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the Fet

Knackered climber

A bivy sack in the secret campground

Jan 10, 2008 - 12:09pm PT

I finished Life of Pi a few weeks ago. I agree with most comments above. Slow start but good after about 1/2 way through.

Halfway between literature and a fun trash novel. I thought that made it a fun read that provokes some thought.

I'm going to have to go through this thread and make up a list of books to read, good stuff.

KuntryKlimber

Mountain climber

Rock Hill, SC

Jan 10, 2008 - 12:59pm PT

The Road to the Nose by Chris McNamara et al.

Uh, I thought this was gonna be a tale about CA highway 140, so I found it very confusing. Also, the illustrations leave something to be desired - not even colored in.

Wade Icey

Big Wall climber

Indian Caves, CA

Jan 10, 2008 - 04:49pm PT

I hope I haven't read my last book yet.

FeelioBabar

climber

Sneaking up behind you...

Jan 10, 2008 - 04:55pm PT

Like Andy...I tend to read 3 or 4 at a time. (mom was a reading teacher)

"Shantaram"-G.D.Roberts

"One square mile of hell:the battle for Tarawa"-j.Wukovits

"Not a good day to die"-Sean Naylor

"Bay of Pigs"-Peter Wyden

"Guns Germs and Steel"

"The Peloponesian Wars"

"A Voyahe for Madmen" AMAZING BOOK

"Ghost Wars"-Steve Coll

Standing Strong

Trad climber

ghost ride the cop car

Jan 10, 2008 - 04:56pm PT

rockermike

Mountain climber

Berkeley

Jan 10, 2008 - 05:00pm PT

Curious George rules! Way better than Cat in the Hat.

scuffy b

climber

Stump with a backrest

Jan 10, 2008 - 05:13pm PT

Cat in the Hat was written to tighter specs than the Curious
George books.

michaellane

climber

Spokane, WA

Jan 10, 2008 - 05:25pm PT

Sick Puppy - Carl Hiaason ... funny stuff. Made me laugh out loud.

--ML

Standing Strong

Trad climber

ghost ride the cop car

Jan 10, 2008 - 05:28pm PT

"Cat in the Hat was written to tighter specs than the Curious
George books."

apples and oranges.

scuffy b

climber

Stump with a backrest

Jan 10, 2008 - 06:03pm PT

Yes T*R
Curious George was all the author's idea. he could write whatever
he wanted. It turned out great, of course.
Cat in the Hat was actually written to meet some specifications,
for example, a maximum number of words to be used.
The age of the reader was narrowly targeted.

Redwreck

Social climber

Los Angeles, CA

Jan 10, 2008 - 06:08pm PT

Either "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell or "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess -- was switching back and forth between them and forget which I finished first.

Now a few chapters into "Windows Server 2003 MCSA/MCSE Exam Cram" which is almost as hard to decipher as the Burgess.

caughtinside

Social climber

Davis, CA

Jan 10, 2008 - 06:16pm PT

I just finished The Shadow of the Wind, really good. Spanish author, can't recall his name at the moment...

Elcapinyoazz

Social climber

Joshua Tree

Jan 10, 2008 - 09:07pm PT

I read about 2-3 a week. No TV, unemployed, etc.
Yesterday finished:

Cormac McCarthy - The Road.

Very good, highly recommended.

10b4me

climber

1/2way between Yos and Moab

Jan 21, 2008 - 02:48pm PT

Kiss or Kill

SteveW

Trad climber

Denver, CO

Jan 21, 2008 - 03:03pm PT

The Prince of War
Billy Graham's Crusade for a Wholly Christian Empire
Not the most scholarly tome out there, but certainly
has some interesting reading--foot notes and all. . .
And we talk about Muslim fundamentalists???

Chiloe

Trad climber

Lee, NH

Jan 21, 2008 - 03:10pm PT

Multilevel Analysis for Applied Research. I sat there one evening marking pages and writing notes on post-its, thinking "This is cool stuff," while Leslie looked on bemused.