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If I could get a tattoo that really looked like a pretty anklet, I would--but I've been told that tattoo artists won't work that close to the bone, for safety reasons.

I haven't read anything by Lethem yet, but I have Fortress of Solitude on my TBR pile, too, and am determined to read it sometime this year! I'm glad to hear that so many of you like him.

oooo, uplifting thread Eating dinner with my husband. I just got DSL. I love not having dial-up anymore:) Dancing to intoxicating music (with no one watching) Vacationing in Mexico, by the ocean, with nothing on the agenda but reading, sleeping, eating, and getting wet good...

I'm glad to hear the endorsement of Neil Gaiman, since I'm determined to read one of his sometime this year! There are lots of authors I admire-- David Foster Wallace Joyce Carol Oates Richard Russo Margaret Atwood Michael Chabon Terry Pratchett Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte...

I just rented Munich, too, and liked it. I thought it carried a couple of important messages--once revenge is taken, the eye-for-an-eye violence will never end. The other point was that revenge makes the oppressed no different from their oppressors.

I'm still reading, but I already agree with Pink Shadow, too: "That's exactly what I love about it, this slow meticolous way of telling a story and the Dickensian feeling resting over it" I never would have thought to pick this one up, if it hadn't been for this forum--so, thanks!:D

David Foster Wallace's essays are very thought-provoking. His latest collection is called Consider the Lobster. A few years back, he wrote a tome called Infinite Jest, a book that has stimulated much discussion.

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I collect certain authors and also books that I just reallyreally liked. I'm a bookcrosser, too, so I occasionally "wild release" or trade them.

Ironically, those recalled books will actually be worth something:D Wow, what a strange story this is--did she do it because she felt pressured to make a deadline? There were 60 passages that were plagarized! What was she thinking?

Hi, Nomadic Myth:) Well, I just have to jump in here and say that I absolutely adore the book--I've read it several times, and also taped the entire hours-long AMC mini-series that came out in--1995, I think. That spoiled me. I'm glad to hear that this movie whetted your appetite to read...

This is a great thread, very interesting question and discussion:) Right now, the bestsellers list doesn't appeal to me at all (I did read DaVinci Code, wasn't enthralled), but there have been bestsellers that I really liked--The Shadow of the Wind, The Rule of Four, and The Kite Runner, to...

Oh, I agree! I'm not motivated to read another one of his, actually. McEwan's supposed to be a star, but somehow, I'm not enthusiastic about him. As you say, there are SO many others screaming to be read:)

Atonement's author is Ian McEwan (I know I botched the spelling!) I haven't read that one, but I hated another book of his called Amsterdam. However, I was persuaded to try Saturday, and thought it was pretty good.

I try to read whenever I get the chance. Unfortunately, I have a couple coworkers who think I read because I have no one to talk to, so the plop down next to me and...start talking. *sigh* Fortunately, I can always read at home!

I'm enjoying this thread! Last year, I randomly picked up Going Postal while on vacation and enjoyed it so much that I'm determined to read more of the Discworld Series. It sounds like I started with a good one:)

Interesting thread! When I go out to the movies, I get there early for a good seat, and read while I'm waiting. This is getting harder, however, because the trailers are now starting sooner--or is that my imagination? I arrange my novels alpa. by author, nonfiction by approximate category, and...

I like all the suggestions, and think this is a great idea. I second the nonfiction theme--there are plenty of excellent memoirs and history books that have caught my eye:)

...well-stated, I agree. It's as if they're in a zoo, like animals in captivity. They are detached from their natural environment, and their reactions and different from the outside population's.

Interesting questions--I think these children had an innate, emotional need for parents, and that was behind the "possibles." I think that's also why Ruth pretended to be getting extra attention from one of the guardians, and exhibited jealous, competitive behavior, too: they were as human as...