'm looking forward to getting Margaret Atwood's new novel Oryx and Crake. I love her stuff.

Originally posted by Poison PJ
I'm reading a Star Wars book that I can't remember the title off the top of my head, but it's by Tim Zanh, The guy who wrote "Heir To The Empire", "Dark Force Rising" & "The Last Command"

hey PJ - the Zahn books were the only Star Wars books I really enjoyed. (don't even get me started on the New Jedi Order books - LOL!) I'm looking forward to that second trilogy, too!

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I just brought the Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe back to my local library. I found that although I like his poetry, his stories didn't do much for me.

Right now I'm reading "Into The Wild" by John Krauaker (sp?).. I've already read it, but it's such an interesting book. For school, I'm reading "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, which is absolutely amazing. :thumb:

My editor at the newspaper also foisted the new novel The Fabulist by Stephen Glass on me to review! The author, who was fired from the prestigious New Republic magazine at the age of twenty-five after it was discovered he had fabricated articles and stories and even invented people to write about, but who signed a six-figure deal to publish a fictitious account of his life-story! :rolleyes: I might not be giving it a glowing review, but I'll wait until after I've read it! :lol:

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I've just started reading Cradle And All by James Patterson. He is the author of Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider. It's pretty good so far.

Triv, where do you find the book covers to put in your posts. I know they come from Amazon, but where do you find the code to insert them into your posts?

Not sure what im reading it just starts out "Dear playboy, i never thought this would happen to me but..." ill have to let you know how it turns out.

I'm reading "The Summons" by John Grisham.

Originally posted by jen*


Triv, where do you find the book covers to put in your posts. I know they come from Amazon, but where do you find the code to insert them into your posts?

jen*, when you go to Amazon, beneath the picture of the cover of the book, you can click on "See Larger Photo". Then right click on the picture and scroll down to where it says "Properties". Simply copy the url and paste it into your message. :)

Cool Beez, thank ya very much. :*

You are very welcome, my friend! :)

I'm still reading Motley Crue..THE DIRT

Bill bought me a special edition of "Q", a British magazine, that is full of articles on the history of Led Zeppelin. It goes thru personal histories as well as the histories behind the making of each album. Very cool reading.:verycool:

I have a two-week sabbatical from writing book reviews for the paper, so I decided to read something strictly for pleasure. Sidney Sheldon is my favorite guilty-pleasure novelist, and If Tomorrow Comes is perhaps his best novel for pure escapism. I've read this novel several times before, but it's always fun to delve into the glamorous, jet-setting lives of a Sidney Sheldon heroine! :lol:

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Oh, I LOVE Sidney Sheldon. My favorite is Master of the Game. That woman was EVIL. LOL

Originally posted by jen*
Oh, I LOVE Sidney Sheldon. My favorite is Master of the Game. That woman was EVIL. LOL

Sidney is good, isn't he? I also enjoyed Master of the Game and The Best Laid Plans... you are never bored reading a Sheldon novel! :thumb:

I've just finished reading "Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk. This guy is a genius! You should try reading his work...he's the same guy who wrote "The Fight Club." Other recommendations: any book by David Sedaris..this guy is hilarious!

Ive started reading The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen...sounds good too.:)

I am reading the Lord of the Rings Trilogy...again. :)

I just got through reading "The Buddha of Suburbia" by Hanif Kureishi - AGAIN!

Gonna start, "Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker" by James McManus tonight.
:)

I just started The Da Vinci Code!! So far it been pretty Good!! :)

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I just picked up Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha Washington by Mary Higgins Clark. I can't wait to see what this is all about.

I'm now reading the adorable novel/fable The Life of Pi by Yann Martel, already an international bestseller and the recipient of many much-deserved literary awards! :thumb:

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Right now I'm reading "Christine" by Stephen King. It's an amazing book. :thumb:

I'm reading 1st to Die by James Patterson.

I'm finishing off Buddy Babylon -- the Autobiography of Buddy Cole by Scott Thompson & Paul Bellini

It's back to work reviewing books for the newspaper and I've just been given a copy of Bill Bryson's take on how the world was created, A Short History of Nearly Everything. It's been very well-received by other critics, so I'm hoping it will get a positive review from me as well! :thumb:

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