Books Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading - Page 94

big nasty kcnut · 03-11-2006, 10:37 PM

I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.

NewChief · 09-16-2010, 08:54 AM

Read Tales of the Madman Underground recently by John Barnes. Pretty good YA, though it's so gritty and dark (the ending is amazingly poignant, though), that it's only suitable for high schoolers.

I'm still recommending The Passage by Justin Cronin to all of you post-apoc/horror fans. It's freaking awesome.

Currently reading The Kids are All Right, which is the memoir the recent movie is based on. It's alright at this point. Not sure if I'll stick with it.

NewChief · 09-16-2010, 08:56 AM

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NewPHin...

All I can say is thank you. WOW. And I HATE the Vampire Genre. For the most part, I think Anne Rice and her infantile, overly religious literary daughter, Stephanie Myer, did the world a great disservice.

But this book is golden.

Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it. It's almost a shame to throw the vampire label on this book... because it's such a departure from the neovampire bullshit as well as the traditional gothic vampire stuff.

NewChief · 09-16-2010, 08:57 AM

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I also just finished the Girl who kicked the Hornet's nest. I felt it was the weakest of the trilogy, but all in all, I enjoyed Mr. Larsson's writing.

I tried to read Dragon Tattoo, and I just couldn't get into it. I probably need to give it another go, but there's just too much out there I want to read right now.

**DaKCMan AP** · 09-16-2010, 08:58 AM

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Finished The Authenticity Hoax: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves by Andrew Potter last week.

Started Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment by Peter Buffett.

Still waiting to start The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life.

Finished the Peter Buffett book last month and started the Warren Buffett book.

Braincase · 09-16-2010, 09:11 AM

Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet Series - listening on audiobooks during my commute, well narrated, and unabridged. Into the 5th book of the series now, should be through book 6 by the end of next week. I'm on a bit of a military science fiction kick right now, so if anybody has any suggestion, I'm open.

**Reaper16** · 09-16-2010, 09:34 AM

Apart from dicktons of various essays, I've recently read or re-read:

Nella Larsen - Quicksand
Willa Cather - A Lost Lady
Mike Rose - Lives on the Boundary

I'm going to begin Christie Hodgen's new, acclaimed novel, Elegies for the Brokenhearted, tonight. KC represent!

**Rain Man** · 09-16-2010, 09:46 AM

Read, read, read, read! Let me tell you something - last time I read a book, I was raped. Let THAT be a lesson to you.

(It's a line from a movie. Bonus points if you can tell me the movie.)

Pants · 09-16-2010, 09:46 AM

After seeing the Media Center thread, I went out and bought A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. It's incredibly easy to read and is very entertaining. The book is as advertised and is delivering on all fronts. Looking forward to reading the next 3 (maybe 4?) in the series.

Red Brooklyn · 09-16-2010, 09:50 AM

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Read, read, read, read! Let me tell you something - last time I read a book, I was raped. Let THAT be a lesson to you.

(It's a line from a movie. Bonus points if you can tell me the movie.)

Yellowbeard.

**Rain Man** · 09-16-2010, 09:53 AM

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Yellowbeard.

Betty: When little Dan was two minutes old I tattooed it on his head.

Yellowbeard: Does he know about this?

Betty: Oh, no no no, that's why I kept him in the cupboard for three years. That may be why he's a bit odd with all these books, and reading, and stuff like that.

Delano · 09-16-2010, 09:57 AM

I'm reading a book at blaise's suggestion. It is End Zone by Don DeLillo.

Good stuff.

NewChief · 09-16-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Apart from dicktons of various essays, I've recently read or re-read:

Nella Larsen - Quicksand
Willa Cather - A Lost Lady
Mike Rose - Lives on the Boundary

I'm going to begin Christie Hodgen's new, acclaimed novel, Elegies for the Brokenhearted, tonight. KC represent!

Mike Rose is awesome.

My wife has Quicksand at home and read it in college. I've never read it.

NewChief · 09-16-2010, 10:07 AM

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I'm reading a book at blaise's suggestion. It is End Zone by Don DeLillo.

Good stuff.

DeLillo is awesome.

**Reaper16** · 09-16-2010, 10:08 AM

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Mike Rose is awesome.

My wife has Quicksand at home and read it in college. I've never read it.

I read Quicksand about once per year. It is a very underrated text in terms of proto-feminism. There's an awful lot going on in such a short book.

**Lzen** · 09-16-2010, 10:30 AM

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Re-re--reading (for the 3rd time) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. What a great read.......

Wow, you are dedicated. I'm currently just a little over halfway through. But it is a loooong book. Good stuff, though.

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big nasty kcnut The pizza king of kansas Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Somewhere in the u.s.a. Casino cash: $1620900	Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.
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NewChief In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR Casino cash: $9730204	Read Tales of the Madman Underground recently by John Barnes. Pretty good YA, though it's so gritty and dark (the ending is amazingly poignant, though), that it's only suitable for high schoolers. I'm still recommending The Passage by Justin Cronin to all of you post-apoc/horror fans. It's freaking awesome. Currently reading The Kids are All Right, which is the memoir the recent movie is based on. It's alright at this point. Not sure if I'll stick with it. __________________ In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. - H. L. Mencken
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09-16-2010, 09:11 AM	#1400
Braincase Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pond> Me <Barn Casino cash: $11298284	Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet Series - listening on audiobooks during my commute, well narrated, and unabridged. Into the 5th book of the series now, should be through book 6 by the end of next week. I'm on a bit of a military science fiction kick right now, so if anybody has any suggestion, I'm open. __________________ BrainCase
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09-16-2010, 09:46 AM	#1402
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3318491 VARSITY	Read, read, read, read! Let me tell you something - last time I read a book, I was raped. Let THAT be a lesson to you. (It's a line from a movie. Bonus points if you can tell me the movie.) __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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09-16-2010, 09:46 AM	#1403
Pants Time Keeps On Slipping Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5699900	After seeing the Media Center thread, I went out and bought A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. It's incredibly easy to read and is very entertaining. The book is as advertised and is delivering on all fronts. Looking forward to reading the next 3 (maybe 4?) in the series. __________________ "Turn the channel to 26!"
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09-16-2010, 09:57 AM	#1406
Delano [b]Supporter[/b] Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A Hypnagogic Landscape Casino cash: $9095015	I'm reading a book at blaise's suggestion. It is End Zone by Don DeLillo. Good stuff. __________________ A million CPilgrims face Mecca. Think of the power behind that fact. All logging in now. And bending. And praying. ChiefsPlanet is the angle at which realities meet. - Don DeLillo
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