Name the last three books you have read...

Just a little bit.

 

I'm curious as to why you bolded over 1984 as opposed to the other books I listed.

 

He was making a joke. You said you're a slow reader and one of the books you read was 1984. He played on the joke that you started reading it in 1984 and just finished it.

LA has a way of doing things like that.

 

Bookie gets it!

 

it's so nice to see you all using each others screen names in your posts and just having a good time with each other:smt081

 

It makes things more interesting, lippy.

 

that's what lippy thought too...until last night when one of my jokes didn't go over so well...oh well, todays a new day:smt026

 

Well, I am smarter than the average bear. ;-)

 

Ah, I see. good one.

 

This Bulletin Just In:

Whilst it's not *quite* amongst the "last three"........yet...........I *did* put in my order to have this forthcoming release sent *my* way..

"The Girl Who Fell From The Sky", by Heidi W. Darrow, looks to be a VERY interesting & engrossing read...according to a pal who is a a critics' editor at The Times.

Some excerpts from this tome to pique your interest:

"I am light-skinded," Rachel says. "That's what the other kids say. And I talk white. I think new things when they say this.."

Rachel, by the way, is the book's protagonist Rachel Morse, born of a White Danish mother & an (absentee) Black G.I. father.

More from ...Sky":

"I wasn't supposed to have a future;
It doesn't matter what I do. This is my life."

I *could* give out MORE, of course....but I feel it more appropriate that YOU should consider picking up on said tome when it hits the bookseller's racks and see for yourself what it's all about, yes?







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the secret history of the world
evolution of human conciousness
a mills and boons lady porn

 

Ugh.

No Place for Amateurs Dennis Johnson

The Presidential Difference Fred Greenstein

The Persuadable Voter Hillygus and Shields

Yeah, I'm so glad I graduate in a few weeks.

 

The Last Day, which is about the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755. It was good, fast and informative.

 

The Book of the City of Ladies - Christine De Pisan

The Ramayana - Valmiki

Animal Farm - George Orwell

 

1. Zen-The Religion of the Samurai, by Kaiten Nukariya

2. Strength: And How to Obtain It, by Eugen Sandow

3. The Psychology of Self Defense, by Chris Sutton

4. Boxing: United States Naval Institute

 

Island beneath the Sea, Isabel Allende (Amazing!)
People, States and Fear, Barry Buzan
New and Old Wars, Mary Kaldor

 

1) Uzumaki - Spiral into Horror

2) Howl's Moving Castle

3) Wasted

 

Which did you like best and why? Which would you recommend, if only one?

 

Good question...probably the Allende book. The others are work-related, so I think they have a more limited appeal.

At its best, Allende's writing constructs stories that bring together multiple generations, different settings, and even combine elements of the supernatural with realism. My very favorite of her books is The House of the Spirits, but I think this one has elements of what makes that book great.

Island follows the story of Zarite, a Haitian slave, and the interaction of her family with that of her master's. I won't say too much in case anyone wants to read it, but it's a compelling read. The only real criticism I would have is that at points some of the characters behave somewhat inconsistently without a good explanation... but definitely worth reading.

 

Thanks Nerdy Girl