What are you reading...right now? - Page 11

Rissask · 04-24-2006

Right now I am reading 'A Terrible Beauty' by Graham Masterton, a murder mystery set in Ireland.
http://www.bookideas.com/reviews/ind...Review&id=1699
Don bought it for me off the $5 or less table at Coles

for Valentine's Day with a couple other ones so I had doubts how good it would be

- but I have been pleasantly surprised- it is a read page turner!

Lulu · 04-24-2006

'Close Encounters of the Bovine; Recollections of a Rural Veterinarian' by Dr. Rosalie Cooper-Chase, my mom's vet... if you've ever had any experiences with cows and/or calving, it's a great read.

Edit: I re-read what I just posted and it sounds a little funny coming from me... it made me laugh. However, little do those who know me know that I helped a cow give birth before when my parents had a working cattle ranch.

Thinking back, it was actually one of the most disgusting things I've ever done in my life. (So far.

) but pretty cool, too. Hard to imagine myself doing that now... I wonder what Donna would look like helping a cow give birth... It would no doubt be a fabulous delivery!

fireinmn · 04-24-2006

Haven't opened it yet, but this months bookclub read is Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min. I'll probably open it tonight.

MWC · 04-24-2006

Just finished two great books on my vacay in Florida:

The City of Falling Angels, by John Berendt. Great, gripping, very personable look at the machinations of Venitian society. (He also wrote Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)

State of Fear, by Michael Crichton. A very credible attack on the global warming crisis.

Tony&Cheri · 05-07-2006

I'm watching the front desk this evening... Jaime's night off. I'm listening to Radio Margaritaville and reading the Forum. Thought I would revive this thread. I could use some new ideas for stuff to read. As for me, I just finished Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel. Something different in the science versus religion discussion. Galileo, persecuted by the Catholic Church for his "heretical" discoveries in astronomy and math was still a devout catholic. The book questions whether or perhaps more accurately how a scientest can still be a believer. This biography is centered on the surviving correspondence of Galileo's daughter (a catholic nun) to her father. Very good, and thought provoking.
Tony

cuffedlinks · 05-07-2006

Just finished reading.....the back of my Schwan's pizza box (You're Welcome Pb...) and it says I have to prepare from a "frozen state".
Damn - the weather here is pretty nice.
I was looking forward to that pizza too.

Actually I'm about to break open The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.
(Strange, true tale behind the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago)

Tony&Cheri · 05-07-2006

Oops double post...I was distracted by those darn Chicas from Texas!!!!!!

playabum17 · 05-07-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony&Cheri

I'm watching the front desk this evening... Jaime's night off. I'm listening to Radio Margaritaville and reading the forum. Thought I would revive this thread. I could use some new ideas for stuff to read. As for me, I just finished Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel. Something different in the science versus religion discussion. Galileo, persecuted by the Catholic Church for his "heretical" discoveries in astronomy and math, was still a devout Catholic. The book questions whether or perhaps more accurately how a scientest can still be a believer. This biography is centered on the surviving correspondence of Galileo's daughter (a Catholic nun) to her father. Very good, and thought provoking.
Tony

I am having a deja vu

playabum17 · 05-07-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuffedlinks

Just finished reading.....the back of my Schwan's pizza box (You're Welcome Pb...) and it says I have to prepare from a "frozen state".
Damn - the weather here is pretty nice.
I was looking forward to that pizza too.

Actually I'm about to break open The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.
(Strange, true tale behind the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago)

Thanks Cuff!

StewartG · 05-07-2006

I am reading "The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell." Fantastic memoir of an Iraq war vet.

I'll be happy to take suggestions for any REALLY great books (fiction or non-fiction) for my upcoming trip to Playa. I normally keep a 7 to 10 book backlog on my reading but I'm running low...

MaripositaII · 05-07-2006

I'm reading "El Sueño de América," by Esmeralda Santiago (America's Dream).

DavidB · 05-08-2006

Half way through "Under Kilimanjaro" by Ennest Hemingway. Its a book about Hemingway's 1953-54 safari in Kenya. He finnished writing the manuscript in 1956 and then put it in a safe-deposit box in Cuba. This manuscript was edited and publised in 2005. Very good book. The best Hemingway I've read.

UGAplaya · 05-08-2006

I'm currently reading two books right now:
If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat. By John Ortberg
Too busy not to pray. By Bill Hybels

**Heather** · 05-29-2006

I just finished Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. It's a fictional book about a missionary family sent to the Congo in 1959. The father is a deplorable religious zealot who refuses to acknowledge ANY of the local customs and so fails pretty soundly in his attempts to "save" souls, and he makes his wife and 4 daughters fairly miserable, too. The story is told from the differing points of view of the 4 daughters and the wife; VERY fascinating book, sensitive and profound. I couldn't put it down. Cheri, if you're interested, I'll bring it around.

