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Summer Reading

  • Jun. 13th, 2007 at 1:05 PM
Yin-Yang
tomonwheels
Since I've been off for the summer I've been catching up on my reading. I started my fourth book last night.  To date, I have read:
  1. Angels & Demons - Dan Brown - I started reading this a long time ago and finally had a chance to finish it over my break.
  2. Out on a Leash - Shirley Maclaine - Covers Shirley's escapades with the "fur people" in her life, focusing primarily on her Jack-Russell Terrier Terry.
  3. The Measure of a Man - Sidney Poitier - I just finished this book last night. It's a great read. I didn't realize that Mr. Poitier had been through so much.
  4. The Pursuit of Happyness - Chris Gardner - Yes, I know that happiness is spelled with an "i," it's spelled with a "y" in the title of this book. I just started this book last night after finishing The Measure of a Man. This autobiography was made into a recent movie starring Will Smith. I just got into the book and haven't really read enough to form a solid opinion of it, but I'm liking it so far.
I seem to be on an autobiography kick because 3 out of the 4 books above are autobiographies. I plan to get in some more fiction reading as well before the summer is over.
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erryl
Jun. 15th, 2007 03:26 am (UTC)
I've been reading mostly manga and a book here and there. How is Angels and Demons? I still haven't read The Davinci Code.
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tomonwheels
Jun. 15th, 2007 05:01 pm (UTC)
Angels & Demons is good. It's the first book with Robert Langdon, the main character from The Davinci Code. The Davinci code was my first Dan Brown book, then Angels & Demons. He has a way of writing that can keep you guessing. There is also a bit of predictability with his stories, but the writing is so good that you really don't care.

If you are going to get into his books, do Angels & Demons first and then The Davinci Code.
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erryl
Jun. 18th, 2007 02:20 am (UTC)
All Right. Thanks for the tip on Dan Brown. :) I'm still trying to finish The Vampire chronicles by Anne Rice. It's just I keep getting distracted by manga. It's a bad habit.:)
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tomonwheels
Jun. 18th, 2007 05:50 pm (UTC)
I still haven't finished The Vampire Chronicles. I stopped after Memnoch the Devil. I just needed a break from it. I have all of The Vampire Chronicles books except for The Vampire Armand.

I also have Christ the Lord but haven't read that yet either.
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erryl
Jun. 20th, 2007 05:31 am (UTC)
I thought Christ the Lord was really good! The Vampire Armand was ok. He isn't my favorite character by her. I need a break from The Vampire chronicles now and then to. :)
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tomonwheels
Jun. 21st, 2007 02:10 pm (UTC)
Who is your favorite character by Anne Rice?
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erryl
Jun. 24th, 2007 09:39 pm (UTC)
My favorite charcter by Anne Rice is Lestat. :) It did take a while for him to grow on me. Who's your favorite character by Anne Rice?
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tomonwheels
Jun. 25th, 2007 08:05 pm (UTC)
My favorite character by Anne Rice is Louis. The story of his brother and his love for his family in the beginning of "Interview with the Vampire" mesmerized me when I first read it. I love how she writes Louis. Lestat is a close second. I love him too.
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