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kennyc · 10-20-2009, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

On advice here, reading Margaret Atwood's *Oryx and Crake* before getting into her recent follow-up, *Year of the Flood*. And I'm glad I decided to do this -- *Oryx and Crake* is a beautiful piece of work that I may well not have gone to had I Tackled *Year of the Flood* first. Cheers and thanks. Neil

I loved both of those!

benham · 10-20-2009, 10:21 AM

Pursuit Of Honor by Vince Flynn

pshrynk · 10-20-2009, 02:24 PM

Just started "Thud" in my reading through Pratchett kick. I was getting sad that the end of the books I have was nearing an end, then I got "Unseen Academicals" so I'll have one more to read, and a new one at that.

MelC · 10-20-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

On advice here, reading Margaret Atwood's *Oryx and Crake* before getting into her recent follow-up, *Year of the Flood*. And I'm glad I decided to do this -- *Oryx and Crake* is a beautiful piece of work that I may well not have gone to had I Tackled *Year of the Flood* first. Cheers and thanks. Neil

Me too I'm the same.

Mel

MelC · 10-20-2009, 08:42 PM

Finished Her Fearful Symmetry and really liked it. I thought it was a really strong sophomore novel and given how much I loved Audrey Niffeneger's first I was prepared to be disappointed which I was not.

I have now been intrigued by the Margaret Atwood books Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood so I am reading the first one now.

Mel

kennyc · 10-20-2009, 09:06 PM

I'm reading a short story collection: A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies
by John Murray

Not sure exactly how I ran across it, but it's highly rated on Amazon and the first few stories are interesting and well done.

http://www.amazon.com/Few-Short-Note.../dp/0060509287

kennyc · 10-24-2009, 03:35 PM

Just Finished "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy. Excellent - 5 stars. It grabs you and doesn't let go till the end. An examination of good vs evil and the uncaring nature of the universe. Or so it seems. Some similar themes to "The Road" which I just read prior to this but overall for me at least The Road was a better book. Certainly nothing slack with this one, if fact the pace and narrative drive is much stronger in this one.

all I can say is "read it!"

kennyc · 10-24-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I'm reading a short story collection: A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies
by John Murray

Not sure exactly how I ran across it, but it's highly rated on Amazon and the first few stories are interesting and well done.

http://www.amazon.com/Few-Short-Note.../dp/0060509287

Okay, now back to this....maybe....

WT Sharpe · 10-24-2009, 10:21 PM

Here are the 11 books that I’m currently reading:

One religious book:
1) TaNaKh: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1985)

Two course syllabuses from The Teaching Company:
1) "The Old Testament", Amy-Jill Levine, Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter professor, Vanderbilt University Divinity School/Graduate department of Religion
2) "The New Testament", Bart D. Ehrman, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Four books by comedians/humorists/satirists (I like to alternate the heavy with the light):
1) I Am the New Black by Tracy Morgan with Antony Bozza
2) Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black
3) American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson
4) A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain

One previously banned book, which I bought to commemorate “Banned Books Week”:
1) Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence

Three Philosophical Works:
1) The Essays by Francis Bacon
2) The Portable Nietzsche (a re-read). A collection of works by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche.
3) The Ethics HYPERLINKED by Baruch Spinoza (another re-read). I did the hyperlinks myself -- over a thousand of them -- and uploaded the book to MobileRead today. If you like Spinoza, the link is https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...372#post636372

Usually I try to keep a couple of non-fiction science books in rotation, but I'm trying to cut my currently reading list to under 10.

pilotbob · 10-25-2009, 04:50 PM

Just finished _Gibraltar Stars_. It was a good story, but I thought it was rather an abrupt ending to the trilogy.

What to read next... hmm... (Oh, it won't be the Paris Hilton biography).

BOb

Superlucky · 10-25-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

What to read next... hmm... (Oh, it won't be the Paris Hilton biography).

