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Post by ashleyrose09 on Sept 13, 2008 10:49:09 GMT -5
I finally started reading White Male Heart today.  It's pretty good, of course I've only gotten through the first chapter. |
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Post by kaatopp on Sept 17, 2008 15:43:59 GMT -5
Finished The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test a couple weeks ago. It took me far too long to read since I have so many books in queue, it was a pretty good read I suppose, interesting and different, but sometimes a bit too different for my liking. I can only read about acid trips in goofy language for so long. I guess I'd give it a 7 out of 10.
After that I read and finished Written on the Body which was a wonderful and quick read. It was extraordinary well written, beautiful, heart breaking, frustrating, moving etc. You do not know the gender or the name of the main character and you follow their story of love and loss of many lovers, male and female. It was quite good and I definitely recommend it. The ending could have been better I suppose but the heart of the book is just so good. 8.5/10
Currently reading The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. This book is also pretty good. I am in the middle of it and enjoying it quite a lot. I haven't been able to properly read for a couple days but I am itching to get going again. Written in 1940 it is set in the 1930s in the south. The story follows four characters, a drunk, a young girl, a cafe owner and a black doctor (who is racist towards his own culture) as they interact with the town mute. The town mute has a certain peace and calmness about him that draws these confused souls to him, the mute is unable to respond to these four characters verbally yet they keep coming back to him to talk, share their stories and find some sort of peace in life. Its very good so far but I am not sure what to expect as it goes on. I hope it continues to be good!
I have The Color Purple up next, already in from the library.
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Post by kaatopp on Sept 26, 2008 16:51:07 GMT -5
Well I have been speeding right along with my reading.
Finished The Heart is a Lonely Hunter which was a pretty great book. It wasn't perfect, perhaps it could have been a bit shorter but it was a solid story with moving characters. I would recommend it but I would probably also recommend a lot of other books over it. 7.5-8/10
Then I moved onto The Color Purple which was a fantastic book! I read it basically in one day. Its such an awesome, awesome book. I don't really know what else to say, its just a classic and you really get into all the characters lives, you can really see and feel them as you read. 9/10
Now I am reading The Raw Shark Texts which my boyfriend pointed out is a play on the famous Rorschach Tests, the inkblot tests. I would never have figured this out unless it were later stated in the book. I am nearing the halfway point and it is AWESOME. So so so good, different and trippy without being trite. I love it already, I cannot wait to see it through!
After that I have Julie & Julia: 356 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen waiting. Thought it would be a fun read, we will see!
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Post by bookworm107 on Sept 28, 2008 20:15:22 GMT -5
East of Eden--John Steinbeck I was never a big fan of his books, especially after reading Grapes of Wrath, but I decided to give it a try after watching the movie. (what can I say, its James Dean, after all  ) This book is amazing! I love the intense character development and emotional tension. If I thought the movie was good, the book is even better! I would definately recommend it to anyone. Plus, the movie's not half bad either... PS I"M BACK!!!!!!
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Post by ashleyrose09 on Sept 30, 2008 14:31:59 GMT -5
I started reading The Picture of Dorian Grey.
Oh yeah, and White Male Heart was pretty good. The ending was pretty crazy but as a whole the book wasen't quite as gory as I thought it would be. So who is Cillian going to play in the film, Aaron or Hugh? I think that he'll be cast as Aaron because that's usually the kind of "challanging" roles Cillian likes to take on, and also it seems that everyone likes to cast him as the storys distrubed character anyway. And just from reading the story the way that Aaron is discribed he sounds alot like Cillian with his slim figure and pale blue eyes and just alot of the way Aaron is discribed. But I could be wrong, he could play Hugh but I kinda doubt it. It'll make for an interesting movie though.
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Post by katrina on Oct 1, 2008 23:02:02 GMT -5
For one of my classes I am reading "Enders Game" by Orson Scott Card.
It's actually pretty great. Not all the wat through, I should be further into it, but w/e! Hehe.
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Post by ashleyrose09 on Oct 6, 2008 20:24:48 GMT -5
Brisingr (did I spell that right?) I really liked the first Earagon book, Eldest was pretty good but just not as good as the first and I was so mad about the whole Murtaugh thing!  I hope they don't kill him, although I have a bad feeling they will. But so far I like this book and hopefully the fourth one will come out soon. |
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Post by bookworm107 on Oct 7, 2008 18:28:10 GMT -5
Katrina--I loved that book and the entire series. Orson Scott Card is one of my favorite authors of all time. If you enjoy that book , you chould definately take a look at some of his other works.
Ashleyrose--How is it? I havn't been able to buy a copy yet (they are rather expensive) and I am dying to know what happens. The Murtagh thing totaly blew my mind at the end of book two, and I can't wait to see what happens between Arya and Eragon.
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Post by razzthekid on Oct 10, 2008 17:22:22 GMT -5
Just finished re-reading The Call of the Wild and now i'm starting the book of Into the Wild and also reading a couple for college- The Communist Manifesto and The Golden Bough.
