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cJoe 11-10-2003 11:03 AM

I am a Clive Cussler fan. I am currently reading Atlantis Found.
I like the way Cussler writes with a hook at the beginning of the book that later comes to a conclusion. Lots of suspense and action.

dragonhawk 11-10-2003 12:14 PM

Seabiscut. Then another Dan Brown book...

Batman976 11-10-2003 02:20 PM

I finished The Di Vinci Code... I was very entertained by it. Although there was one time where they spent a few pages pondering over something that I figured out the instant I looked at it.

Most of the riddles kept me pretty baffled though.

DHS 11-11-2003 04:47 PM

Just finished "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown and am currently reading "The Lone Drow" by R. A. Salvatore... If you have read "Angels and Demons" or plan to read it or "The Da Vinci Code" then check out Dan Brown's web site. Very Interesting...

amonkie 11-11-2003 06:03 PM

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Hienlen - Gotta love Mike the computer!

yellowgowild 11-11-2003 08:43 PM

"The Great Thoughts" by George Seldes

Most the great ideas, quotes since the beginning of recorded time, I can't recommend this enough.

Johnny Rotten 11-11-2003 11:33 PM

I just finished Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. Brilliant. It transcends science fiction, deep into religious and metaphysical territory, plus fully realized characters and engrossing dialogue.

A choice quote: "If the world were all city, he had reasoned, the dwellers within it would turn a portion of it into a wilderness, for there is that within them all which desires that somewhere there be an end to order and a beginning of chaos."

Ninety-eight reviews on Amazon averaging five stars.

monkeydriven 11-12-2003 06:04 AM

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung - Lester Bangs

Loup 11-12-2003 08:57 AM

I'm finally getting around to reading The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
I never read any of his books (wasn't a big reader when I was younger) ... but am looking forward to them, and others.

Batman976 11-12-2003 01:34 PM

Since I really enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, I went out and bought Angels & Demons. I'll probably start reading it shortly.

Moobie 11-12-2003 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by djp
I'm finally getting around to reading The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.
I never read any of his books (wasn't a big reader when I was younger) ... but am looking forward to them, and others.

I just finished Two Towers.... oh man o' man o' man I soo want to read Return of the King, but I'm waiting...... I wanna see the movie first... The books are so awesome, FOTR is kinda slow after they leave Hobbiton, there's lots of eating and sleeping, but you gotta make it past that.... so very worth it.

sailor 11-13-2003 06:17 PM

Yeah, the LOTR books are incredible... I have read them twice now, but am holding off on reading them again until I finish seeing all of the movies. If the books are too fresh in my mind (as they were for the first movie), I find that I try to make too many comparisons between the book and the movie and it takes away from the experience.

Cycler 11-13-2003 09:21 PM

The Stand is great, awsome was my all time favorite King work UNTIL I read the Gunslinger series. I have read it twice, vloumes 1 thru 4 just finished #5 and you won't believe what else he works into the ending it is Great.
I am also currently into Tad Williams' War of the Flowers hasn't really grabbed me yet but I still have hope.
But, Read the Gunslinger series it is a freaking Tapestry that weaves (and this is listed in the front of Vol 5) elements of 'Salems Lot, The Stand, The Talisman The Eyes of the Dragon, Insomnia, Rose Madder, Desparation, Bag of Bones, Black House, From a Buick 8, The Regulators, Skeleton Crew, Hearts in Atlantis, and Everything's Eventual. It is crazy. It's ka...

ARTelevision 11-13-2003 11:20 PM

Mimi gave me a book for my birthday that is just the best book I can imagine on this. It’s called “The Body Language of Horses.”

Here’s a link to it:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...lance&n=507846

redlotuss9 11-14-2003 08:38 AM

I'm a big fan of the Fantasy/Sci-Fi genre. I took a break from reading <i>Children of Dune</i> by Frank Herbert to read <i>Polgara the Sorceress</i> by David Eddings, something I should have read a long time ago.

tdoc 11-15-2003 01:34 PM

Carpal, Redraven.

Almost done with Quicksilver, did you read Cryptonomicon? Which one did you enjoy more?

itchy93 11-16-2003 11:08 AM

SabrinaFair

What are your opinions on it? I'm a total romanticist at heart, so a lot of what he says clicks with me on a very personal level (as did Whitman's "Leaves of Grass"). I'm about midway through it myself, and while I thoroughly appreciate some parts of the book, other parts seem to drag on. It's especially hard to leisure-read in a college dorm, when the people next to you are blaring rap music at 200dB...

