Books I have read over the last month or so...

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The Stranger by Albert Camus.
The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester
The Bible - A lot of crazy cats. - i didnt finish this one!
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Alborn

I'm currently reading 'War and Peace'. I am enjoying it, but I really am not sure how long I'm gonna stick with it!

Anyway, if you have read any of the above, let me know what you think. I'm on a good run at the moment, as I enjoyed ALL of them!

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I enjoyed "The stranger" very much - have you read "The myth of Sisyphus"?
I enjoyed that one even more.

I also enjoyed the Bible - a mixed bag, but it contains lots of great passages.

I'm not too fond of Tolstoy so I never finished "War & peace". Good luck, tho'!

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I've just realised the title of this thread is misleading... I have NOT read these books over the last month... more like 5 months!

Anyway, no I have not read The myth of Sisyphu. Might have to give it a go.

The next book I'm planning on reading is called 'The Last Ride' by Thomas Eidson. It was adapated into a movie, called 'The Missing' - which I have no plans to see.
I ordered the book off the internet, and when it arrived I was a bit gutted (in a geeky sort of way) as it had Kate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones on the front cover! I hate it when they put pics from the move on the front of a book! To make it worse, they changed the title too!! AHHHHHH

I have also bought Greil Marcus's 'Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes'. Haven't read it yet.

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twood50785 wrote:

I've just realised the title of this thread is misleading... I have NOT read these books over the last month... more like 5 months!

Well, at least you added "or so...". But still you managed to derail your own thread in the title Shocked

twood50785 wrote:

Anyway, no I have not read The myth of Sisyphu. Might have to give it a go.

I have also bought Greil Marcus's 'Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes'. Haven't read it yet.

You should read both of them and report back here. I enjoyed them quite a lot.

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Oh, and one more thing.... I also have read 'Tiny Little Pieces' recently. Very enjoyable read.

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But still you managed to derail your own thread in the title Shocked

What can I say? I'm a pro!

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TinyMontgomery wrote:

- have you read "The myth of Sisyphus"?
I enjoyed that one even more.

This is the book that explains why we don't kill ourselves. I got stuck in the middle for about a year,
trying to get through 8 pages in the middle. I think I finally understood it. Smile

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pinhedz wrote:

TinyMontgomery wrote:

- have you read "The myth of Sisyphus"?
I enjoyed that one even more.

This is the book that explains why we don't kill ourselves. I got stuck in the middle for about a year,
trying to get through 8 pages in the middle. I think I finally understood it. Smile

haha... sounds interesting... bom

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i never though about reading the bible , well i have one at home but its always close ...
you think i should give it a look ? ,,, its kind of strange " what are you reading ? " " the bible"
i'm not religious

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Frances Jones wrote:

i never though about reading the bible , well i have one at home but its always close ...
you think i should give it a look ? ,,, its kind of strange " what are you reading ? " " the bible"
i'm not religious

I've already thought of reading The Bible, but I don't have one at home Embarassed

My grandparents have though, I might ask them to borrow it Smile

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I've never ever ever read The Bible. Ever. I don't even think we have one.

Oh wait, we do. i just had a look downstairs and there was one on the bookshelf. It smells and is falling apart and tucked away inside of it is a rather disturbing picture of me being born Shocked

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LaRue wrote:

I've never ever ever read The Bible. Ever. I don't even think we have one.

Oh wait, we do. i just had a look downstairs and there was one on the bookshelf. It smells and is falling apart and tucked away inside of it is a rather disturbing picture of me being born Shocked

Oh my God xD

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A friend of mine just gave me Richard Brautigan's 'Hawkline Monster'.
Don't know if it's worth reading so far - the first 20 pages or so are rather mediocre.
Did anybody read it?

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I stole my bible. Sick I know..... Embarassed