What Are You Reading Right Now?

[FerrariFan87]

Currently reading Brad Thor's latest thriller "Black List." He and Daniel Silva are my favorite authors. I've read all of their books.

[MsMarvel73]

I think I am going to stop by the library and check out Brinkley's "Wilderness Warrior"...his biography of Theordore Roosevelt the conservationist...again. I need a good dose of TR right now..

that is if I can find it. The library is in the midst of a serious renovation.

[darklight1216]

I'm reading:
Seraphina- by I think Rachel Hartman
HP 2 -everyone should know by know that JK Rowling wrote those books
Imagine- by some guy

[Malkavian Raven]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Will someone please explain to me what is wrong with a man reading "Fifty Shades Of Grey"?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Yes, I get these books are aimed more towards a female audience and yes they contain some very graphic material -- but seriously, I'm not allowed to read THESE books without feeling like I'm stepping out of some kind of closet?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]A bigger question is; how are they going to turn these books into a movie... *LOL*[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]

[MsMarvel73]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1355788465' post='1268334']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Will someone please explain to me what is wrong with a man reading "Fifty Shades Of Grey"?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Yes, I get these books are aimed more towards a female audience and yes they contain some very graphic material -- but seriously, I'm not allowed to read THESE books without feeling like I'm stepping out of some kind of closet?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]A bigger question is; how are they going to turn these books into a movie... *LOL*[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[/quote]

I see nothing wrong with it. Who revoked your mancard?

[SecretAgentMan]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1355788465' post='1268334']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Will someone please explain to me what is wrong with a man reading "Fifty Shades Of Grey"?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Yes, I get these books are aimed more towards a female audience and yes they contain some very graphic material -- but seriously, I'm not allowed to read THESE books without feeling like I'm stepping out of some kind of closet?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]A bigger question is; how are they going to turn these books into a movie... *LOL*[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[/quote]
They are going to sign a former adult star to play Ana, and thats how they make a movie.... Nothing is wrong with it.... Whoever revoked your mancard is a fool......... At least you can know more about what your wife wants

[Malkavian Raven]

[quote name='INRavensgirl' timestamp='1355789423' post='1268361']
I see nothing wrong with it. Who revoked your mancard?
[/quote]
[quote name='Mr. Irrelevant' timestamp='1355789648' post='1268368']
They are going to sign a former adult star to play Ana, and thats how they make a movie.... Nothing is wrong with it.... Whoever revoked your mancard is a fool......... At least you can know more about what your wife wants
[/quote]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Believe it or not, the HR Manager at work.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]A co-worker of mine was asking about a local bookstore, I asked him what kind of a bookstore. I told him the one locally had a nice selection and then I made the joke, "If you're wanting to read Fifty Shades Of Grey, they have it." The HR Manager asked me how I knew that, I told her because I've read them. And thus, the heckling ensued.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I'm not afraid to admit that I read "girly" books and I watch Lifetime, sometimes -- I can't stomach 4-hours of women talking about how abusive husbands are ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. But yes, I'm comfortable enough in my own skin that I don't really care what people think of me by my actions, it just astonishes me that what I'm reading affects them so much.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I don't know, just boggling.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I offered to bring her in a Chuck Palahnuik book, namely "Snuff" -- but she said "No thanks." Snuff is just as bad as Fifty Shades Of Grey.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/i][/font]
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Perhaps we should start a "book of the month" club. [/i][/font]

[The Raven]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1355788465' post='1268334']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Will someone please explain to me what is wrong with a man reading "Fifty Shades Of Grey"?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Yes, I get these books are aimed more towards a female audience and yes they contain some very graphic material -- but seriously, I'm not allowed to read THESE books without feeling like I'm stepping out of some kind of closet?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]A bigger question is; how are they going to turn these books into a movie... *LOL*[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[/quote]

How is 50 Shades of Gray? I've heard that it's "not just smut, but poorly written smut."

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1355799675' post='1268615']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Believe it or not, the HR Manager at work.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]A co-worker of mine was asking about a local bookstore, I asked him what kind of a bookstore. I told him the one locally had a nice selection and then I made the joke, "If you're wanting to read Fifty Shades Of Grey, they have it." The HR Manager asked me how I knew that, I told her because I've read them. And thus, the heckling ensued.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I'm not afraid to admit that I read "girly" books and I watch Lifetime, sometimes -- I can't stomach 4-hours of women talking about how abusive husbands are ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. But yes, I'm comfortable enough in my own skin that I don't really care what people think of me by my actions, it just astonishes me that what I'm reading affects them so much.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I don't know, just boggling.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I offered to bring her in a Chuck Palahnuik book, namely "Snuff" -- but she said "No thanks." Snuff is just as bad as Fifty Shades Of Grey.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/i][/font]
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Perhaps we should start a "book of the month" club. [/i][/font]
[/quote]

I like that last idea!

Side note, a friend of mine told me that 50 Shades of Gray was originally Twilight fan-fiction.