Does she have one out? I would read a PH memoir, because memoirs usually include thoughts and I'd love to see if she has any.

pilotbob · 10-25-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Superlucky

Does she have one out? I would read a PH memoir, because memoirs usually include thoughts and I'd love to see if she has any.

There are actually 2 in the Kindle store. Neither is an autobiography.

BOb

Superlucky · 10-25-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

There are actually 2 in the Kindle store. Neither is an autobiography.

Oh. My. God.

lilac_jive · 10-25-2009, 08:57 PM

I'm reading "The Viscount Claims His Bride" by Bronwyn Scott, which is another pbook that I grabbed at the book sale.

desertgrandma · 10-25-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

What to read next... hmm... (Oh, it won't be the Paris Hilton biography).

BOb

I heard that!!

10-24-2009, 10:21 PM	#2829
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Here are the 11 books that I’m currently reading: One religious book: 1) *TaNaKh: The Holy Scriptures* (JPS 1985) Two course syllabuses from The Teaching Company: 1) "The Old Testament", Amy-Jill Levine, Ph.D., E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter professor, Vanderbilt University Divinity School/Graduate department of Religion 2) "The New Testament", Bart D. Ehrman, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Four books by comedians/humorists/satirists (I like to alternate the heavy with the light): 1) *I Am the New Black* by Tracy Morgan with Antony Bozza 2) *Me of Little Faith* by Lewis Black 3) *American on Purpose* by Craig Ferguson 4) *A Tramp Abroad* by Mark Twain One previously banned book, which I bought to commemorate “Banned Books Week”: 1) *Lady Chatterley’s Lover* by D.H. Lawrence Three Philosophical Works: 1) *The Essays* by Francis Bacon 2) *The Portable Nietzsche* (a re-read). A collection of works by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. 3) *The Ethics HYPERLINKED* by Baruch Spinoza (another re-read). I did the hyperlinks myself -- over a thousand of them -- and uploaded the book to MobileRead today. If you like Spinoza, the link is https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...372#post636372 Usually I try to keep a couple of non-fiction science books in rotation, but I'm trying to cut my currently reading list to under 10. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 10-24-2009 at 10:26 PM.

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10-20-2009, 10:21 AM	#2822
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Pursuit Of Honor by Vince Flynn

10-20-2009, 02:24 PM	#2823
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Just started "Thud" in my reading through Pratchett kick. I was getting sad that the end of the books I have was nearing an end, then I got "Unseen Academicals" so I'll have one more to read, and a new one at that.

10-20-2009, 08:42 PM	#2825
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	Finished Her Fearful Symmetry and really liked it. I thought it was a really strong sophomore novel and given how much I loved Audrey Niffeneger's first I was prepared to be disappointed which I was not. I have now been intrigued by the Margaret Atwood books Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood so I am reading the first one now. Mel

10-20-2009, 09:06 PM	#2826
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I'm reading a short story collection: A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies by John Murray Not sure exactly how I ran across it, but it's highly rated on Amazon and the first few stories are interesting and well done. http://www.amazon.com/Few-Short-Note.../dp/0060509287

10-24-2009, 03:35 PM	#2827
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,907 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Just Finished "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy. Excellent - 5 stars. It grabs you and doesn't let go till the end. An examination of good vs evil and the uncaring nature of the universe. Or so it seems. Some similar themes to "The Road" which I just read prior to this but overall for me at least The Road was a better book. Certainly nothing slack with this one, if fact the pace and narrative drive is much stronger in this one. all I can say is "read it!"

10-25-2009, 04:50 PM	#2830
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Just finished _Gibraltar Stars_. It was a good story, but I thought it was rather an abrupt ending to the trilogy. What to read next... hmm... (Oh, it won't be the Paris Hilton biography). BOb

10-25-2009, 08:57 PM	#2834
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I'm reading "The Viscount Claims His Bride" by Bronwyn Scott, which is another pbook that I grabbed at the book sale.

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