Book Groups

Pity it's not downloadable, though they say that will follow soon. I wouldn't like to read 288 page on scribd. Give us a PDF, please. - Ahsan Ali from Bookmarklet

When they sell for under $100 bucks I'm there. - William McCamment

really like the kindle, but the iphone kindle could have better search tool - Ricardo Pietrobon

"calibre is meant to be a complete e-library solution and thus includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to ebook conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer." - Ahsan Ali from Bookmarklet

"I go to a private school that is rather strict. Recently, the principal and school teacher council released a (very long) list of books we're not allowed to read. I was absolutely appalled, because a large number of the books were classics and others that are my favorites. One of my personal favorites, The Catcher in the Rye, was on the list, so I decided to bring it to school to see if I would really get in trouble. Well... I did but not too much. Then (surprise!) a boy in my English class asked if he could borrow the book, because he heard it was very good AND it was banned! This happened a lot and my locker got to overflowing with the banned books, so I decided to put the unoccupied locker next to me to a good use. I now have 62 books in that locker, about half of what was on the list. I took care only to bring the books with literary quality. Some of these books are:" - joneilortiz from Bookmarklet

It is pretty crappy the school wants to train students to think like them, but a couple of things jumped out. She censored the list again for "literary quality" and don't they have a public library in this community? - Dave - SustainedEuphoria

I've created a FriendFeed Group for Feedbooks: http://friendfeed.com/feedboo... - Ahsan Ali

Last year i've made my own runes from wood...and blood;) - Ksana from Bookmarklet

"In 1927, Walter Evans-Wentz published his translation of an obscure Tibetan Nyingma text and called it the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Popular Tibetan teacher Sogyal Rinpoche has transformed that ancient text, conveying a perennial philosophy that is at once religious, scientific, and practical. Through extraordinary anecdotes and stories from religious traditions East and West, Rinpoche introduces the reader to the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism, moving gradually to the topics of death and dying." - Ksana from Bookmarklet

"Joseph Lanza knows more about my life than I do!" —Ken Russell" - Ksana from Bookmarklet

Great idea. never tried it. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

"ARTICLE 20: THE RIGHT TO BE IN-BETWEEN - This article enshrines inalienably the right to alienation for those who want it: Republicans of the in-between, celebrants of the glorious prefix trans and all its panoply of cognates: cousins, second cousins, siblings, half-siblings, in-laws and out, the neither/nor, the both/and, the none of the above, the signatories of the dotted sideline, citizens of the hard-shoulder, the terrain vague, the inside-out and outside-in, the bi-, the semi-, the demi-, the ambi-, the half-blood, the half-cast, the rainbow-shades of grey, the entre deux-guerres and the entre-deux-mers, the slipstream and the tributary, the river that changes its name, the visa that’s all in the vista and the port that’s all in the passing. [...] " - Peter

"[...] De Europese Grondwet in Verzen: een lang gedicht waarin Europees enthousiasme wordt genuanceerd door kritische zin, het grote gebaar aanschurkt tegen poëtische intimiteit en de nodige sérieux zich laat rijmen met satire. [...]" - Peter

Thanks for the post. I bookmarked the site. - Peter McLean

"The world of fantasy literature has lost one of its modern giants. David Eddings, best known for his Malloreon series and The Belgariad,  passed away Tuesday at the age of 77. Eddings enjoyed a long career of writing popular books of fantasy, many with his wife Leigh, who passed away in 2007 after a stroke. He freely admitted that he got into writing fantasy for the money, after seeing a copy of The Lord of the Rings in its 73rd printing. Whatever his reasons, however, he delivered well-written books that captivated readers with rich characterizations built on familiar plots. He never pretended to be an author of great literature, preferring rather to think of himself as a storyteller. Eddings passed away in his hometown of Carson City, Nevada of an undisclosed cause. His works will almost certainly live on well after his death to entertain readers for generations to come. All of us at GeekDad mourn his loss." - Jen (SquirrelGirl) from Bookmarklet

The Belgariad takes me back ... - Chris Munro

I loved that book. Definitely not a three-week library book, though. Took me a while to get through it. - Jason Packham

I think it lacked a storyline that goes somewhere. I prefer "Kafka on the Shore", and "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World". But all books of Murakami, you can't put them away unfinished. - Peter

I just launched a new web app that displays the books that a FF user has commented on or liked. Please let me know what you think, and how it could be made more useful for you. - Michael R. Bernstein

I'm new to FF--how do you comment on books? Just click the 'I like' button, or do you write a review in a book group? - Stacy

I don't get it. - Peter

I'm enjoying the newest Ender book by Orson Scott Card. Called Ender in Exile, it takes place right after the events in Ender's Game. - Kisholi

Just finished Murikami's "Dance, dance, dance", not Murakami's best I think. Started in Jonathan Goldstein's "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible!", that's funny. - Peter

Not in real life. - Peter Stuifzand

I have tried a few RL book groups with varied success. The best group that I ever attended was actually a poetry group that had an open mike every time they met. This was a great way for me to be able to bounce new chapters of my novels off of a group of eager listeners. It also go me writing some poetry (for good or bad, lol). - lizzie march

I'm not so sure I want to read this. Even though I consider myself quite a fan, his books have been getting undeniably worse over the years. - Kisholi

I've heard that about Duma Key. I should check it out. Thanks. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)