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Happy Monkey · 08-12-2005, 02:39 PM

The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova. It's an odd novel of vampire lore.

redsonia · 08-12-2005, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova. It's an odd novel of vampire lore.

I read that! It was a great first novel - I can't wait to see what she'll do next.

Clodfobble · 08-12-2005, 04:06 PM

I'm reading my third book in as many days--not because I read them very fast, but because the first two sucked so hard I didn't get more than 30 pages in. Both were loaned to me by a friend, which is a shame because up until now I had trusted her taste in books.

The first was Kushiel's Dart, and the second was Sunshine. They were both horrible.

I'm having to re-read one of my favorite books now just to remind myself that it's not me, I haven't suddenly lost my ability to enjoy books or something.

redsonia · 08-12-2005, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

The first was Kushiel's Dart,

Just curious - why didn't you like Kushiel's Dart? Was it too much like a romance novel for you? I did like that book as well as the other two in the series.

wolf · 08-13-2005, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

The first was Kushiel's Dart, and the second was Sunshine. They were both horrible.

30 pages, eh? I don't think I would have made it past the cover art ...

I'm about to start Brutal Mercies by R.E. Yantorno.

The author is a local cop, and the book is set in the Philadelphia area.

Trilby · 08-12-2005, 04:11 PM

Let's all read, um...Hardy's TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES!

Or, if that is too much of a drag, we could all read some Hawthorne--Young Goodman Brown or Rappaccini's Daughter. Get us ready for Halloween!

Griff · 08-12-2005, 05:12 PM

Just knocked off Snowcrash. um... wow

BigV · 08-12-2005, 05:22 PM

yeah. that was cool.

edit: linkified for Brianna

Trilby · 08-12-2005, 05:31 PM

mmmm. You guys either know more than I do--or LESS.

What are you yammering about? Snowcrash? Is that, like, some sort of Sidney Sheldon thing????

Griff · 08-12-2005, 05:36 PM

Stephenson

Trilby · 08-12-2005, 05:41 PM

Obviously, I canna keep up. I'm only on the 1950's...so...much...lit...kulchar...

*cough* *cough*

dramatic death...and

eyeliner.

*gasp*

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-12-2005, 11:20 PM

In an effort to keep myself from checking only nonfiction out of the city library:

Ireland, by Frank Delaney. Bill O'Reilly recommended it, nice Irish boy that he is. Sort of Irish history as myth, and myths as Irish history.

In nonfiction, Allah's Torch and The Blitzkrieg Myth.

Clodfobble · 08-13-2005, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by redsonia

Just curious - why didn't you like Kushiel's Dart? Was it too much like a romance novel for you? I did like that book as well as the other two in the series.

Yeah, the writing style was really nice; I was quite engaged for the first bit where the main character's a child... but then it started in with the political maneuvering--I find courtly political games to be really horrifically boring. And then it got all romance-y, which I just can't take seriously.

eiffelenator · 08-16-2005, 08:37 PM

Just tore through the Grouphug book. Ridiculous.
Also recently read The Cathedral & the Bazaar.
Geek stuff.

Perry Winkle · 08-16-2005, 11:07 PM

I just finished "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers. Pretty good, I'm not sure how to describe the writing style. Think Kerouac, although more whiney and self-centered with a thick helping of sarcastic detachment.

Also pretty much everything, if not the entire book, in Cathedral & Bazaar is on Raymond's website. It's decent, though better when the stuff was fresh. My opinion of ESR has fallen greatly in the last year or two.

The Art of Unix Programming, available in full on ESR's site, is a decent read.

ESR's site

08-12-2005, 02:39 PM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova. It's an odd novel of vampire lore. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-12-2005, 04:11 PM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Let's all read, um...Hardy's TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES! Or, if that is too much of a drag, we could all read some Hawthorne--Young Goodman Brown or Rappaccini's Daughter. Get us ready for Halloween! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-12-2005, 05:12 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Just knocked off Snowcrash. um... wow __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-12-2005, 05:22 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	yeah. that was cool. edit: linkified for Brianna __________________ Be Just and Fear Not. Last edited by BigV; 08-12-2005 at 05:36 PM.

08-12-2005, 05:31 PM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	mmmm. You guys either know more than I do--or LESS. What are you yammering about? Snowcrash? Is that, like, some sort of Sidney Sheldon thing???? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-12-2005, 04:06 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm reading my third book in as many days--not because I read them very fast, but because the first two sucked so hard I didn't get more than 30 pages in. Both were loaned to me by a friend, which is a shame because up until now I had trusted her taste in books. The first was Kushiel's Dart, and the second was Sunshine. They were both horrible. I'm having to re-read one of my favorite books now just to remind myself that it's not me, I haven't suddenly lost my ability to enjoy books or something.

08-12-2005, 05:36 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Stephenson __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-12-2005, 05:41 PM	#11
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Obviously, I canna keep up. I'm only on the 1950's...so...much...lit...kulchar... cough cough dramatic death...and eyeliner. gasp __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-12-2005, 11:20 PM	#12
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	In an effort to keep myself from checking only nonfiction out of the city library: Ireland, by Frank Delaney. Bill O'Reilly recommended it, nice Irish boy that he is. Sort of Irish history as myth, and myths as Irish history. In nonfiction, Allah's Torch and The Blitzkrieg Myth. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-16-2005, 08:37 PM	#14
eiffelenator Irrelevant Adulterant Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 43	Just tore through the Grouphug book. Ridiculous. Also recently read The Cathedral & the Bazaar. Geek stuff.

08-16-2005, 11:07 PM	#15
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I just finished "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers. Pretty good, I'm not sure how to describe the writing style. Think Kerouac, although more whiney and self-centered with a thick helping of sarcastic detachment. Also pretty much everything, if not the entire book, in Cathedral & Bazaar is on Raymond's website. It's decent, though better when the stuff was fresh. My opinion of ESR has fallen greatly in the last year or two. The Art of Unix Programming, available in full on ESR's site, is a decent read. ESR's site Last edited by Perry Winkle; 08-16-2005 at 11:12 PM.

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