BruceH Posted August 21, 2007 Report Posted August 21, 2007 I picked up Dawkins' The God Delusion today; gotta see what the fuss is all about... Hey, I happen to be reading that now! Can't be just a coincidence; God must have made it happen! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 23, 2007 Report Posted August 23, 2007 My daughter loaned me "Harry Potter and the deadly hallows", together with "Harry Potter & the half blood prince", which I've read before, so I could catch up. Just finished the earlier book. About to head for the garden and read the new one. MG Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 25, 2007 Report Posted August 25, 2007 (edited) Well, I finished the last Harry Potter book. It was all right, but it's not stuff you can read more than once, as I found when reading the penultimate volume for the second time. Still at least, the grammar is correct. MG Edited August 25, 2007 by The Magnificent Goldberg Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Posted August 25, 2007 Rereading, after many years, Chandler Brossard's WHO WALK IN DARKNESS. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 27, 2007 Report Posted August 27, 2007 E M Forster "Pharos and Pharillon" - a little book of (non-fiction) stories about Alexandria, ancient and modern. It must be twenty years since I read this. Very enjoyable; very dry wit. I didn't get on too well with the Forster novels I've read, but I love his short stories, particularly the Fantasy and Science Fiction stuff. I expect I'll finish this one later today, so I'll be on to his collected short stories, then. MG Quote
paul secor Posted August 27, 2007 Report Posted August 27, 2007 Penelope Lively's Consequences Not my favorite among her works, but she's one of my favorite writers and there were many good moments during my reading. Quote
Matthew Posted August 27, 2007 Report Posted August 27, 2007 Been reading the First Volume of Henry David Thoreau's Journal: 1837 - 1844. Very interesting and has some great writing in it. One of my favorite quotes so far: Nov. 12th 1837 Discipline I yet lack discernment to distinguish the whole lesson of to-day: but it is not lost - it will come to me at last. My desire is to know what I have lived, that I may know how to live henceforth. Quote
GA Russell Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 I've just finished Slouching Toward Gomorah by Robert Bork. It examines the moral decline of America in our lifetime. It was written in 1995, but is just as applicable today. He feels that the sixties accelerated the decline, but that the decline was already on its way even if the sixties had not happened as they did. He puts particular blame on two elements of the cultural elite - the Supreme Court (and of course all courts in general, including trial courts which are increasingly unable to convict and punish criminals) and the universities, which he says have rejected logic and reason for the goal of equal results. Quote
Elissa Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Excuse my French, but Robert Bork is a cocksucker on a good day. Quote
7/4 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Excuse my French, but Robert Bork is a cocksucker on a good day. Quote
7/4 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Eric Garcia - Hot and Sweaty Rex A fun light read! Quote
Larry Kart Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Anthony Trollope's "Phineas Finn." Highly recommend his "The Eustace Diamonds." The central character, Lizzie Eustace, is one of most amazing and closely observed monsters in fiction. She could eat Becky Sharpe for breakfast. Quote
ejp626 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Anthony Trollope's "Phineas Finn." Highly recommend his "The Eustace Diamonds." The central character, Lizzie Eustace, is one of most amazing and closely observed monsters in fiction. She could eat Becky Sharpe for breakfast. The Pallisers is a pretty amazing series. For some reason, I read this first and have not (yet) gotten to Barchester Towers and the rest of that series. Quote
BruceH Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Excuse my French, but Robert Bork is a cocksucker on a good day. In this context, I'll refrain from saying you took the words right out of my mouth. Quote
Shawn Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg. Man, this is a GREAT book and far superior to the movie version (Angel Heart). Quote
Kalo Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Anthony Trollope's "Phineas Finn." Highly recommend his "The Eustace Diamonds." The central character, Lizzie Eustace, is one of most amazing and closely observed monsters in fiction. She could eat Becky Sharpe for breakfast. The Pallisers is a pretty amazing series. For some reason, I read this first and have not (yet) gotten to Barchester Towers and the rest of that series. I second the recommendation for "The Eustace Diamonds." "The Way We Live Now" is amazing, too. Two of the most enjoyable books we've read in my long-running book group. I need to get back to Trollope soon. Quote
Dave Garrett Posted August 28, 2007 Report Posted August 28, 2007 Excuse my French, but Robert Bork is a cocksucker on a good day. In this context, I'll refrain from saying you took the words right out of my mouth. I'm reminded of a comment I once heard in response to someone being called a cocksucker: "I hate to see such a lovely word so demeaned." Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Posted August 29, 2007 Been catching up on the last 8-10 months of Smithsonian mags.... Quote
7/4 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Posted August 29, 2007 Prequel to The Ultimate Truth. Maybe that's next. Quote
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