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![]() Andrew Jackson and FDR. Not bad books.
Also been reading the Twilight Series because I dig vampire stories. Also reading War and Remembrance for like the 100th time. ![]() |
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![]() Speaking of vampires....anyone ever read the Necroscope series by Brian Lumley?
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![]() Anyone read the Preston/Child Pendergast Novels?
Relic Reliquary Cabinet of Curiosities Still Life With Crows Brimstone Dance of Death Book of the Dead Wheel of Darkness |
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No, but I got laid off from work, have severence pay and alot of free time before school begins. Are they good? ![]() |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Seattle
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![]() I have the "OrangeMane copy" of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" ... it was sent to me well over a year ago, and it was supposed to be sent from user to user, but after I finished, I couldn't find a guy who wanted it ... come to think of it, it was probably this very thread.
They're gonna make it into a movie, Viggo Mortenson signed on to play the father. At any rate ... somebody want to read it? |
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Excellent book ... great mystery, science, Amazon jungle, New York Museums. Kinda like a "Jurassic Park" type novel. |
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Pendergast is a great character....his character does not really take the main stage until the second book, but Relic is a darn good read. Last edited by SouthStndJunkie; 01-21-2009 at 10:38 PM.. |
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...there ain't no devil
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#710 |
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![]() I just finished reading 'Streets of Laredo'....so I am now finished with all 4 books from the 'Lonesome Dove' series.
I really enjoyed 'Lonesome Dove'....a masterpiece in my opinion. The other books were decent and somewhat enjoyable, but Larry McMurtry forced the story in way too many places and there were many, many, inconsistencies from book to book. 'Dead Man's Walk' was ok....but it was like McMurtry took 6 hits of acid and then wrote the last 3rd of the book. I did enjoy the development of the great Indian Chief Buffalo Hump....the part in the book where he stalked Gus was the highlight of the book. 'Comanche Moon' was also an ok read....but there were way too many times where McMurtry forced things (like Call's relationship to Maggie)....which was barely mentioned in 'Lonesome Dove' and never mentioned in 'Streets of Laredo'. I did enjoy Inish and Inez Scull throughout the book. 'Streets of Laredo' was not a bad read....but kind of a downer. Joey Garza was an interesting bad guy and John Wesley Hardin cracked me up. It sucked not having Gus McCrae around....as he was the coolest character in all of the books. All in all, the 3 other books did not come close to 'Lonesome Dove', but I still read and enjoyed them for the most part....but the inconsistencies were blatant and irked me a little. |
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Rocky Mountain High
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Recent reads: The "Foreigner" series (all nine books) by C. J. Cherryh. One of the best science-fiction series ever written. "Golf Monster" by Alice Cooper. Alice Cooper's auto-biography. Humorous and touching by turns. If you like golf or rock 'n' roll (or even if you don't like either) you'll like this book. "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star" by Nikki Sixx. Wow. That just about sums it up. You won't believe how out of control those guys were on their "Girls, Girls, Girls" tour. "Just After Sunset" by Stephen King. His latest short story collection. Typical of Stephen King collections, there's some good, some bad and some in between. Worth a read, but nothing to kill or die for. "Contact" by Carl Sagan Great read but a somewhat disappointing ending. Certainly worth the time. On Deck: "Your Heart Belongs to Me" by Dean Koontz "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling "False Memory" by Dean Koontz ...and whatever else I manage to get from the library in the coming weeks. ![]() Ben |
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![]() Fans of Cormac McCarthy should check William Gay. Just finished his novel Twilight (not to be confused with the vampire shiite), and it was an excellent read. Pretty grim stuff, though, so not for the faint of heart.
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#713 |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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![]() Just finished Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen mcCullough...not her best work, but not horrible, either. Also reading alot of Koontz lately, I am trying to find book three in his Frankenstein series, cant find it anywhere. Reread the twilight series and have been reading some James Patterson too, and bought Christopher Moore's new book Fool.
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#714 |
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![]() After high school I told myself I wouldn't take another science or math class. Four years later I find myself fascinated by it (on a theoretical level--I'm still not getting anywhere near an actual formula).
Just finished Why Darwin Matters by Michael Shermer, which was a short but pretty comprehensive look at the history of evolution, the proof of it, and the history of the ID debate. Quick, worthwhile read for anyone with a moderate interest in the subject. Definitely does a good job of establishing the state of the theory. I'm about halfway through The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. Fascinating read. I never really understood the basis of general relativity or quantum mechanics (actually, nobody really understands that). I'm just starting to get to the string theory stuff. I'm usually a fast reader, but I'm taking this one slow so that I can keep up. He does a really good job, though, writing for a non-scientist/physicist reader. |
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#715 |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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![]() I reread Gatsby cause it's been a while
A few seconds of Panic I started Moby Dick just to say I read it, I am actually enjoying it very much. I started Grouts History of western music Physics of Nascar. I was dreaming at atomic level for a few nights. Going to hunt down Physics of Football I want to finish Magic Mountian and Buddenbrooks by Mann, I started both a decade ago but never fished them. I have Manstiens Lost Victory's I have some WAN/LAN books on my desk. I have time while I recuperate from my neck surgery. |
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#716 |
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![]() The Road still gives me the creeps but it was a great work. I don't want to see the movie, I see it too clear in my head.
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#717 |
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![]() I just finished up 'Water for Elephants' by Sara Gruen
Excellent book....a little depressing at first, but a damn good read. |
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#718 |
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![]() I finished Moby Dick, read a book called Glut about information systems and data storage throughout history.
I am reading Enigma: The Battle for the Code. Great book on the whole history of the Enigma Bombe and breaking the german naval, army and air codes. I bought the Illiad and Oddsey, I started the Illiad it is very good. More in the mood for a war book though. I want to knock out Dickens Tale of 2 tities soon. |
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#719 |
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![]() I think that may be a porn.
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![]() I got these lined up ....
'Blink' by Malcolm Gladwell 'Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible " by David Plotz "Gravity's Rainbow" by Thomas Pynchon |
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![]() I just finished Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. I'm currently reading Asimov's Prelude to Foundation.
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I liked it, But only on the broad strokes. The whole lack of accountability twoards other people was too much for me. Plus the final speech was just too much. John Galt just kept repeating this mantra till I fell asleep. |
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