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Thread started 08/18/06 9:44pm

meow85

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what are you reading?

Right now I've just started this novel by Edward Carey called Alva & Irva. Anyone heard of it? It seems interesting so far. Kinda odd, but good. About this pair of twins living in a fictional city. The younger one's a recluse. The pair of women decide that the eldest, non-reclusive twin will go out and record every minute detail of the city, and the younger, reclusive woman will re-create their city in miniature out of plasticine.


What's on your booktable today? smile
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Reply #1 posted 08/18/06 10:10pm

Mazurack

I'm not reading anything, currently, but I will soon be reading, "When Will Jesus Pass The Pork Chops", as soon as it is delivered.


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Reply #2 posted 08/18/06 10:14pm

weepingwall

Emily Bronte:Heretic
By Stevie Davies



I'm in a weird bronte mood.
i just finished actually reading

wuthering heights by emily bronte

after i'll probably read either
agnes grey by anne bronte
or
jane eyre by charlotte bronte.
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Reply #3 posted 08/18/06 10:19pm

Muse2NOPharaoh

Spell of the Highlander

By Karen Marie Moning....

First grabbed my attention through the authors name as it is nearly my own and then as I am Scottish well in 1/2...

but it happens to be about time travel.... that right there sealed the deal.
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Reply #4 posted 08/18/06 10:47pm

united1878

One of the "Jeeves" books by P.G. Wodehouse. They're hilarious!
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Reply #5 posted 08/18/06 11:06pm

Mazurack

I also just ordered, "Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex" and "Why Do Men Have Nipples"...

Why not?
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Reply #6 posted 08/18/06 11:07pm

ThreadBare

I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe.


I'm preparing to be disappointed.
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Reply #7 posted 08/19/06 2:22am

HamsterHuey

I just finished Predator's Gold by Phillip Reeve. Second in an amazing series. In the line of the His Dark Materials trilogy.

Now just started THe Tide Turner by Angela McAllister.
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Reply #8 posted 08/19/06 5:28am

jonylawson

im reading the ice storm by by rick moody-starts well tho its flagging now

just read the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay by chabon-brilliant

and then im going to tackle bill clintons autobiography

karen-have you seen the film PRIMER?

of course the best bit of medium about time travel is DOCTOR WHO-FATHERS DAY sooooo sad-be careful what you wish for.....
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Reply #9 posted 08/19/06 7:45am

xplnyrslf

Just finished reading "The Sex Life of Catherine M. "an autobiography of Catherine Millet which was explicit in every way imaginable. In the process of "Smart Women Finish Rich" by David Bach, which is sloooowww going as it gives me too much to do...like work more, save $$. This website puts a dent in the reading, I might add.

Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" is on my re-read list but takes a year to get through.
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Reply #10 posted 08/19/06 7:46am

purplerein

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Spell of the Highlander

By Karen Marie Moning....

First grabbed my attention through the authors name as it is nearly my own and then as I am Scottish well in 1/2...

but it happens to be about time travel.... that right there sealed the deal.


it sounds like diane gabeldon's books..
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Reply #11 posted 08/19/06 9:56am

2the9s

Craig Murray's Murder in Samarkand! woot!

A brilliant, important book written by the former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan.

It is, how you say?, an expose.

Finally, someone who hates Islam Karimov as much as I do!

woot!
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Reply #12 posted 08/19/06 10:05am

babynoz

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I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe.


I'm preparing to be disappointed.




Good luck, I loved his other books but for some reason I couldn't get into that one.
Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #13 posted 08/19/06 10:09am

MarieLouise

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'Une si longue lettre' by Mariama Bâ...

I've returned from Senegal two days ago, and staying there for one month really raised my interest in how Senegalese women think about polygamy, which is still rather common over there. That's why I'm reading this book.
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Reply #14 posted 08/19/06 10:52am

ellieadore

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

Have had so many people tell me to read I have finally got it off my book shelf and am giving it a go. Actually that is a little lie, I am moving house to had to unpack the book box to find it boxed
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Reply #15 posted 08/19/06 11:01am

karmatornado

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Rope Burns by F.X. Toole ( Stories about boxers and trainers. One of the stories in it inspired Million Dollar Baby) and

The Pollysyllabic Spree a series of entertaining essays by Nick Hornby
Carpenters bend wood, fletchers bend arrows, wise men fashion themselves.

Don't Talk About It, Be About It!
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Reply #16 posted 08/21/06 2:17am

meow85

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Mazurack said:

I'm not reading anything, currently, but I will soon be reading, "When Will Jesus Pass The Pork Chops", as soon as it is delivered.


comma
[Edited 8/18/06 22:10pm]


I love me some George. thumbs up!
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Reply #17 posted 08/21/06 2:19am

meow85

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weepingwall said:

Emily Bronte:Heretic
By Stevie Davies



I'm in a weird bronte mood.
i just finished actually reading

wuthering heights by emily bronte

after i'll probably read either
agnes grey by anne bronte
or
jane eyre by charlotte bronte.


I like Jane Eyre. It's the first proper novel I ever read on my own when I was younger. smile
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Reply #18 posted 08/21/06 3:39am

ZombieKitten

xplnyrslf said:

"The Sex Life of Catherine M. "an autobiography of Catherine Millet which was explicit in every way imaginable.

could be the saucy read I'm after! wink
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Reply #19 posted 08/21/06 7:11am

calldapplwonde
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The New York Triology by Paul Auster. Nice.
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Reply #20 posted 08/21/06 8:13am

Handclapsfinga
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just got done reading this:



i'm thinking about re-reading on the move by ray reigstad...it's a recollection of ray's time working as a cab driver here in mpls.
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Reply #21 posted 08/21/06 8:18am

Imago




I have reading ADD.
Les Miserable is my primary book, but I put it down when I reach that "Heaven give me strength" phase, and pick up one of the other two lighter reads.


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Reply #22 posted 08/21/06 8:50am

JasmineFire

A Passage to India by E.M Forester

I find myself relating to on many levels.
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Reply #23 posted 08/21/06 9:09am

LleeLlee

JasmineFire said:

A Passage to India by E.M Forester

I find myself relating to on many levels.


Have you seen the movie? it's great.
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Reply #24 posted 08/21/06 9:09am

mdiver

Chickenhawk by Robert Mason for the 3 millionth time lol
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Reply #25 posted 08/21/06 9:20am

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Le prego di non toccare la macchina per favore!
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Reply #26 posted 08/21/06 11:23am

JasmineFire

LleeLlee said:

JasmineFire said:

A Passage to India by E.M Forester

I find myself relating to on many levels.


Have you seen the movie? it's great.

no, i actually never knew it was a movie until my mother mentioned it the other day. I should make a point to see it. nod
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Reply #27 posted 08/21/06 12:37pm

BabyCakes

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Letters from Burma- Its from my boss as an introduction to our 2006 offsite location to Burma.
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"... giggle
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Reply #28 posted 08/21/06 6:08pm

ZombieKitten

calldapplwondery83 said:

The New York Triology by Paul Auster. Nice.

I LOVED that! did you read the other ones Oracle Night and Book of Illusions?
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Reply #29 posted 08/22/06 2:07am

calldapplwonde
ry83

ZombieKitten said:

calldapplwondery83 said:

The New York Triology by Paul Auster. Nice.

I LOVED that! did you read the other ones Oracle Night and Book of Illusions?


Nope. Are those similar to the NY trilogy? I'm only at the beginning of The Locked Room though, haven't had much time.
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