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Chief;3426812 said:Yep....
mind sharing? lol...
Chief;3426812 said:Yep....
CanuckCowboysFan;3426994 said:mind sharing? lol...
ethiostar;3423705 said:'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson
Mystery, suspense, drama. The book has received a lot of good to excellent reviews internationally so i looked forward to reading it. Overall, the plot development (which takes place in Sweden) was good and at least one of the two main characters is engaging and intriguing. It was a decent read but the villains came across as not all too bright and in the end their demise was somewhat anti-climactic and not very satisfying. I thought it was a decent read but the book is a bit overrated overall.
I got to the end of the book and almost blew a gasket because of the ending, which left many things unexplained, especially about the back story of the most interesting character in the book. And then i found out that this book is actually only the first book of a trilogy.:
The next book 'The Girl Who Played with Fire' is actually supposed to better.
CanuckCowboysFan;3426775 said:anyone have any good non fiction books?
poke;3427230 said:just finished this myself and am looking forward to starting the 2nd book.
ethiostar;3430778 said:FYI....
The theatrical release date was May 19th.
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poke;3430830 said:thanks, just started the 2nd book !
c0wb0y_m0nkey;3272430 said:The 4 Hour Workweek... Garbage
Did I expect to read the book and instantly change my life? No,but I did think I could pick up a couple of tidbits or pointers about work/life balance or maybe alternatives to traditional employment.
With all the positive press the book has been getting, I thought it had to be a must read. It's not. It's a waste of the paper it's printed on. Full of cliche's and ridiculous 'examples' and even more ridiculous acronyms intended to make you think you are reading something of substance.
Please do not waste your time with this book. If you insist on wasting your time, don't waste your money. I will mail you my copy for free.
Prior to that I read the Harry potter series, which I ended up really liking. Not terribly complex or deep stuff, but very entertaining. I'm a big Tolkien fan, so it's kind of like Tolkien lite for me.
ethiostar;3430834 said:You are welcome.
Let me know how the 2nd book is and if its better than the first. I haven't bought it yet.
joseephuss;3443817 said:American Gods by Neil Gaiman
I thought it was an interesting read, but it kind of petered out at the end.
ethiostar;3443891 said:I finished reading 'The Last Templar' by Raymond Khoury last week.
Khoury is a screen writer and its shows in the opening chapter in a good way. However, while it started out great it sputtered out toward the end, turning into a very typical thriller and very predicable and preachy at that. Definitely more action oriented than The DaVinci Code but with very dry and one dimensional characters.
Currently reading 'the curious incident of the dog in the night-time' by Mark Haddon. A very interesting book.
poke;3442191 said:enjoyed the 2nd book.
i think it will take care of some of the concerns (ie, fleshing out the characters).
may wait on 3rd book, can only find hardback right now.
ethiostar;3444675 said:Did you enjoy it more than the 1st?
I don't know when i'll get a chance to read the 2nd. I do want to read it while the 1st one is still somewhat fresh in my head though. I'm feeling a little guilty of buying another book because in the last two weeks, i have gone to a small used bookstore that opened nearby. The lady who opened it had bought a used bookstore in another location (including all the books in it) but decided to rent a smaller space instead so she relocated. Since she had more books than space at the new location she has had a sidewalk sale three weekends in a row. Everything was either 5 or 10 cents each. I went twice and now have 80+ books stacked in the corner of one of our spare bedrooms. Most of them are in good condition and i picked up some classics that i haven't read in many years and some that i haven't read yet.![]()