Secret Soldiers: The Story of World War II's Heroic Army of Deception -- by Philip Gerard;

The Summons--by John Grisham

The Wild Blue : The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45--by Stephen Ambrose

The Jury
by Steve Martini

Just finished:

The Arraignment
by Steve Martini

<small></small> Very compelling it was!



Equally so is David Brin's Kil'n People. I am half way through it.

As soon as I'm done with "The Jury" by Steve Martini, I will be reading "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

Anj

Kerouac's "On The Road". After that, "2001: A Space Odyssey".

I finished Naked prey, by, John Sanford.

Great as usual.

Patiently waiting for Harry Potter And The Order Of the Phoenix.

Do you know how difficult it is NOT to hear anything about the book?

I am bummed because I heard a major plot point.

Man, wish the book would hurry up and get here.

I just finished Mary Shelley's "FRANKENSTEIN"

I think this is one of my favorite reads. It was nothing like what I expected.

harry potter and the order of the pheonix

matt

Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. I loved this book. I bought the two pack (along with Capricorn) for 20 bucks, and I love Miller's style. I can't describe it. He is all over the place - that I got confused at spots but it all comes out in the end for me.

Just finished Fight Club. One of the few times the movie was better than the book. I loved the style of the book, but the movie packs a wallop with its imagery.

Going to start reading Andersonville tomorrow. The length looks scary, but I have read The Thin Red Line so this shouldn't be that bad. It took me quite a while to finish the latter.

Now i'm reading Meetings with the Other Crowd: Fairy Stories of Ireland. It is a collection of oral folklore that has ben fascinating to read. I'm also a sucker for folklore and local mythology though.

What really gets me about Frankenstein is that Mary Shelley wrote it when she was a teenager. I find that just baffling.

The story is very fascinating.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Haven by John Maxim

Also, a complete collection of Poe.

Honk!

I enjoyed Basket Case, but I've like some Hiiasen's other work more.

I've moved back to horror with a Bentley Little story called University. This is my first Little book and I'm enjoying it very much so far.

Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman

I finished my folklore book and am now reading A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton. I had never heard of the woman before but apparently she has many books so i snagged one from the library and will give it a shot.

Just picked up the new version of the Gunslinger today. Gonna start it this afternoon.

I'm reading "The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Short Stories" by Oscar Wilde. I'm starting with the short story "Lord Arthur Savil's Crime" and I'll read the short stories first then "Dorian Gray".

I'm about 7/9ths through Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson.

It's half WWII-based and half present-day based, and concerned primarily with two generations of codebreakers and those around them. I really enjoyed Snow Crash and am enjoying this as well, though The Diamond Age wouldn't let me get into it.

I'm reading this as a 1st edition hardcover, and it is riddled with typographical errors. Pretty annoying, but it usually doesn't get in the way of the story. Lots of math in here, though.

This is a book i've been interested in for a while now but honestly the sheer size of it kind of intimidates me. There is nothing worse than getting partway through a gigantic book before you realize it isn't interesting you.... then that decision of whether to abandon it or slog through it. So let me know what you think, if it is exciting or not.

Candyland by Evan Hunter/Ed McBain. Enjoy his novels under both names, and find this split novel concept intriguing. I'm still in the 1st Hunter portion of the book.

It's been MONTHS since I've found the time to get immersed in a novel, and I really missed it.

War of the Flowers by Tad Williams. Only 4 chapters in, but so far it reads better than his last series, though it doesn't seem as fresh as I had hoped.

It's definately a good book. I was thinking the same thing you were, but now I think of it like this: I spend most of my time reading 300-or-so page books. By the time I flip that last page, the story's over, the characters gone, and I've got to move onto something else.

With a big thick book like Cryptonomicon's 900 pages, it's easy to be intimidated: I'm going to spend the next several weeks slogging through this thing! But at around the 300-page mark, it still had my interest, and the thought that I get to spend another 600 pages in this story with these characters was actually a big relief!

He's writing (or has written) a prequel to this book that's due out this year; about the same length, too.

But you want to know if it's exciting? I'm not sure that's the right word. It's not an action-adventure like a Clive Cussler or something, but it's a very well-written novel with a gigantic story and good characters doing interesting things. It's definately entertaining, and more than a little educational.

My very first post in the book forum!

Recently finished reading ***** Magnet by Jim Goad. At times very funny, very shocking and very depressing. Very well written though. At times found myself sympathizing with him, and it felt like when I watched American History X and found myself rooting for the neo-Nazi crowd for a moment. Very odd moment for me. I should clarify to say that Goad is NOT a neo-Nazi.

So picked up a book of Goad's that I started a while ago and misplaced, that being Redneck Manifesto. All about how the only socially acceptable racial bigotry is against those called rednecks/hillbillies etc. Fascinating stuff.

At the same time, I'm reading a book that goes the opposite way in a sense, a book called Life is So Good by George Dawson (along with someone writing with him...but it's George's story). It's an autobiography about George, a black man (negro? what's the appopriate discussion word?) born in 1898 who has grown up through the entire century. Last I heard, he was around 103 years old....I wonder if the guy is still alive. Nonetheless, a very enjoyable book. Sorta like hearing your grandfather tell stories of growing up, if you like that sort of thing. Makes me wonder if there's an audio version of this book with Mr. Dawson doing the talking. "That be fine, sir."

Next on deck though: Harry Potter Part 5

I look forward to finding new stuff to read by sifting through this forum and its many threads!