Currently Reading and Book Recommendations

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11/02/09 6:32 PM
Acharis member The ugly one! Joined: 11/27/07 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,149	^^ I can't find that anywhere near me, but I've really wanted to read it for a long time. Finally finished the Orwell essay collection. Fantastic writing, even though the subjects were occasionally dated, his points certainly weren't. Currently re-reading Neuromancer & remembering just how much I enjoy it!
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11/03/09 12:40 PM
JoeGideon member Joined: 03/09/09 Location: Kalamazoo%2C Michigan Posts: 112	Confessions of a Super Freak Memoirs of Rick James... Compelling... very NOIR. Hard to put it down. He lived a very BIG life... or several very big lives depending on how you look at it.
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11/04/09 4:13 AM
BLUJEAN member Live from the FUNNY FARM Joined: 10/02/09 Posts: 59	The Rhythm of Life : Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose, by Matthew Kelly A Fireside Book by Simon & Schuster New York ISBN: 978-0-7432-6525-6 It was a NY Times best seller apparently...Excerpt: "Do not say I'm too old, Do not say I'm too young...Tiger Woods was three years old when he shot 48 for nine holes...Julie Andrews was eight when she mastered an astounding four-octave singing range...Paul McCartney was fifteen years old when John Lennon asked him to join the band...Bill Gates was 19 years old when he co-founded Microsoft...Henry David Thoreau was 27 when he moved to the shore of Walden pond...William Shakespere was 31 when he wrote Romeo and Juliet...Thomas Jefferson was 33 when he wrote the declaration of Independence....Mother Theresa was 40 when she founded the missionaries for charity...Ray Kroc was a 52 year old milkshake machine saleman when he bought out Mac and Dick Donald and officially started McDonald's...Pablo Picasso was 55 years old when he painted Guernica....Dom Perignon was 60 years old when he first produced champagne....Winston Churchill was 65 years old when he became Britian's Prime Minister....Nelson Mandella was 71 years old when he was released from a South African prison, four years later he was elected President of South Africa....Auguste Rodin was 71 years old when he finally married Rose Beuret, whom he met at age 23....Dimitrion Yordanidis was 98 years old when he ran a marathon in 7 hours and 38 minutes in Athens, Greece....Ichijirou Araya was 100 years old when he climbed Mount Fuji....Whether you're only sixteen or sixty, the rest of your life is ahead of you. You cannot change one moment of your past, but you can change your whole future. Now is your time."
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11/07/09 2:14 PM
chrisgonzo member Elizabeth...my religion. Joined: 08/05/08 Location: scotland Posts: 2,322	Have started reading The Glass Books Of The Dream Eaters, by G. W. Dahlquist. I'm enjoying it. It's similar to Jonathan Strange And Mr. Norrell. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/07/2009 02:15PM by chrisgonzo.
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11/11/09 4:39 PM
cadair8 member Joined: 12/21/07 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,039	I've given up on Stranger in a Strange Land for now. It was good, but it isn't the kind of novel I am in the mood for right now.. Shouldn't of read so many vampire books back to back ha. I'm probably going to go and read Frankenstein instead. I've read it so many times, it never gets old. Then after that I'm reading A Clockwork Orange for the millionth time. Maybe I'll just reread a bunch of favorites right now.. And for my English class I just started to read: Its incredibly interesting I think, but it is such an incredibly slow read.
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11/11/09 4:50 PM
The_Prowler member Somebody please help me Joined: 05/02/08 Location: Fredericksburg Virginia Posts: 3,556	I'm finally about half done with book seven of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I've been reading these goddamn books for almost a year. It NEVER takes me this long to read anything, especially Stephen King. My problem is that once I'm done with this series I have so many other books to read, I have no clue what to read next
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11/11/09 7:43 PM
cadair8 member Joined: 12/21/07 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,039	Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all
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11/12/09 2:43 PM
song of sirens i am the slime Joined: 11/27/07 Location: the sacrament Posts: 6,377	i just read 'stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers' good read. informative as well.
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11/12/09 4:21 PM
hellsangel66 member Joined: 11/03/09 Location: Arbroath Posts: 29	Currently reading The Associate by John Grisham...not bad. Am debating whether to get the new book by Stephen King now or wait until it comes out in paperback... Would also recommend anything else by King or Terry Pratchett.
