What are you reading now?

[Jersey Girl]

I just picked up Sea Glass by Anita Shreve. It was in a pile of free books at work. SInce tomorrow is the last day of school and I have two weeks free, I figured I'd check it out.

I haven't read a fictional book purely for enjoyment in years.

 

[DemsMyBoys]

I finished EDIE An American Biography - by Jean Stein ed. George Plimpton - two days ago and my mouth is still hanging open. It is about Edie Sedgwick who was a figure in the pop art world in NYC in the '60s. I'd never heard of her.

It starts out with a description of the "Sedgwick Pie" where all these terribly wealthy and well connected Sedgwicks are buried and sort of evolves into this story of breakdowns (many), re-habs (several), incest, drugs, Andy Warhol, bikers, more drugs, Allen Ginsburg, the Factory, and, well, my head is still spinning.

After the book on Churchill, it's hard to believe these two lived on the same planet.

 

[Louis]

Wife bought me Hellunation by Evan Wright. He also wrote Generation Kill. Should be a great read.

Not what I thought it was, I thought it would be solely about Afghanistan.

That was just one chapter as each chapter covered different topics ranging from porn to anarchy to the UFC.

Decent read. And the story on the dog attack in San Francisco was horrifying to read.

The most disturbing was about the Aryan Nation.

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Just started Renegade by Richard Wolffe. So far it's been a very interesting read about Obama and the behind the scenes info about his run for President.

 

[FArting]

I'm reading Victory by A.C. Green.

 

[Louis]

I'm reading Victory by A.C. Green.

So he finally lost his virginity?

 

[Pariah]

So he finally lost his virginity?

 

[DemsMyBoys]

Just finished "9 Months at Ground Zero" about the construction workers who cleared out the WTC after September 11. Parts of it were very moving.

 

[AZ Native]

So he finally lost his virginity?

That was so wrong on so may accounts.

 

[FischerKing]

reading "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin (first edition) and "Evolution: A Theory in Crisis" by Michael Denton.

shawn

 

[DemsMyBoys]

So he finally lost his virginity?

Actually, I think that would make A.C. smile. He always had a pretty good sense of humor.

 

[Louis]

Just finished Race Matters by Cornel West and My Lobotomy by Howard Dully.

Started Paul Krugman's Consicence of a Liberal. Chapter 1 actually asserts that there is a correlation between income inequality and republican moves to the right.

 

[justAndy]

I'm reading "Eve" by a lady author whose name I don't remember here at the office. It's an expansion on the Garden of Eden story and the eviction from there from Eve's viewpoint. It's a great story. Just like I do, Eve wonders where the other people her family runs into came from. In this book, "Elohim" is the name of their creator. Cain actually turns against his family and starts worshipping the gods and godesses of the "other" people.

 

[Pariah]

I'm reading "Eve" by a lady author whose name I don't remember here at the office. It's an expansion on the Garden of Eden story and the eviction from there from Eve's viewpoint. It's a great story. Just like I do, Eve wonders where the other people her family runs into came from. In this book, "Elohim" is the name of their creator. Cain actually turns against his family and starts worshipping the gods and godesses of the "other" people.

Is that by David Maine? He does a lot of those biblical "retellings." I read "The Preservationist," a novel about Noah and the flood. I liked it okay.

 

[dodie53]

world war z

 

[Louis]

About to start Food From a Younger Land by Mark Kublansky.

 

[Mulli]

Confederacy of Dunces was okay, but I think it is vastly overrated. If it hadn't been touted as one of the funniest of all times, I would have liked it more. It was more tragic than funny, to me anyway.

 

[Mulli]

About to start Food From a Younger Land by Mark Kublansky.

What is that about? I like Kublansky

 

[Louis]

It's about how Americans ate in the early part of the 20th century. Before modern transportation, fast food, frozen foods, etc.

Looking forward to it. My wife got an advanced reader from work and lately she's been bringing me some good books.

 

[Gaddabout]

I'm reading Prince of Tides right now. This seems to be the South I know, and love, and hate. Incredible stories here.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn.

 

[Mulli]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

 

[Louis]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

I passed that up on Saturday and bought The Righteous Porkchop.

How is that book?

 

[Mulli]

I passed that up on Saturday and bought The Righteous Porkchop.

How is that book?

It is okay. I am not sure it is for everyone.

 

[Louis]

The cover alone garners my interest. But I have been hesitant. I've tried Infection and World War Z and thought they were crap. So I don't know if zombie stuff is for me.

Then again I really enjoyed I Am Legend.

 

[Mulli]

The cover alone garners my interest. But I have been hesitant. I've tried Infection and World War Z and thought they were crap. So I don't know if zombie stuff is for me.

Then again I really enjoyed I Am Legend.

I am Legend was a great book. PP and Zombies is just Pride and Prejudice with zombie stuff mixed in along the way. I think it is kind of funny in a way, but not really ground breaking.