What are you reading? (October 09) - Page 3

Sessa17 · 10-13-09, 04:41 PM

Hell F'n YES !! Guess nobody else here is excited for this book as me & my pal Zombie Captain America

dtcarson · 10-13-09, 07:02 PM

and

Lateralus · 10-13-09, 09:27 PM

Book #44:

sleepyhead55 · 10-14-09, 12:06 AM

Ginwen · 10-14-09, 12:32 AM

movieking · 10-14-09, 07:02 AM

I really enjoyed Lost Paradise by Kathy Marks, but it felt like it was very repetitive (also, the subject matter was very difficult to read about).

After reading a couple of non-fiction books, I've decided to start back on fiction. Got a bunch of Michael Connelly books to read, have most of the Sookie Stackhouse books from my sister, bought a few ebooks (Columbine, Survivor's Club, etc) but for now, I finally decided to start on the Bond series, which I've had kicking around for quite a while.

Just finished Casino Royale, and loved it:

Next up is:

mlemmond · 10-14-09, 05:00 PM

Read

An excellent book.

jfoobar · 10-14-09, 11:29 PM

Never even heard of this book until a few days ago when a co-worker recommended it. Yes, I apparently live under a rock.

I am about 75 pages in and am astounded at how good it is.

buckee1 · 10-15-09, 06:41 AM

mlemmond · 10-15-09, 06:55 PM

Read

Quite possibly one of the sickest books I've ever read. Laymon's horror is shocking and brutal.

fiver · 10-15-09, 11:16 PM

Michael

PAG · 10-16-09, 10:19 AM

Just finished:

writer106 · 10-16-09, 04:15 PM

I just started reading this last night

jfoobar · 10-16-09, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiver

I'll have to go find that in the book store so I can read the new introduction by Adams. My battered copy is at least 25 years old.

mike45 · 10-16-09, 09:50 PM

Cover Up by Peter Lance

iMigraine · 10-17-09, 12:22 AM

Finished "The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-1945" by Stephen E. Ambrose

Starting "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell

MinLShaw · 10-17-09, 12:52 AM

Last night, I started (and finished) Bodies of Water by Rosanne Cash. It's a very short collection of short fiction--calling them short stories is really too strong; they're more a collection of vignettes. The margins were huge, and the 133 pages would easily have only been about a third of that in regular paperback form. As a 30 year old, childless male, it was hard to relate to much of it but I would recommend it for middle-aged mothers who prefer stream-of-consciousness.

Lateralus, would you let me know your thoughts on The Sex Lives of Cannibals? My wife has almost bought it about a dozen times now, having been fascinated by the back cover text but unwilling to take the plunge without a trustworthy referral. After you turned me on to Robert Morgan's Boone: A Biography, I'd put you in the top tier of people whose recommendations I would take seriously.

iMigraine, let me know what you think of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. My wife and I bought a copy for a friend of ours whose nickname is "Blinky" and is notorious for acting without thinking. It seemed as though God Himself wanted us to find that for him, but we've yet to hear anything from him about it--despite his genuine excitement over receiving it.

Also, I envy movieking and PAG for entering Ian Fleming's world of Bond books. I started in the 1990s, and have permitted myself to read just one Fleming Bond novel annually, to account for the fact that he won't be publishing any more. I'm up to The Man with the Golden Gun, the penultimate entry in the series (and the last of the actual novels, as the only thing left are a few short stories) and I just haven't been able to make myself start it yet.

One suggestion, if I might, is that you invest in a copy of John Griswold's astounding companion piece, Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories. Griswold provides a glossary, a chronology and an explanation of every obsolete reference Fleming makes throughout his fourteen volumes. If you read Moonraker and have no idea what's going on in the bridge game, Griswold walks you through it, hand by hand, explaining the rules of the game in the process.

It's a print-on-demand work now in its second edition. I believe I paid $25 for mine from Barnes & Noble. Because Fleming's style is very much of his times, Griswold has become indispensable to me as I have tried to get the fullest from my reading of these greatly enjoyable yarns.

Lateralus · 10-17-09, 03:48 PM

Book 45:

Dusty Bottoms · 10-17-09, 09:27 PM

I'm currently reading an old paperback copy of The Light At The End by John Skipp and Craig Spector.

Giantrobo · 10-18-09, 07:30 AM

Just finished this book and it was -THE- worst book I've read thus far in life. The main character was in it twice and the rest of the book read like a term paper on how to organize Student protest groups in 1960's Japan. I mean they went into great detail on the subject and it was not good. And then in the last parts of the book, the writer gets into conspiracy stuff dealing with the Vatican, Powerful Families who run the world, and the Jews and tries to tie it all together to give us the origin of Saya the Vampire. Utter disappointing crap

But now I'm reading this and I can't put it down. I'm midway through and I'm fascinated by the writer's take on The Wicked Witch of the West.

lattethunder · 10-18-09, 11:45 AM

movieking · 10-18-09, 12:25 PM

fiver · 10-18-09, 09:44 PM

Michael

Tommy Ceez · 10-19-09, 12:34 PM

Quake1028 · 10-19-09, 02:51 PM

I was reading:

Then I got sidetracked into:

Then I put that down for a while to give this a 3rd chance:

I'm scatterbrained lately. Especially since I loved the first two and had no reason to put them down. I blame the meds

.

