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Date Posted: 10:11:17 01/16/06 Mon
Author: lump
Subject: Books

Dammit.

What books are ya'll reading? I just threw The Notebook across the room without finishing it.

HORRID! I wanted light reading so I picked it up. After a few boring pages, I decided to look forward to the couple doing it 'el romance novel' style. But that was boring. Then I read (I've never seen the movie) until they got old and tossed it aside saying Garbage garbage garbage! I didn't like it at all. Not well written, not believable and the sex just wasn't that great! LOL!

I'm finishing C'est Le Vie by Suzy somethingorother from Born to Shop. It's about her moving to France after her husband dies, but it is severly lacking in the humor I expected. Nevertheless I will finish reading this one.

I have to do some ADD research again, so have another book on that in the hold.

But what I really want to read is The Sexlife of Cannibals! Anyone get that yet?

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[> Re: Books -- taurusgirl, 10:53:02 01/16/06 Mon [1]

>Sexlife Of Cannibals, NO. Never judge a book by it's cover/title right?

Anyway I started The Dirt The Motley Crue book The other night and I'll have it finished today, it was so good. I'm not a fan, but I heard it was the r'n'r bible and it has completely sucked me in. Im on the waiting list fot Tommyland (tommy Lee) and that should be in wednesday so I'll be into that. I read Scar Tissue (anthony keidis) and I thought it was boring, Parry Farrel from Jane's Addiction has a book out now too. If you can't tell I love biographies.

I'm going to look for the book My Year Of Yes, that I mentioned here.

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[> [> Re: Books -- Leo, 11:58:12 01/16/06 Mon [1]

I just started reading Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan. I got it for xmas, and I can already tell its going to be one of those books I lose sleep over - meaning I'll pick it up for a few minutes before bed, and end up staying up late because I can't put it down.

I was supposed to start reading Mists of Avalon and I will.

I was in a book store yesterday and picked up a book in the Images of America series for the town I live in. Its mostly pictures with captions, and I read it all during dinner. I also found some blatant errors and I'm not even a native.

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[> Re: Books -- chrys, 19:35:45 01/16/06 Mon [1]

i'm starting to reread mists of avalon. haven't really picked up anything new as of late, sad to say but mists of avalon is SUCH a good winter book.

i read a book once, it was written by some soap opera writer and it had the WORST sex scenes ever, like so devoid of anything it was like reading about someone taking out the garbage or something. i didn't finish that book either.

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[> Re: Books -- 23, 10:15:20 01/17/06 Tue [1]

I'm currently reading a short story collection by China Mieville and Volume I of The Invisibles (graphic novel by Grant Morrison). Both are really good.

I bought a few more books over the weekend (got a late, but nice, xmas bonus from work), The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (non-fiction) and The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester (SF).

So you ladies dig the erotica, huh? My wife has been writing some of that lately.

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[> [> Re: Books -- lump, 11:46:29 01/17/06 Tue [1]

>So you ladies dig the erotica, huh? My wife has been
>writing some of that lately.

No - not really - I just figured that'd be the best part of that particular book. I was looking for a light read, and had heard that Nicholas Sparks was good - but that particular book...it's been a long time since I haven't forced myself to finish a book. It was bad. I'd rather read a Harlequin novel.

Your wife has been writing some though? That's cool. Anne Rice has some out (under Anne Rampling I think), but I've never read any. Her regular books can be pretty erotic sometimes anyhow. I think I'll add one to my list because I never realized until now that I've never actually read one!

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[> [> [> Re: Books -- taurusgirl, 12:29:20 01/17/06 Tue [1]

>>So you ladies dig the erotica, huh? My wife has been
>>writing some of that lately.

You can usually find the erotica under annonymous in the bookstore
fiction dept. There's always the classic Henry Miller and his girlfriend Annis Nin, I like them better, they're more subtle. That movie "Henry and June" is all about them and it's such an erotic movie. Oooohh! It is, It is.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Books -- lump, 13:36:08 01/17/06 Tue [1]

LOL! I was thinking Benny and Joon and about died when you said it was erotic! LOL!

