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Archer -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 2:01:41 PM)
Deeply into the Bone (Reinventing Rites of Passage) Ronald L Grimes Not sure if I would reccomend it just yet still barely into the book.

CrazyC -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 2:17:07 PM)
Just finished "Black Like Me" Awesome book and i think a must read for us living in amercia to understand racism here. a great book writen by a great man. :) This was a must read for me in Ethical sociology, but glad it was...i probably never would have read it otherwise.

Smythe -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 2:53:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: stockingluvr54 Just got done with Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly.... If you lean towards "left" you'll hate the book before you even read it...If you lean towards the "center" you may find it an eye opener?....If you lean to the right then it'll just confirm what you already believe........ Well, no one can completely get rid of their original perceptions and approach something with a truly open mind. Still, exposure to things we don't agree with has value. Smythe

Smythe -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 3:05:27 PM)
To answer my own question, I just read "Fun Home" which is a graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. She is a lesbian, and the book is about her childhood and her realization that her dad was probably gay as well. Then I read "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro (He wrote "Remains of the Day") It's slightly science fiction-y with a plot twist. I'd recommend both of these books because they both are unusual and creative and yet engrossing to read. Smythe

Level -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 3:21:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: CrazyC Just finished "Black Like Me" Awesome book and i think a must read for us living in amercia to understand racism here. a great book writen by a great man. :) This was a must read for me in Ethical sociology, but glad it was...i probably never would have read it otherwise. That's a book I want to read as well.

Sinergy -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 6:38:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Smythe What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it to others? Smythe Hrm, last good books I read were, and while I remember the titles, the authors names sometime escapes me. The Bad Popes Collapse - Jarod Diamond Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jarod Diamond The six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy trilogy. - Douglas Adams Chaos and Complexity Order At The Edge Of Chaos Confessions of an Economic Hit Man The Best Democracy Money Can Buy The title escapes me, but one about US/Isreali involvement since 1960. Would have to go see what I was reading last month. I recommend all of these books, although for different reasons. The Bad Popes was simply a hilarious look at the tumultuous times in 14th Century Catholicism. So many things wrong with that church at that time. Enjoy! Sinergy

Sinergy -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 6:39:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Level quote: ORIGINAL: CrazyC Just finished "Black Like Me" Awesome book and i think a must read for us living in amercia to understand racism here. a great book writen by a great man. :) This was a must read for me in Ethical sociology, but glad it was...i probably never would have read it otherwise. That's a book I want to read as well. Great book, got an A on a report I did on it in high school Sinergy edited because the editor got rid of what I wrote.

lauren0221 -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 6:47:08 PM)
I am reading The Camel Club by David Baldacci, and A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon. Both excellent books.

Aileen68 -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 7:11:46 PM)
I just finished Haunted by Palahniuk...loved it. It was bizarre. I'm about three chapters into Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Foer. So far so good.

Smythe -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 7:49:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aileen68 I just finished Haunted by Palahniuk...loved it. It was bizarre. I'm about three chapters into Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Foer. So far so good. I loved Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I'd be interested in knowing what you think. When you're done, drop me a line with a capsule review! Smythe

Aileen68 -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 7:51:18 PM)
Gladly

NINASHARP -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 8:00:28 PM)
Fiction: Judge & Jury (James Patterson) Mary Mary (James Patterson) Dances of the Gods 2nd in the Circle Trilogy (Nora Roberts) NonFiction: An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) Don't Get Too Comfortable (David Rakoff) The Innocent Man (John Grisham)

adommeforu -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 8:19:11 PM)
"The Screwtape Letters" [for the unpteenth time] C.S.Lewis. "The Little School." [as above] Alicia Partnoy. Both should be made compulsory reading. "5th Horseman" James Patterson. Just because he entertaines Me.

UtopianRanger -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 8:25:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Smythe What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it to others? Smythe Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast - Didn't pick it for the politics, but rather the satire. - R

xxangeltearsxx -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 9:17:59 PM)
i've read five of diana gabaldon's books (all were excellent) and can't wait to get my hands on A Breath of Snow and Ashes. thank you lauren0221 for letting me know it exists. i also read anything by david baldacci, piers anthony, and dean koontz. the xanth novels are extremely fun reading.

sweetnurseBBW -> RE: Reading? (10/25/2006 10:17:26 PM)
I am currently reading "Liseys Story" by Stephen King. So far it is pretty good. After his accident his writing suffered some I think. This one seems to be good reading so far.

Dollbecky -> RE: Reading? (10/26/2006 2:51:26 AM)
The Black Jewels Trilogy

Whisperkit -> RE: Reading? (10/26/2006 9:59:02 AM)
At the moment I am reading... Peter F. Hamilton: The Night's Dawn Trilogy Pretty heavy reading (3 books, 1200 pages each, tiny font), but definitely worthwhile. Beautifully written space opera. Micheal Foucault: Madness and Civilisation An excellent insight into the role we have assigned the 'insane' throughout the ages.

meatcleaver -> RE: Reading? (10/26/2006 10:04:30 AM)
I've read a lot of Foucault but think he is wrong on so many levels but interesting none the less. I'm now rereading Marx's Das Kapital and for light relief Mari Akasaka's Vibrator.

stockingluvr54 -> RE: Reading? (10/26/2006 10:26:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: CrazyC Just finished "Black Like Me" Awesome book and i think a must read for us living in amercia to understand racism here. a great book writen by a great man. :) This was a must read for me in Ethical sociology, but glad it was...i probably never would have read it otherwise. Wow....That's an old book! Dick Gregory wasn't it...???? Read that a looooong time ago....pretty good read!

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