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What are you reading the week of May 6, 2012? (Original Post) DUgosh May 2012 OP
Suttree JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #1
Let us know what you think. It's one of my all time favorites... russspeakeasy May 2012 #15
I really loved it. JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #16
I did too, but I never came up with a suitable one... russspeakeasy May 2012 #17
I recently read JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #18
The Crossing, Cities of the Plain All the Prettty horses are russspeakeasy May 2012 #19
Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes pscot May 2012 #2
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Grahame-Smith Goblinmonger May 2012 #3
Deliver Us From Evil by Baldacci Curmudgeoness May 2012 #4
Let us know if he leaves an author's note at the end please :) Little Star May 2012 #6
You made me sneak a peek... Curmudgeoness May 2012 #7
Sorry. But thanks for peeking :) Little Star May 2012 #8
"Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter" sinkingfeeling May 2012 #5
In time for the movie... getting old in mke May 2012 #9
Still rereading the Tripod trilogy Broken_Hero May 2012 #10
Fever of the Bone - Val McDermid ceile May 2012 #11
THE MERRY MISOGYNIST (2008) by Colin Cottrill fadedrose May 2012 #12
LOVE SONGS FROM A SHALLOW GRAVE (2010) by Colin Cotterilll fadedrose May 2012 #13
I'm Picking Up The New John Irving Novel Today...... (n/t) Paladin May 2012 #14

JitterbugPerfume

(18,183 posts)
1. Suttree
Sun May 6, 2012, 01:27 PM
May 2012

By Cormac Mc Carthy

The story of a disfunctional bunch of men, disturbing and fascinating.

JitterbugPerfume

(18,183 posts)
16. I really loved it.
Mon May 14, 2012, 06:24 PM
May 2012

I guess it is considered a "guy" book , but it just fascinated me . Suttree is a complex and conflicted character. I find myself wondering about the rest of his story---

JitterbugPerfume

(18,183 posts)
18. I recently read
Tue May 15, 2012, 11:16 AM
May 2012

Child of God and Outer Dark . I have also read The Road , and a long time ago , Blood Meridian.

What else by this author do you recommend? I really love his work.

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)
19. The Crossing, Cities of the Plain All the Prettty horses are
Tue May 15, 2012, 02:28 PM
May 2012

all good.....The book that hooked me was No Country for Old Men. Once I read that, I had to read everything else he wrote... Have a good one...

pscot

(21,041 posts)
2. Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
Sun May 6, 2012, 01:39 PM
May 2012

and The Valley of Horses, which is kind of dragging.

 

Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)
3. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Grahame-Smith
Sun May 6, 2012, 03:31 PM
May 2012

Want to read it before the film (which looks AWESOME from the previews) comes out.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
4. Deliver Us From Evil by Baldacci
Sun May 6, 2012, 07:16 PM
May 2012

A fluff piece because I needed a break. But I am entertained.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
7. You made me sneak a peek...
Mon May 7, 2012, 06:07 PM
May 2012

and no, there is only an acknowledgement page and then a preview of a few chapters of another book.

getting old in mke

(813 posts)
9. In time for the movie...
Mon May 7, 2012, 08:37 PM
May 2012

June 22.

Listened to it a couple of years ago, about the same time as I read _Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion_ by Alan Goldshar.

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)
10. Still rereading the Tripod trilogy
Tue May 8, 2012, 12:04 AM
May 2012

I'm about 90 pages into the White Mountains by J. Christopher. I bought the trilogy about two weeks ago, but life has been busy the past week...but I'm enjoying the read when I get the time. The Tripod Trilogy was the first trilogy I read(6th grade) and its nice rereading them.

I wouldn't mind finding the Lloyd Alexander books, the Horned King(I think!) set, with Taran.

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)
13. LOVE SONGS FROM A SHALLOW GRAVE (2010) by Colin Cotterilll
Sat May 12, 2012, 08:08 AM
May 2012

7th book of Dr. Siri mystery series, takes place in Laos..




http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/C_Authors/Cotterill_Colin.html





Book 41 of 2012


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