My new book

TV Buff · TOP Guru

RE: My new book

TV Buff · TOP Guru

I just finished reading the Che Guevara biography. Very interesting story. Did you guys know he was 39 when he died. 39!!!

Such a short life.
Anyway, I do have a different and more informed vision of Che now.

LGigolo · Comandante

Guadalupana wrote:

LGigolo wrote:

I am now reading: The Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker by Gary Carson. It has everything from very basic explanation of the game, to strategies and ideas on the game.
One of the concepts I liked that "poker is not a game of cards played with money - it's a game of money played with cards"

I got it only mid-week last week and I am about a third of the way in.

Pfft, que gasto de pisto. Poker is about luck and about bluffing.
I'd beat you anyday.

Yeah we could do a FORO Poker Night!

Some of us can donate prizes and make it a fun night!

Pffftttt, you are talking to a pro... I'll take all your chips, sistah! biggrin

Guadalupana · Foro Master

LGigolo wrote:

I am now reading: The Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker by Gary Carson. It has everything from very basic explanation of the game, to strategies and ideas on the game.
One of the concepts I liked that "poker is not a game of cards played with money - it's a game of money played with cards"

I got it only mid-week last week and I am about a third of the way in.

Pfft, que gasto de pisto. Poker is about luck and about bluffing.
I'd beat you anyday.

LGigolo · Comandante

I am now reading: The Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker by Gary Carson. It has everything from very basic explanation of the game, to strategies and ideas on the game.

One of the concepts I liked that "poker is not a game of cards played with money - it's a game of money played with cards"

I got it only mid-week last week and I am about a third of the way in.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

So i finished reading "Like Water for Chocolate."

AND i really liked the book. Very delicious.

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Dogo wrote:

I'm looking at the new Ikea catalogue

Hey woa! Slow down there boy, one step at a time. That catalogue can hurt you. Much to advanced.

ok bye

What Dogo failed to mention was that he's reading it in Swedish. Yup, he was too modest.

And yes, I am his keeper.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Dogo wrote:

I'm looking at the new Ikea catalogue

Hey woa! Slow down there boy, one step at a time. That catalogue can hurt you. Much to advanced.

ok bye

Dogo · Comandante

I'm looking at the new Ikea catalogue

PRINCESSA · TOP Guru

Has any1 read "Skinny B itch"?

Anyhow very entertaining & raw book.

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Yesi wrote:

Hey guys,

So I am about to finish the book called Memoria De Mis ****s Tristes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

And it was ok I guess... has anyone read this book? I am reading it but I think is a bit weird and nazty... 90 year old in love with a 14 year old....

Anyway just wantd to share my experience... Have you guys read it yet? What did you guys think?

I got it from the library a while back, but in English, and after a few pages I gave up on it. I can't read Garcia Marquez in English. That's sacrilege. Anyway, never got it in Spanish, but I'd like to.

Right now I'm reading Harry Potter. The last book. Never watched the movies (or tried, but I fell asleep every time) and never read any of the other books, but I want to know how it all ends. So far, so good. Not spectacular, but okay.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

I have Yesi. It's ok, but not his best.

Yesi · Guru

Hey guys,

So I am about to finish the book called Memoria De Mis ****s Tristes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

And it was ok I guess... has anyone read this book? I am reading it but I think is a bit weird and nazty... 90 year old in love with a 14 year old....

Anyway just wantd to share my experience... Have you guys read it yet? What did you guys think?

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

How scary?

What kind of scary? Like horror, thriller scary or JC giving Dogo a lap dance scary?!

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:
The library has it. Oh, and after or during your reading of this book, dicen que aparecen cosas. No se So you better cover all of you in Bambi eyes.

Yeah, whatever! I'm not falling for that!

Spoiler

Oh, you bum, you just made me laugh. And today is Tuesday.

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Guadalupana wrote:
The library has it. Oh, and after or during your reading of this book, dicen que aparecen cosas. No se So you better cover all of you in Bambi eyes.

Yeah, whatever! I'm not falling for that!

Spoiler

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

What? A scary book? Which one? I have never read a scary book in my life. Me wants! The Coin of Judas, eh?

