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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:08 PM Original message |
So Lounge, What Books Have You Read Lately? |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just finishing up "Lamb" by Christopher Moore |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I loved Lamb. Laughed and thought! |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. He is extremely funny, and very thoughtful |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Have you read "Fluke" |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I was gonna get that one next. "Lamb" was my introduction to his work. n/t |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Honestly, I'd skip it |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Well, he's got a bunch of others so I'll check them out first. n/t |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I read You Suck by Moore. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I don't often belly laugh while reading, but I do with Moore. n/t |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Have you read any Tim Dorsey? |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Nope. I rarely read fiction. But I'll look him up. n/t |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Dorsey is like Carl Haaisen on acid. |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Sold! n/t |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Usually does it!!! n/t |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
53. I have been eyeing those books, thinking I might like them because I love Hiassen |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. If you like Haaisen |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. You suck |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. One of my top ten favorite books |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. Beef. Widow Cliquot. Dough. Some book on charitable giving rates of Christians in America. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. Science fiction phase once again. |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. What I'm working on now. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner, and "Oral History" by Lee Smith |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'm in up to my neck in "The Silmarillion" right now. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I have a really old copy of "The Silmarillion" |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. This is my first time reading "The Silmarillion," and I'm enjoying it so far. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
18. My profs seem to be conspiring to keep me too busy to read non-school stuff |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
21. "All Souls" thanks to a wonderful DUer |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. Is there any book I should read first |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 12:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. I started with The Mysteries of Pittsburgh |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Just ordered Kavalier & Clay and |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Those are both really really really really really good! |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. K |
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RevolutionaryActs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm such a nerd. I'm reading "Brisinger." |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Do you like it? |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
54. I just bought it , and it will be next after I finish the mystery. Also a NERD |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. Two recent movies from the following: "Miracle At St. Anna" and "Body of Lies" |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm trying to finish the Sword of Truth series |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
55. I thought that too. Sort of like he got bogged down, then took a new track with |
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VoodooGuru (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. Quite a few, incl. some advance copies |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
31. "American Lion" by Jon Meacham |
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Tom Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
32. Last few I've read |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
35. How to Rig an Election. Now reading The Shock Doctrine |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. The Shock Doctrine is great. |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
39. a few |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. for you... |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. So what are you saying |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. No Picture For You! |
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dynasaw (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
40. All on my New Kindle :-) |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
42. Christmas is coming, so I've mainly been reading the new Taschen catalog |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
46. I'm reading the 'omnivore's dilemma'. Also an Elizabeth George mystery novel. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
47. I'm still going through the Kathy Reichs series that spawned the TV series Bones. |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. Basic Pathology, by Robbins and Kumar. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Sounds like a real page turner... |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. Meh. I'm getting a little burned out from the constant pressure... |
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mokawanis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. Riding the Iron Rooster and Dark Star Safari |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
52. just finished 'The Messenger' by Daniel Silva. I really like his books. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
56. Eh, I read the high-end stuff @ university, these days it's mysteries i.e. Dark Tort |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
57. "Double Cross" by James Patterson |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 07:14 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Patterson is one of my friend Betsey's fav authors, I like him too... |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
59. I just got "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" |
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Sisaruus (703 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. Too many books, not enough time.... |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. "the to-be-read pile just keeps growing and growing" |
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Sisaruus (703 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 05:11 AM Response to Reply #67 |
72. 200? We'd be dangerous together. |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Oh, definitely... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
62. "Imperial Hubris" was my most recent new read |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
63. Rummaging around in the collected Didion. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
65. 2 I'm in the middle of, 1 I finished |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-16-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
66. just finished |
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clyrc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
68. Right now I'm reading "The Wasted Vigil" by Nadeem Aslam |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 04:13 AM Response to Original message |
69. Rereading all the main Discworld novels |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 04:20 AM Response to Original message |
70. Rereading The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins right now. |
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MissHoneychurch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
71. "The Emigrants" by Vilhelm Moberg |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
73. Currently: "The Dharma Bums" |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
74. White Jazz, James Ellroy. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
76. Back to basics: Going to finish "The Essential Kabbalah". |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
77. Dick Hoagland's Dark Mission (A Secret History of NASA) |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
78. _Into Thin Air_ by Jon Krakauer. Read it on Saturday. It's about |
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Lincolngirl (346 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Yes it is!!! |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Did you read his _Under the Banner of Heaven_? Excellent research |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
81. "Prophet's Daughter" by Erin Propher (daughter of Elizabeth Clare Prophet) |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
82. I recently read At Swim: Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill |
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