10-13-09, 04:41 PM	#51
Sessa17 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: NJ, the place where smiles go to die Posts: 5,588	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Hell F'n YES !! Guess nobody else here is excited for this book as me & my pal Zombie Captain America __________________ "I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?" - Omar Proudly doing my part to support the economy

10-13-09, 07:02 PM	#52
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movieking DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 11,678	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) I really enjoyed Lost Paradise by Kathy Marks, but it felt like it was very repetitive (also, the subject matter was very difficult to read about). After reading a couple of non-fiction books, I've decided to start back on fiction. Got a bunch of Michael Connelly books to read, have most of the Sookie Stackhouse books from my sister, bought a few ebooks (Columbine, Survivor's Club, etc) but for now, I finally decided to start on the Bond series, which I've had kicking around for quite a while. Just finished Casino Royale, and loved it: Next up is: __________________ Books I've Read So Far This Year Part One Books I've Read So Far This Year Part Two Books I've Read So Far This Year Part Three

10-14-09, 05:00 PM	#57
mlemmond Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 783	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Read An excellent book. __________________ Blog

10-14-09, 11:29 PM	#58
jfoobar DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 24,092	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Never even heard of this book until a few days ago when a co-worker recommended it. Yes, I apparently live under a rock. I am about 75 pages in and am astounded at how good it is. __________________ "There's one thing that can be said for true losers. They're consistent to a degree that would suggest luck has little to do with it." -- Unknown

10-15-09, 06:41 AM	#59
buckee1 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Minding the precious things in the Local Shop Posts: 3,757	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) __________________ My HT : Samsung 61" DLP//Samsung BD UP5000 BD/HD player//Yamaha RX V661 7.1 Receiver// Klipsch Icon VF36//C2//B2// Klipsch 10" Sub//JVC Code Free DVD player// Xbox 360 Elite120g/Playstation 3 320G PSN:Trekdad Xbox Live:Onstage Trekdad Last edited by buckee1; 10-15-09 at 06:43 AM.

10-15-09, 06:55 PM	#60
mlemmond Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 783	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Read Quite possibly one of the sickest books I've ever read. Laymon's horror is shocking and brutal. __________________ Blog

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10-16-09, 10:19 AM	#62
PAG Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 146	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Just finished:

10-16-09, 04:15 PM	#63
writer106 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 633	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) I just started reading this last night

10-16-09, 09:50 PM	#65
mike45 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 1,022	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Cover Up by Peter Lance

10-17-09, 12:22 AM	#66
iMigraine New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 3	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Finished "The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-1945" by Stephen E. Ambrose Starting "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell

10-17-09, 12:52 AM	#67
MinLShaw DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,487	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Last night, I started (and finished) Bodies of Water by Rosanne Cash. It's a very short collection of short fiction--calling them short stories is really too strong; they're more a collection of vignettes. The margins were huge, and the 133 pages would easily have only been about a third of that in regular paperback form. As a 30 year old, childless male, it was hard to relate to much of it but I would recommend it for middle-aged mothers who prefer stream-of-consciousness. Lateralus, would you let me know your thoughts on The Sex Lives of Cannibals? My wife has almost bought it about a dozen times now, having been fascinated by the back cover text but unwilling to take the plunge without a trustworthy referral. After you turned me on to Robert Morgan's Boone: A Biography, I'd put you in the top tier of people whose recommendations I would take seriously. iMigraine, let me know what you think of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. My wife and I bought a copy for a friend of ours whose nickname is "Blinky" and is notorious for acting without thinking. It seemed as though God Himself wanted us to find that for him, but we've yet to hear anything from him about it--despite his genuine excitement over receiving it. Also, I envy movieking and PAG for entering Ian Fleming's world of Bond books. I started in the 1990s, and have permitted myself to read just one Fleming Bond novel annually, to account for the fact that he won't be publishing any more. I'm up to The Man with the Golden Gun, the penultimate entry in the series (and the last of the actual novels, as the only thing left are a few short stories) and I just haven't been able to make myself start it yet. One suggestion, if I might, is that you invest in a copy of John Griswold's astounding companion piece, Ian Fleming's James Bond: Annotations and Chronologies for Ian Fleming's Bond Stories. Griswold provides a glossary, a chronology and an explanation of every obsolete reference Fleming makes throughout his fourteen volumes. If you read Moonraker and have no idea what's going on in the bridge game, Griswold walks you through it, hand by hand, explaining the rules of the game in the process. It's a print-on-demand work now in its second edition. I believe I paid $25 for mine from Barnes & Noble. Because Fleming's style is very much of his times, Griswold has become indispensable to me as I have tried to get the fullest from my reading of these greatly enjoyable yarns. __________________ "There's always one more way to do things and that's your way, and you have a right to try it at least once." -- Waylon Jennings Last edited by MinLShaw; 10-17-09 at 12:57 AM.

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10-18-09, 07:30 AM	#70
Giantrobo DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: TORRANCE, CA Posts: 41,417	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Just finished this book and it was -THE- worst book I've read thus far in life. The main character was in it twice and the rest of the book read like a term paper on how to organize Student protest groups in 1960's Japan. I mean they went into great detail on the subject and it was not good. And then in the last parts of the book, the writer gets into conspiracy stuff dealing with the Vatican, Powerful Families who run the world, and the Jews and tries to tie it all together to give us the origin of Saya the Vampire. Utter disappointing crap But now I'm reading this and I can't put it down. I'm midway through and I'm fascinated by the writer's take on The Wicked Witch of the West. __________________ XBOX Gamertag: Giantrobo On my 3rd 360 as of 9/27/2007

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