What are you reading right now?

[mylittledemon]

Just picked up that new BONO biography thats out there. It's really just a giant Q&A session with the man. Pretty good stuff thus far.

[estranged4life]

reading this post :lol:

Man, that was a lotta work too :laugh:

[Serrart]

I've just finished last The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger, a truly fantastic book.

Romy

[equeen102289]

After just finding out that the TV movie, Sybil, was based on a book (I knew it was a true story), I came to the library and checked it out. I haven't started it yet.

[DrummerDeanna]

I'm now on to "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" Book 5 in the Chronicles of Narnia series :D

BUT - if I don't finish it by Friday at midnight -it'll get tossed aside for the new Harry Potter!!!

[ontheEdgeof17]

BUT - if I don't finish it by Friday at midnight -it'll get tossed aside for the new Harry Potter!!!

If you lived in Canada, you'd already have the book! :lol:

[GardenStateGirlie]

I've been reading Anita Shreve's All He Ever Wanted (she's the author of The Pilots Wife which I'm fairly certain was on Oprah's book club). It was an incredibly slow starting book but her narrative is impressive and i'm nearly through now. I have to find a new book...

[GardenStateGirlie]

If you lived in Canada, you'd already have the book! :lol:

Oh man, I just heard about that :laugh: I'm sure it was a "mistake" on the part of one of the staff members.

[DrummerDeanna]

Oh man, I just heard about that :laugh: I'm sure it was a "mistake" on the part of one of the staff members.


Wha Happan?? I haven't heard anything -did one get leaked???

Geez - if so I bet that person gets a visit from the men in black - security has been CRAZY for this book...

[GardenStateGirlie]

Wha Happan?? I haven't heard anything -did one get leaked???

Geez - if so I bet that person gets a visit from the men in black - security has been CRAZY for this book...

Harry Potter Books Sold By Accident (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/harry_potter_early_sale;_ylt=Av7FOfiblh.DwW6__zS1u9ys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-)

COQUITLAM, British Columbia - A handful of people in Canada got a sneak peak of the latest Harry Potter book, but a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ordered them to keep it a secret.

The book was sold to 14 people who snagged a copy of J.K. Rowlings' much anticipated "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," when it landed on shelves last Thursday at a local grocery store.

The book, officially set for release this coming Saturday, has been shrouded in secrecy and its debut has been highly orchestrated to enable everyone — readers, reviewers, even publishers — to crack it open all at once. It's the sixth in Rowling's seven-book fantasy series on the young wizard.

But the store slipped up and sold 14 copies before realizing its mistake.

"It was an inadvertent error on behalf of one of our staff," said Geoff Wilson, a spokesman for the Real Canadian Superstore. He said the books were quickly removed.

Justice Kristi Gill last Saturday ordered customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before it is officially released at 12:01 a.m. July 16.

The order also compels them to return the novel to the publisher, Raincoast Book Distribution Ltd., until the official release. At that time it will be returned to them.

As an added incentive, Raincoast will include Rowling's autograph and a gift pack.

[Wild_Heart03]

It's probably incredibly typical of me, but I'm reading "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix".... I've been re-reading the books to prepare for when I get the new one on Saturday. ;)

[CreepingDeath]

Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry. zzzzzzzzz

Damn college anyway.


Bring on the Half Blood Prince! :]

[DrummerDeanna]

Harry Potter Books Sold By Accident (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/harry_potter_early_sale;_ylt=Av7FOfiblh.DwW6__zS1u9ys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-)

COQUITLAM, British Columbia - A handful of people in Canada got a sneak peak of the latest Harry Potter book, but a British Columbia Supreme Court judge ordered them to keep it a secret.

The book was sold to 14 people who snagged a copy of J.K. Rowlings' much anticipated "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," when it landed on shelves last Thursday at a local grocery store.

The book, officially set for release this coming Saturday, has been shrouded in secrecy and its debut has been highly orchestrated to enable everyone — readers, reviewers, even publishers — to crack it open all at once. It's the sixth in Rowling's seven-book fantasy series on the young wizard.

But the store slipped up and sold 14 copies before realizing its mistake.

"It was an inadvertent error on behalf of one of our staff," said Geoff Wilson, a spokesman for the Real Canadian Superstore. He said the books were quickly removed.

Justice Kristi Gill last Saturday ordered customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before it is officially released at 12:01 a.m. July 16.

The order also compels them to return the novel to the publisher, Raincoast Book Distribution Ltd., until the official release. At that time it will be returned to them.

As an added incentive, Raincoast will include Rowling's autograph and a gift pack.

whoa!! That would kick ass....finding that in a store early.

The only thing I've ever been lucky enough to find early was Little House on the Prairie SEason 8 on DVD - lol..I got it a week early :p

[GardenStateGirlie]

whoa!! That would kick ass....finding that in a store early.

The only thing I've ever been lucky enough to find early was Little House on the Prairie SEason 8 on DVD - lol..I got it a week early :p

See, I could never get into the show as much as I loved the books :o Every once in a while I will watch, though.

[Wild_Heart03]

whoa!! That would kick ass....finding that in a store early.

Damn, no kidding! :eek: I think I would freak out getting the chance to see the book that early.

[macmar71]

Suzanne Brockmann Flashpoint

[Moony]

A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle. Its a weird little fantasy about a man who lives in a cemetary and converses with the recently deceased. Oh yeah, there's a talking Raven as well. I'm enjoying it.

Also, Ulysses by James Joyce. I'm not enjoying it.

[DavidMn]

The Summer Game-Roger Angell

[Moony]

Weird. I should read that.
uh..."Voices of the Winds - Native American Legends" and I just started "Mortal Love" by Elizabeth Hand, who is one of my favorite authors.
Yeah it's definitely a strange little story, but it's really well written and provocative. It's been out of print for years now, I had to check my copy out from a Library in a whole nother city.

Whoops, forgot to add I'm also reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and re-reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. Yeah I'm reading four books at a time. I'm a freak.

[Moony]

That's not freakish, really. I guess not
I love Picture. That's cause you have good taste!
Out of print?! WTF? Didn't he write Last Unicorn?
Yeah, I think so. I'm WTFing about that myself.

[Hippocampus]

I've just finished John Steinbeck's "Sweet Thursday". Great, great read.

Almost finished with "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. :o Everyone around me was talking about it in the wake of the movie so I had to see what the fuss was about.

[Jyqm]

Also, Ulysses by James Joyce. I'm not enjoying it.

!!! I'm sorry. Can I suggest that the reason you may not be enjoying it is because you're reading three other books at the same time? Ulysses really demands full attention, and book of annotations or at least a guide through the schemata never hurts the first time around. It's not a book that necessarily can or should be read the way you read most other books, and it can definitely be a very unenjoyable experience if you're not totally clear on what's going on in each chapter. How far along are you?

As for me, I just started a book called The 13 1/2 Lives of Cap'n Blue Bear, which so far is very entertaining and funny, and kind of an adult-children's adventure the way Harry Potter is. It's German, but I think it's being published in English, at least in the US, next week.

[Moony]

Just interested to know what books people are into right now...

I'm currently reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. Has anyone read it before? It's quite verbose and has a quirky narrative style. The book is interesting to say the least. Kind of tedious, though.


