Kevin's Watch

Linna Heartlistener wrote:

lorin wrote:Caves of Steel by Asimov. A reread from my teen years. Not the great literary accomplishment I loved but interesting to read with an older eye. Funny how, as you get older you see innocence of an early author.

Oooh... I just read that and "The Naked Sun" for the first time last year.
I think it's maybe sad, if you find innocence in his writing of "The Naked Sun," too!
(but it really reminds me of what some of our world is moving towards.. *shudder*)

I just restarted Naked Sun. same reaction.

Linna Heartlistener wrote: Oooh... I just read that and "The Naked Sun" for the first time last year.

You know there's another one right? (2 actually, but not sure that last one counts...set centuries later IIRC.)

--A

Just finished a short bio of Mozart. It painted a slightly different picture of the man than I got from watching "Amadeus"...

enjoying very much.

Finished Death comes to Pemberley - interesting ending. Now I shall start on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Hefty omnibus edition, a bit awkward for reading in bed, but that's the only time I do read.

Sounds great, Io! How many times have you read LoTR? Or is it a first?

Will probably finish Deadline tonight. It got a lot better after about 150 pages. (It is very hard for me to quit a book, I really have to hate it!)

Also reading Call of the Siren, a book about manatees for whom I have an affection; I continue to read the Holy Bible every day; and have a couple more novels I'm interested in. But mostly looking forward to AATE, which may arrive this summer.

deer of the dawn wrote:Sounds great, Io! How many times have you read LoTR? Or is it a first?

Third time, I think, but I've had the book a long time and may have read it more. I have the videos too - must watch those again sometime.

Wish I was a cat, I have come over very sleepy all of a sudden.

Wow, haven't posted in this thread for a while, one of my all time favorite threads by the way. I've read bits and pieces of all number of books lately:
Django, the Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Generation of Swine-Hunter S. Thompson
Black Elk Speaks
2012-Whitley Strieber (yes the creepy Communion guy)
Hands of Light-Barbara Ann Brennan
Infinite Mind-Valerie V. Hunt
the David Icke Guide to the Global Conspiracy (and how to end it)
A Walk Through the Heavens
The Omega Project
The Cygnus Mystery

I'm now reading Way of the Peaceful Warrior and now it's sequel, The Scared Journey of the Peaceful Warrior again-and, er scary, the lessons are comings alive in real life! EEK!

danlo wrote:the David Icke Guide to the Global Conspiracy (and how to end it)

I remember him! He used to be a sports reporter on the telly.

Isn't he the Atlantean lizard people guy? I tried one of his books once...couldn't get past the first few pages.

Anyway, I'm reading the quite boring "Lessons In Radical Innovation." I'm reading it for my boss, who doesn't read much. So I read books he thinks might be useful and then tell him if there's anything in it he should read.

--A

Avatar wrote:Anyway, I'm reading the quite boring "Lessons In Radical Innovation." I'm reading it for my boss, who doesn't read much. So I read books he thinks might be useful and then tell him if there's anything in it he should read.

--A

Bahghaahaha that's awesome.

I'm about 250 pages into War and Peace. It's totally awesome! Anyone who couldn't get through this book just doesn't have good taste!

It is slow reading though. Just takes a while to get through each page, and sometimes I flip back to reconsider someting in light of new events.

i need to finish something. currently reading 3-4 books.

Just finished Go Tell it On the Mountain by James Baldwin. A very good book...

Now to read Almost Moon by Alice Seabold. Yes, I'm only thirty pages into it. Yes, I can tell it's complete and utter crap. Yes, I'm reading it for a book club.

Finished the Two Towers last night (or rather earlier this morning). Made the mistake of watching the first video right after finishing the Fellowship of the Ring - awful - so much missed out, and changed! Still, may watch the 2nd video this weekend.

At least they left out Tom Bombadil. That was one excision I could live with.

I'm reading My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok. Again. Can't recommend this enough to anybody who has never read it.

--A

Finished the LotR in the early hours of this morning, but haven't watched the last two videos yet.

Next I'm going to read the Silmarillion, which I have had for many years but never read. I think I tried to read it once but failed. This time I shall persevere.

I rather liked Tom Bombadil, a little light in the darkness.

Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadill-lo!

Finished LFB... understood soooo much more of what the guy was trying to say than the first time.

Iolanthe wrote: I rather liked Tom Bombadil, a little light in the darkness.

Nah, he just annoyed me.

Anyway, onto the sequel of the previous book, The Gift of Asher Lev.

--A

Orlion wrote:
Now to read Almost Moon by Alice Seabold. Yes, I'm only thirty pages into it. Yes, I can tell it's complete and utter crap. Yes, I'm reading it for a book club.

Twenty pages later, and my assessment remains the same. Except I'll add that Alice Sebold can not write stream of conscious. She's not a good enough/talented enough writer for that. Also, I do not think she spent a lot of time writing this book.

Well, hopefully I can get it done by Thursday... and if not, into the dust bin!

The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life by Suze Orman

wish I had read it 15 years ago.