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?

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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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.

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.

One of the "Jeeves" books by P.G. Wodehouse. They're hilarious!

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

Why not?

I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe.


I'm preparing to be disappointed.

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.

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.....

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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Muse2NOPharaoh said:

it sounds like diane gabeldon's books..

Craig Murray's Murder in Samarkand!

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!

ThreadBare said:

Good luck, I loved his other books but for some reason I couldn't get into that one.

'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.

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

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

Mazurack said:

I love me some George.

weepingwall said:

I like Jane Eyre. It's the first proper novel I ever read on my own when I was younger.

xplnyrslf said:

could be the saucy read I'm after!

The New York Triology by Paul Auster. Nice.

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.

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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A Passage to India by E.M Forester

I find myself relating to on many levels.

JasmineFire said:

Have you seen the movie? it's great.

Chickenhawk by Robert Mason for the 3 millionth time

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LleeLlee said:

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.

Letters from Burma- Its from my boss as an introduction to our 2006 offsite location to Burma.

calldapplwondery83 said:

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

ZombieKitten said:

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