!!! I'm sorry. Can I suggest that the reason you may not be enjoying it is because you're reading three other books at the same time? Ulysses really demands full attention, and book of annotations or at least a guide through the schemata never hurts the first time around. It's not a book that necessarily can or should be read the way you read most other books, and it can definitely be a very unenjoyable experience if you're not totally clear on what's going on in each chapter. How far along are you?

Oh, sorry I never responded to this! I actually did not get very far into Ulyses. I believe I only finished the first hundred pages or so before, out of either boredom, ADD, or distraction, I just quit reading and returned it to the library. However, I have been thinking of picking it up again. We shall see.

[elie]

I just finished the "Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen. As I wrote in another thread, I liked it a lot and I would highly recommend it . I 'm guessing it's very well known in the US.

Before that, I read the "Atonement" by Ian McEwan, which was very good and it had a really good and moving ending. I was surprised I liked it, because I didn't care much for "Amsterdam", by the same author.

Now I 'm reading "The Green Knight" by Iris Murdoch and I 'm horrified: I 'm running out of Iris Murdoch books!!:)

[Miss Vicky]

Top Ten a somewhat fictionalized (unpublished) autobiography by a certain musician whose work I've lately become obsessed with.

Lots of FM mentions. Look for either excerpts of it or the full thing serialized on my website in the near future.

[cliffdweller]

!!! I'm sorry. Can I suggest that the reason you may not be enjoying it is because you're reading three other books at the same time? Ulysses really demands full attention, and book of annotations or at least a guide through the schemata never hurts the first time around. It's not a book that necessarily can or should be read the way you read most other books, and it can definitely be a very unenjoyable experience if you're not totally clear on what's going on in each chapter. How far along are you?

Sorry if this has been posted already but I think Ulysses was intended to be read in 24 hours---ya know since the book takes place in a 24 hour period?
Of course you don't have to read it in 24 hours but I think that was Joyce's metatextual intended purpose.


I'm reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy :thumbsup: It's quite possibly the bloodiest, most violent novel I've ever read.

[carrie721]

this morning i am finishing herman hesse's demian, and then i am faced with a dilemma: narcissus and goldmund or ayn rand's atlas shrugged? any suggestions from the ledgies?

oh yeah, and i'm supposed to be reading some textbooks or something. ugh.

[chiliD]

What are you reading right now?

The User's Guide to my new LG VX5200 cell phone.

[carrie721]

The User's Guide to my new LG VX5200 cell phone.

for some reason i get great enjoyment out of reading user guides ... don't know why! :confused:

[SuzeQuze]

Lasher by Anne Rice and I'm almost done. Next I'll be reading something about organizing or finances or something. Resolutions. :rolleyes:

I also ready Triad around Christmastime and found it entertaining. It was too short though, the end seemed to crash in on you, like the story wasn't completely told yet. Also, Stevie is not as prophetic as she'd like to believe, when you read Triad, you do get a feel for the myth of Rhiannon.

[Ghost_Tracker]

I was just curious to see what my fellow bookworms were into right now.

I've just finished Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. It's a very strange but interesting book about two English magicians in the last century. A very long read, but it was engaging and enjoyable.

:wavey:



I've just started in on Jonathon Strange & MN and I think it looks wonderful! I like the illustrations, too. Also just started Odd Thomas -I received that as a Christmas present more than a YEAR ago! Guess I'd better get STARTED with that! :lol: There's a sequel to Odd Thomas b t w - I forget the title at the moment - Forever Odd?

There's a REALLY wonderful book I read awhile back called Beach House by Pat Conroy - absolutely first-rate writing, i.m.o., and the story's kinda deep and told in a really heartfelt, sincere way.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I just picked up Wuthering Heights again...

It has been a quite a while since I read this...I never grow tired of it though...timeless!

[Rickypt]

Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer

[amber]

HPATHBP, finally. (harry potter and the half blood prince).

[DavidMn]

Mary Higgins Clark

[Moony]

HPATHBP, finally. (harry potter and the half blood prince).
How are you liking it so far, Amber?

[Rickypt]

I just finished the "Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen. As I wrote in another thread, I liked it a lot and I would highly recommend it . I 'm guessing it's very well known in the US.

Before that, I read the "Atonement" by Ian McEwan, which was very good and it had a really good and moving ending. I was surprised I liked it, because I didn't care much for "Amsterdam", by the same author.


I loved The Corrections and Atonement. I also like Amsterdam a lot.

I also recently finished The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst; it was one of the best novels I've read in ages.

[Richard B]

King of Cons - Aaron Tonken (currently incarcerated).

Very juicy book with a Stevie Nicks mention in it, which I had no idea was in the book.

[catinthedark]

i just finished the kite runner by khaled hosseini.

heartbreaking. beautifully written. i will give this book to many people.

[ragandbone]

I just picked up my library request, "The Painted Drum" by Louise Erdrich. She is one of my favorite authors, so I have high hopes for this book. I also picked up the "Conversations with Tom Petty" book that was mentioned in another thread.
I have a few obstacles to overcome in keeping up my old voracious reading habits.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/ragandbone/Me/31280872_9453ec2858.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/ragandbone/Me/31280871_9d9e3548a1.jpg

[GODDESS6]

I just picked up my library request, "The Painted Drum" by Louise Erdrich. She is one of my favorite authors, so I have high hopes for this book. I also picked up the "Conversations with Tom Petty" book that was mentioned in another thread.
I have a few obstacles to overcome in keeping up my old voracious reading habits.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/ragandbone/Me/31280872_9453ec2858.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d165/ragandbone/Me/31280871_9d9e3548a1.jpgawwwwwwwwwwwwww how cute~
i am slow as to getting around to things, i just started the da vinci code~

[cliffdweller]

I just picked up my library request, "The Painted Drum" by Louise Erdrich. She is one of my favorite authors, so I have high hopes for this book.


Ooooh, I love Louise Erdrich too. Have you read Tracks by her? That is one amazing book, I highly recommend it as your next read.

[cliffdweller]

i just finished the kite runner by khaled hosseini.

heartbreaking. beautifully written. i will give this book to many people.


Okay, you are the second person that has recommended this book. I'm going to have to read it now.

[hayley]

I'm trying to read Dune for my geek boyfriend. It's slow going.

I just finished When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro, which I loved.

[amber]

How are you liking it so far, Amber?
Of course! I mean, it's just Harry Potter, not much to dislike. But no one has died yet. Even though I read the spoiler months back from everyone of who died, I have forgotten. I had to wait until it was in the used bookstore. As if I would pay 27 dollars for a book. Shyeah.

[amber]

this morning i am finishing herman hesse's demian, and then i am faced with a dilemma: narcissus and goldmund or ayn rand's atlas shrugged? any suggestions from the ledgies?

oh yeah, and i'm supposed to be reading some textbooks or something. ugh.
I like Atlas Shrugged better. Narcissus and Goldmund seems to think it's making a deep or complex or insightful point, but it's not. The story is okay, though.
Warning: Ayn Rand is making a point, too, which she drives home like it's a bulldozer on practically every one of those 600 (or whatever) Atlas Shrugged pages. It's still really good, though. There's a nice suprise at the end.

[ragandbone]

Ooooh, I love Louise Erdrich too. Have you read Tracks by her? That is one amazing book, I highly recommend it as your next read.