[Malkavian Raven]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1355806292' post='1268751']
How is 50 Shades of Gray? I've heard that it's "not just smut, but poorly written smut."

--

I like that last idea!

Side note, a friend of mine told me that 50 Shades of Gray was originally Twilight fan-fiction.
[/quote]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I've read better, I've read worse. Easily falls into the "just to pass the time" reading. Maybe a warm bubble bath, some wine and this book after a long day at work.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]And yes, I had heard that as well. I guess the story was originally written using the characters from Twilight but I imagine for copyright reasons, they had to be changed. Still a decent set of books. I've already finished Grey and Darker -- will probably have Freed finished up by this weekend.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]

[The Raven]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1355834457' post='1269009']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I've read better, I've read worse. Easily falls into the "just to pass the time" reading. Maybe a warm bubble bath, some wine and this book after a long day at work.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]And yes, I had heard that as well. I guess the story was originally written using the characters from Twilight but I imagine for copyright reasons, they had to be changed. Still a decent set of books. I've already finished Grey and Darker -- will probably have Freed finished up by this weekend.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[/quote]

What book would you want to do if we did a book of the month? I'm interested in this idea.

[Malkavian Raven]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1355957855' post='1271016']
What book would you want to do if we did a book of the month? I'm interested in this idea.
[/quote]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I usually browse the Barnes & Nobles Coming Soon section for the projected "best sellers". For the month of January I was thinking of picking up "Y" by Marjorie Celona. Here's the preview:[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i][quote][i]“Y. That perfect letter. The wishbone, fork in the road, empty wineglass. The question we ask over and over. Why? . . . My life begins at the Y.”[/i][color=#000000][size=3] So opens Marjorie Celona’s highly acclaimed and exquisitely rendered debut about a wise-beyond-her-years foster child abandoned as a newborn on the doorstep of the local YMCA. Swaddled in a dirty gray sweatshirt with nothing but a Swiss Army knife tucked between her feet, little Shannon is discovered by a man who catches only a glimpse of her troubled mother as she disappears from view. That morning, all three lives are forever changed.[/size][/color][/i][/font]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Bounced between foster homes, Shannon endures abuse and neglect until she finally finds stability with Miranda, a kind but no-nonsense single mother with a free-spirited daughter of her own. Yet Shannon defines life on her own terms, refusing to settle down, and never stops longing to uncover her roots—especially the stubborn question of why her mother would abandon her on the day she was born.[/i][/font][/size][/font][/color]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i][color=#000000][size=3]Brilliantly and hauntingly interwoven with Shannon’s story is the tale of her mother, Yula, a girl herself who is facing a desperate fate in the hours and days leading up to Shannon’s birth. As past and present converge, [/size][/color][i]Y[/i][color=#000000][size=3] tells an unforgettable story of identity, inheritance, and, ultimately, forgiveness. Celona’s ravishingly beautiful novel offers a deeply affecting look at the choices we make and what it means to be a family, and it marks the debut of a magnificent new voice in contemporary fiction.[/size][/color][/quote][/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Another good option would be "The Last Runaway" by Tracy Chevalier. The book takes place in 1850, an English Quaker woman moves to Ohio and deals with the ongoing injustice of prejudice in the country at that time.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1355961628' post='1271066']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I usually browse the Barnes & Nobles Coming Soon section for the projected "best sellers". For the month of January I was thinking of picking up "Y" by Marjorie Celona. Here's the preview:[/i][/font]



[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Another good option would be "The Last Runaway" by Tracy Chevalier. The book takes place in 1850, an English Quaker woman moves to Ohio and deals with the ongoing injustice of prejudice in the country at that time.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
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Funny how you can write an entire book on the premise of a letter of the alphabet!

[The Raven]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1355961628' post='1271066']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I usually browse the Barnes & Nobles Coming Soon section for the projected "best sellers". For the month of January I was thinking of picking up "Y" by Marjorie Celona. Here's the preview:[/i][/font]



[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Another good option would be "The Last Runaway" by Tracy Chevalier. The book takes place in 1850, an English Quaker woman moves to Ohio and deals with the ongoing injustice of prejudice in the country at that time.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[/quote]

Both of those sound pretty interesting!

[Malkavian Raven]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]So, my having read the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series is starting to become more and more of a karmic kick to the groin as far as work & my HR Manager go.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]She stopped by my desk a few moments ago, explaining to me that at lunchtime she heard a commercial on the radio.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I guess there is now a MUSICAL PLAY based on these books. It's called "Spanked!"[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]The movie, I have a hard time seeing it -- but it can be done. But a stage musical? Seriously? How the hell are they going to pull this one off?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]

[The Raven]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1356033381' post='1271921']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]So, my having read the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series is starting to become more and more of a karmic kick to the groin as far as work & my HR Manager go.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]She stopped by my desk a few moments ago, explaining to me that at lunchtime she heard a commercial on the radio.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I guess there is now a MUSICAL PLAY based on these books. It's called "Spanked!"[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]The movie, I have a hard time seeing it -- but it can be done. But a stage musical? Seriously? How the hell are they going to pull this one off?[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[/quote]

Well... Rocky Horror Picture Show has been done as a stage musical.

