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Motorboat Cruiser · 05-26-2006, 07:06 PM

I picked up two books today...

"The Best Short Stories of O. Henry"

and

"Skinny Legs and All", one of the Tom Robbins books that I somehow overlooked.

Should be interesting to go back and forth between the two.

Scrooge McSam · 05-26-2006, 08:23 PM

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris

Light, easy to read in short snatches

Not Afraid · 05-26-2006, 08:34 PM

GD: That Murakami if one of the 3 neither of us have read. We've both been on quite a Murakami jag latel.

Sinny Legs and All! I completely remember the time and place I was when I read that. I am 22 years old and lying on the bed in the first "room" Chris and I shared and reading that particular TR book. How funy to have such a strong memory of place and time.

Sam - LOVE LOVE LOVE Sedaris. We saw him read again recently and he only gets better and better.

I'm finishing p a collection of Murakami short stories titled "The Elephant Vanishes". I keep bouncing around between books which is very unusual for me.

Scrooge McSam · 05-26-2006, 09:19 PM

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Sam - LOVE LOVE LOVE Sedaris. We saw him read again recently and he only gets better and better.

He he he Just found audio of Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol

His reading is about 6 minutes in.

€uroMeinke · 05-26-2006, 08:46 PM

Just Finished Norwegian Wood, by Murakami - unlike his other books, this one has none of the fantastical elements - but the characters and situations were very compeling, I say it's one of my favorites - but I haven't read any I didn't like yet.

Next up I, Lucifer

scaeagles · 05-26-2006, 09:42 PM

Another thread has inspired me to reread (again, as who knows how many times I've read it) Animal Farm by George Orwell.

FEJ · 05-26-2006, 10:04 PM

Just finished The Diamond Age, or A Young Lady's Illustrated Prime by Neal Stephenson

I am almost done with The Wind Up Bird Chroniclesby Murakami as well as A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

wendybeth · 05-26-2006, 10:17 PM

I'm re-reading the short stories of Guy de Maupessant. I love his writing.

Perle · 06-03-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FEJ

Just finished The Diamond Age, or A Young Lady's Illustrated Prime by Neal Stephenson

I am almost done with The Wind Up Bird Chroniclesby Murakami as well as A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

Diamond Age is a good one. I should re-read it. I get all his novels mixed up in my head

Lost Boy · 05-27-2006, 02:20 PM

I read only fun books, non of this "heavy" reading stuff. I have enough problems in real life. That's why I go to Disneyland anyway, to get away from the real world.

So, I have read both the American and English versions of all six HP books and love them to death.

About a year or more ago a book was released titled "Peter and the Starcatchers". This is an excellent book on the origin of Peter Pan which is totally different from what we have believed, and just a whole lot of fun to read. This coming July they (Disney Books) are releasing the sequel, but the same authors titled, "Peter and the Shadow Thieves". It can be pre-ordered from Amazon dot com now. The story synopsis looks like a lot of fun. Disney wants to make the first book into a movie. I hope they do.

05-26-2006, 07:06 PM	#1
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	I picked up two books today... "The Best Short Stories of O. Henry" and "Skinny Legs and All", one of the Tom Robbins books that I somehow overlooked. Should be interesting to go back and forth between the two.
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Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris Light, easy to read in short snatches
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	GD: That Murakami if one of the 3 neither of us have read. We've both been on quite a Murakami jag latel. Sinny Legs and All! I completely remember the time and place I was when I read that. I am 22 years old and lying on the bed in the first "room" Chris and I shared and reading that particular TR book. How funy to have such a strong memory of place and time. Sam - LOVE LOVE LOVE Sedaris. We saw him read again recently and he only gets better and better. I'm finishing p a collection of Murakami short stories titled "The Elephant Vanishes". I keep bouncing around between books which is very unusual for me.
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05-26-2006, 08:46 PM	#5
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Just Finished Norwegian Wood, by Murakami - unlike his other books, this one has none of the fantastical elements - but the characters and situations were very compeling, I say it's one of my favorites - but I haven't read any I didn't like yet. Next up I, Lucifer __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Another thread has inspired me to reread (again, as who knows how many times I've read it) Animal Farm by George Orwell.
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FEJ Living Now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 563	Just finished The Diamond Age, or A Young Lady's Illustrated Prime by Neal Stephenson I am almost done with The Wind Up Bird Chroniclesby Murakami as well as A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I'm re-reading the short stories of Guy de Maupessant. I love his writing. __________________
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Lost Boy The original Lost Boy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Van Nuys, CA Posts: 37	I read only fun books, non of this "heavy" reading stuff. I have enough problems in real life. That's why I go to Disneyland anyway, to get away from the real world. So, I have read both the American and English versions of all six HP books and love them to death. About a year or more ago a book was released titled "Peter and the Starcatchers". This is an excellent book on the origin of Peter Pan which is totally different from what we have believed, and just a whole lot of fun to read. This coming July they (Disney Books) are releasing the sequel, but the same authors titled, "Peter and the Shadow Thieves". It can be pre-ordered from Amazon dot com now. The story synopsis looks like a lot of fun. Disney wants to make the first book into a movie. I hope they do. __________________ Second Star to the Right, Straight on till Morning. Peter Pan
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