I have read "Tracks", in fact that was the first one I read (I think it was for a class) and then I read "The Beet Queen" and "Love Medicine" My favorite so far has been "Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse". She is a prolific writer, and I haven't read all of her work.

There are some good interviews with her on KCRW's Bookworm. http://www.kcrw.com/show/bw*If you haven't listened to that show, I recommend it. The host is a former wonder-boy student, (I think he attended Columbia) and he still prepares for his interviews like he is at the head of the class. As a result, his careful reading, and insights surprise and delight the authors, and he manages to get just about anyone he wants to come in for an interview. It is like sitting in on a really good class, and always rekindles my love of literature. He most recently interviewed David Foster Wallace, and John Barth, but all of the shows are archived.

[BTFLCHLD]

a friend wants me to read skinwalkers...an older book...anyone read this?

its hard for me to find the time latelys, but right now im working on the following during bathtimes:

marley and me...world's worst dog
and
year of magical thinking

ever read "the dog who loved too much" ?
omg thats my shelly :rolleyes:

[carrie721]

I like Atlas Shrugged better. Narcissus and Goldmund seems to think it's making a deep or complex or insightful point, but it's not. The story is okay, though.
Warning: Ayn Rand is making a point, too, which she drives home like it's a bulldozer on practically every one of those 600 (or whatever) Atlas Shrugged pages. It's still really good, though. There's a nice suprise at the end.

thanks! atlas shrugged it is, then. i'm a little daunted by its length (my mass market copy is almost 1100 pages long!), but i'll make it through :) i'll read narcissus and goldmund next, i guess, unless nabokov's the defense gets to me first ;-)

[strandinthewind]

Atlas Shrugged is one helluva book :nod:

I read it while on a cruise in the Mediterranean. I also read it on the flight over and on the return :laugh: Seriously, it is very long and you have to read all of it as opposed to some dome store novel. But, it is well worth the read, esp. the foreword in the book and if you do a little research on her life.

[amber]

a friend wants me to read skinwalkers...an older book...anyone read this?


I thought that was a book by Tony Hillerman.

[catinthedark]

Okay, you are the second person that has recommended this book. I'm going to have to read it now.

highly, highly recommended. i couldn't stop reading it. my eyes would be closing i was so tired, but i couldn't put it down. there are a couple of moments that you will just gasp out loud in distress.

[foxyluva]

Just finished 'Rainbow Boys' by Alex Sanchez - A real insprational read :cool:

[Dark Angel]

"A Treasury Of Great Poems" - complied and selected by Louis Untermeyer

A lot of good works in it.

[macfanken]

"Galapagos" by Kurt Vonnegut

[David]

"Galapagos" by Kurt VonnegutYou don't know how to read!!
Who you think you kiddin!!!!

:] :] :laugh: :laugh:

[David]

"A Treasury Of Great Poems" - complied and selected by Louis Untermeyer

A lot of good works in it.Untermeyer was an interesting guy. Lionel Trilling once found him on top of a sheep out at Edmund Wilson's farm in Vermont.

Trilling asked him just what he thought he was doing, & Untermeyer said, "I thought he was limping."

[David]

highly, highly recommended. i couldn't stop reading it. my eyes would be closing i was so tired, but i couldn't put it down. there are a couple of moments that you will just gasp out loud in distress.I highly, highly recommend Jacques Barzun's "Clio & the Doctors."

You will NOT be able to put it down -- even after you finish! :shocked:

[David]

Atlas Shrugged is one helluva book :nod:Ayn Rand ... once decked my mommy. And then kissed her.

And ran away and built a big corporation on an island in the Azores.

[marc402]

I'm about a quarter of the way into Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix.
Harry potter and the goblet of fire was the first of the series i've read and i will read the first 3 (i do have all 6 books) after i have read the last one.
I made the mistake With the goblet of fire of finishing it just before i saw the film, and all you do than during the film is compare it to the book for better or worse, i should have known better after the same thing happened with grisham's the pelican brief and Tolkien's The Two Towers.
That is why i want to finish this fifth potter book way before the film is finished and i'm not even going to read dan brown's the Da vinci Code , atleast not before i see the film.

[Miss Vicky]

Just finished "Marley and Me."

Yeah... um... if you turn into a blubbering idiot when you read something sentimental and sad about an animal (like I do), you might want to read it in private, preferably with music blaring so nobody can hear you sob at the end and so that nobody can hear you laughing hysterically at other parts.

[mylittledemon]

Re-read "V for Vendetta"....last week I read "Conversations with Tom Petty"

[DavidMn]

Well, this morning, the Minneapolis StarTribune

[catinthedark]

ugh - just read an awful anne tyler book, called the amateur marriage. usually anne tyler is good for an easy read that requires no thinking. this one made me use too much energy trying to stay awake.

[irishgrl]

Rich Dad's guide to investing by Robert Kiyosaki. I saw him on PBS and I really liked what he had to say. next stop, ebay for cheaper prices on richdad/poordad merchandise. now Im educating myself.

[hayley]

ugh - just read an awful anne tyler book, called the amateur marriage. usually anne tyler is good for an easy read that requires no thinking. this one made me use too much energy trying to stay awake.
I thought it sucked too!

[macmar71]

Elizabeth Lowell~~Always Time to Die

[catinthedark]

almost finished "garbo laughs" by elizabeth hay

halfway through the current issue of the new yorker

just bought "cloud atlas" today - looking forward to starting it

[carrie721]

kenneth c. davis - don't know much about history

i realized the other day that despite having taken several history & gov't classes in high school, i'm pretty retarded when it comes to the specifics of u.s. history.

[markolas]

Got through reading Marianne Faithfull's autobiography and Ian Carr's bio of Miles Davis. Just got Dr. Andrew Weil's 8 Weeks to Optimum Health and William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying at the library today.

[Rickypt]

I am reading Kite Runner, which is one of the best reads in ages. But really sad and I can only handle a little bit at a time.

[jannieC]

I am reading Kite Runner, which is one of the best reads in ages. But really sad and I can only handle a little bit at a time.

I really enjoyed that book. It was hard getting into it initially (I just thought it started kind of slowly) but once I did, I was hooked. And thankfully, it is on a list of books I have to review for my Diversity class. Which means, I can re-read it!

In addition to all of the heinous reading required for graduate school, I still find time for recreational reading (at night before I go to bed) and right now I'm reading A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving. I'm on the last few pages and I can honestly say that it's one of the best books I've ever read. I highly recommend it. :thumbsup:

[BlackWidow]

The Four Agreements

[DrummerDeanna]

I just finished The Memory Keeper's Daughter - it was pretty good...

Now I'm reading, Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George

[catinthedark]

I am reading Kite Runner, which is one of the best reads in ages. But really sad and I can only handle a little bit at a time.

one of my favourite books. :nod:

currently reading rohinton mistry's "family matters." it's okay. not nearly as good as "a fine balance."

[DavidMn]

I've been getting into Mary Higgins Clark lately.

[michelle2677]

Just finished "marley and me" (GREAT book)

now I'm reading "the devil wears prada"

[DrummerDeanna]

Just finished "marley and me" (GREAT book)

now I'm reading "the devil wears prada"

I've been wanting to read Marley and Me - I hear it's a MUST for dog lovers.

And The Devil Wears Prada. That book INFURIATED me. But I enjoyed it, it was much more effective than the movie. Enjoy.

