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Sanctus Dei 01-04-2006 01:00 AM

The Lucifer Principle - Howard Bloom

mortalitas incomitatus 01-04-2006 03:26 AM

a computer screen hahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
*smart ass

ghostposts 01-05-2006 06:40 PM

better a smart ass than a fuck head.

although that might be an interesting visual...

UltraNEO* 01-05-2006 06:53 PM

"Programming PHP" pub by O'reilly.

I'm so out of practice... How you get Flash/PHP to create tables in MySQL?

winged_dreams 01-05-2006 10:43 PM

I started reading The Picture of Dorian Gray. I'm still reading another book but I can't help start reading new books.

JuliaGaltic 01-06-2006 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenrisQueen
I'm rereading The Picture Of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde.

My pure black cat just had a pure gray kitten (among others). I just started calling her Dorian Grey. Maybe I should give that another read soon.

Currently reading Split Infinity by Piers Anthony

Demon Eyes 01-06-2006 03:45 PM

I just started reading a bunch of old books that I own including: Poe, Dahl, Tolken, Coleridge, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Kyoka Izumi, and a few others that I can't remember right off the top of my head.

ThwanCondu 01-07-2006 11:13 PM

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Pretty funny.

pitseleh 01-08-2006 03:44 AM

Finally it has arrived! I'm well into reading the newest book in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Feast for Crows. Surely one of the best fantasy series ever. I love the cruel unpredictability of it, where bad things happen to good people, and the fact that the characters are not either clear-cut heroes or villains.

Scythan 01-08-2006 12:34 PM

Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds.

Nike 01-08-2006 12:38 PM

Jeff Smith-Bone
a really fat b/w comic book. nice drawing style, lots of lovely monsters and a cute story.

angleangel_doom 01-08-2006 03:35 PM

*person above me's name means "black" in French...I know this only because it's on my mascara tube*
Bless the Beasts and Children.

angleangel_doom 01-08-2006 03:36 PM

Scratch that, I was on a different page...damn.

bedlam babe 01-08-2006 03:55 PM

Ticktock-Dean Koontz

cannibalnuns 01-08-2006 10:24 PM

Whats I -was- reading:

I Like A Look of Agony - Emily Dickinson

syn 01-09-2006 08:12 AM

The Two Swords R.A. Salvatore

Godslayer Jillian 01-09-2006 03:30 PM

Just today, I started The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. I suppose many of you have read it already. It's a classic you can't miss.

NecromanticSunshine 01-09-2006 08:33 PM

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

Godslayer Jillian 01-09-2006 08:39 PM

You know, you're gonna enjoy Angels and Demons more than the Da Vinci code. Trust me. It's also by Dan Brown

NecromanticSunshine 01-09-2006 10:50 PM

Yea, this kid at work told me that, but he's a sneaky bastard who tries to steal my hours so I didn't exactly believe him. I'm thinking about reading that one next though.

winged_dreams 01-09-2006 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godslayer Jillian
Just today, I started The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde. I suppose many of you have read it already. It's a classic you can't miss.

I started reading it too. I'm about a third through the book and I like it already. ^^

Blushing Heliophobe 01-10-2006 12:43 AM

I'm in the middle of a history called 'Women Who Ruled'.

Forget that saying "Well if women ruled the world, then we wouldn't have any wars like you stupid poopy men!" because I'm telling you, women are some scandalous, bloodthirsty creatures.

Natasshha 01-13-2006 11:28 AM

The entire collection of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; I recommend The las 6 books which are a sequel to each other and the main character is Special Agent A. Pendergast; LOVE IT!.

Book that I'm reading right now, named Nothing to Fear by Karen Rose; I do not dislike it but neither like it, I just want ot finish it properly; its about kidnapping and crime and the search of this kidnapped child.

Anyways, HI, I'm new here, I found out about this look up into google book reviews, and thanks guys there are few mention here that I'm going to read.

I aslo have the house of leaves; and I coudln't finish it, I dont know if it was because it sacred the hell out of me with that craziness right there or just because I didn't understand a thing in the book, but oh well I didn't finish it yet, and I have it since high school, like 2 years ago.

Saludos a todos, hi to everyone...

Natasshha 01-13-2006 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NecromanticSunshine
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown


Necro, are you enjoying it?; because I love it... I just can't wait for the movie. Also I really dislike the idea of Tom Hunks for the role of Robert L. but now that I saw the preview I think he is going to do a great job!!!, he is a awsome actor.

To se the preview here.... http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thedavincicode/

LegendGirl 01-13-2006 11:44 AM

I received the entire boxed set of hardcover Harry Potter books for Christmas from my husband. I'm about 1/3 of the way through "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", and I've enjoyed them all tremendously.

