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[ms.petra]

Gabby I liked it as well.

[Brittomart]

Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I thought it was okay. The big twist was way too Lifetime After Dark for me.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I agree about the ending, Britt. Very sensationalized.

[Flora]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "so i am reading the conn iggulden Emperor series and i finished the first book (of four) and then did an inter-library loan request for the next three. friday i got notice that a book came in for m..."

I've been wanting to read this series, I have it on my ever growing to read list. I loved the seires he did on Ghengis Kahn. I would think that the Emperor series would be just as good.

[Kevin]

the ghengis khan series was excellent. is there another book in that series coming out in september 2010? the first emperor series book was very good and i will read the other 3 soon

[Brittomart]

Lo. Lola. Dolly. Dolores. Lolita.

Or London Fields

[Cosmic Sher]

I tried reading Lolita and just couldn't get into it. Maybe I'm just not mature enough yet.... :\

I'm currently reading Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit and really enjoying it. It very clearly puts the division between science and spirit into the mythological category. I love hearing these brilliant men express their wonder at the mysteries of the universe. Great read.

[Brittomart]

When I read Lolita, I had a library copy, and about half way, a reader had left me a note in the margin. "I know this book gets really creepy, but stick with it! It's really good!"

[Cosmic Sher]

LOL That's really cool. I'm going to have to give it a try again cause I keep hearing how great it is, despite the creepiness.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Misha wrote: "Having finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on Friday, I'm waffling between jumping into the next book or tackling some of the stuff on my list of unfinished books I've vowed to return to this ...The question is which one do I pick up first. Lolita? 2666? American Pastoral? Salem's Lot?

So many choices. "

There's a GR group you can join where they will pick your next read for you. Just in case you're paralyzed by indecision....

[ms.petra]

I tried 2666, but it just couldn't make a dent in it before I had to return it. That is a book I am going to have to be in the mood to read. It is so long, it better be worth the time.

[[deleted user]]

A friend of mine is reading 2666 at the moment. I can give you an update when she finishes if you would like?

[ms.petra]

yes, thank you.

[[deleted user]]

No worries.

[Jonathan]

Misha wrote: "The question is which one do I pick up first. Lolita? 2666? American Pastoral? Salem's Lot"

I don't think you could go too far wrong with any of those.

I haven't read Lolita since I was in college (about 20 years ago). At the time, I was mesmerized by the rich wordplay and the heavy breathing. I'm not sure if I would enjoy it in quite the same way now, but it's definitely a fine book.

American Pastoral is one of the best books I've read in the past few years. The main character, Seymour, is like all of Roth's protagonists, a kid from a Jewish neighborhood in New Jersey--that is to say, a stand-in for Roth--but here you really get the whole sweep of postwar American life wrapped up in one person's story. A really great book.

2666 is not always easy to follow, but there's constant action, some good atmospheric writing, and a staggering body count.

Salem's Lot, I've never read, but I saw the TV version when I was a kid and remember being scared as heck, which I guess is the point with Stephen King.

[[deleted user]]

ms.petra wrote: "yes, thank you."

I have just been checking your profile (my late afternoon dead zone lasts for hours & hours). The friend I was talking about is also a friend of yours. You could ask her yourself. It's Petra.

[ms.petra]

that threw me for a loop! I forgot that I found a namesake on GR's.

[Félix]

I just started re-reading Prodigal Summer. So far, I'm not sorry I made that decision.

[[deleted user]]

I just started reading Murder in the High Himalaya, it is a very interesting read.

[Brittomart]

I don't know what to read next.

I'll probably finally read The Jungle

[Flora]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "the ghengis khan series was excellent. is there another book in that series coming out in september 2010? the first emperor series book was very good and i will read the other 3 soon"

I'm not aware of another book in that series. It seemed finished to me with the death of Ghengis.

I'm glad to hear that the Emperor series was good. I had been putting off reading it because I hadn't heard alot about it.

I've just finished The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane which I really liked and am moving on to The Girl Who Played with Fire

[Kevin]

flora: http://www.conniggulden.com/

[[deleted user]]

ms.petra wrote: "that threw me for a loop! I forgot that I found a namesake on GR's."

:D it was supposed to.

She is away on a hiking trip at the moment. She will be back at the end of the week.

[Knarik]

I am reading "The Twelve Caesars" by Suetonius which was written around 120 AD, it is a great non-fictional story about the twelve caesars (from Julius Caesar to Domitian), their life and times. I really recommand it!

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I'm reading A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel. Even though it's under 400 pages it really does seem to be an exhaustive history of reading. There are chapters on the history of reading lying down, reading in bed, reading aloud, reading silently. Every chapter has dozens of illustrations of all of these: medieval sarcophagi with reclining figures reading on them; illuminated manuscripts of monks reading out loud; the tiniest book ever printed. It goes on forever.

