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The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone. A friend of mine gave it to me along with a boxful of used books about 15 years ago. I never got beyond the first page.

Wow. I've only read one: 54 Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss.

Loved that movie too. All the performances were great! I reread Animal farm last year and really enjoyed it too. Great book.

The only classical literature I've read is The Odyssey, but I have enjoyed reading the philosophical works of Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and Epicurus - I find their words quite soothing.

Read 30 pages of My Life in France by Julia Child - loving it so far.

My favorite short novels: Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Animal Farm - George Orwell The Stranger - Albert Camus

Read a bit of Empire Falls this afternoon. Started Julie and Julia this week - the reviews aren't great but I'm giving it a go anyway. Also ordered My Life in France by Julia Child - should be in soon.

Read a teensy bit of Empire Falls last night - don't have much time to read this week!

Welcome to the forum!

Steak with mashed potatoes and carrots.

I don't like reading online much - I've read a few books on Gutenberg and other sites but only if I absolutely cannot get my hands on the book! I know these new contraptions (Kindle, Sony Reader etc) are supposed to be easier on the eyes than reading on a computer monitor, but I doubt I'll be buying one soon - I just love having a real book in my hands and on my shelf!