Reading Books For Pleasure
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i love pratchett. my fave was "the last continent" laughed so hard i had tears. i also love any of the lancre or night watch series.
just finished reading "the life of pi". really interesting book. very absorbing.
also currently reading "beyond the killing fields" which is a collection of stories from people who survived the pol pot regime. not pleasant reading at all, but absolutely helps me to understand the people from the region better.
just finished reading "the life of pi". really interesting book. very absorbing.
also currently reading "beyond the killing fields" which is a collection of stories from people who survived the pol pot regime. not pleasant reading at all, but absolutely helps me to understand the people from the region better.
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have you go to the bit about the drop bears and vegemite yet?
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very loud laughter here. the bit about "the galah" later on had in me stitches too.
very glad i'm not the only person who enjoyed the hell out of this one.
do you think it helps us like it more or less because we're australian?....
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"Montrous Regiment" had me doubled over, laughing so hard!
The sweet little old lady who owns a local used book store has started setting aside smut for me, I don't know if I should be embarassed or grateful LOL
She was holding "Submission," by Marthe Blau for me, I picked it up yesterday. It's definately not a HEA story, but chillingly erotic and dark. I totally wouldn't *really* want to be involved with the man in the story, but an encounter or two would be mind blowing I think....
The sweet little old lady who owns a local used book store has started setting aside smut for me, I don't know if I should be embarassed or grateful LOL
She was holding "Submission," by Marthe Blau for me, I picked it up yesterday. It's definately not a HEA story, but chillingly erotic and dark. I totally wouldn't *really* want to be involved with the man in the story, but an encounter or two would be mind blowing I think....
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she's old and works in a book store...there probably isn't much you could shock her with... ask her for a recommendation and see what she says!!!
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Im sure people go in there asking for worse.
If youre looking for a series that has some mild amazing sex scenes in it ill recommend the Dead Witch Walking series by Kim Harrison....I was sitting in a child development class and had to put my damn book down til I got home
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Jade Black and Lora Leigh are good for smut.
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any of the "black lace" books are quite good....although can't be sure if one can buy them in mainstream book stores.
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Definitely more.
*nodsnodsnods*
I'm busting to finish it, but I'm thinking I'll wait till next week when I'm on holiday.
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Someone already mentioned my favorite book,The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson.
A few others that are different and interesting are Skinny Legs and All, by Tom Robbins,Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn, and Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami.
The one by Gillian Flynn is the most recent one I read. It's a dark and twisted murder mystery. I think I found it particularly fascinating because I had a lot in common with the main character, but it would have been a good read no matter what.
A few others that are different and interesting are Skinny Legs and All, by Tom Robbins,Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn, and Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami.
The one by Gillian Flynn is the most recent one I read. It's a dark and twisted murder mystery. I think I found it particularly fascinating because I had a lot in common with the main character, but it would have been a good read no matter what.
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no sex at all....but I just read "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfield. I love reading YA fiction lately. This was a cool steam-punkish look at an alternative past at the start of WWI.
The Alllies are "Darwinists" - they used genetically engineered animals instead of technology. The Kaiser's people are "Klackers" who use machines for everything. The animals and machines are fantastic, totally amazing to see.
Archduke Ferdinand has one 15 yr old son who can't inherit due to his mother not being royal and escapes assination with the help of a few loyal friends of his father and mother. On the other end, a young girl whose father raised her to be interested in aviation lies and gets into the air service.
The two end up working together and it's really fun and all kinds of danger and tension. READ IT!
The Alllies are "Darwinists" - they used genetically engineered animals instead of technology. The Kaiser's people are "Klackers" who use machines for everything. The animals and machines are fantastic, totally amazing to see.
Archduke Ferdinand has one 15 yr old son who can't inherit due to his mother not being royal and escapes assination with the help of a few loyal friends of his father and mother. On the other end, a young girl whose father raised her to be interested in aviation lies and gets into the air service.
The two end up working together and it's really fun and all kinds of danger and tension. READ IT!
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After you're done paying shipping at Amazon, you could have just bought the book brand new and not had to wait for it.
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It depends on how cheap it is priced. Shipping is only 3.99. Of course shipping on a new book is usually free there. If it's close I'll just buy the new one. Or get it at Walmart. They discount books too.
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Yeah, but why buy a new book online? Then you gotta wait for it to get to you. Or you can go to the store, buy the book, and get to read it right then and there!
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Yeah, but why buy a new book online? Then you gotta wait for it to get to you. Or you can go to the store, buy the book, and get to read it right then and there!
There are two bookstores here, a Christian bookstore and a used bookstore. If I drive to a good one the gas would be more than any shipping. Walmart has a small selection. We don't even have a decent selection of fast food here. Maybe that's a good thing. I'm just a hick in Hickville with a kitty on my lap.
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Oh. Bummer.
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Weighing in on the book store vrs online book buying thing, I will say I prefer to buy online on the rare occasions I buy a book. Those occasions include books for homeschooling, presents for others and books that I can't get at my library.
The reason why I generally prefer to order online is that things are easier to find. The books I am looking for are often rare enough that book stores have to order them anyway.
And now to catch up on my reading list here:
Heart of Fire by Linda Howard 4/5
Though she writes romance, there is always something interesting in the stories she writes. Often it's a supernatural or time travel element.
