paradise lost- john milton

It's really good to see you here again Jenna!:)

Hi there Nova! Its been awhile, good to see you as well. :)

Just started The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory. Not bad, a historical novel that centers around Mary Boleyn, who I know next to nothing about, considering her sister Anne's story tends to overshadow hers (hence the title). I did know Henry supposedly had an affair with her before his marriage to Anne. That man sure did get around. :rolleyes:

Ahhh, I always knew you were into those kinky novels...yeah yeah, play it off like the man got around...yet read all about his naughty antics with that other BOLEYN girl ;) BWAH! Make sure you let me borrow it when you're done.

Hmm, I'm thinking of reading that book "THE SECRET"...my mom just started and can't put it down. I get the impression it's a self-help book of sorts, teaching you positive thinking or something ;) I call bullshit, but I haven't exactly read it yet so I won't jump to conclusions...even though I think I just did ;) Anyone read this?

Yes, I have in fact read all about his antics with both Boleyn girls.....and quite a few others....sick really.....but I can't seem to stop myself, its just my thirst for knowledge I guess....haha....;)

Postive thinking?!?! Who needs that? :p

"Knowledge" eh? That's what they're calling it now-a-days? ;) Ah yes, never hurts to educate oneself I suppose ;) Like I said, I'll need to borrow that.

Yeah, I know...I think I'll get much more satisfaction out of laughing at her for reading it, rather than reading it myself. Or maybe I'll just read it b/c really...what else have I got to do? ;)

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I am happy to you again as well !
The old gang is coagulating, I mean, congragating again:D

I am reading Realms of Fantasy magazine , well, ok, I 'm just looking at the pictures-( I will read it... probably when baby starts school :eek: )

Okay, OKAY....;) I am not sure how much it is educating me, as it probably has very little to do with reality and is more about how she wishes it would have happened.....:rolleyes: That's the beauty of a historical novel. But it is actually a subject I know a little about, because I find it a particularly interesting time period.

I am also reading Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy edited by Andrew Greely.

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hahah, aww, thanks :) I'm so happy you're still around, great to see you again. Realms of Fantasy, eh? Hmmm...sounds like something JENNA would be interested in ;) BWAH!

The Regulators by Richard Bachman

The Godfadder returns..

Just read Kane Vol. 4: The Thirty-Ninth. Another great installment of Paul Grist’s police procedural, possibly the only straight police story in comics.

Also read The Exterminators Vol.1 : Bug Brothers. A comic about exterminators, genetically mutated cockroaches, and a global conspiracy. A lot better than I’d expected it to be.

I'm diving into something new tonight. Could the Master and Margarita, The Talented Mr. Ripley, or some Michael Houellebecq. We'll see.

Sam

Well, I liked The Other Boleyn Girl enough, though it seems to have somewhat less to do with reality than Gregory may pretend...;) The timeline is definitely off on some things, from what I can gather. Either way, an entertaining read so I am reading The Boleyn Inheritance now.

Makes sense.
It's not that I felt a kind of disconnect.
It just wasn't that good in my opinion.

I'm actually looking forward to reading East of Eden, but I have to order it.
I can't find it anywhere.

CELL ---Stephen King

Ironweed, by William Kennedy - About homeless alcoholics in 1930s Albany, NY. About as enjoyable as it sounds.

Sam

The Others
I enjoyed The Fog and found this (boot sales rock), just started reading it. Interesting so far.

The Books Of Blood ---- Clive Barker

Still reading Ironweed. Trying to finish it off, as I don’t like it.

Yesterday bought Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and A Brief History of the Dead, by Kevin Brockmeier. Looking forward to both.

Sam

Mad River Road ~ Joy Fielding
and still making my way through American Gothic Tales Edited by Joyce Carol Oates as well. :)

I'm reading a collection of short stories by HP Lovecraft.

Order of the Phoenix (again!) in time for the next HP movie!! :p

Before that, I read "A brief history of nearly everything" by Bill Bryson - very entertaining.

Always have a Dean Koontz waiting in the shadows too!!

The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
and also The Constant Princess by Phillippa Gregory, which is not nearly as entertaining as the others I have read.

the catcher in the rye - j.d. salinger

I'm reading The Shining again.

rose madden

Started reading some Borges last night.

Will dive into The Master and Margarita in a day or two.

Sam

Still reading The Hitchhiker's Guide
Also Fool Moon~ Jim Butcher

"The Hungry Moon" by Ramsey Campbell.

Before that I finished "Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son)

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly ~ Anthony Bourdain
This is my 2nd time reading this book. It's an amazing book even if you're not a Chef. ;)
Unfortunately I am. :(

23 Minutes
 

23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wiese - Read it as fiction or non-fiction. It is compelling.

It by Stephen King.

Lovedeath by Dan Simmons

Stiff by Mary Roach
"For two thousand years, cadavers--some willingly, some unwittingly--have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They helped test France's first guillotines, answering the question, "Is the severed head aware of its circumstances, however momentarily?" They helped evaluate the army's new rifles in 1904, standing as targets before researchers' guns. They've ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there, alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet, sundered way."

It's really interesting and strangely enough kind of funny.

Silence of the Lambs.

fledgling by Octavia E. Butler- I cannot get past Chapter 8, I think this is borderline pervert shit.

The Yoga Mamas by Katherine Stewart- read this in 3 hours-very funny, I know those women!

Fair Peril by Nancy Springer- so far, a very good little fantasy story.

I Will Rise by Michael Louis Calvillo

An incredible nihilistic joyride of a debut novel. I just started it, but this guy is the real deal. The prose leaps off the page and the story is like nothing I've encountered.

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe