Does anybody read books here?

[salsabike]

I currently have a collection of to-be-read books from what I term the "way-far-away-on-adventures-I'll-never-have" genre: Into Thin Air (mountain climbing), The Hungry Ocean (swordfish fishing), Under the Tuscan Sun (fixing up that dream house in Italy), etc.

Into Thin Air is an absolutely fascinating, very well written book. The author used to be one of my doc's climbing partners. After the 96 climbing season that the book is about, she said he became pretty reclusive; it was hugely traumatic for him. Great book, though.

[Bklynmom]

Into Thin Air is an absolutely fascinating, very well written book. The author used to be one of my doc's climbing partners. After the 96 climbing season that the book is about, she said he became pretty reclusive; it was hugely traumatic for him. Great book, though.

Great book - amazing journalism - his other books are good as well. I would also add The Heart of the Sea - about the true story that Moby **** is based on -- great sailing story.

[TriMom217]

I just finished Kite Runner. I could not put it down, it was that good.

[KnottedYet]

LOVE Barbara Kingsolver's essays. "High Tide In Tucson" is high on my list. I haven't read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" yet, but I sure want to!

Right now I'm re-reading "Going Postal" by Terry Pratchett.

[crazybikinchic]

Hey, does "Biology for the Radiologic Technologist", "Radiologic Positioning", and "Human Anatomy and Physiology" count? At least for the next week and a half. Then it is "Bicycling" for the next month.

[ummbnb]

I'm currently re-reading The Ethical $lut. It is the Dec. selection for my bookclub amazingly enough.

eta - had to edit because the board didn't like the S-word

[Xrayted]

Hey, does "Biology for the Radiologic Technologist", "Radiologic Positioning", and "Human Anatomy and Physiology" count? At least for the next week and a half. Then it is "Bicycling" for the next month.

Yes they absolutely count! So, when do you graduate? Congrats on making it into the program. Only the best of the best become xray techs. I could be biased though.

Actually, I am in the Dune series. My partner loves it and has me reading them. I'm at the end of book 2 and am hooked. Very Sci-fi.

[kelownagirl]

I read Dune way back in my early 20's. Loved it then, not sure if I'd like it now or not.

[OakLeaf]

LOVE Barbara Kingsolver's essays. "High Tide In Tucson" is high on my list. I haven't read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" yet, but I sure want to!

Right now I'm re-reading "Going Postal" by Terry Pratchett.

Ha! I just finished Pratchett's latest, "Making Money." I thought it was one of his satirical best, on a par with "The Truth."

"Animal, Vegetable" is really beautiful, and if you ever run across a copy of Kingsolver's book about the women in the copper mine strike, that's worth reading, too.

[kelownagirl]

I just finished Kite Runner. I could not put it down, it was that good.

I've heard nothing but good stuff about that book. Must track down a copy...

[salsabike]

KG, you would still love Dune. We fans periodically reread it.

And I have an extra copy of The Kite Runner. PM me if you want it--I'd be happy to send it, and it is a really wonderful book.

[kelownagirl]

KG, you would still love Dune. We fans periodically reread it.

And I have an extra copy of The Kite Runner. PM me if you want it--I'd be happy to send it, and it is a really wonderful book.

Thanks Salsa! I am pretty sure my friend at work has the book so I'll give her a shot first! Hmm, maybe I should reread Dune.

[KnottedYet]

I haven't read any Dune in about 20 years...

I still think about it sometimes. I was very into Dune when I was late teens/early 20's, I wonder if reading it now I'd get something else out of it.

There are several books like that I should got look into again.

[Bklynmom]

I forgot to mention what may be the best book ever - Middlesex. Just an amazingly constructed and often funny tale, completely unpredicatbale, and uplifing in an odd way. There are some tough war scenes at the beginnning, and definitelly some violence, but amazing twists and turns. The plot is breathtaking.

Especially if you are in your 40's 50's or 60's and from Detroit, you will really enjoy it, although that is hardly all that it's about. Lots to do with growing up Greek, and gender issues too.

Riveting - good reason it got the Pulitizer.

[Meaux]

Holy smokes! I just re-read Middlesex. I LOVED it both times I've read it. I worked for Barnes and Noble for nearly four years (my husband still does), so we have LOTS and LOTS of books in our home. I love Wally Lamb and I read any historical fiction I can get my hands on. I just read this book called The Historian, it was fantastic. (I love vampires too, anything kind of sordid is my guilty pleasure. Just not romance novels. That's going too far.) And Neil Gaiman is a fantastic author. American Gods really changed the way I thought about other religions. Okay, I'm rambling now. I have loved to read since the time I was really young. I'm trying to get on the ball and read things that are more "academic", as I'm hoping to start grad school next fall.