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Gutmutter · 07-19-2008, 07:17 AM

I am 1/3 into The Map of Love and am getting bogged down in it. Has anyone read it who can tell me whether I should continue? My daughter recommended it, so I felt compelled to read it for her sake, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
I also would like to request help finding a specific poem: "Oh, My God" (Billy Collins) for my mother. I can't seem to find it on the internet. We heard him recite it at a lecture.

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gabriel · 07-19-2008, 11:46 AM

Miller Time: History of the Miller Brewing Co., by John Gurda a local historian who has had about 15 books published about Milwaukee, its people or companies

pakacat · 07-21-2008, 10:40 AM

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach. Very interesting and amusing so far... I've already read her Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, and she is a very funny and non-conventional science writer.

AJane · 07-21-2008, 12:54 PM

Duma Key. Better so far than Lisey's Story, but the jury's still out.

swingkat · 07-23-2008, 06:08 AM

I finally finished Special Topics in Calamity Physics, about, oh, a month and a half after starting it I'm ashamed to admit

. It is a thick book, but not that thick. I don't know really why it took so long since I did think it was a good book. Anyway, despite it took me so long, I did enjoy the story and I do recommend it.

myrosiedog · 07-23-2008, 08:45 AM

I just picked up At Dawn we Slept which is a very definitive book on the attack on Pearl Harbor from the year before to the aftermath on General Short and Admiral Kimmel.
I also got Big Russ and Me by Tim Russert and Swine not? : a novel pig tale by Jimmy Buffett.

I dont' know which one to read first. It was definetly a bonus day at the library!

Veruka · 07-23-2008, 08:48 AM

I finished Citizen Girl (second book by the authors of Nanny Diaries) over the weekend. It was good for a light reading, mindless type book. I think it was one where the authors came up with an idea, played it out well in the first half, and then weren't quite sure how to end it so they just threw something together. But overall, I enjoyed it. Now, I'm reading Dedication by the same authors. It's a completely different style for them (actual character names instead of generic ones, and NOT set in New York City). So it's kind of nice to see them try something new.

Next up for me will be Sister Mine. After that, I think I'm going to be ready to tackle The Kite Runner.

cablejockey · 07-23-2008, 08:53 AM

Last night I finished 18 Seconds by George D. shuman. Its a thriller about a blind psychic who helps the police with her abilty to 'see' the last 18 seconds of a victim's life when she holds their hand. Add this to the serial killer that is working the area, and you have an edge of your seat story you dont want to put down.

Margaritaville · 07-23-2008, 11:47 AM

I am very interested in Big Russ and Me, I meant to purchase it when it came out. I saw Tim Russert doing an interview about it. Let me know how it is.

I just started Outtakes From A Marriage by Ann Leary (Dennis Leary's wife). It is pretty good so far.

Britannia · 07-23-2008, 12:32 PM

I'm reading Richard Russo - "Risk Pool" about a boy growing up in Upstate NY torn between his depressed mother and his dad who keeps disappearing in and out of his life. Sounds depressing, but it's actually quite funny.
Russo wrote Empire Falls as well. I bought some of his books brand new for $3 each the other day. Bargain!

07-19-2008, 07:17 AM	#3451
Gutmutter Dan Fan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: chained to the live feed reports Posts: 4,574	Re: What are you reading? I am 1/3 into The Map of Love and am getting bogged down in it. Has anyone read it who can tell me whether I should continue? My daughter recommended it, so I felt compelled to read it for her sake, but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I also would like to request help finding a specific poem: "Oh, My God" (Billy Collins) for my mother. I can't seem to find it on the internet. We heard him recite it at a lecture. __________________ Old, not dead.

07-19-2008, 11:46 AM	#3452
gabriel Still thinking of Zac Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Milwaukee WI Age: 50 Posts: 6,635	Re: What are you reading? Miller Time: History of the Miller Brewing Co., by John Gurda a local historian who has had about 15 books published about Milwaukee, its people or companies

07-21-2008, 10:40 AM	#3453
pakacat FORT Fogey Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, AL Age: 28 Posts: 887	Re: What are you reading? Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach. Very interesting and amusing so far... I've already read her Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, and she is a very funny and non-conventional science writer.

07-21-2008, 12:54 PM	#3454
AJane Provoked Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The West Posts: 6,458	Re: What are you reading? Duma Key. Better so far than Lisey's Story, but the jury's still out. __________________ All my life, I have felt destiny tugging at my sleeve. ~ Thursday Next The truth, like humor, is where you find it. - Henry Rollins

07-23-2008, 06:08 AM	#3455
swingkat FORT Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 68	Re: What are you reading? I finally finished Special Topics in Calamity Physics, about, oh, a month and a half after starting it I'm ashamed to admit . It is a thick book, but not that thick. I don't know really why it took so long since I did think it was a good book. Anyway, despite it took me so long, I did enjoy the story and I do recommend it.

07-23-2008, 08:45 AM	#3456
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In the Swamp! Age: 46 Posts: 10,002 Blog Entries: 7	Re: What are you reading? I just picked up At Dawn we Slept which is a very definitive book on the attack on Pearl Harbor from the year before to the aftermath on General Short and Admiral Kimmel. I also got Big Russ and Me by Tim Russert and Swine not? : a novel pig tale by Jimmy Buffett. I dont' know which one to read first. It was definetly a bonus day at the library! __________________ Life is about how to survive the storm and also about how to dance in the rain. Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)

07-23-2008, 08:48 AM	#3457
Veruka FORT Fogey Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,435	Re: What are you reading? I finished Citizen Girl (second book by the authors of Nanny Diaries) over the weekend. It was good for a light reading, mindless type book. I think it was one where the authors came up with an idea, played it out well in the first half, and then weren't quite sure how to end it so they just threw something together. But overall, I enjoyed it. Now, I'm reading Dedication by the same authors. It's a completely different style for them (actual character names instead of generic ones, and NOT set in New York City). So it's kind of nice to see them try something new. Next up for me will be Sister Mine. After that, I think I'm going to be ready to tackle The Kite Runner. __________________ "When you believe in nothing, you will believe anything"

07-23-2008, 08:53 AM	#3458
cablejockey FORT Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: ontario canada Posts: 580	Re: What are you reading? Last night I finished 18 Seconds by George D. shuman. Its a thriller about a blind psychic who helps the police with her abilty to 'see' the last 18 seconds of a victim's life when she holds their hand. Add this to the serial killer that is working the area, and you have an edge of your seat story you dont want to put down.

07-23-2008, 11:47 AM	#3459
Margaritaville Ready for some football!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Go Broncos!! Posts: 1,105	Re: What are you reading? I am very interested in Big Russ and Me, I meant to purchase it when it came out. I saw Tim Russert doing an interview about it. Let me know how it is. I just started Outtakes From A Marriage by Ann Leary (Dennis Leary's wife). It is pretty good so far.

07-23-2008, 12:32 PM	#3460
Britannia Right Here, Right Now Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: upstate NY Posts: 118	Re: What are you reading? I'm reading Richard Russo - "Risk Pool" about a boy growing up in Upstate NY torn between his depressed mother and his dad who keeps disappearing in and out of his life. Sounds depressing, but it's actually quite funny. Russo wrote Empire Falls as well. I bought some of his books brand new for $3 each the other day. Bargain! __________________ It's a fair cop guv - you got me bang to rights and no mistake!