Yes, please read it and let us pollo bums know how it is.

First let me find out how much it is. I may not be chicken **** but I am a cheap ass!

The library has it. Oh, and after or during your reading of this book, dicen que aparecen cosas. No se

So you better cover all of you in Bambi eyes.

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

What? A scary book? Which one? I have never read a scary book in my life. Me wants! The Coin of Judas, eh?

Yes, please read it and let us pollo bums know how it is.

First let me find out how much it is. I may not be chicken **** but I am a cheap ass!

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

What? A scary book? Which one? I have never read a scary book in my life. Me wants! The Coin of Judas, eh?

Yes, please read it and let us pollo bums know how it is.

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

What? A scary book? Which one? I have never read a scary book in my life. Me wants! The Coins of Judas, eh?

-- Edited by Gringa Lahtina at 11:38, 2007-08-28

Guadalupana · Foro Master

TV Buff wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Yesi wrote:

I just finished reading "The judas goat" mistery good book. At home I am still reading El psycoanalista.... so far so good....

My sister's keeper? what is it about?

What i'm wondering is how was THE COINS OF JUDAS?!! that's what it was called right?
I would tell you how it was but I dropped it like a hot potato. Scary, scary book.

I know that! It was because of you i chickened out!

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Yesi wrote:

I just finished reading "The judas goat" mistery good book. At home I am still reading El psycoanalista.... so far so good....

My sister's keeper? what is it about?

What i'm wondering is how was THE COINS OF JUDAS?!! that's what it was called right?

I would tell you how it was but I dropped it like a hot potato. Scary, scary book.

LGigolo · Comandante

Guadalupana wrote:

Aww Lg- that story is about you only que voz te quedaste feo.

YEAP!

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Aww Lg- that story is about you

only que voz te quedaste feo.

LGigolo · Comandante

I'm reading:

Yesterday was my first day and I finished up to page 7!

Yesi · Guru

Gringa Lahtina wrote:

Yesi, estabas leyendo El Cabrón de Judas?

Jajajaja no i haven't read this one yet but if you have it can i borrow it LOL evileye

Yesi · Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Yesi wrote:

I just finished reading "The judas goat" mistery good book. At home I am still reading El psycoanalista.... so far so good....

My sister's keeper? what is it about?

What i'm wondering is how was THE COINS OF JUDAS?!! that's what it was called right?
Anyway, my sister's keeper is about:
(As per an Amazon Reviewer).
Anna was genetically engineered to be a perfect match for her cancer-ridden older sister. Since birth, the 13-year-old has donated platelets, blood, her umbilical cord, and bone marrow as part of her family's struggle to lengthen Kate's life. Anna is now being considered as a kidney donor in a last-ditch attempt to save her 16-year-old sister. As this compelling story opens, Anna has hired a lawyer to represent her in a medical emancipation suit to allow her to have control over her own body. Picoult skillfully relates the ensuing drama from the points of view of the parents; Anna; Cambell, the self-absorbed lawyer; Julia, the court-appointed guardian ad litem; and Jesse, the troubled oldest child in the family. Everyone's quandary is explicated and each of the characters is fully developed. There seems to be no easy answer, and readers are likely to be sympathetic to all sides of the case. This is a real page-turner and frighteningly thought-provoking. The story shows evidence of thorough research and the unexpected twist at the end will surprise almost everyone.

yeap that is what it was called.... remember I told you I could't find it anywhere... they don't have it around Kitchener, I tried two libraries and nothig.... I am still looking for it.... so hmm

Gringa Lahtina · Guru

Yesi, estabas leyendo El Cabrón de Judas?

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Yesi wrote:

I just finished reading "The judas goat" mistery good book. At home I am still reading El psycoanalista.... so far so good....

My sister's keeper? what is it about?

What i'm wondering is how was THE COINS OF JUDAS?!! that's what it was called right?

Anyway, my sister's keeper is about:
(As per an Amazon Reviewer).

