Apes with Guns
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Story of Civilization vol 1, Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant.
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Just finished John Stossel's autobiography -- which reminds me, it's a couple weeks overdue at the library. 
Apes with Guns
Footballguy
I bet it wouldn't be if libraries were privatized.Just finished John Stossel's autobiography -- which reminds me, it's a couple weeks overdue at the library.
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Well, I just returned The Aristocrats to Blockbuster several weeks late as well.I suck at keeping track of things and remembering to do things.I bet it wouldn't be if libraries were privatized.Just finished John Stossel's autobiography -- which reminds me, it's a couple weeks overdue at the library.
Phil Connors
Footballguy
Da Vinci Code. I got it for Christmas. I wasn't all that excited about getting in to it, but I thought I'd read it before the movie came out. I read Angels and Demons a couple of years ago. It wasn't too bad.
Big Blue Wrecking Crew
downsized
Invisible Republic by Griel Marcus
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
I just finished When Genius Failed 
, wanna get around to reading V for Vendetta before the movie comes out.
, wanna get around to reading V for Vendetta before the movie comes out.
george
Footballguy
I agree. And you will probably read Ender's Game in a weekend, 4-5 days tops. It is that good. But yeah, after you read Speaker for the Dead and Ender's Shadow, you don't have to read anymore, Card kinda starts churning them out too fast. But his early stuff including the early Alvin Maker books are all excellent.
igbomb
Footballguy
Books I finished in February and my thoughts -
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - very good, a little over-hyped
Dracula by Bram Stoker - a classic that doesn't bore, rare for me
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - still not sure if I like her
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon - excellent book
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell - I've read two of his, loved them both
Deception Point by Dan Brown - meh
A few Clive Cussler novels - I have this strange compulsion to read all of his books, not sure why
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - very good, a little over-hyped
Dracula by Bram Stoker - a classic that doesn't bore, rare for me
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - still not sure if I like her
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon - excellent book
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell - I've read two of his, loved them both
Deception Point by Dan Brown - meh
A few Clive Cussler novels - I have this strange compulsion to read all of his books, not sure why
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ren hoek
Footballguy
Currently reading The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell. I'd say it's above average, but I'd only recommend it to people who are somewhat interested in economics.
A book every Baseball fan should read: Moneyball.
A book every Football fan should read: The Education of a Coach.
A book every Baseball fan should read: Moneyball.
A book every Football fan should read: The Education of a Coach.
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
I was going to read this but then I heard it called "popular sociology" and "basically, it tries to argue that the slippery slope is true"those reviews were enough to turn me off.
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Mark Speener
Comfortably Numb
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman.
A decent fantasy story.
A decent fantasy story.
Irregardless
Footballguy
Positively Fifth Street - James McManus
aardball44
Footballguy
Couldn't finish it. Too slow and quiet for a vampire novel (or, I should say, at least the first hundred pages were)Books I finished in February and my thoughts -
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - very good, a little over-hyped
I'm guessing the "other one" was Cloud Atlas? I just finished an advance copy of his newest novel, Black Swan Green. Excellent book! Check it out when it goes on sale later this month.Ghostwritten by David Mitchell - I've read two of his, loved them both
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aardball44
Footballguy
Now reading:
Play By Play by Neil Conan (minor league baseball broadcasting memoir) ..meh.
Just read:
Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story by Harvey Pekar (of American Splendor fame) ...interesting...but derivative of Pekar's comic book shtick, and Malice comes off as wholly unlikeable.
Next up:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Play By Play by Neil Conan (minor league baseball broadcasting memoir) ..meh.
Just read:
Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story by Harvey Pekar (of American Splendor fame) ...interesting...but derivative of Pekar's comic book shtick, and Malice comes off as wholly unlikeable.
