On Deck:
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kneijst1
02-02-06, 11:06 AM
Finishing Up:
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Probably start next:
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
FantasticVSDoom
02-02-06, 11:32 AM
Right now:
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Michael Corvin
02-02-06, 04:18 PM
Finishing up: 3rd Degree by James Patterson
On Deck: Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
enrage
02-02-06, 04:45 PM
in the middle:
Alien Agenda by Jim Marrs
starting:
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
DJLinus
02-02-06, 06:53 PM
Right now:
Chris Elliott - The Shroud of the Thwacker
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Periodically leafing through:
Harold McGee - On Food and Cooking
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On deck from the library:
Jonathan Vankin & John Whalen - 80 Greatest Conspiracy Theories of All Time
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(I'm not a nut, but these are fun to read about - especially knowing that some people take this stuff seriously)
grem458
02-02-06, 09:14 PM
After having read John M. Barry's The Great Influenza, Crosby's America's Forgotton Pandemic, and Lynette Iezzoni's Influenza 1918, figured I'd go ahead and start Gina Kolata's Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918.
Quake1028
02-02-06, 10:23 PM
Just Finished
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Now Reading
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..and at the rate I read paired with how much time a day I have, that should do it for February.
-JP
Fincher Fan
02-03-06, 03:00 AM
^ Lullaby was a good read.
Just started (like a lot of people it seems):
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NatrlBornThrllr
02-03-06, 04:00 AM
Yeah, it's been great so far...really captivating.
FantasticVSDoom
02-03-06, 08:46 AM
Lullaby is the last Palahniuk book for me to read, and just havent gotten around to it yet, eventhough its been sitting on my shelf. I loved Diary though, after Fight Club its my fav by him. Still on the Cell, but next will either be Lullaby or Frankenstein by Koontz.
Smithers
02-03-06, 12:02 PM
The Rising by Brian Keene (almost done)
next:
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
NatrlBornThrllr
02-03-06, 01:28 PM
Lullaby is the last Palahniuk book for me to read, and just havent gotten around to it yet, eventhough its been sitting on my shelf. I loved Diary though, after Fight Club its my fav by him. Still on the Cell, but next will either be Lullaby or Frankenstein by Koontz.
I'll strongly recommend Lullaby for your next read. I'm not sure where it ranks among Palahniuk stories that I've read...I love all of them, but it's definitely a good read.
Has anybody here read Haunted? I've read the "Guts" short that's in there online. Just wondering if it'd be worth hunting down after I read Diary, and before I move from Palahniuk to Welsh. Also, what about his non-fiction books (Stranger Than Fiction, Fugitives & Refugees...and there's a listing on Amazon for "Nonfiction," though I'm not sure what that is)? Worth checking out?
-JP
PS: Sorry for the hijack.
FantasticVSDoom
02-03-06, 02:57 PM
Haunted is ok, but not his best for sure...Actually ranks last of everything Ive read of his. Its entertaining at times, but the end was pretty bad and although some of the short stories were pretty good, as a whole, just didnt work all that well. I wouldnt discourage you from reading it, but if you have other stuff to check out, read those first.
NatrlBornThrllr
02-03-06, 03:16 PM
Good deal. The main reason I was interested in it was because of the effect the Guts short had on me when I read it...but I wasn't quite sure how well the combination of a collection of shorts into a novel worked. I'll pick it up eventually, but I'll work my way through the other half a dozen books or so that I have waiting.
Thanks for the input.
-JP
Duh Vuh Duh
02-03-06, 03:25 PM
Just finished:
Trapped, I couldn't put it down for some reason, pretty good. I want to see the movie now, anybody know if the movie stays pretty close to the book?
Dashed
02-03-06, 10:52 PM
Currently im reading "The eye of the World" book 1 of the Wheel of time by Robert Jordan. and just finished Digital Fortress.
Bateman
02-04-06, 01:59 AM
Currently reading Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.
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I'd forgotten how much I enjoy Robin Cook :D
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Downloaded eBook from my local library. Read it in 12th grade 10 years ago and have been wanting to read it since.
Last week, I read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Dean Koontz's Velocity. I'll probably read another Koontz book this week but I haven't decided which one yet.
Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
**** of *****
Great book, the first three chapters are pretty boring. (Pepper trade and evolution history of the islands affected by the eruption) But it really picks up on chapter 4.
Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History)
***** of *****
3 great books in a row! I love David McCullough's 1776 but this is much better. I really goes in to detail about the elite British and Hessian troops, good read!
Quake1028
02-08-06, 11:39 PM
Just Finished
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Now Reading
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2006 Books Read
1.Grifter's Game (4.5/5)
2.Fade to Blonde (4/5)
OwlAtHome
02-09-06, 01:57 AM
Killing Floor by Lee Child
OwlAtHome
02-09-06, 01:59 AM
Finished The Mark of The Assassin by Daniel Silva.
Just started Killing Rain by Barry Eisler.
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This is an awesome book I just finished it a few days ago. I love the Rain series and they do keep getting better.
travlr
02-09-06, 08:49 AM
Bouncing back and forth between.
