What are you reading right now?

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doone

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Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina by *takes a deep breath* Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, M. Shayne Bell, David Bischoff, A.C. Crispin, Kenneth C. Flint, Barbara Hambly, Rebecca Moesta, Daniel Keys Moran, Jerry Oltion, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson, Kathy Tyers, Tom Veitch & Martha Veitch, Dave Wolverton, Timothy Zahn. Whew!
 
captain bill

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funkykingston said:
I've added "Collapse" by Jared Diamond to my list of reading books and I've been intermittantly been reading essays from "Dinosaur in a Haystack" by the always awesome Stephen J. Gould.

For fiction I think I'm ready to read more Kafka. I bought "The Castle" years ago but never read it. The last thing I read of his was "Metamorphosis" for a class in college.
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I bought "Guns, Germs and Steel" a while ago and forgot about it behind several other books. Then I started hearing about it everywhere, and I've been meaning to actually read it at some point. My goal is to have it finished before school starts again.
 
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GoGoGadget said:
I just started "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris. Very funny.
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Sedaris is great, especially because it's a quick read and doesn't require a lot of dedication. Very good nightstand book. Naked is also a very good book. Anyone who likes Sedaris should read "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers. That's one of my favorite books.
 
GoGoGadget

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Last night I re-read "Naked Pictures of Famous People," by Jon Stewart. Came out several years ago when Stewart was slightly less well known. Absolutely hilarious book.

Its a pretty quick read, as well. As a matter of fact, I found it yesterday put away in the wrong place and intended to skim through it, but ended up reading the whole thing in a couple of hours.
 
PixelPusher

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GoGoGadget said:
Last night I re-read "Naked Pictures of Famous People," by Jon Stewart. Came out several years ago when Stewart was slightly less well known. Absolutely hilarious book.

Its a pretty quick read, as well. As a matter of fact, I found it yesterday put away in the wrong place and intended to skim through it, but ended up reading the whole thing in a couple of hours.
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Have you read "America: The Book" yet? I'll never look at a textbook the same way again (of course I'm no longer in school so I probably won't ever look at a textbook again ;) )
 
GoGoGadget

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PixelPusher said:
Have you read "America: The Book" yet?
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I've been meaning to ever since it came out, but it keeps slipping my mind. Glanced at it last time I was in a bookstore, actually, but had already promised myself I was only buying things small enough to be read on a plane.
 
atxrocker

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just finished reading "The Drowning People" by Richard Mason and was EXTREMELY impressed and completely entertained. It was recommended by a cousin and I had not expected to get into it this much. really good I thought. Also recently just read the sequel to "Ishmael" called "The Story Of B" by Daniel Quinn... what a great read. Love the way Quinn writes. Wonderful piece of work. Starting "The Alienist" next, another recommended book.
 
funkykingston

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Going through the stuff I have in storage I came across the bulk of my college textbooks. I grabbed a couple to re-read/skim through again:

Joan Didion - Slouching Toward Bethlehem
Mike Davis - City of Quartz
Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness (perhaps my favorite work of fiction)
 
HndsmCelt

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captain bill said:
I bought "Guns, Germs and Steel" a while ago and forgot about it behind several other books. Then I started hearing about it everywhere, and I've been meaning to actually read it at some point. My goal is to have it finished before school starts again.
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Diamond's works are all good well worth looking at all his work.
 
Evenstar

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i'm reading "salt" ( have been for a while, it just won't end) and " the barteimus trilogy, the amulet of the samarkind"

i recommend the 2nd book to anyone who likes harry potter. it's got some similar elements, its a really fun read. i can't wait to read the 2nd book " the golem's eye"
 
Prophetess

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i plan on reading one of the books of my bookshelf really soon. we unpacked the books and now we need a new book shelf. they are currently two rows to three rows deep and two rows high..ack! I think I'll start with the Cat who series...
 
loopymitch

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I've had chance to get some reading done lately, nothing recent but for anyone who hasn't read Dean Koontz "Cold Fire", it was great. I forgot how much I liked to read. Definitely need to make a trip to the library soon.

 
Abe Frohman

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Anybody read any fantasy series they would highly recommend? I am looking for something similar to the Dragonlance series (probably my favorites) or the Shannara series from Terry Brooks or the Dragonriders of Pern series.

I just started Into the Darkness by Harry Turtledove. Looks like there are several sequels, but I'm not sure I am going to be able to get into this one - we'll see, it's early yet.
Thanks
 
captain bill

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Abe Frohman said:
Anybody read any fantasy series they would highly recommend? I am looking for something similar to the Dragonlance series (probably my favorites) or the Shannara series from Terry Brooks or the Dragonriders of Pern series.

I just started Into the Darkness by Harry Turtledove. Looks like there are several sequels, but I'm not sure I am going to be able to get into this one - we'll see, it's early yet.
Thanks
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Read "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George RR Martin. Just finished the first, A Game of Thrones, and am reading the second, A Clash of Kings. They are very very good, and I am enjoying them despite not reading too much fantasy. I recommend them highly.
 
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