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Subject: cover to cover
From: twister
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 03:08 PM

Favorite book??? Recomendations??? Warnings??? Anything to do with books.

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From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 04:59 PM

Bridget Jones' Diary, both volumes - better than the film!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 05:36 PM

Anything at all by Neil Gaiman, Guy Gavriel Kay, or William Gibson!

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From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 05:39 PM

Lots here: Best Book You ever read.

Recently? Dreams Underfoot Charles de Lint, whom I am sure must lurk here. His books always include folk music tidbits.

Also, a non-horror by Stephen King: Hearts in Atlantis a really exceptional book which poignantly spans four decades from the tumultuous 60's to the almost present.

kat

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: RangerSteve
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 09:19 PM

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Much better than the movie, which was excellent.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Max
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 11:15 PM

My favorite is probably "Stranger in Strange Land", but the only book I can remember reading cover to cover in one sitting is "Junky" by William S. Burroughs.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: DonMeixner
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 11:28 PM

Wow! Neil Gaiman, Ronbert Heinlein . I am not really surprised tho'

Max I really thought a lot of Heinlein's books were better by far than Stranger. Time Enough for Love for instance.

Clint, did you read any of Charles Vess's Ballads and Sagas? Or Castle Waiting.

Best book for me was A River Runs Through It. small novella, read it in one standing at a Border's Books.

Don

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Mudlark
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 12:11 AM

Single book? No question. Riddley Walker, by Russell Hoban. Fav. series? No question. Patrick O'Brien's tales of the hgh seas and other places....the last 2 or 3 sort of faltered by the rest (I think there are 17 or 18 in all) are truly exceptional.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Kim C
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 10:17 AM

The Black Flower by Howard Bahr

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 02:18 PM

Lemme add to my list...

Make it any thing by Neil Gaiman, Guy Gavriel Kay, William Gibson or Clive Barker...

Don... I have not... But if they're Heinlein-esque in any way, I won't bother... I can't stand him...

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: MAG
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 03:03 PM

Didn't we just do this? maybe it was another group.

I am currently reading Turow's *Personal Injuries* -- just love his insightful analysis of the sea of corruption in what is a thinly veiled Chicago. (except Laws of our Fathers, which I think was way hard on the Black Panthers -- too many of us remember Fred Hampton and Mark Clark.)

Lots of faves mentioned; Sharyn McCrumb's con spoof, *Bimbos of the Death Sun;* also if you haven't read any of the ballad novels, you'll love 'em -- in the newest you find out why Spence Arrowood's parents were so crummy to him in favor of his jerk brother.

Connie Willis *Bellwether* is a gas. I'm on the waiting list for her newest.

Gee, and I wonder why I never seem to have a clean house, a weeded garden, or a practiced repertoire.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Gareth
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 03:13 PM

For Cover to Cover

C S Forester "The General"

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 03:15 PM

Mag, I put a link in to the last time; it was about a year ago.

I couldn't get into Patrick O'Brien, even though he was so highly recommended last time.

Found a couple of murder mystery writers that I think are better than Grisham: Stephen White and John Lescroart. Also have enjoyed my first two Spider Robinson books.

Love Tony Hillerman's Indian mysteries, too. Wish he'd hurry up and write some more.

kat

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 03:17 PM

cool beans mag'!!!!

I was beginning to think I was the only one who'd ever read Bimbos!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: MAG
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 04:04 PM

Oh no Clinton; maybe it's a cult, but I know (online, anyway) lots of folks who have it on a fave list. The author certainly has eclectic interests. I liked the forensic anthropologist mysteries until Elizabeth's tragedy. Ouch!

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Hawker
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 04:40 PM

Said it before.....
The weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner
Lucy

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Dharmabum
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 04:46 PM

Kat. I'm about a hundred pages into Hearts In Atlantis. You're right,it's a good un.

DB.

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From: Midchuck
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 04:59 PM

David Drake and Eric Flint's Belisarious series.

You can read the first two, An Oblique Approach and In the Heart of Darkness and not have to pay.

Also, any of these guys' stuff.

Peter.

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From: Midchuck
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 05:01 PM

Sorry, there's no "O" in "Belisarius." I was thinking too hard about getting the blue clicky things right.

P.

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From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 08:45 PM

The first 5 books of the "Belgariad" by David Eddings. Don't bother with the others, though. He decided he had a good formula, and used it over and over (and over...). Kinda like "Dune" was the only good book in that series. (Ducking...)

And Sharyn McCrumb has another Professor James O. Mega book, called "Zombies of the Gene Pool"--can't remember if it's before "Bimboes of the Death Sun" or after it, but definitely worth the read either way.

And about 40 more bookshelves full (we don't have walls in this house, we have books holding up the ceiling).

Lin

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Firecat
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 09:00 PM

Any Harry Potter. I'm currently reading "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

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From: sophocleese
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 10:24 PM

Tanya Huff has some neat books out. Blood Price, Blood Trail whatever etc.

