So....What Are You Reading?

Discussion in 'Books' started by carolinab, Jul 31, 2002.

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  1. LeperKhan

    LeperKhan New Member

    Aug 10, 2000
    St. Paul, MN
    I just finished A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and enjoyed it. I think this may have been mentioned here previously, but has anyone read Eggers' newer book You Shall Know Our Velocity? I may pick it up if I can find it at the local specifically designated independent bookstore.

    I need to get to the library and pick up a couple of light reading type books before I take on my next project - trying to finally make my way all the way through Ulysses.
     
  2. adam

    adam Member

    Mar 6, 1999
    Minneapolis
    I'm about halfway through See No Evil by (ex)CIA officer Robert Baer...excellent book.
     
  3. skipshady

    skipshady New Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Orchard St, NYC
    I believe I mentioned Staggering Genius here. The worst part was finishing it.
    I was wondering if Velocity was in paperback. If it is, it will be my next project once I'm done with Franzen's The Twenty-Seventh City.
     
  4. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
    Cidade Mágica
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    PAOK Saloniki
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    United States
    i know about amazon & ebay of course, but are there any other good places to sell used books where i can cut out the middle man and make more $$ off the deal?
     
  5. NER_MCFC

    NER_MCFC Member

    May 23, 2001
    Cambridge, MA
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    New England Revolution
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    You may want to check out http://www.abebooks.com/
    It's the home page of the Advance Book Exchange. While the selling part of the website is directed at commercial booksellers, you can find the names and contact info for literally hundreds of independant book shops, nearly all of whom buy books as well as sell them.

    I know from personal experience these places are much more likely to be interested in collections (probably 100 or more) than individual books, unless they're particlarly valuable of course.

    The only problem with the sight is that it has just about anything available for sale, so temptation could be a problem.
     
  6. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    Just restarted "Midnight's Children," which I last read probably 5 or 6 years ago. God the first few pages have reminded what a stud Rushdie is. Anyway, I thought I'd better reread it in prep for the March 10--14 week when he's going to be in town talking about MC for 3 public appearances! I'll finish that nice week off by going to see the brand new RSC production of the stage adaptation.
     
  7. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
    Cidade Mágica
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    PAOK Saloniki
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    I am about to start Fury. Have you read that one?
     
  8. DaniD

    DaniD Member

    Aug 8, 2002
    The 'Burbs
    I read Fury when it first came out. I was a bit disappointed with it. A lot of it parallels what has been going on his life since the fatwa was lifted (the move to NY and dating the younger woman). I was not as drawn to the main character as I was with his other books.

    I finally finished Franny and Zooey. I was impressed with the ending.

    I am going to read Auntie Mame as a fun read before I dive into something a bit more serious.
     
  9. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    I started listening to "Fury" on tape during my commute back when it first came out, and my impression was pretty similar to DaniD's. I only got 2-3 tapes in, I believe, before moving on to something else. I do own the book, however, so I'll probably give it another try soon.
     
  10. irvine

    irvine Member

    Nov 24, 1998
    S. Portland, ME
    Lordy, but this is a great book. I love The Moor's Last Sigh as well, and Satanic Verses is good as well although perhaps a bit overhyped due to fatwas etc.

    Midnight's Children is really a once-in-a-generation kind of book.
     
  11. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
    Cidade Mágica
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    Re: Re: So....What Are You Reading?

    man, that woman is soooooooooo hot too
     
  12. carolinab

    carolinab Member+

    Aug 21, 2000
    D.C.
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Bermuda
    Read Nick Hornby's Songbook last night, a collection of essays he wrote on some of his favourite songs. A lovely, well-designed book that includes a cd with some of the songs he writes about on it. Really enjoyed it, particularly the essay on Badly Drawn Boy's A Minor Incident. Plus the proceeds go to two excellent charities. You can order it from www.mcsweeneys.net
     
  13. CG

    CG Member

    Jul 25, 2001
    I'm about to start reading Odd Girl Out: the hidden culture of aggression in girls
     
  14. skipshady

    skipshady New Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Orchard St, NYC
    I'm thinking about getting this. I like that it talks about some of my favorite songs like BFF's "Smoke" and the Avalanches' "Frontier Psychiatrist".
     
  15. odg78

    odg78 Member

    Feb 14, 2001
    North Carolina
    The Basque History of the World
     
  16. CG

    CG Member

    Jul 25, 2001

    I have that book. Lemme know how it is. I started it a few years ago but never got around to finishing it. I actually checked out a book today called The Making of the Basque Nation by Marianne Heiberg.
     
  17. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
    Cidade Mágica
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    PAOK Saloniki
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    United States
    Don't you hate it when you come across some super huge error in a book? I'm about 20 pages from being finished with the Fela book and what do I read but, "The Nigerian government was riding a wave of public euphoria after the Golden Eagles won the World Cup in 1996."

    This book was written by a professor at Yale, don't you think they'd have a fact checker comb over that book? It's just about ruined the book for me. I got to thinking, well what about all the crap in here that I don't know whether it's true or not. That type of thing just really makes a book so suspect to me. Two factual errors in the same sentence!
     
  18. CG

    CG Member

    Jul 25, 2001

    Nigeria won the Olympic gold medal in 1996.
     
  19. anthonypatrick

    anthonypatrick New Member

    Aug 12, 2000
    Grand Forks, ND, USA
    College Physics. It's a good one.
     
  20. Glenwood Lane United

    Apr 28, 2001
    Hanover Park, IL
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "Minor Miracles", by David Pietrusza, a history & series of anecdotes about Minor League baseball.
     
  21. carolinab

    carolinab Member+

    Aug 21, 2000
    D.C.
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Bermuda
    The Royal Physician's Visit by Per Olov Enquist
     
  22. pething101

    pething101 Member

    Jul 31, 2001
    Smyrna, Ga
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ball Four ... Jim Bouton.
     
  23. DoctorJones24

    DoctorJones24 Member

    Aug 26, 1999
    OH
    "Tamas" by Bisham Sahni
    Novel about the trauma surrounding the Partition of India/Pakistan. Was made into a major miniseries on Indian TV in the 80s, which I've been wanting to see for a while, and I've just found that there will be screening in my area next month, so I'm tackling the rather short novel this week. Translated from Urdu, btw.
     
  24. nicodemus

    nicodemus Member+

    Sep 3, 2001
    Cidade Mágica
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    PAOK Saloniki
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    I should read that book. I did all of my major work on the partition of India/Pakistan. I did a huge paper on Jinnah. Thanks for the recommendation. I wish I could read/speak Urdu. It is a beautiful language.
     
  25. Bilbao2Brooklyn

    Jun 20, 2001
    Brooklyn,U.S.A.
    Great Book. I'll Admit I am biased. However, Mark is an excellent Author. I've read most of his books, and have even met him a couple of times, I suggest "Salt" or "Cod" next. If you don't mind, after you finish reading, tell me what you thought of it?
     

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