What are you reading? (December 2007)
 

Just started:

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Started and finished The Jungle Book today. Now I'm staring blankly at my bookcase. I'll probably be reading spines for a couple days.

A Brief History of Time. It's one of those books that I've been meaning to read for years.

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

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Just started . . .

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Charles Dickens's "Christmas Stories" Collection (Hardback Deluxe Edition, 19.99 at Barnes and Noble)

Great book -- hope you enjoy it! :up:

I second that, one of the best books I read this year.

RE: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer
 

Thanks. I'm about 70 pages in so far, and it's very interesting. It's been in my "books to read" stack for over a year, and I've noticed that several people in this forum have had good things to say about it.

The Kite Runner

Good book. I hadn't gotten into Dean Koontz in a while but really liked this series.

Currently reading. Really liking it so far and I hope it becomes a series.
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spent the last 3 weeks finishing up a trio of legal thrillers: Burden of Proof, The Runaway Jury and The Firm.

managed to start on Berlin Noir Trilogy 2 days ago - really have good expectations of this one :)

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A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey by Kevin Murphy

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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition

The Secret Message of Jesus by McLaren

Just started American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I've read his other books plus all Sandman related stuff. I wish he would start writing Sandman stories again.

Decided on Pynchon. Gravity's Rainbow, of course. Seventy pages in. Does it get better? Does it get readable? I mean, the guy's obviously some sort of genius, but can he, finally, craft a decent story? Story being the operative word.

I bet he'd write one hell of a collection of essays.

(The above questions are rhetorical, of course. Wouldn't wanna threadjack.)

How was this?

I read it as well and really enjoyed it. Especially the parts set in Japan.

Last (9.5/10.0)
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Continuing on my Spartan theme:

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Quite good, actually.

"I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson to be followed with "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy