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| Books & Authors Recommended and not so recommended reading. |
05-29-2003, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Alabama
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Here are mine!
1. The History of Civilization by Will Durant (Currently on the volume on the Renaissance).
2. Fay by Larry Brown.
3. Yonder Stands Your Orphan by Barry Hannah.
4. The Name of the World by Denis Johnson.
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05-30-2003, 05:18 AM
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Best Seller
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 653
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I'm reading "The Waste Makers" by Vance Packard.
It's a book about American economics in the 1960s, and things corporations did (and still do) to make sure people consume and waste more. It's quite interesting, if you're into that kind of thing.
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05-31-2003, 09:49 AM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Mundane Place
Gender: Female
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I'm reading :
'In the Forests of the Night'
'Demon In My View'
Both by the astounding teen writer, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. They belong to the fantasy genre, and are about vampires. Although the first may be simply good, the second is the better of the two.
Also, I am reading: 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding.
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06-01-2003, 05:01 PM
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I just got finished with 1984 by George Orwell, and am almost done with Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. There's a big difference in the descriptions of negative-utiopias before and after WWII.
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06-02-2003, 12:45 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Revisiting The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
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06-02-2003, 04:54 AM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Originally Posted by SamIAm
I just got finished with 1984 by George Orwell, and am almost done with Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. There's a big difference in the descriptions of negative-utiopias before and after WWII.
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What about before WWI? Isn't that where all the disillusionment started? |
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06-04-2003, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: st. louis, mo
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Obssesion by Jhon Douglas
i'm on a true crime kick right now. after i finish another book by douglas i'll be looking for more(True Crime) any sugestions?-TDX
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06-04-2003, 10:16 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: New York
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I'm currently reading:
The Structure of Evoltionary Theory, By Stephen Jay Gould ( one of the giants)
A New Kind of Science, by Stephen Wolfram
The Silmarillion, a re re re read, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Regards to All
Bob
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06-05-2003, 07:08 AM
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I'm currently reading:
The Gospel of Luke.
The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict.
Misc. Max Lucado books.
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06-19-2003, 02:43 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: southeast michigan
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I am reading Guy De Maupassant right now, a collection of short stories mostly.
Since the book fairs are alive and well right now I've got enough for a couple years.
I have read and enjoy many, the ones with the biggest influence....
Stephen King.......enjoyed "The Shining" and "The Dead Zone" probably the most but have read many of his.
Raymond Chandler.......all his old mysteries/detective stories are the best in my opinion.
Ernest Hemingway....... probably as big an influence on my writing as any author I've read, and I'm saving some of his best for last. Even when he gets kind of "twisted" in his short stories I think he was brilliant.
I gotta say, however, when young the Hardy Boys and the 3 investigators series probably is what got me hooked on reading, the the required Poe stories in school, and Dickens of course.
I'm new to this site, so I'm glad I finally scrolled down the whole forums page to find this section as I wondered why it wouldn't be there, and I think it might be one of the most interesting areas.......
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06-27-2003, 08:46 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: nomad for the time being
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"Indian Country" by Philip Caputo...I'm actually re-reading this for a comparative paper I'm planning on writing. It's a post-Vietnam war novel...one of many I've recently come to appreciate.
"Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of all Ages" by Harold Bloom...This guy's really a fantastic critic, and he's written on EVERYTHING (just type his name in at bn.com, and you'll see what I mean). Pick up any one of his books and you will not be disappointed.
- amie -
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06-27-2003, 09:13 AM
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Just finished reading "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Not as dark as I expected, but eh..this coming from a girl who expects blood, gore in her novels. ^^;
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06-28-2003, 03:11 AM
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Raymond Chandler
I read "The Lady in the Lake" this week......another great detective novel by Raymond Chandler ......any of you ever read his books? Keith
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06-28-2003, 08:30 AM
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Chandler is excellent, as is Raymond Carver and Raymond Feist. I wonder if it's the name? lol
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07-02-2003, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Denton, Texas
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i'm reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Hamlet.
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