skybytch 259 #1 December 28, 2002 Whatcha readin'? I'm in the middle of "Visions of sugar plums" by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum "holiday novel"). Secret reason behind this post - I've got US$100 to blow at Barnes and Noble tomorrow. I need some ideas - any genre, I'll read just about anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #2 December 28, 2002 Dropzone.com forums... -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #3 December 28, 2002 Go find somebody who wants $100 worth of books and sell them the gift certificate. Take the money and buy jump tickets. Patrick -- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #4 December 28, 2002 Dan Savage's "The Kid" is a really, really good read. I laughed, I cried, I choked on my beer. I got "Bush at War" for xmas but I left it at my parents' house. Sob.Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #5 December 28, 2002 Quote Go find somebody who wants $100 worth of books... I want $100 worth of books. In fact, I'm going to leave my credit cards and most of my cash at home when I go cuz I could spend $200+ there no problem. What can I say? I like to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #6 December 28, 2002 The Story of English. Companion to the PBS Series about 15 years ago. Just pulled it off the shelf to keep from going insane (bedridden w/pneumonia). Of course, I now have my laptop reaching the bedroom wirelessly, so goodby book! If you want a book with some legs, check out How the Mind Works, by Steven Pinker. He also just release one called The Blank Slate, but I haven't read it, so I can't comment on it. Good luck! _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #7 December 28, 2002 Making my way through the Prequels to Dune, written by his son and another Sci-fi writer. Bulterian Jihad is a little slow. House Corrino, House Harkonnen and House Atreides were interesting. Also just picked up another copy of Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach. Every so often, I read through his stuff again...Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions... Patricia Cornwell has a book out called Solved: Jack the Ripper which I'd like to read (she is the author of the Dr. Kay Scarpetta stuff - interesting and absorbing)... I am thoroughly jealous that you have a gift certificate to B&N for $100 - man, I would spend it in a heartbeat. I have had the urge to re-read the Shel Silvertein stuff - out loud to my nephew, but still and all, re-read it for me, too... And of course there's my old favorite, Stephen King. Dunno if he has anything new out, but I heard that the latest Gunslinger was supposed to be out right about now...sigh.... There. I just spent your whole gift certificate! LOL!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #8 December 28, 2002 I love to read,I always have.Only thing I got goin right now is Im in the middle of this months Hockey Digest. dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plummet 0 #9 December 28, 2002 The only reading I do is with my elbow on the toilet paper.-Jeff. http://www.iplummet.com Common sense and common courtesy are NOT common. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #10 December 28, 2002 JUST finished, The Four Agreements. NEXT up More with Less: Paul MacCready and the Dream of Efficient Flightquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #11 December 28, 2002 I am done with all the reading projects for a while, now I am in the middle of some very light reading, Steven King's new one "It Came from a Buick 8" I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackwidow 0 #12 December 28, 2002 I'm reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's long but really good so far... Depending on your political views. BJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #13 December 28, 2002 I'm reading "The Summons" by John Grisham. I would have NO problem spending $100 at B & N or any book store. Lucky you! J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seedy 0 #14 December 28, 2002 QuoteMaking my way through the Prequels to Dune, written by his son and another Sci-fi writer. Bulterian Jihad is a little slow. House Corrino, House Harkonnen and House Atreides were interesting. Thanks, Michele! I read House Atreides and then have been so busy I forgot about the others coming out. Just ordered them from Amazon so I can get caught up. I have been a Dune fan for years. I intend to live forever -- so far, so good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,434 #15 December 28, 2002 "Deterring democracy" by Noam Chomsky "Moonseed" by Steven Baxter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #16 December 28, 2002 Heya, Seedy... There are two more that are not published yet, and are marked "forthcoming"... Dune: The Machine Crusade Dune: The Battle of Corrino Butlerian Jihad is, as stated, a bit slow, but gives you a sense of the thinking machines and what transpired. I think I'll wait for the paperbacks of the ones mentioned above, rather than buying the hardbacks. But I will read them. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZBone 0 #17 December 28, 2002 Quote"Deterring democracy" by Noam Chomsky How is that? Still relevant? Have you read 9-11? _________________________________________________ If you hadn't read this, would it have made a sound? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seedy 0 #18 December 28, 2002 Great, I'll have to watch for them. I travel in my work and like to have things to read in the motel. I intend to live forever -- so far, so good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #19 December 28, 2002 Who is John Galt? I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #20 December 28, 2002 Currently reading "To Sail beyond the Sunset" by Heinlein. You can never go wrong with a good Heinlein book. Another great book if you can find it is "Fool on the Hill" by Matt Ruff. Great read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #21 December 28, 2002 QuoteI'm reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's long but really good so far... Depending on your political views. I loved that book when I read in college, but then I tried it again a couple of years ago and realized it was CRAP! I like "The Fountainhead" a lot better. Less nonsensical. Less evil. More readable. I do like being part of the secret club who knows who John Galt is, though.Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luna 0 #22 December 28, 2002 Quote And of course there's my old favorite, Stephen King. Dunno if he has anything new out, but I heard that the latest Gunslinger was supposed to be out right about now...sigh.... Don't worry Michele, the newest Gunslinger isn't due out until September of 2003, followed by the next in November and the last in March of 2004, all tentative dates. His newest is From a Buick 8 as someone previously mentioned. I haven't picked that one up yet. I just finished catching up on all of the Harry Potter books that I had not read until now. Before that it was Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in anticipation of the movie, as I had not read the books before. I'm reading each one before each movie. Before that was the two Ya-Ya Sisterhood books. Taking a bit of a break now as I've been reading like crazy for the last several months. Probably will pick up the last LOTR book when I decide to get back to it, unless the new Harry Potter is out by then. I'm also totally envious of a $100 GC to Barnes & Noble! I could spend it in a minute! I've been reading so much lately, I've turned to the library and borrowing from friends. That way I can put more money toward skydiving (still a student, with my husband, so it's really draining the bank account!). I'm walking a marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Click Here for more information! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base704 0 #23 December 28, 2002 "Double Malfunction" by E.P. Gottschalk. I just started it, and have not even formed an opinion on it yet. I'm also a big Stephen King reader...just finished "From A Buick 8"You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #24 December 28, 2002 Quotethe newest Gunslinger isn't due out until September of 2003, followed by the next in November and the last in March of 2004, all tentative dates. Oh, thank God!!!!!! I thought that as I hadn't been able to buy any books, that I would miss the release...and while I still might, at least it gives me 9 months...honestly, I hadn't been looking because I know I don't have the ability to NOT buy it if it were out. LOL, I can be such a wimp about books... Luna - sorry about not replying to the e-mails. Hopefully either tonight or tomorrow. Been kinda busy at work (again, thank God!!!) and have been neglecting friends and family alike... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #25 December 28, 2002 An Arrow's Flight by Mark Merlis, 1998. An astoundingly literate revisiting of the world of Homer's Iliad, set in modern gay culture, telling the story of Pyrrhus, son of Achilleus. Pyrrhus is a flighty but astoundingly beautiful child born of a goddess who grows up to be gay and a stripper in the big city while his estranged father fights Troy. After Achilleus' death, Pyrrhus is drafted to fulfill prophesy, but prophesy is often cryptic. Firmly set in the homosexual subculture, but universal in its human portrayals, metaphors for modern war, disease, and sexuality, and a huge fun read for people aware of ancient greek culture. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
