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BarbaraGordon · 12-21-2006, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

I know, but Sedaris' imitation of his father is pretty funny. So for his stuff, I recommend the audio version too.

oops. I was referring to internet (the link I posted) as the lesser medium...not your audiobook. I wonder if he narrates his own work.

Farrah, did you see you made the 50,000th post? I noticed that when I quoted you. Do you think there's a prize??

SeattleUte · 12-21-2006, 03:41 AM

I just picked up a third novel by Michel Houlebecq called The Possibility of an Island. I really enjoyed the other two, Platform and Elementary Particles.

SoCalCoug · 12-21-2006, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

oops. I was referring to internet (the link I posted) as the lesser medium...not audio. I wonder if he narrates his own work.

Farrah, did you see you made the 50,000th post? I noticed that when I quoted you. Do you think there's a prize??

Yeah, Mike - does Farrah get a prize?

il Padrino Ute · 12-21-2006, 04:37 AM

I'd guess that Mike would believe that Farrah being lucky enough to be his wife would be prize enough.

bluegoose · 12-21-2006, 04:48 AM

I'm currently reading "Weapons of Mass Construction", an old college buddy of mine's recently finished book on body building.

Don't worry - the content is better than its dreadful title.

il Padrino Ute · 12-21-2006, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

...anything really good right now?

I'm going to have more time to read in the next few weeks. I was wondering if there were any suggestions.

I think I remember Farrah mentioned a good one...anything else?

Just this evening, I finished a riveting tale of siblings and their adventures of interaction with their father. Couple this with a trio of timber dwelling aquatic vertebrates of a sanguine hue and various strange bedfellows and it was a terrific 10 minutes of reading with my 4 year old.

bluegoose · 12-21-2006, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Just this evening, I finished a riveting tale of siblings and their adventures of interaction with their father. Couple this with a trio of timber dwelling aquatic vertebrates of a sanguine hue and various strange bedfellows and it was a terrific 10 minutes of reading with my 4 year old.

Oooooo! A riddle! Let me raid the kids Dr. Suess collection and see if I can figure out what you were reading tonight.

il Padrino Ute · 12-21-2006, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bluegoose

Oooooo! A riddle! Let me raid the kids Dr. Suess collection and see if I can figure out what you were reading tonight.

Think "jump".

bluegoose · 12-21-2006, 05:19 AM

Ah yes, I had just made it to the H's. Hop on Pop. A fine choice. My favorite remains Fox in Sox.

Frank Ryan · 12-21-2006, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by FarrahWaters

Yes, I'm almost finished with "West with the Night" by Beryl Markham, and I still highly recommend it. One of my favorite reads in a long time.

Before that, I read Spook: "Science Tackles the Afterlife" by Mary Roach. It started out interesting and funny, but dragged towards the end. I heard her other book, about the cadavers, is better.

I also listened to some audio books by David Sedaris. "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is hilarious.

Roach was almost too tongue in cheek at times. But it was a fun enough read.

Have you read them by Jon Ronson?

12-21-2006, 03:41 AM	#12
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	I just picked up a third novel by Michel Houlebecq called The Possibility of an Island. I really enjoyed the other two, Platform and Elementary Particles. __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

12-21-2006, 04:37 AM	#14
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I'd guess that Mike would believe that Farrah being lucky enough to be his wife would be prize enough. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

12-21-2006, 04:48 AM	#15
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I'm currently reading "Weapons of Mass Construction", an old college buddy of mine's recently finished book on body building. Don't worry - the content is better than its dreadful title.

12-21-2006, 05:19 AM	#19
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Ah yes, I had just made it to the H's. Hop on Pop. A fine choice. My favorite remains Fox in Sox.