What are you reading?

soxfan22 · Post by **soxfan22** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:06 pm

Someone else mentioned that to me silver...Where can one find Imus these days on the am dial here in CT? Levin's fan base is growing exponentially by the day, and his book is flying off the shelves. An indication that the tide is turning a bit.

silverheels · Post by **silverheels** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:10 pm

You can find Imus on 960 WELI. He is also on 770 ABC.
ABC was difficult for CT listeners to get clearly so WELI picked it up but only until 9AM.

soxfan22 · Post by **soxfan22** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:29 pm

Thanks! Yeah, I think at 9am they go to Glenn Beck, right? Sometimes, when I want to be sure I'm not missing something, I'll scoot over to 1150am to listen to the Stephanie Miller show. Generally, my instincts are correct (at least for me)!

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:24 am

Right now I am reading The Last Empress, by Anchee Min. It's a little bit of a drag, to be honest. I loved the book that was the prequel to this one (Empress Orchid), but this one is kind of boring.

Next up...someone gave me a copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I don't know whether to laugh or be scared.

Agent99 · Post by **Agent99** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:35 am

I just ordered a copy of Liberty and Tyranny the other day from Amazon because my local bookstore won't carry any publication that offers a conservative point of view. There's a big section on Castro tho.

Levin is a brilliant legal thinker but my favorite guy who blends a razer sharp wit with good common sense and clear thinking is Mark Steyn.

Not reading any of that on vacation, tho. It's strictly literary cotton candy for me (hattip to Liamsaunt for the term)when I'm relaxing. Will be shopping for my pile this weekend.

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:37 am

LysaC wrote:i felt the same way about "wicked". it was torture to finish it (did i finsih ?).

I absolutely hate it when I get too invested (time wise) in an awful book to quit but it just never gets better. Sometimes I need to just learn to cut my losses. Same with movies. Magnolia was 3.5 hours of my life that I will never get back!

I just ordered Finding Manana on the recommendation of a friend.

Quick Synopsis: Mirta Ojito illuminates a pivotal moment in US-Cuban relations, while filling in the shaded contours of her own life. Ojito, a Mariel boatlift survivor turned Pulitzer-winning New York Times journalist, deftly sketches the Cuba of the 1970s, when no one was getting in and few were getting out. A vibrant and moving memoir, Finding Mañana is a peek behind the Caribbean iron curtain into the heart of one courageous teenage refugee coming of age amid Cold War politics.

Sounds like a good island read to me.

Agent99 · Post by **Agent99** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:41 am

I third the opinion on Wicked. It was too dark for me. I didn't finish it. That said, the Broadway show was funny, touching and charming with a beautiful score.

soxfan22 · Post by **soxfan22** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:05 am

Agent99 wrote:I just ordered a copy of Liberty and Tyranny the other day from Amazon because my local bookstore won't carry any publication that offers a conservative point of view. There's a big section on Castro tho.

Levin is a brilliant legal thinker but my favorite guy who blends a razer sharp wit with good common sense and clear thinking is Mark Steyn.

Not reading any of that on vacation, tho. It's strictly literary cotton candy for me (hattip to Liamsaunt for the term)when I'm relaxing. Will be shopping for my pile this weekend.

Wish I could say I was shocked to hear your thoughts about the local bookstore!

I agree, Mark Levin is about as good as it gets in terms of Constitutional Law, and understanding exactly what it was that the framers were after when they began this "greatest of experiments".

And yeah, I culd listen to Mark Steyn all day. Quick, sharp wit steeped with common sense.

soxfan22 · Post by **soxfan22** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:24 am

NOT to get political...But, since we were talking about Steyn's quick wit, here's an example that I just read...The last line is classic Mark Steyn:

The upshot is that, while a working American puts in an average 1,800 hours a year, a working German puts in 1,350 hours a year – or 25 per cent less.

