Originally Posted By Labuda just finished chapter 4 of the third and final book in the His Dark Materials trilogy, The Amber Spyglass. As soon as I finish this book, I will be saying farewell to paper books and HELLO NURSE to my Nook that I recently bought. I've already b ought a few books for it, but have yet to start them. Oy!
Originally Posted By iamsally Just finished "Grapes of Wrath". Strange ending but it could be set today. Scary. (Only the folks who did well in California now are moving back to the South for cheaper cost of living.) Do not know for sure what I will venture into next.
Originally Posted By Labuda I LOVE Philip K. Dick!!!! GENIUS! Absolute complete and utter GENIUS! Have you read his short story collection, Alex? 5 volumes of amazing sci fi writing!
Originally Posted By mele Read 'The Gunslinger' two weeks ago, 'Shanghai Girls' (meh) last week. This week I'm reading 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. One of my clients gave it to me awhile back. I put it on my bookshelf and forgot all about it. I needed a book Sunday night and grabbed it. So far, it's held my attention. I might rent the movie afterwards.
Originally Posted By mele Read 'The Gunslinger' two weeks ago, 'Shanghai Girls' (meh) last week. This week I'm reading 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. One of my clients gave it to me awhile back. I put it on my bookshelf and forgot all about it. I needed a book Sunday night and grabbed it. So far, it's held my attention. I might rent the movie afterwards.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I LOVE Philip K. Dick!!!! GENIUS! Absolute complete and utter GENIUS! Have you read his short story collection, Alex? 5 volumes of amazing sci fi writing!<< I read one book of his short stories a while back, and I've read several of his novels before. I like his stuff, but I'd have to stop somewhere short of "love." Have you read "Palmer Eldritch"? So far, it's more like a standard 1960's s.f. novel than I'm used to from Dick, like something Robert Silverberg or Roger Zelazny might have written.
Originally Posted By Terminus "Born Standing Up", by Steve Martin Just going through the part right now where he was working at Disneyland as a kid/teen...
Originally Posted By iamsally Picked up "The Picture of Dorian Gray" from my daugher's shelf. Did read this in high school but it takes on a whole new meaning now.
Originally Posted By ecdc Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63 by Taylor Brand and Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward.