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I have three books I've been planning to read for a while now:
Stupid White Men - Michael Moore (about halfway done with this)
Gasping for Airtime - Jay Mohr
Outrage - Vincent Bugliosi
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I've just started Good Omens today by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet, and I also bought The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide with all five Hitchhikers stories plus a bonus tale. I was in the mood for offbeat british humor, I guess.
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Good Omens is, by far, my favorite novel. It is absolutely hilarious. Prtchett is a genius. gaiman is a genius. ogether, they're unstoppably funny. If you like Good Omens, pick up Pratchett's Reaper Man, which is a close second for what book is the funniest.
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I just checked out a bunch of Gaiman stuff from the library. I finished Stardust last weekend and loved it. I've moved on to Good Omens (a new RKMBs book club selection?) and after that, I'll start in on Neverwhere.
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Neverwhere was amazing. If you're thinking about reading the comics adaptation read the book first.
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I'm planning on reading American gods soon.
I'm reading Star Wars: Labrinth of Evil right now.
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I'm reading Mike Resnick's Alternate Warriors and Harry Turtledove's Alternate Generals III.
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I'm reading JK Rowling's Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire.
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Heh, I just read Sharpe's Seige, but it left me in such suspense that I had to get a hold of Sharpe's Ransom and Sharpe's Waterloo. I'm on Waterloo now...I thought this series would decline in the later books, but really it's got this new power as the main character is slowly changing as peace threatens. I am SOOOOO doing a 'between the sheets' bit when I finish Waterloo.
And then, I plan on reading something very girly. Jane Eyre, anyone?
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Voted "Biggest Waste Of Space" On The Bat-Boards For "Multiple Reasons" Jerry Falwell On Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer:"Those hollywood, homosexual, jewish types making a show about a reindeer who is 'different' and just cant 'hide it'. Everyone knows if he tries hard enough he can convert himself to a normal, black-nosed reindeer." I am 95% addicted to Porn. What about you?
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ANONY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ive missed you. Where ya been?
I was killed off and ressurected by the Lazarus pits.
The last books I read were "Angels and Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. Also "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach which was a fascinating informative book and what is done with dead bodies.
Voted "Biggest Waste Of Space" On The Bat-Boards For "Multiple Reasons" Jerry Falwell On Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer:"Those hollywood, homosexual, jewish types making a show about a reindeer who is 'different' and just cant 'hide it'. Everyone knows if he tries hard enough he can convert himself to a normal, black-nosed reindeer." I am 95% addicted to Porn. What about you?
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How'd I entirely miss this thread?
I'm currently starting up Book 6 of 7 of Stephen King's DARK TOWER series. It kicks an astounding amount of ass!
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Just finished Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett today, which means I'll be moving on to Gaiman's Neverwhere tomorrow. I'm somewhat amazed at the proficiency with which I'm reading. I was never this fast while in school...
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Just started The Crack in Space by Philip K. Dick.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Just started The Crack in Space by Philip K. Dick.
Doctor, that sounds intriguing...what is it about?
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About an accident opening a portal to a parallel universe and several people's desire to use it in different ways with PKD's usual take with craziness abound. It's the future US with the first black presidential candidate with a shot at winning, massive overpopulation and lack of jobs, racial tensions, and news clowns.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Sounds good! I might buy that. I'm into parallel universes, time travel, etc.
I'm still reading Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, am almost done, 80 more pages..at 734 pages, it's the longest book I have ever read! Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix is next, and hope to finish THAT before the NEW Harry book comes out in one month from today.
Doctor, have you read Poul Anderson's There Will Be Time? It's a good read about a man who can will himself backwards and forwards through time...
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I've read some of Anderson's stuff, but not that.
PKD is a great sci-fi writer that you should check out. Hollywood has been dipping into his material for years. Movies like Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, Paycheck, Sceamers, Imposter, and the upcoming A Scanner Darkly all come from his work. (Though only Blade Runner, Screamers, and Imposter come anywhere close to the coolness of his writing) He's able to write both serious sci-fi; but most of his stuff has an absurd sense of humor. He's good at those Twilight Zone twist endings too. A lot of times he'll broadside you with an ending that's logical but unexpected because he doesn't like going for those Hollywood happy endings.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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I'll buy this book, it and the author sound quite interesting.
