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Kd5000:
I'm halfway thru THE WAR OF THE WORLD, The Descent of the West. It's basically about how the west (Europe) nearly destroyed itself in the 20th century with it's world wars, communism, fascism.  NYTIMES says it's one of the 100 best book of 2006.

HOWEVER, after reading all about carnage  and the inhumanity that occurred, I was in the mood to follow this up with some holdiay reading. Does anyone know of any good Christmas short stories? And yes I've read THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.  I think the tv movie version had Marie Osmond.  ;) Anyone ever read Capote's Christmas short story?  Is it depressing? After seeing the film Capote, I just associate him with bleakness.   Any suggestions would be appreciated. Nothing too saccharine, but moving none the less.

Meryl:
Hi KD, thanks for the nice new topic!  8)

Right now I'm reading The Unknown Shore by Patrick O'Brian.  It's the forerunner to the wonderful series of novels he wrote about the British Navy during the Napoleonic period, the same series the film "Master and Commander" was based on.  I highly recommend these books for a glimpse into a fascinating world that has gone forever, peopled by richly drawn characters.  I like to call it Jane Austen for guys, but plenty of women love the books, too.

I wish I could recommend some Christmas books to you, but I can't think of any at the moment.  If I come across something, I'll let you know.  :)

kirkmusic:
Outside of self help books, I don't think I've read anything for years in which the characters didn't speak in word balloons.  I just read a collected edition of Supreme #41-52, titled "Story of the Year," which very intelligently and entertainingly turned the charater of Supreme into a Superman tribute.  I don't know what he was before, but in this story every aspect of the Superman mythos from the 40's to the 60's was given a modern twist; Superboy, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Smallville, Krytonite, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, the Justice League and Society, his friendship with Batman, Krypto, Supergirl, the Fortress of Solitude, the Superboy robots, Lex Luthor... everything!  Great fun, especially for a long time collector like me who knew what was being referenced.

mvansand76:
Great thread!

I am reading Bill Bryson's Down Under about Australia and Eckart Tolle's a New Earth, as well as Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. Bill Bryson is my hero, he is the funniest writer ever, I get belly aches from reading his stories. Anyone else familiar with his work?

Mel

Kd5000:
Well I've heard of a collection of "gay" Christmas stories.  My library doesn't carry it. I think the cover-art would sink it. Now maybe the library in San Francisco or West Hollywood might have it.  I know the author.  The book might be more erotic then seasonal...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1560234679/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-0718695-7505726#reader-link    :o 

Can just see the librarian's expression if I could check it out.  They never look up when your checkin out books, however, that might do it.  ;D

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