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Happy Monkey · 09-14-2011, 10:56 AM

I finished rereading Song of Ice and Fire...

Now I have to wait again.

Clodfobble · 09-14-2011, 10:59 AM

Sweet! Thanks for the heads up, glatt.

Sundae · 09-14-2011, 01:00 PM

Received and read Hot Valley.
Enjoyed muchly.
I know from reading around the book that he ensured it was as historically accurate as possible, which meant nothing jarred. As long as you accept it's gay pron and every man the main characters meet will be gay, bi, curious, or easily persuaded

Rollicking good fun though, even if it is all wrapped up rather neatly. But then romantic fiction has that downfall, without lots of torrid sex to offset it.

Now waiting for Sticky End.

Also read Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel.
I know it's been out years, but I never saw it for £1 before. I'd already read her second - More, Now, Again which I feel I should reread in the light of the first.

I disliked her Epilogue. It was very much of the time, and essentially wrong. I know hindsight is a powerful tool, but she was (is) super-bright and was the Senior Prefect of the zeitgeist after all. Sorry darling, you extrapolated your own feelings and writ them large and it was just what you were seeing after all, not a world change.

Oh and read the dreadful The Devil's Numbers by G M Hague.
Just awful. The same scenario over and over again with more detail given to the imminent victim than the supposed heroes. And huge logistical gaps ie the characters targeted, the malevolence with which they are treated and their subsequent behaviour.

Rubbish. Back to the charity shop. I did pick it in a hurry when I was waiting for the bus though.

wolf · 09-16-2011, 09:29 AM

Finished two books in two days, mentioned them earlier ...

The Survivalist #1: Total War - Jerry Ahern
Classic post-apocalyptic Hairy Chested Men's Adventure. The author writes extensively about survival, so it's interesting on a couple of different levels.

The Power of Four: Leadership Lessons from Crazy Horse - Joseph M. Marshall III
Better than most of those "be a better person/be a better manager" books. It's short, direct, and uses good teaching stories to get the point across.

Trilby · 09-16-2011, 12:38 PM

Hit the motherlode at the library - Dexter and Philosophy and an unauthorized history of the simpsons! YAY!

Happy Monkey · 09-16-2011, 02:47 PM

Rereading "Steel Beach".

Next up: Anathem (speaking of Stephenson).

Sundae · 09-16-2011, 03:00 PM

Rereading More, Now Again as predicted.
Need moar books!

The 'rents are away next week, gonna persude Mum I need to borrow her library card.
Can't use mine, ran up a fine on it (

)
I'll tell her I've lost mine and can't afford a replacement just yet.

I need new books damnit.
The beautiful, glorious, heavenly, marvellous, wonderful thing about the library is the dabbling.
If it's a pile of pants you haven't lost anything. And there are some sparkling diamonds out there. James Lear was a library discovery. Way to be open-minded County Library!

Yeah, I will face my fine some day.
But I need my fix sooner than I can get brave.

wolf · 09-16-2011, 09:59 PM

I could never get away with that. The librarian would always recognize me. I spent a lot of time there as a child.

Trilby · 09-19-2011, 10:17 AM

More, Now,Again by Elizabeth Wurtzel?

She's a nut. Kinda brilliant, i'll give her that, but still, a narcissistic nut job.

The amount of self-pity in that book alone qualifies her for a disability.

she's part of the Naomi Wolf, Katie Roiphe, wife of Jonathan Frazen trio of brash, brassy nut jobs.

Lizzie makes it a full quartet.

infinite monkey · 09-20-2011, 07:33 AM

Finished:

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher: A "teen" book but certainly appealing to adults too. A student sends cassette tapes to various people to explain her suicide.

Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson: An amnesiac's memories are erased nightly.

Going to start:

The Girl on the Volkswagen Floor by William Arthur Clark: (another recommendation from sis-in-law)an older book, 1971, about a murder in an Ohio town (reviews tell me that town is Dayton.)

Trilby · 09-20-2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

The Girl on the Volkswagen Floor by William Arthur Clark: (another recommendation from sis-in-law)an older book, 1971, about a murder in an Ohio town (reviews tell me that town is Dayton.)

yeah, not far from my house. Corner of E. Dorothy and Wilmington was a store called Ontarios. That's where they found her in her car.

infinite monkey · 09-20-2011, 05:16 PM

I remember when we had an Ontario. Then it turned into Rinks. Now it's long gone.

I saw that it was near you. It will be interesting. Have you read it?

Trilby · 09-21-2011, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I remember when we had an Ontario. Then it turned into Rinks. Now it's long gone.

I saw that it was near you. It will be interesting. Have you read it?

No, haven't read it but I wanna. gots to find me a copy. It should take me right back to the '70's...ah, what a weird, wacky time.

DanaC · 09-21-2011, 04:44 AM

I started a new audiobook last night. Dean Koontz, What the Night Knows. The jack Nightingale books have had me in the mood for that detective murder mystery/supernatural thriller combo for weeks. So was delighted to discover this book.

It's quite spooky. Delivering the pieces at a nice pace and with some genuinely chilling moments. Great reader too. Which of course makes all the difference.

It's ages since I read (in this case listened to) a Koontz novel, I'd forgotten how rich his prose is. And because the reader has a mellifluous voice, you really get the rhythms and music of alliteration and wordplay. Incredible level of texture and detail.

