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jgaiser · 08-16-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Sorry about that.
I got the hardcover for $5 about 10 years ago.

It gets worse...

My goto local independent bookstore (where i get all my used books for cheap) has the biography at $56.95 for new trade paper.

What the heck is it with this book...

recluse · 08-16-2010, 12:19 AM

Bierce has become popular again.

Joseph Mitchell · 08-16-2010, 02:40 AM

I'm reading "The Hunger Games". Almost finished with the first book and really liking it so far. I've been avoiding any posts that mention it though, because I don't want it spoiled. I'm looking forward to reading the next two books. It reminds of the Japanese movie, "Battle Royale", where a bunch of school kids are put on an island and forced to fight each other to the death.

David Munch · 08-16-2010, 05:59 AM

Dan Simmons' Hyperion on book, and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton on my iPod as an audiobook..

ficbot · 08-16-2010, 08:28 AM

Trying to knock off the Star Trek novels. Finished one yesterday and now I am reading "Prestwick" by David Hough for my next Smashwords review.

Trebro · 08-16-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by David Munch

Dan Simmons' Hyperion on book, and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton on my iPod as an audiobook..

I've read and enjoyed both books! Have fun!

MelC · 08-16-2010, 02:22 PM

Been a while since I have been on this thread, had to do a search to see what the last book was that I said I had read.

Finished Beatrice and Virgil and, while the ending was a little disturbing, on the whole I enjoyed it more than Life of Pi which I liked. It was shorter and somehow a little more charming. The central character is very similar in voice to Pi and I suspect is Yann Martel's natural voice, however, I thought it was a little more relatable in the more autobiographical dimensions of the character in this book. Beatrice and Virgil are wonderful.

Then I read Duma Key which is probably the best Stephen King I have read in a long while, especially the beginning bits. As with most recent Stephen King's I enjoy them far more before they get to the harum scarum denouements.

Then I read Lost Souls - Frankenstein Rebooted by Dean Koontz. Big mistake, if you read the first trilogy and kind of enjoyed it and were thinking about picking this one up I don't recommend it. It is not good. And it does not stand alone, ending in a very unsatisfactory way that tries to push you forcibly to read the next one without really giving you anything to look forward to. Definitely smells of lucrative publisher's incentive because I don't think Dean Koontz' heart is in this one.

Now I am reading It Must Have Been Something I Ate which my friend and I jokingly refer to as being in the food porn category. The writing is so, so - a pale shadow of the great columnists like Malcolm Gladwell, Bill Bryson or Mary Roach who have made their non-fiction books come alive for me. However, the food descriptions (if you are into that sort of thing) are mesmerizing and I find myself alternating between drooling and trying to determine whether there will ever be a moment in my life where it would be reasonable for me to attempt to make a Turducken. I definitely have the gratin recipe bookmarked, and the preserves both of which sound totally doable and delicious. Not done it yet, it's moving slowly.

Mel

pshrynk · 08-16-2010, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

I feel very strongly that subject matter is overrated, as far as enjoying books is concerned. I'm always baffled by the type of post that goes: "I want to read books that are about the future, but not any kind of future, only space exploration. And no romance, please. Oh, and there must be a dog in it."

Well, if you must know, I'm just sort of particular in that way. And it has to leave out the otters.

And the clowns.

MelC · 08-16-2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Trebro

Just finished Oryx and Crake by Atwood.

As with everyone else I highly enjoyed this book and its companion Year of the Flood. There was just one niggling thing that bugged me about it and I'm wondering if it bugged anyone else? Rather than post it blatantly I will hide it in "spoilers" since, if you haven't read the books my pointing it out to you will make you notice it too and it may lessen your enjoyment. I did this once to my friend when she was reading A Million Tiny Pieces and I pointed out how annoying it was that he kept putting words in caps as if they had some special significance when they didn't. Very juvenile. In case anyone who has not read that book is now unfortunately subject to picking up on this annoying "literary" device when they make the attempt, I don't feel sorry at all about this one. It's a horrible book and deserves to be disliked

(okay JMHO). Now back to secretly nitpicking O&C and YOTF which are good books and deserve to be liked (also MHO).

Spoiler:

rlparker · 08-16-2010, 04:31 PM

About half-way through The Goddess Of Fried Okra by Jean Brashear. It was a Kindle freebie when I got it (but I see that it isn't now).

So far, a very enjoyable read. Kinda reminds me of T.R. Pearson with the southern setting, the quirky but likable characters, the humor and the good-natured look at human foibles.

lilac_jive · 08-16-2010, 07:04 PM

I finished "Beautiful Lies" which was enjoyable, but I think I may pass on the sequel as apparantly the things I didn't like about the first book come back full force in the second. It can be read easily as a standalone.

I've started Wicked Intentions by Victoria Holt. Too early to tell what my thoughts are.

DixieGal · 08-16-2010, 07:42 PM

Finished Pratchett's Discworld #10, Moving Pictures and bought #11, Reaper Man.

Moving Pictures was the funniest one since the first book. I love this series!

bjones6416 · 08-16-2010, 08:43 PM

According to my Kindle, I'm about 40% of the way through Dune. Wow.

I'm having trouble putting it down. I hid it under some papers at work today and read at my desk.

I know I'm probably the last one here to read it, so I guess it goes without saying that it is really good. Really good.

kennyc · 08-16-2010, 09:31 PM

40% that would put you about where paul......

poohbear_nc · 08-16-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

40% that would put you about where paul......

that would put you about 2" into the paperback version

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