Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >Silmarillion...in an old fashioned book< I love that book, and any of Tolkien's work. Coincidentally it's the basis for one of my favorite Power Metal albums.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra >>>Silmarillion...in an old fashioned book< I love that book, and any of Tolkien's work. Coincidentally it's the basis for one of my favorite Power Metal albums.<< It was also the inspiration for the prog band Marillion's name.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Just finished book 3, started book 4, of the True Blood books. "How was it, Constance? I'm likely to start on those novels soon myself." Really good, Labuda. You'll like it since you like the show.First book was really close to the first season with a few exceptions. But book 2 and so on branches out more.
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, and I've been reading about a chapter a day of Catcher in the Rye; just finished chapter 10 last night.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >But book 2 and so on branches out more.< And this is why she got fired from writing the book series she created...
Originally Posted By mele Labuda, I finally finished 'Catcher in the Rye'. I sort of got busy with life and didn't read for a week or two, which is ridiculous since it's such a short book. Anyway, there were a couple of quotes near the very end of the book that struck me. I can't say if I liked or disliked the book. I identify with Holden but as a 39 year old, I've managed to put those demons to rest for the most part. Definitely glad I read it, especially with the two quotes I mentioned. One I posted on FB, the other I can't post here (language, you know). ;-) They struck me as two of the truest things I've ever read. Lemme know when you've finished it.
Originally Posted By alexbook "The Prince and the Pauper" -- 3rd of 4 books I downloaded to try out the Kindle. The most frustrating so far, partly because of poor editing and partly because of the way the Kindle seems to handle illustrations. Any Kindle users want to give me any tips? I find myself wishing there were a more intuitive way to jump around in a book. In "War of the Worlds," I kept wanting to go back and re-read bits, but I had trouble finding the bits I wanted to re-read. With a real book, I'd flip it open to the approximate place and skim till something jumped out at me, but there doesn't seem to be a way to "skim" with the Kindle. Also, when reading a real book, I often like to jump ahead to see how many more pages are left in the current chapter. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to do that.
Originally Posted By Labuda Alex - while I don't have a Kindle, I figure it's got similar features to the nook. The nook allows me to add bookmarks or highlights within a book; see if you can do that with your Kindle, maybe? April - I finished The Catcher in the Rye this morning! It amazes me how little I liked it reading the first 270-odd pages, but that short, 2-page chapter at the end was perfection. It brought me in and made me LOVE this book.
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, and now that I've finished The Catcher in the Rye, I'm back to You Might be a Zombie and Other Bad News. I am TOTALLY loving this book! Oh, and just Friday I ordered 5 Good Reason to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (and Other Useful Guides). Can't wait to see what the pull-out poster is! This book is from the guy who does <a href="http://www.theoatmeal.com" target="_blank">http://www.theoatmeal.com</a>.
Originally Posted By alexbook Sarah Vowell, "Unfamiliar Fishes" About the transformation of Hawaii in the 19th Century. Really enjoying it.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 Finished The Girls of Murder City by Douglas Perry yesterday (it's about the real-life women who inspired the play & musical Chicago). Reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman now. I've had this book for years & years and have started it multiple times. Now I can't put the thing down!
Originally Posted By alexbook Just picked up "Heads You Lose" by Lisa Lutz & David Hayward. Looks funny and gruesome, but I'm already having trouble suspending disbelief. Not sure how this'll turn out.
Originally Posted By irishfan Just finished "A Novel Bookstore" by laurence Cosse, and now I'm reading "The Woman in Black".
Originally Posted By Labuda Now about 20 or so chapters in on the 4th book in the Dexter series. Also realized I need to finish David Sedaris' Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk.
