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Post by Dave Maynar on Jun 20, 2010 12:55:19 GMT -5
I enjoyed the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I am currently reading the 3rd and final book to the series.
I also really liked Heart-Shaped Box and 20th Century Ghosts.
Anything by Cormac McCarthy = Win. The only thing I will say is that he doesn't use quotations marks when people talk which annoys the hell out of some people.
I really didn't like Pillars of the Earth. It was recommended by somebody i trust and I love history books. The "story-story-porn-story" pace to the book kind of creeped me out.
So I finally ended up starting Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World last week, after only 3 months of it sitting beside my bed. Gotta say, I really loved it. Murakami seems to be a master of taking simple ideas and painting a hazy shade of mystery over the top of them. It's a great story about losing, and finding yourself, and questioning what it means to be "lost" in the first place. Highly recommended.
Today, I decided to write out all the books I have on my shelf that have gone unread, and putting the names into a hat. Things Fall Apart came out, so that's next.
I've got Things Fall Apart by my bedside too. Thinking of starting it soon.
Just finished "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson. Very good factual account of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair and the serial killer that ravaged the city during that time. I would recommend it for the history and for the insight into the serial killer.
Just finished "Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson. Very good factual account of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair and the serial killer that ravaged the city during that time. I would recommend it for the history and for the insight into the serial killer.
I read that for my book group last year. It was interesting.
I read the first two of the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley. The first one is "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie". The next is "The Weed that Strings that Hangman's Bag". They are mystery books and the heroine is an 11-year-old British girl that has a love of chemistry. I enjoyed them, they were pretty short and light reads.
Spent my weekend reading. I finally read "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I enjoyed it, it was just different than what I was expecting... even though I'm not sure what I was expecting. Not the best book ever, but worth a read.
I started reading "Johannes Cabal, The Necromancer" by Jonathan L. Howard. I'm liking it so far, I think many of you folks would enjoy it, too. You should check it out.
Post by chicojuarz on Jul 26, 2010 14:36:36 GMT -5
I've been putting off reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But if you say it's worth it maybe I'll give it a read.
I just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog. I LOVED it, though I'm not certain why. Not much happens. It's mostly just philosophy and observations but it was pretty awesome. I gave it to my roommate. We'll see what she thinks.
^^^YES YES YES to Pillars of the Earth and its sequel World Without End, both by Ken Follett
They are making Pillars of the Earth into a miniseries on Starz you can watch the first two online.
I watched them this weekend. It's pretty well done and the casting on some of the characters is excellent but it isn't that great I think it is going to be too hard to portray such an awesome book on TV.
They are making Pillars of the Earth into a miniseries on Starz you can watch the first two online.
I watched them this weekend. It's pretty well done and the casting on some of the characters is excellent but it isn't that great I think it is going to be too hard to portray such an awesome book on TV.
I caught them last night, I am with you not terrible, but boy are they skipping a lot. Also I have no idea how this is going to be 8 episodes, the first two covered maybe 10% of the book.
I've been putting off reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But if you say it's worth it maybe I'll give it a read.
It's worth a read, but I probably wouldn't read it again. Not sure it's worth all the hype. Perhaps the other two books are better?
I just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog. I LOVED it, though I'm not certain why. Not much happens. It's mostly just philosophy and observations but I was pretty awesome.
This is on my "to read" list! Glad to hear that it was enjoyable.
I watched them this weekend. It's pretty well done and the casting on some of the characters is excellent but it isn't that great I think it is going to be too hard to portray such an awesome book on TV.
I caught them last night, I am with you not terrible, but boy are they skipping a lot. Also I have no idea how this is going to be 8 episodes, the first two covered maybe 10% of the book.
Yeah my hubby (who has not read the book) was totally lost.
Netherland is on my TBR list. Is it as Gatsby-esque as the reviews say? I'll have to check out Winter's Tale.
