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[Whitney]

Finished S., looking forward muchly to the discussion. Debating between starting Asylum Piece or The Golem and the Jinni. Meanwhile, I will read Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street as a palate cleanser. Hoping this will be the start of a beautiful friendship with a new graphic novel series.

[Cora]

Tell the Wolves I'm Home- so far, a decent read.

[Jennifer]

I started Deadline. I am a sucker for a good zombie apocalypse.

[Dan]

Just finished No Country for Old Men. Cormac McCarthy is hit and miss for me. This one was a hit. Am now about a third the way through Les Misérables. Wow! Really enjoying this one.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Dan wrote: "Just finished No Country for Old Men. Cormac McCarthy is hit and miss for me. This one was a hit..."

Commence wisecracking about his ex-wife's vagina..... now! ;P

[Derek]

She shoots, she scores!

[Whitney]

Finished Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street. Graphic novel with Hunter S. Thompson type character in future San Francisco. Good enough to make me check out Vol 2, but usual graphic novel stereotypes (big 'ol jerk laying down the Truth, smart female sidekick, but naturally an ex-stripper, sex and violence tucked into any available nook or cranny (no pun intended). Any regular readers of graphic novels want to explain to me why they all seem to be so, well, graphic these days? I have nothing against sex or violence (except the rapey kind), but I appreciate a little subtlety on occasion as well.

Started Asylum Piece, which is completely amazing. Anna Kavan seems to be enjoying a much justified rediscovery lately. These are short stories with a slight fantastic bent to them, and some gorgeous and unsettling images. I wouldn't be surprised to find out she was an influence on Catherynne Valente.

[Sofia]

Currently reading , , , and - 2 nonfiction, 1 biographical, 2 crime/thrillers - enjoying them all!

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

Just started reading The Da Vinci Code. So far it has been intriguing the way Dan Brown goes into symbolism etc. A very engrossing read.

[Tracy]

Finished Hideous Men , beginning Infinite Jest

[Derek]

Whitney wrote: " Any regular readers of graphic novels want to explain to me why they all seem to be so, well, graphic these days?"

Funny: the only graphic novel I've ever read (in full) is Maus, for the Treasure Hunt, and (considering the subject) it was decidedly not graphic. Good choice for me...

[Derek]

Olivia wrote: "Just started reading The Da Vinci Code. So far it has been intriguing the way Dan Brown goes into symbolism etc. A very engrossing read."

Foucault's Pendulum, which is what The Da Vinci Code wishes it could be.

[Whitney]

Derek (Guilty of thoughtcrime) wrote: "Funny: the only graphic novel I've ever read (in full) is Maus, for the Treasure Hunt, and (considering the subject) it was decidedly not graphic. Good choice for me..."

True that. I guess I'm thinking of the more popular graphic novel series such as works by Alan Moore, Garth Ennis, and now Warren Ellis. Almost every popular graphic novel writer will point to the Sandman series as the height of the art form, and it was definitely NOT jam packed with aforementioned sex and violence. But, again, I'm by no means a graphic novel expert.

And I second the Foucault's Pendulum statement, although Dan Brown probably doesn't wish very hard when he's cashing his royalty checks. You might enjoy this parody of Brown: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10...

[Leo]

Tracy wrote: "Finished Hideous Men , beginning Infinite Jest"

You're on an open-faced roll with DFW on a bed of lettuce!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Leo [Hydra Kids, Hydra Wife] X. wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Finished Hideous Men , beginning Infinite Jest"

You're on an open-faced roll with DFW on a bed of lettuce!"

Open-faced roll? More like a full Roman feast, complete with mythic vomitorium! That's quite an undertaking.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Derek (Guilty of thoughtcrime) wrote: "She shoots, she scores!"

*rimshot*

[Derek]

Whitney wrote: "…although Dan Brown probably doesn't wish very hard when he's cashing his royalty checks."

No, he doesn't. And he's not ashamed to be writing what he writes. He knows it's easy-reading escapism, and that's all he (publicly) aspires to. Maybe there's a hidden Nobelist crying deep inside him, but he seems happy with what he's got.

[Marc]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "The book (so far - I'm halfway through) seems a little less over-the-top than the series, but watching e1 last night, I was surprised at how most of the dialogue is word-for-word.
"

I'm always impressed by that!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Marc wrote: "Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "The book (so far - I'm halfway through) seems a little less over-the-top than the series, but watching e1 last night, I was surprised at how most of the dialogue i..."

