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[Maria]

Ruby wrote: "Maria wrote: "Just about half way throug Michel Crichton's - State of Fear. It captured my eye when I was looking around my old loft and so far it's been draging me on day and night to finish the ..."

Sure thanx! :)

[Alyssa]

I am currently reading a book that a friend of mine recommended. It is called Dark Summer by Lizzy Ford. So far, I am liking the book.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Inspired by Whitney's suggestion, I've also started Tenth of December on audiobook. George Saunders does great narration.

I'm on the downhill run of City of Saints and Madmen and my paperback copy is falling apart from all the flicking forward and backwards between appendices, and being dragged around everywhere with me. It may not survive until I'm finished..

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "Inspired by Whitney's suggestion, I've also started Tenth of December on audiobook. George Saunders does great narration...."

It continues to be amazingly great.

[Cora]

The Storyteller - great read!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Hey all - just a quick reminder to use book title links please :)

Now back to City of Saints and Madmen. I am deep down a metafictional rabbit hole right now..

[Cora]

Hey Ruby - I'm not sure how to do that on my kindle app. Do I need to go to the full site version?

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Hi Cora. I don't know which app does what at the moment. I know some people use html to add book links, but none of the apps seem to work very well with GR Group features.

[Cora]

Good - I don't need to feel like a noob about it, then! :-D

[Marc]

I've only been able to add linked book titles using the full site (unless you do it by hand, but I'm too lazy for that).

[[deleted user]]

About half way through Dirt Music, 4 chapters into Mason and Dixon (really enjoying it - but I'm having to read each chapter twice to make sure I understand it - wish I had a Learned English Dog) and just started The Unconsoled

[Jan]

Just finished Kiss Me First which I thought was really, really good! Just started The Age of Ice. So far it is a nice read for a hot August afternoon!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Almost finished the book I'm reading, and the author tweeted back on one of my GR status updates. Trying not to fangirl too hard, but I am quietly stoked. :)

[Leo]

Ruby wrote: "Almost finished the book I'm reading, and the author tweeted back on one of my GR status updates. Trying not to fangirl too hard, but I am quietly stoked. :)"

Soo coool! I should start tweeting to Will Self and we can hang out in his country estate <3 I dunno, he just seems like the kinda guy that would have one of those.

Re-reading Ulysses- having read it before and seen the film, it's so much easier to bring to life and I'm really enjoying it! One of those books that can only be read with stabilisers, unfortunately.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Leo X. wrote: "Soo coool! I should start tweeting to Will Self and we can hang out in his country estate <3 I dunno, he just seems like the kinda guy that would have one of those...."
Okay, so technically Will Self isn't fictional, but still..


Leo X. wrote: "One of those books that can only be read with stabilisers, unfortunately. ..."
Mood stabilisers?

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "Almost finished the book I'm reading, and the author tweeted back on one of my GR status updates. Trying not to fangirl too hard, but I am quietly stoked. :)"

So cool - was it Jeff Vandermeer? If so, I demand to be invited to any mutual dinner parties!

[Whitney]

Leo X. wrote: "Re-reading Ulysses- having read it before and seen the film, it's so much easier to bring to life and I'm really enjoying it! ..."

Have you checked out Frank Delaney's podcast "Re: Joyce"? If not, it is pretty great. He goes in depth into a tiny part of Ulysses each podcast.

[Tracy]

Leo!!! I thought we were gonna read together!! I did first three chs two weeks ago tho;)

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "So cool - was it Jeff Vandermeer? If so, I demand to be invited to any mutual dinner parties! ..."

Hehe - yes it was. I'm so tempted to ask questions about Errata :)

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Mark wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Whitney wrote: "So cool - was it Jeff Vandermeer? If so, I demand to be invited to any mutual dinner parties! ..."

Hehe - yes it was. I'm so tempted to ask questions about Errata :)"..."

Excellent! The discussion thread is here, (including a link to the story online): http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Leo]

Tracy wrote: "Leo!!! I thought we were gonna read together!! I did first three chs two weeks ago tho;)"

Coool then we can read it together! I just read through Stephen's beach monologue, which is so beautiful but also kind of funny because you go 'Is this as weird as it gets? I can totally read this!' -_- we'll see says zombie James Joyce...

