January 20, 201016 yr Me too. I picked up "The Pillars of the Earth" at a thrift store. I fear I'll have to pay full price to satisfy my quest! :lol: Say it ain't so! Of course, there's always the public library. Maybe you can say that you're doing research and not having fun.
January 20, 201016 yr How did you like "The Pillars of the Earth"? I absolutely LOVED it! I hated to see it end! I was a fan. It really had me roped in from start to finish. There are certain settings or timeframes that will always be of interest to me because at some level I connect with them: novels about the Medieval Church, novels about life in Catholic or private school, post-apocalyptic works, etc. These are things that, for whatever reason, I really enjoy. "Pillars of the Earth" fit right in. See Dan Brown, you can write a book that makes the leadership of the Catholic Church look bad while still using complete sentences, a dialogue structure that makes reading it enjoyable and syntactical phrasing that doesn't seem as though you just picked four words out of the dictionary at random them put them on a page. It's even possible for me to enjoy it. Rant over. Sorry. Yeah it was a really good book.
January 20, 201016 yr Say it ain't so! Of course, there's always the public library. Maybe you can say that you're doing research and not having fun. Shhhh....RTS might pop in here....:sssh: I was a fan. It really had me roped in from start to finish. There are certain settings or timeframes that will always be of interest to me because at some level I connect with them: novels about the Medieval Church, novels about life in Catholic or private school, post-apocalyptic works, etc. These are things that, for whatever reason, I really enjoy. "Pillars of the Earth" fit right in. See Dan Brown, you can write a book that makes the leadership of the Catholic Church look bad while still using complete sentences, a dialogue structure that makes reading it enjoyable and syntactical phrasing that doesn't seem as though you just picked four words out of the dictionary at random them put them on a page. It's even possible for me to enjoy it. Rant over. Sorry. Yeah it was a really good book. Funny thing...I was reading Pillars, and I thought, "This would make a great movie....long, but great. :lol: Then I decided the book was WAY too good to defile by making it a film.
January 20, 201016 yr I was a fan. It really had me roped in from start to finish. There are certain settings or timeframes that will always be of interest to me because at some level I connect with them: novels about the Medieval Church, novels about life in Catholic or private school, post-apocalyptic works, etc. These are things that, for whatever reason, I really enjoy. "Pillars of the Earth" fit right in. See Dan Brown, you can write a book that makes the leadership of the Catholic Church look bad while still using complete sentences, a dialogue structure that makes reading it enjoyable and syntactical phrasing that doesn't seem as though you just picked four words out of the dictionary at random them put them on a page. It's even possible for me to enjoy it. Rant over. Sorry. Yeah it was a really good book. Not to mention chapters exceeding four pages in length that don't all have sophomoric cliff-hanger endings.
January 28, 201016 yr Started on "Black and Blue: The Golden Arm, The Robinson Boys, and the 1966 World Series that Stunned America". Also reading "The Vibe History of Hip-Hop". Eclectic is my middle name.
January 28, 201016 yr Comfort Woman by Maria Rosa Henson. I highly recommend it if you like WWII stuff. It's a sad book.
January 28, 201016 yr "Why Your World is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization" by Jeff Rubin. Rubin's theory (even though I'm very early into the book) is that when the recession ends the price of oil is going to skyrocket due to the economy and due to dwindling supply. So, products that can now be cheaply produced overseas (and then cheaply transported) are going to be too expensive and the US will get back to having more MFG jobs. He also theorizes that the effect on our lives will be profound in that we will be forced to change how we live - transportation/food (locally produced)/housing (big urban areas). Interesting so far. http://www.amazon.com/Your-World-About-Whole-Smaller/dp/1400068509
January 28, 201016 yr Of course, there's always the public library. I don't understand why people buy the books they buy. I'll buy reference books but other than that I'm 100% library. If I hear about a book that I want to read and my library doesn't have it they order it for me every time. Of course, HSSRB always says I'm tighter than skin on a hot dog so maybe that's it.
January 28, 201016 yr Forgot about this one; I'm about 2/3 of the way through "The Last Amateurs", John Feinstein's book about the Patriot League. I'm not sure if I'm a highly efficient multi-tasker or if I have full-blown ADHD. Anyway, the book was a 50 cent Goodwill purchase. If you would like to read it, be the first to PM and I'll send it in a couple of days. Good read. Players studying in the hallway prior to their tourney is what I remember from it.
January 28, 201016 yr Currently reading Harlan Coben's "Back Spin"; started last night and will probably finish tonight. [/url] I like the Myron Bolitar series. Didn't know about this one. Just put it on hold at the library. Thanks.
January 28, 201016 yr I don't understand why people buy the books they buy. I'll buy reference books but other than that I'm 100% library. If I hear about a book that I want to read and my library doesn't have it they order it for me every time. Of course, HSSRB always says I'm tighter than skin on a hot dog so maybe that's it. I'm a book addict. I LOVE books, the smell, feel and look of them. I'm obsessed with owning books. I don't usually spend a lot on books, picking them up in thrift stores, used book stores, library sales and the like. But I have this "thing" about owning books. I do go to the library, but it always breaks my heart to take back a book that I loved. It's like giving away my dog. :lol:
January 28, 201016 yr Just re-read one of my all-time favorite short stories, "To Build A Fire," by Jack London. Here it is for your enjoyment: http://www.jacklondons.net/buildafire.html If you are not cold when you finish, then you are not human. One of my favorites, thanks for posting that so I could re-read it. I love Jack London.
January 28, 201016 yr " A Distant Mirror , The Calamitous 14Th Century " by Barbara Tuchman " The Truth Will Out , Unmasking the Real Shakespeare " by Brenda James & William D. Rubinstein " Cut The Clutter and Stow The Stuff " edited by Lori Baird "The Fist of God " by Federick Forsyth
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