It’s tempting to assume these are deeply ingrained cultural differences. “It’s The Good Life, full of fun, seems to be the ideal,” as the Gallic crooner Sacha Distel smoothly observed. But, in fact, until the Seventies Americans and Europeans put in more or less identical work hours. What happened is that the Protobamas of the Continental political class legislated sloth, and, as is the way, the citizenry got used to it. Indeed, the proposed European Constitution enshrines leisure as a constitutional right. Article II-31: “Every worker has the right to limitation of maximum working hours, to daily and weekly rest periods and to an annual period of paid holiday.” There’s no First Amendment or Second Amendment, but who needs free speech or guns when life is one gentle swing in the government hammock?"

http://www.steynonline.com/content/view/1931/26/

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:17 pm

I finished reading the Twilight series last night. I thought the series got better as it went along. Twilight was a litle hokey, New Moon better, Eclipse very good, and I liked Breaking Dawn the best. Interesting how so many people disliked Breaking Dawn. I think I was ready for some darkness after the others.

One good thing about Twilight being over--I won't have to listen to John teasing me anymore! He's been walking around the house sighing "Oh Edward!" very dramatically the entire time I've been reading. I guess it was my punishment for making him watch the movie.

I have the Sookie Stackhouse books in my shopping cart at Amazon. Would those of you who have read them recommend them as a beach read? The box set has seven books, so that should be good for, say, the first four days of my upcoming trip.

cypressgirl · Post by **cypressgirl** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:18 pm

Agent99 wrote:I just ordered a copy of Liberty and Tyranny the other day from Amazon because my local bookstore won't carry any publication that offers a conservative point of view. There's a big section on Castro tho.

Levin is a brilliant legal thinker but my favorite guy who blends a razer sharp wit with good common sense and clear thinking is Mark Steyn.

Not reading any of that on vacation, tho. It's strictly literary cotton candy for me (hattip to Liamsaunt for the term)when I'm relaxing. Will be shopping for my pile this weekend.

Are you serious?? You can't get conservative books at your local Barnes and Noble?? Now that should worry everyone. I guess all this censorship talk is just crap. One sided to say the least??

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:19 pm

I just finished "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" by Oscar Hijuelos. I had fun with the book and enjoyed it. It's about the Mambo King brothers from Cuba who go to NYC to play music...etc. etc... The book blends elements of Cuban life, NYC life, latin music in the 50's and 60's...and a whole lot of sex. The author seems to be determined to describe the huge latin sex organ many times.... Regardless it was a good book and now I think I'll find the movie to rent again (I think there is a movie "Mambo Kings").
Cheers-
Sherb

Joshie · Post by **Joshie** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:36 pm

chicagoans · Post by **chicagoans** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:57 pm

Joshie wrote:Just started Columbine by Dave Cullen.

Felt an odd desire to revisit the tragedy, now that it's an even 10 years in the rear view.

So far, very well-written and engrossing.

I am, however, apprehensive over what I know is coming.

-j

Joshie I read an excellent review of that book; I think it was in TIME magazine.

I recently read Mudbound. What I call an airport book. (Bought at O'Hare, finished the next day poolside in Dallas.) It was good. Now I need another one. I'll have to visit the library to see what they have. I'm tired of spending $15 for 2 days worth of reading. (Of course my business books linger, ignored, on my desk.)

Sunny · Post by **Sunny** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:10 am

liamsaunt wrote:I finished reading the Twilight series last night. I thought the series got better as it went along. Twilight was a litle hokey, New Moon better, Eclipse very good, and I liked Breaking Dawn the best. Interesting how so many people disliked Breaking Dawn. I think I was ready for some darkness after the others.

One good thing about Twilight being over--I won't have to listen to John teasing me anymore! He's been walking around the house sighing "Oh Edward!" very dramatically the entire time I've been reading. I guess it was my punishment for making him watch the movie.

I have the Sookie Stackhouse books in my shopping cart at Amazon. Would those of you who have read them recommend them as a beach read? The box set has seven books, so that should be good for, say, the first four days of my upcoming trip.

I am reading the Sookie Stackhouse books right now - I am on book 5 and am loving them - I am trying despartely to save the last 2 for my upcoming trip but they are so good so I don't know if I will be able to wait.

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