tigger Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Any good reads out there folks Fiction and Non,both male and female prefered .my wife and I looking to update are reading lists thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm a little biased, because this author is a friend, but this novel by Jon Papernick is amazing, and I really didn't know what was truly happening in the story until the last few pages (although I thought I did) :http://www.amazon.ca/Who-Fire-Blood-Jon-Papernick/dp/1550961020/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219277516&sr=1-2I've mentioned him here before, mainly back when he had a book of short stories. This novel is far superior, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm reading "Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs" by Dave Bidini.. Good easy read, highly recommended.. And just picked up "Joshua Then and Now" by Mordecai Richler. This'll be my first MR book and I have no idea what to expect, as I don't know a thing about him! It came highly recommended by a friend though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) And just picked up "Joshua Then and Now" by Mordecai Richler. This'll be my first MR book and I have no idea what to expect, as I don't know a thing about him! It came highly recommended by a friend though.Richler also adapted the novel into a film.Aloha,Brad Edited August 21, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Swifty Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 These books are a few years old now but great reads. The first is A Million Little Pieces and the second is the follow up, My Friend Leonard. They are written by James Frey and are semi-fiction. Both are very easy, and can't put down books. Seriously go for these Scotty!(and Becky) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted August 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Thanks thus far ,nice one N.R....see you next week in Ohio Swifty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 currently reading Tales from the moe.Republic. it's alright. haven't had much reading time lately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemeno Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 maybe Ricky has a few books you can read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Thanks thus far ,nice one N.R....see you next week in Ohio SwiftyThey're going???!! I need confirmation on this, fockers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Thanks thus far ,nice one N.R....see you next week in Ohio Swifty...and for a guy that reads so many books you'd know that the space comes after the comma. geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Two words. Slash Biography.Okay two more. Was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Two words. Slash Biography.Okay two more. Was awesome!Wish I could remember to whom I lent that book...I'd like to read it again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) I would recommend anything by Dave Eggers. I've read a few but his first, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, is still my favourite.If you haven't read Dirt, The Motley Crew bio, then pick it up asap! It was awesome! I wish I knew who I lent that to because it is worthy of a second go 'round. Edited August 21, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bradm Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 :thumbup: If I were to be stranded somewhere, and could have only one HST book with me, that'd be the one. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paan Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Some of my person fav's:Jitterbug Perfume - Tom RobbinsThe Fountainhead - Ayn RandAtlas Shrugged - Ayn RandFifth Business - Roberston DaviesThe Grapes of Wrath - SteinbeckEast of Eden - SteinbeckDune - Frank Herbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Ever buy offsets?Voluntary Carbon Markets: An International Business Guide to What They Are and How They Work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy recently, then found out they're making a movie and wondered aloud "how the hell could they make this into a movie?" I saw the stills and it's exactly how I pictured it in my mind.Great read, a quick read too.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Oh, and I second "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy recently, then found out they're making a movie and wondered aloud "how the hell could they make this into a movie?" I saw the stills and it's exactly how I pictured it in my mind.Did I write that? I agree completely only I wasn't a huge fan of the book. I thought it quite slow and anti-climactic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Oh, and I second "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius". I gave it a shot years ago and didn't make it through the first 100 pages, which were so ho-hum and desolate. Know what I mean? But I've heard his new one "What Is The What" is quite good and I've been meaning to pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Actually now that I think about it, I really enjoyed the first 100 or so pages of Heartbreaking Work but was pretty annoyed with the dude by the end of it.The Road anti-climactic? Sort of, but I think that was the point. It certainly took on a whole different meaning being a Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I've been reading a fantasy series for a while by Raymond E. Feist. I think they're a lot of fun. The first book is called Magician: Apprentice. I think I'm on the 15th book now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Actually now that I think about it, I really enjoyed the first 100 or so pages of Heartbreaking Work but was pretty annoyed with the dude by the end of it.Me too..though I didn't make it all the way to the end...my annoyance wouldn't allow it. When I first picked up the book, I erroneously presumed that it was so-titled as an ironic nod/jab in the direction of the myriad of crappy, self-reverential memoirs being put out these days. Turns out, I think he actually might be a genuine devotee of his own particular brand of "genius".He does write with a certain flair, he constructs an interesting turn of phrase...as such, I might try something else of his, but I certainly didn't love "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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