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[rubedugans]

I am one that when I see, or hear of a good book, I get them to hold onto until I can find time to read them. SO at any given time, my nightstand, and work bag have 3-4 books ready just in case.

SO WHAT ARE YOU READING?

[rubedugans]

My "short" list:
*"Born out of Season" Ralph Hooker
*"Jim Owen's Hillbilly Humor"
*"The Mugging of Kiel Opera House"
*"The promise land; A story about Ozark Mountains and the early settlers of southwest Missouri", -very excited about this one!!!
*"Pieces of Eight"-a second in a series of prequels to Tresure Island

[Joy]

I'm currently reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman for a class. I am LOVING it. Of course, I expected to, as I've read part of his Graveyard Book and his episode was the best of this most recent season of Doctor Who.

I have a lot of books I'm hoping to get around to. I'll be reading more of Gaiman's work, but I'm also needing to finish getting through the Series of Unfortunate Events books. My main goal is to get a copy of the Simonson Thor Omnibus from the library and get some comic book reading done (since I've really not ready any comic books ever), as well as re-reading Kage Baker's Company series.

[cheesehead57]

Markings by Dag Hammarskjold
The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
Iceberg by Clive Cussler
The Secret of Excalibur by Andy McDermott

Takes me a long time to read because I wear glasses and have to use a powerful visor magnifier too.

[Duelist]

"The White Buffalo" by Richard Sale.  A fantasy about Wild Bill Hickok and Crazy Horse teaming up to kill a white buffalo that haunts them both.  I read it every year about this time.  It was made into a movie back in 1975 starring Charles Bronson and Will Sampson.   I read a lot of westerns.

[sanddunerider]

great movie, never read the book.  I also enjoy the lonesome dove series.

[MissinTheGreenTrams]

boring boring textbooks and not much else.

[Duelist]

great movie, never read the book.  I also enjoy the lonesome dove series.

I haven't gotten a chance to see the movie yet but I've seen the trailer and it looks like it follows the book pretty closely.  "Lonesome Dove" is my favorite novel of all time.  Larry McMurtry really hit it out of the park with that one.

[rubedugans]

One intention of mine was to find new novels/ texts that I thought would be good reads.

Textbooks stink! and on top of the fact that they aren't usually too exciting...they cost exponentially more than any other book!!!

I have not read, nor have I seen Lonesome Dove. I might have to add that to a list. I am a fan of Westerns, but I am picky about my authors.

[Duelist]

Rube, are you enjoying "Born Out of Season"?  I really liked that book.  Like your new avatar by the way.

[thelarsonsix]

One intention of mine was to find new novels/ texts that I thought would be good reads.

Textbooks stink! and on top of the fact that they aren't usually too exciting...they cost exponentially more than any other book!!!

I have not read, nor have I seen Lonesome Dove. I might have to add that to a list. I am a fan of Westerns, but I am picky about my authors.

You wouldn't be disappointed. 

[rubedugans]

Born out of season has been great. I am enjoying it, and just wish I had a free day to read it in its' entirety (it is only around 100 pgs.).

[rubedugans]

This is an old thread I just had to resurrect after  I read a quick short story (about 2 pages) with a class today...Just change the words Galesburg Ill, to SDC, MO and it is perfect!!

"The Third Level" By: Jack Finney
http://jonescollegeprep.enschool.org/ourpages/auto/2009/9/3/38473138/3RDLEVEL_JF.doc

[MissinTheGreenTrams]

Still got my head stuck in textbooks. Lord it seems like I will never read my way out!!!

[rubedugans]

This one takes about 5 minutes and is well worth it!