[Malkavian Raven]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1356035294' post='1271972']
Well... Rocky Horror Picture Show has been done as a stage musical.
[/quote]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Rocky Horror Picture Show wasn't all about bondage, sadism and masochism either.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]

[The Raven]

[quote name='CosmicRedPanda' timestamp='1356035560' post='1271981']
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Rocky Horror Picture Show wasn't all about bondage, sadism and masochism either.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[/quote]

Very true. But, the sexual themes are still there. It would be difficult to do [i]Spanked! [/i]but I think it's possible.

[Malkavian Raven]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1356036099' post='1271996']
Very true. But, the sexual themes are still there. It would be difficult to do [i]Spanked! [/i]but I think it's possible.
[/quote]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]I just keep seeing a bunch of half-nude people running around in black leather chaps, gag balls in their mouths trying to sing... it would actually be quite funny for about the first five minutes... and then it'd be annoying.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]~ Cosmic[/i][/font]
[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Kind of like me.[/i][/font]

[theblackdog]

Currently reading [u]Breakdown[/u] by Catherine Arnt Hanna. Basically Y2K happened due to cyber attacks and some kind of superflu plague broke out and killed most of the population. It started out with a brief time of what happens to the main character, Chris Price as the plague hit New York, then switches to his brother out in Bath, England several years later living on a farm and he goes into town and discovers Chris has just gotten there. However, I'm at the part where there is a flashback to Chris being in England, but hasn't reached Bath yet.

[IMissMattStover]

Ive been reading Rob Thurman's "Cal Leandros Novels," and I am really enjoying them. My alltime favorite series is the Dresden Files, and the newest book came out very recently, but Im number 30 in line for it at the library.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='IMissMattStover' timestamp='1356285644' post='1274304']
Ive been reading Rob Thurman's "Cal Leandros Novels," and I am really enjoying them. My alltime favorite series is the Dresden Files, and the newest book came out very recently, but Im number 30 in line for it at the library.
[/quote]

What's Thurman's book about?

[coryperez]

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[IMissMattStover]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1356332190' post='1277550']
What's Thurman's book about?
[/quote]

Theyre urban noir. Basically its 2 brothers, one of whom is half human and half monster, though completely human in appearance. They run a supernatural detective agency where they take on all kinds of odd jobs. There is an overarching plot that usuaully reveals itself when what seems like a simple job for them turns into so much more. The imagery is great, and the character development is fantastic. The plot is very edge of your seat, cant set it down cause you wanna know whats going on.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='IMissMattStover' timestamp='1356383340' post='1278222']
Theyre urban noir. Basically its 2 brothers, one of whom is half human and half monster, though completely human in appearance. They run a supernatural detective agency where they take on all kinds of odd jobs. There is an overarching plot that usuaully reveals itself when what seems like a simple job for them turns into so much more. The imagery is great, and the character development is fantastic. The plot is very edge of your seat, cant set it down cause you wanna know whats going on.
[/quote]

Sounds like a combination of "X-Men" and "Psych".

[IMissMattStover]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1356383480' post='1278225']
Sounds like a combination of "X-Men" and "Psych".
[/quote]

Sort of. Its very dark. And she puts a lot of twists on classic creatures of the night. Her description of an under the bridge troll literally made me nauseous. Its fantastic. The main character deals with a lot of emotional baggage, particularly a fear to get to close to anyone, especially women because he doesnt want to bring another horrible half human monster into the world. I very much reccomend it. Her Chimaera series is great too. And yes Rob is a female.

[MsMarvel73]

[i]Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be A bird[/i], by Tim Birkhead. It arrived in our box of love from my Mamacita this morning!

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='INRavensgirl' timestamp='1356415633' post='1278575']
[i]Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be A bird[/i], by Tim Birkhead. It arrived in our box of love from my Mamacita this morning!
[/quote]

Is it about what the title suggests?

[The Raven]

Dear lord. Let me add 18 more books to my list...

I was just about to get through my "to-read" list and now Christmas has come. Twenty-two books to read!

[Militant X 1]

i normally read 3 books at once. so here's what i'm reading now:

The Souls of Black Folks - W.E.B. Du Bois
The Creative Leader - Ed Young
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey (re-read)

~Mili

[Malkavian Raven]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]You want to talk about a wild-ride of a book. I picked this book up, half-off, called "Angel Dust Apocalypse" -- wow, just wow. A bunch of short stories, all by the same author.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i]Apparently, according to this book, you can get high off lightning bugs.[/i][/font]

[font=trebuchet ms,helvetica,sans-serif][i][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/42171653/BR.com/Sigs/00%20Cosmic%20Red%20Panda/00.gif[/img]Cosmic[/i][/font]