[Leo]

Whitney wrote: "Leo X. wrote: "Re-reading Ulysses- having read it before and seen the film, it's so much easier to bring to life and I'm really enjoying it! ..."

Have you checked out Frank Delaney's podcast "Re:..."

Thanks for the suggestion, I'd never heard of it but I'll check it out now :-)

[Leo]

Ruby wrote: "Leo X. wrote: "Soo coool! I should start tweeting to Will Self and we can hang out in his country estate
Okay, so technically Will Self isn't fictional, but still..

Haha I love it! But it's true :-) His wife will make us tea!

Mood stabilisers, I like it! I seriously want to advise people to read my short stories drunk, I'm convinced they'll take on a whole new dimension of meaning! Nah, reading Ulysses makes you feel like a child again:
'The d-og w-ent to the... p-.. p-... p-... uh, Richard Ellmann?'
'The park is a symbol of Christ.'
'Park! Got it, thanks :D'

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Leo X. wrote: "Ruby wrote: "Leo X. wrote: "Soo coool! I should start tweeting to Will Self and we can hang out in his country estate
Okay, so technically Will Self isn't fictional, but still..

Haha I love it! B..."

Okay, now I'm intrigued. I actually saw a nice edition of Ulysses today when I was out shopping, but there's a special edition of Pale Fire I'm really lusting after first...

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I've finished City of Saints and Madmen. In case you haven't seen me gushing all over the threads, I LOVED it. Review here if anyone's thinking of reading it: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I also gave up on The Incrementalists. There was a good idea there, and it wasn't awful, it just wasn't well executed or credible.

I'm still trying to download my copy of Tampa, so in the meantime I've started on the latest Newsflesh novella: How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea. It's set in Australia, so needless to say the factual errors are bugging me, but I do love that series.

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "I've finished City of Saints and Madmen. In case you haven't seen me gushing all over the threads, I LOVED it. Review here if anyone's thinking of reading it: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4..."

Your gushing was sufficient to get me to read it, but it will have to wait until next year due to need to get every single category in the treasure hunt series first.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "Ruby wrote: "I've finished City of Saints and Madmen. In case you haven't seen me gushing all over the threads, I LOVED it. Review here if anyone's thinking of reading it: http://www.goodreads.com/..."

Wow. Now THAT's competitive! Or possibly OCD. :)

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "Wow. Now THAT's competitive! Or possibly OCD. :) .."

More OCD. I'd still do this even if no one else was playing, it's just more fun with more people :-)

Which binding of City of Saints did you have? Maybe different editions are more sturdy.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "More OCD. I'd still do this even if no one else was playing, it's just more fun with more people :-)"

Yeah, me too.

Whitney wrote: "Which binding of City of Saints did you have? Maybe different editions are more sturdy. ..."

The paperback. The author saw my review and said that the hardcover is much nicer. I'd love to see a special collectors edition of the Ambergris stuff, though. Something like this facsimile edition of Pale Fire I've been eying off, but with more illustration: http://www.gingkopress.com/09-lit/vla...

I'll have to add a picture of what's left of my copy of Saints & Madmen. It's pretty "well-loved".

[Leo]

Ruby wrote: "Okay, now I'm intrigued. I actually saw a nice edition of Ulysses today when I was out shopping, but there's a special edition of Pale Fire I'm really lusting after first... ."

You won't lose with either, but I think Ulysses pays back more... :)

[[deleted user]]

Just read Death in Venice -I love the way Mann keeps the feeling of unease and approaching doom simmering throughout the story.

[Karen]

Its been a busy summer so far. I 'finally' finished A Dance With Dragons and felt it was the weakest book of the series. Also finished The Most They Ever Had. Rick Bragg is the Shakespeare of the cotton country. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is vintage Gaiman, loved it. Last but not least I read Zelda. I haven't had time to do the reviews. I am now still reading The Master and Margarita. Recently saw a bio on the Rolling Stones where Mick Jagger sites this book as the inspiration for the song Sympathy for the Devil. This book is fascinating but slow going for me. Also reading The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic and A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets

[Crissy]

Just finished "Realm Keepers Episode 1"
It's a YA fantasy about 6 kids getting pulled into another realm where they get magical talents and save the world. I actually like the way the authors do this one, and their magic is pretty interesting.

