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2010 Reading Log, 3rd Edition
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Sometimes the things that are hard to read are the most enlightening...kind of like the movie "Earthlings"
Life of pi is a great ready for anyone out there looking for a good book.
my favourite author of all time beside john grisham is Fyodor Dostoyevsky, have read 5 of his novels including... The brothers karamazov, the idiot, notes from the underground and the double, crime and punishment...lastly Devils.
the guy is a natural.
my favourite author of all time beside john grisham is Fyodor Dostoyevsky, have read 5 of his novels including... The brothers karamazov, the idiot, notes from the underground and the double, crime and punishment...lastly Devils.
the guy is a natural.
I keep forgetting to post this one....
7th Book Completed
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks, by Adam Carolla
4.5 out of 5
He's hilarious. Most books written by comedians do not work very well, in my opinion. Carolla's humor translates very well in to print. I highly recommend this to anyone that wants a quick, light read.
7th Book Completed
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks, by Adam Carolla
4.5 out of 5
He's hilarious. Most books written by comedians do not work very well, in my opinion. Carolla's humor translates very well in to print. I highly recommend this to anyone that wants a quick, light read.
3 more Crime Books to review.............
"The Immortals" by JT Ellison
One of the newer thriller writers out there, and judging from this entry, she has a bright future.
Nashville detective Taylor Jackson has multiple murders on her hands on Halloween night.
4/5
"The Final Detail" by Harlan Coben
The 6th in his Myron Bolitar series...........this mystery sees a murder, mafia involvement, and a visit to Myron's long ago college days. How does all of this tie together?
4/5
"Garden Of Beasts" by Jeffery Deaver
Another outstanding novel from Deaver !
Set in the Berlin of Hitler's Olympics of 1936, the American Gov't sends a hit man over to Germany to assassinate Hitler's right hand man, in exchange for a full pardon of his sins. Full of Deaver's trademark twists and turns, the ending blindsided me.
4.5/5
Presently reading "Deeper Than Dead" by Tami Hoag, with "Intensity" by Dean Koontz and "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly on deck.
Happy Reading !
Tiger
"The Immortals" by JT Ellison
One of the newer thriller writers out there, and judging from this entry, she has a bright future.
Nashville detective Taylor Jackson has multiple murders on her hands on Halloween night.
4/5
"The Final Detail" by Harlan Coben
The 6th in his Myron Bolitar series...........this mystery sees a murder, mafia involvement, and a visit to Myron's long ago college days. How does all of this tie together?
4/5
"Garden Of Beasts" by Jeffery Deaver
Another outstanding novel from Deaver !
Set in the Berlin of Hitler's Olympics of 1936, the American Gov't sends a hit man over to Germany to assassinate Hitler's right hand man, in exchange for a full pardon of his sins. Full of Deaver's trademark twists and turns, the ending blindsided me.
4.5/5
Presently reading "Deeper Than Dead" by Tami Hoag, with "Intensity" by Dean Koontz and "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly on deck.
Happy Reading !
Tiger
Finished "Deeper Than The Dead" by Tami Hoag, and enjoyed it a lot. It is set in 1985 when DNA and behavioural profiling was in it's infancy, so detectives had to do everything......like examine fingerprints.......the long-handed way. Women are being murdered in a close knit community, and one of the adults is responsible...............but who?
4\5
4\5
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Awesome gift!
Are you getting her the new version this year??
This year she's gets ROKU. She will be ALL HAPPY when she sees what that thing will do. :00hour
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Finished book # 8.
Rickles' Book, a Memoir. By Don Tickles
3 out of 5 mainly because it was an easy and fast read. Not bad as far as story telling but the jokes don't cross over well to print.
Rickles' Book, a Memoir. By Don Tickles
3 out of 5 mainly because it was an easy and fast read. Not bad as far as story telling but the jokes don't cross over well to print.
Book #9 Complete.
4.5 out of 5 Stars
Really enjoyed this book. Chuck is a great writer. The title is a little misleading because the majority of the book is about him and his relationships.
4.5 out of 5 Stars
Really enjoyed this book. Chuck is a great writer. The title is a little misleading because the majority of the book is about him and his relationships.
Book #10 completed.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Another Klosterman book, but this one was a novel. I loved it. I hope one of you fiction guys give this one a whirl, because I'd love to hear what you think.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Another Klosterman book, but this one was a novel. I loved it. I hope one of you fiction guys give this one a whirl, because I'd love to hear what you think.
Book #11 Completed
Angel of Chaos
So, I picked this book up at the Jamaican Airport. The bookstore sucked and this seemed appealing. When I get to the gate, I realize this is a Jamaican publication, so it might not be up to snuff. I was right. The book is terrible from the word go. It is about case studies in sexual trauma which is weird because the book's sub title is "A Journey into the Depths of the Human Psyche". Should have been sub titled "perverted cases I'd like to talk about". The doctor that wrote this is an embarrassment. He would layout the problems, the discussions he had with the patients, then one or two paragraphs would wrap it up. Really confusing. I never understood how he could explain how they were "cured".
