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Posted: Apr 9, 2013 - 1:49pm

This Book is Full of Spiders (Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It) by David Wong

Posted: Mar 2, 2013 - 1:39pm

Just finished New York by Edward Rutherfurd. Really good read (par for the course).

Posted: Mar 2, 2013 - 8:50am

New car owner manuals - too much! {#Doh}

Gone are the days when you stuck your key in the ignition and just...drove! {#Lol}

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 11:27am

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I hope I didn't wreck it for you with my complaint... but now I'm thinking I need to check it out again and give it another try. A writer I respect, Ed Ward, loved it. I might not have given it enough time to get going (although I was 1/3 of the way into it). Maybe, maybe not.

I'm reading an old Neal Stephenson now, the Diamond Age. For some reason I missed that one, I've read everything else of his. Yes, even the 3000-page one.

Somebody left a bunch of "Jack Reacher" paperbacks up in the Ski Patrol shacks so I've got 4 of those going concurrently. Mostly interchangeable, mostly crap, but total book crack. As mysteries they're really not very good and he always tries to throw in a twist that makes you go "ahhh what?" but you see it coming a mile off. Or it's just impossible. But they're addicting anyway and it's words on paper so that's better than not reading, right? Right?

Nah, I was having trouble myself. I perservered, and it did get more interesting, and I did like characters, but the whole book is basically about just a few days in time.

I like reading on my Kindle because it gives me defs of words I don't understand, and Chabon is quite the wordsmith. The annoying thing is that it doesn't give you pages, it gives you segments.

I agree, any kind of reading expands your minds and stirs your creativity. Readers Are Leaders!

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 11:13am

http://www.amazon.com/Wowzer-Frank-Wheeler-Jr/dp/1612182127

Finished the first chapter last night. So far, it's interesting.

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 10:47am

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 10:34am

hippiechick wrote:

Just finished this

(A little disappointed, I enjoyed his other books more, but he is still a wonderful wordsmith)

I hope I didn't wreck it for you with my complaint... but now I'm thinking I need to check it out again and give it another try. A writer I respect, Ed Ward, loved it. I might not have given it enough time to get going (although I was 1/3 of the way into it). Maybe, maybe not.

I'm reading an old Neal Stephenson now, the Diamond Age. For some reason I missed that one, I've read everything else of his. Yes, even the 3000-page one.

Somebody left a bunch of "Jack Reacher" paperbacks up in the Ski Patrol shacks so I've got 4 of those going concurrently. Mostly interchangeable, mostly crap, but total book crack. As mysteries they're really not very good and he always tries to throw in a twist that makes you go "ahhh what?" but you see it coming a mile off. Or it's just impossible. But they're addicting anyway and it's words on paper so that's better than not reading, right? Right?

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 10:25am

Just finished this

(A little disappointed, I enjoyed his other books more, but he is still a wonderful wordsmith)

Going to start this

She is another favorite of mine.

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 9:59am

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 9:46am

Just finished "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett....Book 2 in a trilogy covering World War 1, 2 & the cold war

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 9:42am

hippiechick wrote:

Pretty doggie in your AV!

Thank you!

That's my Allie Oops. :)

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 6:39am

jenella wrote:

Reading Edward Rutherford's "Princes of Ireland"

I've read his book "Russka" and was completely wrapped up in it.

Pretty doggie in your AV!

Posted: Mar 1, 2013 - 6:33am

Reading Edward Rutherford's "Princes of Ireland"

I've read his book "Russka" and was completely wrapped up in it.

Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 11:57pm

Currently re-reading de Tocqueville, vol 1

Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 3:41pm

ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I got about a third of the way through it and he was still introducing characters —but hadn't introduced the bad guy yet— and I finally quit. I really wanted it to be a great book, too. I used to live there and can totally identify the neighborhoods.

I'm 65% through (kindle informs me) and I am finally getting into the story. I really enjoyed his other books.

Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 3:06pm

hippiechick wrote:

I'm a big fan of MC, but it's taken me awhile to get moving in this one.

It could be because I am reading on a kindle. Too many other distracting things going on there also.

I got about a third of the way through it and he was still introducing characters —but hadn't introduced the bad guy yet— and I finally quit. I really wanted it to be a great book, too. I used to live there and can totally identify the neighborhoods.

Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 2:34pm

I'm a big fan of MC, but it's taken me awhile to get moving in this one.

It could be because I am reading on a kindle. Too many other distracting things going on there also.

Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 2:32pm

Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 10:08pm

MrsHobieJoe wrote:

I was wondering if you would. Is your previous book available on kindle? It would good if it were available when you release the new one as if people enjoy one they'll pick up the other too.

I'm working on that too....gotta see if my print-on-demand publishers have exclusive printing rights. Most likely not....but maybe they can also make it available in e-format.

Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 10:04pm

I'm reading TheLast Renegade by Jo Goodman and The bradt travel Guide to Flanders. Love Bradt travel guides, they're a bit quirky and often fill gaps that other guides don't. Kosovo or The Yemen anyone?