[irishgrl]

American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips (the perils and politics of radical religion, oil, and borrowed money in the 21st century)

next is Failed States by Noam Chomsky. (the abuse of power and the assault on democracy)

[carrie721]

American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips (the perils and politics of radical religion, oil, and borrowed money in the 21st century)

next is Failed States by Noam Chomsky. (the abuse of power and the assault on democracy)

i love noam. noam is my god.

[macmar71]

Erica Spindler~~Copycat

[michelle2677]

I've been wanting to read Marley and Me - I hear it's a MUST for dog lovers.

And The Devil Wears Prada. That book INFURIATED me. But I enjoyed it, it was much more effective than the movie. Enjoy.

Oh, you HAVE to read it. Hell, I'd send it to you if I hadn't loaned it out. It is THAT GOOD!!

Why did TDWP infuriate you?? I'm only to like, chapter 4 or something. I put it down a few weeks ago and haven't picked it back up. Too busy lately, but maybe I'll read a bit tonight :)

[DrummerDeanna]

Oh, you HAVE to read it. Hell, I'd send it to you if I hadn't loaned it out. It is THAT GOOD!!

Why did TDWP infuriate you?? I'm only to like, chapter 4 or something. I put it down a few weeks ago and haven't picked it back up. Too busy lately, but maybe I'll read a bit tonight :)


Well I should say that it infuriated me in a good way. She wrote the Miranda character beautifully - and as much as I like Meryl Streep - she did not go anywhere NEAR the Miranda in the book....

I'll be interested to see what you think when you get farther in....I did enjoy the book - but good gosh that Miranda character....ugh.

[skcin]

I just finished The Memory Keeper's Daughter - it was pretty good...



I did too, liked it a lot.

[DrummerDeanna]

I did too, liked it a lot.

Although - it also infuriated me (in a good way) David..ugh - what a jerk - I'm GLAD he led a tortured life!!! ;)

[skcin]

Although - it also infuriated me (in a good way) David..ugh - what a jerk - I'm GLAD he led a tortured life!!! ;)

I know. F*cker. :D

[carrie721]

right now i'm reading don't get too comfortable by david rakoff. it's pretty amusing - i would recommend it. i'm almost done, so i picked up dress your family in corduroy and denim and barrel fever by david sedaris today. love me some sedaris!

[DrummerDeanna]

right now i'm reading don't get too comfortable by david rakoff. it's pretty amusing - i would recommend it. i'm almost done, so i picked up dress your family in corduroy and denim and barrel fever by david sedaris today. love me some sedaris!

I've been wanting to read some Sedaris - is he related to Amy Sedaris? No one is ever able to answer this question for me.

STILL reading Mary Called Magdalene - it's really long,and so far somewhat strange.

[BlackWidow]

The Bible.

[JazmenFlowers]

The Bible.
blasphemer!

NR: the liner notes to Angels & Airwaves, We Don't Need To Whisper

[GODDESS6]

"the franklin cover-up" by nebraska senator john decamp
-on a side note, anyone who was interested in the johnny gosch thread awhile back, this is the book to read, it has tons & tons of documented stuff in this book & the kidnapping of johnny gosch was part of this book, it was very disturbing since i live where all of this happened & they say is still going on, but it was an intriguing read i couldn't put it down~ there is an updated 2005-2006 version out there i got it at amazon cheap~

also reading "the black dahlia" by james ellroy~

[irishgrl]

I forgot to mention that I am also reading Wicca for One by Raymond Buckland.


and, I am so bad, I havent decorated for Halloween yet and its my favorite Holiday. :distress:

[GODDESS6]

I forgot to mention that I am also reading Wicca for One by Raymond Buckland.


and, I am so bad, I havent decorated for Halloween yet and its my favorite Holiday. :distress:

i have his complete guide to witchcraft~

i decorated, i do home daycare tho, halloween & christmas i have a blast decorating for~ my home is spoooky w/ delight right now:thumbsup: :thumbsup: ~

[DavidMn]

Getting ready to peruse my USA Today.

[macmar71]

Read Between My Lines The Musical Life and Journey of Stevie Nicks by Sandra Halliburton

[carrie721]

finally finished don't get too comfortable. an enjoyable read; rakoff's strength is finding the most astute, concise (and often hilarious) descriptions for those situations you thought defied verbal expression.

just started dress your family in corduroy and denim by david sedaris.

[ragandbone]

I've been wanting to read some Sedaris - is he related to Amy Sedaris? No one is ever able to answer this question for me.

STILL reading Mary Called Magdalene - it's really long,and so far somewhat strange.
She is his sister, and she shows up in some of his stories.

[ragandbone]

i have his complete guide to witchcraft~

i decorated, i do home daycare tho, halloween & christmas i have a blast decorating for~ my home is spoooky w/ delight right now:thumbsup: :thumbsup: ~ Does he still have that silly picture of himself on the back cover?
Oh, but I think it is a fine book.

[catinthedark]

"no great mischief" by alistair macleod.

again.

only because my current issue of the new yorker hasn't arrived yet.

[DavidMn]

USA today Friday sports section

[michelle2677]

the ledge


which requires 10 characters........

[xdreamsunwindx]

"Faithfull" by Marianne Faithfull

"Nico: The End" by James Young

& I'm attempting to finish "Valley of the Dolls" after having misplaced my copy for a while. Noticing a pattern?

[iamstevienicks]

merde actually by Stephen Clarke

[JazmenFlowers]

recipe for homemade German Chocolate Cake.

I'm making birthday cakes for my firm this month, on Wednesday.

[BlackWidow]

The L.A. Times!

[carrie721]

ok, after being on vacation for a week, my second hand book dealer finally reopened today, and i got tom robbins's villa incognito and kurt vonnegut's slaughterhouse five. right now i'm reading villa incognito

[irishgrl]

I was summoned for Jury Duty (but I wasnt chosen) so I brought a book to while away the time: Smitten, a cute little piece of romantic fluff. I finished it up when I got back home...

[DrummerDeanna]

I'm STILL reading Mary Called Magdalene :laugh:

Disclaimer: I really like to take my time with books and savor them...rarely do I burn through one quickly because then I'm sad that's it's over....it just happens that this is a really long book....

[BlackWidow]

The Bible....

[BlackWidow]

"the franklin cover-up" by nebraska senator john decamp
-on a side note, anyone who was interested in the johnny gosch thread awhile back, this is the book to read, it has tons & tons of documented stuff in this book & the kidnapping of johnny gosch was part of this book, it was very disturbing since i live where all of this happened & they say is still going on, but it was an intriguing read i couldn't put it down~ there is an updated 2005-2006 version out there i got it at amazon cheap~

also reading "the black dahlia" by james ellroy~

I am intruiged....got to read that...:thumbsup:

[DrummerDeanna]

The Bible....

Ok you've said that several times - are you really reading it or just being facetious?

I ask because I actually just started reading it - like I decided to read it cover to cover just to see what's really in it through and through.

[irishgrl]

Ok you've said that several times - are you really reading it or just being facetious?

I ask because I actually just started reading it - like I decided to read it cover to cover just to see what's really in it through and through.

I tried that too, when I was in High School.......slogging thru the "begats" is horrendous! Maybe I'd appreciate it more now that Im older, but all the freakin Bible thumpers kinda got me turned OFF of the Bible.

