What are you reading 2004?

WiredTiger · 12-24-2003, 11:05 AM

The other thread (http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...ead.php?t=7551) was getting a little big so we are going to start a new one. Anyone else reading anything interesting?

WiredTiger · 12-27-2003, 10:33 AM

I am plowing through Neil Gaiman's Sandman series of Graphic Novels. They are some of the best stories that I have read.

sweaver · 12-27-2003, 01:09 PM

I'm reading Larry Dierker's "This Ain't Brain Surgery," which Santa left in my stocking.

Skip · 12-27-2003, 02:17 PM

I asked for 13 different books (3 baseball) for gifts (not greedy, eh?) and got one. I've already finished it - it's Albom's latest (Five People You Meet in Heaven). It's a nice book, packaged very much the same as Tuesdays with Morrie, and does a pretty good job of staying poignant without going over the line into treacle. It is light reading though, not groundbreaking. It'll make you reminisce and think about your life and those you've dealt with, but probably without causing you to undergo life altering changes. I still really enjoyed it, and it is definitely a good afternoon read, esp. in this New Years resolutions time of year. It would be just as good if you wait for the paperback or to borrow it from the library.

(editorial comment) It's just nice to see a guy who's a (gasp) modern sportswriter who also really knows how to write. It always seems to me that he is pleasantly tolerating Lupica on ESPNs SportsReporters in an "I don't have to try and out-yell you here, I'm cool with what I've got" sort of way. (/ec)

pathogan · 12-27-2003, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skip

I asked for 13 different books (3 baseball) for gifts (not greedy, eh?) and got one. I've already finished it - it's Albom's latest (Five People You Meet in Heaven). It's a nice book, packaged very much the same as Tuesdays with Morrie, and does a pretty good job of staying poignant without going over the line into treacle. It is light reading though, not groundbreaking. It'll make you reminisce and think about your life and those you've dealt with, but probably without causing you to undergo life altering changes. I still really enjoyed it, and it is definitely a good afternoon read, esp. in this New Years resolutions time of year. It would be just as good if you wait for the paperback or to borrow it from the library.

(editorial comment) It's just nice to see a guy who's a (gasp) modern sportswriter who also really knows how to write. It always seems to me that he is pleasantly tolerating Lupica on ESPNs SportsReporters in an "I don't have to try and out-yell you here, I'm cool with what I've got" sort of way. (/ec)

...made my teeth hurt. The Fab 5 wasnt too bad...

Craig S. · 12-27-2003, 07:57 PM

I've finally worked my way through And the dead shall rise: the murder of Mary Phagan and the lynching of Leo Frank. While it's built around Phagan's death and Frank's hanging by a mob who took him from his prison cell, it's also an intersting look at the South, at politics, and at anti-Semitism.

It's a long read at over 700 pages, but it's worth the time. I'd worried about making 700 pages out of one incident, but the author makes it work by examining the bigger picture in which the events took place.

clemente21 · 12-27-2003, 10:31 PM

I'm going to start Moneyball after the New Year. I also have a pile of used paperbacks to work my way through after a hiatus this fall, I'll probably start with a John LeCarre book.

Craig S. · 12-27-2003, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by clemente21

I'll probably start with a John LeCarre book.

He has a new one coming out next month that sounds good. Lots of positive reviews so far.

Skip · 12-28-2003, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pathogan

...made my teeth hurt. The Fab 5 wasnt too bad...

<inside joke> Well you know pat ... if I had anything else to read ....

</ij>

pathogan · 12-28-2003, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig S.

He has a new one coming out next month that sounds good. Lots of positive reviews so far.

...I love Le carre,glad to hear this...

jzmet · 12-28-2003, 03:28 PM

just finished an unusual mystery called Motherless Brooklyn by jonathan Lethem and Zodiac by Neal Stephenson(heard his later books were better). Average plotline, but this guy can write. In thelast few weeks, also read The Painted Bird by Kosinski, The Fixer by Malamud, and reread Ender's Game by Card
time is always tight, so I'm glad I read VERY fast--oh yeah, having no kids helps
best wishes to everyone for the New Year

jzmet · 12-28-2003, 03:32 PM

also wanted to mention, for those of you who like LeCarre, you might want to try Kyle Mills, Stephen Hunter, or Vince Flynn

tyruschen · 12-29-2003, 02:53 AM

The only one I ever read is "The Looking Glass War" and I like LeCarre's style very much. I want to read more about LeCarre, what book will be a good start?

