What are you reading?

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by Snowlilly, Aug 21, 2012.

  1. Amaris

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    Well, I finished Letters From the Earth, and it just reminds me how much I miss adept literary luminaries like Mark Twain. We've had humorists since, who have been exemplary (such as Wil Rogers), but Twain was one of a kind, I think.

    Anyhoo, continuing on through the much neglected "Classics" section of my Kindle library, I've just started on Essays and Lectures by Oscar Wilde.
     
  2. bbailey861

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  3. auntiehill

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  4. C. Cole-Chakotay

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    I'm reading The Selection series by Kiera Cass. I'm on Book 2, The Elite. The One is scheduled to be released in May. :)
     
  5. auntiehill

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    I forgot to comment earlier; this is one of my all-time favorite books. I read it in high school and it made a big impact on me.
     
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  7. bbailey861

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  8. Saga

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  9. auntiehill

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    The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong, by John Lloyd and John Hitchinson.

    I LOVE this stuff.
     
  10. C. Cole-Chakotay

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    I'm reading The Birthmarked Series by Caragh M. O'Brien. I'm almost finished with the first book, Birthmarked.
     
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    RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Premium Member

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    That book was actually written by a guy named Lloyd Johnson.









    Just kidding. :rommie:
     
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    I finished Zoo Quest for a Dragon by David Attenborough which tells of his travels to Indonesia back in the 1950s in search of the Komodo Dragon.

    I have started The Martian by Andy Weir. Good so far.
     
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  14. C. Cole-Chakotay

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  18. C. Cole-Chakotay

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    I'm taking a break from Prized and reading Virus by Graham Watkins.
     
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    Finished the third Colossus novel last night.

    This one, at least, had some comments on the frequent use of alcohol in the trilogy.

    BTW: Should you ever want to read Colossus; don't bother with the second and third novel.
     
  20. Sigokat

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    A Nice Little Place on the North Side by George F. Will about Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs, and sweet home Chicago.