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the secret history of the american empire.
I'm sorry if this has been posted before....but I can't seem to help myself.
Why is it that I like Thomas Hardy novels? I just read Jude the Obscure and I'm currently working on The Woodlanders.
so what books have you guys been reading lately?
the secret history of the american empire.
Hank The Cowdog.
Sex,Drugs and Coca Puffs by Chuck Klosterman.
it's a book that compares pop culture to everyday life. It's really good and really funny. Chuck is a really smart writer.
I'm currently re-reading the Mallory series by Carol O'Connell. Damn, I love those books. Also currently reading I am America and So Can You! by Stephen Colbert and Helen of Troy by Margaret George. Margaret George also wrote a fantastic historical fiction about Mary Magdalene (Mary Called Magdalene) and Cleopatra (the Memoirs of Cleopatra) - a couple of others that I haven't read.
Also recently read some John Sandford stuff I liked. I really like the Kidd novels.
I think the last scholarly book I read was Fraser's biography of Marie Antoinette, and that was some time ago. I'd like to re-read the Ilyiad when I'm done with Helen of Troy. And maybe re-read Plato's Republic some time next year.
I wish I could get copies of those.
I have to resort to used books stores because that's all i can afford.
a new copy costs about as much as a dinner for two at a good restaurant here.
I like reading The Republic. Damn depressing stuff considering how the world is nowadays. I've read it twice (just to make sure I understood what he was saying)
Reminds me of that scene in Waking Life..."Which is the more common trait in humanity? Fear? or Laziness?" something like that....
Copies of what? Where are you? I sometimes have good luck with half.com and ebay for out of print books at low rates. Reminds me, I really enjoyed the last Val McDermid book; wonder if she's got anything else coming out soon.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
and
A Clash of Kings.
Eh, I live in -bleeeeeeep-. And if I'm combing the used-books, I probably don't have a credit card.
I want books....BOoooksss....must have boookkkkkssss
Just finished that. Surprisingly good stuff.
SFIE wants :07 seconds or less for Christmas. . . maybe Santa will bring it to him.
I just finished Neal Stephenson "The Cobweb" (I'm a big fan of Stephenson after "Cryptonomicon"), before that Michael Connelly "The Narrows".
I'm now at roughly the first quarter of "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson - Very good biography, excellent read so far.
P.S. "7 seconds or less" is IMO a must read for any basketball fan, even if it's about the Suns.
Those books blow Harry Potter's wand licking ass right out of the water.
A fast read and pretty darn good. read it and a couple of other books this weekend.
And To Kill a Mockingbird.
i read reginald hill's dalziel and pascoe series (19 books!) in about two months. incredibly good british detective fiction. October Boy wasn't bad for a short little horror story either, by Norman Partridge. Also on my list are some more of G.K. Chesterton - the Man who was Thursday was incredible, as are his Father Brown stories.
This is great stuff.
WTF....
Wasn't the last book I read, but I thought "L.A. Confidential" was a bit of a let down, so I'm calling this one the last good book I read.
I can't stand splitting my attention between more than one book, though, so I've taken a break from recreational reading during the semester. Will make up for it this summer -- I've got a stack of about 10 books I'm hoping to get through, including others by Palahniuk. Since his are such quick reads ("Fight Club" is the only one that has taken me more than one day to read, and that's because I started it at 8:00 PM one Saturday and finished it the next day), I'd actually like to get through even more. I've missed reading.
I burn books.
I just finished reading the Omen novels. Good stuff.
I just started reading "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton. Pretty good so far.
I know it's a little too mainstream, but I really enjoy James Patterson books. They are perfect for a two hour long flight because between waiting for the plane, travel time, and a hotel room, you can always finish one.
Anyway, I just read "The Lifeguard" by patterson, it was good stuff.
Still a little confused though at how he writes a 300 page book per month.
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