LOL... that is too funny. I just finished Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K Hamilton (Antia Blake author) and was looking at the Dead Witch series by Harrison.

I too re-read a lot of my series books...

I am about to re-read Jean Auel's Earth Children Series. I understand there is a 6th book, but it takes about 10 years between books... :(

Just finished Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Never Where, and Stardust are better books IMO by Gaiman. He's probably my favorite author.

I read that. Cute ... and pretty good, too.

Yeah I read that a while ago too.... should re-read it!

Am currently reading L.L.Bean: The Making of an American Icon by Leon Gorman (his grandson)

i just finished two. a puffickly fantastic story :D and running with scissors

Just finished up Dan Brown's book "Deception Point" and then started "A long way gone, memoirs of a boy soldier".

Well, again..I'm reading about 3 different books. I just finished a book on Norse mythology and started a book on Egyptian mythology. I've been trying to read Eldest, the second book in the Eragon series. Eragon was decent, way over-hyped in my opinion. Eldest is pretty bad so far. Heart-Shaped-Box by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son) was great. Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things is a great collection of short stories, one of which is nominated for a Hugo Award. Michael Crichton's new one, Next, is OK if you like Crichton, but like alot of his recent books, it's full of plot holes and hardly any character development. Company by Max Barry is a good read and so is Barry's Jennifer Government.

Finally got to the end of "First Men on the Moon" by H.G.Wells. It was a good read but seemed to take me 4 times as long to read as books normally do.

Next up is... Well "Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" is on my list, but it depends on whther I can get my hands on it before I'm distracted by something else glittery...

Hitch-Hikers was fun.

KG200 is heavy, but interesting.

Been reading some Kim Harrison (Dead Witch...). I like her better than Laurel Hamilton.

Also have James Patterson queued up - Pop Goes the Weasel.

Just read the cheese story a few weeks ago. Have started "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. That should keep me busy until the final Harry Potter book comes out....... and well beyond I'm sure.

Self Matters By Dr. Phillip C. McGraw

I'm in the middle of Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum.

Since I last posted in this thread I've read the final Harry Potter book and am nearly thru with Atlas Shrugged. Just started reading, "Weird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly Places" by Joanne Austin.

19 minutes, jodi picoult. it's about a highschool shooting, really forces one to wonder if they will ever truly know their own children.

Been reading a fair amount of Kim Harrison. I like her better than Laurel Hamilton. Same type of deal..vampires and a female private eye type.

the long emergency, kunstler.
not long in yet but so far it seems to me the only purposes of the book are a teeny bit of fear mongering, lots of suburban-american bashing, and the fervent hope of the author's that when the dark ages finally arrive, we'll all call it "the long emergency" thus making him the best phrase-coiner ever..

The Economic Development of Western Civilisation by Shepard B. Clough. :p

I'm reading Cadillac Beach by Tim Dprsey right now.

I finished that one up as well. I thought it was well done, but eerie and very realistic and sad.

i recently read my sister's keeper by her as well, chey. another great book that raises some seriously interesting questions. the end left me devastated.

i just finished my secret garden this morning. written by nancy friday, it's the first book written by a woman to compile and explore the realm of female sexual fantasy. i enjoyed some of it. a bit antiquated and slightly exclusive, it even had some undertones of racism. but considering when it was first written, it does a good job of exploring sexual fantasy without casting judgment. some of the women's stories broke my heart and others shocked, but it was nevertheless fascinating and i could literally feel how much empowerment and relief some of these women felt just by being able to write down some of their most private thoughts and know that they aren't "freaks." i have two more by her on stand-by (forbidden flowers and women on top).

I think I read Woman on Top.

that memorable huh? :p

Is it a collection of short stories? What year is it?

early 90's and i believe it's another compilation of sexual fantasies with added commentary/observation by friday: like secret garden but after the sexual revolution and at the the height of women in the workplace, highlighting how female fantasy may have changed since, or been affected by, their new positions of power.

It's not the same book. I think the one I read was just a compilation of erotica written either by or for women. It was like 10 years ago that I read it.

adding on about secret garden and nancy friday here.

i was just reading the intro to the next book, forbidden flowers, and some of what i read has reinforced and validated what i am trying to teach my own children about their sexuality (and yes, although very young, i have learned they do have some very strong ideas and feelings regarding their own sexuality)

The Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley

Today I bought Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey.

The latest Flinx novel of Alan Dean Foster.

I'm about 150 pages into Kushiel's Dart, but my friend told me I needed to read Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie, since it is set on an archaeological site. Apparently Christie's husband was an archaeologist!

eat, pray, love by elizabeth gilbert. i'm diggin it.
my mom had given me a whole slew of books recently, one of them being some pile of crap by danielle steel. awful stuff. but eat, pray, love was buried in there and i have to remember to thank her when they come to visit tomorrow (i probably won't mention the steaming pile of crap though ... gift horses and all that:p)

"Rethinking the Sales FOrce" by Neil Rackham. A little dated, but has some great ideas.

Yeah, I'm a nerd :p

I'm reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (as recommended by wyndhy!) - I really like it, I'm going to finish it tonight. Next I'll probably read Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose.

I'm reading a few cookbooks too, and I really really love The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant by Judy Rodgers!!!

I'm reading Duma Key by Stephen King. I was not sure if I was going to be able to read this book because shortly after STO died (He idolized King) I went to see King speak at the university, sort of as a "fuck you" to STO in a time when I was starting to let myself feel angry with him for being such a dumbass. King read a short story about a man who wanted to kill himself. Felt like I was supposed to be there. I was in tears throughout most of the evening.

Shockingly the short story became the novel Duma Key, which takes place in the area I was born in. When the main character decides to live he moves there, to the beach. STO never saw a beach. I sent him and his kids shark's teeth from the area where Duma Key takes place. I know I'm creating the connections but ...

anyhow I'm going to read it.

((((Lil))))

Thanks. I might be being too honest :p

No such thing. Possible to be too blunt, but doesn't apply here. Everybody has to sort thru the levels of grief their own way.

May seem kinda lightweight compared to everybody else's reading, but I've read (& re-read & re-read) The Fab Four FAQ Book & Long and Winding Roads: the Evolving Artistry of the Beatles. The FAQ book is chock full of trivia bits even a long time Beatlemaniac like me didn't know, not to mention the real stories behind many of the great Beatle myths. The Winding Roads book is maybe more heavy lifting than I really wanted to do, with footnotes that are almost as long as the chapters they apply to, but still some interesting details I can chew on. I can't resist the siren's call of reading more about my heroes, even if nothing I learn has any chance of improving my quality of life...

Just finished Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Switching gears to the newest Glen Cook book. Zinc Melodies (I think that's the name).