Started listening at 1am(silly I know) and eventually had to force myself to turn it off around 3:40.

infinite monkey · 09-21-2011, 09:00 AM

Don't fret...I haz a copy.

Sissy-law said it was probably out of print. I found it through Amazon but it was really from goodwillbooks.

'Course, area libraries probably carry it...but I'll loan you mine when I'm done if you want.

Have you read And True Deliverance Make by John Fulker? He's a local attorney who follows a murder mystery from long ago. (Having trouble remembering details right now, it's been a while) but I remember being very intrigued with the descriptions of the way things were around here, way back when. I got some history on my little neck of the woods.

Mom got me an autographed copy years ago. It was just returned to me as my ex found a bunch of books I'd left behind.

Local murders...and not even HOBOS!

09-14-2011, 10:59 AM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Sweet! Thanks for the heads up, glatt. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-14-2011, 01:00 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Received and read *Hot Valley. Enjoyed muchly. I know from reading around the book that he ensured it was as historically accurate as possible, which meant nothing jarred. As long as you accept it's gay pron and every man the main characters meet will be gay, bi, curious, or easily persuaded Rollicking good fun though, even if it is all wrapped up rather neatly. But then romantic fiction has that downfall, without lots of torrid sex to offset it. Now waiting for Sticky End. Also read Prozac Nation* by Elizabeth Wurtzel. I know it's been out years, but I never saw it for £1 before. I'd already read her second - More, Now, Again which I feel I should reread in the light of the first. I disliked her Epilogue. It was very much of the time, and essentially wrong. I know hindsight is a powerful tool, but she was (is) super-bright and was the Senior Prefect of the zeitgeist after all. Sorry darling, you extrapolated your own feelings and writ them large and it was just what you were seeing after all, not a world change. Oh and read the dreadful *The Devil's Numbers* by G M Hague. Just awful. The same scenario over and over again with more detail given to the imminent victim than the supposed heroes. And huge logistical gaps ie the characters targeted, the malevolence with which they are treated and their subsequent behaviour. Rubbish. Back to the charity shop. I did pick it in a hurry when I was waiting for the bus though. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-16-2011, 09:29 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Finished two books in two days, mentioned them earlier ... The Survivalist #1: Total War - Jerry Ahern Classic post-apocalyptic Hairy Chested Men's Adventure. The author writes extensively about survival, so it's interesting on a couple of different levels. The Power of Four: Leadership Lessons from Crazy Horse - Joseph M. Marshall III Better than most of those "be a better person/be a better manager" books. It's short, direct, and uses good teaching stories to get the point across. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-16-2011, 12:38 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Hit the motherlode at the library - Dexter and Philosophy and an unauthorized history of the simpsons! YAY! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-16-2011, 02:47 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Rereading "Steel Beach". Next up: Anathem (speaking of Stephenson). __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-14-2011, 10:56 AM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I finished rereading Song of Ice and Fire... Now I have to wait again. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-16-2011, 03:00 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Rereading More, Now Again as predicted. Need moar books! The 'rents are away next week, gonna persude Mum I need to borrow her library card. Can't use mine, ran up a fine on it () I'll tell her I've lost mine and can't afford a replacement just yet. I need new books damnit. The beautiful, glorious, heavenly, marvellous, wonderful thing about the library is the dabbling. If it's a pile of pants you haven't lost anything. And there are some sparkling diamonds out there. James Lear was a library discovery. Way to be open-minded County Library! Yeah, I will face my fine some day. But I need my fix sooner than I can get brave. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-16-2011, 09:59 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I could never get away with that. The librarian would always recognize me. I spent a lot of time there as a child. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-19-2011, 10:17 AM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	More, Now,Again by Elizabeth Wurtzel? She's a nut. Kinda brilliant, i'll give her that, but still, a narcissistic nut job. The amount of self-pity in that book alone qualifies her for a disability. she's part of the Naomi Wolf, Katie Roiphe, wife of Jonathan Frazen trio of brash, brassy nut jobs. Lizzie makes it a full quartet. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-20-2011, 07:33 AM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Finished: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher: A "teen" book but certainly appealing to adults too. A student sends cassette tapes to various people to explain her suicide. Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson: An amnesiac's memories are erased nightly. Going to start: The Girl on the Volkswagen Floor by William Arthur Clark: (another recommendation from sis-in-law)an older book, 1971, about a murder in an Ohio town (reviews tell me that town is Dayton.)

09-20-2011, 05:16 PM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I remember when we had an Ontario. Then it turned into Rinks. Now it's long gone. I saw that it was near you. It will be interesting. Have you read it?

09-21-2011, 09:00 AM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Don't fret...I haz a copy. Sissy-law said it was probably out of print. I found it through Amazon but it was really from goodwillbooks. 'Course, area libraries probably carry it...but I'll loan you mine when I'm done if you want. Have you read And True Deliverance Make by John Fulker? He's a local attorney who follows a murder mystery from long ago. (Having trouble remembering details right now, it's been a while) but I remember being very intrigued with the descriptions of the way things were around here, way back when. I got some history on my little neck of the woods. Mom got me an autographed copy years ago. It was just returned to me as my ex found a bunch of books I'd left behind. Local murders...and not even HOBOS!

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