[skcin]

Ok you've said that several times - are you really reading it or just being facetious?

I ask because I actually just started reading it - like I decided to read it cover to cover just to see what's really in it through and through.

No, he keeps telling us cuz he was waiting for someone, anyone, to ask him about it. :laugh:

[JazmenFlowers]

^^^

Solomon 5:45 "Thou shalt not bait"

:lol:

[SuzeQuze]

I tried that too, when I was in High School.......slogging thru the "begats" is horrendous! Maybe I'd appreciate it more now that Im older, but all the freakin Bible thumpers kinda got me turned OFF of the Bible.

I got through about 3 pages of it in High School myself. I would like to be more familiar with it but not to think of it as law just to know what's there. I know there is wisdom in it. There's also some pretty juicy stories!

[SuzeQuze]

^^^

Solomon 5:45 "Thou shalt not bait"

:lol:

:xoxo: Seriously!

[DrummerDeanna]

No, he keeps telling us cuz he was waiting for someone, anyone, to ask him about it. :laugh:

aaand I fell right into the trap. Shoot.

Yeah - the begats I skipped - can't take it. I'm still in Genesis though - it's slow going but it's something I've always wanted to do - though I haven't picked it up in about a week now..I'm trying to finish my other book.

[skcin]

^^^

Solomon 5:45 "Thou shalt not bait"

:lol:

Leviticus 4:12 "Once a conshohoken, always a conshohoken." :p

[carrie721]

thought this was interesting:

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com

[skcin]

thought this was interesting:

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com

That's really cool! I've been in the midst of a book drought, so I think I'll give it a try.

[BlackWidow]

Ok you've said that several times - are you really reading it or just being facetious?

I ask because I actually just started reading it - like I decided to read it cover to cover just to see what's really in it through and through.

Here's one for you:
"Thou shalt not turn on your fellow ledgie"

[BlackWidow]

No, he keeps telling us cuz he was waiting for someone, anyone, to ask him about it. :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

My Bible studies are so personal..I cannot share them with anyone...:sorry:

[macmar71]

Sandra Brown~~Send No Flowers

[jean-mariecowl]

im reading the new Hammond Atlas of the World. i love geography. hehehe:]

[irishgrl]

I am reading the obituaries. plz.

[goldustsongbird]

I am reading the obituaries. plz.

:rolleyes: Anything exciting? :lol:

[carrie721]

:rolleyes: Anything exciting? :lol:

i wonder how they end!

[goldustsongbird]

i wonder how they end!

If you find out before I do, don't spoil it for me!

[irishgrl]

ya know, its really sad......Im always the last to know.......

[macmar71]

Phillip Margolin~~Proof Positive

[GODDESS6]

"running with scissors"~

[BlackWidow]

The Bible.....

[carrie721]

guys, i'm such a nerd. our pretty new library just opened up about a month ago, and i was really sad because i couldn't check out books (exhorbitant fines from h.s.), but went in today and talked to my friend who works there and she wiped off my fines! i'm so excited to get out books again!!!! i got neil gaiman's fragile things.

[DrummerDeanna]

guys, i'm such a nerd. our pretty new library just opened up about a month ago, and i was really sad because i couldn't check out books (exhorbitant fines from h.s.), but went in today and talked to my friend who works there and she wiped off my fines! i'm so excited to get out books again!!!! i got neil gaiman's fragile things.

Woohoo! Right on - I Love the library - I don't go nearly enough...

If you can believe it I'm STILL reading damn Mary Called Magdalene :laugh:

I'm really not a slow reader - well I am, but I've gone over that..I read slowly on purpose..but not this slowly, generall..I'm just not all that into this but it's like a vendetta now. Must. Finish!

After that I've got Joy Luck CLub all ready to go.

[BlackWidow]

The Bible....

[carrie721]

Woohoo! Right on - I Love the library - I don't go nearly enough...

If you can believe it I'm STILL reading damn Mary Called Magdalene :laugh:

I'm really not a slow reader - well I am, but I've gone over that..I read slowly on purpose..but not this slowly, generall..I'm just not all that into this but it's like a vendetta now. Must. Finish!

After that I've got Joy Luck CLub all ready to go.

i love the library too (or "liberry," as i like to call it in jest), i just can't believe it's been 5 years since i've been there!

take as long as you need to get through MCM ... there's another book i'm reading that's taking me quite a while to get through. but right now i'm really enjoying fragile things.

[carrie721]

went to the liberry again! got wouldn't it be nice: brian wilson and the making of the beach boys' pet sounds. woot.

[BlackWidow]

The Bible...

[JazmenFlowers]

ok, so you know how I said I was going to read Lisey's Story by Stephen King? well now I'm not sure because I really want to read Cell by Stephen King. anyone read it?

at the moment, I'm not reading anything except a Mac for Dummies book.

[BlackWidow]

ok, so you know how I said I was going to read Lisey's Story by Stephen King? well now I'm not sure because I really want to read Cell by Stephen King. anyone read it?

at the moment, I'm not reading anything except a Mac for Dummies book.

Maybe you should be reading Contreception for Dummies!!!:lol:

[JazmenFlowers]

Maybe you should be reading Contreception for Dummies!!!:lol:
tru dat. :rolleyes:

[goldustsongbird]

ok, so you know how I said I was going to read Lisey's Story by Stephen King? well now I'm not sure because I really want to read Cell by Stephen King. anyone read it?

at the moment, I'm not reading anything except a Mac for Dummies book.

Apparently Cell really sucks. :shrug:

[JazmenFlowers]

Apparently Cell really sucks. :shrug:
ewww. way to deflate my excitment. lol. j/k.

oh well.

[markolas]

The Bible...

You're reading a lot of that, it would seem.

[BlackWidow]

:angel: You're reading a lot of that, it would seem.

:angel: :angel: :angel: :angel: :

[DrummerDeanna]

I finally finished that freakin' Mary Called Magdalene book - was vastly disapointed - but I've never NOT finished a book so I was determined to get through it. Grrr...

Anyway - now reading: The Joy Luck Club.

[Peestie]

Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett for what must be the 100th time lol.

[macmar71]

Tess Gerritsen~~The Mephisto Club

[BlackWidow]

The Bible...

[DavidMn]

Monday's edition of USA Today

[goldustsongbird]

Sound Bites (eating on tour w/ franz ferdinand) - Alex Kapranos. Got it as a gift this weekend.

[carrie721]

Sound Bites (eating on tour w/ franz ferdinand) - Alex Kapranos. Got it as a gift this weekend.

sweet. i just checked out another beach boys book and a book about country music & politics called rednecks and bluenecks.

[goldustsongbird]

sweet. i just checked out another beach boys book and a book about country music & politics called rednecks and bluenecks.

Sweet! The only thing I checked out at the library yesterday was for research. Although this one book, What the Dormouse Said by John Markoff is pretty good. It's about how the 60's counterculture influenced the comp industry. Eeeeteresting stuff. Then there's this other one, Computer: The History of the Information Machine, which is decidedly less interesting. :p

[carrie721]

Sweet! The only thing I checked out at the library yesterday was for research. Although this one book, What the Dormouse Said by John Markoff is pretty good. It's about how the 60's counterculture influenced the comp industry. Eeeeteresting stuff. Then there's this other one, Computer: The History of the Information Machine, which is decidedly less interesting. :p

you would find a research book that gets its title from a JA song! :p :laugh:

[goldustsongbird]

you would find a research book that gets its title from a JA song! :p :laugh:

Exactly! I figured anything influenced by Grace has got to be good. And it hasn't let me down. :)

[carrie721]

finished wouldn't it be nice this morning. just started rednecks & bluenecks: the politics of country music. :thumbsup:

[BlackWidow]

The Bible...