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[> Re: Books -- chrys, 16:05:03 01/17/06 Tue [1]

lmao, i thought you meant benny and joon too, lol!

other than like VC andrews which doesn't really cout i haven't read too much erotica, but you know, if it's written well, then it can be good. vc. andrews is always like writing about incest though, ewww.

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[> [> Re: Books -- lump, 16:14:09 01/17/06 Tue [1]

You do know that VC Andrews died many years ago, right? I'd say at least 12 years ago. They just keep spitting up books in her name, thanks to her kids. I read them, too, until she passed.

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[> [> [> Re: Books -- chrys, 17:02:41 01/17/06 Tue [1]

yes i did know that, i even heard that the "ghostwriter" is actually a dude, writing these stories about girls coming of age. btw it's b/c of vc. andrews that i can't stand that "figure of a woman" line in out of exile.

i havent' read too many of her books, but i did read my sweet audrina when i was like twelve, and let me tell ya, it taught me a lot i didn't already know, hahaha, but i loved it, the creepiness, the mystery, and i liked arden. i have reread it a couple times and seem to like it less and less each go round but you can't deny the intrigue and the overall undertone of that book, i would probably read it again.

then i read two books about melody, and the book dawn which i really disliked, i felt tricked into feeling sorry for her. that one was real weird too, like her brother wasnt' really her brother and this other guy was and i think she did stuff with both of them or something...

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[> [> [> [> Re: Books -- lakemnitz, 20:01:20 01/18/06 Wed [1]

>I am reading Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamont. It is pretty cool lots about faith, living life on lifes terms. I am going to read A Year by the Sea next....then hopefully My Friend Leonard-by James Frey. I can't believe he is getting all the flack for a Million Little Pieces. I have this thing about reading all the books by one author and then getting bored because they have no books out....hopefully I am breaking that pattern.

Anyone read Memoirs of a Geisha?

>yes i did know that, i even heard that the
>"ghostwriter" is actually a dude, writing these
>stories about girls coming of age. btw it's b/c of
>vc. andrews that i can't stand that "figure of a
>woman" line in out of exile.
>
>i havent' read too many of her books, but i did read
>my sweet audrina when i was like twelve, and let me
>tell ya, it taught me a lot i didn't already know,
>hahaha, but i loved it, the creepiness, the mystery,
>and i liked arden. i have reread it a couple times
>and seem to like it less and less each go round but
>you can't deny the intrigue and the overall undertone
>of that book, i would probably read it again.
>
>then i read two books about melody, and the book dawn
>which i really disliked, i felt tricked into feeling
>sorry for her. that one was real weird too, like her
>brother wasnt' really her brother and this other guy
>was and i think she did stuff with both of them or
>something...

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Books -- Leo, 21:50:08 01/18/06 Wed [1]

lake - oddly enough traveling mercies was recommended to me a long time ago by another forum member. I have read one of Anne LaMott's books, and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I don't think it was that one. My lazy ass doesn't want to get up and check the title, but Chrys will know which one it was,lol.

A Year by the Sea - who is the author? I'm thinking I have that book, but haven't read it yet.....

I read Memoirs of a Geisha years ago and would like to see the movie.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Books -- chrys, 01:31:35 01/19/06 Thu [1]

leo you probably read bird by bird, her book on writing, that's just my guess, she has a bunch of books. i read recently her plan b, which has lots of thoughts on faith. some of it sounded preachy to me, but some of it was awesome.

and yes you do have a year by the sea, i gave it to you for xmas one year, lol.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Books -- Leo, 19:22:03 01/19/06 Thu [1]

Yep, it was Bird by Bird. I knew you'd know, and you're not gonna like this - for some reason I thought it was my mom who gave me A Year by the Sea. I'm glad I have you to keep track for me!!

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