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[volante]

Eric Van Lustbader's continuation novel "The Bourne Deception"

I actually put it down on holiday, because of all the coincidences; but am giving it a second shot.

Eric seems to make it very complicated, but maybe that's cause I'm just a simple person.

Based on the concept that Bourne also lost his memory when he was David Webb.

[Doctor No]

Kitchen Confidential

[elizabeth]

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. As a proud English nerd, I love Dickens' works, especially A Christmas Carol. All of his works are classics, and I enjoy them, and GE as well.

[Jose]

Poetics by Aristotle

[Cruiserweight]

Julie & Julie
&
Star Wars Death Troopers

[Sark2.0]

Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
It gives me newfound appreciation for the realism of the plot of QoS, because what happens in the film, both in Haiti and Bolivia is so close to what's happened more than once.

[Loomis]

BLANKETS by Craig Thompson. Excellent.

[Trident]

HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill. So far quite good.

[Qwerty]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - quite enjoyable so far.

[Harmsway]

FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM by Umberto Eco.

Terrific so far. Next up on the list? PALE FIRE by Vladimir Nabokov.

[dodge]

FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM by Umberto Eco.

Terrific so far. Next up on the list? PALE FIRE by Vladimir Nabokov.

All this light reading is gonna rot your brain.

[Harmsway]

FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM by Umberto Eco.

Terrific so far. Next up on the list? PALE FIRE by Vladimir Nabokov.

All this light reading is gonna rot your brain.

My reading has been generally quite heavy as of late (and it's likely going to stay heavy; I've just added Kazantzakis' LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST to my reading pile). So much to read, and so little time. That said, if it's any comfort, I tend to break up my exploits into weighty literature with excursions into children's literature. On the advice of my fiancee, I recently read through Chris Van Allsburg's wonderful THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI.

[darkpath]

When I Was a Kid, This Was a Free Country by G. Gordon Liddy

[dodge]

FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM by Umberto Eco.

Terrific so far. Next up on the list? PALE FIRE by Vladimir Nabokov.

All this light reading is gonna rot your brain.

My reading has been generally quite heavy as of late (and it's likely going to stay heavy; I've just added Kazantzakis' LAST TEMPTATION OF THE CHRIST to my reading pile). So much to read, and so little time. That said, if it's any comfort, I tend to break up my exploits into weighty literature with excursions into children's literature. On the advice of my fiancee, I recently read through Chris Van Allsburg's wonderful THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI.

Sincerely, I'm glad to hear you'll be giving LAST TEMPTATION a try. I do hope you enjoy it. Have you ever read his epic sequel to THE ODYSSEY?

[Harmsway]

Have you ever read his epic sequel to THE ODYSSEY?

No. Is it also worth reading?

[dodge]

Have you ever read his epic sequel to THE ODYSSEY?

No. Is it also worth reading?

Well, I thought it was magnificent. It was one of those books where I went though scores of pencils underlining the passages I loved. There weren't many that weren't underlined. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful book that manages to honor Homer while living up to its subtitle, "A Modern Sequel."

This quote might inspire you to put it on your To Read list:

The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel is an epic poem by the Greek poet and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis, based on Homer's Odyssey. It is divided into twenty-four rhapsodies as is the original Odyssey and consists of 33,333 17-syllable verses. Kazantzakis began working on it in 1924 after he returned to Crete from Germany. Before finally publishing the poem in 1938 he had drafted seven different versions. Kazantzakis considered this his most important work. It was fully translated into English in 1958 by Kimon Friar.

[edit] Synopsis
Kazantzakis' Odyssey begins when Odysseus (Ulysses) returns to Ithaca and decides to undertake new adventures after he quickly becomes unsatisfied with his quiet family life. First he travels to Sparta to save Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta Menelaus, whose abduction by Paris had led to the Trojan War. He goes to Crete where a conspiracy dethrones the king. There he abandons Helen and continues to Egypt where again a workers' uprising takes place. He leaves again on a journey up the Nile eventually stopping at the lake-source. Upon arrival his companions set up camp and he climbs the mountain in order to concentrate on his god. Upon his return to the lake he sets up his city based on the commandments of his religion. The city is soon destroyed by an earthquake. Odysseus laments his failure to understand the true meaning of god with the sacrifice of his companions. His life transforms into that of an ascetic. Odysseus meets Motherth (an incarnation of the Buddha), Kapetan Enas (English: Captain Sole), alias Don Quixote, and an African village fisherman, alias Jesus. He travels further south in Africa while constantly spreading his religion and fighting the advances of death. Eventually he travels to Antarctica and lives with villagers for a year until an iceberg kills him. His death is glorious as it marks his rebirth and unification with the world.

[Harmsway]

That sounds fascinating. I'll definitely add it to the list.

[tdalton]

DUMA KEY - Stephen King

I'm about 100 pages in and it's been very good so far. Looking forward to finishing it and then moving on to HEAT WAVE by "Richard Castle" (the fictitious author from ABC's TV show CASTLE).

[Kilroy6644]

Finally finished "A Perfect Spy." It was a good book, but it took me forever to read. Now I'm starting "The Dogs Of War" by Frederick Forsyth.

[Trident]

Finished Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
An evil horror thriller par excellence. And a truly touching story about making one's peace with one's own hauntings. Very, very good and absolutely recommended. Hill is a gifted writer, perfectly able to stand on his own. If you're into horror/ghost stories then this may easily become a favourite of your's.

Started Beat The Reaper by Josh Bazell. Hilariously funny thriller about a killer in witness protection, working as intern in a crappy job in a crappy NYC hospital. Marketed as 'House meets Sopranos' I find it's closer to Max Allan Collins in his best form. Really good so far; will report after finishing this one.

[Major Tallon]

After years of watching various movie adaptations of The Thirty-Nine Steps, I've decided it's time to read the book. I've also picked up a couple of other Buchans and am going to read the Hannay adventures.

[jwheels]

Started Roger Moore's autobiography. I've been really enjoying it so far. It has reminded me of all the stories my grandfather had told me growing up, and wishing he were still here so I could hear them.

[Harmsway]

I finished up FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM--terrific stuff, really--and skipped right ahead to THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (Nabokov will just have to wait). So far, so good, though I'm not deep into it.

[dodge]

Am re-reading THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST by Kazantzakis. Nightmarish opening and somewhat jarring pages following, as I remembered--meant to jar, for reasons that will be revealed. But then the miracle happens: when the Jesus we think we know finally appears, crossing the sands in a flowing white robe--you can almost see that on the screen, see him more clearly through the haze with every step. And the story fleshes out, suspense and wonder building.

[Cruiserweight]

[Double-0-7]

Reading another gift from a CBn agent: The Moneypenny Diaries. So far a pretty good read!

[MkB]

Reading another gift from a CBn agent: The Moneypenny Diaries. So far a pretty good read!

A most excellent read, I concur!

[Kilroy6644]

Just started Neuromancer by William Gibson. I had a hard time deciding between that, The Call of the Wild/White Fang by Jack London, or The Last of the Breed by Louis L'Amour.

[Harmsway]

Finished up THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Kazantzakis' subversive, understandably controversial retelling of the Christ narrative is more than a bit rough around the edges, but is ultimately compelling and fascinating.

I must say, I'm immensely looking forward to THE ODYSSEY: A MODERN SEQUEL.

[Judo chop]

I’ve been reading through old issues of my Homebrewing magazines, trying to get a handle on the general characteristics of all the hop varietals at my disposal.