OK, I read The Hunger Games last night and this morning. My daughter had been trying to convince me to read it for a while - she was right. WOW! About to start book 2. Book 3 is on order - to be released on August 24.
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OK, I read The Hunger Games last night and this morning. My daughter had been trying to convince me to read it for a while - she was right. WOW! About to start book 2. Book 3 is on order - to be released on August 24.
Right Kev? I loved it!!!! My wife and I read it together and we just had so much fun with that read.
After those last two recommendations, I added it to my "to read" list at goodreads.com. It sounds good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cirrus2000
:nod: Definitely - both books 1 and 2 had me up until waaaayyy too late! The second book was every bit as good as the first, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasatch Rebel
Just recently finished: Last of the Robbers Roost Outlaws - Moab's Bill Tibbetts by Tom McCourt
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Just picked up: Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession by Craig Childs
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Hoping to start reading this on the camping trip I'm leaving for tomorrow :)
Upon Spencer (my son's recommendation) The Hunger Games
I thought that was just excellent. The third book in the series was released today. My wife and daughter went to a release party at a bookstore last night, and picked up the new book at midnight. Dear daughter read most of the book today, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. The first two were both great!Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeyes
Just finished Duma Key by Stephen King. I didn't want to go out alone in the dark when I was done...but it was good :eek2:
A couple co-workers were talking about that series recently. It sounded a little like Enders Game, no? I guess if Kev says it's good...Quote:
Originally Posted by Cirrus2000
Well I just started late last night and made it to chapter 5 before I couldn't keep my eyelids open anymore. Spencer is so cute.. he rushes in this morning to ask me if I like the book. His eyes just lit up when I said "Yes so far I am enjoying it". Kid was bouncing with enthusiasm. Told me I would LOVE the second. He was hoping to win a copy of the new release yesterday at school but he didn't so I just might surprise him tonight and bring him home a copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Just started the Otherland Series again by Tad Williams. There is something very satisfying about knowing I've got four tomes of 700+ pages to read over the next few months.:haha:
Just finishing the last 50 or 75 pages in Women, by Charles Bukowski.
"And yet women - good women - frightened me because they eventually wanted your soul, and what was left of mine, I wanted to keep."
I'm sure there's an obscure Utah law still on the books somewhere that makes it a crime to read because of its graphic nature. Every third or fourth book I read seems to be a target for burning due to sacrilegious or otherwise taboo subject matter. :roll:
I just started MockingJay (final book in the Hunger Games series) last night. So far I am 30 pages into it and still waiting for it to get good.
I liked Ender's Game and I like the Hunger Games but I wouldn't really group them together. Hunger Games has a similar excitement to Ender's Game but is an easier read (like Harry Potter).
Anyway, Hunger Games is one of my favorite books I have read in a while and certainly my favorite book of the year.
nelsoncc, I should read that again, too. I'm thinking of suggesting it to my son, who's going on 14. I seem to remember some mature themes in there, but not sure. Heck, I was reading stuff like that at his age, but I'll have another look. That was a great series!
Dan, I'm disappointed to hear that you're not enjoying Mockingjay as much. In fact, since I started writing this reply, I just asked my daughter, across the counter from me, how she's enjoying it. She has about 20 pages left to go. Before I told her what you said, she stated that it starts out pretty boring. While she considers it to be good, she says it's not as good as the previous two. :cry1:
My Mother-in-law is done reading it. She also said it started out slow but it eventually takes off and is good. I am still hoping it can end the series nicely, but I imagine I will likely skip ahead if I ever re-read this book.
Just ordered the Hunger Game 3-book box set from Amazon because of everyone's rave reviews. Looking forward to reading it!
Abstract Algebra - Thomas Hungerford
Gotta love textbooks :(
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So far so good.
Ok, now I don't feel so silly admitting what I just finished: "The Elements: A visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe". A friend gave it to me for my birthday (I'm a chemist), and I loved it. Great photos, and I loved the fact that it included crystal structure and the electron orbital configuration.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kent K25
I've also been into my Set Theory text book recently (ok, my son pulled it off the shelf and found some homework in it, and gave me some crap about it). It's been so long (over 30 years), that I couldn't read it - I don't remember the nomeclature anymore.