What Are You Reading? November 2006

PalmerJoss · 11-01-06, 11:44 AM

Another month, another thread.

I just put down Lisey's Story because I just could not get into it at all. I may pick it up at a later date, but for now I'll pass it on to my wife and see if she enjoys it better than I.

Now reading:

Geofferson · 11-01-06, 12:10 PM

lwhy? · 11-01-06, 02:20 PM

I just finished reading the six Harry Potter books that took me all of October
I am currently reading: I shouldn't even be doing this! and other things that strike me as funny by Bob Newhart

Dusty Bottoms · 11-01-06, 08:31 PM

Just finished World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War by Max Brooks.

Up next is The Burning by Bentley Little.

darkside · 11-01-06, 08:36 PM

Just finished the excellent God Delusion

Currently reading Echo Park

And also reading through The Areas of My Expertise

I'm really enjoying the new John Hodgman and Michael Connelly books.

maxfisher · 11-01-06, 10:25 PM

I just finished Mapping the Edge (Dunant) and am now on The Good German (Canon). I recently ordered Lisey's Story (King), The Black Dahlia (Ellroy), The Road (McCarthy), Guests of the Ayatollah (Bowden), Freakonomics (Levitt), Sharp Objects (Flynn), Oh What a Slaughter (McMurtry), The Colorado Kid (King) and World War Z (Brooks). Not sure which one I'll be starting on next, but I'll probably get through all of them by the end of the year.

benedict · 11-03-06, 05:26 PM

I'm currently re-reading James Blaylock's fantastical "The Last Coin".

MrX · 11-04-06, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkside

Just finished the excellent God Delusion

I just ordered that the other day, looking forward to reading it.

Joe Molotov · 11-04-06, 01:00 AM

Just finishing up Larry Niven's Ringworld, about to start Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles.

BradJ · 11-04-06, 07:22 PM

Flyboys, by James Bradley... talks about the navy pilots in ww2, and the overall behavior of Japanese soldiers against U.S. POWs.

Good book so far...

darkside · 11-04-06, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrX

I just ordered that the other day, looking forward to reading it.

I will say there were a few parts that irritated me. I realize he was trying to be aggressive about his points on atheism, but at times he got a little too self-richeous for my tastes. Still a great book though and does give you a lot to think about.

Lastblade · 11-06-06, 08:54 AM

Still reading The Foundation Trilogy (Asimov).

Lateralus · 11-06-06, 11:55 AM

The Prince. Eh.. To really understand the book you need to understand Renaissance Italy in the 1500's and I don't. It would also help if you knew your Roman emperors as well, which again I don't.

I do have a 15 hour lecture on the subject on audio book and I am learning a lot from that, however I'm not sure if it is worth all the hassle.

PalmerJoss · 11-06-06, 12:53 PM

Just finished:

Now Reading:

hiccup · 11-06-06, 07:16 PM

Going between The Art of War (probably my 100th reading of it), Palahniuk's Survivor (again), and finishing World War Z

Tommy_Harn · 11-06-06, 08:13 PM

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. Fantastic so far.

joeydaninja · 11-07-06, 11:35 AM

just finished World War Z

am almost finished with Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

ytrez · 11-07-06, 04:57 PM

Geofferson · 11-08-06, 08:04 AM

I recently started:

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12thmonkey · 11-08-06, 08:23 AM

almost finished with:
Contest by Matthew Reilly

about to start:
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by William Kalush and Larry Sloman

Lateralus · 11-09-06, 03:51 AM

I'm a big Eric Larson fan and I could not wait to jump in to this one!

flagstone · 11-09-06, 04:38 PM

Been reading some of the old Parker books by Richard Stark - currently on The Seventh.

DJLinus · 11-09-06, 09:47 PM

Still reading...

The Count of Monte Cristo (unabridged) by Alexandre Dumas.

Slow reader + 1500 pages = it'll be a while before I get to another book

Tracer Bullet · 11-10-06, 09:22 AM

And for school:

tofu · 11-10-06, 02:15 PM

Just finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Started The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

11-01-06, 11:44 AM	#1
PalmerJoss DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 2,316	What Are You Reading? November 2006 Another month, another thread. I just put down Lisey's Story because I just could not get into it at all. I may pick it up at a later date, but for now I'll pass it on to my wife and see if she enjoys it better than I. Now reading: __________________ XBox Live Gamertag: AngryPanda27

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lwhy? DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nashville and Crossville, TN Posts: 1,632	I just finished reading the six Harry Potter books that took me all of October I am currently reading: I shouldn't even be doing this! and other things that strike me as funny by Bob Newhart __________________ Go Vols

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BradJ DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,408	Flyboys, by James Bradley... talks about the navy pilots in ww2, and the overall behavior of Japanese soldiers against U.S. POWs. Good book so far... __________________ Eagles may soar... but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

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maxfisher DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 4,830	I just finished Mapping the Edge (Dunant) and am now on The Good German (Canon). I recently ordered Lisey's Story (King), The Black Dahlia (Ellroy), The Road (McCarthy), Guests of the Ayatollah (Bowden), Freakonomics (Levitt), Sharp Objects (Flynn), Oh What a Slaughter (McMurtry), The Colorado Kid (King) and World War Z (Brooks). Not sure which one I'll be starting on next, but I'll probably get through all of them by the end of the year.

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Lateralus DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Valley of Megiddo Posts: 9,321	The Prince. Eh.. To really understand the book you need to understand Renaissance Italy in the 1500's and I don't. It would also help if you knew your Roman emperors as well, which again I don't. I do have a 15 hour lecture on the subject on audio book and I am learning a lot from that, however I'm not sure if it is worth all the hassle. __________________ (Lat's book lists)

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