[DrummerDeanna]

Just finished Joy Luck Club...great book...that plus one I read called Golden Mountain have me totally fascinated with Chinese culture...

Now Reading: A Million Nightingales - Susan Straight.

[goldustsongbird]

currently re-reading A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews, which I recced to someone else in another thread.

[skcin]

The most recent copy of FHM. :laugh: No, really.

I haven't read a book in months, and I hate it. Nothing's snagged my interest lately. :(

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

:( I hate when I get into book funks like that....if you're looking for a good read - Water for Elephants is excellent - it's not depressing (altogether) but it's really fun and the story and imagery are fantastic.

/unsolicted recomendation.

[goldustsongbird]

The most recent copy of FHM. :laugh: No, really.

I haven't read a book in months, and I hate it. Nothing's snagged my interest lately. :(

FHM sucks these days. :p

I know what you mean, actually. Everything that I've picked up recently has been pretty disappointing. Been like that for a few months now. That's why I'm just going back to stuff I've already read.

Dee, I'll look into reading the Joy Luck Club. I saw the movie ages ago.

[DrummerDeanna]

FHM sucks these days. :p

I know what you mean, actually. Everything that I've picked up recently has been pretty disappointing. Been like that for a few months now. That's why I'm just going back to stuff I've already read.

Dee, I'll look into reading the Joy Luck Club. I saw the movie ages ago.

If you're going to pick anything up get Water for Elephants :laugh: Seriously I just loved that book....but Joy Luck Club was good too - I want to read more of Amy Tan's stuff now :nod:

I also was going to rent the movie this weekend, but that didn't happen - I got more X-Files instead :p

[goldustsongbird]

If you're going to pick anything up get Water for Elephants :laugh: Seriously I just loved that book....but Joy Luck Club was good too - I want to read more of Amy Tan's stuff now :nod:

I also was going to rent the movie this weekend, but that didn't happen - I got more X-Files instead :p

I think you need to go to XF Addicts Anonymous, girlfriend. :p

I lied about not having read anything good! That Alex Kapranos book I mentioned earlier in the thread was pretty enjoyable (made me hungry), as was Counseling for Toads (http://www.amazon.com/Counselling-Toads-R-Board/dp/0415174295). Don't let the name throw you. :D My dad's friend brought both of those for me when she visited from Scotland.

[DrummerDeanna]

I think you need to go to XF Addicts Anonymous, girlfriend. :p

I lied about not having read anything good! That Alex Kapranos book I mentioned earlier in the thread was pretty enjoyable (made me hungry), as was Counseling for Toads (http://www.amazon.com/Counselling-Toads-R-Board/dp/0415174295). Don't let the name throw you. :D My dad's friend brought both of those for me when she visited from Scotland.

:lol: XF anonymous...well I just can't stop mid-season, and I'm in the middle of S.5. Of course after I finish it I'll have to watch the movie -then start S.6 :laugh: Yeah..I have a problem.

[macmar71]

Thomas Harris~~Hannibal Rising

[elie]

Portnoy's Complaint. I 'm going through a severe Philip Roth infatuation period.

[goldustsongbird]

:lol: XF anonymous...well I just can't stop mid-season, and I'm in the middle of S.5. Of course after I finish it I'll have to watch the movie -then start S.6 :laugh: Yeah..I have a problem.

As long as you don't watch seasons 7-9, we're cool. If you do... Then it's a real problem. :cool:

[irishgrl]

Haunted Ireland. A Xmas gift from a co-worker.

[DrummerDeanna]

As long as you don't watch seasons 7-9, we're cool. If you do... Then it's a real problem. :cool:

Well I will eventually :lol: But not any time soon - in fact my X-Files viewing will decrease dramatically (like to zero) starting on Tuesday - that's when I leave town and head south....


Ooh Haunted Ireland sounds intersting...fiction or non-fiction?

[irishgrl]

Well I will eventually :lol: But not any time soon - in fact my X-Files viewing will decrease dramatically (like to zero) starting on Tuesday - that's when I leave town and head south....


Ooh Haunted Ireland sounds intersting...fiction or non-fiction?
non fiction. its all TRUE man!

[DrummerDeanna]

non fiction. its all TRUE man!

Sweet! I LOVE that kind of stuff...!!!

[irishgrl]

were you hearing a Tommy Chong stoner kinda voice when you read my post?

thats what I was aiming for!

[DavidMn]

USA Today, friday's edition.

[Karl-Heinz]

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1425713009.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V35423133_.jpg

[Wild_Heart03]

Catalogue, a book about every release the Pet Shop Boys have ever put out. There's not so much reading as it's pictures of all their albums and 12"s and stuff, but there's still some interesting insights.

[skcin]

Just found out that Alice Hoffmann has a new novel out, I will be picking that up very soon.

[DrummerDeanna]

Just bought Kite Runner last night, will start reading that tomorrow!

[BlackWidow]

The Bible....

[Musicman408]

I'm finishing up on Salem's Lot by Stephen King..... It's pretty good.

[DavidMn]

USA Today.

[skcin]

Going to the library today to pick up my requested items:

Water For Elephants (on several recommendations)

The Girls Who Went Away (a non-fiction book about girls who got pregnant in the 40's, 50's & 60's & were sent away.)

[Karl-Heinz]

Max und Moritz by W(ilhelm) Busch

http://www.fln.vcu.edu/mm/mmmenu.html

http://www.lfb.it/fff/busch/imm/max_moritz.jpg

[catinthedark]

Just bought Kite Runner last night, will start reading that tomorrow!

one of the best books i've ever read. very sad, though. be prepared.

i'm reading a book about political life and how the federal liberal government worked for 10 years in ottawa, called "the way it works: inside ottawa." when i finish that, i'm going to start a book called "full circle" about the federal conservative party.

(yes. in case it wasn't already wildly clear... i am a political nerd)

[carrie721]

right now i'm rereading the HP series ... because i am a child. :lol: then i want to reread LOTR. yes... i am a geek.

[DrummerDeanna]

Well I didn't start reading Kite Runner..I never had the time :(

So I'm now back to reading A Million Nightingales, but Kite Runner is up next on the list.

[BlackWidow]

The Bible.

[BlackWidow]

More.....of.....The Bible.

[JazmenFlowers]

Carrie - I got "We're Just Like You, Only Prettier" and I'm not liking it so far. hopefully it gets better.

I also got "Bless Your Heart, Tramp" by the same author...

[carrie721]

Carrie - I got "We're Just Like You, Only Prettier" and I'm not liking it so far. hopefully it gets better.

I also got "Bless Your Heart, Tramp" by the same author...

oh shiz! really? the first, like, third had my fave parts in it. it kinda got a little saccharine after that, but i recommended it before i got to those parts. hmm. i hope you like it, at least a little! :o

right now i'm reading a book about alaska national parks.

