Book Thread??

[Gingerzeronic]

I can't be the only reader here but I searched and didn't see a book thread. So, watcha readin'?

I was amazed to find that I liked "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. I normally don't read young adult fiction (never read the Potter books, Twilight, etc.). People I trusted recommended this one and it's a wicked read. Not lyrical and there's no advanced symbolism or coding but still a ripping little novel.

How about you? What's on your night stand?

 

[Loveridden]

Right now I am re-reading a vampire series by Whitley Strieber, started with The Hunger, now I am on the second book The Last Vampire. There IS a book thread - it's in the Women's Room subforum

 

[Gingerzeronic]

Right now I am re-reading a vampire series by Whitley Strieber, started with The Hunger, now I am on the second book The Last Vampire. There IS a book thread - it's in the Women's Room subforum

Sorry! It didn't come up in my search. It's not just "womens" books, is it? I hardly ever read books aimed at women alone.

I have a hard time reading Strieber. I went to a convention where he spoke and I guess it turned me off.

 

[Loveridden]

Here is the thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/womens-room/19641-lady-bookworms-corner.html

Nope, any books at all you are interested in, you can discuss and share. The Women's Room is a special forum just for women.

 

[Gingerzeronic]

Here is the thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/womens-room/19641-lady-bookworms-corner.html

Nope, any books at all you are interested in, you can discuss and share. The Women's Room is a special forum just for women.

I found it and posted there. Don't guys read books on this site? LOL!

 

[Loveridden]

Meh...guys....who needs 'em LOL

 

[JustaGuy]

Uh...no comment on all above posts.


The last book I read may have been Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Do Shakespeare plays count?

 

[Gingerzeronic]

Uh...no comment on all above posts.


The last book I read may have been Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Do Shakespeare plays count?

I reread 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenece' about every 3 or 4 years. Amazing stuff.

I just finished 'Running with Scissors' by Augusten Burrough (thrift store purchase). It was interesting and disturbing. The legal issues, Vanity Fair interview with the other players, and various news items and articles were much more interesting than the memoir itself.

I wouldn't recommend it unless you are interested in gay coming-of-age stories crossed with 'A Boy Called It' and the Joan Crawford angle from 'Mommy Dearest'. The author comes across as a drama queen with delusions of very shallow grandeur. Meh.

You learn something from anything.

 

[JustaGuy]

Well, after that glowing review...I'll pass. I'm not a fan of Joan Crawford or Mommy Dearest. She's darn right scary!!

 

[Gingerzeronic]

Well, after that glowing review...I'll pass. I'm not a fan of Joan Crawford or Mommy Dearest. She's darn right scary!!

It's interesting...but I've spent many happy hours reading maps or Grey's Anatomy (the book, not the show). I'm not someone the NYT would tap for critical input on fiction/memoirs.

 

[JustaGuy]

It's interesting...but I've spent many happy hours reading maps or Grey's Anatomy (the book, not the show). I'm not someone the NYT would tap for critical input on fiction/memoirs.

Yes, but you are an avid reader and the caliber of the brief review you provided above warrants serious consideration. I can't even think in an organized fashion as such!

 

[Gingerzeronic]

Yes, but you are an avid reader and the caliber of the brief review you provided above warrants serious consideration. I can't even think in an organized fashion as such!

Thanks but I'm an introverted technical writer. It's like being able to get a great tan - less skill and more genetics. LOL!

 

[JustaGuy]

Thanks but I'm an introverted technical writer. It's like being able to get a great tan - less skill and more genetics. LOL!

Is that technical writer in writing style or occupation? Great analogy with tanning.

I suppose I write introverted too. For two years in Hawaii, I kept a journal of weekly essays, called it Paradise Journal. Original, isn't it? Most of the essays were quite internal, with titles like "I Write, Therefore I Am". It's amazing I could get that far considering I read so little. Oh well...

 

[Gingerzeronic]

Is that technical writer in writing style or occupation? Great analogy with tanning.

I suppose I write introverted too. For two years in Hawaii, I kept a journal of weekly essays, called it Paradise Journal. Original, isn't it. Most of the essays were quite internal, with titles like "I Write, Therefore I Am". It's amazing I could get that far considering I read so little. Oh well...

Occupational. It's tragic - I have the spontaneity of Mount Rushmore. On the other hand, I don't normally wake up with a feeling of dread. LOL!

 

[JustaGuy]

Occupational. It's tragic - I have the spontaneity of Mount Rushmore. On the other hand, I don't normally wake up with a feeling of dread. LOL!

Which president?

Oh, I don't know. I've seen some spunk out of this technical writer in the short time I've known her.

Which is worse, waking up or going to bed with a feeling of dread? I'll tell you which I am after you answer.

Btw, I love reading stuff like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as I strive for the philosophical teachings of Epicurus.

 

[Governa]

"Steve Jobs".