WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? (usually a sadly underpopulated thread)

i bought bridget jones' diary and started it last night.


i had almost read it a few times before but always kinda thought it seemed like fluff. and so far it is, but extremely enjoyable fluff that is suprisingly well written.

it's sad when literacy is given one star...

Not reading anything right now, but I recently read 'boo hoo', and 'dot.con', both about the internet bubble. Boo Hoo was a personal story of boo.com from the CEO, and was fascinating if frustrating (I kept thinking "Nooo! Don't do that!!"), and the other was a more academic look at the bubble, from a financial/media/society POV. Both were really good.

I haven't been able to read anything right now either, but i was reading The Lovely Bones..

The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom - Anais Nin

"Unnecessary giggling"...

ben said:

I just re-read Jane Eyre...

sag10 said:

a book by the great Jeremy Levin

The greatest book on Earth and the second most influential book to the Bible. Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged".

I'm on a Nick Hornby kick right now. Just finished "How To Be Good", and I'm currently tearing through "High Fidelity". Yummy stuff.

Reading 'Forest Gump' right now for the 4th or 5th time Before that...'Where the Heart Is'. I'm hoping to get 'Fight Club' soon and start on that.

I loved 'Bridget Jones's Diary' though. Very fun book to read.

cborgman said:

Doies anybody ever re-read books ..I have a few that Ive re-read over asnd over becasue I love them so much. It's funny..like you know what they ar eabout etc but they are so good you just read them again years later etc. I'd love to create soemthing like that where it touches someone so much they keep it and re-read it for life. Writers are some of th e greatest people on earth and beyond.

rdhull said:

summerdawn said:

Reading 'Forest Gump' right now for the 4th or 5th time Before that...'Where the Heart Is'. I'm hoping to get 'Fight Club' soon and start on that.

I loved 'Bridget Jones's Diary' though. Very fun book to read.

cborgman said:

it's sad when literacy is given one star...

rdhull said:

INSATIABLE said:

cborgman said:

it's sad when literacy is given one star...

My God. Who are these people?!



I'm currently reading The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. It's my fourth time through, but like anything, else, I get more out of it each time.

I've realized that these "laws" aren't meant to be used on a daily basis (if that were even possible), because many of them really contradict each other. They must be purely situational.

Anyway, yes, it's cheesy, but I am too poor to buy any new stuff and too lazy to get a library card.

Richard Dawkins - Unweaving the Rainbow (good stuff)

Carlos Castaneda - Tales of Power (weird)

Alvin Toffler - Power Shift (too verbose)

"The Look" by Nina Blancard
A wonderful novel about the wicked world of modeling!

Caddie Dean had the kind of beauty nature stumbles upon only once in a million tires. Her agent, Jessica Cartwright, spotted it in the gawky teenager and turned Caddie into the hottest face, the highest paid, most famous and sought after supermodel in the world.

Garret Stowe, a ruthless opportunist, entered the beauty business like a shark slicing thru a childrens' pool. He smelled big money like bood, and Caddie Dean was his prey. He turned the rules of the game upside down, stealing models and destroying agencies with stunning ease. Not even the formidable Jessica Cartwright could protect her star model fro Stowe's cruel ambition-unless she could expose the dark secrets she was sure he was hiding...



The book...in short...is excellent!

i'm waitin on a copy of dez dickerson's new book, my time with prince, so i'll be readin that once it gets here.

I've read all the Sidney Sheldon and Jackie Collin's books...loved them...as well as some Dean Koontz.

cborgman said:

Cakewalk Home Studio Quickstart. Actually I haven't started it yet.
[This message was edited Wed Dec 17 11:02:10 PST 2003 by LittlePill]

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Proud member of Prince's cult for 20 years!

INSATIABLE said:

cborgman said:

orgnote me your address and i will mail you some really good books.

You are unbelievable.

You're an angel. I owe you a million!!!



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I always go back to Naked Lunch by William Burroughs - it's my favorite book ever. I've read it several times, and every now and then I just flip to a random page and read for a while.

i'm finishing up "Mad Cowboy" by Howard Lyman - amazing book about a cattle farmer turned animal rights activist.

after that, i'll have to try and tackle "War and Peace" again. it was my (admittedly stupid) idea for my hubby and me to read W&P together... of course he finished it a long time ago, and i got to page 114 or something... so if i ever want to hear the end of that one, i'll have to finish it this time. wish me luck!

Anxiety said:

cborgman said:

INSATIABLE said:

cborgman said:

orgnote me your address and i will mail you some really good books.

You are unbelievable.

You're an angel. I owe you a million!!!



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have you read the hours by michael cunningham and the ciderhouse rules by john irving? those are my two faves, and damn fine reads, both with strong feminist empowerment messages

cborgman said:

summerdawn said:

Reading 'Forest Gump' right now for the 4th or 5th time Before that...'Where the Heart Is'. I'm hoping to get 'Fight Club' soon and start on that.

I loved 'Bridget Jones's Diary' though. Very fun book to read.

i tried to read fight club cause i worship the movie, but didn't much like the book, and gave up. i think i might need to try it again