Rissask · 05-29-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heather

I just finished Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. It's a fictional book about a missionary family sent to the Congo in 1959. The father is a deplorable religious zealot who refuses to acknowledge ANY of the local customs and so fails pretty soundly in his attempts to "save" souls, and he makes his wife and 4 daughters fairly miserable, too. The story is told from the differing points of view of the 4 daughters and the wife; VERY fascinating book, sensitive and profound. I couldn't put it down. Cheri, if you're interested, I'll bring it around.

GREAT book.

I am halfway through 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold ...it's pretty good; depressing though.

04-24-2006	#152 (permalink)
Lulu añejo Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South of Houston, TX Posts: 2,132	'Close Encounters of the Bovine; Recollections of a Rural Veterinarian' by Dr. Rosalie Cooper-Chase, my mom's vet... if you've ever had any experiences with cows and/or calving, it's a great read. Edit: I re-read what I just posted and it sounds a little funny coming from me... it made me laugh. However, little do those who know me know that I helped a cow give birth before when my parents had a working cattle ranch. Thinking back, it was actually one of the most disgusting things I've ever done in my life. (So far. ) but pretty cool, too. Hard to imagine myself doing that now... I wonder what Donna would look like helping a cow give birth... It would no doubt be a fabulous delivery! Last edited by Lulu; 04-24-2006 at 03:41 PM..

04-24-2006	#151 (permalink)
Rissask Canada Dry Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 49,569	Right now I am reading 'A Terrible Beauty' by Graham Masterton, a murder mystery set in Ireland. http://www.bookideas.com/reviews/ind...Review&id=1699 Don bought it for me off the $5 or less table at Coles for Valentine's Day with a couple other ones so I had doubts how good it would be - but I have been pleasantly surprised- it is a read page turner!

04-24-2006	#153 (permalink)
fireinmn añejo Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,951	Haven't opened it yet, but this months bookclub read is Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min. I'll probably open it tonight.

04-24-2006	#154 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,500	Just finished two great books on my vacay in Florida: The City of Falling Angels, by John Berendt. Great, gripping, very personable look at the machinations of Venitian society. (He also wrote Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) State of Fear, by Michael Crichton. A very credible attack on the global warming crisis.

05-07-2006	#155 (permalink)
Tony&Cheri livin' the dream Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 2,226	I'm watching the front desk this evening... Jaime's night off. I'm listening to Radio Margaritaville and reading the Forum. Thought I would revive this thread. I could use some new ideas for stuff to read. As for me, I just finished Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel. Something different in the science versus religion discussion. Galileo, persecuted by the Catholic Church for his "heretical" discoveries in astronomy and math was still a devout catholic. The book questions whether or perhaps more accurately how a scientest can still be a believer. This biography is centered on the surviving correspondence of Galileo's daughter (a catholic nun) to her father. Very good, and thought provoking. Tony

05-07-2006	#156 (permalink)
cuffedlinks añejo Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Presidents Posts: 15,998	Just finished reading.....the back of my Schwan's pizza box (You're Welcome Pb...) and it says I have to prepare from a "frozen state". Damn - the weather here is pretty nice. I was looking forward to that pizza too. Actually I'm about to break open The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. (Strange, true tale behind the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago)

05-07-2006	#157 (permalink)
Tony&Cheri livin' the dream Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 2,226	Oops double post...I was distracted by those darn Chicas from Texas!!!!!!

05-07-2006	#160 (permalink)
StewartG commie pinko Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Kremlin (when not at my dacha in Houston) Posts: 15,520	I am reading "The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell." Fantastic memoir of an Iraq war vet. I'll be happy to take suggestions for any REALLY great books (fiction or non-fiction) for my upcoming trip to Playa. I normally keep a 7 to 10 book backlog on my reading but I'm running low...

05-07-2006	#161 (permalink)
MaripositaII añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8,175	I'm reading "El Sueño de América," by Esmeralda Santiago (America's Dream).

05-08-2006	#162 (permalink)
DavidB añejo Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mid Mich Posts: 4,251	Half way through "Under Kilimanjaro" by Ennest Hemingway. Its a book about Hemingway's 1953-54 safari in Kenya. He finnished writing the manuscript in 1956 and then put it in a safe-deposit box in Cuba. This manuscript was edited and publised in 2005. Very good book. The best Hemingway I've read.

05-08-2006	#163 (permalink)
UGAplaya añejo Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Just a little south of Atlanta Posts: 3,288	I'm currently reading two books right now: If you want to walk on water, you've got to get out of the boat. By John Ortberg Too busy not to pray. By Bill Hybels

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05-29-2006	#164 (permalink)
Heather employee of the month Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 14,591	I just finished Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. It's a fictional book about a missionary family sent to the Congo in 1959. The father is a deplorable religious zealot who refuses to acknowledge ANY of the local customs and so fails pretty soundly in his attempts to "save" souls, and he makes his wife and 4 daughters fairly miserable, too. The story is told from the differing points of view of the 4 daughters and the wife; VERY fascinating book, sensitive and profound. I couldn't put it down. Cheri, if you're interested, I'll bring it around.