Joey's comments (member since Jan 31, 2008)

Joey's comments from the Morning Coffee Group group.

how far along in the book are you? any thoughts so far? I find the authors style of writing is a bit hard to read so far.. I sometimes find myself having to go back and re-read things to get the dialog right..is anyone else having that problem too?

Two books to pick up are "Inherent Vice" by Thomas Pynchon, and "House" by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker. Pick up either of these books..or both of these books.. and chime in :)

1) Inherent Vice:

Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon— private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog

It’s been awhile since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. Easy for her to say. It’s the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” except that this one usually leads to trouble. Despite which he soon finds himself drawn into a bizarre tangle of motives and passions whose cast of characters includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, a tenor sax player working undercover, an ex-con with a swastika tattoo and a fondness for Ethel Merman, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists.

In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren’t there . . . or . . . if you were there, then you . . . or, wait, is it . . .



2) House:

A mind-bending supernatural thriller from the creators of This Present Darkness and Showdown.

Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker - two of the most acclaimed writers of supernatural thrillers - have joined forces for the first time to craft a story unlike any you've ever read. Enter House - where you'll find yourself thrown into a killer's deadly game in which the only way to win is to lose...and the only way out is in.

The stakes of the game become clear when a tin can is tossed into the house with rules scrawled on it. Rules that only a madman - or worse - could have written. Rules that make no sense yet must be followed.

One game. Seven players. Three rules. Game ends at dawn.

Please sign in when you get the book.

Please sign in when you get the book..

I finished it too..I'm reading the next one "The Sign of Four" now.. A Study in Scarlet was pretty good though, even though it was extremely short, it was nice to see how Watson met Holmes. I had always wondered about that. I really like some of the quotes in this book, like:

"There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it."

and

"What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence," returned my companion, bitterly. "The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done."

and

"There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before."

On a side note, I just randomly selected a book to read, to revive the group, I will be inviting new members as well, and hope to get this group back to the amount of participation we had before..hope a few of you guys pick up the book and read it..I heard its a good one..

Ok, lets jump start this group.. A Study In Scarlet can be found at your local library, its a pretty popular book and there are quite a few editions. Sign in when you have it.

anyone?

what are you reading stef?

hey are you guys still around?

ok lets start nominating a book for November that we can all read and discuss!

anyone else love this show?

Welcome Cate, I'm glad you joined in :) Feel free to create threads and indulge everyone with good conversation :)

Who's your favorite character in the book so far, and why? Which character can you relate to the most?

I like Fringe..I'm watching that one too.. I also like TRUE BLOOD on HBO .. and I want to watch the Christian Slater show on NBC.. (forgot the name of it) ... I want to watch SURVIVOR and THE AMAZING RACE...

I made a Twilight discussion thread.. see you guys over there..

feel free to discuss the book with others.. also, feel free to make Twilight related threads within the "Twilight" topic .. please post *spoiler alert* when making a post that could spoil anything for people that havnt read it yet...

Welcome Hanna, glad you joined the group..feel free to chime in and be productive..thanks :)

no i missed the end..but i do know who won... I missed survivor also, how many episodes did I miss so far?

ok I got my copy, started reading it.. anyone else doing this also?