[skcin]

Just finished Water For Elephants. Very enjoyable book. :nod: A little bit sad, but not totally depressing. Wistful might be a better word.

[strandinthewind]

I just re read The Alienist by Caleb Carr - great book!!!!

[DavidMn]

USA Today, Friday edition

[BTFLCHLD]

While driving past the library, I realized I haven't a clue where my card is.
I was able to obtain a new one for a dollar. :cool:

checkouts:

santopietro, the importance of being barbara (streisand)
gottlieb and bleyer, i love you nice to meet you (a guy and a gal give the lowdown on coupling up)
schlosser and wilson, chew on this (butch on fastfood written by author of fastfoodnation)
love, dirty blonde: the diaries of courtney love (may provide a goodview on the crapper)

[JazmenFlowers]

santopietro, the importance of being barbara (streisand)
wait...what? is this truly a book about Barbra that I haven't read? :laugh:

[DavidMn]

Minneapolis StarTribune online

[SuzeQuze]

Consuming Passions which is about compulsive spending.

[DavidMn]

Consuming Passions which is about compulsive spending.I wanna Borrow it when youre done!!!! Although I'm on a new med called Buspar that's supposed to help with that. We'el see how it works.

[macmar71]

Cross~~James Patterson

[skcin]

Consuming Passions which is about compulsive spending.

Why would you need that, my dear? :p

Sue Miller "The Distinguished Guest" and Barack Obama "Dreams from my Father."

[BTFLCHLD]

wait...what? is this truly a book about Barbra that I haven't read? :laugh: ;)

From Publishers Weekly
Theater manager Santopietro writes a decorous, dry analysis of "überdiva" Barbra Streisand, examining five decades of recordings, concerts, film, theater and politics. He analyzes Streisand as a "walking mass of contradictions," parsing those paradoxes through critical readings of her professional and personal gambits. Just as Streisand's "Brooklyn-ese" fades from her rich singing voice, so her stage and studio persona—tightly controlled—masks a diffidence in the limelight that just feeds her fans' interest. For these folks, the seminal sound bites of her career, from "Hello, gorgeous" to "So long, dearie," constitute the narrative's few flashes of energy, evoking Streisand in more glory than can be conveyed here. Santopietro astutely embeds his subject in cultural context to underscore her zeitgeist appeal; her brash urgency and in-your-face ethnicity, epitomized in "the nose," endears her to those out of the mainstream, including feminists and gays, and, in the '60s, augured the demise of pre-Vietnam dormancy. A prototype of postmodern celebrity, Streisand cultivated her own image, embellishing her "ugly duckling" myth through autobiographical roles. The author's discerning, nuanced critiques of Streisand's works depict a career of subtle evolution not without its setbacks, shedding welcome light on her uneven reception over the years. But his scholarly cant will perplex readers expecting a juicier read. Photos. (June)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Review
Rosellen Brewer Library Journal :
Santopietro, Tom. The Importance of Being Barbra. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Jun. 2006. c.256p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-312-34879-7 [ISBN 978-0-312-34879-3]. $22.95. MUSIC There is no doubt that Barbra Streisand has enjoyed one of the greatest show business careers of all time. But with countless biographies of the songstress already in print, why add another one to the collection? This book by Streisand's ultimate fan, theater manager Santopietro, is different, less a biography than an analysis of the star's recordings, films, theatrical career, television appearances, and concerts. Though occasionally over the top (he calls Streisand "Babs"), Santopietro holds strong opinions on all things Streisand that are usually right on. He observes her successes as well as her bloopers, e.g., what was she thinking with A Star Is Born? Only one thing nags at the reader: who is this guy? Does having stage managed a couple dozen New York City shows give him the credentials to critique La Streisand? But anyone who ends an analysis such as this with a "career scorecard" grading each of her efforts is worth reading. Cheeky and essential to a well-rounded Streisand collection, this book is highly recommended for public and academic libraries alike.- Rosellen Brewer, Sno-Isle Libs., Marysville, WA

<img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/barb.jpg">

By the way Jazzy...have you seen the dvd release of a star is born? The deleted scenes are very very cool to see.

[DrummerDeanna]

The Kite Runner....therefore I've been going to sleep completely depressed for three nights....

Also I'm going to start reading Roots.

[skcin]

The Kite Runner....therefore I've been going to sleep completely depressed for three nights....

Also I'm going to start reading Roots.

Well, that's sure to cheer you up. :lol:

[DrummerDeanna]

Well, that's sure to cheer you up. :lol:

Right? I've been reading some depressing ass books lately - but the last one I read, "A Million Nightingales" was about a slave and now I'm on a slavery kick....

[sasja]

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist. My kind of book :D


Sasja

[JazmenFlowers]

;)<img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/BTFLCHLD/barb.jpg">

By the way Jazzy...have you seen the dvd release of a star is born? The deleted scenes are very very cool to see.
awesome. thanks. and no, I haven't seen the dvd of ASIB, getting it this weekend!!!

[gldstwmn]

I don't read too much fiction. Over the holidays, I indulged myself in Courtney Love's "diary" book. It doesn't make a whole hell of a lot of sense, it's basically just random pages from her diary with very little commentary form her. There are some cool pictures and it does look pretty on my coffee table. I like the cover. :shrug:
I also bought Joe Eszterhas's new book, The Screenwriter's Guide To Hollywood or something like that which is an execise in suckage. I liked his last couple of books but this one blows and I don't want to read about how he banged Sharon Stone (again).

[BTFLCHLD]

I like the cover. hmmm...so do I. ;)

[BlackWidow]

The Bible....

[SuzeQuze]

The Bible....

One Trick Pony ;)

[BlackWidow]

One Trick Pony ;)

everything I could possibly need to know is in those pages.:p

[carrie721]

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1595580697.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V35251289_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-Ohio-Documentary-Election/dp/1595580697)

[DrummerDeanna]

I burned through Kite Runner - which was very good but incredibly depressing...I really liked it.

Now I'm reading Roots...and can't take my usual million years to read it as it's a library book - it's pretty good so far!

[BlackWidow]

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1595580697.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_V35251289_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-Ohio-Documentary-Election/dp/1595580697)

^^^^
How does one even live in Ohio???:eek:

[carrie721]

^^^^
How does one even live in Ohio???:eek:

lol. i dunno. the dude who rang me up at borders tonight said he had a friend who moved out of the country due to the political situation in ohio.

[BlackWidow]

lol. i dunno. the dude who rang me up at borders tonight said he had a friend who moved out of the country due to the political situation in ohio.

I swear..I could not do it..NY & LA are the best..that's all I know or even want to know!!!! My heart goes out to anyone in a Red State!!! Especially and most significantly a gay person....:nod:

[carrie721]

I swear..I could not do it..NY & LA are the best..that's all I know or even want to know!!!! My heart goes out to anyone in a Red State!!! Especially and most significantly a gay person....:nod:

ohio's technically not a red state, but it's definitely not 100% blue. i live in a liberal county ... but i run into people every day who are homophobic/misogynistic bastards. essentially, the closer you are to a big city, the better off you are. southern ohio is the worst ... i would never, ever, ever live there.

[gldstwmn]

hmmm...so do I. ;)

They make her behind look so arty. :laugh:

[gldstwmn]

I wanna Borrow it when youre done!!!! Although I'm on a new med called Buspar that's supposed to help with that. We'el see how it works.

