what are you reading? - Page 49

tesla69 · 01.04.2008, 02:42 PM

Just finished Vicki Hendricks' Miami Purity, twisted noir with an extremely horny main character. I liked it so much I just checked out 2 others by her from the library. They haven't got the latest Richard Marinick or Archer Mayor novels in yet.

gmku · 01.04.2008, 02:51 PM

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Brilliant book, but alas, I don't have the same edition.

Yes, but I associate it with my college sophomore lit class (I was an English minor) and studying it was not as enjoyable as reading it. Bad memories.

Norma J · 01.04.2008, 10:28 PM

I ordered Brandon Boyd's books White Fluffy Clouds, and From the Murks of the Sultry Abyss, for Christmas and they arrived yesterday. Fantastic books. Talented guy.

drrrtyboots · 01.05.2008, 12:03 AM

I'm reading it for non-school related, me-related purposes. It's excellent.

racehorse · 01.05.2008, 10:08 AM

Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran.
Really good travel writing - focuses in on the history and Persian art, and skims much of the off-putting modern day politics.

RdTv · 01.05.2008, 10:22 AM

I started this a long time ago and for some reason reason didn't finish it.

█████████ · 01.05.2008, 01:18 PM

yesterday i've received in the mail a cheap copy of a book called junkie by a certain mr. william lee.

Ripchord · 01.05.2008, 02:24 PM

Kimberly Akimbo.
Actually one of the funniest things I've ever read.

flophousefloozie · 01.05.2008, 03:50 PM

Naked Lunch. I read parts of it at a younger age, but gave up. People tend to develope a better understanding and appreciation for literature at a more mature period in life.

jonathan · 01.05.2008, 04:48 PM

The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce

should be finishing that up today and then moving on to Goethe's Faust.

fugazifan · 01.05.2008, 04:53 PM

finished turgenyv (or however his name is)- fathers and sons
very good book. liked it better than gogols dead sould
(both of which i am reading fior a russian lit class)
also reading, some dante and boccacio and anintroduction to structuralism book.
lots of reading to do in a lit degree

k-krack · 01.05.2008, 05:02 PM

I'm reading a couple at the moment, taking some of them really slowly though.
I'm almost finished the Rick Mercer Report book. It's pretty hilarious. (for the non-Canadian (I don't really think he's aired in the US...), Rick Mercer is a Can. television comedian/personality. Comparable to like... Jon Stewart's Daily Show I guess.

Yeh...

And the others:
J.G. Ballard's Kingdom Come and John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath.
The Grapes of Wrath is incredible so far, but I'm taking it really slowly, and rereading a lot of the sections. I find it's written so beautifully that I can't help but reread certain bits.

01.06.2008, 11:05 AM

Anne Somerset - Unnatural Murder
Michael Dibdin- Ratking

m1rr0r dash · 01.06.2008, 11:07 AM

m1rr0r dash · 01.06.2008, 11:25 AM

just finished:

01.06.2008, 11:27 AM

After I finish those two I have this one lined up:

Zadie Smith - White Teeth

h8kurdt · 01.06.2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

After I finish those two I have this one lined up:

Zadie Smith - White Teeth

*fonz* eyy

!@#$%! · 01.06.2008, 11:56 AM

so far, i'm liking it.

m1rr0r dash · 01.26.2008, 01:02 AM

i'm only on page 15 and already he has this to say about his memories of being sworn in as a senator:

"Afterward, I watched the girls skip down the east Capitol steps, their pink dresses lifting gently in the air, the Supreme Court's white columns a majestic backdrop for their games."

he's talking about looking up his daughter's skirt!

Dead-Air · 01.26.2008, 02:58 AM

Currently Furious Gulf by Gregory Benford. "Hard science fiction" to be sure, but plenty of action at the black hole in the center of the galaxy.

01.04.2008, 02:42 PM	#961
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	Just finished Vicki Hendricks' Miami Purity, twisted noir with an extremely horny main character. I liked it so much I just checked out 2 others by her from the library. They haven't got the latest Richard Marinick or Archer Mayor novels in yet.
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01.04.2008, 10:28 PM	#963
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	I ordered Brandon Boyd's books White Fluffy Clouds, and From the Murks of the Sultry Abyss, for Christmas and they arrived yesterday. Fantastic books. Talented guy. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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01.05.2008, 12:03 AM	#964
drrrtyboots invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in the forest(s) Posts: 2,946	I'm reading it for non-school related, me-related purposes. It's excellent. __________________
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01.05.2008, 10:08 AM	#965
racehorse 100% Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 784	Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran. Really good travel writing - focuses in on the history and Persian art, and skims much of the off-putting modern day politics. __________________ She holds the room up by talk alone
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01.05.2008, 10:22 AM	#966
RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	I started this a long time ago and for some reason reason didn't finish it.
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01.05.2008, 01:18 PM	#967
█████████ expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,736	yesterday i've received in the mail a cheap copy of a book called junkie by a certain mr. william lee.
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01.05.2008, 02:24 PM	#968
Ripchord the destroyed room Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Amherst, MA Posts: 549	Kimberly Akimbo. Actually one of the funniest things I've ever read. __________________
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01.05.2008, 03:50 PM	#969
flophousefloozie expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cowtown, Canada Posts: 1,694	Naked Lunch. I read parts of it at a younger age, but gave up. People tend to develope a better understanding and appreciation for literature at a more mature period in life.
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01.05.2008, 04:48 PM	#970
jonathan children of satan Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 320	The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce should be finishing that up today and then moving on to Goethe's Faust.
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01.05.2008, 04:53 PM	#971
fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	finished turgenyv (or however his name is)- fathers and sons very good book. liked it better than gogols dead sould (both of which i am reading fior a russian lit class) also reading, some dante and boccacio and anintroduction to structuralism book. lots of reading to do in a lit degree __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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01.05.2008, 05:02 PM	#972
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	I'm reading a couple at the moment, taking some of them really slowly though. I'm almost finished the Rick Mercer Report book. It's pretty hilarious. (for the non-Canadian (I don't really think he's aired in the US...), Rick Mercer is a Can. television comedian/personality. Comparable to like... Jon Stewart's Daily Show I guess. Yeh... And the others: J.G. Ballard's Kingdom Come and John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. The Grapes of Wrath is incredible so far, but I'm taking it really slowly, and rereading a lot of the sections. I find it's written so beautifully that I can't help but reread certain bits. __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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01.06.2008, 11:05 AM	#973
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Anne Somerset - Unnatural Murder Michael Dibdin- Ratking
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01.06.2008, 11:07 AM	#974
m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	__________________
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01.06.2008, 11:25 AM	#975
m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	just finished: __________________
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01.06.2008, 11:27 AM	#976
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	After I finish those two I have this one lined up: Zadie Smith - White Teeth
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01.06.2008, 11:56 AM	#978
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	so far, i'm liking it.
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01.26.2008, 01:02 AM	#979
m1rr0r dash invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: atari Posts: 2,228	i'm only on page 15 and already he has this to say about his memories of being sworn in as a senator: "Afterward, I watched the girls skip down the east Capitol steps, their pink dresses lifting gently in the air, the Supreme Court's white columns a majestic backdrop for their games." he's talking about looking up his daughter's skirt! __________________
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01.26.2008, 02:58 AM	#980
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	Currently Furious Gulf by Gregory Benford. "Hard science fiction" to be sure, but plenty of action at the black hole in the center of the galaxy. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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