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and
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Scarecrow
02-09-06, 10:48 AM
This is an awesome book I just finished it a few days ago. I love the Rain series and they do keep getting better.
I like them a lot too. Amazon shows the next one coming out in June.
gabeon
02-09-06, 11:14 AM
Unfortunately, I am reading:
Economics of Transportation (textbook)
HR Management (textbook)
Effective Business Communication (textbook)
No time for good books. :sad:
thecrazydude
02-09-06, 12:10 PM
Aces and Kings : Inside Stories and Million-Dollar Strategies from Poker's Greatest Players
This was a glorious collection of stories. Bender's ability to fill her surreal little oddities with such honesty and genuine emotion is incredible; I was surprised on several occasions how moved I was. Along with Jonathan Lethem's recent books, this is some of the best short story work I've read.
A rather saucy (no pun intended) memoir with almost equal parts sumptuous food descriptions and rowdy sex romps. Bonus points for the recipes scattered throughout. :) Not quite as good or endearing as Julie Powell's Julie & Julia at this point, but definitely enjoyable.
I was born in Belfast so I had to pick it up. Damn good read so far
Howiefan
02-13-06, 11:05 AM
Just got done reading Dean Koontz's 'Life Expectancy' and now reading 'The Taking' by the same author.
DonnachaOne
02-13-06, 11:09 AM
Up to chapter 13 of The Dark Half, which is the first King fiction book I've read.
It's pretty good so far.
BiMonSciFiCon
02-13-06, 11:30 AM
Just finished: State of Fear by M. Crichton
Finishing up: The Da Vinci Code by D. Brown
On deck: The Cell.
FantasticVSDoom
02-13-06, 12:41 PM
To continue with the King theme, I am going to begin Salem's Lot. I need to stay out of the library though because I will never get through my "to read" pile...
grem458
02-14-06, 12:40 AM
Just started The Alienist by Caleb Carr. Been meaning to read it for the last couple of years, but something else always came up.
travlr
02-14-06, 01:04 PM
The Alienest is a great book. I need to reread that soon.
Just finished:
Lost: Secret Identity
Voyage of the Dawn Treader - CS Lewis
Currently reading:
24: Veto Power
Big Bad Wolf - James Patterson
On deck:
the Silver Chair - CS Lewis
Cell - Stephen King
boredsilly
02-17-06, 09:15 AM
Currently reading:
Big Bad Wolf - James Patterson
Have you been reading all of the Cross books? I thought that one, and the 3 that came before it, were garbage. If you are feeling the same, know that Mary Mary is a lot better. Not great but better.
I have read them(Cross) all so far. Roses are Red was decent, but I agree on Violets are Blue. That was garbage.
I like BBW so far. I got Mary, Mary for Christmas so now I am playing catch up so I can read it.
Personally, I have been enjoying the womens murder club more than the recent Cross books.
Don't forget to read London Bridges before you go on to Mary Mary, especially since Bridges has the same villain as BBW. I actually thought BBW was one of the worst books I ever read, and certainly the worst of the Patterson lot. I've yet to read London Bridges because I was so turned off by BBW, but I have heard good things about Mary Mary so I will pick that up at some point.
Michael Corvin
02-18-06, 04:38 PM
Well, BBW was okay. Nothing spectacular. The ending was a big tease, but I knew that going in since my sister said the villian returns in London Bridges.
dtcarson
02-18-06, 10:59 PM
I finished three books today:
Bouncing off the Moon - David Gerrold - sequel to Jumping off the Planet
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 - ed. R. Silverberg - It's possible I've read this one before, or perhaps I've just read all the stories before. I've started an Excel file of what I've read to hopefully not reread something unexpectedly
How to Talk to a Liberal - Ann Coulter - very interesting aggregation of lots of her columns, grouped by topic, including some that haven't been printed/published before. Only thing is, some of the topics were overrepresented in my mind.
Great book. I will make a trip to Johnstown to check out the scene of the disaster this summer.
me12321
02-19-06, 11:17 PM
I finished "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut a few days ago. Now I'm most of the way through "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. I'm hoping to read "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce before the end of the month.
Howiefan
02-20-06, 12:08 AM
I just started reading Dean Koontz's Intensity. The beginning is REALLY similar to the movie Haute Tension. Hopefully the ending doesn't have the same twist.
Quick story, back in 92-93 in high school, I hated reading with a passion. Never wanted to read the school required texts/books much less novels on my own time until a co-worker suggested Skeleton Crew. That book single handedly turned me on to reading. There are some great stories in there, including one of my all time favorites, "Cain Rose Up."
Kinda depressing, but I've only managed to get through seven books so far this year. :(
The Bus
02-27-06, 10:48 AM
Nothing right now, but it's going to be either
Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island or I'm a Stranger Myself
Laurence Gonzalez's Deep Survival
Steven Ozment's A Mighty Fortress
or
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild.
light, fast fantasy about 58,000 assorted demons, devils, and damnedsouls being freed to North Carolina with the opportunity to repent. I'll probably finish it tonight or tomorrow.
next up:
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i was surprised when I actually found two Pohl books I hadn't read. This one and Stopping at Slowyear.
Buy: