February 9th, 2006, 03:04 PM
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Re: What Are You Currently Reading??
Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes Just an interesting history of two old time mining towns- Aurora, Nevada and Bodie California
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February 12th, 2006, 06:33 AM
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I've been reading Sylvia Browne's books. I got interested in her when I glimpsed her on "Montel Williams" during breaktime at my job.
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February 26th, 2006, 09:37 AM
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i was on holiday for 2 weeks so i had more time to read than i've had in the past few months.
i devoured a wild sheep chase, by haruki murakami. funny, weird, smart... brilliant book, i really recommend it
the accidental by ali smith. really well written and funny and witty and a bit haunting too.
in the eye of the sun by ahdaf soueif. long but worthwhile. she's a great egyptian writer but educated in england, one of the smartest people i've read.
i re-read herman hesse's siddartha as well. i'd forgotten how incredible it is.
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I just finished reading 'I Married a Communist' by Philip Roth for the 11 millionth time. Has to be one of the best books ever. I just can't get enough of it.
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Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar while I commute to work.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen at night before sleeping.
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i've read both but memoirs of hadrian stands out. i think it's the most perfect and beautiful use of the french language ever. breathtaking.
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March 1st, 2006, 10:42 AM
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The Monty Python autobiography by The Pythons. Great book, especially if you're interested in writing. Never realized how, erm, conventional John Cleese is.
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March 1st, 2006, 10:44 AM
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I'm not reading anything right now. It's SO DEPRESSING, but I'm bogged down by school.
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April 5th, 2006, 12:28 AM
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Erm...nah...it's too easy.
Anyway, I just finished reading 'The Accidental Tourist'...it was fantastic. I've never seen the movie so am wondering if it was any good (bear in mind that I hate William Hurt, Heart, Hert, whatever his name is). |
I loved the book but hated the movie. The movie just plodded on and on--it didn't do the book justice.
I'm finishing up "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion. It's heartbreaking.
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April 5th, 2006, 03:52 AM
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I've just finished The Master and Marguerite by Bulgakov, at the beginning I loved it but I found the end was a bit long and boring.
Yesterday I've begun In Cold Blood by Capote and so far I really like it.
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April 5th, 2006, 05:42 AM
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Im reading "Underworld:Evolution" by Greg Cox. It's good so far.
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April 5th, 2006, 06:52 PM
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Right now I'm rereading Diamond Grill by Fred Wah for my Intro to Lit course in prep for our final one week from today! Ooohhhhh god, I hate this book. I want to throw it in a bonfire. I'm sure some people will appreciate its intense ambiguity, its refusal to clarify ANYTHING, or to give any context to its goings-on, but that person is definitely not me.
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April 6th, 2006, 08:07 AM
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April 6th, 2006, 08:29 AM
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Only when I have to!
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April 6th, 2006, 09:07 AM
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I just finished House on Mango Street for class, next up is The Color Purple, and then The Handmaid's Tale, all for class. I won't be able to read for myself until summer, and it seems that most of the girls at work are pushing me towards Chuck Palahniuk b/c that's what they're all reading. I'm not sure I want to read him, I've read some of his stuff before and I wasn't that impressed, it seemed mostly anything to shock the audience and not much beyond that.
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April 6th, 2006, 11:37 AM
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The Handmaid's Tale is one of my favourite books of all time! I really love it. I know it backwards and forwards. I did in in Grade 11 and 12 and got 98% and 100% on my projects respectively. And I also did it this year in my Lit course and I find out what I got on my essay today, so hopefully I did well! If you need any help at all, don't hesitate to ask me! 
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April 6th, 2006, 12:26 PM
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'The Age of Spiritual Machines - When computers exceed human intelligence"
By Ray Kurzweil.
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April 6th, 2006, 01:13 PM
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grimmlok's post
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