Dinosaur Wars:  Earthfall by Thomas P. Hopp

The Artful Edit - Susan Bell  >> http://amzn.to/yGhKxp
Killing Floor - Lee Child  >>   http://amzn.to/xITxJb

I just finished an Asimov's science fiction magazine, and before that I read a graphic novel called Why I Hate Saturn. I'm trying to decide what to read next.

I've just started Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 and I am ecstatic!

Also, I'm reading an uncorrected version of a book of prose poetry called Syzygy, Beauty by T. Fleischmann that comes out in April.  When it comes out, GET IT.  Because it is absolutely fantastic and there are definitely transgender issues being addressed.  I love what I've read so far!  (My professor owns the publishing company, so that's our text...yay for not buying books!)

Opening the Straight Spouse's Closet by PFLAG

DC Weird Mystery Tales from 1973. Terrible pulpy stuff. Very fun.

The Burning Soul by John Connolly. Another in his Charlie Parker series.  He is a good writer.

Quote from: amrisa loftus on January 12, 2012, 01:06:23 PM
I'm reading Serphim by Michele Hauf.

It's the third time I'm reading this novel in 2 years. I just love it.

Can I put the summery that is on the back of the book?

Sadly I think we (Susan's) have copyright problems with that, but I'll check because it would be a nice feature for this thread.

Cindy

Quote from: Cindy James on January 14, 2012, 12:33:48 AM

Sadly I think we (Susan's) have copyright problems with that, but I'll check because it would be a nice feature for this thread.

Cindy

Thank you Cindy. Reading the back of a book is what gets me to read it.

Quote from: amrisa loftus on January 14, 2012, 01:20:13 AM
Thank you Cindy. Reading the back of a book is what gets me to read it.

Amrisa it's totally legal to summarize the book in your own words, if you feel like doing that.

In News posting guidelines, the quoted material is supposed to be under 200 words, so as to not violate copyright. Then we post a link, where people can read the rest of an article. That might be the best way to go with books too.

Zythyra

Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer...Edward's version of "Twilight", and is still in limbo, not completed yet.

Crime and punishment by Dostoyevsky. Hard to get into at first but quite good

Two books by Ayn Rand:
Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution  and  The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature

I've just started a new author, Jo Nesbo, a Scandinavian author. He writes murder mystery with a character of Det. Harry Hole. Anyone read him?

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I'm one of those people who reads many books at a time and hardly ever finishes one of them.

I'm reading--

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Half-Assed: A Weight Loss Memoir
Tom Brown's School Days
Jurassic Park
The Hunger Games

I'm also reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to my kids.

I'm not reading a book. Anybody have any suggestions?

UK law allows for quotes when used in certain circumstances such as study.  As far as I am aware there is nothing to stop a book being reviewed or a synopsis given.  The only thing is, do you want to give away the plot as I am sure others will enjoy the book more if it comes as a surprise. 

Nothing to stop you giving brief details of what the book is about and reviewing it.

As for what I am reading, I have quite a backlog.  I am working my way throught the Harry Potter's (On number 4, so 3 to go).  I have a couple of Bernard Cornwall's to read (a bit formulaic but I love history).  I have a couple of Bill Brysons to read and Cormac McCarthy's The Road (if I want to make myself depressed).

For my diploma, I have just finished John Simpsons Unreliable Reports, which should be read out at the Levenson Inquiry as it shows nothing has changed with the British Press (yes, the Daily Mail has always been for the congenitally stupid).  I have just started Essential Law for Journalists (yes, the wonders of defamation and the Human Rights Act).

Quote from: Devin87 on January 28, 2012, 05:16:35 PM
I'm one of those people who reads many books at a time and hardly ever finishes one of them.

I'm reading--

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Half-Assed: A Weight Loss Memoir
Tom Brown's School Days
Jurassic Park
The Hunger Games

I'm also reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to my kids.

I love it when they change the names of books in America.  Apparently Americans don't understand what Philosopher means.  The same thing happended to Kingsley Amis's James Bond book.  In the UK it was called Licence Revoked.  It was changed to Licence to Kill in the US because the publishers thought Americans wouldn't understand the word revoked.