Books you're currently reading??? - Page 134

glatt · 03-30-2011, 02:12 PM

I won't spoil anything.

Clodfobble · 03-30-2011, 04:27 PM

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Oh wow. I JUST finished that book, Clod. (I've been on a reading marathon, about 2-3 books a week lately.)

I was going to ask you what you thought of it or if you'd read it, but it slipped my mind. I liked it, but of course your perspective is something else entirely. I thought about you a lot as I read it.

I'm only halfway through so far, but the part early on [whited out for small spoilers] where the kid is in jail... that shit had me crying. I had to go pick up Minifobette from therapy right in the middle of those scenes, and I was just sick to my stomach the whole way, until I was able to get back to the house and tear through the pages until I got to the part where he finally got out again.

DanaC · 03-30-2011, 04:52 PM

Currently I am reading:

Una McCormack, Doctor Who: The King's Dragon. Not bad, not great.

Edward Coss, All for the King's Shilling: The British Soldier Under Wellington, 1808-1814. Brilliant. Just brilliant. One of the most important new works in my field.

John S. Cooper, Fusilier Cooper: Experiences in the 7th(Royal) Fusiliers during the Penninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars and the American Campaign to New Orleans. Fascinating, and very readable.

GunMaster357 · 03-31-2011, 07:32 AM

Just finished "Land of the painted caves" by Jean M. Auel

infinite monkey · 03-31-2011, 07:37 AM

When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2011, 11:34 AM

Annotated Grimm's Fairy Tales. I'm not impressed with the annotations; I'm probably spoiled by The Annotated Alice.

monster · 04-05-2011, 09:37 AM

Gone With The Wind Margaret Mitchell (Hebe's teacher told her to read it to slow her down -they're working on Civil War fiction, I have never read it, so we both got a copy from the library)
Schooled Gordon Korman
Two for The Lions Lindsay Davis

Nothing "worthy" although Schooled may be in it's genre (it's a kid's book, Thor brought it home and it was on the table when my other book wasn't to hand.....like mother, like daughter, like son)

infinite monkey · 04-05-2011, 09:38 AM

See if your kids like The Phantom Tollbooth.

GWTW is cool to read, most have only seen the flick.

lookout123 · 04-05-2011, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

See if your kids like The Phantom Tollbooth.

GWTW is cool to read, most have only seen the flick.

Phantom Tollbooth rocks. I loved that one in school. LL can't seem to sit still long enough to really get into it, but that's another story.

monster · 04-12-2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

See if your kids like The Phantom Tollbooth.

GWTW is cool to read, most have only seen the flick.

Hebe and Thor loved it, Hector is busy with the book he has to read for school.

infinite monkey · 04-13-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Hebe and Thor loved it, Hector is busy with the book he has to read for school.

Yay!

I'm reading A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley.

Still couldn't find the Room book at the 'brary. I can see it when I search online, that they at least own it, but the online card catalog shows no returns to searches for title or author. I'm smart enough to go to that section of fiction for the last name, but there is a big gaping hole.

casimendocina · 04-17-2011, 11:35 AM

[quote=infinite monkey;722790]Yay!

I'm reading A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley.

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I read another one by her-The Real Life Adventures of Lidie Newton or something. It looked really boring, but ended up being a compulsive read.

infinite monkey · 04-18-2011, 07:18 AM

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I read another one by her-The Real Life Adventures of Lidie Newton or something. It looked really boring, but ended up being a compulsive read.

I enjoyed A Thousand Acres. Like you said, it seemed it might be boring but it really wasn't. It was compelling as well.

infinite monkey · 05-12-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I'm about halfway through Room, a book written from the point of view of a kid born to a woman kept captive in a sound proof shed. The kid is 5 years old and has never known anything outside of Room. He only knows Ma, and the captor. There's a TV, but he doesn't understand that the TV is showing the real world. It's really well written from the kid's perspective and is quite a page turner. Easy read and riveting.

I just started that yesterday. I went to the bookstore. My brother had given me a gift certificate that he had for christmas, over the weekend. Would've been better had I remembered to take it to the store.

So far it's interesting.

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I read another one by her-The Real Life Adventures of Lidie Newton or something. It looked really boring, but ended up being a compulsive read.

I read that one, too, casi. I thought it was good, but A Thousand Acres was better imo.

Finished The Melting Season by Jami Attenberg.

monster · 04-05-2011, 09:41 AM

ok requested phantom tollbooth too. hebe says she's heard of it.

03-31-2011, 07:32 AM	#4
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Just finished "Land of the painted caves" by Jean M. Auel __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

03-31-2011, 11:34 AM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Annotated Grimm's Fairy Tales. I'm not impressed with the annotations; I'm probably spoiled by The Annotated Alice. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-05-2011, 09:37 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Gone With The Wind Margaret Mitchell (Hebe's teacher told her to read it to slow her down -they're working on Civil War fiction, I have never read it, so we both got a copy from the library) Schooled Gordon Korman Two for The Lions Lindsay Davis Nothing "worthy" although Schooled may be in it's genre (it's a kid's book, Thor brought it home and it was on the table when my other book wasn't to hand.....like mother, like daughter, like son) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-05-2011, 09:41 AM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ok requested phantom tollbooth too. hebe says she's heard of it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-30-2011, 02:12 PM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I won't spoil anything.

03-31-2011, 07:37 AM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton

04-05-2011, 09:38 AM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	See if your kids like The Phantom Tollbooth. GWTW is cool to read, most have only seen the flick.

04-17-2011, 11:35 AM	#12
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	[quote=infinite monkey;722790]Yay! I'm reading A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley. [quote] I read another one by her-The Real Life Adventures of Lidie Newton or something. It looked really boring, but ended up being a compulsive read.

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