The trivia is unending. For example, did you know that in some cigar factories in 19th century Cuba, there was a lector? That's right, someone would read a book out loud to the workers rolling cigars. After he had read The Count of Monte Cristo, the factory workers wrote to Alexandre Dumas and asked if they could name a cigar after him and he said yes. Hence the Montecristo.

[Sarah]

I just read The Girl in the Glass: A Novel, which is a sorta mystery by a sorta SF writer. It's set in the 30s and touches on the Great Depression, eugenics, Coney Island sideshow freaks, seances & spiritualists, con men, butterflies, and the forced emigration of Mexicans. Good stuff.

Now reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks which is non-fiction but reads like fiction. It's about the woman behind the ubiquitous HeLa cells, but it's also about medical ethics, research subjects' rights, medical treatment of black and poor communities in the early half of the century, and a whole lot more. Horrifying and fascinating.

[Phil]

Misha wrote: "I could see that, Barb. And Stellan Skarsgard as Martin. I'm not sure who I'd cast as Blomkvist. Not Russell Crowe or Brad Pitt, please. Maybe Clive Owen. He does world weary fairly well."

I heard that Blomkvist will be played by James Bond (Daniel Craig).

In fact, you can read about it here.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

Is the American version still going to be set in Sweden?

[Jonathan]

Sarah Pi wrote: "Now reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks which is non-fiction but reads like fiction. It's about the woman behind the ubiquitous HeLa cells, but it's also about medical ethics, research subjects' rights, medical treatment..."

I remember seeing Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, when she was on The Colbert Report a few months ago to talk about the book. Sounded like a fascinating story.

[Phil]

Still set in Sweden. No Lisbeth cast yet. One People reader suggested Katherine Moennig. I don't know of her but, from my quick online search, she seems to have the correct physical form (including bust).

[Brittomart]

Katherine Moening is way too old to play Lisbeth.

[ms.petra]

Jonathan wrote: "Sarah Pi wrote: "Now reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks which is non-fiction but reads like fiction. It's about the woman behind the ubiquitous HeLa cells, but it's also about medical e..."
@Sarah Pi. I listened to the audio version not too long ago and really enjoyed it as well.

[ms.petra]

I just finished The Great Santini and after that I need some Jane Austen. So Mansfield Park it is.

[[deleted user]]

Best of luck with Mansfield Park, would I spoil it for you if I said it was my least favourite Jane Austen? I have still read it a couple of times but on the second read I wanted to re-write the ending myself. I was cheering the bad guys. :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Mansfield Park is my least favorite too (although I haven't read Sanditon yet). Still, like you I've read it twice.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I want to know how much that author is making off the Henrietta Lacks book. Must be a lot. I see people reading it everywhere.

[Jonathan]

It's selling remarkably well. Even after all these months, it still checks in at number 17 on the NY Times bestseller list for hardcover non-fiction: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/boo...

[Sarah]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I want to know how much that author is making off the Henrietta Lacks book. Must be a lot. I see people reading it everywhere."

She started a fund for the family members with some of the proceeds too, as she promised them. So many people have made money off of HeLa, while they can't afford health care. I'm glad that they finally saw somebody keep her promise.

[Kevin]

my inter library loan books came in today.

[RandomAnthony]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I'm reading A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel. Even though it's under 400 pages it really does seem to be an exhaustive history of reading. There are chapters on the history of..."

I read that! It's only ok, in my eyes. His analysis of the science behind reading is, like, one page, and really surfacy, but maybe that wasn't his point. I did like the part where he points out people used to read out loud as a matter of routine.

I'm picking up the new Anthony Bourdain from inter-library loan today. I was wondering when the lame patron who turned in the book four days late was going to be done with it...(we can see book' due dates on the library web site).

[Kevin]

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/collec...

[janine]

i am reading 'ivoren wachters' (ivory watchmen) by dutch author simon vestdijk (you might have heard of him, he also wrote 'the garden where the brass band played' and a whole lot of other books). i am strangely fascinated by the main character's look on teeth decay, and walnuts.

[ms.petra]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/collec..."

These girls with blue eyes just don't work for me.... I know they will dye their hair and put contacts in, but I really liked Ellen Page for the role. She has the right build and with some leather, fake tattoos, and piercings, she would be a perfect Lisbeth IMO.

[Brittomart]

They're too pretty.

[Kevin]

if winona ryder were 21 years old...

(edgy enough? how bout a shoplifter with illegal prescription drugs)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I'm reading Ice Limit.

[Kevin]

lov-ing [said in an exaggerated, drawn out manner:] these emperor series books by conn iggulden

[[deleted user]]

I am currently devouring Interpreter of Maladies. I really should slow down to appreciate the stories more.

[Félix]

Lovely stories, I thought.

[Sarah]

Yes, lovely stories.