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Personally, I just finished James Ellroy's LA Confidential and I'm halfway through Stephen King's Dreamcatcher. I've got the three-volume collection of Lord of the Rings on my shelf waiting, and I've also waiting to begin Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho.
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Just finished Clockwork Orange by Burgess, and Do Androids Dream Electric Sheep by Dick. Currently reading The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thorton Wilder.
Was LA Confidential good? I loved the movie.
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I am currently reading 'All the Trouble in the World' by P.J. O'Rourke. After I finish that, I'm planning on reading 'Holodays in Hell' and 'Give War a Chance' both also by P.J. O'Rourke.
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LA Confidential is great! It's enough like the movie that you've got a vague idea what's going on, but it's different enough that the mystery (who is doing what when where and how) is different enough from the movie version to make it still interesting and compelling.
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I'm currently reading Moral Philosophy: A Reader edited by Louis Pojman, The Elements of Moral Philosophy by James Rachels, and The Right Thing to Do edited by James Rachels. I'm also reading a book on international relations and politics. Gotta love summer school!
I plan on going into the Tolkien experience soon. A friend and I are going to rip through The Lord of the Rings prior to the release of the first movie. I'm going to hit The Hobbits and The Simarillion pretty soon as well.
Other than that, I'm reading the TV Guide.
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Dear God, it's my 5th most hated thread topic of all time.
I am not reading anything. I am far too busy being lazy to read.
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I just finished reading Deepsix and Abandon in Place, both...interesting science fiction books. Not bad at all. I AM required to read three of the following this summer though:
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
All of which seem to be extremely depressing. You've got to love AP English.
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Summer reading eh? Well nothing's worse than getting through Crime and Punishment. That book's a monster.
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Ok, just finished Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horowitz.
Waterloo: Sharpe's Final Adventure Campaign by Bernard Cornwell
Now reading:
Major Washington by Michael Kilian
Gone for Soldiers : A Novel of the Mexican War by Jeff M. Shaara
And as opposed to Liam...I love this stuff. So na na na na.
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Guns, Germs, & Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, by Jared Diamond.
Technically I've got bookmarks in The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe and a collection of horror stories my friend loaned me, along with about umpteen other books in a pile. But those bookmarks have been in there for a long time.
Mostly, however, I'm reading this delightful little story, not finished, by an author near to my heart.
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Just finished reading Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space while on holiday. Have to get back to reading the Eddings' Redemption of Althalus at some point. Must finish Bridget Jones' Diary or my girlfriend will never forgive me.
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I know why the caged bird sings is a nice, touching book that deals with one of the larger social issues... it's also partially autobiographic... I'd recommend it to you, but you're already *supposed* to read it anyway
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Just bought the HGTTG 'trilogy' for my holiday. Never got around to reading them before.
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