What are you reading right now?

**Janszoon** · 05-07-2012, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bam You Have AIDS

Just started both of these, and just finished:

Which was a little bit of a let down after everything I'd heard about it, to be honest. I was really hoping for something much more disturbing and revealing. Instead of the emotional challenge the quotes on the book promised, I mostly found myself going "I pretty much agree with this, though that might've been a bit harsh for the situation".

That's almost exactly what Bradley Denton said his wife said when she read the book. I think that's what he was going for. Plus he's kind of known for quirky slightly humorous stories so truly disturbing content is probably not going to be in the cards for any of his books, it certainly hasn't been in the three I've read.

Paedantic Basterd · 05-07-2012, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's almost exactly what Bradley Denton said his wife said when she read the book. I think that's what he was going for. Plus he's kind of known for quirky slightly humorous stories so truly disturbing content is probably not going to be in the cards for any of his books, it certainly hasn't been in the three I've read.

Well in that case, it was a success. It wasn't a bad book by any means, it was a good story and Morton is possibly my favourite character from any novel I've ever read; I just had different expectations for it from what I'd heard about it.

crash_override · 05-07-2012, 09:21 PM

This should catch up with my reading over the last 2/3 weeks.

Sacred by Dennis LeHane

Good, but not up to par with the rest of the series. 7.5/10

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Incredible from start to finish, bonus points for concise writing and epic ending. 9/10

Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis LeHane

LeHane goes longwinded in this epic crime-drama that is jokingly referred to as 'Long, Baby, Long' on Amazon. Still amazing. 8.5/10

Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card

Knew I was in for trouble when the intro warns you that it's nothing like the first book. This one was a pain to read and actually slowed me from my usual pace. Not preferred. 6/10

Just started:

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Conor · 05-08-2012, 01:01 AM

Darren Shan: Lord Loss.
Good book about demons...

Blarobbarg · 05-08-2012, 07:02 AM

Vivian Marquis and Patricia Haskell, The Cheese Book 1966

I was in my kitchen looking on a high lonely shelf, right to the ceiling, and came across a big pile of dust-covered books and papers. I dug around it, and it was mostly junk, but lo and behold. At the bottom of the pile lay this beauty. It was published in 1966, and it looked like it hadn't been touched since that year.

I love cheese, and had just finished a few books, so I thought I would give it a try. The book takes a few chapters to talk about the history of cheese making, how it's made, and a chapter on etymology. After that is 14 chapters on specific cheeses. Their taste, their looks, the texture, anecdotes, history, availability in the US (circa 1966, of course). Honestly, it's quite good. Not sure where it came from, but I'm glad I found it.

, 1998

John P. Parker, His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave and Conductor on the Underground Railroad

This is exactly what the name says it is. It is a history that could have been lost to time had it not been for a journalist who heard rumors of the man and interviewed him in his old age, soon before he died. I'm actually rereading this. Highly, highly recommend this for anyone interested in human rights, slavery, or the Civil War.

Arya Stark · 05-08-2012, 11:24 AM

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bob. · 05-08-2012, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Incredible from start to finish, bonus points for concise writing and epic ending. 9/10

Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card

Knew I was in for trouble when the intro warns you that it's nothing like the first book. This one was a pain to read and actually slowed me from my usual pace. Not preferred. 6/10

i suggest you just stop there and quickly pick up a copy of Ender's Shadow

while waiting for my new book to arrive i fall back on a favorite

Paul Bowles = personal hero and well ahead of his time misanthropic genius....god i wish i could pick his brain for a few hours

NSW · 05-08-2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

House of Holes by Nicholson Baker
The most recent novel by one of my favorite authors. I'm only one chapter in but I have high hopes based on this this blurb:

One of the guys in my book club wants us all to read this, haha. What do you think, book club material??

On another note, I finally started reading this:

I didn't want to start it until I was ready for the emotional turmoil that's sure to come. It's about that time...

**Janszoon** · 05-08-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

One of the guys in my book club wants us all to read this, haha. What do you think, book club material??

Well, I'm two or three chapters in and so far I've read about two women getting pleasured by a disembodied (but living) arm, a man having his semen tested for magical properties by a woman rolling his balls around in her mouth, and a woman having sex in a tanning booth with a man made of lightbulbs. So I guess it depends what kind of relationship all of you have.

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