Originally Posted By RoadTrip I just finished reading 'The Sex Lives of Cannibals'. Really. But it is not what you think. It is a travelogue written by a guy who's wife's job took him to Tarawa, Kiribati for two years. It is a small, relatively primitive atoll in the South Pacific that sits right on the equator (does that make it the Equal Pacific?) about a million miles from everything. It was really a fascinating book. My daughter bought it for me for Christmas. I would like to read the next book by that author (Troost). After he returns to the United States he and his wife become big muckety-mucks in Washington DC. One day they sit and look at each other and decide they want out of the rat race, so they move back to the South Pacific. This time they live on an island that is considerably less primitive than Tarawa; Fiji. Troost’s book about life on Fiji is titled "Getting Stoned with Savages". I can't wait. Oh… I forgot about the book I started last night… 'Twin Cities Noir'. It is a collection of stories about crimes committed in and around the Twin Cities, written in the Noir style. So far it is really interesting.
Originally Posted By alexbook "Wild Worlds" - a collection of Alan Moore-written comics from the WildC.A.T.S. universe
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Now I've started Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon. I know Sarawithbaloo loved it and so has everyone else who's read it. I am so totally reading them out of order. I read the 3rd one first and now the 2nd. Promises to be really good though...
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Tinkeroon I would definatly say alot will make sense once you read the first one I have to say that I really do not think I would have enjoyed the series as much if I read them out of order. (My brain would not have coped.)The further you get in to the series the less recap for storyline she gives and more assumption of reading the others comes in. I hope you enjoy them I have to admit I now go on the fan sites and stuff. I am on the last one (so far) at the moment and I will then take a break from Gabalden and read somthing else before I get in to the Lord John series.
Originally Posted By fundog58 I finally finished Lisey's Story by Stephen King, which I'd been reading off and on since October. While it had some good qualities, overall I found it to be a frustrating, repetitive read. King has his little writing tricks he likes to use -- fleeting thoughts in italics, unfinished sentences that lead into the next section -- but he really went overboard with them this time. In addition, he circles and circles some of the major plot points endlessly before finally revealing them. This is effective in small doses, but there was nothing small about this book. The only plus is that it at least comes to a satisfying conclusion, unlike some of King's recent works. I'm just not sure it was worth four months of reading to get there. I think I'm ready for something tightly written that all takes place in the real world, thank you. Maybe a nice 200-page mystery...
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon ~sarahwithbaloo~ It is always recommended to start at the beginning but where I work I can only read (for free) books that we have additional copies of and we rarely get additional copies of her books. Usually, we have just one used OR one new. But a second copy of this happened to come in and I snagged it because I knew it wouldn't be around long. I haven't gotten beyond the first chapter because I just haven't had the time for that kind of reading. I have to pay close attention and read more than a page here and one there.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Thought that was the case Tinkeroon if you want me to summary the first one by email let me know (in brief form to help out but sill leave it worth while to read)
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Sounds good to me! Don't know when I'll get the chance to read it, but it'll help for the time being. Thanks so much Sarah!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I am struggling through "Water For Elphants" for the LP Book Club, struggling through not because it's a bad book, but because finding time to read is becoming more and more difficult.
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Ok Tinkeroon I will pop somthing together when the kids allow me to think properly (probably after they go to bed tonight) I can use one of my Christmas presents I have not read it yet but I was given the Outlandish Companion book that contains summaries of the series.
Originally Posted By alexbook Just picked up "The Doomsday Brunette" by John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem.
Originally Posted By DAR Since we'll be discussing Water for Elephants for the LP bookclub soon, I'm going to be skimming over that. But as for reading I'm going to start the Shinning soon.
Originally Posted By alexbook "Raised by Wolves: Clues to the Mysteries of Modern Living" by Christie Mellor
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x up for this semester: Dies the Fire by S.M. Stirling Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin All Quiet on the Western Front the last 2 are for my history class, the first one for my English glass.
Originally Posted By alexbook A collection of Richard Matheson's short stories. If I didn't already know he wrote for "Twilight Zone," I probably would have guessed.
Originally Posted By DAR I don't know if I want to start the Time Traveler's Wife for the book club or something else yet.
