Sarah Vowell - Assassination Vacation

Just finished "The DaVinci Code" on audiobook, unabridged. I'm sure that I'll piss someone off when I say that most of the stuff in that book makes a lot more sense to me than most of the stuff in...well...that *other* book.

:lol:

Didn't marichiko read Viktor Frankl and freak out? Yes, I believe she did...I wonder if wolf will similarly freak?

I'm reading The Linguistics Files--How to Tell the Difference Between a Phoneme and an Allophone and Why the Fuck Should You Care?

Has anyone read Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco? I read it back in Junior High School (reccommended by my Latin/SAT teacher). I haven't read the DaVinci Code, but discussion of it always brings Focault's pendulum to mind.

Is the movie out yet? Has anyone seen it?

Opening May 19 according to a poster in Chicagoland.

Elspode,
there's another book ( on audio) that looks at the facts/fiction of the Da Vince Code premises (example Constantines history placating gnostics, pagan, and original christian folks)..

Its sorta informative, just for the hell of it ....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019...lance&n=283155


(just hit the "more" button and ya can read the pages)

Im downloading the audiobook from my newsgroup, if ya wanna copy. (its 200 plus mgs in mp3)

I did recently re-read DaVinci Code in preparation for the movie next month. I'm skeptical that I'll enjoy the movie as much as the book, but it has a great cast.

I just finished Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich. It's the true story of a group of MIT kids who, in the mid- to late-nineties, formed a card counting team and "took Vegas for millions" playing blackjack. It's a great light read that follows one team member from his addition to the team through the early struggles, the height of play, and the deterioration of the team, to present day. Well-written, and hard to believe it's non-fiction.

when your phone doesn't ring it'll be me.

really funny book.....

I read it, but I had a hard time maintaining interest as I read it. I'm very interested in Foucault and Eco, but this book just didn't do it for me for some reason. Maybe I'd feel differently if I read it again, but I actually struggled to get through it the first time.

Timo

Me too. It was probably the book that caused me the most difficulty in reading. There's a reason that an SAT prep teacher reccommended it - I think it contained every one of the SAT vocabulary words.

Ok, howzabout the oldie but goodie: The Cheese Stands Alone.

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Thought so.

book review - Maximum Ride
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/revi...5296&type=Book


Maximum Ride- On the Best seller list. A fun romp. A story about genetically made humans with wings. Young adult but interesting enough for an adult. I finished it in my off time in Two days.



Book Review Nightlife
http://books.monstersandcritics.com/...by_Rob_Thurman
Nightlife, A dark book about monsters and humans and domination. Twists I didn't expect and the look into the mind of something that kills just to feel something.
I've not finished it yet. I hope the ending is as smart as the rest of the book. Well as smart as a monster book can be anyway.


While heavy on sarcasm, mythical creatures and black humor, it is the family bond shared by Cal and Niko that adds a humanizing though occasionally overdone, depth to what would otherwise be just another empty horror read. The pacing is a bit jerky as Cal and Darkling sidetrack off into some private musings but remains fast overall. The broad range of unlikely antagonists and protagonists are nicely developed making one hopeful this will not be the last we hear of this diverse cast of characters.

Chainfire, by Terry Goodkind. My review so far: Better than the last two, but still worse than the first few.

Skinny Dip -Carl Hiaasan-starts out an ok romp but quickly disintegrates into the fantastical. Good idea gone bad.