Here are a few I can recommend :
Have Space Suit, Will Travel, & The Door into Summer ( these two are both Robert Heinlein books )
The Drive in 2 - by Joe R. Lansdale
The Harry Potter books, by JK. Rowling
The first seven Stainless Steel Rat books, by Harry Harrison.
Tunnel Through Time, by Lester Del Rey.
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Out of Curiosity Have you ever read some of Harry Turtledove's Book's??
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Out of Curiosity Have you ever read some of Harry Turtledove's Book's??
Have to admit, I never heard of him..what has he written, and what does he write about?
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Finished Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, and have started reading Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix. Goblet of Fire was a great read!
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Out of Curiosity Have you ever read some of Harry Turtledove's Book's??
Turtledove writes incredibly boring and drawn out Alternative Historical Fiction (like the KKK going back in time to give weapons to the South during the Civil War).
He also wrote a set of books that took place in a magical version of our world (Brittain was ruled by wizards or something) but the same events happened, one of which was the story of World War 2 but without Tech just Magic.
The guy has good ideas but manages to put about 1,500 characters in his books and you can't bring yourself to care for any of them.
Turtledove's short fiction is far and away more interesting and more finely executed.
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last books i read were from the wheel of time series by robert jordan, and the death gate series, by i forget, but it was a good serious if weird.
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I'm re-reading the X-wing books.
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I finished reading The Dark Tower and I heartily recommend that series to anyone -- why I never read any King earlier I don't know...
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The Skies of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (while on the train, commuting to work, about 2/3 of the way thru. It's poretty good, 1st Pern novel I've read in a long time)
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Franklin & WInston by Jon Meacham (in my spare time at home, just started this AM only read the Introduction so far. I dig history & politics, so I'm pretty sure I'll like it. I'll confirm that after 100 or so pages)
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Zorro by Isabel Allende. She writes beautifully.
 Dear, sweet Harley Kwink...I'm madly in love with you. Marry me! We can go to Canadia. Or Boston or something. It'll be grand...You know the cookies are a given. They are ALWAYS a given. You could dump me tomorrow and you'd still get the cookies. Boston..shit, wherever dyke weddings were legalized. And where better to rub their little piggie noses in how bad they suck than right on their doorstep? What are they gonna do? Be jealous of you? Stare furiously at your tah-tahs? Not willingly give you cookies, but instead begrudgingly give you their cookies? Woman, time to wake up to the powers you wield - Uschi
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Neil Gaiman's Smoke and Mirrors
Great collection of stories.
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I just finished Neverwhere over the weekend (sue me - I've been busy!) and loved it, so I bypassed Moore's Voice of the Fire and went straight for Smoke and Mirrors. I'm really enjoying it so far and here's hoping it gets even better (which - as it's Gaiman - I'm sure it will).
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Just finished Zorro - excellent retelling of the legend. Allende deserves all the praise she has received for this book - highly recommend it.
Tried many times to get into Gaiman's American Gods and just could not do it. The story just never grabbed me, which was surprising given I usually like Gaiman's work.
Currently reading Playing With Boys by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez - its a chick lit/beach book written from the Latina's POV. She also wrote The Dirty Girls' Social Club (Las Sucias) and the fact that there was a Cuban Jew was what grabbed me. I kinda like reading a book where I can relate to some of the characters better because I get their cultural view points.
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American Gods by Gaiman, along with Troublemakers by Harlan Ellison and The Sandman: Book of Dreams by a variety of authors. Good stuff.
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Harlan Ellison is one of my favorite authors. If you can track down Strange Wine, I heartily recommend it.
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This is next for me in preparation for Gaiman's newest novel, Anansi Boys, which I believe is a sequel of sorts. The book is due out September 20th.
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