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dreams · 04-26-2009, 03:08 AM

Just finished "The Ark" by Boyd Morrison which was fantastic! It's free (PDF, Mobi, and ePub) from..

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44129

I'm now reading "Topper" by Thorne Smith from..

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebooks.php

I love the era and the antics of the characters that cause me to picture what is happening as I laugh out loud.

lilac_jive · 04-26-2009, 09:25 AM

I'm reading "Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The SmartBitches Guide to Romance." It's cracking me up

Idoine · 04-26-2009, 12:43 PM

When I went to continue some of my ebooks yesterday, my poor Cybook was out of battery, so I had to pick a paperbook instead.

I started a book from a French author in SciFi I have just purchased, and I finished it

(7 hours reading, almost a sleepless night !)
So it was "Le Destitué", from P-J Hérault.

His SciFi is what we call Space Opera, with simple words, action, "heroes" (no supermen here) that are "simple" guys put into dangerous situations and that are successful of course !

Sorry guys, as far as I know, he's not translated !

BlackVoid · 04-26-2009, 04:20 PM

We should start a thread for people who read in English, but not as their first language.

*******************

I am reading: Blood Song by John Meany - I am hooked. Its a techno-fantasy, not Earth. All kinds of weirdness, unpredictable, a unique world, has some humor. I love it. (Quite easy English)

*******************
And I agree, a book has to get you hooked right-away. If after 50-100 pages I do not like either the story, the characters the writing or the world then it is NOT worth it. At least one of these has to be captivating. Some make it, some don't.

desertgrandma · 04-26-2009, 07:30 PM

I'm about to start reading Stephen King's "The Stand" for the 4th time.

Seems rather appropriate, doesn't it?

Sparrow · 04-27-2009, 09:17 AM

Just finished 'Almuric' by Robert E. Howard - thoroughly enjoyable pulp nonsense

.

Crutledge for providing the Mobi version I read - great job!

Now reading 'Matter' by Iain M. Banks (pbook) - fantastic so far. Banks is back on form.

DixieGal · 04-27-2009, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I'm about to start reading Stephen King's "The Stand" for the 4th time.

Seems rather appropriate, doesn't it?

Don't do it! In Arizona, you are too close to Mexico to be freaking yourself out.

desertgrandma · 04-27-2009, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Don't do it! In Arizona, you are too close to Mexico to be freaking yourself out.

All I know is that I'm dousing myself with disenfectant before I leave, and stripping in the laundry room and hopping the shower when I get home!!

MelC · 04-27-2009, 09:42 AM

Just finished Still Alice about EOAD (and am busy testing myself every 5 minutes now for cognitive disfunction). Now reading something more mindless and much less scary - Hideaway by Dean Koontz (of course I still can't remember if I have already read this one...always the way with DK books for me...so that just brings me full circle back to Still Alice).

Mel

BenG · 04-27-2009, 01:23 PM

I've been listening to audio books of Spike Milligan reading his war memoirs, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall.

edbro · 04-27-2009, 04:35 PM

- Pride and Prejudice on my Sony reader
- Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid on my Smart Phone
- The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam in my car as an audiobook

The Coldest Winter is a very good book about the Korean War. I highly recommend it.

I normally have 3 stories going at the same time!

toomanybooks · 04-27-2009, 04:55 PM

On my ereader:

The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope
Yet Again, Max Beerbohm
Kokoro, Lafcadio Hearn

In trade paperback:

The Dice Man, Luke Rhinehart
Eugene Onegin, Pushkin

wayspooled · 04-29-2009, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I'm about to start reading Stephen King's "The Stand" for the 4th time.

Seems rather appropriate, doesn't it?

Hah, Think I will too. Probably about the 4th time for me too.

When you first read it, did you start sniffling and coughing? Every friend of mine that read it (as well me me) had psychosomatic flu symptoms for a day or two.

JSWolf · 04-29-2009, 04:29 PM

Just converted Star Trek: Vanguard: Open Secrets by Dayton Ward to ePub. And I'm ready to give it a read.

Sonist · 04-29-2009, 09:45 PM

I just finished The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts. Really well-written, nicely flowing and easy to read. If you like archeology, and particularly Biblical archeology and history, it's a must.

Currently re-reading Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. Pleasant and often funny read.

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04-26-2009, 03:08 AM	#1846
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Just finished "The Ark" by Boyd Morrison which was fantastic! It's free (PDF, Mobi, and ePub) from.. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44129 I'm now reading "Topper" by Thorne Smith from.. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/ebooks.php I love the era and the antics of the characters that cause me to picture what is happening as I laugh out loud.

04-26-2009, 09:25 AM	#1847
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I'm reading "Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The SmartBitches Guide to Romance." It's cracking me up

04-26-2009, 12:43 PM	#1848
Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	When I went to continue some of my ebooks yesterday, my poor Cybook was out of battery, so I had to pick a paperbook instead. I started a book from a French author in SciFi I have just purchased, and I finished it (7 hours reading, almost a sleepless night !) So it was "Le Destitué", from P-J Hérault. His SciFi is what we call Space Opera, with simple words, action, "heroes" (no supermen here) that are "simple" guys put into dangerous situations and that are successful of course ! Sorry guys, as far as I know, he's not translated !

04-26-2009, 04:20 PM	#1849
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	We should start a thread for people who read in English, but not as their first language. ***************** I am reading: Blood Song by John Meany - I am hooked. Its a techno-fantasy, not Earth. All kinds of weirdness, unpredictable, a unique world, has some humor. I love it. (Quite easy English) ***************** And I agree, a book has to get you hooked right-away. If after 50-100 pages I do not like either the story, the characters the writing or the world then it is NOT worth it. At least one of these has to be captivating. Some make it, some don't.

04-26-2009, 07:30 PM	#1850
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I'm about to start reading Stephen King's "The Stand" for the 4th time. Seems rather appropriate, doesn't it?

04-27-2009, 09:17 AM	#1851
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Just finished 'Almuric' by Robert E. Howard - thoroughly enjoyable pulp nonsense . Crutledge for providing the Mobi version I read - great job! Now reading 'Matter' by Iain M. Banks (pbook) - fantastic so far. Banks is back on form.

04-27-2009, 09:42 AM	#1854
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	Just finished Still Alice about EOAD (and am busy testing myself every 5 minutes now for cognitive disfunction). Now reading something more mindless and much less scary - Hideaway by Dean Koontz (of course I still can't remember if I have already read this one...always the way with DK books for me...so that just brings me full circle back to Still Alice). Mel

04-27-2009, 01:23 PM	#1855
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I've been listening to audio books of Spike Milligan reading his war memoirs, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall.

04-27-2009, 04:35 PM	#1856
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	- Pride and Prejudice on my Sony reader - Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid on my Smart Phone - The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam in my car as an audiobook The Coldest Winter is a very good book about the Korean War. I highly recommend it. I normally have 3 stories going at the same time!

04-27-2009, 04:55 PM	#1857
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	On my ereader: The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope Yet Again, Max Beerbohm Kokoro, Lafcadio Hearn In trade paperback: The Dice Man, Luke Rhinehart Eugene Onegin, Pushkin

04-29-2009, 04:29 PM	#1859
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,827 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Just converted Star Trek: Vanguard: Open Secrets by Dayton Ward to ePub. And I'm ready to give it a read.

04-29-2009, 09:45 PM	#1860
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	I just finished *The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts. Really well-written, nicely flowing and easy to read. If you like archeology, and particularly Biblical archeology and history, it's a must. Currently re-reading Three Men in a Boat* by Jerome K. Jerome. Pleasant and often funny read.