This is one of the best books I have ever read. It makes more sense to me than the bible. READ IT!!! BECOME EDUCATED! HAVE YOUR EYES OPENED!

http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Eden-Will.../dp/0380718073



Yes, the cover is goofy. But I'm telling you it is thought provoking and prodigiously well-researched. I learned a lot about history.

JEHOVAH WAS AN ALIEN!
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Cryptonomicon is one of my all-time favorites.
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Seconded.
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I finished the Happiness Hypothesis. Was an awesome first 7 chapters or so and then it got a little wavy. Overall, worth reading. Just finished sourly for me, anyway.
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Dan Simmons-A winter Haunting
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Mark Z. Danielewski-House of Leaves
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He does some brilliant things with typeface and layout.
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aye. cool book.
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I just read Alas, Babylon. I'd always meant to read it but never had. It was good. Also read a collection of short stories called, "Captive Audience", by Dave Reidy. All the stories have a theme of performing (musically, acting, art, etc.) It was ok- hit and miss.
I just started reading Travesties by Tom Stoppard.
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Reading Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series because sometimes I just got to read some escapist stuff.
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I've been on a reread the classics kick.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Grapes of Wrath
1984
and I just started War and Peace
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re-reading David Simon & Ed Burns' The Corner because it should be a civic duty to do so.
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Just finished The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall. Really strange and awesome.

Now on to Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk.

Had a good laugh at Pride and Prejudice and Zombies mashup just before that, clever fun with a classic that I didn't really like that much as a classic.
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Good luck getting used to the broken english style of writing in Pygmy. It's a frustrating book to read through but once you do it's a great story.
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I need to reread Poisonwood Bible. Kingsolver has a new novel coming out, and I'm stoked. I love her writing.
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