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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 12:39 PM Original message |
Read any good books lately? |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just finished "Let the northern lights erase your name" |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. we read that in my book club |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I guess I'm a big fan of the 'flat' writing style. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. no, I had not heard of her previously |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #53 |
61. here ya go |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. I'm reading the Narnia series |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. Just finished 'Change of Heart' by Jodi Piccoult. Pretty good read. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. Just finished The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. I just purchased a signed copy of "Fair Game" by Valerie Plame Wilson |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. I was reading it, but misplaced it! |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. "Planet of Slums" by Mike Davis |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. No. Nothing really great. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. I just finished reading the "Raw Shark Texts" by Steven Hall |
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Meiko (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Memoirs of a Geisha |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Hi there, I think you meant to respond to the OP (original poster), not me! |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
57. Very good book; very bad movie |
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bixente (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
60. Yes |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm reading "Bagombo Snuff Box" by Vonnegut |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Anansi Boys |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I LOVE Gaiman |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
54. I've been listening to American Gods this week. |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. The Machiavelli Conspiracy |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. Just finished "World War Z" |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. "Charlie Wilson's War." |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. the movie was great - not unexpectedly, but |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. Against The Day by Thomas Pynchon |
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tchunter (236 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
64. pynchon's books are amazing |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. Iain Banks - :Matter" |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. I finally got around to reading "A Prayer For Owen Meany" the other week... |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
49. Oh, Owen Meany is one of the best books ever. It's on my short list for the desert island. nt |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 11:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. It was a good book, to be certain, but one note rang VERY FLAT with me... |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Well, it was probably 20 years ago that I read it, so I don't remember that part. |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. I'm finally almost finished with 'The Magic Mountain' by Thomas Mann, |
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QMPMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. "The Rebels Of Ireland" by Edward Rutherford. It's a sequel to "The Princes of Ireland". |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
22. Just finished The Beautiful THings That Heaven Bears |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm still going through the Brotherhood of the Sword/The MacAllisters Book Series... |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. Youth In Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp. |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. Deadly Innocence- about Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka. |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. "Heart Shaped Box" by Joe Hill |
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WannaBeGrumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. This was an excellent book.... |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Wasn't the villain |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
28. Oh yeah... |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. "The Lost Heart of Asia," by Colin Thubron. nt |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
33. "The Teachings of Don Juan..." - Carlos Castaneda |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm reading numerous things at once right now. |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
35. 13 Moons by Charles Frasier |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Do you like it? I loved that book! |
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WannaBeGrumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. The Kite Runner.... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I almost bought that today... |
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WannaBeGrumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I definitely recommend it... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I was hesitant because of what I heard about the movie... |
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WannaBeGrumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. yeah...the book is kinda graphic... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I think I'll pass... |
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WannaBeGrumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. It's interesting...I really enjoyed it... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. It's definitely on my "summer" reading list. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
40. Bart Ehrman's new book 'God's Problem'... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
42. "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
51. "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson |
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Lavender Brown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'm reading The Daughter of Time |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
55. "Duma Key," by Stephen King. Better than I remember King being. |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
56. "Dirty" by Megan Hart |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-15-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
58. If You Like Reading About The Wilderness Of Alaska: |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
63. Just finished Late Nights On Air by Elizabeth Hay. Lovely story about |
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