Piper's a lot less annoying in the book too. It's funny - having read the memoir, and understanding how serious some of the situations are in real life, I keep watching her exploits on tv & thinking, "Nooooo! Don't do it! Are you crazy?!"

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

Right now I'm reading 8.4 by Peter Hernon. It's about earthquakes on the New Madrid Fault in the Midwest. The New Madrid Fault is where the strongest quakes ever to hit the US took place in 1811 and 1812. One was so strong the Mississippi River ran backwards. So far this book has been an excellent read.

[Cora]

The Book Thief- already saying "wow"

[Richard]

The Historian - not sure how long this love affair will last - 700 pages seems a little much

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I'm reading The Creator. Hands down the creepiest cover I've seen in the last year. Look at their hands! Look at their HANDS.

[Kyle]

I just finished reading "Anonymous" by Jason Tanamor. Discovered it as a free Kindle download last month. If you like experimental fiction like Palahniuk and Harry Crews, you should give this a try.

Just posted a review:

Downloaded this book as a free Kindle giveaway. Thought the story was intriguing. Glad I did. This is a hidden gem that needs to be discovered. Sure, there are dark topics and questionable dialogues between characters, but they all add to the intenseness (is that a word?) of the plot.

There are some writing flaws - grammatical - but overall this novel is an excellent read. It flows easily with its prose. I was only intending to read a couple chapters at a time but ended up finishing it in a couple days.

I would have given this a 5 but 5-star novels are for perfect books. This book wasn't perfect; it was damn near!

'Anonymous' is worth the time.

[PinkPanthress]

I am reading Ferenc Máté's The Hills of Tuscany.

It's nice as of yet. Very light & fun reading material.

[Marie]

Kyle wrote: "I just finished reading "Anonymous" by Jason Tanamor. Discovered it as a free Kindle download last month. If you like experimental fiction like Palahniuk and Harry Cr..."

I think I might check it out. Survivor and A Feast of Snakes are two of my favourite books ever... I'm reading Satantango at the moment, which is very intriguing (I'm only about 50 pages in, so I still don't know where it's going)

[Tracy]

Olivia wrote: "Right now I'm reading 8.4 by Peter Hernon. It's about earthquakes on the New Madrid Fault in the Midwest. The New Madrid Fault is where the strongest quakes ever to hit..."

Oh, wow! I lived on that fault line, right on the Mississippi, growing up, AND went through an earthquake then, a small one, only a 4? Maybe in the late 60's? I was only 8 or 9. I heard that story about the river running backwards --how do they know it's true? Also I always wondered if an earthquake had something to do with creating the limestone bluffs my town was built on.

[Anita]

I am reading two books now.
The first is Patriot Games by Tom Clancy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... My son introduced me to his books and I am now hooked!

The second book is, Sex In The Title by Zack Love
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
which is a VERY funny book!

Two different books, but enjoying them both!

[Anita]

I'm reading two books at the moment.
The first one is: Patriot Games by Tom Clancy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... which was recommended by my son as a much read and now I'm hooked on Clancy!
The second one is: Sex In The Title by Zack Love
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
which is totally different but is hilarious!

[Dudegreen]

I'm reading three books for pleasure right now:

The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a life in the CIA's clandestine service by Henry Crumpton
I really like this book so far. The author had a very successful career and he shares a lot of very interesting information about the experiences he had and the nature of intelligence collection and utilization.

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
So far it has been rather dull, but I'm hoping the plot is going to gain some momentum. Too early to tell.

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
So far so good I suppose. I usually have to stew on philosophy for a while before I know if I am either disgusted or receptive. He seems like he is going to be a rather logical fellow and I usually get along well with those types of philosophers (not so much with folks like Sartre who is a bit of an idiot in my opinion albeit a rather humorous one). We will see.

[Leo]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "I'm reading The Creator. Hands down the creepiest cover I've seen in the last year. Look at their hands! Look at their HANDS.
"

Ewwwwww!!

I've been fortunate enough to spend the last week or so with Quin Woodward Pu's two memoirs, type A+ and DIGFAST. To those of you unfamiliar with this Gonzo journalist-esque bonne vivante, who is pretty much my age, she is most famous for this.

Were these drunk purchases that me and my sister made? Yes. Review of type A+ here. :-)

[Marc]

Dan wrote: "Am now about a third the way through Les Misérables. Wow!"