First episode is free, too.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DWK765M

[Tracy]

Leo X. wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Leo!!! I thought we were gonna read together!! I did first three chs two weeks ago tho;)"

Coool then we can read it together! I just read through Stephen's beach monologue, which is..."

I hate to be a total spacey hippie punk nerd, but I have never really gotten why people find this book so hard to read. When you get in the zone, man....

[Cora]

A Game of Thrones I've heard so many good things about this one and so far, so good!

[Leo]

Tracy wrote: "I hate to be a total spacey hippie punk nerd, but I have never really gotten why people find this book so hard to read. When you get in the zone, man...."

Totes! My fave is Circe, which I think is Greek for so silly :D

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Mark wrote: "Last couple of pages of Blindsight. Not sure what to read next. I'm supposed to be sticking to a plan but it becomes difficult when packages containing new goodies arrive. "

Nice! I wonder if your paperback copy of Saints & Madmen will fare better than mine?


[edit] By the way - some sympathy please for living in a house with linoleum this lurid? Makes decorating tastefully rather difficult!]

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I finished How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea yesterday and am fuming. Review here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I've started on Snake Bite, which is a really bizarre experience for me. It's a (fairly gritty and realistic) YA novel, set in one of the dodgier suburbs of Canberra. One in which I happen to have lived. Nobody writes books set in Canberra unless they're political or historical, so it's really quite strange to see the real Canberra in print.

[Pixelina]

Ruby, that linoleum is brilliant. Takes me back to my childhood where orange and brown were what black and gray are today.

Also really tempted to get that book now.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Jeanette (jema) wrote: "Ruby, that linoleum is brilliant. Takes me back to my childhood where orange and brown were what black and gray are today.

Also really tempted to get that book now."

I had an orange and brown childhood too - which is probably why I despise that particular colour combination! If it were literally any other colour combination I would be happy!

I would definitely encourage anyone to read that book. Even if you didn't get drawn into all the subtext and side-stories, it's a fantastic world that he's created, and the artwork's great too.

[Tracy]

Ruby, I would go all Dacha gingerbread on that linoleum--turn your house into a Grimm fairy tale...

[Riona]

I think that floor has crossed over into so-bad-it's-good territory.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Riona wrote: "I think that floor has crossed over into so-bad-it's-good territory."

That's the look I'm cultivating. Not that I have any choice. :)

Mark - I hope you love Zone One as much as I did.

[Olivia "So many books--so little time.""]

Right now I'm reading Chiefs by Stuart Woods, which I've just started. So far it's been good--it's about three generations of police chiefs in the small town of Delano, Georgia. It's Woods' first novel and hearkens back to his family history.

[Jennifer]

Currently reading Since Tomorrow. Thus far....sad...dreary....sad....

[Marc]

Using the Treasure Hunt challenge as an excuse to try some new authors and/or books I keep meaning to read. Just started The Tin Drum and Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine (delightfully surprised by the chaotic pen drawings of Tom Wolfe included in this collection).

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Marc wrote: "Using the Treasure Hunt challenge as an excuse to try some new authors and/or books I keep meaning to read. Just started The Tin Drum and Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine (delightfully surpris..."

Let me know how Günter Grass is. I have a couple of his books on my shelf, and was thinking about reading The Rat for the treasure hunt.

[[deleted user]]

Dr. Faustus: The A-Text by Christopher Marlowe. I've read it twice already, and still lack knowledge of it.

[Jennifer]

Mark wrote: "Finished listening to Wizard and Glass - I am really enjoying the Dark Tower series in audio format.
Started listening to Never Let Me Go.

Still reading Zone One in hardcover; in fact, that is w..."

Zone OneIS one of my favorite books.

[Whitney]

Greg wrote: "Dr. Faustus: The A-Text by Christopher Marlowe. I've read it twice already, and still lack knowledge of it."

I read this recently as part of a whole "Faust Through the Ages" extended read with another GR group. Here's a link to the original Faust chapbook: http://lettersfromthedustbowl.com/fau...

Basically, Marlowe cribbed the more obvious parts from the original and added some 'comic' scenes for the masses.