Itchy93

hahaha 11-17-2003 03:41 PM

Silence - a 13th century french romance. No aknowledged author

tommyboy 11-18-2003 08:03 AM

Im reading the uncut version of The Stand. About half way through. I have read the original version several times.

ShaniFaye 11-18-2003 08:07 AM

the 2nd book of the Beauty series by Anne Rice

nukeu666 11-18-2003 02:43 PM

gotta start the 'ender' series by scott orson card after exams

portwineboy 11-18-2003 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cJoe
I am a Clive Cussler fan.
I am too. What do you think of Dirk Pitt's retirement? Do you like Paul Kamporos (sp?) writing? It is obvious Clive is overseeing a bit of it. There seems to be another writer working with Clive as well on another series/spinoff.

Someday I too will come out from 30 minutes underwater with my grandfather's .45 and blast away the guy who is just about to do in the beautiful chick. :)

portwineboy 11-18-2003 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Batman976
Since I really enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, I went out and bought Angels & Demons.
I just finished Angels & Demons and loved it. The whole illuminati thing was fascinating as was the info on papal succession. I can't wait to dig into Da Vinci Code next.

I am also working on the Horatio Hornblower series and enjoying that very much as well. I read Master and Commander by O'Brian but found it difficult to follow given all of the early 19th century slang used.

I am also reading Fortress Malta, a non-fiction about the veritable seige of Malta during WWII. Great read if you like contemporary historical authors. Not a lot of footnotes but imparts a sense of being there.

Batman976 11-19-2003 12:14 AM

Yeah, I really enjoyed Angels & Demons as well. It seemed to start off a bit slower, but like others have posted (in another thread, I think), the payoff in Angels & Demons is better at the end. I never could have seen it coming.

Plan9Senior 11-19-2003 12:28 AM

Just started 'Dark Towers I: The Gunslinger' by Steven King.

wrongfullyaccuzd 11-20-2003 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JohnnyRock
This thread....
haha.

also, the Bible..i'm a history guy, and i realized i should probably read it...not religious at all, just to know the facts...ugh i don't mean to start a debate by calling them "facts"...i just mean so i understand more biblical allegories, etc. moses is about to tell everyone about the ten commandments...

Paeder 11-20-2003 03:05 PM

just finished steinbecks grapes of wrath. it was a very powerful yet sober book. i am am starting the last angry man by gerald green. have never heard of it before but it sounds interesting. still want to get around to walden also.

t3m3st 11-21-2003 10:07 PM

Diary

Tophat665 11-22-2003 08:32 AM

Right now, reading the new Dark Tower book. In the last couple weeks, I've gone through the new Orson Card, the new Dave Farland, the new Neal Stevenson (and the Big U as well), and the new David Drake. I spend too much money on books.

Finchie 11-22-2003 12:41 PM

Currently reading "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin. After this, I'll read another one of Dan Brown's book since I really enjoyed the "Da Vinci Code."

Mr. Spacemonkey 11-22-2003 07:55 PM

Right now i'm reading "Survivor" by Chuch Palahniuk and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kasey.

ARTelevision 11-23-2003 06:42 PM

"Western Horsemanship," by Charles R. Self, Jr.

gnort 11-23-2003 08:21 PM

"The Triangle Fire" by Leon Stein

Very VERY graphic depiction of the working conditions of the early 20th century...so bad (the conditions not the book)

taliendo 11-23-2003 09:49 PM

I should be finishing off Lolita, by Nabokov tomorrow. After that I'm not sure, I guess another trip to the library and then we'll see. . .

synic213 11-26-2003 09:13 AM

Just finished reading "Angels & Demons" and "The DiVinci Code" by Mr. Brown. Very good books. Kinda like Tom Clancy meets Indiana Jones.
Now I'm reading "Deception Point", also by Dan Brown. Different main character but very intriguing nontheless.

mb99usa 11-26-2003 09:24 AM

"The Sigma Protocol" by the late great Robert Ludlum. A true master.

Kostya 11-26-2003 06:46 PM

'The Life of Charlemagne' - Einhard

poof 11-28-2003 07:41 PM

Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express

So far, so good. I just received it from Amazon and am enjoying it so far. It is a behind the legend story of the real pony express.

djtestudo 11-28-2003 10:32 PM

A Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara

Lord Humungus 12-01-2003 11:43 AM

'The Light at the End' by Spector and Skipp as recommended by some users of the TFP. :)


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