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[mark520]

Finished Starship Troopers a while ago. Liked it as much as the movie, if not more. The movie was good for being action-y and epic, but the novel I liked because of it's more thought provoking. I really didn't like how he kept switching to different squads and being with different people every chapter or so, but I guess (I've never really been in the army myself, so I'm just guessing) that that's more realistic.
Started on Catch-22. So far my favorite part is when Yossarian is trying to find out why Orr used to put crab apples in his cheeks and keeps getting extremely literal and/or answers that are right, but not what he's looking for

 

[nite-owl]

Snow Angels - James Thompson

 

[Crockett]

Summer Crossing by Truman Capote

One novella that Capote wrote in his early age and one he never intended for it to be published during his lifetime but alas. It's a good work nonetheless and it works as a taste of things to come for the foundation of his future works with his remarkable use of language and ability to evoke a world and its atmosphere. Worth if you are a fan of Capote.

 

[Matt Mortem]

Currently reading The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro

 

[mongoose-mania]

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

 

[Yodaman]

Wolverine: Election Day by Peter David

 

[Max J Power]

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

Hornby's one of my favorite authors. He can write very diverse characters that all have distinct voices and can make heavy subject matter (this book centers around suicide) entertaining to read about without trivializing it.

I also recently read the booklet for his album with Ben Folds, Lonely Avenue, which contained four short stories. They weren't as good as his novels, but it was interesting to see him branch out into more fantastical concepts in some of the pieces.

 

[ComicChick]

i'm about a quarter of the way through The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. i'm really enjoying it so far

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

The Dark Tower VI - Song of Susannah

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Herzog on Herzog. An essential read if you want to 'understand' Werner Herzog. Fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable.

 

[Specter313]

Phantom ~ Terry Goodkind

 

[Vile]

Warhammer 40k: Age of Darkness (collection of short stories).

I can't get enough of the Horus Heresy.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

The Dark Tower VII

 

[BizarroAids]

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - Tucker Max

It's a great, funny read. And I think it can be applied to most guys.

 

[Crockett]

A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin.

 

[Logan's Lady]

Currently reading "An Ideal Husband" a play by Oscar Wilde...

 

[Yodaman]

The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

 

[hammerhedd11]

Replay by Ken Grimwood

 

[AndThePickles]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

Good choice

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Good choice

It's my first time reading The Lord of the Rings. I'm going to continue reading the other books later on but the first was a very entertaining read.

 

[Specter313]

Confessor ~ Terry Goodkind

Terrific ending to a great series. The good guys have beautiful endings, just about all of which are touched upon, even having a few cameos from that hadn't been seen or touched up for several books, and the bad guys got what was coming to them. I loved it. Through out much of the series, I couldn't put these books down. I wish the show had continued to see how they interpreted them. I hope someone else tries doing them again as another tv series.

 

[rnewbz]

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Ubik by Philip K Dick. The man was an insane genius. This was very, very crazy but not as perplexing as some of his other novels. That is, until the very last paragraph.... Loved it.

 

[Specter313]

The Law of Nines ~ Terry Goodkind