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Post by suziriot on Nov 19, 2011 9:59:16 GMT -5
^ Melonie, let us know if the Stephen King is good. I've been thinking about tackling it, but it's soooooo long.
I'm excited to start on The Night Circus over the Thanksgiving break. I was going to buy Salvage the Bones (about a family dealing with Katrina and its aftermath) but I really can't handle anything even mildly depressing right now.
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Post by fureverywhere on Nov 19, 2011 12:28:21 GMT -5
I read a few reviews of the Stephan King, sounds interesting
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Post by fureverywhere on Nov 19, 2011 12:44:25 GMT -5
There is a book called "Beautiful Boy". About an older Dad dealing with his grown sons stuff. It's a book to laugh with and have a tissue box handy too. He talks about music being almost an attack sometimes, That is music that reminds you of someone popping up at a mall, in the supermarket.
There was a girl last night, at a distance-black skinny jeans, hoodie, long dark hair, long dark expression...she came up to the register and had that teenage girl smell-VS splash/gum/hair products/perhaps a hint of tobacco. And "More Than Words" came on the radio-WHAM,right in the chest, engulfs you...an excellent book though
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Post by melonie on Nov 19, 2011 23:13:21 GMT -5
Suzi, so far I do like this book. It's intriguing.
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Post by sugar on Nov 28, 2011 16:10:54 GMT -5
Just got a book called "House of Leaves". Supposed to be very good an trippy about a house that randomly starts producing doors and hallways (eventually the inner dimensions of the house far exceed its outer dimensions). The owner begins to explore and its supposed to get pretty dark.
Fingers crossed its lives up to the hype.
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Post by johnr on Nov 28, 2011 16:19:16 GMT -5
I recently finished a book on the history of Halloween and am now reading one about prime numbers ...
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 29, 2011 10:35:32 GMT -5
House of Leaves sounds so good! I have to check that oneout.
John, how was the Halloween book? Such an interesting holiday.
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Post by johnr on Nov 29, 2011 10:54:40 GMT -5
House of Leaves sounds so good! I have to check that oneout. John, how was the Halloween book? Such an interesting holiday. The Halloween book was very informative. Not as much on the "deep" history of Samhain as I would have liked, but sources are limited and this was written by a professor of history, not someone advocating for anything. Full title is "Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night" by Nicolas Rogers. He has a chapter of the Day of the Dead as well! I got it as an ebook. |
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 29, 2011 10:56:01 GMT -5
^ Thanks!
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Post by melonie on Nov 30, 2011 0:52:37 GMT -5
Just finished The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Loved it. I also finished Janet Evanovich's Explosive Eighteen. I was surprised to see it released now instead of in June like all the others are. Seems like the series is winding down. In June a new Diesel book will be released. I like Janets books for a quick, easy, forget the stress read. I always laugh, and usually feel lighter after I read one! Another author that is fun to read is Lisa Lutz. I love her Spellman series. new book will be out in Feb. *can't wait* I bought Jean M. Auels The Land of the Painted Caves. Waiting for a cold winter weekend off to start that. The Stephen King book... I keep having to put it down because the suspense kills me. *lol* I'm at a really good part, and I'm afraid to read what happens. <-- Pathetic! I think I may put a couple of Christopher Moore's books on my ipod and re-listen to them again... Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal; and then, The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Maybe that'll get me into the Christmas spirit  |
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Post by johnr on Nov 30, 2011 7:13:43 GMT -5
Just finished The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Loved it. I also finished Janet Evanovich's Explosive Eighteen. I was surprised to see it released now instead of in June like all the others are. Seems like the series is winding down. In June a new Diesel book will be released. I like Janets books for a quick, easy, forget the stress read. I always laugh, and usually feel lighter after I read one! Another author that is fun to read is Lisa Lutz. I love her Spellman series. new book will be out in Feb. *can't wait* I bought Jean M. Auels The Land of the Painted Caves. Waiting for a cold winter weekend off to start that. The Stephen King book... I keep having to put it down because the suspense kills me. *lol* I'm at a really good part, and I'm afraid to read what happens. <-- Pathetic! I think I may put a couple of Christopher Moore's books on my ipod and re-listen to them again... Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal; and then, The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Maybe that'll get me into the Christmas spirit "A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror" - now THAT is a mighty fine subtitle! |
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Post by RealPitBull on Dec 1, 2011 8:59:54 GMT -5
So I just looked up House of Leaves on Amazon. I'm stoked to read this!
"Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children.
Now, for the first time, this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and newly added second and third appendices.
The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams."
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Post by johnr on Dec 1, 2011 9:04:12 GMT -5
So I just looked up House of Leaves on Amazon. I'm stoked to read this! "Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children.
Now, for the first time, this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and newly added second and third appendices.
The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams."Sounds cool! |
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Post by johnr on Dec 1, 2011 11:41:38 GMT -5
So no one wants to hear about the the book I'm reading on prime numbers? I'm in a section on Carmichael pseudo-primes!!!!!
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Post by RealPitBull on Dec 1, 2011 11:48:21 GMT -5
So no one wants to hear about the the book I'm reading on prime numbers? I'm in a section on Carmichael pseudo-primes!!!!! My head hurts.  |
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Post by johnr on Dec 1, 2011 11:58:44 GMT -5
So no one wants to hear about the the book I'm reading on prime numbers? I'm in a section on Carmichael pseudo-primes!!!!! My head hurts.  |
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Post by melonie on Dec 1, 2011 23:12:47 GMT -5
<---- Mathematical Idiot.
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Post by catstina on Dec 1, 2011 23:26:33 GMT -5
My favorite prime number is 2, since it is an even number and prime! I like even numbers best, especially 4 since my birthday is 4/4.
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Post by johnr on Dec 2, 2011 4:55:02 GMT -5
My favorite prime number is 2, since it is an even number and prime! I like even numbers best, especially 4 since my birthday is 4/4. Oh, so your favorite number is an even prime and my theoretical work is mostly on odd composites. I don't know, Cat. This could become a point of contention between us ... ;D |
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Post by RealPitBull on Dec 2, 2011 9:23:25 GMT -5
My favorite number is 7. Tell me something about it, John! ;D
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I look forward to learning much here