Her sex is a little D/s, yum! Her characters seem more "real" to life and fully realized than most romance writers. Her books often have suspense in them as well, from story elements. I don't usually read romance but I've liked everything I've read of hers and this one was good as well.
Tis the Season! by Lorna Landvik 3.5/5
Consisting of e-mails from character to character, this topical tale of a disgraced celebutant in the holiday season is a bit strange but compelling. I enjoyed the stories in it very much. I am attempting to get myself firmly in the holiday spirit even though I have too little money to buy for my loved ones this year.
Kringle by Tony Abbott 4/5
Cross Lord of the Rings with Santa Claus as an orphaned and hunted boy and you get Kringle! It's quite an interesting tale told from a narrators POV.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon 3.5/5
This mystery told from an autistic child's POV is very interesting. The author has worked with autistic children. I did wonder how much of it was faithful to the inner workings of the autistic mind and how much was pure fiction. This YA book was very different from most but no less enjoyable or compelling.
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran 4.5/5
Ah, historical fiction, done well, is so very lovely. Such fiction about ancient Egypt is one of my all time fav areas to read.
A strange chapter in Egyptian history is fictionalized in this book. I have longer wondered about the pharaoh who forsook all other gods and instead raised one, previously little known god, to prominence in Egyptian society. Egypt has always been a polytheistic society.
This pharaoh also built an entire city to that god and relocated the seat of power in Egypt to that city for a time. Once he was dead, the entire culture went back to the older cities and gods. I am very interested in ancient Egypt. Once I was at a museum exhibit about this city. I was amazed that someone would do such a thing in such a society.
In this book the author explores what may have happened at that time. She does this by piecing together research and making a story out of it. This pharaohs queen was Nefertiti one of the most well known and beautiful of all the queens of Egypt. To date neither Nefertiti nor the previous queen Tiye have been found. One day we may know much more about this time period. I hope so.
The story is told through the eyes of her little half sister. Also in the story the boy king tut is mentioned in the story. I love good historical novels like this. The research seems to have been well done but really the story is so well told that you forget all that and simply enjoy.
The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll 4/5
Another romance, I'm not at all sure just why I got this one from the library. It must be because it is the BOTM in some group or other that I belong to online. Usually I get the books from these groups and after a chapter put them back down.
This one however, was interesting enough to keep reading. It does have supernatural elements. I liked the characters fairly well. I think I may have seen it described as a modern day Beauty and the Beast tale. Yes, that would have intrigued me.
Now off to ravage more novels awaiting my passionate attentions . . .
The reason why I generally prefer to order online is that things are easier to find. The books I am looking for are often rare enough that book stores have to order them anyway.
And now to catch up on my reading list here:
Heart of Fire by Linda Howard 4/5
Though she writes romance, there is always something interesting in the stories she writes. Often it's a supernatural or time travel element.
Her sex is a little D/s, yum! Her characters seem more "real" to life and fully realized than most romance writers. Her books often have suspense in them as well, from story elements. I don't usually read romance but I've liked everything I've read of hers and this one was good as well.
Tis the Season! by Lorna Landvik 3.5/5
Consisting of e-mails from character to character, this topical tale of a disgraced celebutant in the holiday season is a bit strange but compelling. I enjoyed the stories in it very much. I am attempting to get myself firmly in the holiday spirit even though I have too little money to buy for my loved ones this year.
Kringle by Tony Abbott 4/5
Cross Lord of the Rings with Santa Claus as an orphaned and hunted boy and you get Kringle! It's quite an interesting tale told from a narrators POV.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon 3.5/5
This mystery told from an autistic child's POV is very interesting. The author has worked with autistic children. I did wonder how much of it was faithful to the inner workings of the autistic mind and how much was pure fiction. This YA book was very different from most but no less enjoyable or compelling.
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran 4.5/5
Ah, historical fiction, done well, is so very lovely. Such fiction about ancient Egypt is one of my all time fav areas to read.
A strange chapter in Egyptian history is fictionalized in this book. I have longer wondered about the pharaoh who forsook all other gods and instead raised one, previously little known god, to prominence in Egyptian society. Egypt has always been a polytheistic society.
This pharaoh also built an entire city to that god and relocated the seat of power in Egypt to that city for a time. Once he was dead, the entire culture went back to the older cities and gods. I am very interested in ancient Egypt. Once I was at a museum exhibit about this city. I was amazed that someone would do such a thing in such a society.
In this book the author explores what may have happened at that time. She does this by piecing together research and making a story out of it. This pharaohs queen was Nefertiti one of the most well known and beautiful of all the queens of Egypt. To date neither Nefertiti nor the previous queen Tiye have been found. One day we may know much more about this time period. I hope so.
The story is told through the eyes of her little half sister. Also in the story the boy king tut is mentioned in the story. I love good historical novels like this. The research seems to have been well done but really the story is so well told that you forget all that and simply enjoy.
The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll 4/5
Another romance, I'm not at all sure just why I got this one from the library. It must be because it is the BOTM in some group or other that I belong to online. Usually I get the books from these groups and after a chapter put them back down.
This one however, was interesting enough to keep reading. It does have supernatural elements. I liked the characters fairly well. I think I may have seen it described as a modern day Beauty and the Beast tale. Yes, that would have intrigued me.
Now off to ravage more novels awaiting my passionate attentions . . .