Next up:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
igbomb
Footballguy
I read about 150 pages of The Historian before quitting the first time. Then a month later I gave it another go and flew through it. I had read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon a few months earlier and had hoped that this would compare to it. It didn't, but it was still good.And yes, Cloud Atlas is the other David Mitchell I have read. I really liked both of them. I'm going to read Number9dream next, but I'm not expecting much as I have yet to see someone that liked it as much as the other two. Once I finish that one I will definitely catch his new one. He has made my list of authors that I read everything they write.Couldn't finish it. Too slow and quiet for a vampire novel (or, I should say, at least the first hundred pages were)Books I finished in February and my thoughts -
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - very good, a little over-hypedI'm guessing the "other one" was Cloud Atlas? I just finished an advance copy of his newest novel, Black Swan Green. Excellent book! Check it out when it goes on sale later this month.Ghostwritten by David Mitchell - I've read two of his, loved them both
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Reading a Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. Mainly because of a thread similar to this one on this board.
I was a big fan of Raymond E. Feist, but Martin is better. New favorite author possibly.
I was a big fan of Raymond E. Feist, but Martin is better. New favorite author possibly.
mon
(T)ool
Halfway through, I'm finally starting to get a picture of what this book's about - a conspiracy that has something to do with the postal service. I don't like his style of writing and it appears soulless so far. Seems to reflect the culture and decade it was written in very well, though (Hollywood in the 60s).
aardball44
Footballguy
I had to force myself to get through Vineland and was wondering if that was a bad place to start Pynchon of if it's typical of his works.By the way, here is a hilarious review of Crying Lot on Amazon:
Excellent shtick.
mon
(T)ool
I had to force myself to get through Vineland and was wondering if that was a bad place to start Pynchon of if it's typical of his works.By the way, here is a hilarious review of Crying Lot on Amazon:
That's funny.Glad to know I'm not alone. Won't bother with Vineland then, which I was contemplating. GB Crying Lot not being long (138 pages). I will finish it, though.
Mark Speener
Comfortably Numb
I really like Feist too, his stories move. One thing that bugs me is all his characters have hyper competence syndrome.
facook
Footballguy
I've nearly purchased this numerous times. Anything you could relate it to? Or does it just completely stand alone?Some books I've read recently:
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson [pretty good, but I'm not really a sci-fi kinda guy]
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
[REALLY enjoyed the interwoven stories]Death in Paradise - Robert Parker [Parker's good for quick, fun mysteries]
California Girl - T. Jefferson Parker [Good read with a couple of cool twists, although I nailed the "surprise ending" half-way through]
Cell - Stephen King
[not great, not horrible]Swan Song - Robert McCammon [my current read, about 100 pages in, got it based on the "100 Best Horrors" Shuke posted in another thread. really enjoying it so far]
oso diablo
Footballguy
is there a jealous smiley? thanks for the heads-up. added to my next-list.I'm guessing the "other one" was Cloud Atlas? I just finished an advance copy of his newest novel, Black Swan Green. Excellent book! Check it out when it goes on sale later this month.
oso diablo
Footballguy
thanks for the tip. not sure how the vaunted Amazon recommendations missed this one for me.currently reading...
Revolution - by George Barna. The future of the American Christian Church?
Working through the Brother Cadfael series, by Ellis Peters (link is to first book in the series). Murder mysteries, historical fiction set in 12th century England.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
This is true. They are almost too good at their jobs. But they are entertaining and he sets a good atmosphere.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Just finished Julian Barnes' Arthur and George. Starts off as a dual biography -- one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; the other of George Edalji, an English solicitor. Main thrust of the book is Sir Doyle's attempt to clear Edalji of a crime he is accused and convicted of. Good writing, good story -- excellent book.
I'm also in the middle of Taylor Branch's At Canaan's Edge. The final volume of his trilogy on the Civil Rights Movement. I'm a big fan of the first two volumes. The third volume is just as good.
I'm also in the middle of Taylor Branch's At Canaan's Edge. The final volume of his trilogy on the Civil Rights Movement. I'm a big fan of the first two volumes. The third volume is just as good.
