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[RandomAnthony]

Hey, Elizabeth (some of you probably know her) and I are looking for people to book club The Tempest on goodreads...here's a link if you're interested.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2...

[Sarah]

I love Vonnegut. He's entertaining and subversive. You're laughing along and then there's some zinger that just hits home.

[Heather]

I usually pick my next book based on something I hear that provokes the question in my head "is that really true?". For instance, cheesy pharmaceutical commercials making claims of a pain free rewarding life until I'm 90 at least, sent me to the pages of Dr. Abrahmson's Overdosed America . Other times I pick a book based on a recommendation. That's how I usually find my fiction. The last recommendation I got sent me to the pages of a book so outstandingly awesome that I'll pass the recommendation forward. It's called the Jefferson Project by a guy with a viking god name, THOR Duffin.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Vonnegut is one of those writers I have mixed feelings about. I do love his subversiveness and his zingers. Sometimes he'll come up with some fantastic sentence or paragraph that I just have to copy into my book diary. But his books don't draw me in as whole entities for some reason. That's poorly expressed but what I mean is I don't finish the book and say, "That was one awesome book."

I love it that "the University of Chicago later accepted his novel Cat's Cradle as his thesis, citing its anthropological content, and awarded him the M.A. degree in 1971." - Wiki. Which would make him 49 or 50. He is certainly one interesting dude.

[RandomAnthony]

Welcome to TC, Heather!

[RandomAnthony]

Vonnegut runs hot and cold for me. I loved his work when I was younger but I'm finding some holds up better than others as I get older.

[[deleted user]]

RandomAnthony wrote: "Welcome to TC, Heather!"

Now if it were the real Jim who returned .....

[Audrey]

I'm currently reading/cooking with Julia Child's book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I'm doing this of course because I watched Julia & Julia, although I can't imagine making all the recipes. I have always been fond of French food and Julia Child was one of the best.

[Jim]

Gail "cyborg" wrote: "RandomAnthony wrote: "Welcome to TC, Heather!"

Now if it were the real Jim who returned ....."

Welcome to TC Heather, geez, can't a guy take a break to cut his lawn :-)

[[deleted user]]

Not the real Jim.

[Jim]

Ok, then how about this, I was still doing surveillance on Kevin, and he went on the move and I lost my WiFi signal in the Candle and bubble bath store he quickly ducked into.

[[deleted user]]

Ha ha, I am prepared to buy that story. Welcome back Jim.

[Kevin]

I WAS PICKING UP SOMETHING FOR MY WIFE. geesh....

ok, the lime verbena sugar scrub was for me. and the country home candle. and the hairnet...

[Jim]

It's Ok Kevin, I won't tell any one about your trying on the push up bra, that will just stay our little secret :-)

[Kevin]

that wasn't for me!!!!!!

[Jim]

Oh, woops, did I print that out loud?

[ms.petra]

@ Lobstergirl - Thank you for recommending Shop Class as Soulcraft. I finished it today and really enjoyed it. I am an advocate for trade schools and respect people who actually make/fix things. I hate the stereotype of blue collar workers as being stupid. They are laughing all the way to the bank fixing cars, drains, locks, etc. for white collar workers. Remember in the movie Titanic, the rich sophisticated people were so boring and all the fun was had in the lower decks. I glide through my days among VERY wealthy people and I talk to them and enjoy the conversation. But, even though they have everything money can buy, many of them just don't really seem happy.

[Heather]

RandomAnthony wrote: "Welcome to TC, Heather!"

Thank you Mr. Random.

[ms.petra]

what color was the push-up?

[Jim]

It was burgundy with some frilly stuff on it.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

ms.petra wrote: "@ Lobstergirl - Thank you for recommending Shop Class as Soulcraft. I finished it today and really enjoyed it. I am an advocate for trade schools and respect people who actually mak..."

Glad you liked it. I'm with ya - we need more trade schools and really well trained, experienced tradespeople. Someone who has a wealth of experience has also developed a finely honed intuition about what to do, or what might work, in certain situations. (This is true of a surgical oncologist and a mechanic alike, I think.) Sadly, there are of course some plumbers/carpenters/mechanics/doctors charging the same prices as the really skilled ones and doing really shitty work. Wish you could tell by looking which ones they were...

[ms.petra]

maybe a big "C" on their shirt for competent?

[Kevin]

it was crimson. get better binoculars

[ms.petra]

I thought you might go Indy blue.

[Jim]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "it was crimson. get better binoculars"

Sorry, bad lighting.

[[deleted user]]

Vonnegut rocks, his quotableness is priceless.

Currently on book two of the Hunger Games books. I like it, I have to admit. But, it also makes me think, "For shit sake, seriously? Come on!" And, I have to keep reading to see how they're going to get out of their latest predicament. Go Peeta!

I know, sad. I just cannot help myself.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Glad to see another Hunger Games convert! :)

[Paul]

Just picked up Neal Stephenson's Anathem, which has been sitting on my shelf since it came out, as I read a lot on the move and haven't fancied lugging a 1000 page hardback around.

[Mary]

I'm reading (nearly done) The House of Mirth; I kinda want to see the movie now, only it stars Gillian Anderson, and I find her faintly repulsive. Certainly not how I picture Lily Bart.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I need to reread House of Mirth so I can answer all the trivia questions. Also, just because. I can't remember if I saw the movie, but certainly Gillian Anderson has become Lily Bart in my head so there's no going back.

[ms.petra]

The Dropper by Ron McLarty

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I just finished Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and I highly recommend it, particularly if you like spies. Or thrillers. It started off slowly and I felt quite bored...a lot of talking...but I made myself stick with it and it started picking up at about the halfway point. It's densely packed, so you really have to read it carefully. I'm going to go back now and reread the first 50-100 pages to see whatever clews I missed.

[Paul]

Lobstergirl wrote: "I just finished Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and I highly recommend it, particularly if you like spies. Or thrillers. It started off slowly and I felt quite bored...a lot of talking...but I made ..."

The only le Carre i'd read was The Russia House, years ago, and i was remarkably underwhelmed. Then i read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold last year and was completely blown away. When he's good, he is so very good.

[ms.petra]

What Is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman

[Charlotte]

I'm currently reading Book #10 of the Sookie stackhouse series and my head is about to explode! Its entertaining, easy and was recommended by a friend that would be hugely disappointed if I stopped now, but I will need to pick up something slightly more cerebral once I finish. I got hooked on John Irving several years ago and have now read all but two of his novels. Chuck Palahniuk is a genius and his books are twisted, hilarious and fairly quick. I always keep an Irving and a Palahniuk on hand in case I can't find something else to read. I also told myself I would read all the Pulitzer Prize winners for fiction, which has led me to discover Richard Russo, Michael Chabon, John Updike. Long story longer, I guess for me I like to alternate the heavy and light reads and pepper that with the authors that I love.

[RandomAnthony]

Paul wrote: "Just picked up Neal Stephenson's Anathem, which has been sitting on my shelf since it came out, as I read a lot on the move and haven't fancied lugging a 1000 page hardb..."

I agree with this. I love Stephenson's work, but holy hell, some of his last few have been intimidating doorstops.

[[deleted user]]

Oh, Gabby! Great Expectations is one of my all time favorites...alternate ending, of course.

Hunger Games down, Percy Jackson series started. Shut up! I'm in a YA mood. So!

[Karmen]

I am reading Christopher Hitchen's bio Hitch-22. I love his wit - so acerbic even against himself.

[Cynthia]

RandomAnthony wrote: "Paul wrote: "Just picked up Neal Stephenson's Anathem, which has been sitting on my shelf since it came out, as I read a lot on the move and haven't fancied lugging a 10..."

I went to high school with Neal. I was even in a play with him.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Paul wrote: "The only le Carre i'd read was The Russia House, years ago, and i was remarkably underwhelmed. Then i read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold last year and was completely blown away. When he's good, he is so very good. "

Yes. He seems to run hot or cold. I had just read his newest one Our Kind of Traitor and hated it.

[RandomAnthony]

I went to high school with Neal. I was even in a play with him.

Cool!

[[deleted user]]

Gabby, most copies have the original ending, which I believe the story goes...his editors thought was too dark, so they had him write the "alternate ending". Most copies now are with the original ending and has the alternate ending after, at least my copy does.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Amelia wrote: "Oh, Gabby! Great Expectations is one of my all time favorites...alternate ending, of course.

Hunger Games down, Percy Jackson series started. Shut up! I'm in a YA mood. So!"

Just over half of my reads as of lately have been YA. I find them as enjoyable as adult books.

Plus, you really can't go wrong with either HG or PJ.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Cynthia wrote: "I went to high school with Neal. I was even in a play with him.
"

You should vote on this Listopia.
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/69...

[Ken]

Amelia wrote: "Gabby, most copies have the original ending, which I believe the story goes...his editors thought was too dark, so they had him write the "alternate ending". Most copies now are with the original ..."

Before editorial high-handedness altered it, Joyce’s original ending for Ulysses was Molly’s: “and yes I said yes I will Yes, and he answered pop goes the weasel, oh no.”

[Cynthia]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "I went to high school with Neal. I was even in a play with him.
"

You should vote on this Listopia.
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/69..."

Oh, that is a fun Listopia. Jane Smiley's kid and my kid went to the same daycare. I'd actually be able to come up with lots of books for that list! Cool, LG.

[[deleted user]]

"Between a Heart and a Rock Place," the autobiography of Pat Benatar, who rocked the spandex and horizontal stripes like a daughter of Beezlebub but whose own story is, well, sort of pedestrian so far.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Gabby81 wrote: "Started Moby Dick yesterday."

Impressive.

I'm reading Kenneth Clark's first memoir Another Part of the Wood : A Self Portrait. It's totally hilarious.

[[deleted user]]

I cannot read Melville. His LONG descriptions make me crazy.

I read this one book called Treks Not Taken which the author wrote a series of Star Trek episodes as if they had been written by famous authors such as Vonnegut, Melville and Steven King (to name just a couple). The Melville one was hilarious, he would just put things like, "...(5000 word description of the ride in the shuttle craft from the station to the ship)..." I laughed out loud during that one.

[Kristi]

I chose books to read next:
Book club picks
Due date at library
books I own
Then because I've "accumulated" so many, I try to read in the order bought.

In other words, I'd never be able to decide which to read next if I didn't have some sort of guidelines pushing me in one direction or the other.