What are you reading? - Page 34

Sparkle · 05-03-2011, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitmo01

i loved the Crimson Petal and the White---you need to give that a try, there entire first chapter is set in the second person....its short but it drew me in and i thought the book was very interesting...its main protagonist is a victorian prostitute....very good book

Perhaps I need to give it another try, thanks.

I got a ways in to it. I'm usually a big fan of any literature set in London, and the premise of this appealed to me, but I wasn't really drawn in.

I know it was a well liked book when it came out.

pajama · 05-03-2011, 07:50 AM

Finished Thirst - Volume 2, slowly trudging through the Autobiography of Mark Twain that I haven't been able to read all semester. And have now discovered that I apparently packed the plethora of other books on the "to read" list, so Twain is all that's left.

dark_crystal · 05-03-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparkle

I've just finished 'The Imperfectionists' by Tom Rachman
It was enjoyable but quite slow and ambling.

Now I have several books that I started but wasn't immediately taken with..
I used to have a rule that I would read at least the 1/3 of a book, and if that point I still wasn't in to it - I could walk away from it. Now I seem to have a shorter attention span.

Any feedback on this list?

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian

The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

I just read Juliet, Naked and I liked it a lot. It helps if you have lived with music snobs tho

dark_crystal · 05-03-2011, 04:25 PM

wolfbittenpoet · 05-03-2011, 06:10 PM

Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

I think I like it better then OTR. Now if only I could get Big Sur and Desolation Angels in.

Sparkle · 05-03-2011, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dark_crystal

I just read Juliet, Naked and I liked it a lot. It helps if you have lived with music snobs tho

I may or may not be a music snob myself

I'll try that story again. I do love Nick Hornby.

Thank you.

Camo Eagle · 05-04-2011, 06:35 PM

A lil something for all da book lovers on board.

MyBookDroid, an app for Android users. It allows you to bar code scan your books or search & add from the net. Now I have my whole collection list at all times. No more accidentally buying a book that I already own. Lets you make, name, and org your own shelves.

I created a Wish List so its quick & easy while out at a store.

Its free in the android market place.

rockybcn · 05-05-2011, 01:29 AM

I just finished Pillars of the Earth and will now begin

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Kobi · 05-06-2011, 04:21 PM

Pasta and Politics by Vincent Cianci Jr......former mayor of Providence. Funny guy.

Fancy · 05-07-2011, 05:16 PM

Dewey by Vicki Myron

The Cat Who Could Read Backward by Lillian Jackson Braun

Gráinne · 05-07-2011, 05:51 PM

The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot, Dostoyevsky

Liam · 05-07-2011, 07:06 PM

In Suspect Terrain, by John McPhee. I think I enjoyed this more the second time around. John McPhee writes about geology in a way that makes it come alive. If you live in the east or are interested in geology, this non-fiction page turner might teach you a few things you didn't know.

scootebaby · 05-07-2011, 07:40 PM

Empire of Illusion-the end of literacy and the triumph of spectacle

Indianaguy · 05-07-2011, 07:54 PM

I just started reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

AtLast · 05-07-2011, 09:01 PM

The Bhutto Murder Trail -- From Wazirstan to GHQ, Amir Mir.

Camo Eagle · 05-07-2011, 09:11 PM

Taming the Tiger Within by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Forgotten Books of Eden by Rutherford Platt Jr.
The Didache by Charles H. Hoole
Slavonic Life of Adam & Eve by R.H. Charles
Ten Big Ones By Janet Evanovich
Eleven on Top
Twelve Sharp
Nightworld Vol 1. by L.J. Smith
Secret Vampire
Spellbinder
Daughters of Darkness

dark_crystal · 05-08-2011, 10:24 AM

i am reading Makers, by Cory Doctorow. This is my 4th Cory book in a row. You can download them all for freeeeeeee

dark_crystal · 05-08-2011, 10:25 AM

did anyone participate in Pynchon in Public Day? I made a book display and free stickers

miss entycing · 05-08-2011, 11:44 AM

The Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty
A.N. Roquelaure

was reading it, now having it read to me.
completely taking it to a whole new level of a delicious read.

violaine · 05-10-2011, 06:38 PM

mein meerschweinchen i <3 immanuel birmelin.

most of the books i have ever picked up to browse through about cavies are not a very good source of information for living with a small animal-friend. this one is entirely different, refreshing, and story-telling! there are fun questions/answers and for each new chapter, a few sentences on tips about health, housing, nutrition, play, communication, et c. this is the best book that i've ever found guinea-pig related thus far - but i have not completed mine yet!

i love the pages full of colour, cuteness overload, and mainly, huge respect for guinea pigs who have specific needs in some areas more than others. he sees their little free spirits and how there is a lot going on inside of their mind [despite people thinking they are boring and lacking intelligence/trainability]. he dispells those myths! oh, this book smells nice too.

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