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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 10:56 AM Original message |
I need something to read at the beach! |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. Try The Corrections, by Jonathon Franzen |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I love The Corrections |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I love Hotel New Hampshire and Owen Meany myself |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. Michael Connelly's "Lincoln Lawyer" |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. ZAAMM is another of my all-time favorites. |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Check out "Lila," which was the "followup" to ZAMM |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Yep, been there, done that too. |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
6. My ideas. |
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genie_weenie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. The Stranger by Camus... |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
8. Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. This got some very positive reviews on Amazon |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Sure thing...and he is in the process of writing a sequel too |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. We go pretty much every year... |
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malta blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Sounds great...I am on my way to the beach this weekend |
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MissHoneychurch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
11. Matt Ruff "Set This House in Order" |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. anything by Jonathan Kellerman |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
13. Carter Beats the Devil, by Glen Gold |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
16. Given the books you listed... |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Yes, I forgot about him. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 12:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Hey, you said beach reading! |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. You're right about the beach reading... |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 01:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Tim Dorsey is a laugh riot.... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
21. One that is entertaining and kinda messes w/ your mind in a good way |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. Anything by Kerouac |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. Thank you for Smoking, imo it is hilarious. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
27. Anything by Vonnegut |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. if you liked DaVinci, try Angels & Demons |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Yep, read that too, and enjoyed it a lot. |
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Katina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 02:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. ok, then try |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. Anything by David Sedaris... |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Sedaris was last year for me. |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress - Susan Jane Gilman |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-17-06 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. Have you read any Jeffrey Deaver? OH Daniel Silva is just |
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CantGetFooledAgain (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Wow, thanks! |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-18-06 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
36. Mysteries of Pittsburgh |
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