Posted on 01/08/2008 7:59:25 AM PST by MplsSteve
It's time again for my quarterly "What Are You Reading Now?" inquiry.
I'm always curious as to what Freepers are reading and what they're recommending to others.
It can be anything...a classic novel, a scientific journal, a magazine, a cheap pulp novel...anything.
Do not deface this thread with a smart-ass answer like "I'm Reading this Thread". It became very un-original a long time ago.
I'll start. I'm reading "The Great Deluge: Hurrican Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast" by Douglas Brinkley.
This is a full account of Katrina striking the Gulf Coast. The book starts 48 hours before landfall and finishes one week after landfall. It a very good book.
Trust me, no one comes out of this looking good. Ray Nagin doesn't. FEMA doesn't, etc.
Well, what are YOU reading now?
It’s pretty cheap and very cool.
Power to the People, Laura Ingraham
“Consent to Kill” by Vince Flynn
Now: Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Darkest book in the series. Series may be children’s literature, but with grown-up sensibilites presented in a way to prepare kids to become adults.
(I re-read the series every 5-10 years.)
Recent: A Scanner Darkly
Slightly futuristic tale depicting the life, times and decline of a drug nark/junkie. The intriguing conspiracy plot pales in comparison to the depiction of self-destruction. A warning from one too close to the drug world.
(Prompted by movie of the same name.)
Recent: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Sci-fi classic overshadowed and contradicted by movie-version Blade Runner. Explores the notion of what constitutes life, sentience, and reality.
(Prompted by release of Blade Runner: The Final Cut.)
Soon: Supertoys Last All Summer Long!
Inspiration for the Kubric/Spielberg movie A.I.
Soon: Empire
Veiled depiction of a future socialistic USA.
Soon: Matchstick Men
Tale of con men at work. Inspired movie of same name.
Why would anyone put themselves through the agony of a Mount Everest climb?
Because its THERE?
Seriously,we all need challenges in our lives.Some enlist in the Marines,some strive to a millionaire by age 30,some quest to find God and some climb Mount Everest!
There's always ONE!
(There are usually Several, but there's always One!)
Reading presently: Nelson Biography-Dream of Glory
Just finished: Dean Koontz “Darkest Evening of the Year”- Good read, bought it when my Golden was sick.
Recently read: Ken Follet “World without End” great sequel to “Pillars of the Earth”
Thanks,raven.
I’m hlf way through the Baroque Trilogy by Neal Stephenson. it’s quite interesting and very well written(and hugh!)
Brothers K is wonderful. Read it years ago. Enjoy!
I got excited for a second -- I thought it was going to be about Calvin ... and Hobbes.... (man, I miss that tiger...)
My husband got me a Reader last month. My daughter had to go in hospital for a week, and the only thing that kept her happy was an endlessly repeating DVD of Ducktales. I swear, having a mini-library with me was the only thing that kept me sane. I’ve been like a pig in muck ever since :)
"Blacklisted by History, the Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies" by M. Stanton Evans.
This is an absolute "must" for all Freepers' bookshelves.
Be sure to watch the documentary video.
“I also was very impressed with the book Into the Wilds and the movie and,unlike lots of conservatives,do not condemn this young man for his quest,misguided as it often was.He did WORK for much of his money and wasn’t out there grubbing off of society.He saw something intrinsically wrong with modern society and it resonated very much with tied down with bills and responsiblities me.
Its also very well written.”
Actually, I would say Chris McCandless was very conservative in many ways. I read this book in two days and just started the reread last night. I think several of us Freepers should meet up in Alaska this summer.
You are in for a treat. When it comes to writing ability no one comes close to Calvin in the area of theology. Institutes is a surprisingly easy read considering the depth and complexity of his subject matter. There is definately a poetic quality to his prose. Your biggest shock will be to find out you are in Vol. 2, 900 pages into the work and you haven't read a thing yet about predestination or any other of the allegedly essential elements of "5 point Calvinism". What most people think of as "Calvinism" makes up a tiny part of "Institutes".
CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH - JOHN GILL
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