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Delano 05-16-2009 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin (Post 5771639)
Hiassen is one of my favorite popular authors. So funny and capable of creating some truly bizarre characters.

Been reading:
The Famished Road by Ben Okri (didn't like)
Blink by Gladwell (loved)
Falling Man by Don DeLillo (it's not White Noise, but it's very good).

What was your issue with The Famished Road?

Hammock Parties 05-16-2009 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc (Post 5772073)
I've never read any of those, although I did catch part of the movie on HBO some night.

Apparently the series is nothing at all more than a retelling of the original Star Wars trilogy...but with dragons!

The main selling point being "it was written by a teenager!"

It has ****ing dragons.

They could retell "Pretty Woman" with Dragons, and I'd be there.

NewChief 05-16-2009 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Delano (Post 5772080)
What was your issue with The Famished Road?


The surreal/magical moments didn't ever really make sense to me or point to any real deeper meaning/truth. I appreciated them, but they didn't seem to have any real substance to them. I know that I'm probably wrong in that, and if I'd bothered to read criticism and analysis of the novel, I'd probably have understood it better... that being said, I wasn't really in the mood for something in that vein when I was reading it.

KcMizzou 05-16-2009 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Claythan (Post 5772084)
It has ****ing dragons.

They could retell "Pretty Woman" with Dragons, and I'd be there.

LMAO

Two things could improve "Pretty woman". Nudity and of course, dragons...

Hammock Parties 05-16-2009 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou (Post 5772106)
LMAO

Two things could improve "Pretty woman". Nudity and of course, dragons...

I want to see Costanza score if they remake it. Poor bastard.

boogblaster 05-17-2009 07:14 AM

Haven't read many books lately, but got this book while in the hospital .. the darwin Awards by Wendy Northcutt funny and true .....

Miles 05-18-2009 12:10 AM

Just finished "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro and thought it was pretty outstanding.


About to start reading Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk. I have been meaning to get around to his books for a while now and this will be the first of Palahniuk I have read.

HonestChieffan 05-18-2009 05:21 AM

Just finished "The Forgotten Man"...excellent well written historical look at the 30's Depression, the moves made by FDR and the people involved.

I would say read it...its a good read and in todays economy a lot of similarities.

NewChief 05-18-2009 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Miles (Post 5773809)
Just finished "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro and thought it was pretty outstanding.


About to start reading Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk. I have been meaning to get around to his books for a while now and this will be the first of Palahniuk I have read.

I've only read Lullaby and Fight Club. I like his stuff, but I don't love it. His general hatred for all things human gets to me after a while.

irishjayhawk 06-15-2009 09:05 PM

Anyone ever read The Paradox of Choice by Barry Shwartz?

Brilliant book - highly recommended.

Reaper16 06-15-2009 09:06 PM

Michael Downs -- "House of Good Hope"

irishjayhawk 06-15-2009 09:09 PM

I guess I forgot my current books.

I'm reading 1984. Yes, the book I failed to read when it was assigned in high school.

And then after that going with James Rollins' The Last Oracle.

RJ 06-15-2009 09:20 PM

Tonight was Curious George Goes to the Movies.

We've read it a dozen or more times, but the classics never get old.

Mama Hip Rockets 06-15-2009 10:52 PM

cormac mccarthy - no country for old men

it is ****ing awesome.

Frosty 06-16-2009 07:09 AM

I gave up for now on the Wheel Of Time series. Too much spinning in place for far, far too long.

I just finished re-reading Terry Brooks' Word and Void trilogy so that I can start on his new Genesis of Shannara trilogy. Just started Armageddon's Children last night. Not exactly War and Peace but it's entertaining.


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