So, what are you reading today?

Elvira · Post by **Elvira** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:13 am

Have just finished 'Sick Puppy' what a giggle!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:28 pm

Clancy;443827 wrote:

.....sorry I couldn't resist

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:wah: :wah: 10.0

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:42 am

I just finished "The Tin Box" by Holly Kennedy, it was SO good! :-6

beautyful · Post by **beautyful** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:54 am

i have just finished the da vinci code....brilliant :-6

Adam Zapple · Post by **Adam Zapple** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:39 pm

Menace In Europe by Claire Berlinski

This book should be required reading. Berlinski was born and raised in America but has lived in Britain, France, Switzerland, Thailand, Laos, and Turkey as a journalist. She has a degree in modern history and a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University and has studied French literature at the Sorbonne. A self-described "secular Jew", she is also incredibly hot if her jacket photo is any indication.

This is not a political hackjob, it is an academic study of the sociology and the dynamics of European culture and history. She covers the following topics:

â€¢ Why Islamic radicalism and terrorist indoctrination flourish as Europe fails to assimilate millions of Muslim immigrants

â€¢ How plummeting birthrates hurtle Europe toward economic and cultural catastrophe

â€¢ Why hatred of America has become ubiquitousâ€”on Europeâ€™s streets, in its books, newspapers, and music, and at the highest levels of government

â€¢ How long-repressed destructive instincts are suddenly reemerging

â€¢ How the death of religious faith has created a hopeless, morally unmoored Europe that clings to anti-Americanism, anti-Semitism, and other dangerous ideologies

â€¢ Why the notion of a united Europe is a fantasy and what that means for the United States

This is a fascinating and eye-opening book.

Mystery · Post by **Mystery** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:19 pm

beautyful;462396 wrote: i have just finished the da vinci code....brilliant :-6

You should also read Angels and Demons, well actually anything by Dan Brown is good. Digital Fortress was one of my favorites so far!

I read a couple books at a time usually but I've been avoiding reading as I have to put my school first, but next week we're out so I plan to get some reading in for sure.

ACCADUE · Post by **ACCADUE** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:15 am

I have just finished a short book: Fear and Trembling of A. Nothomb.

It is the story of a young woman who spends a year working at a Japanese firm: speaks about the hierarchy in that firm and soon it turns out into a comic nightmare...

I don't know if I should laugh or cry..

Has anyone read it ?

beautyful · Post by **beautyful** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:39 am

Mystery;463597 wrote: You should also read Angels and Demons, well actually anything by Dan Brown is good. Digital Fortress was one of my favorites so far!

I read a couple books at a time usually but I've been avoiding reading as I have to put my school first, but next week we're out so I plan to get some reading in for sure.

I read Digital Fortress and also Deception Point, loved both of them! I have bought angels and demons but not found time to start reading yet :S University reading comes first at the moment!:mad:

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:15 am

I'm currently reading "A Prayer for Owen Meany". It's the book the movie Simon Birch was based on. So far so good!

Adam Zapple · Post by **Adam Zapple** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:13 pm

Digital Fortress was ok, Deception Point was better and Angels and Demons was very good. I'm probably the only person on earth that couldn't stomach The Da Vinci Code....I tried but couldn't make it through the book.

A Prayer For Owen Meaney was pretty good too. Lots of chuckles in that book.

beautyful · Post by **beautyful** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:16 pm

Adam Zapple;465025 wrote: Digital Fortress was ok, Deception Point was better and Angels and Demons was very good. I'm probably the only person on earth that couldn't stomach The Da Vinci Code....I tried but couldn't make it through the book.

A Prayer For Owen Meaney was pretty good too. Lots of chuckles in that book.

thats interesting coz i found da vinci code a real page turner, read in a couple of days !

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:19 pm

I liked Angels and Demons better than Da Vinci Code too.

beautyful · Post by **beautyful** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:21 pm

Sheryl;465034 wrote: I liked Angels and Demons better than Da Vinci Code too.

Ah well I have not yet found time to read Angels and Demons so I might agree with you in the end!:wah:

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:05 pm

I just finished reading Wuthering Heights. Never read it before, didn't think I'd care for it but I was hooked by the end of the first chapter. I was sad to see it end, in fact.

I am presently reading The Worst Hard Time about the Oklahoma Dustbowl. It's kind of tedious reading but I'm determined to finish it.

I am also reading Three Centuries of American Poetry which will take a good long time to finish an dis one of those books to be savored.

Next in my pile will be Nanjing 1937 A Love Story and Willa Cather's My Antonia. My first Cather novel.

Elvira · Post by **Elvira** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:16 am

Just started Double Whammy - Carl Hiasson. Seems to be about fishing?