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11/12/09 8:40 PM
The_Prowler member Somebody please help me Joined: 05/02/08 Location: Fredericksburg Virginia Posts: 3,556	cadair8 posted: Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all They really are a lot different from everything else he does. Oddly enough though, different things more than half of his other books and stories (names, plots, products/businesses) are mentioned throughout The Dark Tower saga. They're his Lord of the Rings, which he actually says himself, but I disagree, and here's why... I actually like The Dark Tower, as opposed to hating the living piss out of Lord of the Rings. THAT'S the difference
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11/12/09 9:43 PM
cadair8 member Joined: 12/21/07 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,039	The_Prowler posted: cadair8 posted: Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all They really are a lot different from everything else he does. Oddly enough though, different things more than half of his other books and stories (names, plots, products/businesses) are mentioned throughout The Dark Tower saga. They're his Lord of the Rings, which he actually says himself, but I disagree, and here's why... I actually like The Dark Tower, as opposed to hating the living piss out of Lord of the Rings. THAT'S the difference Maybe I should give these books one more try.. or atleast try the later books..
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11/12/09 10:17 PM
MissKaren member Joined: 06/07/09 Location: the east coast%2C U.S. Posts: 154	cadair8 posted: The_Prowler posted: cadair8 posted: Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all They really are a lot different from everything else he does. Oddly enough though, different things more than half of his other books and stories (names, plots, products/businesses) are mentioned throughout The Dark Tower saga. They're his Lord of the Rings, which he actually says himself, but I disagree, and here's why... I actually like The Dark Tower, as opposed to hating the living piss out of Lord of the Rings. THAT'S the difference Maybe I should give these books one more try.. or atleast try the later books.. The first two Dark Tower books are a bit hard to get through, but the remaining ones are SO well worth it. I tried to make Song of Susannah last as long as I could....great read. Stephen King just released his latest, Under the Dome, yesterday; it is over 1,000 pages and I cannot WAIT to start it.
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11/13/09 11:46 AM
ReznorsApostle member trying to beLIEve Joined: 04/15/08 Location: Under a Dead Ohio Sky Posts: 912	Pain Killers Jerry Stahl, pretty quick moving and really fun and crazy. Like Palahniuk a but
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11/13/09 10:40 PM
cadair8 member Joined: 12/21/07 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,039	MissKaren posted: cadair8 posted: The_Prowler posted: cadair8 posted: Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all They really are a lot different from everything else he does. Oddly enough though, different things more than half of his other books and stories (names, plots, products/businesses) are mentioned throughout The Dark Tower saga. They're his Lord of the Rings, which he actually says himself, but I disagree, and here's why... I actually like The Dark Tower, as opposed to hating the living piss out of Lord of the Rings. THAT'S the difference Maybe I should give these books one more try.. or atleast try the later books.. The first two Dark Tower books are a bit hard to get through, but the remaining ones are SO well worth it. I tried to make Song of Susannah last as long as I could....great read. Stephen King just released his latest, Under the Dome, yesterday; it is over 1,000 pages and I cannot WAIT to start it. Well knowing the first two are the hardest maybe I shall try again. Yay people giving me inspiration to read! I'm so excited to read Under the Dome, I really really hope I get it for Christmas. I seem to like his long books the best. I LOVED Insomnia. I think I need to buy that one, I've gotten that out of the library so many times. And I got home for the weekend from college and so far have decided to take three books back- Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange and Palahniuk's Choke. I'm contemplating bringing more though.. I go through these books so fast.
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11/14/09 12:04 AM
song of sirens i am the slime Joined: 11/27/07 Location: the sacrament Posts: 6,377	ReznorsApostle posted: Pain Killers Jerry Stahl, pretty quick moving and really fun and crazy. Like Palahniuk a but perv is one of my favorite books of all time i think it's odd most of his books start with 'P.' except for the one about fatty arbuckle. (to the best of my knowledge anyway.) he's hella better than palahniuk imo.
