Movies, music, food, blood, dogs, Horatio.....
Dink Dink
Posts: 81 Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:03 am
Post
by Dink Dink » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:04 am
Kite Runner's all right. Thought the main character whined too much. I liked a widow for one year better by irving, siddhartha was great, but again, I thought the kid in "catcher" was annoying. Life of Pi, that was pretty damned good though. Forgot who wrote it, some canuck, I think. You know what was an exceptional book and I am disappointed I waited so long to read it? Tale of Two Cities. It's a little hard to get through some of it, but damn, it was worth it.
"Yeah, it sucks. But then, everything does."
skibum
Posts: 77 Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2004 5:41 pm
Post
by skibum » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:54 am
7 years behind... The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay... Michael Chabon
brillant, funny, historic, epic, beautifully crafted novel. Pulitzer Prize winner 2001. Top 5 all time reads.
Wes
Posts: 6530 Joined: Thu Sep 19, 2002 3:46 pm
Post
by Wes » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:17 pm
The big switch - very cool read, and I would very, very much recommend it for technology workers as a something to ponder when thinking about your future career.
http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/bigswitch/
"There is no secret ingredient"
Po, the kung fu panda
Christian
Posts: 1722 Joined: Thu Aug 07, 2003 1:57 pm
Post
by Christian » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:56 am
"1001 books you must read before you die"
this book helped me rediscover the novel.
I try to be a good man but all that comes
of trying is I feel more guilty.
Ikkyu
Christian
Posts: 1722 Joined: Thu Aug 07, 2003 1:57 pm
Post
by Christian » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:36 am
Fiasco(Iraq)
A Legacy of Ashes(CIA history)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (maybe one of the best novels I have ever read)
I try to be a good man but all that comes
of trying is I feel more guilty.
Ikkyu
Christian
Posts: 1722 Joined: Thu Aug 07, 2003 1:57 pm
Post
by Christian » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:37 am
"Contemplative Science" B. Alan Wallace
I try to be a good man but all that comes
of trying is I feel more guilty.
Ikkyu
dipsi
Posts: 4217 Joined: Thu Sep 26, 2002 9:54 pm
Post
by dipsi » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:51 am
Christian wrote: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (maybe one of the best novels I have ever read)
Oh yes!
What I love about running is you can meditate while running. It's a peaceful place.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, Runs marathons to raise money and awareness about children orphaned by AIDS
Wes
Posts: 6530 Joined: Thu Sep 19, 2002 3:46 pm
Post
by Wes » Mon May 12, 2008 4:22 pm
Wired
http://www.wired.com/
The website is OK, but the mag is worth reading for sure. About Tech, but not just servers and windows stuff. Always some good reading.
"There is no secret ingredient"
Po, the kung fu panda
ahab
Posts: 1024 Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:36 pm
Post
by ahab » Tue May 13, 2008 8:34 am
maxclimb11 wrote: Lolita- Vladimir Nabakov
A Prayer For Owen Meany-John Irving
Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger
Siddartha- Herman Hesse
deep! planning an assasination are we?
100 Years of Solitude
buy the Ticket take the Ride
RRO
Posts: 1949 Joined: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:18 am
Post
by RRO » Tue May 13, 2008 9:23 am
The Mountain the Miner and the Lord, then more Caudill books.
http://www.redriveroutdoors.com
If you need to contact me , email me. Less Internet, less stress