Terry Pratchet again - Guards, Guards! This time... Great stuff...

Louis L'amour    The Sacketts.  There is a total of 19 books in all. I'm on book number 6 .

It's Me, Anna by Elbie Lotter

I'm exploring some local (South African) authors partly to gain some inspiration and partly to learn to write like a South African (my publishers keep telling my agent that I'm not writing like a South African and they want to see more of that from me. WTF? anyways...)

So this book, it's so well written but it was one of the hardest books I have had to read. It was written so bluntly but with so much raw emotion and it made me revisit dark places that I didn't want to ever go to again. 

Anna was repeatedly abused and raped by her stepfather. She turned from being the perfect princess little girl into a woman terrified of men, getting herself pregnant possibly by her stepfather but never knowing for sure because she ended up becoming very promiscuous because of how dead and victimized she was from such a young age. She lost out on love because she thought that she didn't deserve it and gave up on anything that was ever good for her. She had to deal with the guilt of her younger half sister's suicide because when she left home, her father then started to rape his own flesh and blood.  Her mother chose to believe her husband and turn her back on her daughter because of the "good home and stable income" that he provided for his "family". 

Anna finally freed herself by journying back to her childhood home to confront her now older stepfather and blew him to pieces as he opened the door. 

This author managed to take me on her journey and as the book ended, I felt every shot that she pumped into his body. 

Abuse of women and children is so life destroying and yet the ones who can prevent it either choose to wear blinkers or to choose the security of a home and money over believing what their children are so desperately trying to tell them.

If you suspect or know of any abuse taking place, be a hero.. Step up to the plate and save our children from these horrors.

Vittorio:The vampire.ANNE RICE.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY-Oscar Wilde.

Brave new world,Revisited;Aldous Huxley.

LOL Is the guy who wrote it from Montana????  Just kiddin.. thats the main reason I wanted to move from that state.

The people their are really wierd... 

		joedraper wrote:
		The First 5 Minutes After You Die - Isak Burger I'm sick to death of these religious extremist (which this guy clearly is) using scare tactics and focusing on one section of the Bible to turn the words around to suit them.  This book was locally writen (by a South African author) and he's focused on the story of Lazarus and the rich man going to heaven. I have no problem with the fact that he focused on that section but what I do have a problem with is how he preaches as if he's died and gone to both sides before.  I know we all have different beliefs and understandings of things, especially spiritual matters but there is not one thing that my son or daughter could EVER do that would make me turn my back on them and scorn them. NOTHING! There is no way that I would offer my children free will and then punishing them for eternity for making use of that free will which I granted them. No way ever.  Now, if we are God's children and he made us in his image, why should I believe that if I choose to live differently to the norm and have alternative understandings/ interpretations of things that he will damn me to hell forever and sit by and watch me burn and beg him to grant me restitution?  I'm sorry but I just don't buy it. I hate the fact that this guy insinsts that we need to all believe in one religion or we burn. What gives him the right?

GREAT IRISH TALES OF HORROR...A EERIE LITTLE COLLECTION OF SPOOKY SHORT STORIES.

The Dirt - Motley Crue

I've had this one on my book stand for ages and decided to pick it up against my better judgement. 
This book is disgusting; gentle; hearbreaking; incredibly human and impossible to put down! I got to experience in particular sides of Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx that were very down to earth. I think that this book is a gem and should be read by any music lover.

I wept  when Neil wrote about the death of his baby girl. I don't know how in the world anyone can recover after such a loss. That chapter affected me in a very deep way.
Tommy, well, he's always been a firm favorite of mine purely because of how energetic and sort of innocent he is too all of life. When you get to read his sections he's very straight forward and comes across as a very lovable but missunderstood person. 
Mick was the star of the book for me though. I really grew to like him through this read.

The Regulators is the follow up novel. Also very good. Read them both!!

HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh man, guido! I lost my copy!! HAHAHA!!

HB, Desperation is a town where this "evil" being named Tak takes over people's bodies. Kind of a demon possession thing. Great story!

Right now I'm reading "Fit For Life" by Harvey & Marilyn Diamond. I just finished these other books:

1. Living Without Pain
2. Why Christians Get Sick
3. The Clay Cure
4. Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You Know About
5. More Natural Cures: Previously Censored Products That Cure Disease
6. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You To Know About
7. The Debt Cure "They" Don't Want You To Know About

I'm still reading The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King and Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. The movie to the latter one is coming out this November 21st; taking Harry Potter's spot. Harry Potter was bumped up to July 9th for next year. I guess J.K. didn't wanna butt heads with Meyer...hehehehehe.

Cal
METAL WARRIORS DOMINATE  ! ! ! ! ! !

How To See Yourself As You Really Are - The Dalai Lama

Ok, firstly, this is not a religious book perse. What I mean by that is yes, it's writen by the leader of the buddhist faith but... you can also choose to read this book and use the meditations as day to day 'looking after my mind' sort of aid. I've always been a firm believer in meditation in order to keep your mind clear and rested. This book is a great guide to those who are interested in meditations for these reasons. The old beliefs are healthy mind =  healthy body. You can believe in whatever religion that fits right for your soul and still benifit from this book. It is writen without the need to call one into the buddhist faith but rather to help mankind clear their minds.. (he he he there I go getting poetic on ya'll lol)

The first part of the book helps to deal with perspection, persception and how to suppres negative emotions.

The second part teaches us to understand the difference as to how we see ourselves, as opposed to how we actually are.

The third part is a step to step guide on how to meditate and capture it's possitive powers.
The fourth and fith part explains how we really exsist in relation to people and things.

Go on be brave, if you want an alternative look on things then you can't go wrong with this book.

Ann Rule/ True Crime..  Smoking mirrors and looking glass  ... I cant remeber...  Its about husbands who have murdered thier wives and famlies, for either another woman or money...... there are like 5 true stories in the 1 book.

I read "The Fortress of the Pearl" recently, and yeah, its pretty good. A nice idea that I havent seen before, about traveling through someones dream. Oh, and Elric kicks ass, thats for sure.

		Palmer Griffiths wrote:
		I don't know if anyone here is actually into the fantasy genre of literature but I will Recommend any of Michael Moorcock's books about Elric. Elric of Melnibone/The Fortress of The Pearl/Weird of The White Wolf/Sailor on the seas of fate/The Dream Theifs Daughter etc. Actually I heard Universal Pictures have the Rights and are supposed to make a motion picture for it. There's been talk about it for a while now. Blue Oyster Cult along with Lemmy's old Band Hawkwind did songs about Micheal Moorcock's character Elric. Anyhow folks if you can than check the books out it's not typical Swords and sorcerrey at all. They're some of my Favourites anyway.

I don't know if anyone here is actually into the fantasy genre of literature but I will Recommend any of Michael Moorcock's books about Elric. Elric of Melnibone/The Fortress of The Pearl/Weird of The White Wolf/Sailor on the seas of fate/The Dream Theifs Daughter etc. Actually I heard Universal Pictures have the Rights and are supposed to make a motion picture for it. There's been talk about it for a while now. Blue Oyster Cult along with Lemmy's old Band Hawkwind did songs about Micheal Moorcock's character Elric. Anyhow folks if you can than check the books out it's not typical Swords and sorcerrey at all. They're some of my Favourites anyway.

I've usually got a few books on the go at once cos I'm a slow reader and impatient so I jump from one to another!

At the moment these include "Heavy Metal Painkillers" (Popoff) and "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" (Pirsig.)