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11/14/09 5:02 PM
hellsangel66 member Joined: 11/03/09 Location: Arbroath Posts: 29	MissKaren posted: cadair8 posted: The_Prowler posted: cadair8 posted: Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all They really are a lot different from everything else he does. Oddly enough though, different things more than half of his other books and stories (names, plots, products/businesses) are mentioned throughout The Dark Tower saga. They're his Lord of the Rings, which he actually says himself, but I disagree, and here's why... I actually like The Dark Tower, as opposed to hating the living piss out of Lord of the Rings. THAT'S the difference Maybe I should give these books one more try.. or atleast try the later books.. The first two Dark Tower books are a bit hard to get through, but the remaining ones are SO well worth it. I tried to make Song of Susannah last as long as I could....great read. Stephen King just released his latest, Under the Dome, yesterday; it is over 1,000 pages and I cannot WAIT to start it. Finally gave in and bought Under the Dome. Have started it and so far it's excellent
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11/14/09 6:14 PM
31ghosts member Joined: 10/23/09 Location: NH Posts: 5	I finished The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova not too long ago and now I've picked up The Living Dead. It's an anthology of zombie short fiction from King, Barker, Gaiman and a lot of others; so far, so good. I'd suggest The Historian, too, if you have a long attention span. It gets into a lot of detail about the specific locales the characters see (appropriate given the the title, I guess) but it's a good spin on the classic Dracula tale. It's filled with historical facts of the real Vlad Tepes and mixes them with vampire mythology. It comes across as a very mainstream fiction novel but if you're a horror nerd you should appreciate the facts with the myth.
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11/15/09 3:09 PM
The_Prowler member Somebody please help me Joined: 05/02/08 Location: Fredericksburg Virginia Posts: 3,556	hellsangel66 posted: MissKaren posted: cadair8 posted: The_Prowler posted: cadair8 posted: Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all They really are a lot different from everything else he does. Oddly enough though, different things more than half of his other books and stories (names, plots, products/businesses) are mentioned throughout The Dark Tower saga. They're his Lord of the Rings, which he actually says himself, but I disagree, and here's why... I actually like The Dark Tower, as opposed to hating the living piss out of Lord of the Rings. THAT'S the difference Maybe I should give these books one more try.. or atleast try the later books.. The first two Dark Tower books are a bit hard to get through, but the remaining ones are SO well worth it. I tried to make Song of Susannah last as long as I could....great read. Stephen King just released his latest, Under the Dome, yesterday; it is over 1,000 pages and I cannot WAIT to start it. Finally gave in and bought Under the Dome. Have started it and so far it's excellent I got it a few days ago, but like I said... Lot of stuff on my to-do list
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11/16/09 9:34 PM
MissKaren member Joined: 06/07/09 Location: the east coast%2C U.S. Posts: 154	cadair8 posted: MissKaren posted: cadair8 posted: The_Prowler posted: cadair8 posted: Since you are on book 7 I assume you like those books lol. I love everything by Stephen King, except for those books. I tried to read them, I've read the first three multiple times and I just can not like them at all They really are a lot different from everything else he does. Oddly enough though, different things more than half of his other books and stories (names, plots, products/businesses) are mentioned throughout The Dark Tower saga. They're his Lord of the Rings, which he actually says himself, but I disagree, and here's why... I actually like The Dark Tower, as opposed to hating the living piss out of Lord of the Rings. THAT'S the difference Maybe I should give these books one more try.. or atleast try the later books.. The first two Dark Tower books are a bit hard to get through, but the remaining ones are SO well worth it. I tried to make Song of Susannah last as long as I could....great read. Stephen King just released his latest, Under the Dome, yesterday; it is over 1,000 pages and I cannot WAIT to start it. Well knowing the first two are the hardest maybe I shall try again. Yay people giving me inspiration to read! I'm so excited to read Under the Dome, I really really hope I get it for Christmas. I seem to like his long books the best. I LOVED Insomnia. I think I need to buy that one, I've gotten that out of the library so many times. And I got home for the weekend from college and so far have decided to take three books back- Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange and Palahniuk's Choke. I'm contemplating bringing more though.. I go through these books so fast. The Stand was my favorite for the longest time, but Insomnia is now #1. I recommend it to everyone, even non-King readers; it's just such an epic story. For awhile, I was hoping it would be made into a movie, but I don't think his books translate well to the big screen. I'm 230 or so pages into Under the Dome, so far it's great. p.s....I've read all three books you've mentioned...have you ever read Palahniuk?
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11/16/09 9:39 PM
MissKaren member Joined: 06/07/09 Location: the east coast%2C U.S. Posts: 154	Ohhhh and I just finished The Long Hard Road Out of Hell - (M.Manson bio)...and it confirmed my suspicions.