Anna was genetically engineered to be a perfect match for her cancer-ridden older sister. Since birth, the 13-year-old has donated platelets, blood, her umbilical cord, and bone marrow as part of her family's struggle to lengthen Kate's life. Anna is now being considered as a kidney donor in a last-ditch attempt to save her 16-year-old sister. As this compelling story opens, Anna has hired a lawyer to represent her in a medical emancipation suit to allow her to have control over her own body. Picoult skillfully relates the ensuing drama from the points of view of the parents; Anna; Cambell, the self-absorbed lawyer; Julia, the court-appointed guardian ad litem; and Jesse, the troubled oldest child in the family. Everyone's quandary is explicated and each of the characters is fully developed. There seems to be no easy answer, and readers are likely to be sympathetic to all sides of the case. This is a real page-turner and frighteningly thought-provoking. The story shows evidence of thorough research and the unexpected twist at the end will surprise almost everyone.

LGigolo · Comandante

I'm reading the Toronto Sun... Sunshine girl is not bad!

Yesi · Guru

I just finished reading "The judas goat" mistery good book. At home I am still reading El psycoanalista.... so far so good....

My sister's keeper? what is it about?

Guadalupana · Foro Master

SOOOO.
She's come undone is ok. Not great, just ok.

Currently reading: My Sister's Keeper...so far, real good.

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Motown Junkie wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

MJ---i can't remember what he did with the rabbit at the hospital. But it was about the 'curse' that the granfather had. And who ever came after him would have that curse. So, i guess on behalf of his Grandfather, he asked for forgiveness, and for the curse that Prosperine bestowed over his family to be broken.

See, after that, he lived a much happier life.

I know that!

I meant, he brought in two bunnies. Did she manage to make those two bunnies into one bunny??

Usually what two bunnies manage to make is lots and lots of bunnies.

Or MAYBE he kept one bunny and with the other one he made soup.

-- Edited by TV Buff at 11:08, 2007-07-11

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

MJ---i can't remember what he did with the rabbit at the hospital. But it was about the 'curse' that the granfather had. And who ever came after him would have that curse. So, i guess on behalf of his Grandfather, he asked for forgiveness, and for the curse that Prosperine bestowed over his family to be broken.

See, after that, he lived a much happier life.

I know that!

I meant, he brought in two bunnies. Did she manage to make those two bunnies into one bunny??

Guadalupana · Foro Master

I'm reading "She's come undone" by Wally Lamb.

So far so good.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

MJ---i can't remember what he did with the rabbit at the hospital. But it was about the 'curse' that the granfather had. And who ever came after him would have that curse. So, i guess on behalf of his Grandfather, he asked for forgiveness, and for the curse that Prosperine bestowed over his family to be broken.

See, after that, he lived a much happier life.

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

Ok, I finished reading "I Know This Much Is True".

I'm SO sad that it's over yet relieved with the outcome.

Now can someone (Guada or Buffy) explain to me the thing with the bunnies at the end? Where he sees Prosperine and asks for her forgiveness?

His new book, "I'll Fly Away" is due Sept. 1st!!!

TV Buff · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Oh yeah, the wealthy barber is good. But you know that coffee money they speaketh of? i use it for well...coffee.

what coffee money?

I think I skipped that chapter.

I'm not a gazillionaire yet and very much doubt that I will be. But I want to learn how to deal with my finances better only because I haaaaaaate relying on my paycheque for everything.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Oh yeah, the wealthy barber is good. But you know that coffee money they speaketh of? i use it for well...coffee.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

So buffy, have you taken action on your finaces? with all these money books under your belt you must be a gazillionaire by now.

Ahem...and what happened to sharing with us the valid points these books make?
I'm interested in knowing if it's my dad's fault i'm poor!

TV Buff · TOP Guru

I've been getting financially educated in the past few weeks.
What I've read so far:
1) Rich Dad, poor dad: what the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not.
2) Rich woman: a book on investing for women
3) The Wealthy Barber

And I have like 7 more lined up. My summer's gonna be busy!!!

But I'll still find the time to read The Birth House... I wanna read that one. ashamed

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Tuna Crotch eh....

the torture

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Hey! i'm so glad you're enjoying the book MJ! Did you find the other one? "She's come undone"?
Right now i've to keep busy reading not too great books while i wait for the good stuff to arrive at my library.

