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    Books aren't just for mental patients anymore!

    Greetings all, long time no see! My CPU crashed as per it's annual or bi-annual ordeal and i lost all my bookmarks. Took a wee bit of 'splorin bit i've re-found the site and i'm happily back.

    So, with all of this, i am wondering, what is it you might be reading right now? Always keeping my eyes open for a solid read.


    Here's what i'm flippin through....

    NICE WORk by David Lodge. I found it cheap and they compared the writer to Updike and Roth. So far, so good. Here's a blip from WIKi about it...

    The book describes encounters between Robyn Penrose, a feminist university teacher specialising in the industrial novel and women's writing, and Vic Wilcox, the manager of an engineering firm. The relationship that develops between the unlikely pair reveals the weaknesses in each character. Robyn's academic position is precarious because of budget cuts. Vic has to deal with industrial politics at his firm.

    I also just finished This Side of Paradise by F.Scott Fitzgerald and i liked it a whole bunch. That man could absolutely write the hell out of a book the way BE can sing a song.

    Anyway...hope everyone is well!
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    I just finished The Magicians by Lev Grossman. Kind of a Harry Potter type thing, but for 20-somethings. I really enjoyed the heck out of this book.

    Warbreaker and the Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson are good too.

    Iain Banks has a few Sci-fi novels to check out too, I think I'd start with Excession. Really cool, imaginative stories.

    In case you can't tell, I like fantasy and sci-fi.
    I just don't end up where think I'm going when I start out.

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    Back in the day fantasy used to be one of my Favs. Still might enjoy them but i've made it a point to read some classics first before i leap back to an old friend. I'll have to give the Magicians a shot though, sounds like my cup of tea!

    I also just picked up a Trilogy as well...although mine was Booth Tarkington and the damnable books were close to being out of print! Stupid old dead authors.....
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    Which Booth Tarkington was it? Let me know how it is!
    I just don't end up where think I'm going when I start out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisLDog View Post
    Which Booth Tarkington was it? Let me know how it is!
    I already owned The Magnificient Ambersons and then while reading that, i came to find out it was part of a three book series. The first part is called The Turmoil, Ambersons is book II and the last in the series is The Midlander. Both the Turmoil and The Midlander look like they are about from 1925! (which is sort of cool) Once i start digging into them here in month or so, i'll let you know what i think.
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    The Groucho Marx Letters

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    Now that SOUNDS totally down my alley! What are they? Letters written by Groucho?
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    yes, letters by Groucho, and letters to Groucho to give context to his replies. they're really great and hilarious.

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    Just watched Monkey Business over the weekend. A darn fine movie! Love the quick-riffed and witty lines.
    I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.

    Orson Welles

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