I can't find the What Are You Reading Thread.

[shereads]

I'm reading Thunderstruck by Eric whatshisname who wrote Devil in the White City, and for some reason I wanted to share that fact with the forum.

I forget why.

Nevermind.

 

[CharleyH]

I'm reading Thunderstruck by Eric whatshisname who wrote Devil in the White City, and for some reason I wanted to share that fact with the forum.

I forget why.

Nevermind.

I might suggest that you can't find the thread because no one is actually reading?

What's the book about? I am reading one called, Feminism and Pornography by Drucilla Cornell, but I am certain it's of no interest to many - lol - too dry, too intellectual, and so far? Way TOO MUCH Andrea Dworkin!

 

[epiphany65]

Is this it... "Thunderstruck" by Erik Larson...? It looks interesting.

http://www.amazon.com/Thunderstruck-Erik-Larson/dp/1400080665

BTW... DNA evidence has recently acquitted Crippen of murdering his wife.

 

[Saucy_Sage]

I'm reading Thunderstruck by Eric whatshisname who wrote Devil in the White City, and for some reason I wanted to share that fact with the forum.

I forget why.

Nevermind.

Larson, i think.

He also wrote Isaac's Storm, about the hurricane that devastated Galveston at the beginning of the century. I actually liked that one better than Devil.

 

[CharleyH]

Let me mention again, Sher. People ARE reading ... Amazon reviews.

 

[epiphany65]

If any of you enjoy audiobooks this site has a lot of them that are in the public domain that you can download for free:

http://librivox.org/

 

[gauchecritic]

Computer Shopper.

 

[Liar]

Public aquisition law.

Sometimes I loathe my job.

 

[rgraham666]

I'm reading A Night In The Lonesome October.

It's fun.

 

[shereads]

Re: Thunderstruck

I wasn't.

Far better is "Lost on Planet China or How I Learned to Love Live Squid" by J. Martin Troost. I have been wholly entertained, beginning with the author's name.

Your turn.

 

[shereads]

I might suggest that you can't find the thread because no one is actually reading?

What's the book about? I am reading one called, Feminism and Pornography by Drucilla Cornell, but I am certain it's of no interest to many - lol - too dry, too intellectual, and so far? Way TOO MUCH Andrea Dworkin!

Thunderstruck is a simultaneous history of the invention of wireless communications and a grisly Edwardian murder.



There is a bit of naughty burlesque, and not a hint of Andrea Dworkin, so that's good.

Who is Andrea Dworkin?

"Lost on Planet China" is about, well, China. The author warns that despite the difficulty of learning Mandarin, it is absolutely essential for visiting westerners to learn these two phrases:

"Are you sure this is chicken?"

and

"Is there another toilet option?"

 

[cloudy]

I recently read 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus.

Absolutely fascinating book, and not nearly as dry to read as I would have thought. Would recommend it to anyone interested in history. It sure blows the hell out of some of ami's and Rox's pet theories, that's for damn sure.

Reading Duma Key from King right now. It's vintage King, a little slow in the beginning, but very creepy and good storytelling.

 

[OhMissScarlett]

Reading Duma Key from King right now. It's vintage King, a little slow in the beginning, but very creepy and good storytelling.

That's the best one from him in a while. I liked it a lot.


I'm reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I'm not too far into it, but it's an interesting read so far.

 

[shereads]

If you guys like King, you might enjoy his son Joe Hill's "Heart Shaped Box." Great characters. The protagonist is someone you think you'll never grow to like - a burned-out rock star who refers to his succession of mistresses by their home states, rather than having to remember the women's names. Yet somehow, you wind up bonding with the guy.

SAUCY: Isaac's Storm is on my to-read list. Thank you.

 

[epiphany65]

If you guys like King, you might enjoy his son Joe Hill's "Heart Shaped Box." Great characters. The protagonist is someone you think you'll never grow to like - a burned-out rock star who refers to his succession of mistresses by their home states, rather than having to remember the women's names. Yet somehow, you wind up bonding with the guy.

SAUCY: Isaac's Storm is on my to-read list. Thank you.

I liked "Jeart Shaped Box". I read it's going to be made into a movie. I also listened to the audiobook of "20th Century Ghosts" by him. It's a collection of short stories, most of which I enjoyed:
http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Ghosts-Joe-Hill/dp/0061147974