Doze Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Very humorous science fiction. I was at a different time in my life then and am interested to see if the book is as good as I remember. Books in the series:Phule's Company (1990) Phule's Paradise (1992) A Phule and His Money (1999) with Peter J. Heck Phule Me Twice (2000) with Peter J. Heck No Phule Like an Old Phule (2004) with Peter J. Heck Phule's Errand (2006) with Peter J. Heck Link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Phules-Co...41662517/?itm=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Cannoli Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Awesome. I was gonna ask if Phule is pronounced like Fool or Fuel, but judging from the titles, it's obviously a pun on Fool. So, I'm sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokeshi_Doll769 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 trying to read a book called "The Shadow Theives" but taking care of these 5 hoodlums every damn day leaves me pretty exhausted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 five? whoa! What are you up to girl? I just started David Sedaris' collection of personal essays titled, "Dress Your Family in Curduroy and Denim" The first essay was very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted June 21, 2009 Author Share Posted June 21, 2009 UM, I'm kind of reading a collection of Seneca's plays called Four Tragedies and Octavia, but I'm reading them in whatever order I damn well please. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Christopher Moore's A Dirty Job. I'm 1/3 through, and so far I'm laughing and crying at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doze Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Just got Phule's Company & Phule's Paradise in the mail today. I will dig in soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I have been trying to read A Grey Moon Over China by Thomas A. Day for the past few days, but it's taking awhile to get into it. I'm pretty sure I'm a page flip away from where it gets interesting and now I have to take it back to the library. I guess I was overly ambitious to take out a 14 day book AND start learning to play World of Warcraft while planning a camping trip. Hopefully I'll be able to try again some other time. Other than one non-fiction book that I started without realizing its genre, I have never left a book unfinished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Thread idea! I went to the used book store against my better judgement yesterday and ended up spending 20 bucks. I'm now reading The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett. Seth would be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I have 100 pages to go in Jim Butcher's Furies of Calderon. I kept falling asleep during the beginning, but now I'm really getting into it and I wish I didn't have to work tonight so I could finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammurabi-Sith Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Well I am up in the log cabin in North Carolina for the next two weeks and I'm enjoying the constant 67 degrees and beautiful view. I brought 3 books with me to the mountains. The book I am currently reading is my favorite writer Bentley Little's book called the Policy which is Little's take on the insurance company from hell. He is the master of taking companies that people hate and create the worst possible scenarios for people to get out of. His other master works are the Association about a homeowners association from hell, then the store which is about the wal mart from hell, the resort about a hotel from hell, and dispatch which about a guy who can write letters and get things done. So far the Policy is not disapointing. It is funny and scary at the same time. How would you like it if your insurance company replaced all of your stolen and damaged belongings in your home with black walls, porn videos, mutilated women portraits, and getting a penis shaped waterbead? You can't help but laugh. The other two books I brought with me is a new release from a new author who unfortunately will not publish another book again because he was killed in the line of duty at the age of 28 years old. Before he passed he wrote a book called "The Wolfman" and it is about a detective who is a werewolf. The author's name is Nicholas Pekearo. I can't wait to start reading this one. The last book I plan on reading is Hallows eve by Al Sarrantonio which I do not know much about but it seemed interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I'm now up to volume five of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, only five more to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wald Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Just finished 2666 by Roberto Bolano. Starting Drood by Dan Simmons, who also wrotet The Terror which blew me away. http://www.amazon.com/Drood-Novel-Dan-Simm..._pr_product_top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Spoon Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Papillon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I started Pride and Prejudice and Zombies last night. I'm loving it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Papillon one of my all time fave books. I lent my copy to someone and never got it back, now I have to track down another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaycie Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Just started reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn again. I plan on picking up A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess next time I go to the bookstore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Spoon Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Papillon one of my all time fave books. I lent my copy to someone and never got it back, now I have to track down another one.It's a good romp and very well written, but even though it's supposed to be biographical, it's clear ol Papi was a helluva yarn-teller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 I plan on picking up A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess next time I go to the bookstore. Get the British version - the one with the flames and the screaming mouth on the cover is the most common and the cheapest that I've seen. The American version omits the last chapter, and IMO, it needs the last chapter. I'm a little more than halfway through Charlaine Harris' Definitely Dead right now. Bill Compton is a ****sucker, is all I have to say about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Reading "Nagash The Sorcerer"- Mike Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaycie Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I plan on picking up A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess next time I go to the bookstore. Get the British version - the one with the flames and the screaming mouth on the cover is the most common and the cheapest that I've seen. The American version omits the last chapter, and IMO, it needs the last chapter. Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely have to look for that version.. I don't like missing pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulis Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 It's a good romp and very well written, but even though it's supposed to be biographical, it's clear ol Papi was a helluva yarn-teller. still, I don't imagine the the conditon in those labour camps was exactly fun and convicts in those days were treated pretty harshly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Man, you people are all reading books I have never heard of. I think A Clockwork Orange is the only title I've heard of, and even then I haven't read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammurabi-Sith Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Man the book "The Wolfman" by Nicholas Pekearo was so good. I love first person narratives if they involve an interesting character. Well the main character is a werewolf and he is a great character to read. He can be down right mean and sarcastic and the whole time you know that you shouldn't piss him off because when the moon is full he may catch your sent and hunt you down. It really makes me sad that this will be the only book Pekearo will write. Had he not been killed he was planning a series with the wolfman. I wish a ghost writer or someone who understood how Pekearo wrote could keep writing about the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashmere Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It seems like that would be an intimidating task to take an already developed character and continue his story. I would be interested in reading the first and following books just to see how much I would notice the differences between the two authors. I'm glad you enjoyed the book. Next time I'm in the mood for a werewolf book, I'll have to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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