What is everone reading ?

“Eye of the Needle was good. Follet has several good ones. My favorite is probably Pillars of the Earth.”

“Don't suppose "Pillars of the Earth" will be on the dollar rack at Half Price Books, like "Eye of the Needle" was?

I'll keep my eyes peeled though.”

“that was an interesting Q&A! it's funny to think of how that book was written...i was just imagining him coming up with symbols for what he was trying to say, but he really does like animals that much, and he really did study tigers! i'm having trouble trying to think of a way to talk about the book w/out giving it away for anyone who hasn't read it, grrrrr. :-)”

“I read Ken Follett's "Dangerous Fortune" which I really liked.

I have a steno pad where I write down all the books I've read, for this year at least. I figured it would make it easy to not pick out the same book again.”

“i'm having fun looking up the main themes of the book in an online dream dictionary...like fish, tiger, ocean, boat. even though i've heard interpretations of fish and ocean before, it's good to jog the ol' rusty memory.”

“Probably so. My local used book store usually has a few copies.

It's totally diffferent that Needle. It takes place in maybe 1300 or 1400 and is about 900 pages. It's historical fiction that has castle building, monasticisim, feudal battles, and lots of other stuff. There are 2 or 3 rapes that I could have done without reading about. I think it was in there to show the brutatlity of the times. I guess it fit with the story, but that particular issue is pretty troubling to me. In college I left the movie Cape Fear mid-movie.”

“I've described the book like the movie Shawshank Redemption. If you tell someone enough about it to make someone read it then you've ruined it.

Off the local hs football game. Yall have a good weeekend.”

“I write down what I read too. I even give it a scale of 1-10 rating.

dayhiker, wow, that is very different. Hmmm.”

“that's a good simile.”

“you can always come steal books off of my shelves too!! :)”

“lyra - what did you think about the Q&A where Martel gets a little deeper than the typical interview stuff?”

“I completely finished DaVinci Code. I really enjoyed reading it. It sorta makes you go, hmmmmm. I'd sort of like to talk to folks at church about it that know more than me. My first thought is that if Jesus had married would it change anything the I believe. I don't think it would. Christianity is based on the Divinity of Christ. The one without sin. Ok, so he married and had sex. Does the church consider sex within marriage a sin...no. So why would that really change things. I guess the main thing is that it would bring it way to close to Greek and Roman mythology where those folks on Olympus were always knockin boots and covorting with humans. What do I know though.”

“i think it's hilarious he calls one of his own books "terrible"! i always wonder if writers sometimes hate to see what they themselves have written. i can see why, b/c his books seem to be about personal growth, and i've heard psychologists say that it's natural to have contempt for the previous stages you went through.

and that was neat to hear that he first "decided to be a believer" when he was writing *Pi*!

next is *The DaVinci Code*, or maybe *Under the Banner of Faith*.”

“I haven't read any sci-fi recently, or anything just strictly for pleasure for that matter. So I'm reading "The Mote in God's Eye" which I found through a link posted in the discussion on the "PBS "Origins"" thread. It's cheesy so far, but most sci-fi is. We'll see how it turns out.”

“I'm still slogging through that damn Dragonlance monster of a book. I'm on page 1052 and only 300 more pages to go. Should have called it The Neverending Story.”

“I just finished The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and picked up 2 books from the library .One is Alaska,Tales Of Adventure From The Last Frontier.It has several excerpts from books and short stories by Jack london ,John Muir etc .

And the second is Chicken Soup For The Fishermans Soul.Which is also short stories .”

“The first time I read "The Mote In God's Eye" I was too young to really understand it. So I re-read it a couple years ago. Not sure if I understood it any better or not.”

“Bit - did you think it was good anyway's? at least entertaining?”

“Bison, check out "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons. I don't think it's cheesy, but maybe I just have a high cheese tolerance.”

“Bison, I didn't like it as much as Niven's other works. I'm sad to say I can't remember enough about it to say whether I liked it or not. I guess I have to read it again now, sigh...”

“Funny, Lyra, I had the opposite reaction to Life of Pi... I love the beginning and hated the ending! LOL. btw, do bananas really float?

Girl who love Tom Gordon kinda pissed me off. Now, don't get me wrong, I like Stephen King, but people who don't hike shouldn't write about hiking!

I'm reading Mother of Pearl right now... So far it's pretty good, but I'm only on the 4th chapter.”

“Someone I'm sure has talked about this before, but I just read this guys account of his ordeal and cutting off his arm in Outdoor Magazine. Man this dude had balls the size boulders. I don't think I could have done that.”

“The Brethren by Bob Woodward this week.

Anyone read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke? That's next one my list.”

“I was wondering if anyone has read "The Red Tent"?”

“I just started, The Field, by Lynne McTaggart. "The quest for the secret force in the universe"

It's about Quantum Physics and how it can tie so many things together...religion, mysticism, Eastern philosophy's, healing and our place in the universe.

Interesting stuff.”

“I am reading the Case for a Creator. It makes the case for intelligent design.”

“Lyra - Do yu mean Under The Banner of Heaven? (Krakauer)

I read that earlier this year. I couldn't put it down. To quote dayhiker, "it sorta makes you go hmmmmm"

Pretty disturbing in several parts but super interesting and a great read.”

“I read a bio of Richard Feynman several years back. It went into all the quantum stuff. Talk about making your head hurt.

I'm re-reading Grizzly Years. It's about a guy that comes back from Vietnam a bit messed up and how he spent time in remote areas to heal himself.”

“yeah, that's what i mean, Tarabull! i got it yesterday in fact, and you're right, it's captivating. i am/was totally ignorant about Mormonism, so i'm appreciating it for that, for one thing. and it's SUCH a better book so far than that piece of crap *Into the Wild,* LOL! i have to admit, i had my doubts.”

“I think Krakauer is a very engaging writer.
Enjoy it. I'll be interested to hear how you liked it once you're done. I certainly learned a lot!

(Keep in mind, most of the ppl in his book are Fundamentalists. It's not a description of the Mormon faith, as a whole.)”

“oh, i know! i've gotten past the part where he explains the differences. but since he describes both, and tells how they're different, i figure i'm still learning about Mormonism.”

“I kinda liked Into the Wild.”

“Hmm I thought I asked this last night here but that post seems to be gone..has anyone read the book The Red Tent?”

“Rox, I've read that! I thought it was really good! :)”

“Overall, I liked Into the Wild, too, dayhiker.
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“Can you tell me what you liked the best about the story?”

“prolly the women and their connections to each other (if that makes sense)”

“yeah I gotcha”

“just got "A Short History of Nearly Everythig" by Bill Bryson

pretty dry topic matter, heavy earth science, physics and such. But its written with such a light hearted tone that its fun to read and I find myself giggling at it now and then. Maybe I'm a big ole nerd, but its interesting to me.”

“I just read "Vertical Run" by Joseph E. Garber, good book!”

“I just received the "Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP Exam." It's a 902 page thriller that I will begin today. I can hardly wait...yawn.”

“I just got back from the library, picked up "the girl who loved tom gordon"
can't wait to start it...”

“Just finished "Scatterbrain" by Larry Niven, still wading through "The Confusion" by Neal Stephenson. Can't wait for "Burning Tower" by Niven and Pournelle.”

“The Stand.

My first King book! I have broken my Stephen King hymen.”

“just finished Cold Mountain on Audio CD. Good stuff! I can see the movie now. :)

Good in Bed by Jennifer Wierner is next. So far that is really good. Very Bridget Jones' Diary-esque.

Reading King of Torts by Grisham as my lunch time fluff reading and Climb as my evening serious reading.

Yeah, I think I can tell fall/winter is here!”

“King of Torts was pretty good.”

“yeah, I'm about half way through it. I'll prolly finish it this weekend. I really like Grisham (easy to read, good books) but I can never remember what books of his I've read. LOL. The titles are all too similar!”

“Halfway through "The Burden of Command", a good leadership book.”

“Almost done with
"A Monk Swimming" by Malachy Mccourt, Frank's brother. It's a good, light, funny read, especially if you dig Irish storytellers.
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“Roam, I've been wanting to read that Bryson book.


Right now I'm reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Very good! Highly recommend if you're tired of working just to pay the bills or if you're living paycheck to paycheck.”