I had that same reaction and was amazed at how quickly the story moved along for such a big book!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Leo [Hydra Kids, Hydra Wife] X. wrote: "I've been fortunate enough to spend the last week or so with Quin Woodward Pu's two memoirs, type A+ and DIGFAST. To those of you unfamiliar with this Gonzo journalist-esque bonne vivante, who is pretty much my age, she is most famous for this.

Were these drunk purchases that me and my sister made? Yes. Review of type A+ here. :-) "

Oh. My. God.

I don't know whether to love you for writing that review, or hate you for introducing me to that hideous girl!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I just started reading The Girl With All The Gifts last night and have been totally sucked in already.

It was only released here yesterday, but they seem to have invested heavily in some flashy & deliberately vague & mysterious marketing, obviously designed to stir up some buzz. No author's name, publisher, blurb or anything on the posters, just a website.
It worked.

What really got me was this quote on the back of the book, "Kazuo Ishiguro Meets The Walking Dead". I'm in.

[Whitney]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "What really got me was this quote on the back of the book, "Kazuo Ishiguro Meets The Walking Dead". I'm in. ..."

Now I'm in too! Looking forward to your review / opinion. I just finished Asylum Piece, which was fantastic. I am now on a quest for all of Anna Kavan's books. Started The Golem and the Jinni for non-virtual book club.

[Jennifer]

Almost done with Deadline. I have really enjoyed the series. I hope the end does out with a bang.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Jennifer wrote: "Almost done with Deadline. I have really enjoyed the series. I hope the end does out with a bang."

I'm itching to say something, but will wait until you're done..

[Whitney]

Leo [Hydra Kids, Hydra Wife] X. wrote: "Were these drunk purchases that me and my sister made? Yes. Review of type A+ here. :-) .."

Got to be a great review that gives a book five stars, then leaves me wanting to run screaming from any possibility of ever encountering it.

[PinkPanthress]

I am done with Act. I of Cyrano de Bergerac -by- Edmond Rostand.
Four more to go. :)
It's beautiful so far... I don't know why I waited so long to read this Book.

[Leo]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Oh. My. God.

I don't know whether to love you for writing that review, or hate you for introducing me to that hideous girl! "

4RL she's a living nightmare! :D

Whitney wrote: "Got to be a great review that gives a book five stars, then leaves me wanting to run screaming from any possibility of ever encountering it."

HAHAHA! Cheers for reading, Whitney- I don't take my credibility as a reviewer lightly ;)

[Jennifer]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Almost done with Deadline. I have really enjoyed the series. I hope the end does out with a bang."

I'm itching to say something, but will wait until you're done.."
Done with Deadline.....digesting everything. I do recommend the series. Thats all I got for the moment.

[Sally]

Here is my review of The Pillars of the Earth, which I found to be a real page-turner, even though there were a lot of pages to turn!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Jennifer wrote: "Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Almost done with Deadline. I have really enjoyed the series. I hope the end does out with a bang."

I'm itching to say something, b..."

We'll talk when you've finished with the series. I have opinions. Strong opinions. :)

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I posted my review of The Creator yesterday if anyone's thinking of reading it: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Meanwhile, I'm thoroughly engrossed in The Girl With All The Gifts. It's so nice to be back where I belong: with my nose in a smart, entertaining zombie read.

[Jennifer]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Almost done with Deadline. I have really enjoyed the series. I hope the end does out with a bang."

I'm itching to..."
I would love to hear your opinions.....I do confess to being disappointed with the whole and after the zombie apocalypse they lived happily ever after. Well...ok during the zombie apocalypse...

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Jennifer wrote: "Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Almost done with Deadline. I have really enjoyed the series. I hope the end does..."

I've commented over on the Newsflesh thread (which I totally forgot we had. Oops.)

[Sally]

I just finished The Age of Innocence, which I really really enjoyed and will review soon, plus Collected Poems: Edna St. Vincent Millay, which I also gave four stars. My review is here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now I'm onto The Bean Trees and Orphan Train.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I finished The Girl With All The Gifts a couple of days ago and loved it. Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I've also started the Group Read book, which I'm thoroughly engrossed in: The End of Alice. If anyone's on the fence about reading this, I'd like to give you a little push. Do it!

[Dana]

I just finished Sex in the title by Zack Love, and his new short story City Solipsism! Amazing

Sex in the Title: A Comedy about Dating, Sex, and Romance in NYC

City Solipsism: A Short Story

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Dana wrote: "I just finished Sex in the title by Zack Love, and his new short story City Solipsism! Amazing!
..."

Booted for being a grotty little sock puppet. Amazing!