Originally Posted By Longhorn12 Although I should probably re-read it I hate Catcher in the Rye. I think the hatred mostly stems from the fact that everyone else in my class/grade loved it. It was to quote my teacher "too deep for me"
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I am currently reading Hidden Mickey 2: It All Started... I just bought a Kindle, so I have a lot of the free books downloaded to it.
Originally Posted By alexbook ^--I haven't read that one yet. You'll have to let me know what you think.
Originally Posted By mele <<It was to quote my teacher "too deep for me">> Yeah, that would turn me off of it, too. What a bunch of crap. Horrible thing to say to a student. While I'm enjoying the book and, sadly, have vague memories of being a teenager like Holden, I wouldn't say it's particularly "deep".
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Just finished the first book in the series that the HBO show True Blood is based off of. Getting ready to start number two.
Originally Posted By Labuda How was it, Constance? I'm likely to start on those novels soon myself. As for me, I finished What the Night Knows last night, and now, per what I told April, I'm going to start Catcher in the Rye.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra >>Catcher in the Rye<< I should re-read this one since it's been such a long time. I loved the book and have used the carousel reference more than once since reading it.
Originally Posted By Labuda So, turns out you can't GET Catcher in the Rye on the Nook for some freaky reason, so I'll hit Half Price or something to get it today or tomorrow. In the meantime, I started on You Might be a Zombie and Other Bad News, the book from cracked.com; I'm totally digging it so far.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 I loved You might be a Zombie, but I adore Cracked so that probably goes hand in hand. As for why you can't get it on the nook... Salinger has been a cranky old man since he wrote the book, and would not sell the rights to anyone for anything. So until his wife/daughter sell the rights (he bequeathed the rights to them) you won't see it in anything besides print.
Originally Posted By Labuda Yeah, and I was shocked that there was only one copy at Half Price Books... at least, the one I went to. Looking forward to starting it tonight sometime, more than likely.
Originally Posted By alexbook Re-reading "Around the World in 80 Days" (one of my childhood favorites). It's the first book I've tried reading on my new (used) Kindle.
Originally Posted By Oldschool Disney In 50 Years We'll All Be Chicks by Adam Carolla. Very funny book that I agree with about 90%. Really proves just how lame and pc our society has become.
Originally Posted By mele I love Adam Carolla; he cracks me up. Did you ever see 'The Hammer'? Hilarious.
Originally Posted By Labuda Catcher in the Rye - only made it through the first chapter last night, so I'm just 10 pages in, but I like it so far... and the language is somewhat shocking to me since it was published when my Daddy was a year old.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 About halfway through with Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan, and I'm really enjoying it. His writing reminds me of Dickens; he has that real flair for the descriptive, almost to a fault at times.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Finished both 'Angel Times' and 'The Good Man Jesus the Scoundral Christ' both absolutly fantastic. Now in the middle of Dawn French's first Novel 'A little bit Marvelous' so far OK is the best thought it deffinatly has funny moments but not sure yet.
Originally Posted By alexbook I've been curious about "Good Man Jesus." I'll have to add it to the (impossibly long) list. Just started re-reading "War of the Worlds." This is my second Kindle book. I guess I'd have to say that the Kindle does the job, but I'm not a fan.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Switched books in midstream again, lol. I'm now reading Confederates in the Attic, and I am absolutely loving it. Just a fascinating read.
Originally Posted By alexbook I'm more comfortable with a real book with real pages. I may be too old to adapt to e-reading.