A friend of mine was on it after his son passed. It seemed to help him a lot. He was able to get through the days better.

[gldstwmn]

^^^^
How does one even live in Ohio???:eek:

I saw Fleetwood there for the very first show of the SYW tour. It seemed like a nice little college town, very green, very middle class America. And then I went to this cool shopping development called Easton? I think. Instead of being inside like a mall the stores were in a main street fashion. The weather was warm, the men were very attentive, fell all over themselves to help me and upgraded me to a suite when I was checking in. They even let me use their business center after the show so I could come online and see what everyone else was saying about the show. I don't know that I could live there but it was lovely and I'd certainly go back and see FM there again.

[carrie721]

I saw Fleetwood there for the very first show of the SYW tour. It seemed like a nice little college town, very green, very middle class America. And then I went to this cool shopping development called Easton? I think. Instead of being inside like a mall the stores were in a main street fashion. The weather was warm, the men were very attentive, fell all over themselves to help me and upgraded me to a suite when I was checking in. They even let me use their business center after the show so I could come online and see what everyone else was saying about the show. I don't know that I could live there but it was lovely and I'd certainly go back and see FM there again.

if you do, let me know! :wavey:

we have a ton of those outdoor malls now. they're incredibly popular, and really revitalize an area when they open up.

[BlackWidow]

I saw Fleetwood there for the very first show of the SYW tour. It seemed like a nice little college town, very green, very middle class America. And then I went to this cool shopping development called Easton? I think. Instead of being inside like a mall the stores were in a main street fashion. The weather was warm, the men were very attentive, fell all over themselves to help me and upgraded me to a suite when I was checking in. They even let me use their business center after the show so I could come online and see what everyone else was saying about the show. I don't know that I could live there but it was lovely and I'd certainly go back and see FM there again.

Well Chris..maybe that's because you are one HOT LADY!! (puff, puff):nod:

[macmar71]

vanished~karen robards

[gldstwmn]

if you do, let me know! :wavey:



I'd love to hang sometime. I ended up going to that show by myself.

[gldstwmn]

Well Chris..maybe that's because you are one HOT LADY!! (puff, puff):nod:

Touche'. :laugh:

[catinthedark]

I burned through Kite Runner - which was very good but incredibly depressing...I really liked it.




wasn't it just brilliant? i loved it, too, but i agree. one of the most depressing books i've ever read. i actually gasped out loud at one point.

i'm now re-reading another all time fave: feed my dear dogs, by emma richler.

[DrummerDeanna]

wasn't it just brilliant? i loved it, too, but i agree. one of the most depressing books i've ever read. i actually gasped out loud at one point.

i'm now re-reading another all time fave: feed my dear dogs, by emma richler.

It was brilliant - it's rare that a book can make my literally cry - and this one did. I mean how can you not at some points? I am very glad that it had a somewhat redeeming ending....at least not one that did not leave me in the pit of depression :p

I will read it again at some point - more slowly - it was a real page-turner, I couldn't put it down!

[DrummerDeanna]

Still reading Roots....but I just had to share...I also watched the Star Wars trilogy this weekend and last night had a dream that Darth Vadar invaded Kunta Kinte's village...

The image of Darth striding around little huts has been making me chuckle all day.

That's all.

[carrie721]

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743285026.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285026)

[JazmenFlowers]

was just reading the back of a bottle of Dove Advanced Color Care Reviving Mask.

:thumbsup:

[amber]

"Natural Cures That "They" Don't Want You To Know, Revealed." - Kevin Trudeau.
And for light reading, my Yoga magazine.

[DrummerDeanna]

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0743285026.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285026)


Please post a review when you're done - I've been very curious about that book!

Still reading Roots...about halfway through...damn it's good but heartbreaking.

[skcin]

Just finished Sue Miller's The Distinguished Guest, still slowly reading Obama's Dreams From My Father. It's very interesting, but I haven't had much spare time to read lately. Stupid TV. :o :laugh:

[sparky]

I am reading the second of two vintage gay porn books I got at an antique store. So cheesy, so nasty. It's called The Muscle Lovers.:lol:

[BlackWidow]

The Bible...

[carrie721]

I am reading the second of two vintage gay porn books I got at an antique store. So cheesy, so nasty. It's called The Muscle Lovers.:lol:

reminds me of the time when i was 13 and my christian aunt took me to borders. i grabbed a gay erotica paperback off the shelf and started reading it out loud to her. she never took me back to borders. :shrug:

right now i'm reading performing songwriter magazine. no, i am not a performing songwriter. but it had a thing about patty griffin inside and mary j blige was on the cover. don't hate.

[DrummerDeanna]

I finished Roots last week. Great book...glad I finally read it!

Now I'm reading two books, The Stand and The Known World...

[xdreamsunwindx]

I'm about halfway-through "The Real Bettie Page," by Richard Foster. It's not a bad book, but the way it's set up is weird, which made me struggle through the first few chapters. It's a rather-depressing read, though.

I might start "Love, Janis" by Laura Joplin tonight. I picked it up the other day but haven't read it yet.

[Miss Vicky]

I finished Roots last week. Great book...glad I finally read it!

I just finished re-watching the series this evening and was just thinking I ought to pick up the book and see how the two compare.

[macmar71]

BodyWork~~Fiona Brand

[DrummerDeanna]

I just finished re-watching the series this evening and was just thinking I ought to pick up the book and see how the two compare.

I've never seen the series, but am going to rent it probably next weekend. I saw a clip on YouTube and was already annoyed that it was COMPLETELY different than the book...different characters, characters doing different things...

But I'll give it a chance, you can't really tell a whole lot from a 2 minute YouTube clip.

[Miss Vicky]

I've never seen the series, but am going to rent it probably next weekend. I saw a clip on YouTube and was already annoyed that it was COMPLETELY different than the book...different characters, characters doing different things...

But I'll give it a chance, you can't really tell a whole lot from a 2 minute YouTube clip.

Really? Huh. I've always loved the series, especially the character "Fiddler," played by Louis Gossett, Jr.

I guess I really will have to read the book and see for myself.

[DrummerDeanna]

Really? Huh. I've always loved the series, especially the character "Fiddler," played by Louis Gossett, Jr.

I guess I really will have to read the book and see for myself.

I am looking forward to seeing it, I need to just open my mind and realize it's not going to be exactly like the book.

The scene I saw on YouTube had fiddler in it, complaining to the Massa about the whipping of Toby or something...it was odd. Though fiddler was in the book, he was never in it in that context...

Either way it was a great read...and I've heard great things about the series...:nod:

[seeker007nmss]

Reading a book about the First Crusades.

[ragandbone]

I just finished Joan Didion's "The Year Of Magical Thinking"--
just an amazing mediatiation and report on grieving and relationships.

I am just starting her collection of non-fiction, "We tell Ourselves Stories In order to Live"

[BlackWidow]

The Bible.

[DrummerDeanna]

Home to Big Stone Gap and The Stand.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

A Janice Dickinson book... (when I can find it again...)

[BlackWidow]

A Janice Dickinson book... (when I can find it again...)

cool beans...:p

[ontheEdgeof17]

I'm going to start this week on Perfume. The movie looks very interesting, but I want to read the book first.