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..

ben said:

look scarecrow! the wizard has descended to have book discussion with us!



nice to see you casually posting.

i will have to look for boo hoo, it sounds interesting




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I just re-read Jane Eyre...

sag10 said:

you know, i have never read that. i feel like i should

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:

Do, and Wuthering Heights...

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:

I re-read certain books, yes. Gone With the Wind, The Silence Of The Lambs, Farenheit 451...all wonderful books IMO.

summerdawn said:

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

cborgman said:

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.

rdhull said:

i re-read the ones i really love. have read ciderhouse rules 3 times

INSATIABLE said:

your avatar makes me laugh and confuses me all at once. orgnote me your address and i will mail you some really good books.

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:

You are unbelievable.

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



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Cakewalk Home Studio Quickstart. Actually I haven't started it yet.
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INSATIABLE said:

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

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.

Anxiety said:

that book scared the bejesus out of me. it's bloody brilliant.

cborgman said:

i've read 'the hours'. great book...somewhat hard to follow at times, but it all comes together at the end

cborgman said:

i'll let you know how it goes