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#26 of 35 Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [pf_flyer] by fezo Aug 03, 2007 (7:53 am)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Aug 02, 2007 5:40 pm) I'll agree with you on that one. This last one hung together better than any of them. Could not put it down. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Aug 15, 2007 7:59 am)
#27 of 35 Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [fezo] by kyfdx HOST Aug 15, 2007 (7:59 am)
Replying to: fezo (Aug 03, 2007 7:53 am) Haven't even started it yet...
#28 of 35 Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner) by steve_ HOST Sep 07, 2007 (1:53 pm)
No one would move to Boise if they read this book first. It won a Pulitzer back in '72 and the wheelchair bound narrator must have been the model for Dr. Scott of Rocky Horror Picture Show fame.   Since the narrator is comparing his failed marriage (and his hippie helper's rocky relationship) to his pioneer grandmother's unhappy marriage in the late 1800's, it is all a bit of a time warp.
#29 of 35 The Zenith Angle by Bruce Sterling by steve_ HOST Sep 20, 2007 (1:51 pm)
"A techno-thriller (or very near-future SF, looking at some of the gimmicks) about a cyber-security expert who goes to work for the U.S. government fighting terrorism after 9/11."   The Wiki summary covers it, but the book was quite an enjoyable read. Especially after having to give up on Digging to America, the Echo Maker and Baroque-A-Nova after about 50 pages each.
#30 of 35 anyone reading Stephenson? by steve_ HOST Oct 29, 2009 (8:31 pm)
Neal, that is. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Oct 30, 2009 2:36 am) steve_ (Oct 30, 2009 6:57 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 30, 2009 9:17 am)
#31 of 35 Re: anyone reading Stephenson? [steve_] by pf_flyer HOST Oct 30, 2009 (2:36 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Oct 29, 2009 8:31 pm) I'm always reading something, usually more than one something at once.   And my list tends to be a bit...well... different than most.   Right now I'm reading a book on Bayesian probability and one about the politics of the 1800's that lead up to the Civil War (which some refer to as the war of Northern aggression) Replies to this message: steve_ (Oct 30, 2009 6:57 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 30, 2009 9:17 am)
#32 of 35 Re: anyone reading Stephenson? [pf_flyer] by steve_ HOST Oct 30, 2009 (6:57 am)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 30, 2009 2:36 am) I probability should have guessed you'd be reading something like that.   I'm winding down on The Baroque Cycle, so I'm ~100 years ahead of you. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 30, 2009 9:17 am)
#33 of 35 Re: anyone reading Stephenson? [steve_] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Oct 30, 2009 (9:17 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Oct 30, 2009 6:57 am) I'm reading Charles Bukowski's "Hollywood", about his experience of the making and filming of the movie "Barfly" which he wrote. Hilarious true send-up of L.A. lunacy.
#34 of 35 Two books by jlbl Oct 30, 2009 (9:54 am)
Michael Crichton's Next on the one hand; Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence on the other.   Making out the possible next future with Crichton's scientific insight and irony; peeking at the XVI Century global past with Rushdie's fantasy and scholar classicism.   I'm enjoying both.   Regards, Jose
#35 of 35 Just found this thread... by michaell Nov 13, 2009 (12:10 pm)
...and I will reinforce the opinion that Bill Bryson is hilarious!   I've read pretty much every one of his books, and his travel tales from Australia are wonderful ("In a Sunburned Country").   Am currently re-reading all of the Tom Clancy novels (currently on "Executive Orders"), plus I've got a few books from the local library that are in the queue. One on the NFL, one on NASCAR, one on marketing / branding and the last on professional golf during WW2.

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