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What are you reading?

#1 Post by Vandal » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:57 am

Right now, it's:

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Finished with:

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#2 Post by minimetoo26 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:06 am

I read Disclosure a billionty years ago and I remember liking it. Never saw the movie.

Still plowing through I Want My MTV--it's long and there's no plot, so it's easy to keep putting down after each chapter, but an interesting read for me. I'm the correct demographic!
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#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:11 am

I'm reading a range of books at the moment.

On CD audiobook: Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence by A.J. Langguth.

On MP3 audiobook: The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins.

In print: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life by Daniel C. Dennett.

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#4 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:17 am

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I enjoyed the almost end of the world
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#5 Post by ToLiveIsToFly » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:26 am

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Told my sister I was reading it, and she said "Yuck, Harry Potter with sex." I don't see it that way, and so far I'm liking it a ton.

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#6 Post by littlebeast13 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:34 am

Vandal wrote:Image

Intriguing, but maybe when it gets warmer....

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#7 Post by Catfish » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:35 am

print:
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the too small to read title is Disgrace

audible:
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but tomorrow I will drop everything to read:

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#8 Post by Bob78164 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:37 am

Right now (well, not this very second, but you know what I mean) I'm reading Dizzy Miss Lizzie, by hot new author R.M. Clark. Recommended. --Bob
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#10 Post by frogman042 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:13 am

Paper:
Dizzy Miss Lizzy - special 'inscribed by the author' edition.

The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self & Soul - Douglas Hofstadter & Daniel Dennett

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents: Earth (The Book) A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race - Jon Stewart

Rashi's Commentary - Genesis (weekly discussion group started over 1 1/2 years ago - and we are already up to the middle of chapter 3 - if we get past more than 3 or 4 lines in the 45 minute session we feel like we are speeding along)

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#11 Post by Ritterskoop » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:19 am

Stephen Fry, Moab is My Washpot, the first volume of his autobiography, up to age 20 or so.

Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung
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#12 Post by Vandal » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:34 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
Vandal wrote:Image

Intriguing, but maybe when it gets warmer....

lb13

I try to read in my writing genre (middle grade) every third book, or so. This one was well-written, but a little quiet for my typical tastes. It's way too much like homework.

I'm a childrens' book writer but not much of a childrens' book reader.

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Devin Drake and The Family Secret

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#13 Post by Beebs52 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:37 pm

Currently re-reading Dizzy Miss Lizzie in its official incarnation. It's WAY cool in an actual published form. It has, like, little asterisks and shit between sections! Awesome.

Also, on my Nook-Bubba and the Dead Woman. One of those cheapies you can download for a buck. It has some typographic anomalies, to be kind, but the writing and story are quite entertaining. I was surprised.

I also downloaded The Decameron per Wintergreen's suggestion in a previous thread. Well. Hmmm. I might have to issue a sternly-worded letter to someone, somewhere. It's a bit pithy to get into language-wise. But, I'll persevere.
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#14 Post by lilyvonschtupp26 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:47 pm

just finished: 11/22/63 loved it.
Dead End in Norvelt, the Newbery Winner. deserved to win!
Here's a glog about it on my web page:
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am now reading: Dizzy Miss Lizzie (of course) and Elegance of the Hedgehog

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#15 Post by kroxquo » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:01 pm

I'm finishing up

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Grim, serious take on the zombie sub genre.

Next in the queue is:

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#16 Post by chase1207 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:22 pm

I'm currently reading 'The Art of War - Spirituality for Conflict' Annotated and translated by Thomas Huynh. Just started it yesterday.

Last couple of reads were:
Love in a nutshell - Janet Evanovich
Admission - Jean Korelitz
Flash & Bones - Kathy Reichs
V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton

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#17 Post by littlebeast13 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:56 pm

Vandal wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
Vandal wrote:Image

Intriguing, but maybe when it gets warmer....

lb13

I try to read in my writing genre (middle grade) every third book, or so. This one was well-written, but a little quiet for my typical tastes. It's way too much like homework.

I'm a childrens' book writer but not much of a childrens' book reader.

#Authorfail

Quiet or not, it gave me a chance to make a new avatar. Why was Buster not contacted to pose for the cover.....?

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#18 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:30 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
Vandal wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:

Intriguing, but maybe when it gets warmer....

lb13

I try to read in my writing genre (middle grade) every third book, or so. This one was well-written, but a little quiet for my typical tastes. It's way too much like homework.

I'm a childrens' book writer but not much of a childrens' book reader.

#Authorfail

Quiet or not, it gave me a chance to make a new avatar. Why was Buster not contacted to pose for the cover.....?

lb13
Because the title isn't "Possum Winter"? :lol:

Found it!

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#19 Post by MarkBarrett » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:53 pm

Image A woman learns the gambling business. The movie will be out later this year.


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It's hard to resist the temptation to speed through it.

Today I received: Wonder by R.J. Palacio about a boy with a facial deformity attempting to enter mainstream school in the fifth grade and Tempest a debut by Julie Cross that is another of those teen/time travel romance stories.

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#20 Post by themanwho » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:26 am

minimetoo26 wrote:I read Disclosure a billionty years ago and I remember liking it. Never saw the movie.

Still plowing through I Want My MTV--it's long and there's no plot, so it's easy to keep putting down after each chapter, but an interesting read for me. I'm the correct demographic!
That's exactly how I read it. I really enjoyed it, and it was the perfect length.

Yesterday morning I finished "One For The Money." I enjoyed it. That series reminds me of the Fletch books.
MarkBarrett wrote:Image A woman learns the gambling business. The movie will be out later this year.
I hated, hated, hated this book.
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Told my sister I was reading it, and she said "Yuck, Harry Potter with sex." I don't see it that way, and so far I'm liking it a ton.
I enjoyed this one. The sequel, The Magician King, is even better. Like, lots better.
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