What are you currently reading??

DitaPage* · December 5th, 2007, 07:09 AM

Enter Whining- Fran Drescher.

I wanted to read about her rape, but she chose not to write very much about it.

**Aella** · December 7th, 2007, 05:43 PM

I just finished Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, the second book in the series. The writing quality is still not there, but I did enjoy the deeper glance into Dexter's psyche than we get into the TV show. His inner voice is quite humorous in parts.

The secondary characters are still caricatures, though I appreciated how much darker and more detailed all the slice and dice was.

**NoDayButToday** · December 7th, 2007, 06:05 PM

^ The third book is still lacking in writing skills and wound up getting into all this weird supernatural stuff. It was nowhere near as interesting as the first 2, still good, but really lacked some of what the first 2 books had. Also, he wrapped everything up really fast, like he was contracted for a 300 page book and realized he was almost there so better wrap everything up quickly so as not to exert too much effort writing extra.

**southernbelle** · December 7th, 2007, 06:38 PM

I'm re-reading a childhood favorite of mine:

The Giver by Lois Lowry.

I always found it fascinating.

**Aella** · December 7th, 2007, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by NoDayButToday

^ The third book is still lacking in writing skills and wound up getting into all this weird supernatural stuff. It was nowhere near as interesting as the first 2, still good, but really lacked some of what the first 2 books had. Also, he wrapped everything up really fast, like he was contracted for a 300 page book and realized he was almost there so better wrap everything up quickly so as not to exert too much effort writing extra.

Yeah, that about sums up the opinions I've been hearing about it.

**ariesallover** · December 9th, 2007, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by buttmunch

Dandy in the Underground by Sebastian Horsley. Hilarious. What a complete fuckup this guy is.

Amazon.com isn't letting me find this. Neither is Amazon UK. Any suggestions?

**sputnik** · December 9th, 2007, 04:34 PM

^^^
i just ordered it the other day...
Amazon.co.uk: Dandy in the Underworld: Books: Sebastian Horsley

**ariesallover** · December 9th, 2007, 06:43 PM

^ Thank you for this link!

Weird though, I couldn't get it on Amazon UK with my own search, and then on Amazon US, I finally found it: "This title will be released on March 11, 2008." At least I can do a pre-order for here.

**buttmunch** · December 10th, 2007, 08:10 AM

^^you can order from amazon.co.uk. Anyway, now reading a book about Elizabeth I, written in 1892. It's amazing how sexist it is! Lovely comments like 'she let her feminine weakness cloud her judgement'. Too funny.

**yanna** · December 10th, 2007, 08:14 AM

Cell by Stephen King. Mostly crap, it really didn't do much for me. It wasn't even particularly entertaining. Maybe I've outgrown him or the book really was that bad, I can't tell.

**sputnik** · December 10th, 2007, 08:16 AM

^^^
i always thought stephen king was a good storyteller but a bit of a crappy writer.

**WitchHazelEyed** · December 10th, 2007, 08:18 AM

Buddhism for Dummies.....

**Palermo** · December 10th, 2007, 11:05 AM

Just Finished "You Got Nothing Coming" by Jimmy Lerner. I found it hard to put down. It's about a guy who killed somebody and his experiences in prison. Jimmy Lerner is from my area, and worked at Pac Bell next to Scott Adams, the Dilbert creator, for 18 years, so that added a personal touch to the story. If you like prison stories (and I do) this is a good one. It's full of bad language and graphic stuff, so be warned.