Actually having never read it before I just began "The Stand" by Stephen King.
Amel
12-01-05, 09:51 PM
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Reading Memoirs Of A Geisha (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?partner_id=59826076&partner_id=59826076&partner_id=59826076&userid=5q20TWRCpq&isbn=1400096898&itm=1) again before it hits theatres later this month.
SYNOPSIS
An epic on an intimate scale, Memoirs of a Geisha takes the reader behind the rice-paper screens of the geisha house to a vanished floating world of beauty and cruelty, from a poor fishing village in 1929 to the decadence of 1940s Kyoto, through the chaos of World War II to the towers of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the gray-eyed geisha Sayuri unfolds the remarkable story of her life.
I'm about 1/2 way through Geisha and then I'll probably start The Shadow Of The Wind (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?partner_id=59826076&partner_id=59826076&partner_id=59826076&userid=5q20TWRCpq&isbn=0143034901&itm=1)
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it's about how there were over 100 million Indians/Native Americans in North and South America and how the Europeans killed 90% of them with disease, then came civil war and then the rest of the Europeans came in to colonize The New World and mop up the rest of the natives.
At the moment I am reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, and I am going to start The Stephen King Universe: A Guide to the Worlds of the King of Horror by Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden, and Hank Wagner.
Scarecrow
12-06-05, 10:42 AM
Just Finished...
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So far this book is fantastic, and if it keeps it up will surely become one of my favorite books of all time. The book is a re-imaging of Superman set in the 30's. It's has such a rich feel to it and De Haven has a great way with prose. Just a fantastic read.
Geofferson
12-07-05, 10:23 AM
I've heard great things about that book. It's definitely on my list of books to get!
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Just starting The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe last night.
And this for nonfiction:
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FantasticVSDoom
12-11-05, 07:55 PM
Finally getting into:
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And up next is:
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Gdrlv
12-11-05, 11:17 PM
Halfway through: Public Enemies by Bryan Burrough.
Just bought today: San Francisco Is Burning by Dennis Smith and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
12thmonkey
12-12-05, 08:39 AM
just started:
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on deck:
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Wick
12-12-05, 03:15 PM
I'm currently reading the first, "Abarat" book, by Clive Barker. It's an excellent read.
Squirrel God
12-12-05, 11:46 PM
Nick Hornby - How to be Good
Great so far.
Scarecrow
12-13-05, 12:19 PM
Just finished...
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Scarecrow
12-13-05, 04:57 PM
Just started...
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Dan1boy
12-13-05, 06:03 PM
Shadow Divers - now, one of my favorite books of all time. Simply incredible.
Charlie Goose
12-13-05, 10:13 PM
As part of my quest to read more classics, I just finished
This is Book 4 of the Rook series, although I haven't read the first 3 yet.
That Superman book looks interesting, I'm going to look for it.
bdshort
12-14-05, 01:33 AM
I just finished reading
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I picked this up after I read that Peter Jackson's next film was to be based on it. Wonderful story... I admit that it brought some tears to my eyes I few times throughout the story.
Wow..quite a few people reading some of the same books. Kind of cool. I'll have to find my Narnia books, as the movie has gotten me interested in them again.
Right now I'm reading Warlock in Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff. Kind of weird so far. I'm about halfway through the book at the moment, and I'm not entirely sure if I like it or not.
Scarecrow
12-17-05, 01:45 PM
Now reading...
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Scarecrow
12-18-05, 10:02 PM
Now reading...
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Scarecrow
12-19-05, 12:28 PM
Just finished...
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Just finished...
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How was it? This is next on my to-read list.
benedict
12-20-05, 02:31 PM
I am now reading Caleb Carr's "Killing Time".
kneijst1
12-20-05, 04:24 PM
Just finished Harry Potter 5. Working my way through HP #6.
Then off to:
Getting back into Running with Scissors (I got 1/3 through this, but put it down to read all the HP books)
A Feast for Crows by George R R Martin (first, I have to read those summaries online to catch myself back up on the 1st three books)
The Narnia books (I got the complete set at BJs for $15 the other day. I don't remember reading them as a kid (not sure if I did or not), but I'd like to read them before I see the movie on DVD).
Scarecrow
12-21-05, 08:59 AM
How was it? This is next on my to-read list.
I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Streusel
12-22-05, 04:24 AM
I have read "Die Geisha" very great book and I am looking forward to see the movie.
I am reading: Veronika beschließt zu sterben" (Veronika wants? to die?) from Paulo Coelho
and "Das Parfum" (the parfume) from Patrick Süskind
and after that I will read "Der Schatten des Windes" (shadow of the wind)from Carlos Ruiz Zafon
William Fuld
12-22-05, 02:05 PM
Last night I finished the Mackendrick book I posted on the first page. I can't recommend it highly enough to anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of filmmaking. The chapter contrasting the differences between Ernest Lehman's and Clifford Odets' drafts of a scene from Sweet Smell of Success is especially fascinating.
Currently reading "Lullaby" by Chuck Palahniuk. I'm on a Palahniuk kick - I recently read "Diary" and "Survivor." "Diary" was only okay, but "Survivor" was a hoot.
Scarecrow
12-22-05, 10:24 PM
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Man great choice on the Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn.
I found those books last year and read all of them up to Memorial Day (a new book at the time) within a few weeks. I just recently finishing Consent to Kill, the new addition to the series. I love those books
Man great choice on the Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn.
I found those books last year and read all of them up to Memorial Day (a new book at the time) within a few weeks. I just recently finishing Consent to Kill, the new addition to the series. I love those books
Yeah, I'm liking them a lot so far.
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Just finishing "Voyage of the Beagle (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393061345/dvdtalk/qid=1135801220/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-4458792-6244104?n=507846&s=books&v=glance) "--beautiful and highly readable, would recommend to anyone, especially those interested in the theory of evolution, but afraid of being bogged down by scientific jargon.
Scarecrow
12-29-05, 02:32 PM
Just finished...
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Trying to decide what to read next. I have plenty of books here, just can't decide what I'm in the mood for.
Scarecrow
12-29-05, 03:35 PM
Just started...
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Geofferson
12-29-05, 05:07 PM
You have your copy already?
Still waiting for mine to ship. ;)
Scarecrow
12-29-05, 07:58 PM
Yeah, it came last week.
Just finished it. Pretty good.
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TimeandTide
12-29-05, 10:09 PM
Are those "Hard Case Crime" books worth picking up? I read the Stephen King one and was a bit disappointed. Any recommendations on which I should tackle next?
Pwman
12-29-05, 11:17 PM
the long one or the short one? I haven't read any other Steven King, but I really liked this one. I read the long one.
Currently reading: Parasite Rex. EXCELLENT!
I've read both, and the long version is better IMHO. I was living in Boulder Colorado where much of the tale takes place when the second version came out. It was very cool to recognize streets and other local landmarks.
Just finished Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World and I'm currently reading 1776 by David McCullough.
Geofferson
12-30-05, 10:04 AM
Are those "Hard Case Crime" books worth picking up? I read the Stephen King one and was a bit disappointed. Any recommendations on which I should tackle next?
I like them quite a bit (although I too was slightly disappointed with King's contribution).
The following stand out:
Grifter's Game
Top of the Heap
Two for the Money
The Confession
Plunder of the Sun
Buy: