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Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:35 pm |
[/quote]Acutally I'm post-divorce from 1986, my ex felt threatened about how I read so much. Considering he was never home much I didn't see what the problem was. I told him if he felt insecure crack a book sometime. [/quote]
Sounds disturbingly familiar... I'm so happy that husband #2 loves my reading habits, probably because he's brilliant in his own rights although his intellect tends towards math and physics. He collects slide rules!
eta: I still haven't got the hang of the quoting thingie...drat |
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Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:21 pm |
Velvettt wrote: |
...probably because he's brilliant in his own rights although his intellect tends towards math and physics. He collects slide rules! |
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Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:23 pm |
Velvett, I just finally figured out the quote technique today, and I had searched high and low for instructions (keyword search, FAQs, etc.). Don't go to "Post a Reply" and hit the quote button there. Instead, while you're still in the thread, hit the "quote" button on the title line of the post you wish to quote. You will be automatically transferred over to the "Post a Reply" screen where you can enter your post after the quote. Does this make sense? |
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Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:48 am |
I recently read Stephen King <skeleton crew>.
It is very interesting and horrible.
I like all movie and book of Stephen King. |
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Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:22 pm |
I've got another one to add to the list: "Dark Angels" by Karleen Koen. She wrote the best-selling "Through A Glass Darkly" about 15 yrs ago, which I also loved. These are her only 2 books. They're about English and French royalty/history and their courts. I'm a HUGE Francophile, and there aren't too many novels in this genre.
Both of these are over 500 pgs and read very quickly. I'm only halfway thru this one but I keep telling my DH 'This is such a great book!'. I actually "don't" want to finish it b/c then I'll be finished with it, if you know what I mean |
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Thu May 10, 2007 7:51 pm |
Ok, WOW, I just read a really amazing book called "Grotesque" by Natsuo Kirino. Here's my review:
I'll be frank: I cannot remember the last time I had such a visceral reaction to a book. I found this book to be so profound and so unflinchingly honest that even after I had finished it and closed it, I was unable to actually put the book down. I'll admit that it takes a strong stomach to swallow the graphic sex and unmitigated perversity, however, these elements are not gratuitous. Rather, they are vital to the tenebrous web that Kirino weaves. In the beginning I only wanted to read this book because as a Japanese translator I consider it part of my job to be educated concerning modern Japanese literature. (As a side note I'll say this: the translation work done by Copeland is stunning.) However, studying quickly fell by the wayside as I was drawn in by this haunting mystery. If you only read 1 book this year, it should be this one. |
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Mon May 14, 2007 4:09 pm |
I finally ordered Twilight and New Moon according to manslayerliz's recommendation, so they should arrive in the next few days. |
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Mon May 14, 2007 5:51 pm |
andaman_gypsy wrote: |
I finally ordered Twilight and New Moon according to manslayerliz's recommendation, so they should arrive in the next few days. |
Ho ho, prepare for a treat!!! I can't wait to hear what you think!!^-^ |
_________________ 27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Mon May 14, 2007 8:46 pm |
ALL of Greg Iles books!!!!!!!!! |
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Mon May 14, 2007 8:55 pm |
manslayerliz,
I just had to log on to barnes and noble to see what this book was about.
I absolutely LOVE Japanese movies. Especially horror ones but also drama. Theres something very real and haunting about them that disturbs me. Fascinating indeed!
I will buy "Grotesque" tomorrow. |
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Mon May 14, 2007 9:05 pm |
manslayerliz wrote: |
Ok, WOW, I just read a really amazing book called "Grotesque" by Natsuo Kirino. Here's my review:
I'll be frank: I cannot remember the last time I had such a visceral reaction to a book. I found this book to be so profound and so unflinchingly honest that even after I had finished it and closed it, I was unable to actually put the book down. I'll admit that it takes a strong stomach to swallow the graphic sex and unmitigated perversity, however, these elements are not gratuitous. Rather, they are vital to the tenebrous web that Kirino weaves. In the beginning I only wanted to read this book because as a Japanese translator I consider it part of my job to be educated concerning modern Japanese literature. (As a side note I'll say this: the translation work done by Copeland is stunning.) However, studying quickly fell by the wayside as I was drawn in by this haunting mystery. If you only read 1 book this year, it should be this one. |
I read an excerpt from this; I'm TOTALLY intrigued. I just checked my local Chapters bookstore and they have 8 copies in stock so it looks like I'm in luck - I'll get mr. puds to pick it up for me in the morning! Yippee! I love anticipating a good read!
Pudoodles |
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Mon May 14, 2007 9:16 pm |
Yay! I'm glad you guys are going to give "Grotesque" a chance!!! It totally knocked my socks off! Just to give fair warning though: it's not a very violent book (despite being a murder mystery of sorts), but the s*x is pretty graphic, so if you have a weak stomach for that sort of thing, tread carefully! |
_________________ 27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Tue May 15, 2007 1:54 am |
manslayerliz wrote: |
Yay! I'm glad you guys are going to give "Grotesque" a chance!!! It totally knocked my socks off! Just to give fair warning though: it's not a very violent book (despite being a murder mystery of sorts), but the s*x is pretty graphic, so if you have a weak stomach for that sort of thing, tread carefully! |
Point taken. |
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Tue May 15, 2007 6:53 pm |
i'm asian, this topic help me know more about west style! |
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:10 am |
i've just started it, but i must highly recommend "Suite Française" by Irène Némirovsky. (check out the review from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/books/review/09gray.html?ex=1179460800&en=a917622ab3a96055&ei=5070)
the back story itself is as amazing as the writing (which is stunning). the translation from french is simply awesome. the writer's voice and poetry was somehow maintained, despite vast differences (as i've come to know) in the languages.
i'm reading this slowly, savouring every word, rather than gobbling it up like i usually do. i regret that it has taken me this long to pick it up.... |
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Wed May 16, 2007 7:57 am |
I'm book-crazy! My most recent fave is: God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens - brilliant, IMHO! Some of my other chart-topping titles and authors in general include:
The Missionary Position, by Christopher Hitchens
Letters to a Young Contrarian, by Christopher Hitchens
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by the late, great Hunter S. Thompson
Catch 22, by Joseph Heller
The Stranger, by Albert Camus
Dry, by Augusten Burroughs
Running With Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs
Barrel Fever,by David Sedaris (dare I say our funniest comtemporary writer)....You MUST read "Santaland Diaries"; the last of his short stories from the book, Barrel Fever. You'll cry laughing!
Written on the Body, by Jeannette Winterson
The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie
The Prophet, Kahlil Ghibran
[b]Oscar Wilde: A life in letters, writing, and wit, by Juliet Gardiner
What Do You Care What Other People Think? - Further Adventures of a Curious Character, by Richard P. Feynman
A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut[b]
I LOVE reading! Selecting faves is so difficult! I'll probably come back to this thread every fifteen minutes or so to post more!
Read on!
pudoodles |
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:29 pm |
Bee wrote: |
A book that I think is a must-read is The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant. It is a historical novel about the lives of women in the time of Abraham, and is fascinating.
Another great book is A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole. It won the Pulizer Prize for fiction. It is a weird and wonderful farce set in New Orleans.
-- Bee |
Bee-- I recently read the Red Tent and I loved it! So many interesting details!!
I read another really interesting book recently called Skinny B*tch--- there's a lot of foul language, however, the ladies who wrote it have a lot of good ideas not just for being thin but also for being healthy overall. |
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:40 pm |
Anything by Sidney Sheldon |
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:13 pm |
I just read through the whole thread and can't imagine why this hasn't been recommended yet:
the "Outlander" series by Diana Gabaldon. There are six books so far and she is not done yet - there will be at least one more and maybe two.
It's a great love story, historical fiction, action and adventure. The basic premise is a woman, in Britain post WWII, time travels (accidently) backward 200 years and the adventure takes off from there....I have to admit, the book(s) were recommended to me many times but I ignored the chatter b/c I am not a sci-fi fan and as soon as I heard time travel I was put off. But my two best reading buddies kept talking about them and I felt left out so I got caught up and absolutely love the books. You can read any one of them as a stand alone novel, but I would not recommend it as you would miss so much good reading that starts the story out. The six books so far are:
"Outlander"
"Dragonfly in Amber"
"Voyager"
"Drums of Autumn"
"Fiery Cross"
"A Breath of Snow and Ashes"
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Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:17 pm |
manslayerliz wrote: |
Bee wrote: |
A book that I think is a must-read is The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant. It is a historical novel about the lives of women in the time of Abraham, and is fascinating.
-- Bee |
Bee-- I recently read the Red Tent and I loved it! So many interesting details!! |
"The Red Tent" is also one of my all time favorites.
I would also recommend anything by Barbara Kingsolver and Isabel Allende.
Another couple of books I loved were "Sparrow" and the sequel "Children of God", by Mary Doria Russell. These also were books I did not want to read b/c they are considered science fiction, but my friend urged me so that she would have someone to discuss them with, and I was not disappointed at all. Very good stories, thought provoking, and the science fiction is not unrealistic or the main point (in case you are someone who avoids it like I do).
Betsy |
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Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:12 am |
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I would also recommend anything by Barbara Kingsolver and Isabel Allende. |
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver is one of my favourite books! Another one is The English Patient. I also second the suggestion about Maggie O' Farrell's After You'd Gone and thoroughly love His Dark Materials as well.
My most recent fave is The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney, I was bawling my eyes out the last few pages...
I am currently reading Digging to America by Anne Tyler, she is my all time favourite author, I have read all of her novels. One of the few authors who actually makes me laugh out loud. |
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Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:15 pm |
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I am currently reading Digging to America by Anne Tyler, she is my all time favourite author, I have read all of her novels. One of the few authors who actually makes me laugh out loud. |
I haven't read that one....I love her books also.
Betsy |
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Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:46 pm |
manslayerliz wrote: |
Bee wrote: |
A book that I think is a must-read is The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant. It is a historical novel about the lives of women in the time of Abraham, and is fascinating.
Another great book is A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole. It won the Pulizer Prize for fiction. It is a weird and wonderful farce set in New Orleans.
-- Bee |
Bee-- I recently read the Red Tent and I loved it! So many interesting details!!
I read another really interesting book recently called Skinny B*tch--- there's a lot of foul language, however, the ladies who wrote it have a lot of good ideas not just for being thin but also for being healthy overall. |
I picked up Skinny B*tch last night and finished it within a couple hours. It's such a good book and their reasons for eating like a vegan actually make sense. I think it's the only book that's tipped me over the edge to ditching meat. And, I couldn't help but giggle at all the profanity lol |
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:42 pm |
I love to read but my tastes do not run to chick lit. Anyway, here are some of the books I would recommend off the top of my head.
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (just an amazing read)
The Garnet Hill Trilogy by Denise Mina (wonderful gritty Scottish trilogy with one of my favorite heroines ever, Maureen)
Never Let Me Go by Kasuo Ishiguro (I don't think I got that quite right, but it's the fellow who wrote remains of the day)
The Woman Who Walked Into Walls by Roddy Doyle (he wrote the book that the movie The Commitments was based on)--JK Rowling says this is one of her favorite books too--I guess we have a lot in common except for the talent and the money!
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (won last year's booker, deservedly so)
Fludd by Hillary Mantel
The Bookstore by Penelope Fitzgerald
That's all that comes to mind right now, I know there are more. |
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:47 pm |
charlibets
isn't she the greatest? my absolute fave (if you put a gun to my head and i had to choose) would be morgan's passing, though dinner at the homesick restaurant comes a close second. and the amateur marriage, well when i was reading it, i didn't think it was as good as the others, but the last couple of pages really turned me over.
BBD, you have a few on your list that i'm dying to read, esp kazuo ishiguro and roddy doyle.
so many books, so little 'me' time!! |
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