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malakas -- how are you getting on with Celine?
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What book are you currently reading?
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Topaz
Legend
Finally bought Pandora. Now I'm re-reading Armand before starting with the good ol' P.
I'm thinking of doing a re-read of all of them...it has been a long time!
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Just finished 'My Sister's Keeper' by Jodi Picoult. Wonderful, wonderful book!
Ano
Hall of Fame
Just finished 'Action Plan for High Cholesterol ' by J. Larry Durstine, PhD and now start reading Clinical Exercise Physiology, second edition, by Jonathan K Ehrman, Paul M. Gordon, Paul S. Visich, Steven J. Keteyian.
I think it will takes me at least a month to finish the book.
I think it will takes me at least a month to finish the book.
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Sentinel
Bionic Poster
I saw the movie a few years back .... good stuff ... Tom Hanks was superlative in the lead role ... It's the sequel to the Bourne Ultimatum, iirc.
OroDeSantoro
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After Many a Summer Dies the Swan - Aldous Huxley
*breaksracquet
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Reading The Strain by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo Del Toro
SVP
Semi-Pro
^ Dan Fante's LA is so different from John Fante's. Both speak mostly of the seedy, lower class LA, but... You'll see. I think the Bruno Dante trilogy goes in this order: Chump Change... Mooch... Spitting Off Tall Buildings. Dan is really good. Super raw, very original voice although you can see his dad's influence. Bruno Dante, not sure how closely he's based on Dan Fante, but in the novels, his dad is very much based on John Fante, and in Chump Change, Bruno looks for one of his dad's earlier novels called Ask the Wind at a Venice Blvd used book store.
You'll like them. I almost want to say read Mooch first. It's superior to Chump Change, which I just finished last night. Actually, you might even love them. Tell me what you think.
Ernest, sorry for the late response. Like you, I do take reading and books very seriously. I will check out the trilogy per your recommendation.
Since I live down here, I am particularly interested in L.A. area-based literature. Fante, of course, is a starting point. I was really into Ellroy for a while. I mostly read non-fiction. Ever read Kevin Starr's volumes on California history? He just came out with a volume on 1950s-early1960s California. L.A. seemingly changes almost every month. It would be impossible to write the L.A. novel at this point. Drive-by shootings in Compton? Old news.
Vermillion
Banned
Have you guys read anything by Michael Gruber? If so, what do you think of his writings?
Nadal_Monfils
Semi-Pro
I just finished The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac. I'm starting Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut now.
Steady Eddy
Legend
"False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World" by Alan Beattie.
Steady Eddy
Legend
Does that avatar have anything to do with the book? I mean is that a scene from hell?
Topaz
Legend
No, my avatar and signature are both from the TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Oui c'est moi.
Hall of Fame
S H O W S T O P P E R !
Hall of Fame
I just finished "The Alchemist" by Paul Cohello. It's trippy as hell, but I had to read it because I am an incoming sophomore at my high school.
*breaksracquet
Semi-Pro
Now reading An Orgy of George: Brain Droppings, Napalm + Silly Putty, and When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops by George Carlin
pabletion
Hall of Fame
today I started: "They call me Maximon, Satan in a tie and hat"
written by a spanish priest named to a small diocese in indigenous towns in Guatemala, and shares his experiences performing tons of exorcisms and how false idols (witchcraft, ancient mayan ceremonies, etc) are a gateway to evil. This 'Maximon' is an ancient post-mayan "saint" to whom indigenous people offer cigars, alcohol, money, etc, so he will do favors for them, both good and evil. This character is a product of mixture of cultures, a blend of christian beliefs and ancient mayan, and while many consider him/it to be harmless and even goofy, the author shares his stories about how it is everything but harmless. Really interesting, even more so if you believe in those things, but even if you dont, the stories he shares are reaaaaally creepy, a good read for anyone who enjoys horror stories.
written by a spanish priest named to a small diocese in indigenous towns in Guatemala, and shares his experiences performing tons of exorcisms and how false idols (witchcraft, ancient mayan ceremonies, etc) are a gateway to evil. This 'Maximon' is an ancient post-mayan "saint" to whom indigenous people offer cigars, alcohol, money, etc, so he will do favors for them, both good and evil. This character is a product of mixture of cultures, a blend of christian beliefs and ancient mayan, and while many consider him/it to be harmless and even goofy, the author shares his stories about how it is everything but harmless. Really interesting, even more so if you believe in those things, but even if you dont, the stories he shares are reaaaaally creepy, a good read for anyone who enjoys horror stories.
VivalaVida
Banned
I reread Harry Potter 7 again. It was amazing. Finished in two days and I feel empty and bit depressed. I have been reading since I was 10. Oh well I will get over it. It is an amazing series though .
weird, i read this and instinctively looked to a place on one of my shelving units behind a guitar and there this book was. may have to dig it out now!!
NandoMania
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NandoMania
Rookie
I'm currently reading "The Oxford Murders" by Guillermo Martinez
VivalaVida
Banned
Sure. Sorry about that. It was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Shouldn't you have mentioned the book's title?
Tempest344
Professional
currently reading "the demolished man" by Alfred Bester so far so good
malakas
Banned
hi cc!Sorry for the late response!
Simply amazing!One of the few books that will stay with me long after.
Celine's prose is one of the most vivid I have ever read.
And so alive his pictures of the WW1 battlefields,Afrika jungle,life in New York and the french suburban life.
I'm not suprised that his book has affected authors such as Roth,Miller,Sartre and Kerouarc and even the Doors have written a song about it.
10/10 from me.
Steady Eddy
Legend
"Predictably Irrational"
David_Is_Right
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Richard Dawkins - The Ancestor's Tale
Gmedlo
Professional
"Sophie's World" by Jostein Gardner
For those of you that haven't heard of it, it's basically a summation of philosophy from pre-Socratic times to modern philosophy, packaged nicely within a story that is in itself philosophical. Written very well, and best of all, it's clear easy to read even though it's been translated from Norwegian.
For those of you that haven't heard of it, it's basically a summation of philosophy from pre-Socratic times to modern philosophy, packaged nicely within a story that is in itself philosophical. Written very well, and best of all, it's clear easy to read even though it's been translated from Norwegian.
malakas
Banned
Feel jealous or feel sorry for you?
Good luck!I have it,but only read a part of it,it's a big and a bit tiring book.But I would definitely reccomend the movie!
It's a fast and easy guide to the history of philosophy.They made us watch it in school.I've just finished the "Bel-Ami" by Guy de Maupassant which was all in all a sypathetic book and now I'm ready to start Middlemarch by George Elliot.Not sure if I'll finish it though because my friends have told me it's quite long and boring.:?
ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
Into Thin Air.
CaptainInsano
New User
The Omnivore's Dilemma
- Michael Pollan
Toute l'histoire du monde
- JEAN-CLAUDE BARREAU and GUILLAUME BIGOT
The China Study
- T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
Le Premier Jour
- Marc Lévy
- Michael Pollan
Toute l'histoire du monde
- JEAN-CLAUDE BARREAU and GUILLAUME BIGOT
The China Study
- T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
Le Premier Jour
- Marc Lévy
Topaz
Legend
I've read that...very good book!
I want to read this...also 'In Defense of Food' by the same author. There's been a lot of buzz about them on various food blogs.