1.5 out of 5 Stars
PS: The cover has NOTHING to do with the book and neither does the title, even after you read the last section that is there SPECIFICALLY to explain it.
Angel of Chaos
So, I picked this book up at the Jamaican Airport. The bookstore sucked and this seemed appealing. When I get to the gate, I realize this is a Jamaican publication, so it might not be up to snuff. I was right. The book is terrible from the word go. It is about case studies in sexual trauma which is weird because the book's sub title is "A Journey into the Depths of the Human Psyche". Should have been sub titled "perverted cases I'd like to talk about". The doctor that wrote this is an embarrassment. He would layout the problems, the discussions he had with the patients, then one or two paragraphs would wrap it up. Really confusing. I never understood how he could explain how they were "cured".
1.5 out of 5 Stars
PS: The cover has NOTHING to do with the book and neither does the title, even after you read the last section that is there SPECIFICALLY to explain it.
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Got my kindle a few weeks ago...early Christmas present to myself, but I am returning it this week in favor of the Nook. Dunclock came to visit us and told me how you can get free books from the library in epub format, but kindle only supports amazon format, so I am getting the nook so I can get library books...
Anyway, read three books since I got it-
"Son of the Circus" by John Irving: Easy reading, good story. Love Irving. Would not say this is one of his best novels, but certainly worth a read.
"Life of Pi" by Yann Martel: Easy reading, with some deeper meaning. Greatly enjoyed it and sending a hard copy to my family for Christmas. They are pretty religious, but my dad is also quite philosophical and has his masters in divinity, so I think he would enjoy this one.
"Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin: Good book, a little slow at times just because of all the names - it was sometimes hard to keep all the characters straight, but overall a good message and really helps a person to understand the true underlying nature of the war, effects, and causes. Sent this to my family as well...
Thanks for the good recommendations - I pulled the last two off this thread. Trying to decide what to read next...Dunclock left me a copy of Dragon Tattoo so I might start that.
Anyway, read three books since I got it-
"Son of the Circus" by John Irving: Easy reading, good story. Love Irving. Would not say this is one of his best novels, but certainly worth a read.
"Life of Pi" by Yann Martel: Easy reading, with some deeper meaning. Greatly enjoyed it and sending a hard copy to my family for Christmas. They are pretty religious, but my dad is also quite philosophical and has his masters in divinity, so I think he would enjoy this one.
"Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin: Good book, a little slow at times just because of all the names - it was sometimes hard to keep all the characters straight, but overall a good message and really helps a person to understand the true underlying nature of the war, effects, and causes. Sent this to my family as well...
Thanks for the good recommendations - I pulled the last two off this thread. Trying to decide what to read next...Dunclock left me a copy of Dragon Tattoo so I might start that.
LORD OF MISRULE by Jaimy Gordon
Saw this one on some horse racing sites, so thought I would give it a whirl.
This is the first piece of fiction I have read in a long, long time, but really enjoyed it.
It is the story of some characters at a fictional down-trodden, bottom of the barrel race track in West Virginia.
As a horse racing fan, I thought it was great. I would be curious to see what others who are not as into the horse feel about it, but it did win the National Book Award for fiction this year.
Saw this one on some horse racing sites, so thought I would give it a whirl.
This is the first piece of fiction I have read in a long, long time, but really enjoyed it.
It is the story of some characters at a fictional down-trodden, bottom of the barrel race track in West Virginia.
As a horse racing fan, I thought it was great. I would be curious to see what others who are not as into the horse feel about it, but it did win the National Book Award for fiction this year.
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Anyone?
http://inoveryourhead.net/how-to-read-a-book-a-week-in-2010/
I am going to "cheat" by getting started now on 2011's Book #1
Do More Faster by Brad Feld and David Cohen
Up next: Strengths Finder 2.0
http://inoveryourhead.net/how-to-read-a-book-a-week-in-2010/
I am going to "cheat" by getting started now on 2011's Book #1
Do More Faster by Brad Feld and David Cohen
Up next: Strengths Finder 2.0
Great Thread. I have a bunch to add to my list now! I have been reading The new Vince Flynn book American Assassin. I like the stories he writes. He is no great shakes and I catch a lot of mistakes, but they are a simple read.
I'm about to start Unbreakable, by Laura Hillenbrand who wrote Seabiscuit one of my All time favorites.
I'm about to start Unbreakable, by Laura Hillenbrand who wrote Seabiscuit one of my All time favorites.
I dropped a couple hints around Christmas about this perhaps being in a stocking or something, but that didn't work. Going to order it from Amazon.
Enjoy!
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