What book are you reading?

[surfingatwork]

I'm currently reading Marley and Me. I forget the author. It's a great book (very funny). I'm on the last chapter but can't bring myself to read it because I know it's going to be a very sad chapter, Marley is getting older.

I usually read at the gym while on the eliptical (helps pass the time). There's one part in this book (in the beginning) that's very, very, very sad and I happened to be reading this particular part at the gym. It brought tears to my eyes. So there I am trying to workout on the eliptical with red eyes(because I was crying) and tears streaming down my face. Must of been a wonderful sight to my fellow gym goers.

[TakeAhike]

Good idea--read/exercise.

I heard about this book a while back--sounds good.

Marley and Me>>>

Book Review -

Marley and Me : Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Whether or not you consider yourself a dog person, the book will keep you laughing, and will remind you of the most important lessons life has to offer.
Looking for a heartwarming frolic through the life of a dog? John Grogan new bestselling book Marley & Me : Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog delivers. This story of a young family making their way through life with the help of a neurotic dog will have you laughing out loud one moment, and then wiping a tear the next.

Maybe your thinking "I don't like dogs... why would I want to read an entire book about one?" Let me confide with you: that is exactly what I thought when I picked Marley & Me off the shelf. I have never owned a dog, and don't especially like my neighbor's dog. I have no plans to ever own a pet dog... this book definitely served to solidify my determination never to own "man's best friend".

However, whether or not you are a "dog person", there is still an awful lot to gain and enjoy while reading this book. The memories are so personal and heart-felt, at times you can completely forget Marley has anything to do with the book. But then he comes barreling back in the next paragraph, bringing humorous antics with every step.

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[surfingatwork]

Originally Posted by bhs119

Good idea--read/exercise.

Ya just gotta be careful especially on an eliptical. The book is hilarious! I've laughed out loud while working out more times than I'd like to admit. I have two dogs myself so I can relate to some of marley's antics so the stories are even funnier to me.

[tigerlily]

[quote=Isabella;75634]I know that they are other forums for this but I like the people on this forum. The people on the other forums are so annoying and boring. Then the sites with the people that aren't so boring are more immature then I am! Anyway, I'm currently reading "The Kite Runner" and it's great so far. Below is my list of books I've read recently and yes, I liked them all.
1. Time Traveler's wife (chicklit)
2. Forever by Pete Hamill
3. The Red Tent (chicklit)
4. All of the Harry Potter Books (Loads of fun)
5. Middlesex
6. A Million Little Pieces
7. The 5 People You meet in Heaven
8. Yes, yes - The DaVinci Code
9. Memoirs of a Geisha

My all time Favorite book is Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. I can go on and on. But the the book I keep going back to over and over again is 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12. I love my kids but they drive me crazy [/QUOTE

Forever by Pete Hamill is one of my favorites. He's considered the foremost expert on NYC. The NYT didn't give this a very good review, I disagree.

[YapCity]

Last night I read the first 40 pages of "Leadership", by Rudy Giuliani.

I recommend EVERYONE read this book before casting a vote in 2008. I'm a former NYC resident and I feel fortunate having had him as our mayor. Since it looks like he's running, I figured I owed it to myself to read this book before casting a vote.

So far so good, but I'll update in a couple of weeks when I get around to reading the other 370 pages or so.

-TT

[tigerlily]

Originally Posted by Isabella

Has anyone ever read The Color of Water by James McBride? I LOVED that book! That book is on my read again list.

I have that book in my collection, but haven't started it yet.

[tigerlily]

Originally Posted by Marks

The Bible KJV all the time, but just finished Patrick J. Buchanan "State of Emergency." People were in trouble.

I'm not a Buchanan fan, and I'd never though I'd say this, but he's making a lot of sense to me lately. I'll check it out.

[plaidmom]

Just got back from the library where I picked up:

Queen of the Underworld by Gail Godwin and
Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw.


Will give a short review once reading is underway.

[Dedalus]

Originally Posted by tigerlily

I'm not a Buchanan fan, and I'd never though I'd say this, but he's making a lot of sense to me lately. I'll check it out.

Peggy Noonan wrote about him. I think she might have worked for him at some point. She said he was a really nice, down to earth guy; that he was the kind of guy who would sit and eat lunch with the janitor, that he was...a Regular Guy (my interpretation; no higher accolade in my vocabulary)

I don't care for some of the things he writes either, but I think I'd like him. Sounds like his heart's in the right place.

[Dedalus]

Originally Posted by pixieshmoo

I didn't know A Clockwork Orange was a book! I saw the movie too, what a whack-a-doodle movie that was, my God.

It sure is a book. Burgess has lots of other good stuff, too. His novel, "Earthly Powers" is excellent. There is also his two volume autobiography; "Little Wilson and Big God"; and "You've Had Your Time."

You know, he grew up working class, in Manchester, England. His father came home from a job to find him, as an infant, squalling his brains out, next to the bodies of his mother and two sisters...who had died of influenza. At least, that's what he says.

He says a lot of things. He's best known for "Clockwork", and I read something he wrote once (in his book about DH Lawrence; "Flame into Being") that he hated that; that "Clockwork" was something he knocked off in three weeks cause he needed the money!