Friday I read five Diana Wynne Jones books that I had just picked up (for my kids, honest!).

Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible was difficult to put down.

Peter Hamilton has a six book trilogy that starts with The Reality Dysfunction, that I found quite absorbing until the ending, which sucked.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: twister
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 12:21 AM

Hey Sophoclese I've actually read one of Diana Wynne Jone's books. *The Dark Lord Of Derkholm* I think it was. one of my favorite books as a matter of fact.

And Firecat, I love all Harry Potter books!!! They are like the best. Esp. the first one.

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From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 12:53 AM

I have just read Chase by Dean Koontz, in one go.

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From: Amergin
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 01:58 AM

Is Diana Wynne Jones the one who wrote "The Nine Lives Of Christopher Chant"? If so those are good books....

I like the Susan Cooper books....and the Harry Potter...and Narnia...too many to mention.....

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From: gnu
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 07:25 AM

"Stories Told in the Kitchen" by some fellaaah name 'a Kendall Morse. He's got a website, I heaaah. From up Maine waaay. Riiight nice fellah. Tells a good stooory.

I'll go get his address fo yaaah. Seeya sho'tly.

(Sorry Kendall... my Maine accent is pathetic... even spoken.)

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: gnu
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 07:27 AM

Heah ya gooo.

http://www.geocities.com/kendallmorse/

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From: mooman
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 07:46 AM

I'm reading my way through Iain Banks' catalogue at the moment. I particularly like the SF series published under the name Iain M. Banks (being somewhat of a SF nut). Favourites in this series are currently The Player of Games, Inversions and Excession.

Other favourites in different genres: Against the Current by Isiah Berlin and Meetings with Remarkable Men by George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff.

mooman

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: JulieF
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 11:54 AM

All time favourite - The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

Currently waiting the arrive of the new Ian Rankin and Terry Pratchett books into paperback as well as looking forward to Helen Dunmore's Stalingrad novel.

In my bag at the moment - a biography of Hildegrad of Bingen

All the best

Julie

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: twister
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 02:50 PM

Hey, Susan Cooper is the one who writes the Dark Is Rising books right?? I loved those too. I'm big into the fanasty/sci-fi books. Right now i'm reading The Clash of Kings by M. M. Martin. Very good.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: MAG
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 03:00 PM

Glad to see Diana Wynne Jones mentioned. I read the first of theHamilton *Reality Dysfunction* series and it was too long and involved for me to continue. plus the main plot device was a bit thin to hold up all that flowed from it.

Since y'all like good fantasy so much, a fave of mine is *Forgotten Beasts of Eld* by Patricia McKillip. Her other stuff is pretty good, too. Iam SO pleased that grownups are not above reading good books, even if marketed for young people. Now don't get me started on the picture books ... Mary Ann (yes, the Librarian)

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: rube1
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 03:08 PM

The Kapillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat

The pace is slow. The scope is broad. The brushstrokes of character development span centuries. I put it down several times because I'm addicted to suspense thrillers and murder books, but I kept going back to it because I knew from the very beginning that it was a magnificent book. Best book I read all year, no question. A simple priest in Malta during WWII.

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From: Zhenya
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 03:13 PM

(Excuse the last 2 mistake postings!)

(It's okay, that's what joeclones are for, deleting extra postings.:-)

Two I read a few years ago and still remember well:

The Bird Artist by Howard Norman and Medicine River by Thomas King. (and other books by these writers).

I recently read and really liked Anne Hebert's novel, In the Shadow of the Wind.

I'm currently reading another fine book, No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod. Among other things, this book has Gaelic song lyrics (with translations), and occasional scenes with Cape Breton and French Canadian fiddlers. This is not of course, the main reason to read this book, but does add to the pleasure of it. This is the first work I've read by this writer, who is from Cape Breton, and known for his short stories. I'm looking forward to reading these as well.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: Zhenya
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 03:27 PM

(Please excuse the last 2 mistake postings.)

Two I read a few years ago and still remember well:

The Bird Artist by Howard Norman and Medicine River by Thomas King.

I recently read and really liked Anne Hebert's novel, In the Shadow of the Wind.

I'm currently reading another fine book, No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod. Among other things, this book has Gaelic song lyrics (with translations) and occasional scenes with Cape Breton and French Canadian fiddlers. This is not of course, the main reason to read this book, but does add to the pleasure of it. This is the first work I've read by this writer, who is from Cape Breton, and also known for his short stories. I'm looking forward to reading these as well.

Subject: RE: BS: cover to cover
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 03:52 PM

The bridge at San Luis Rey..Thornton Wilder To kill a Mocking bird.. Can't remember! The Ghormenghast trilogy..Mervyn Peake Flowers for Algernon..again can't remember Catch 22..Joseph Heller Anything by Dylan Thomas.

Jock