January 25, 201214 yr Just finished the fifth and final installment of David Baldacci's Camel Club Series, Hell's Corner. I really enjoyed this series and especially Oliver Stone/John Carr's character. David Baldacci does such a great job, these books would make fantastic movies if you ask me. Not sure who I'd want to play the main character though. Not sure what I'm going to read next. I have a few more by Baldacci, but I might change it up and come back to him later.
January 25, 201214 yr Currently reading "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorow We Will Be Killed With Our Families", an account of the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
January 25, 201214 yr Just finished Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. It was one of the books the school in NJ banned last year. Excellent read. Always happy to read that someone enjoyed Murakami. I just picked up a copy of his newest one -- 1Q84 -- but haven't started it yet. Really looking forward to it.
January 25, 201214 yr Author Always happy to read that someone enjoyed Murakami. I just picked up a copy of his newest one -- 1Q84 -- but haven't started it yet. Really looking forward to it.What is your favorite? That's the first for me. I also have a collection of short stories from him but I'm thinking Friday I may go used book shopping so I'm looking for suggestions.
January 25, 201214 yr Author On Sunday I read Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby. As with a lot of Hornby I often relate to the lead male characters. Good read and quite funny.
January 25, 201214 yr What is your favorite? That's the first for me. I also have a collection of short stories from him but I'm thinking Friday I may go used book shopping so I'm looking for suggestions. "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is my favorite but "Norwegian Wood" is probably a close second.
January 25, 201214 yr Just finished Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. It was one of the books the school in NJ banned last year. Excellent read. I might be following along soon. Just finished the first Harry Potter book and enjoyed it, already bought the second.
January 25, 201214 yr Author "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is my favorite but "Norwegian Wood" is probably a close second.That seems to be the consensus. One of the guys at the used bookstore is a big Murakami fanboy and says that they don't last long there. I'll probably get it new if they don't have it. I think I read somewhere that many people thought Norwegian Wood was quite different from Murakami's other works. Would you agree with that? I'm hoping not as I really enjoyed it.
January 25, 201214 yr Author I might be following along soon. Just finished the first Harry Potter book and enjoyed it, already bought the second. Glad to hear. At the 3rd book they really start getting good.
January 25, 201214 yr That seems to be the consensus. One of the guys at the used bookstore is a big Murakami fanboy and says that they don't last long there. I'll probably get it new if they don't have it. I think I read somewhere that many people thought Norwegian Wood was quite different from Murakami's other works. Would you agree with that? I'm hoping not as I really enjoyed it. I could agree with that. Just having a traditional narrative structure is a little different for Murakami. A lot of his other books incorporate strange narrative devices and there are a lot of science-fiction or even supernatural elements within the stories. One of his favorite things to do is to switch telling the story between reality and one of the character's dreams without initially letting the reader know that he's done it.
January 25, 201214 yr Glad to hear. At the 3rd book they really start getting good. Agree. I remember when the first book was issued it was decried as kid stuff, fantasy tripe, anti-religious, etc. But I enjoyed it and was (and still am) of the firm belief that just about anything that stimulates teenagers to read can't be a bad thing. And the series has a way of maturing along with the main characters, which is very positive.
January 25, 201214 yr Author Agree. I remember when the first book was issued it was decried as kid stuff, fantasy tripe, anti-religious, etc. But I enjoyed it and was (and still am) of the firm belief that just about anything that stimulates teenagers to read can't be a bad thing. And the series has a way of maturing along with the main characters, which is very positive. Couldn't agree more. I prefer the later, more mature, and darker books but love them all.
January 25, 201214 yr As recommended by coldweatherfan, "Ameritopia" by Mark Levin. Fascinating read.
January 26, 201214 yr Next book off the shelf that I'm going to read is John Calipari's, "Bounce Back: Overcoming Setbacks to Succeed in Business and in Life."
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