Books you're currently reading???

thrillhouse · 03-23-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

This is a truly awesome book. Stunning. Like you got thwacked in the forehead by a stack of copies. That damn good.

My own current read is The Prince - Machiavelli

chuck is twisted. i like that. heard he lives in portland. . . and loves it.

you're right wolf, this book has me by the throat.

dar512 · 03-23-2006, 08:57 PM

Ripples in the pond. You never know what repercussions your actions have.

Over in the Bull and Duck IOTD, the second picture reminded me of the scene where the T-Rex chases the jeep from the first Jurassic park movie. While looking for a picture to illustrate the likeness, I found a web page on the differences between the movie and the book. It's been a while since I read the book, so that was enough of a tweak to cause me to go back and re-read it.

My thanks to SeanAhern or Kagen4o4 whoever really submitted the pic.

SouthOfNoNorth · 03-29-2006, 08:49 AM

american gods, by neil gaiman. it's good so far. i like his ideas better than his writing style or descriptive power. so far, i like this book better than neverwhere, which i read a little while ago.

american psycho is a great book. i was impressed with the sheer amount of effort that was put into describing everyone's wardrobe. that, and the album reviews, of course. i think i've read few things as graphic as that book.

Maui Nick · 03-29-2006, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthOfNoNorth

american gods, by neil gaiman. it's good so far. i like his ideas better than his writing style or descriptive power. so far, i like this book better than neverwhere, which i read a little while ago.

That was a great book with an interesting premise behind it.

glatt · 03-29-2006, 11:17 AM

Turn Me On, Dead Man

Torrere · 04-03-2006, 11:55 PM

Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation

Includes:

a queen bee worried because all of her lovers drop dead during sex
gay octopi and bottle-nosed dolphins
super-lover drosophilia
a praying mantis who bites off the heads of her lovers because they're more satisfying without their heads
etc

It's a fun read and backed up by science, anecdotes to other species, and references in the appendix.

I picked it up because I saw a photo of the author having a drink at a party with Craig Venter and the astronomer Lord Rees. Is that a bad reason or a good reason?

cjjulie · 04-18-2006, 06:46 AM

"I Couldn't Keep it to Myself" by Wally Lamb. It is a compilation of Essays/memoirs by women in the York Correctional Institution in Niantic CT.

03-23-2006, 08:57 PM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Ripples in the pond. You never know what repercussions your actions have. Over in the Bull and Duck IOTD, the second picture reminded me of the scene where the T-Rex chases the jeep from the first Jurassic park movie. While looking for a picture to illustrate the likeness, I found a web page on the differences between the movie and the book. It's been a while since I read the book, so that was enough of a tweak to cause me to go back and re-read it. My thanks to SeanAhern or Kagen4o4 whoever really submitted the pic. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-29-2006, 08:49 AM	#3
SouthOfNoNorth Colloquialist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 77	american gods, by neil gaiman. it's good so far. i like his ideas better than his writing style or descriptive power. so far, i like this book better than neverwhere, which i read a little while ago. american psycho is a great book. i was impressed with the sheer amount of effort that was put into describing everyone's wardrobe. that, and the album reviews, of course. i think i've read few things as graphic as that book. __________________ Don't you worry about the day-glo orange life preserver, it won't save you. Swim for the shores just as fast as you're able.....

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cjjulie Colonist Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 201	"I Couldn't Keep it to Myself" by Wally Lamb. It is a compilation of Essays/memoirs by women in the York Correctional Institution in Niantic CT. __________________ Fun,Fearless,Female

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03-29-2006, 11:17 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Turn Me On, Dead Man

04-03-2006, 11:55 PM	#6
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation Includes: a queen bee worried because all of her lovers drop dead during sex gay octopi and bottle-nosed dolphins super-lover drosophilia a praying mantis who bites off the heads of her lovers because they're more satisfying without their heads etc It's a fun read and backed up by science, anecdotes to other species, and references in the appendix. I picked it up because I saw a photo of the author having a drink at a party with Craig Venter and the astronomer Lord Rees. Is that a bad reason or a good reason?

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