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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 7, 2004 13:44:29 GMT -5
I try to read books constantly. When done with one book, I pick up another. Never a day goes by without a book in hand. Anyway, here's my list of the best books I've read in the past year (they're not necessarily books published in 2004):
Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five Kazuo Ishiguro, Remains of the Day Kazuo ishiguro, A Pale View of Hills Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things -- truly amazing wordplay and non-chron storytelling... John Irving, The Cider House Rules Robin White, The Ice Curtain Robin White, Siberian Light Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes Henry James, Washington Square Anne Perry, The Cater Street Hangman Anne Perry, Callender Square Anne Perry, The Face of a Stranger
Thank you for your attention, blokes.
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Post by 7thWoman on Oct 8, 2004 9:20:21 GMT -5
Here's ALL the books I've read in the past year. Most of them are pretty good. -Greg Cox, Underworld, Book 1 -JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion -James Hall & Charles Nordhoff, Men Against the Sea and Pitcairn's Island (sequels to Mutiny on the Bounty) -Don Casey, Sailboat Electrics Simplified (great ending!) -Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (mostly a true story) -Bram Stoker, Dracula -Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game -Nat Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (true story of Moby Dick) -Isaac Asimov, I, Robot -Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel -Ann Rice, Interview with the Vampire -Ann Rice, The Vampire Lestat -Tim Gilles, Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance and Repair -Ann Rice, The Queen of the darned (guess that title has profanity in it : -Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days -Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth -Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon -HG Wells, The Time Machine -HG Wells, The War of the Worlds -Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho -Ira Levin, The Boys From Brazil -Leonard Wibberley, The Mouse That Roared -Steven King, Salem's Lot and my favorite of the year: -Ralph "Soney" Barger, The Life and Times of Soney Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club
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Post by Skippy on Oct 8, 2004 10:41:13 GMT -5
The Anthem by Ayn Rand and 1984 by George Orwell are the two best books I read this past year. Though I haven't finished these two, Anna Karenina and The Divine Comedy are excellent from what I've read so far.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Oct 8, 2004 14:26:12 GMT -5
Books I've read this past year:
Thanks.
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Post by Mumsie on Oct 10, 2004 1:05:32 GMT -5
Wolfgang, I'm just finishing: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. I think you would like it. It's very good.
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Post by georgia(pacific)girl on Oct 10, 2004 12:59:04 GMT -5
Books I've read this past year: Thanks. I should probably expand my reading. I've read exactly the same books as IB.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Oct 10, 2004 15:34:20 GMT -5
I should probably expand my reading. I've read exactly the same books as IB. I should add I read the Norwegian book of knowledge this past year... I forgot to mention it.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 10, 2004 21:13:25 GMT -5
It appears 7thWoman is a sci-fi fan.
I have a question. There was a great sci-fi short story I read a long time ago, but I can't remember the who, what, where, when and why. It's about the great Judgment Day type of event. A guy notices the moon is uncharacteristically bright, I mean really really bright. While others felt it was romantic, this guy believed something was seriously wrong. He theorized, as a lot of other scientists did, that somehow, the sun either
a) exploded, or b) had some kind of big explosion from one of its sunspots.
Alternatively, he thought the Earth or moon changed its orbit, thus explaining the inordinately bright moon. (the closer the moon is to the sun, the brighter it is). So, while others went about their business without a care in the world, he prepared for the end of the world. He knew that with such a change as he imagined that caused such brightness, he thought there would be tidal waves of mammoth proportions, storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. He got hiking/camping gear, loaded up on bottles of water, extra clothes, etc. Then, he went up the highest mountain and prepared for the worst.
So, what the heck was this short story? Title, author? I don't know the answer. I was hoping you would.
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Post by 7thWoman on Oct 12, 2004 9:53:48 GMT -5
I wouldn't say I'm much of a sci-fi fan. Jules Verne and HG Wells' books are classics that have been on my list of books to read since high school. Asimov's robot books seemed to me to be more mystery than science fiction. I guess Ender's Game is science fiction, but that's not one of my favorite books. I have read a decent amount of science fiction and I've come to the conclusion that most of it really sucks.
Anyway, I'm afraid I don't recognize the plot you described. Sorry.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 12, 2004 13:27:18 GMT -5
I'm reading "A Widow for One Year" by John Irving. An Irving book never fails to delight.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 12, 2004 13:28:12 GMT -5
[quote author=IdahoBoy®® link=board=chitchat&thread=1097174669&start=3#0 date=1097263572]Books I've read this past year:
Thanks.[/quote]
No surprise.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2004 13:41:00 GMT -5
I'm reading "A Widow for One Year" by John Irving. An Irving book never fails to delight. One of my favorite Irving books. Very poignant. Stylistically much more like his THE FOURTH HAND than his earlier books (e.g. WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP).
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Post by 7thWoman on Oct 12, 2004 13:58:49 GMT -5
Alright Wolfgang, you aroused my curiosity about that story. After a brief google search on keywords from your description. It sounds like you're talking about the story "Inconstant Moon" by Larry Niven. It looks like it's only available as an Ebook these days. www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook444.htm
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 13, 2004 15:33:41 GMT -5
Thanks, 7thWoman! I think that's the story! Woo hoo! I would've looked for it myself but I was lazy.
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Post by 7thWoman on Oct 13, 2004 16:21:29 GMT -5
I totally understand. I wouldn't have looked for it either, but if it's as good as you say it is, and it's a short story, I figured I might take the time to read it someday.
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