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ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-31-2010, 07:20 PM

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It's a good thing that book has the subtitle, The Knitter's Handbook, otherwise someone might assume it's about a cantankerous surgeon.

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Nip and tuck, stitch and bitch..

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"Stitchin' Bitches: The Life of a Plastic Surgeon"

kcmay · 07-31-2010, 07:57 PM

I'm reading Lincoln's Sword by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald. It just came out this week, and so far it's really interesting.

TimMason · 08-01-2010, 06:24 AM

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The only thing I've tried to read of Prachett's before is The Last Continent. I didn't get very far in that one, so maybe Prachett just isn't the writer for me?

The Last Continent is probably for hard-core Pratchett fans and Australians (the Venn overlap steams at the ears about it). I'd guess the ones to go for are 'Guards! Guards!', 'A Hatful of Sky', and 'Small Gods'. The latter is the only work on theology you'll ever need.

bjones6416 · 08-01-2010, 01:02 PM

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I've just started reading "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet," by David Mitchell, and it is pretty much delighting me so far. It's one of the first books I've read on my Kindle that I've actually had to use the dictionary on, and it's been fun trying out that feature. Example: "propinquity" (the state of being close to someone or something: proximity.) And it has lines like this: "A wisp of black hair is escaped from her headscarf: Jacob wants it."

All in all I'm really enjoying it. I was a fan of Cloud Atlas as well.

Replying to my own post here to say that I've just finished it, and enjoyed it greatly. Kind of a not-as-detailed "Shogun," with spells of stream-of consciousness and an occasional jump to a different narrator. Sounds like a mess, I know, but it works, at least for me. Recommended.

thinkpad · 08-01-2010, 01:25 PM

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Example: "propinquity" (the state of being close to someone or something: proximity.).

That's a word I've never come across before. The Kindle dictionary can be a real life-saver.

Trebro · 08-01-2010, 01:30 PM

Just finished up Tales from the Green Book 1 by SD Best, a book I picked up because of MobileRead and an author special.

It's definitely a YA book, with a protagonist that is a typical kid who is bored out of his mind and has terrible dreams about a land that his grandfather told him about as a child. But is that land more real than it seems?

I liked the story a lot, as the characters were very compelling and that's a big thing for me. There are, however, a few clunky moments and it has a rather unfortunate infodump towards the end. But I overall, I enjoyed it and will be getting book two.

Now it's time for the Long Goodbye!

kennyc · 08-01-2010, 01:30 PM

Just ran across this due to a positive review in the Sunday Paper. Nonfiction:

In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise
by George Prochnik (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Silenc...=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Looks interesting.

BexBits · 08-01-2010, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TimMason

The Last Continent is probably for hard-core Pratchett fans and Australians (the Venn overlap steams at the ears about it). I'd guess the ones to go for are 'Guards! Guards!', 'A Hatful of Sky', and 'Small Gods'. The latter is the only work on theology you'll ever need.

Too true. I'm a pretty hard-core Pratchett fan but The Last Continent did nothing for me.

thinkpad · 08-01-2010, 01:48 PM

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In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise by George Prochnik (Author)

Thank you for posting this, looks really interesting.

FlorenceArt · 08-01-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Just ran across this due to a positive review in the Sunday Paper. Nonfiction:

In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise
by George Prochnik (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Silenc...=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Looks interesting.

Yes, it does. I am a lover of silence, and I hate any sensory overload in general (perfume, noise, visual). Sometimes I have a feeling I live on the wrong planet

kennyc · 08-01-2010, 02:06 PM

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Yes, it does. I am a lover of silence, and I hate any sensory overload in general (perfume, noise, visual). Sometimes I have a feeling I live on the wrong planet

I know I do. Wanna run away together?

FlorenceArt · 08-01-2010, 02:34 PM

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I know I do. Wanna run away together?

I don't know... can I take my iPod?

kennyc · 08-01-2010, 03:03 PM

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I don't know... can I take my iPod?

Sure, not sure Steve allows it to be used in the Andromeda galaxy though

WT Sharpe · 08-01-2010, 05:09 PM

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That's a word I've never come across before. The Kindle dictionary can be a real life-saver.

I read a lot of science and philosophy books. A good dictionary is a necessity!

poohbear_nc · 08-01-2010, 08:09 PM

Finished "The Taken" - Inger Ash Wolfe - the second in this Canadian-based series (after "The Calling") - the style reminds me of a Canadian version of Val McDermid - very strange serial killers. The protagonist (Hazel Micallef) is a flawed but enjoyable quirky detective. Inger Ash Wolfe is a pseudonym for "a well-known and well-regarded North American literary novelist" - anyone know who she/he really is?

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07-31-2010, 07:57 PM	#5792
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	I'm reading Lincoln's Sword by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald. It just came out this week, and so far it's really interesting.

08-01-2010, 01:30 PM	#5796
Trebro Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 14 Join Date: May 2010 Device: nook	Just finished up Tales from the Green Book 1 by SD Best, a book I picked up because of MobileRead and an author special. It's definitely a YA book, with a protagonist that is a typical kid who is bored out of his mind and has terrible dreams about a land that his grandfather told him about as a child. But is that land more real than it seems? I liked the story a lot, as the characters were very compelling and that's a big thing for me. There are, however, a few clunky moments and it has a rather unfortunate infodump towards the end. But I overall, I enjoyed it and will be getting book two. Now it's time for the Long Goodbye!

08-01-2010, 01:30 PM	#5797
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Just ran across this due to a positive review in the Sunday Paper. Nonfiction: In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise by George Prochnik (Author) http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Silenc...=AG56TWVU5XWC2 Looks interesting.

08-01-2010, 08:09 PM	#5805
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,468 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Finished "The Taken" - Inger Ash Wolfe - the second in this Canadian-based series (after "The Calling") - the style reminds me of a Canadian version of Val McDermid - very strange serial killers. The protagonist (Hazel Micallef) is a flawed but enjoyable quirky detective. Inger Ash Wolfe is a pseudonym for "a well-known and well-regarded North American literary novelist" - anyone know who she/he really is?