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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 05:19 pm |
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I just started reading Herman Wouk's book, The Hope. It is the story of the saga of Israel, from the nation's birth through the six-day war. I love reading... especially historical novels. I already read Wouk's books, The Winds of War and War and Rememberance. The miniseries was very good, but the books were better, IMO.
What is everybody else reading now?
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 05:50 pm |
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I'm currently reading "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn. It's about a traveling circus family made up of "designer children". The father administers different drugs, radiation, etc to his pregnant wife in hopes of bearing another deformed attraction for their sideshow. Great book so far! Almost finished with it.
After that I'm gonna start on "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk who is one of my favorite authors(Fight Club, Choke, Survivor, Rant, etc.) That one is about an over the hill adult film stars in her last hurrah to make a movie where she makes "friends" with 600 men all in a row!
With a back cover that says "Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of things erotic. Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie." I can't wait to get started on that one!!!
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 06:05 pm |
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 06:06 pm |
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I just finished reading Alyce Miller's book of short stories called Water. I try to read a "literary" title for every few popular bestsellers. Right now I am immersed in reading graduate school stuff.
I also read Things I Want My Daughters To Know while on vacation on Cumberland Island.
I will be taking another week off the week of July 4th and would like some titles to buy for that week. I usually read 3-5 books that week.
I have eclectic reading taste and will even enjoy a good science fiction/fantasy, but I would love some good Southern fiction. Been a while since I have read a good one of those. I usually don't read nonfiction unless it is an assignment
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Wild H Woman
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 10:53 pm |
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Deaglos wrote: The forum and barely have time for that.
LOL. I still have days that are too hectic to pick up a book, but I love to read whenever I have a chance.
Enjoying reading about everybody's currents reads. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 11:24 pm |
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Wild H Woman wrote: Deaglos wrote: The forum and barely have time for that.
LOL. I still have days that are too hectic to pick up a book, but I love to read whenever I have a chance.
Enjoying reading about everybody's currents reads. Thanks for sharing!
I love the in death series by JD Robb (aka Nora Roberts). I started reading them 11 books in and I had a book in my hand all the time until I caught up. Now I cant wait for the next one to come out. Someone bought the movie rights and it makes me mad. Anyone else read that series? Who in the world are they going to get to play Roarke that could possibly match him in my head? WOOHOOOO. They better find a hotty.
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 11:31 pm |
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Cas666ket wrote: I'm currently reading "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn. It's about a traveling circus family made up of "designer children". The father administers different drugs, radiation, etc to his pregnant wife in hopes of bearing another deformed attraction for their sideshow. Great book so far! Almost finished with it.
After that I'm gonna start on "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk who is one of my favorite authors(Fight Club, Choke, Survivor, Rant, etc.) That one is about an over the hill adult film stars in her last hurrah to make a movie where she makes "friends" with 600 men all in a row!
With a back cover that says "Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of things erotic. Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie." I can't wait to get started on that one!!!
Both of these books are a far cry from what I normally read, however, they both sound very interesting. There are several reviews that I read on amazon.com. I just may have to step outside of my comfort zone and read one or both of these. I don't think I'll bother looking in my local library for Snuff, though.... doubtful that they have it! LOL Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 11:42 pm |
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I'm about to finish up "Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill, son of Stephen King. It's not something I'd normally read, a friend loaned it to me because I wanted to try somethinig different and I must say I've really enjoyed it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21st, 2008 12:09 am |
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Wild H Woman wrote: Cas666ket wrote: I'm currently reading "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn. It's about a traveling circus family made up of "designer children". The father administers different drugs, radiation, etc to his pregnant wife in hopes of bearing another deformed attraction for their sideshow. Great book so far! Almost finished with it.
After that I'm gonna start on "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk who is one of my favorite authors(Fight Club, Choke, Survivor, Rant, etc.) That one is about an over the hill adult film stars in her last hurrah to make a movie where she makes "friends" with 600 men all in a row!
With a back cover that says "Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of things erotic. Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie." I can't wait to get started on that one!!!
