So I finished "Travelling Mercies" by Anne LaMotte. It's a pretty decent read I'd have to say - it's a book of memoirs divided into mostly short stories... like most books in this format, I've found about half the stories phenomenal, a quarter of them pretty decent and the rest seemingly filler.

 

It's a book about her personal journey to faith - from being an atheist to attending a presbyterian church in the S.F. area and along the lines kicking her drug, drinking and bulimia habit and becoming a mother as well.

 

It's an interesting book, worth the read if you enjoy her columns on Salon.

 

With that book being done, "A People's History of the United States" has been promoted to my book I'm reading from bathroom reading. It's a lot heavier of a read.

I just finished "50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know Vol. 2" by Russ Kick.

 

It has a lot of interesting factoids that not many people have heard about or know -- definitely a good and a quick read.

 

Now I'm reading "The Bush Dyslexicon" by Mark Crispin Miller. It is a look at the way that elections have become so dependent on television and how empty and devoid of any substance the coverage is.

 

I got three giant piles of 20+ books that I need to start wading my way through.

I am so exhausted all I can read is some Soxtalk and my email. And lots of tech manuals, catalogs, and training stuff.

The Good War: An Oral History of World War II

-Studs Terkel

 

im a WWII freak, what an amazing book so far.

Have any of you ever read Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk?

It seems like an intruiging book. Any feedback would be great.

got Anthology (beatles) from my gf for my bday.

That should last me a year.

im reading invisable monsters by chuck palahniuk because after i read CHOKE by him, i had to read everything else

 

chuck palahniuk also wrote FIGHT CLUB, yes... that movie you all saw and loved as first a book, and its 100 times better then the film... and CHOKE is 100 times better then fight club... CHOKE is also in production right now and will be in the movie theater in 2006... i HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU READ CHOKE!!!!

 

oh, and READ IT!

Have any of you ever read Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk?

It seems like an intruiging book. Any feedback would be great. 

Thats the one about the guy on the plane right?

Thats the one about the guy on the plane right?

 

Yeah.

 

And Hi8is I was thinkin of picking up Choke, and now I will. Thanks for the recommendation

Thats the one about the guy on the plane right?

 

Yep. It is a really fun book to read -- pretty novel idea with the page numbering.

 

Choke is pretty good...although I was disappointed with Lullaby. While out there, it just didn't grab me like his other books were able to.

Yep.  It is a really fun book to read -- pretty novel idea with the page numbering.

 

Choke is pretty good...although I was disappointed with Lullaby.  While out there, it just didn't grab me like his other books were able to.

I really liked lullaby. He's got the same theme going on in a lot of these books though. The main character always has some type of scam going on.

Oh and I couldn't really get into Diary.

I really liked lullaby. He's got the same theme going on in a lot of these books though. The main character always has some type of scam going on.

 

I read something where Survivor was supposed to be a play on the US school system and free choice.

I don't really have a summer reading list per se, but I did read about this book in the Trib yesterday, and am going to check it out. Its called Freakonomics by Steve Levitt a UC economist.

 

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearc...06073132X&itm=1

 

here is the Trib article

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi...1,3746749.story

I just picked up "Portrait of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde and "Shopgirl" by Steve Martin.

I just picked up "Portrait of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde

 

Very good book.

Very good book.

^^^^

One of my all time faves.

I recntly saw the Stephen Fry biopic of Wilde. Really interesting.

I have to read "The Wave" over the summer for school. I saw the TV show and didn't like it.

Only porn for me, I can't even read!!!

^^^^

One of my all time faves.

I recntly saw the Stephen Fry biopic of Wilde. Really interesting.

 

It has been promoted to bathroom reading at the moment, with "People's History of the United States" being my main read right now. Breezed through "Shopgirl" over the weekend. Charming story from Steve Martin. He has this knack of really capturing L.A. loneliness. I really liked the book.

It has been promoted to bathroom reading at the moment, with "People's History of the United States" being my main read right now. Breezed through "Shopgirl" over the weekend. Charming story from Steve Martin. He has this knack of really capturing L.A. loneliness. I really liked the book.

For an entertaining experience, read the paperback version of Shopgirl in a well trafficked area. You'll get plenty of stares.

I just finished reading Moneyball about a month ago. Probably the best sports book I've ever read, but that's not a real good statement -- I'm 16 (ten days till 17 ), so I haven't really read a whole lot of books.

 

Next, in between vomiting from reading Jane Eyre, I plan on reading a couple more baseball oriented books -- Rob Neyer's/Bill James' Pitching Guide, and Scout's Honor -- which is a book about how the Braves of the 90's were built. I've heard that the book takes it's shots at Moneyball and the sabermetric methods, but I'm going to go into it looking for the story of the Braves, rather than the potshots at Moneyball.

Bought The Brothers Karamazov today. This should last me the rest of the summer.

Bought The Brothers Karamazov today. This should last me the rest of the summer.

when i bought crime and punishment, a couple of kids stopped me outside the bookstore and asked me to buy them a porno rag. (this was before the web was everywhere.) i refused. still, very awkward.

I just finished the taking by dean kootz, i'm reading the stand by steven king right now, and next on my list is the good fight by ralph nadar