Thanks.

Skip · 12-29-2003, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jzmet

and reread Ender's Game by Card

That's a good book. I assume you've read the others in the series too. I never did get around to Ender's Shadow; your post here helped remind me of that.

Gosfgiants · 12-29-2003, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyruschen

The only one I ever read is "The Looking Glass War" and I like LeCarre's style very much. I want to read more about LeCarre, what book will be a good start?

Thanks.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a good one. It is the first book in the series with George Smiley. The other one I think is a good starting point is the Spy Who Came in From the Cold.

12-24-2003, 11:05 AM	#1
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	What are you reading 2004? The other thread (http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...ead.php?t=7551) was getting a little big so we are going to start a new one. Anyone else reading anything interesting?

12-27-2003, 10:31 PM	#7
clemente21 All-NetShrine Team Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 461	I'm going to start Moneyball after the New Year. I also have a pile of used paperbacks to work my way through after a hiatus this fall, I'll probably start with a John LeCarre book. __________________ Nick "I would like to be someone who would like to be me." - Jan Nordgreen

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tyruschen Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 533	The only one I ever read is "The Looking Glass War" and I like LeCarre's style very much. I want to read more about LeCarre, what book will be a good start? Thanks. __________________ I'm a fanatic MLB fan from Taiwan and I fear you would'nt understand my bad English. Thanks a lot for reading.

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12-27-2003, 10:33 AM	#2
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	I am plowing through Neil Gaiman's Sandman series of Graphic Novels. They are some of the best stories that I have read.

12-27-2003, 01:09 PM	#3
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	I'm reading Larry Dierker's "This Ain't Brain Surgery," which Santa left in my stocking.

12-27-2003, 02:17 PM	#4
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	I asked for 13 different books (3 baseball) for gifts (not greedy, eh?) and got one. I've already finished it - it's Albom's latest (Five People You Meet in Heaven). It's a nice book, packaged very much the same as Tuesdays with Morrie, and does a pretty good job of staying poignant without going over the line into treacle. It is light reading though, not groundbreaking. It'll make you reminisce and think about your life and those you've dealt with, but probably without causing you to undergo life altering changes. I still really enjoyed it, and it is definitely a good afternoon read, esp. in this New Years resolutions time of year. It would be just as good if you wait for the paperback or to borrow it from the library. (editorial comment) It's just nice to see a guy who's a (gasp) modern sportswriter who also really knows how to write. It always seems to me that he is pleasantly tolerating Lupica on ESPNs SportsReporters in an "I don't have to try and out-yell you here, I'm cool with what I've got" sort of way. (/ec)

12-27-2003, 07:57 PM	#6
Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	I've finally worked my way through And the dead shall rise: the murder of Mary Phagan and the lynching of Leo Frank. While it's built around Phagan's death and Frank's hanging by a mob who took him from his prison cell, it's also an intersting look at the South, at politics, and at anti-Semitism. It's a long read at over 700 pages, but it's worth the time. I'd worried about making 700 pages out of one incident, but the author makes it work by examining the bigger picture in which the events took place.

12-28-2003, 03:28 PM	#11
jzmet NetShrine Fan Favorite Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: san diego Posts: 91	just finished an unusual mystery called Motherless Brooklyn by jonathan Lethem and Zodiac by Neal Stephenson(heard his later books were better). Average plotline, but this guy can write. In thelast few weeks, also read The Painted Bird by Kosinski, The Fixer by Malamud, and reread Ender's Game by Card time is always tight, so I'm glad I read VERY fast--oh yeah, having no kids helps best wishes to everyone for the New Year

12-28-2003, 03:32 PM	#12
jzmet NetShrine Fan Favorite Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: san diego Posts: 91	also wanted to mention, for those of you who like LeCarre, you might want to try Kyle Mills, Stephen Hunter, or Vince Flynn

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