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rabidfireweasel
Footballguy
Master Class in Figure Drawing- Robert Beverly Hale
The Creative Process-Edited by Brewster Ghiselin- selection of short essays from artists, writers and thinkers
The Creative Process-Edited by Brewster Ghiselin- selection of short essays from artists, writers and thinkers
oso diablo
Footballguy
that's the closest comp i could think of, but i liked Sot-Weed Factor better.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
So you wouldn't even recommend it at 138 pages?I had to force myself to get through Vineland and was wondering if that was a bad place to start Pynchon of if it's typical of his works.By the way, here is a hilarious review of Crying Lot on Amazon:
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Current queue:
The Beach - Alex Garland
Everything's Eventual - Stephen King
Deliverance - James Dickey
Bagombo Snuff Box - Kurt Vonnegut
Angry Candy - Harlan Ellison
Mystery Walk - Robert R. McCammon
Dune - Frank Herbert
Best of Cemetary Dance - anthology Richard Chizmar ed
Great and Secret Show - Clive Barker
Friday Night Lights - HG Bissinger
Nausea - Jean-Paul Sarte
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
The Beach - Alex Garland
Everything's Eventual - Stephen King
Deliverance - James Dickey
Bagombo Snuff Box - Kurt Vonnegut
Angry Candy - Harlan Ellison
Mystery Walk - Robert R. McCammon
Dune - Frank Herbert
Best of Cemetary Dance - anthology Richard Chizmar ed
Great and Secret Show - Clive Barker
Friday Night Lights - HG Bissinger
Nausea - Jean-Paul Sarte
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
Jayrok
Footballguy
The Bible Unearthed - Finkelstein and Silberman. Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts. The Bible Unearthed gives the latest scholarly views on the origins of the Hebrew Bible and the origins of Israel.
Next up...
The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark - Dennis MacDonald
Next up...
The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark - Dennis MacDonald
I finished Neverwhere last month and it was excellent. Picked up American Gods and Stardust to read more of Gaiman's stuff.
Have Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell based upon recommendations from the fantasy genre thread and the latest of the Repairman Jack series "infernal" going right now.
Shadow of the Wind was excellent for those looking for a great read. Really got into that one. The Historian was good and kept the storyline going for such a long book. It is slow, but a lot of retrospective. I liked the international sense of the book, being set in much of eastern Europe.
I also read all of Cussler's book once I started on them, but he lost me in the last several years.
Another author I read all of his books one summer, at least the Spencer novels, is Robert Parker. Great detective novels without being serious "whodunits"
Have Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell based upon recommendations from the fantasy genre thread and the latest of the Repairman Jack series "infernal" going right now.
Shadow of the Wind was excellent for those looking for a great read. Really got into that one. The Historian was good and kept the storyline going for such a long book. It is slow, but a lot of retrospective. I liked the international sense of the book, being set in much of eastern Europe.
I also read all of Cussler's book once I started on them, but he lost me in the last several years.
Another author I read all of his books one summer, at least the Spencer novels, is Robert Parker. Great detective novels without being serious "whodunits"
mon
(T)ool
Right now, I'd say no, but I'll report back when I finish it.So you wouldn't even recommend it at 138 pages?I had to force myself to get through Vineland and was wondering if that was a bad place to start Pynchon of if it's typical of his works.By the way, here is a hilarious review of Crying Lot on Amazon:
Steel City
Footballguy
I'm going to finish "Fatal" by Michael Palmer today.
This is first time I've ever read anything by this guy. Somebody recommended this book to me and it's keeping my interest, but there's something about this guy's writing style that I don't like....not sure how to explain it. Unless it finishes strong, I doubt it would be high on any list of books I would recommend to anyone else.
This is first time I've ever read anything by this guy. Somebody recommended this book to me and it's keeping my interest, but there's something about this guy's writing style that I don't like....not sure how to explain it. Unless it finishes strong, I doubt it would be high on any list of books I would recommend to anyone else.
