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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:06 pm
by sgt.null
finished S.King's Cell. enjoyed very much.
this month's book club choice.
To Kill A Mockingbird : Harper Lee.
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:44 pm
by Loredoctor
duke wrote:Well, Avatar summed it up very well. I'm reading it on recommendation from my father in law. He reads heaps, and I asked him for a list of his favourite novels, and in amongst "Lord of the flies" and "1984" and "Lolita" is "Remains of the Day". In other words highly recommended.
Loremaster, you should definitely check it out.
I will do! Thanks Duke and Avatar!
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:23 pm
by Cheval
About 100 pages in S. King's
Bag Of Bones
and already I am finding it boring.
And I like most of his books...
(but like Dean Koontz better.)
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:56 am
by Avatar
I prefer King myself Cheval, but not so keen on his newer stuff.
Didn't enjoy Bag of Bones really.
(You won't regret it LoreMaster.)
--A
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:46 pm
by Roland of Gilead
Bag of Bones has a shocker later on that you won't find boringm, Cheval. I don't consider it one of King's more riveting works, either, but I was stunned when this plot development occurred.
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:58 am
by Avatar
Really? I'll have to read it again. The only thing I remember was that it was boring.
--A
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:22 pm
by Dragonlily
THE PALACE by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. The Crusading Vampire meets Lorenzo de' Medici (good) and Savonarola (mad). As always from this author, intensely involving.
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:02 pm
by sgt.null
Marley & Me
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:45 pm
by whitetrash
I'm reading bookI of the Dragon Below of the EBERRON so far it good i just love this new world form the wizard of the coast
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:13 am
by Loredoctor
whitetrash wrote:I'm reading bookI of the Dragon Below of the EBERRON so far it good i just love this new world form the wizard of the coast
Is that the setting where it's steampunk/magic?
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:11 pm
by sgt.null
collected poems of Wallace Stevens
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:48 pm
by Avatar
Emperor: The Gates Of Rome by Conn Iggulden.
--A
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:34 pm
by Menolly
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:00 am
by duke
Ok, dont laugh everyone, and I'm really sorry for putting this in the "General Literature Discussion", but I've just started reading "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown.
I know, I know, but it was a Christmas present from one of my sisters, and my birthday is coming up soon, so if I want her to get me some more books, I've gotta suck it up and read it.
Should evoke some funny faces from work colleagues when I drop it on my desk tomorrow...
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:39 am
by MsMary
I just finished re-reading The Joy Luck Club. I find it such an interesting book - I love the stories of each mother-daughter pair.
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:06 pm
by Loredoctor
Just ordered Carl Sagan's Broca's Brain.
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:02 pm
by danlo
I have been reading The Mermaid's Chair over Tam's shoulder on and off, while I've never read her bestselling The Secret Life of Bees-I have to admit that Kidd is an extremely gifted writer.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 12:58 am
by Peven
the Foreigner series, by C.J. Cherryh, one of the best science fiction writers of all time, imo. her Chanur series is a MUST read for any fans of science fiction/fantasy.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:00 pm
by whitetrash
Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:13 am
by duke
I just finished Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Its wildly implausible, hyper-plotted, rollercoaster of action, myth, religion, science, and cheesy dialogue. There are a couple of very good speeches in amongst the action - Brown can be quite eloquent when he tries.
I must say one sentence in the book had me on the floor laughing, as a character entered a room he wrote "The room was unspecial." Unspecial?!?! hehe
The da Vinci code is much better though, more evenly paced and just a little less implausible. All in all, Angels and Demons is an entertaining page turner, and nothing more.
