Books. What are you reading?

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Zombiezilla · #41 Post by **Zombiezilla** » December 20th, 2007, 1:31 pm

Anybody else find it rather "heartwarming" that this thread has jumped to 3 pages fairly quickly? Nice to see so much reading going on.

#42 Post by **Batmaniak** » December 20th, 2007, 4:47 pm

I know I do. Books are one of the only things I have more of than models. 7 Ikea Billy's and in need of another...

Zombiezilla · #43 Post by **Zombiezilla** » December 20th, 2007, 5:21 pm

Batmaniak wrote:I know I do. Books are one of the only things I have more of than models. 7 Ikea Billy's and in need of another...

#44 Post by **Batmaniak** » December 20th, 2007, 5:27 pm

Zombiezilla wrote:
Batmaniak wrote:I know I do. Books are one of the only things I have more of than models. 7 Ikea Billy's and in need of another...

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categ ... 364/11683/

modeljunky · #45 Post by **modeljunky** » December 20th, 2007, 7:05 pm

Is World War Z. age app for a 14 year old? I was thinking about getting him it for xmas....a few F--- bombs are O.K......I just think his mom will be upset if theres any thing about you know...S..E...X..

Like in IT...

Misellus · #46 Post by **Misellus** » December 20th, 2007, 7:28 pm

I'd say a 14 year old could handle it. For the most part it's done as a documentary and is pretty dry (I found it a boring book). There are different narrative styles throughout the book depending on who he is talking to as they tell their story. No sex that I can recall. Some of the stories are violent though (soldiers actively fighting zombies). I remember one used F* a few times but it's in character and not excessive.

M-

Paul Helfrich · December 20th, 2007, 10:09 pm

Currently reading Wit'ch Storm by James Clemens, bk II of "The Banned and The Banished."

Before that read Darth Bane: Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn. Those Star Wars novels are kind of hit or miss, in my experience, but that one was pretty cool.

ManthingVT · #48 Post by **ManthingVT** » December 21st, 2007, 2:10 am

Todd P. wrote:My daughters and I are now in the final chapters of a much, much better race-relations novel from the same era: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. That's my all-time favorite. The words "Hey, Boo" always give me a chill.

One of my all time favorite novels and films also!

ManthingVT · #49 Post by **ManthingVT** » December 21st, 2007, 2:21 am

Zombiezilla wrote:I loved The Alienist but found Angel more forced. What's the kids name, Stevie? Since he becomes the main character and was a kid Carr had to find ways of keeping him around the proceedings to move the story forward, which lead to odd situations where he was in the heating ducts and such. I just wish he had kept the main character the same as the first book.

I've tried to read Dan Simmons Sci-Fi stuff, but in all honesty Sci-Fi confuses me something terrible. So many phrases and words that you are expected to just know. I spend twice as long reading Sci-Fi as I do anything else just because of how many times I have to re-read everything.

Everybody can quit pointing and laughing now.

The whole business with Stevie finding ways of eavesdropping in order to fill in the narrative is pretty contrived to me at times also. Very forced... but Carr is great at all the period details so his books are fun to read, especially when he brings in historic context and real characters of the time.

If you want something a bit more fantasy but similar to Carr's books (in that they are thrillers based in a historic period) I really liked The List Of 7 and The 6 Messiahs. Sorry, can't recall the author right off, but I loved these 2 books. They were a bit further "out there" and even had some zombies in the first one as I recall.

MVT

Misellus · #50 Post by **Misellus** » December 21st, 2007, 6:52 am

Mark Frost. Read both of those a few years ago. Also agree they're worth reading.

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lugnut · #51 Post by **lugnut** » December 22nd, 2007, 1:01 pm

Zombiezilla wrote:Anybody else find it rather "heartwarming" that this thread has jumped to 3 pages fairly quickly? Nice to see so much reading going on.

Absolutely.

Just finished General Chuck Yeager's book 'Press On'.

Tim Fortuna · #52 Post by **Tim Fortuna** » December 22nd, 2007, 8:47 pm

How about the worlds dumbest, or bravest, Author:

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.as ... 3&GT1=7701

This guy been living under a rock or what?

So far been too busy with work, X-Mas shopping and trying to get two model X-Mas gifts ready by Monday. Did drag out a few Mad Mags from '71 though.

The Harlequin · December 22nd, 2007, 11:13 pm

Tim Fortuna wrote: Did drag out a few Mad Mags from '71 though.

Geez, that takes me back. Used to get those down here in Oz when I was a kid, don't see them much anymore.

- The Harlequin

modeljunky · #54 Post by **modeljunky** » December 23rd, 2007, 2:19 am

Spent 6 hrs in Newark airport today,

so I stopped in the book store and Picked up Kurt Vonnegut's, A man without a country....Great read, helped pass the time.

19ratman66 · #55 Post by **19ratman66** » December 23rd, 2007, 3:09 am

Ok,,,, to work in the morning, kids in the evening, models at night,
work in the morning, kids in the evening, models at night,
work in the morning, kids in the evening,
chores, wife, chores, wife, work in the morning, kids, chores...............books?
Does KB or AFM count?

-Ron-

#56 Post by **razorwyre1** » December 29th, 2007, 9:14 am

just finished clive barker's latest "mister b. gone". lovely stuff.

modeljunky · #57 Post by **modeljunky** » January 10th, 2008, 2:34 am

I just Finished Invasion of the body satchers.....Very good,,,,I love the old Sci-Fi...The copy I have is from 1961, the pages were so brittle some of them actually fell out while I turned them...
And now Im onto Wicked.....

Monkeywiz · #58 Post by **Monkeywiz** » January 10th, 2008, 8:30 am

Very much enjoying the graphic novels of the Fables comic series at the moment, onto volume 3, Snow White and Bigby Wolf (ie the Big Bad) currently being hunted by Goldilocks

modeljunky · #59 Post by **modeljunky** » January 10th, 2008, 3:35 pm

Picked up a great book....The great American pin up....Its a history of pin up art in America...great bios on all the artists and hundreds of photos...

#60 Post by **CK in SD** » January 10th, 2008, 4:15 pm

just read born standing up by steve martin the comic/actor.

i typically do not go for bio's but this one was reconmended to me by my youngest sister. damn funny book and gives you some good background on how he became what he is now.