--Kaiser-- wrote: » I've only read the first four but of them I thought that The Gunslinger and Wizard and Glass are by far the best, the other two being pretty mediocre books. I've been told that the last 3 books were pretty poor in comparison to 1 and 4 (the ending in particular gets a lot of stick), and at least 3 people reacted with utter incredulity when I told them that an 8th book was being released
--Kaiser-- wrote: » I assume you have the extended version, that's the one I read too. There's a foreward by Stephen King stating how this is the book he wanted to release originally, but the publishers made him cut it down. After the reading the bloated book, I wished he had cut out a good 3-4 hundred pages!
manyoung wrote: » The Stand - needless to say, this going to take me ages.
chakotha wrote: » Just finishing Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. It's taken about a year on and off - big book. About an australian fugitive's adventures in Bombay spanning about a decade I guess. Incredibly well written (he was a journalist in Oz before crime) and full of pearls of wisdom and a fascinating insight into India in general. Let's go!
RachaelVO wrote: » The Wolves of the Calla is my favourite of them all. Absolutely gripping, you could almost read that stand alone. The entire series is totall addictive, one or two disapoointments in last one though.
L'prof wrote: » The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla. 4 down and 4 to go (well 3 and a prequel I think). Really can't wait to see how it all turns out for Roland and his fellow gunslingers. Not being the biggest reader of books has slowed me down considerably and I've been very tempted to opt for audiobooks to speed things up, but I think it would take away from the experience to a certain degree.
L'prof wrote: » The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla. 4 down and 4 to go (well 3 and a prequel I think).
L'prof wrote: » The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands. Slowly but surely making my way through King's gunslinger series. Absolutely loving it so far and can't wait to see where it goes. Rumours of movies and mini series led me to finally get around to beginning these books. I think I'd prefer a tv show though.
--Kaiser-- wrote: » American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis I had read Lunar Park by the same author and I was unimpressed but I'd heard things about this one. Very clever and hard to put down, but be warned that some scenes are hard to read
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base on April 15, 1947. As the first major league team to play a black man since the 1880s, the Dodgers ended racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues for six decades. The example of Robinson's character and unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation, which then marked many other aspects of American life, and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement. In addition to his cultural impact, Robinson had an exceptional baseball career. Over ten seasons, Robinson played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Championship. He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games, from 1949 to 1954, was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997, Major League Baseball "universally" retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams; he was the first pro athlete in any sport to be so honored. Initiated for the first time on April 15, 2004, Major League Baseball has adopted a new annual tradition, "Jackie Robinson Day", on which every player on every team wears #42.