After that, I'll start "Eragon", followed by "Eldest" (see T-Stone's post); then I'll read "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova.

Winter is my reading season. :)

Saya 01-13-2006 11:44 AM

I'm reading (not quite finished) The Complete Works of Lewis Carrol, Paradise Lost by John Miton, and I finished Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Natasshha 01-16-2006 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LegendGirl
I received the entire boxed set of hardcover Harry Potter books for Christmas from my husband. I'm about 1/3 of the way through "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", and I've enjoyed them all tremendously.

After that, I'll start "Eragon", followed by "Eldest" (see T-Stone's post); then I'll read "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova.

Winter is my reading season. :)

Wow, Legend Girl, I admire you, I dont know how can you poll it off like that, reading all those humongous books without getting a huge headache...I couldn't do it.
I like the movies though!!!. Harry is hot.

;) hehehe

Nati

Surgeon Méchant De Sang 01-25-2006 11:02 PM

Trying to read three books at once:

1. The Meaning of Wife - Anne Kingston
2. Body Wars: Making Peace With Women's Bodies in the new Millennium - Margo Maine
3. Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues - Susan Griffin

Blushing Heliophobe 01-26-2006 01:45 AM

Right now I'm reading Don't Know Much About Mythology by Kenneth C. Davis. It's the best book I've bought in a while. I highly recommend it to those interested in mythology, religion, history, and social studies. It also explains about the societies that fostered the different myths.

tenet_2012 01-26-2006 01:57 AM

I am currently reading Bill Clinton's book for the third time.

He is extremely smart.

ennui 01-27-2006 11:11 AM

The Magus - Francis Barrett

Wise Child 01-27-2006 11:15 AM

Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice. I have to say I feel slightly let down - I've never been a huge fan of Austen, but I've been told it's 'cause I've never read this one, which is the masterpiece. So now I'm readin' it, and... it's okay. That is all.

Nike 01-27-2006 04:22 PM

Stephen Hodkinson: Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta
Paul Cartledge: Spartan Reflections
Very good books, both of them. I admit I am into that subject more than quite a bit :D

TeapotScar 01-27-2006 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wise Child
Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice. I have to say I feel slightly let down - I've never been a huge fan of Austen, but I've been told it's 'cause I've never read this one, which is the masterpiece. So now I'm readin' it, and... it's okay. That is all.

You're not alone- I've always thought Austen was mediocre at best. I don't see what the big hub-bub is about her writing- I found all of them *quite* boring, and not particularly well-written.

Wise Child 01-27-2006 04:53 PM

It just doesn't seem anything special.

horrorgirl 01-27-2006 05:33 PM

Stephen King-Cell

Demon Eyes 01-27-2006 08:35 PM

Recently I've begun reading a bit of realism and surrealism based books. Mostly I've been reading the works of Julio Cortazar because I like his style which kind of reminds me of Poe in some particular way. Any of you have authors that you all like and recommend to me under these categories?

Very much appreciated, thanks in advance!

Dark at heart 01-27-2006 09:48 PM

At the moment I am reading Forever odd, a sequel to the book Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz.

Wise Child 01-28-2006 04:41 AM

I wasn't crazy about Odd Thomas. After I read it, I thought it was the worst Dean Koontz I'd ever read. But apparently I'm alone there, because I read on a Dean Koontz website that it's generally thought by fans to be the best - which I found weird. It wasn't finished, in my opnion - you never find out for certain what he saw in the cupboard. And Stormy pissed me off; her dying was probably the high point! ^_^

Dark at heart 01-28-2006 08:57 AM

I liked Odd Thomas, I don't know if I would say it was the best, but I did like it.

Wise Child 01-28-2006 09:13 AM

It said on the site that that's why DK did a sequel - 'cause the fans went crazy over it and were clamouring for more!

Nike 01-28-2006 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demon Eyes
Recently I've begun reading a bit of realism and surrealism based books. Mostly I've been reading the works of Julio Cortazar because I like his style which kind of reminds me of Poe in some particular way. Any of you have authors that you all like and recommend to me under these categories?

Very much appreciated, thanks in advance!

Regarding surrealism I can recommand Paul Celan, if you're into poetry. You can check out some of his poems translated into English language there: http://www.artofeurope.com/celan/
His best known work is the "Fugue of Death". An excellent author, really.

Beowulf 01-30-2006 03:53 PM

Hell Bent for Leather (Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict) : Seb Hunter


I just love this book, it`s one of those books you can read over and over, and its really funny in places.

cannibalnuns 01-30-2006 06:30 PM

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead - Max Brooks

Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack

1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don’t need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.


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