BruceH Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Rereading, after many years, Chandler Brossard's WHO WALK IN DARKNESS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Natural Selection---Gary Giddins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 "The Sirens of Titan" - Kurt Vonnegut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Eric Garcia - Hot and Sweaty Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elissa Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Excuse my French, but Robert Bork is a cocksucker on a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Excuse my French, but Robert Bork is a cocksucker on a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Eric Garcia - Hot and Sweaty Rex A fun light read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BruceH Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Prequel to The Ultimate Truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Been catching up on the last 8-10 months of Smithsonian mags.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Prequel to The Ultimate Truth. Maybe that's next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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