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Old 03-06-2010, 05:19 PM   #2626
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The Road - Cormac McCarthy

Again. It's brilliant!
Agreed. I have a young son, so that book hit me especially hard.

I just finished "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick.



It's a children's book that takes place in Paris cir. 1931. It was a brilliant and delightful blend of literature and the visual arts, both illustration and film.

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Old 03-06-2010, 06:27 PM   #2627
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

I think this book will always have a soft place in my heart.
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Old 03-06-2010, 10:48 PM   #2628
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Old 03-07-2010, 09:09 PM   #2629
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Wanna pick up something from Chekhov. Anyone read him? What's the verdict?
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Old 03-09-2010, 12:20 AM   #2630
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"The Sword of Shannara" by Terry Brooks
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Old 03-10-2010, 12:21 AM   #2631
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Reading Fear Nothing from Dean Koontz.
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Old 03-10-2010, 11:52 AM   #2632
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Les fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire.
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Old 03-10-2010, 07:42 PM   #2633
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"The Sword of Shannara" by Terry Brooks
Great book! Need to re-read,read that a LONG time ago!
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Old 03-11-2010, 03:02 PM   #2634
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I just finished The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes. Now reading Oryx And Crake by Margaret Atwood.
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Old 03-13-2010, 07:43 PM   #2635
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Old 03-15-2010, 03:16 PM   #2636
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Great book! Need to re-read,read that a LONG time ago!
I've never read it before. I'm glad I did now. I've finished it and moved on to the Elfstones.
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Old 03-17-2010, 05:44 AM   #2637
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I am reading Stephenie Meyer, enjoy all her books, Twilight Series and the new one - The Host
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Old 03-17-2010, 04:31 PM   #2638
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With Malice Toward Some - Halsey great description

finding a few interesting bits in The book of Runes -Ralph Blun

and, again trying to plug a massive hole in my education, The Jungle -Upton Sinclair
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Old 03-17-2010, 05:50 PM   #2639
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Beowulf. I'm reading Anglo-Saxon poetry for a project.
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Old 03-17-2010, 06:29 PM   #2640
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I've never read it before. I'm glad I did now. I've finished it and moved on to the Elfstones.
I remember the series goes downhill as it progresses, but I haven't read any since I was like fourteen, so take that with a grain of salt.
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Old 03-18-2010, 03:06 AM   #2641
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Old 03-19-2010, 10:13 AM   #2642
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Siddhartha's awesome.
I loved it. Reading Heart of Darkness now.
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Old 03-19-2010, 10:23 AM   #2643
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'Lenin, Stalin and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe', by Robert Gellately.


The terror of the 20th century was begun,conditioned and presided over by the deeply evil genius of vladimir Lenin in a way that even i didn't suspect before reading this book.
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Old 03-19-2010, 10:38 AM   #2644
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Old 03-19-2010, 11:25 AM   #2645
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The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. I'm still not sure what to make of this book. I like the premise, but there are a few logical jumps that are hard to make.
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Old 03-19-2010, 11:48 AM   #2646
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The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. I'm still not sure what to make of this book. I like the premise, but there are a few logical jumps that are hard to make.
Figures...man, it REALLY figures!


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Old 03-19-2010, 07:42 PM   #2647
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'Lenin, Stalin and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe', by Robert Gellately.


The terror of the 20th century was begun,conditioned and presided over by the deeply evil genius of vladimir Lenin in a way that even i didn't suspect before reading this book.
You should read The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, that will really disappoint you in humanity, and I mean at large, not just the dictators.


I am reading The Consolations of Philosophy AGAIN by Alain de Botton because I lost my first copy (a gift from a friend) and went out and bought a replacement, began rereading it and remembered how delightful it was to read. Botton applies the various approaches with modern relevance and with a subtle and wry humor.
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Old 03-30-2010, 11:39 AM   #2649
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Old 03-30-2010, 04:02 PM   #2650
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I'm putting Oryx And Crake aside for now, Year Of The Flood recapped a lot of it so so far there's no surprises whatsoever. Its good but I'm not excited to read it so its kinda going slow. Reading Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters by Grace Schireson instead.
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