Both of these books are a far cry from what I normally read, however, they both sound very interesting. There are several reviews that I read on amazon.com. I just may have to step outside of my comfort zone and read one or both of these. I don't think I'll bother looking in my local library for Snuff, though.... doubtful that they have it! LOL Thanks for sharing!
Huh? Not there? They have everything.....if not they will get it for you.
http://gapines.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=4728247&t=snuff&tp=title&l=26&d=2&hc=7&rt=title
1 copy at Rome/Floyd County (on holds shelf....wonder to whom?) 34 copies of the book PINES wide.
-CW
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Posted: Sat Jun 21st, 2008 12:12 am |
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Commission Watcher wrote: Wild H Woman wrote: Cas666ket wrote: I'm currently reading "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn. It's about a traveling circus family made up of "designer children". The father administers different drugs, radiation, etc to his pregnant wife in hopes of bearing another deformed attraction for their sideshow. Great book so far! Almost finished with it.
After that I'm gonna start on "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk who is one of my favorite authors(Fight Club, Choke, Survivor, Rant, etc.) That one is about an over the hill adult film stars in her last hurrah to make a movie where she makes "friends" with 600 men all in a row!
With a back cover that says "Six hundred dudes. One porn queen. A world record for the ages. A must-have movie for every discerning collector of things erotic. Didn't one of us on purpose set out to make a snuff movie." I can't wait to get started on that one!!!
Both of these books are a far cry from what I normally read, however, they both sound very interesting. There are several reviews that I read on amazon.com. I just may have to step outside of my comfort zone and read one or both of these. I don't think I'll bother looking in my local library for Snuff, though.... doubtful that they have it! LOL Thanks for sharing!
Huh? Not there? They have everything.....if not they will get it for you.
http://gapines.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=4728247&t=snuff&tp=title&l=26&d=2&hc=7&rt=title
1 copy at Rome/Floyd County (on holds shelf....wonder to whom?) 34 copies of the book PINES wide.
-CW
 I stand corrected. The Catoosa County library is going to be going to this pine system in just a couple of weeks IIRC.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21st, 2008 12:38 am |
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I am currently reading The Choice by Nicholas Sparks ( I love him and his novels). I am not that far into it, as I never get time to read around here.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21st, 2008 12:53 am |
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NewsieWife wrote: I am currently reading The Choice by Nicholas Sparks ( I love him and his novels). I am not that far into it, as I never get time to read around here.
LOL I understand your situation. When my girls were little, most of my reading was limited to Dr. Seuss and the like. I had hoped to pass down my love of reading to them, however, one of them rarely picks up a book, while the other one is a voracious reader! Go figure.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21st, 2008 12:53 am |
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| One of the best books I read this past year was The Divide by another Nicholas...Evans, not Sparks....couldn't put it down.
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Posted: Sat Jun 21st, 2008 12:58 am |
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My kids are the same way WHW..one will sneak and stay up all night reading...and I have to make the other just get his school literature assignments read...GGRRR...he says reading makes him seasick.
Since he hates reading anyway (he's 15 yrs old) whenever he acts naughty I make him do a book report. It is actually a very effective deterrent to misbehavior for him. When he got caught in a lie this past year, I made him read For One More Day by Mitch Albom. His book report was sweet in his revelation about the importance of being honest with your mother. Not that it shortened his restrictions...
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Posted: Sat Jun 21st, 2008 01:03 am |
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GoWithTheFlow wrote: My kids are the same way WHW..one will sneak and stay up all night reading...and I have to make the other just get his school literature assignments read...GGRRR...he says reading makes him seasick.
Since he hates reading anyway (he's 15 yrs old) whenever he acts naughty I make him do a book report. It is actually a very effective deterrent to misbehavior for him. When he got caught in a lie this past year, I made him read For One More Day by Mitch Albom. His book report was sweet in his revelation about the importance of being honest with your mother. Not that it shortened his restrictions...
GWTF, I must try out this book report for behavior modification MO of yours! It sounds genius!
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