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Ruby Emerald
Ruby Emerald
Super Steeper

Jul-27-2006 03:15

I know we already have the Sleuths Bookshelf, but people there talk about their general tastes, what books they liked in childhood etc. I'd like all of us to share with others what we are reading now, do we like it or not and to recommend the books we like. Possibly we could have a similar thread for movies.

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Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Dec-6-2007 03:46

lance? cauterise? polish? stage 3 man, don't leave me hangin'...

biggie528
biggie528
Lucky Stiff

Dec-7-2007 11:40

just so long as it has nothing to do with suppositories...

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Dec-8-2007 00:12

*bends over in shock and agony and will never allow a Polish man named Lance to walk behind him again*

Not even if he's a ten foot pole.

*rimshot*

reda
reda
Well-Connected

Dec-10-2007 01:47

Just finished The Speed of Dark (sorry if the name is a bit wrong, Im translating). It's about being autistic and in a future when you can choose to do something about it. Very intresting question: If you choose the treatment, will you still be you? Or does being "normal" means you loose your own character?

Lady Jas
Lady Jas
The Chosen One

Dec-10-2007 02:03

Im constantly reading books on Autism and Aspergers, and all that stuff, as it interests me. But most recently I just finished "Marley and Me"

*SNIFF* That book was really sad, but it was a really cute book. All you dog lovers will surely like it! ;)

LauraVo
LauraVo
Battered Shoe

Dec-10-2007 23:54

I recently finished Kiki Strike and the Empress' Tomb. I highly recommend this young adult series that began with Kiki Strike and the Shadow City. (And start with the first one!) This book transcends ages groups!

Rosamund Clifford
Rosamund Clifford
Tale Spinner

Dec-13-2007 12:34

I've just finished reading two historical novels. They both tell a story of two sisters fighting for the love of the same man. The first one is Karen Essex's "Leonardo's Swans", the sisters are Isabella and Beatrice d'Este, and the scene is the fifteenth century Milan where Leonardo is painting his "Last Supper".

The second novel is Philippa Gregory's "The Other Boleyn Girl", the sisters are Mary and Anne Boleyn and the prize is Henry VIII. It is commonly known that Anne was the sister who won the king, but she lost her life in the process.

Although not masterpieces, both books are historically accurate enough and they make interesting reading.

Diane Russell
Diane Russell
Well-Connected

Mar-18-2008 23:45

What a great thread.

For candy I'm reading Ken Follett's "World Without End", which is a quasi sequel to his "The Pillars of the Earth". Historical novel, 14th century England... he writes a good yarn, but he tries too hard to make his heroine appeal to modern sensibilities, which I find patronizing.

I always make myself read non fiction (I read more than one at a time as well) and I've had Goldsworthy's biography of Julius Caesar on my nightstand, half read, and collecting dust since last summer... sigh.

However, I am gearing up for my every-two-or-three-year read of Lord of the Rings. :)


Marmalade3
Marmalade3

Mar-19-2008 13:28

I'm reading 'The Cloud Sketcher' (though I can't remember who it's by) and it is AWESOME! Noe sure why but Finnish architects have never been so fascinating. Plus it did me well when I had to wait an HOUR at the hospital yesterday for my appointment :(

I'm also studying 'Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha' at school. It's pretty good and it has some enjoyable moments but after a while it's a bit tiresome to study. Plus it doesn't have chapters just wee bits where it skips a line.

Haynah
Haynah
Well-Connected

Mar-19-2008 15:14

I just finished rereading The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Walls. I cried like a baby the second time through as well as the first. It breaks your heart reading about how Jeanette and her siblings survive a childhood of neglect while having to scavenge for food, wear dirty clothing day after day, and even endure lack of indoor plumbing while all along their mother holds a degree in education, and their brilliant drunken father thinks teaching them Physics while sitting under the stars in the middle of the desert is enough.

So I read The Other Boleyn Girl and Pillars of the Earth too, who knew I’d love Historical Fiction? I could say what hooked me was all the history, but I’d be lying; it was the power, lust and romance!!! I’m also reading World Without End, not as much of a page turner for me as Pillars but good enough for spring break!


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