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omni
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Too good to lay down
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Apr 4 06:00 UTC 1995 |
Have you ever read a book that completly envelopes you and takes
over, never letting you put it down even for sleep? I have encountered
this syndrome with the writings of Scott Turow (Presumed Innocent)
Michael Crichton (Disclosure) and John Grisham (The Firm, The Client
and The Chamber).
What books have you read recently that were so good, you just could
not lay them down?
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md
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response 1 of 31:
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Apr 4 12:21 UTC 1995 |
Unfortunately, Lord of the Rings did that to me during fall
term finals my sophomore year in college.
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katie
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response 2 of 31:
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Apr 4 16:16 UTC 1995 |
The stories of Ferrol Sams.
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md
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response 3 of 31:
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Apr 8 15:06 UTC 1995 |
On the strength of that comment, I went out and got _The
Widow's Mite_. Katie is right, Dr. Sams is quite a
storyteller.
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katie
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response 4 of 31:
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Apr 9 20:42 UTC 1995 |
Oh, Michael, make sure you read his series about Porter Osborne, Jr! Start
with _Run With The Horsemen_. I laugh out loud when I read these!
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md
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response 5 of 31:
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Apr 10 13:39 UTC 1995 |
Definitely will do. This guy is hilarious when he wants to be.
The combination of tragedy and low comedy in some of his stories
has me laughing out loud, too.
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gerund
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response 6 of 31:
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Apr 11 08:45 UTC 1995 |
Bukowski.
Have to say that for some folks an attitude and style are all that's
needed.
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spartan
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response 7 of 31:
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Apr 12 17:06 UTC 1995 |
Stephen King's Dark Tower series were just too good to put down. I read
through all three of them in like three weeks.
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omni
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response 8 of 31:
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Apr 12 18:27 UTC 1995 |
Lonesome Dove and Streets of Laredo were also a obsession for me. Finished
LD in about 2 weeks (900 pages) and Streets in about a week and a half.
I will read both again.
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raven
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response 9 of 31:
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Apr 20 02:21 UTC 1995 |
Jusabout anyting by Annie, Neal Stephenso"Snow Crsh."
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raven
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response 10 of 31:
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Apr 21 03:36 UTC 1995 |
Whops linenoise was bad when I typed that should be "Just about
anything
by Annie Dillard, neal Stephonson Snow Crash."
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lilmo
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response 11 of 31:
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Sep 20 05:24 UTC 1995 |
No offense, but I'm still not sure what you meant...
Call me a nerd if you must, but I'll start reading about something in the
encyclopedia, and then see an interesting entry over here, and then another
one, and another...
Of course, for me, I usually have difficulty putting down ANYthing I'm
reading, textbooks included (sometimes).
But I also recently ran across a unique take on the Arthur legend; most of
it is set in "the present", but two of the characters are reborn Arthur and
Galahad, and Merlin awakes from his 1000-year sleep. If someone asks, I'll
post the title (I returned it to the library).
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bjt
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response 12 of 31:
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Dec 10 01:51 UTC 1995 |
OK, I'll ask. I usually enjoy Arthurian books.
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yo
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response 13 of 31:
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Jan 15 12:01 UTC 1996 |
Fareinheit 451, made me stay awake all night to finish it, especcially the
notes from Ray Bradbury. by the way tried to find it at barnes and noble and
borders, both were out. Sort of ironic.
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chelsea
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response 14 of 31:
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Jan 15 23:52 UTC 1996 |
Evidently, it's a hot book.
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scott
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response 15 of 31:
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Jan 17 00:08 UTC 1996 |
I keep coming back to stuff by Ken Kesey. Definite style, there, with scenery
descriptions worthy of Mark Twain.
And of course, if something by Hunter S. Thompson should come out...
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omni
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response 16 of 31:
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Jan 26 06:09 UTC 1996 |
re 14: Good one, chelsea.
I'm into "the Rainmaker" by John (I'm a Lawyer, not a writer) Grisham.
Strangly compelling, a little depressing but overall a good time-sink.
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adania
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response 17 of 31:
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Jan 28 00:50 UTC 1996 |
I often have trouble putting down the encyclopedia when I am looking up
something...
I have to say that I still will read "The last herald mage" trilogy in
one sitting even though i have read them many times.
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toking
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response 18 of 31:
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Jan 7 19:12 UTC 1997 |
Right now I working my second time through Steven R. Donaldsons
"Chronicle of Thomas Covenant: Unbeleiver" (the first and second)
I finished the first 3 books in 4 days (thats about 1200 pages)
and would already be done wiuth thew second 3, but I had to find book 2
of the xecond chronicles.
really good...really really good
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adania
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response 19 of 31:
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Jan 8 05:24 UTC 1997 |
Okay, gotta mention Sherri S Tepper now...
i am so amazed by her writing...
although i have noticed a trend that seems to be getting
tired in soem of her more recent books.
She's getting kinda preachy...but each book
taken individually is wonderful and very difficult to put down.
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omni
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response 20 of 31:
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Jan 14 04:59 UTC 1997 |
My too good to lay down is Homicide:A year on the killing streets by David
Simon.
It is an account of the Baltimore PD's Homicide unit from 1/88 to 12/88
and covering the 234 murders that happened there. Its an interesting look into
how real police handle real homicides, and yes the TV series sometimes
parllels it. I bought on special order from Little Professor. $5.99
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atticus
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response 21 of 31:
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Oct 14 19:50 UTC 1997 |
Anything by Carl Hiaasen is "unputdownable" -- he makes me laugh so
hard.
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otaking
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response 22 of 31:
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Oct 14 14:45 UTC 1999 |
Anything by Robert Anton Wilson or Neal Stephenson causes a lot of sleepless
nights. "Just 10 more pages and I'll sleep... OK, maybe just a few more...
Hey is that the sunrise? Oops."
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lilmo
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response 23 of 31:
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Oct 15 22:24 UTC 1999 |
Re resp:12 - Sorry, I haven't checked this item in a LONG time. The name of
it is "The Forever King". (I hope!)
Re resp:17 - Hey, a kindred spirit! I find it hard to put down any of the
Valdemar books, frankly. It took a great effort of will to go to sleep at
2am yesterday morning, rather than finish "OwlKnight".
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otaking
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response 24 of 31:
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Oct 17 15:56 UTC 1999 |
Re #17&23: I had some long nights as well when I read Lackey's "Last Herald
Mage Trilogy" and "The Fire Rose" Eventually, I'll read more of her works.
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