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Post by keiraislife on Oct 11, 2008 9:54:00 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. They asked me to buy it for my english classes at school and I'm really loving it, I just can't let go of it. I know it's a bit superficial but it's really really funny and I love the way Sophie Kinsella writes. It's a light reading but at the same time it's got a lot of nice (in my case new) vocabulary. The movie is about to (or it's been) released and Hugh Dancy is on it (so hot).
After that I'm going to read Therapy by David Lodge. This one is for my English classes (extra curricular ones, not from school). I hope it's good, one of my friends said it was anyway so I'm not worried... I trust her.
And last but not least, I have to read Demian by Hermann Hesse for my Literature classes. It's the favourite book of the friend I've just mentioned and everyone told me it's a really great book so we'll see.
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Post by kaatopp on Oct 15, 2008 16:11:23 GMT -5
Ah, I haven't been on the board in a while! I've read a bunch though, lets see ....
Finished The Raw Shark Texts, pretty good, ending a bit disappointing, give it a 7/10.
Then read Julia & Julia, really cute, entertaining, funny and witty. 8.5/10
Then read The Fourth Hand by John Irving, it was a disappointment, I LOVE John Irving but this was just a super random novel, I didn't really gain anything from it. I do not know why he wrote it. 7/10
Now am reading The Gun Seller by HUGH LAURIE! Its really funny, clever and sexy (only because I read it in Laurie's British accent and picture him as the main character, ha ha). Very enjoyable though, am loving it!
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Post by rukia888 on Dec 28, 2008 15:45:22 GMT -5
I just finished up The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver. It looks like your typical, light chick-lit but don't be fooled! I really liked it, but boy, was it quite depressing and dismal. I really liked the premise: the heroine, Irina, has to make a decision whether to leave her partner of 10 years, Lawrence, for the sexier Ramsey or to stay with Lawrence. The book then continues with two alternate realities based on Irina's decision. It was a really enjoyable, clever read, but I was just really depressed with the outcome. I'm currently reading Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson. The style and story are a bit more juvenile than I had expected, but I'll probably finish it since I'm reading it pretty quickly. Then up next will be Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk. Can't wait!  |
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Post by Pisces on Dec 28, 2008 16:29:07 GMT -5
I am reading three currently... though I despair of ever finishing them.
Aztec by Gary Jennings- which is one of my older novels that I haul out from time to time. It's a fabulously written epic that is wall-to-wall sex and violence. Whoa.
Blasphemy by Douglas Preston- love this author, who usually pairs with Lincoln Child. Unfortunately, I think he's not as good solo. This one isn't quite keeping my attention and I have let it sit for quite some time now, even though the premise is very intriguing. It's about a team of scientists running a particle accelerator in the American southwest, and some strange things that begin to happen. It's very much a science vs religion theme, but it's just not crackling on the page like it should.
Fast Food Nation An expose on food production in America, and the rise of fast food and its impact on our culture. Pretty gross stuff. LOL.
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Post by Glas Smaragaide on Jan 1, 2009 21:02:04 GMT -5
omg.... Fast Food Nation.... That's an eye opener isn't it? Something EVERYONE should read. I'm so glad I'm a vegetarian. Fast food just doesn't fit in with my eating habits. thank god. I'm currently reading The Audacity of Hope by Barrack Obama. Whatever reservations I may have had about the man....gone. I think alot of the bs about Obama not being 'ready' , etc... I say bollocks. This man LISTENS, he understands, he learns and adapts...he's extremely intelligent and aware. I truly think he'll make a wonderful American president. *McCain/Palin* smacks head into a brick wall....  |
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Post by Kizuna on Jan 2, 2009 3:23:28 GMT -5
But Fast Food Nation did give praise out to In-N-Out (a burger chain found mostly in California and a few parts of Nevada and Arizona) and for damn good reason. Man, I really want a meal from In-N-Out right now (thank God for the one that recently opened in Tucson).
Anyway, I recently read Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army. It's a really interesting read - it details the rise of Blackwater Worldwide (formerly called Blackwater USA), one of the world's biggest private military companies and its practices in the US and abroad. I really can't describe it, but I would recommend it to anyone who's interested in military affairs mostly.
And also, Watchmen. It's like a full length novel in comic book form. It's too amazing to put into words - it's dark, but not overly angsty, every character is richly illustrated and 3 dimensional, and the twist ending was crazy. It's definitely Alan Moore's best work. I sure hope the release date for the movie doesn't get pushed back because of that lawsuit.
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It's pretty good, of course I've only gotten through the first chapter.
) This book is amazing! I love the intense character development and emotional tension. If I thought the movie was good, the book is even better! I would definately recommend it to anyone. Plus, the movie's not half bad either...
I hope they don't kill him, although I have a bad feeling they will. But so far I like this book and hopefully the fourth one will come out soon.
