I'm loving it! I'm only 100 pages into this 1,500 page monster, but knowing how much I want to re-read the prelude is driving me forward to the end. Mann's attention to detail & philosophical approach to the mindset & motives of the characters is plausible & inoffensive...in other words, he doesn't step on the toes of the reverent.

What books have taken ahold of you lately?

SORY BUT BUX R SHIT... ZZZZZ BOARING!!!!!

Haruki Murakami - A Wild Sheep Chase.

and

demian, in hopes i'll like it better than the first time. not so far.

REDBABY said:

Looooove Murakami. Reality is a bit of a letdown after finishing one of his books.

Have you read Kafka on the Shore? Probably my fav for the Colonel alone...

Reading it again

Mach said:

This looks like it would be torture! Though now I'm going to have to figure out what Neem is...

man and his symbols by carl g.jung

tao teh ching

i hear alot about this crowley person..i wanna read on him..i'm into the occult(as cheesy as it sounds)

PeteZarustica said:

not even close

evenstar3 said:

It's been so long since I've checked out Hesse...though I don't recall having good feelings about that novel. I'll have to check it out again...

I did like Magister Ludi the most.

CJTJ said:

What's the draw? Billiards groupie? You've exposed me to a world I know absolutely nothing about...

PeteZarustica said:

i can't pinpoint what it is about the book that puts me off, either, which is annoying.

PeteZarustica said:

Snooker-
His done some pool in the US too though

Mach said:

That's just me & gardening. I only have a mind for weeding. And even at that, Michelle has to occasionally slap my wrist and say those aren't weeds!

Dean Koontz' "By The Light Of The Moon".

Another quality Koontz novel.

oliver twist

charlie dickens
it'S ok

your mind.

Phantasmagoria said:

Well, that has been the oddest way to smoke out anybody who knows about the book I'm reading!

This thread

I just finished the last "Harry Potter".
Now I have to get back to reading research articles for my dissertation. No more pleasure reading for me!

Not very scary

I'm due for re-certification: "Advanced Cardiac Life Support", by the American Heart Association.

Just kidding! That book is a steamy pile of bullshit.

greenpixies said:

I try to read every book under the sun, but I've happily sidestepped a few. Michelle will tell me emphatically how horrendous they are...like anything Dan Brown has written. If she gets worked up that he's rolling in dough for being a total hack, I'm happy to take her word for it.

On the other hand, If I do end up with a horrible book - I can't help it. I have to finish it off.

xplnyrslf said:

I don't envy you. But I wish you all the luck on your re-certification!

PeteZarustica said:

I pretty much cruise with the testing stations. I know cardiac rhythms,shock, etc. It's just keeping up with new data on best RX and meds. The course is no indication of performance in actual situations. That comes with experience and instinct. Some things I'm reflexive in nature, like, grabbing for an ambu bag and oral airway... Particularily, when someone's not breathing.....
Better yet, recognizing a bad scenerio before you get to that point.