Sigh...i hate boring words. But what can you do right? Plus, staring at people's privates in the subway is not cool.

If you say so Tuna Crotch!!!!

I'm going to my mom's this weekend!!!! This week is a write-off for me!!!

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

Guadalupana wrote:

Hey! i'm so glad you're enjoying the book MJ! Did you find the other one? "She's come undone"?
Right now i've to keep busy reading not too great books while i wait for the good stuff to arrive at my library.

Sigh...i hate boring words. But what can you do right? Plus, staring at people's privates in the subway is not cool.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Hey! i'm so glad you're enjoying the book MJ! Did you find the other one? "She's come undone"?
Right now i've to keep busy reading not too great books while i wait for the good stuff to arrive at my library.

Sigh...i hate boring words. But what can you do right? Plus, staring at people's privates in the subway is not cool.

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

i love how morbid you are

i'll pick up Tuesdays with Morrie next. I also have The Girls, The Birth House and The Kite Runner lined up. So.. I'll have a busy summer reading. OMG.. let's not forget Harry Potter!!! YAYA!! can't wait for that.

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

luna chiquitita wrote:

@ MJ.. yip.. i agree with you wholeheartedly... i honestly enjoyed reading the Mitch Albom books. Both made me tear up... gave me the warm and fuzzies and does make you look at your loved ones and your own life in a different way. I still haven't read Tuesdays with Morrie... maybe once I'm done My Sister's Keeper.

My Sister's Keeper is about a girl who was genetically engineered so that she could be the perfect bone marrow match to save her sister's life. her sister is dying from leukemia. now that she is getting older (13) she is questioning her parents love for her and the real reason they brought her into this world.. so she's asked to be medically emancipated from her parents. Hmm.. i feel like i'm killing it by explaining it this way... here's the Chapter's synopsis:

"Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?"

What i'm enjoying about the book but also annoys me about the book is that each chapter is narrated by a different character so you get into the mind of the characters and how they see things as they are unfolding. It's very good. I've only read about a quarter of the book but so far.. me likey

I CRIED with "Tuesdays with Morrie"!!!! Hurry up and read it.

Wow! Thanks!!! "My Sister's Keeper" look interesting. Hmmm....I saw it in the bookstore but it didn't catch my eye. Another hmmmm.......we shall see, we shall see.

In the meantime, I'm enjoying this guy chop off his hand!!!

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

@ MJ.. yip.. i agree with you wholeheartedly... i honestly enjoyed reading the Mitch Albom books. Both made me tear up... gave me the warm and fuzzies and does make you look at your loved ones and your own life in a different way. I still haven't read Tuesdays with Morrie... maybe once I'm done My Sister's Keeper.

My Sister's Keeper is about a girl who was genetically engineered so that she could be the perfect bone marrow match to save her sister's life. her sister is dying from leukemia. now that she is getting older (13) she is questioning her parents love for her and the real reason they brought her into this world.. so she's asked to be medically emancipated from her parents. Hmm.. i feel like i'm killing it by explaining it this way... here's the Chapter's synopsis:

"Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate - a life and a role that she has never questioned until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister - and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less?"

What i'm enjoying about the book but also annoys me about the book is that each chapter is narrated by a different character so you get into the mind of the characters and how they see things as they are unfolding. It's very good. I've only read about a quarter of the book but so far.. me likey

Motown Junkie · TOP Guru

luna chiquitita wrote:

allo...

i just finished reading "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" and "For Just One More Day" both by Mitch Albom...

I am currently reading "My Sister's Keeper" I can't seem to put it down. I keep counting down the minutes to break or some free time so i can sneak a chapter in.

Isn't Mitch Albom amazing??!!! I read "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" awhile ago and I finished "For Just One More Day" on Sunday!!!! I LOVE him!!!! He really makes you value your life and look at your loved ones in a total different way, doesn't he??

Tell me about "My Sister's Keeper".

luna chiquitita · TOP Guru

allo...

i just finished reading "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" and "For Just One More Day" both by Mitch Albom...

I am currently reading "My Sister's Keeper" I can't seem to put it down. I keep counting down the minutes to break or some free time so i can sneak a chapter in.