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_Otherwise Pandemonium_ by Nick Hornby

This was my first read of Hornby, whose name I see come up from time to time.
This was my last read of Hornby, whose name I will shake my head at when I see it.

To me there is just something outright bizarre about grown men who try to be cool (or whatever) and cater toward a younger audience (and here I am thinking (and retching) at the thought of John Hughes’ movies).

Anyway:
Two short stories by Nick Hornby, one written specifically for this little book. “Otherwise Pandemonium” and “Not A Star”.
Bother with a narrator that addresses the audience, which is not a wise move to do often, let alone in back-to-back stories.
 
StillILearn said:
Which bit did you add here, Jay?

Well, none of it is my words, but I added all of it to that site. [/god complex off]

(And what is wrong with the word "novelist"?)

Amy Hempel has gone so far as to write a novella, but never a novel, so calling her one is not very accurate.

I'm glad you may take a look into this book (Kevin), I actually meant to PM you about it...
j
 
Hawaii by James A. Michener

Just finished Hawaii by James A. Michener. Maybe it's the afterglow of completing a great novel but it could be the best novel I've ever read. Definately contends for that title afterglow or not. The writing was very good and the 1100+ pages were easy to read. It never got dull even though there were history lessons peppered throughout. There were so many characters yet Michener manages to make them all memorable and fully realized.

The amount of information in this book, the massive scope, is just astounding. The detail in all the different directions Michener takes you and still manages to tie things together is an achievement of it's own.

Michener was a new discovery to me only a short time ago. Since then I've found that few bookstores in my area regularly carry his books, special order only, and even fewer people have heard of him. I really hope that this author's stories do not get completely forgotten. I can't speak for his other books, yet, but Hawaii deserves to be spoken in the same breath as other well known classics.

Here is the link I created on Michener in the author discussion section.
 
"Sliver" by Ira Levin

Finished it last night. The 3rd (last) part of the book was so intense. My boyfriend came into the room and tapped me on the shoulder while I was reading and I freaked out.

It was really good. How would you feel if you found out that there were bagillion cameras hidden in your house/apartment and someone had been watching you for years?

I think that's one of my biggest paranoias... being watched. I hate being the center of attention, I don't think I could handle being watched carefully without my knowing it.

Has anyone read Levin's Son of Rosemary (sequel to Rosemary's Baby)? I was thinking about checking it out. I heard This Perfect Day was pretty good too.
 
Libra6Poe said:
I think that's one of my biggest paranoias... being watched. I hate being the center of attention, I don't think I could handle being watched carefully without my knowing it.

You think you’re not!!?? ;)
Look at the stats coming out of London (something like) 1 camera in place for every 125 person (I think that was the stat).
You honestly think the Fundamental Semi-United States o’ Umercia isn’t doing a lil’ peek-a-boo?
“Civil rights” is a dead term.

[coming back from control room] and Libra, didn’t you wear that t-shirt yesterday? For shame! (and pick up your room!)

but seriously, just go read _We Need to Talk About Kevin_ by Lionel Shriver. Rosemanry’s other baby can wait.
j

added edit:
"In all, there are at least 500,000 cameras in the city [London], and one study
showed that in a single day a person could expect to be filmed 300
times."
 
The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing

I just finished "The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing" by Melissa Bank. It's a good, comical romance book. It starts with a girl when she's about 13ish or so and goes on to her adult life. The story doesnt always follow the girls point of view though.
Anyway.. it's a good little book and it was a refreshing break from reading suspense and adventure novels.
 
I've been on holiday in Thailand for the past few weeks and whilst there I read Northern Lights, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime, Big Fish, The Long Way Round, The Five people you meet in Heaven and started on Tuesdays with Morrie.

It was a good holiday!
 
Greetings,


I just finished reading Scropia by Anthony Horowitz Personally i loved the book it was cripping and intresting.one of the best books i read. :rolleyes:


Regards
 
Puddleglum said:
I've been on holiday in Thailand for the past few weeks and whilst there I read Northern Lights, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime, Big Fish, The Long Way Round, The Five people you meet in Heaven and started on Tuesdays with Morrie.

It was a good holiday!

I love Mitch Albom. His books are just..incrediably. I usually like longer stories/novels... but I couldnt put his down after I picked it up...and I almost wanted to because I knew it would end.
 
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I was alright. Can't say I was blown away by it. I'm not sure if I'm compelled to read Ender's Shadow or any other books by Card. It was worth reading though.
 
Dune by Frank Herbert. I have to say that although it was a good book, I don't think that it deserves the hype. I had to force myself to read to the end - not because it was horrible but because there are so many other books that I want to read (because of you guys) and it was getting quite tedious I thought. I think I was just disappointed after all the rave, but it is definately a book worth reading.
 
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. I liked it. Gonna be thinking about this story for a while. Like all Hemingway makes me think.
 
jay said:
You think you’re not!!??
::shudders:: I hate thinking about it. But I like to tell myself that no one is paying close attention to me...
[coming back from control room] and Libra, didn’t you wear that t-shirt yesterday? For shame! (and pick up your room!)

but seriously, just go read _We Need to Talk About Kevin_ by Lionel Shriver. Rosemanry’s other baby can wait.
LOL, and that's why I missed you this summer. ;)

I'll check out that book, I suppose I've read enough Levin for one year. :p
 
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King.
I found it a bit tedious at times but there are some okay aspect in it. Unfortunately I don't like the new characters in the book and after book one I was pretty much hoping that the gunslinger would be traveling alone for the most part of the book with different incounters.
Still, it's an okay book to spend some time on in my vacation so I guess I'll finish the series at some point.
 
hay82 said:
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King.
I found it a bit tedious at times but there are some okay aspect in it. Unfortunately I don't like the new characters in the book and after book one I was pretty much hoping that the gunslinger would be traveling alone for the most part of the book with different incounters.
Still, it's an okay book to spend some time on in my vacation so I guess I'll finish the series at some point.

I felt the same way about the new characters after reading that one but after time I grew to like them. Well, like most of them and tolerate the one I'm not a big fan of. The Waste Lands is a better book and may help you appreciate the new characters more.
 
The Trudeau Vector by Juris Jurjevics

As the international team of scientists at the spectacular Trudeau Research Center prepares for six months of unrelenting Arctic winter, three of their colleagues are found dead and their bodies contorted in ghastly, unnatural positions. An American epidemiologist, the talented and unconventional Dr. Jessica Hanley, is summoned to investigate the medical riddle posed by these grisly deaths. At the same time, a decorated Russian admiral in Moscow is assigned a top-secret mission to locate and retrieve a Russian submarine that has suddenly and inexplicably vanished from central command’s radar.
amazon.com
Bad book. If I hadn't been bored to death I would never ever have read this one.
Just don't read it.
 
ions said:
I felt the same way about the new characters after reading that one but after time I grew to like them. Well, like most of them and tolerate the one I'm not a big fan of. The Waste Lands is a better book and may help you appreciate the new characters more.
So there is hope for the series to become better, that's good to know. :)
 
Trojan Odyssey -- Clive Cussler

Typical Clive Cussler, except this one includes his children. Enjoyable but a little too predictable if you've read any of his previous works.
 
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