Tariki · Post by **Tariki** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:15 am

Just finished "Fingersmith" by Susan Waters. Set in and around 19th Century London. Excellent read.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:39 am

i love Dickens anytime of year, but reading 'A Christmas Carol' now.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:33 am

Just yesterday I got a book from the library by Kathy Reichs. She is the one who has written the series of books which the main Character from the TV show Bones is based on. I have not gotten far into the book, just the first chapter, but it seems interesting and it looks like it will be a good read.

HelenA · Post by **HelenA** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:19 am

Sheryl;303830 wrote: It took me awhile to get through the book too, but it was worth it. It picks up toward the end.

Right now I'm reading Jody Picoult's "The 10th Circle"

Hi I know this was a while ago but I've only just joined! I love Time Traveller's Wife and The Historian - both brilliant i thought. I'vejust read Jodi picoult's My Sister's keeper too - and Ok read and twist at the end which you won't see coming!

I'm a big pratchett and Anne mccaffrey fan just keep reading their stuff again and again!

HelenA · Post by **HelenA** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:31 am

Hi thanks! i know it's a kids one but I hope to get the new one Wintersmith for Xmas!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:39 pm

I have two I need to get cracking on

Moses by Jonathan Kirsch & The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer. Soon.

DesignerGal · Post by **DesignerGal** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 6:40 pm

I am still reading The Crimson Petal and the White.

Adam Zapple · Post by **Adam Zapple** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:48 am

I read NIGHT by Elie Wiesel. I thought "This is a short book, I'll breeze through this one quickly." But it was so disturbing that I had to put the book down a few times. But like The Pianist this book is a must read.

Tried reading The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna by Umberto Eco but I couldn't get through it. It's a story about a 60 yr old man who suffers amnesia, he can't remember his name or his wife or children - in fact he can't remember anything about his life. But he can remember nearly everything he has ever read. So he sets out on a literary journey to reconstruct his life based on things he has read. Seemed an interesting and original concept. I kept waiting for something to happen but about halfway through the book I just skipped to looking at the pictures (yes, it has pictures....pretty pictures).

Next up: The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury, a Dan Brown-esque book about ancient relics. Or I should say it is about a particular ancient relic associated with the Knights of the crusades.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:30 pm

pompom;487604 wrote: Later on I hope to be reading one of the library books I've taken out and are due back next week - the latest Lesley Glaister and Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel. But more likely I'll watch tv and fall asleep...

:wah: late fines I bet

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:32 am

I'm reading The Gift - Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property by Lewis Hyde

HelenA · Post by **HelenA** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:13 am

do you think so? I think the adult books just keep getting better as he adds more and more depth to the characters and world. Did you read Thud? That's pretty good and he's brillliant at making a story unfold.

One of the saddest stories I've read was about a child brought up in a convent - can't remeber what it was called but it was good. Sh got into trouble apparently for making stuff up and stealing other people's experiences, but whatever it was still a good picture of what nuns were like.

Fibonacci · Post by **Fibonacci** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:05 pm

I just started reading NEXT by Michael Crichton.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:30 pm

I am still reading that Robert Fisk book, its 1,400 pages long! Its flippin brilliant though, I love reading his book firstly because he is so authoritative on his subject, also because of his great humanity, and also because I disagree with his world-view in many ways, and its great to read such a eloquent and challenging work, as it makes you think about your own opinions a lot, and you have to respect the man, as he really has first hand experience of a lot of what we think of simply as "news". Very good book.

Loved the Phillip Pulman books Pinky BTW, they were great! I think after fisky I am going to read something fairly light, maybe some fantasy book, or that Lawrence Block book I promised someone here last year I would read. I have it on my shelf, its called "smalltown".

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:50 pm

Pinky;493419 wrote: Glad you liked 'em! I can't wait for him to write some more!

Another author I've really got into lately is MaryJanice Davidson and her 'Undead' series. Bloody good laugh!

I will check her out, don't forget about that Jack Vance trilogy "Lyonesse" I told you about, its an absolute classic, and if you like Sci Fi, then if you haven't read the "Helliconia" series by Brian Aldiss, then do, they are also amazing books.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:16 pm

Pinky;493470 wrote: Not forgotton about Lyonesse...I'm getting them from amazon with me crimbo money!

Excellent choice, they shouldn't cost too much, you must tell me if you enjoy them, I am sure you will, we seem to have the same taste in Sci Fi and Fantasy.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:58 pm

I just picked up two of Sylvia Browne's books- Life on the Other Side and Blessings from the Other Side.

I have only read one of her books, on animal afterlife, because I thought she was too popular to be for real. But I believe in the paranormal and afterlife so I felt I should read her. I'll let you know how I like the books.