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11/16/09 9:41 PM
cadair8 member Joined: 12/21/07 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,039	MissKaren posted: cadair8 posted: Well knowing the first two are the hardest maybe I shall try again. Yay people giving me inspiration to read! I'm so excited to read Under the Dome, I really really hope I get it for Christmas. I seem to like his long books the best. I LOVED Insomnia. I think I need to buy that one, I've gotten that out of the library so many times. And I got home for the weekend from college and so far have decided to take three books back- Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange and Palahniuk's Choke. I'm contemplating bringing more though.. I go through these books so fast. The Stand was my favorite for the longest time, but Insomnia is now #1. I recommend it to everyone, even non-King readers; it's just such an epic story. For awhile, I was hoping it would be made into a movie, but I don't think his books translate well to the big screen. I'm 230 or so pages into Under the Dome, so far it's great. p.s....I've read all three books you've mentioned...have you ever read Palahniuk? I thought Insomnia would be amazing on the screen too, but I thought the same thing. Too long though =( But this is my plan.. lol graduate college buy the writes make a mini series. Ha like that will ever happen. And yes I have read Palahniuk, I love him so much. My favorite novel by Palahniuk book is always changing, but at the moment it may be Rant closely followed by Choke. Those three books are just re reads, I've ran out of money so I'm not getting any new books until Christmas time.
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11/16/09 9:47 PM
MissKaren member Joined: 06/07/09 Location: the east coast%2C U.S. Posts: 154	Hey, ya never know... Ok I was just wondering if you had read CP, cause if you hadn't I was going to forewarn you of his brilliant insanity. He's not for everyone.
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11/17/09 8:37 AM
The_Prowler member Somebody please help me Joined: 05/02/08 Location: Fredericksburg Virginia Posts: 3,556	I finally finished The Dark Tower sage two days ago, and I'm elated. Thoke fucking books took me almost a year to read Anyway, now I'm reading Let The Right One In. Started it about half an hour after I finished Dark Tower, and I'm already half through it. Excellant book- very, very different from any vampire book I've ever read
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11/17/09 11:47 AM
JoeGideon member Joined: 03/09/09 Location: Kalamazoo%2C Michigan Posts: 112	Nickel and Dimed is a fascinating read. I read that back in 2004. Just finished the Patrick Swayze book, "The Time of My Life". Never a big fan, the book has given me a deeper appreciation of the man, pretty awesome guy. Really, it's the story of a great marriage. My girlfriend picked it up and i read it last weekend. I thought it was a very honest memoir, bittersweet, yet inspirational as well. He had an amazing life. Glad i read it.
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11/17/09 4:57 PM
lawagz member Joined: 11/28/07 Location: New York Posts: 47	Ok, I am boring. I am rereading "The Witching Hour." It's been 19 years since I last read it. I really enjoyed reading Anne Rice at that time. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2009 05:02PM by lawagz.
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11/18/09 12:03 PM
SunshineGirl member Just a state of mind. Joined: 10/27/08 Location: Inunu Posts: 505	I'm near the end of a book of short stories by Kafka. It gave me nightmares last night. Beautiful, beautiful nightmares. Next, I shall be reading Dostoevski's Crime and Punishment. yayz. [I heartz Dostoevski]
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11/19/09 1:13 AM
djnixon member Aroint thee, witch! Joined: 04/11/08 Location: Tucson Posts: 1,255	Just finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Pretty decent read, fun and short. somewhat thought-provoking. Neat android killer action/sci-fi book. Onto Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass next!
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11/19/09 5:11 PM
chrisgonzo member Elizabeth...my religion. Joined: 08/05/08 Location: scotland Posts: 2,322	Reading Rapture, by Carol Ann Duffy at the moment. Love it, love it, love it!!
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11/20/09 7:00 AM
mcr_torchwood member O_O Joined: 04/16/09 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 111	I just finished The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. I'd definitely recommend it. It's written in the style of a dramatic monologue all throughout -- like hearing one side of a conversation. Literally.
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11/20/09 1:41 PM
cadair8 member Joined: 12/21/07 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 2,039	I finally decided on reading this: For the past week I've been switching the books I want to read.. I think I need new books. I have a huge list of things I want to read, maybe I'll go to a library eventually.
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