I totally forgot to tell you about Netherland. It was way mediocre to me. I didn't find it Gatsby-esque or really even that charming. It was ok, not so good that I wanted to keep a copy. I gave mine away.
I'll go through my books and see if I have anything good to send you. Yeah Ithik I'll knock Netherland off my list.
I'm reading Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
I read Imperial Bedrooms before that, the sequel to Less Than Zero....I think I am over Bret Easton Ellis.
Didn't care for Imperial Bedrooms? I just read Less Than Zero a couple of months ago. I liked that one.
I wanted to like it. I read it using my new Droid Kindle app I think I wanted more than he was willing to give
NBF- I liked the covers of her books and kept seeing them @ the library and they were always being checked out so I decided to see what all the fuss was over. So far so good. I'll probably read the rest of them. They are long but seem to go pretty fast. I don't have a lot of time to read now with the baby but this is not too heavy but not to fluffy either.
I have gotten into time travel books a lot over the last few years. I get into subjects from time to time and soak up as many books on it as I can until I get tired of it then move on to another subject.
Netherland is on my TBR list. Is it as Gatsby-esque as the reviews say? I'll have to check out Winter's Tale.
I totally forgot to tell you about Netherland. It was way mediocre to me. I didn't find it Gatsby-esque or really even that charming. It was ok, not so good that I wanted to keep a copy. I gave mine away.
That's a bummer. I bought this a while back after finishing Good Omens (which I absolutely loved) but haven't picked it up yet. Guess I won't rush to do so....
Didn't care for Imperial Bedrooms? I just read Less Than Zero a couple of months ago. I liked that one.
I wanted to like it. I read it using my new Droid Kindle app I think I wanted more than he was willing to give
I'm not getting my hopes up too much for it, but I am really excited to see what he does with the characters. I mean, Bret's in my top 5 fave author's but I don't wanna be disappointed. Have you read Glamourama?
That's a bummer. I bought this a while back after finishing Good Omens (which I absolutely loved) but haven't picked it up yet. Guess I won't rush to do so....
Karma for loving Good Omens. Amazing, amazing book. One of my all-time favorites. I really need to check out more of Gaiman and Pratchett's works. I've read Gaiman's Neverwhere which was also really cool.
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That's a bummer. I bought this a while back after finishing Good Omens (which I absolutely loved) but haven't picked it up yet. Guess I won't rush to do so....
Karma for loving Good Omens. Amazing, amazing book. One of my all-time favorites. I really need to check out more of Gaiman and Pratchett's works. I've read Gaiman's Neverwhere which was also really cool.
You should give American Gods a go then, for pratchett I would start with guards guards.
Noted. I've heard lots of people say American Gods is a must-read, I guess it is about time to heed the word.
I just read it a few months ago. I enjoyed it. It's the first book of Gaiman's I've ever read. I have a book of short stories that he edited checked out right now but haven't read it yet.
I'm currently reading "Kraken" by China Miéville. It reminds me a bit of "American Gods".
I just finished "The Motel Life" by Willie Vlautin. It's dark and depressing, but a very good read. He's also the lead singer of Richmond Fontaine, a great band out of Portland.
Does anybody ever do a book exchange? I often dont want to reread books after I'm done. I just finished Tinkers. It was really good, but I doubt I'll read it a second time.
Chico, I read Tinkers a few months ago, and I wasn't impressed. The writing style reminded me a lot of poetry, which must be what others enjoyed about the book. Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of poetry either.
I'd enjoy a book exchange club, except I hardly purchase books anymore. The public library and I are on a first name basis.
Does anybody ever do a book exchange? I often dont want to reread books after I'm done. I just finished Tinkers. It was really good, but I doubt I'll read it a second time.
And now I"m starting Things Fall Apart.
I'm working through Things Fall Apart at the moment as well. I'm finding it hard to do more than a couple of chapters at a time. It's really interesting to get a glimpse into tribal life but the main character pisses me off to no end.