[catsoup]

I've got a road trip coming up and am looking for some good ideas for books on cd. While driving, I like mysteries or thrillers, things to keep me thinking but not too literary or deep. But I'm open to anything. My boyfriend will be along as well. I was hoping for something like The Davinci Code - interesting and easy, know what I mean?

[curioushair]

I love Library Thing! Unfortunately, their site is down right now. (They've gotten a lot of press in the past few weeks, so it's been down quite a bit--new servers and such to deal with the deluge of users.)

My catalog.
(I'm linking rather than writing it out because my username over there is part of my real name.)

[crazyoldcatlady]

oh snap. combining my fav things (internet surfing and books), ensuring i really won't get a life ever

[bunnyb]

Ah somewhere else for me to procrastinate!

I love the concept - being able to peruse (virtually) strangers' bookshelves...
It's the first thing I look at when I visit anyone's home for the first time (providing they don't mind).

[maryjo]

Ooh, I'm on librarything (www.librarything.com) - I love it! My username is futuransky...

[mirabella]

Has anyone heard of Library Thing. I think it's www.librarything.com. You can actually make a list of all of the books that you have and rate them. Then you can share your list. It's a really good way to get recommendations for new books to read. A friend of mine just told me about it. I swear I don't work for them or anything!

[sillygrrl13]

Has anyone read "Water For Elephants," by Sara Gruen? I'm going to a reading she's doing here this week.

[raisingirl]

I just want to say that before the Lounge went down for renovations, I went through the archives and took notes on the books that all of you have mentioned that were of interest to me. I have such a long list of books to read now -- as if it wasn't long enough before! ::boobie-squishin' book love::

(I'll report back when I've actually made progress on the list; in the meantime, I love to read about what everyone else is reading.)

[vesicapisces]

I love On the Beach - it was also made into a really awesome movie with Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, and Ava Gardner. Nevil Shute wrote (writes?) a lot of good stuff - f'r'instance, A Town Called Alice.

[bunnyb]

voodooprincess, whilst the lounge was down I was going crazy cos I couldn't remember the address you posted! So checking it out and getting list together.

punkerplus, I must get around to reading MomMW, I love his style.

[sixelacat]

I have been so lazy about pleasure reading this summer, just re-reading "easy" fiction I already have, nothing new. As soon as I finish this last summer course, I have a list of new fiction I want to get, including The Abortionist's Daughter and Girlbomb! (of course).

Has anyone read Lawrence Block's "Tanner" series? That's mostly what I've been reading, the character just cracks me up! Written mostly in the late 60's and 70's, Tanner never sleeps and likes to join "hopeless" political causes like the Serbian Brotherhood and the Flat Earth Society. It's interesting to read what were considered hopeless causes then that have actually come to pass (like the break-up of Yugoslavia). And I can't help but be amused when he refers to Queen Elizabeth as "Betty Saxe-Coburg the Pretender"!

And Voodoo Princess, I went to start downloading books as soon as you posted that in the Community Forum, but there are so many to choose from I decided I'd need to get a list together, which I haven't done yet! I did download an interesting collection of old French short stories, but that's as far as I got before "kid in a candy store" syndrome kicked in and I couldn't make up my mind because I wanted everything!

[punkerplus]

Memories of my Melancholy Whores was the first Gabriel Garcia Marquez book I read and I think its wonderful. He has such a beautiful way of writing.

[Buster_Love]

I read "On the Beach" by Nevil Shute, and it is incredible. It's about the Apocalypse caused by nuclear fallout, and it illustrates people's reactions to it in terms of their philosophies, emotions, and actions. The characters act as though they have nothing left to lose, because in a way, they don't. For example, they have amature car races in which they drive INSANELY because they'll all die soon anyway. The emotion this book invokes in the reader (at least in me) is too profound to describe in a paragraph or two; "On the Beach" is a must-read.

Girlbomb, is your book available in stores, or just on the internet? I read a summary of it, and it looks like you led a hell of a childhood. I had a rough childhood with an abusive parent, too, but it was nothing like what you endured. I'm interested in it, but I hate giving out my credit card number online. (I know reputable sites like Amazon are safe, but it's still a fear of mine, rational or otherwise.)

[themasochistmuse]

I finished reading "Devil in the Details" by Jennifer Traig about a month ago and it was so good, I'm thinking of re-reading it, haha.
It's about a girl growing up with OCD and she is quite comedic about the whole thing which makes it more interesting and funny rather than depressing.

I also just finished reading "Outsiders" (no, not the one they made a movie out of a long time ago) which is a book compiled of short stories from multiple authors such as Neil Gaiman, Melanie Tem, Poppy Z. Brite, etc... some are good- while some are so outlandish I feel I wasted several minutes of my life reading those particular short stories, haha... it's still a nice book though.

Now, I've recently been reading another book of compiled authors who are dedicating their work to HP Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos... all of them so far I've enjoyed a lot, but after this book- I definately think I'm going to re-read Devil in the Details.

[bunnyb]

Ah Gabriel Garcia Marquez ... how I love you so! Saying that, haven't yet got around to Love in the time of Cholera I do have his Collected short stories though and the novella Chronicle of a Life Foretold which I may have time to read... Oh and Memories of my Melancholy Whores.

I had an ambitious summer reading list but I have no time for pleasure reading as writing my Masters dissertation. Although that does give me pleasure but in a non-relaxing sense, I am studying Angela Carter and the Irish playwright Marina Carr and I recommend all of their work!

[mamachi]

hello this is my first post.
Antigone by jean anouilh to be read and reread
cellijenni, i'm also reading love in the time of cholera. i plan on spending the weekend with my nose in that book. i haven't been able to really get into it yet.

[punkerplus]

Have you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude", cellijenni?

I'm new to this thread (goodness knows why!). I work in a public library so I'm always finding new books I want to read.

My current reading list is
In our time: Memoirs of a revolution - Susan Brownmiller (currently reading)
The Abortionists Daughter
Cinderella's Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground.

Has anyone read any of these?

[voodoo_princess]

http://www.worldebookfair.com/

Free e-book downloads until August.....
I've downloaded quite a few and was just too excited when I heard about this.
I posted in Community Forum, but no one seemed interested.
I have found quite a few good reads at this book fair so if anyone is interested, check it out.
Nothing beats a free book

[cellijenni]

I'm currently reading "love in the time of cholera".

serioulsy in love with this book. its amazing.

[sillygrrl13]

Summer Vacay Reading List:
"A Long Way Down" -faboo
"The Memory of Running"-also faboo
"Any Place I Hang My Hat"-ditto.