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I'm reading The Charm School, by Nelson DeMille. It's a thriller set in Russia about a KGB conspiracy of some sort. I'm not very much into the novel yet, but know I will love it because I love all of Nelson DeMille's novels. I'm also reading All The King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren. It's a classic, written in 1946 about a Southern governor with a gift for political power. It's very compelling and delves into many issues, always with cynicism and some sardonic humor. I like it very much. As a side note, I haven't read many novels from this time period and am a little shocked at the offensive names given throughout the book to some ethnic groups, specifically African Americans but also Hispanics and Native Americans. This is one thing that has changed for the better, I guess.

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I just finished Dean Koontz Frankenstein. This brings Victor and his creation into today. Victor is using cloning with "direct to brain instruction". He wants to take over the world. His first creation wants to protect Humanity.
This is the first of a series, maybe just a trilogy, of books. I looking for the next one.

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Currently I am reading "A Storm of Swords" by George R.R. Martin, it is the third book of an un-finished series. The plot is incredible and every chapter is a different character point of view. Just when you think the story is going to bring you one way...it pulls a u-turn and your left wondering how that just happened. The series is called "A Song of Ice and Fire." It is a fantasy but Martin has been heavily criticizes for making his "fantasy" too realistic. Personally I believe it is a breath of fresh air. If you enjoy medieval stories and fantasy...I strongly suggest that you pick this up.

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Currently I am reading a book called Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I haven't been able to put it down for more than a hour or so. It takes place in a small town near Seattle where a girl moves to live with her dad. She starts school and quickly becomes interested in Edward Cullens. Edward is irresistible with his golden eyes, pale skin, and serene voice. It doesn't take long for the girl to find that he's a vampire. Trouble follows her as she falls in love with him.

It's a great book and I promise that you will love it. It maybe more appealing to teenagers, but I imagine it should be good to others as well. The sequel to it is out now I believe. It's called Moon.

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Fantasy and Science Fiction:

One of the best lesser known authors that I've read os David Duncan's "Man of his Word" series and its sequel series "A Handful of Men" Each is four books long and in my estimation are some of the best fantasy ever written. I put them up with the Edding's "Belgariad" series and its sequel, et all.

Another Trilogy is "The Riddle Master of Hed" Trilogy by Patricia McKillip. Think of someone worthy of Ursula LeGuin.

For Science Fiction, David Brin's Uplift group of books blow me away. The Premise is brilliant.

Mercedes Lackey's Obsidian Trilogy is one of my favorites as well.

Also, Dave Flint's 1632 series, including the collections in between the main books have me drooling like a Pavlovian Dog,

Mystery:
Earl Derr Biggers: The Charlie Chan Series. Only six books unfortunately. Wonderful writing and characters.

Margery Allingham: Albert Campion is one of the best series in Mystery. I like a touch of humor.

Tony Hillerman: His books will teach a lot about the SouthWest American Indian cultures as well as being excellent stories.

Aaron Elkins.: I can't say enough about his Professor Gideon Oliver mysteries. An outstanding series and one that teaches about cultures and forensic anthropology.

Kay Hooper's suspense mysteries. Yes, there is romance, but they all keep you up reading into the night.

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I'm currently reading The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger. I'm required to read it for school, but unusally, I'm really enjoying it Generally I find "classics" fairly dull and, for me, unreadable, but this one is written in such an easy manner that it's just like talking to one of my friends (well, a friend who happens to use an unusual amount of 1950s slang).

It's unusual because it's really just a stream of conciousness, the narrator is really just recounting all his thoughts over a space of three days. A lot of other people in my class aren't enjoying it as much as I am, mainly because they find this format quite boring, but I personally think it's good - unusual and definitely interesting.

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"In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security" by Tom Tancredo, U.S. Congressman, Colorado. An excellent look at the problems with our "porous" borders that allow an essentially free flow of illegal people and goods through. It also tackles the problem of the lack of identity a lot of Americans have because of how our culture is being undermined in the mainstream media and in public schools and colleges.

I'm not more than about a third of the way through it, and I'm taking it very slowly because of all the valuable information in it - some of it is downright scary, but most of it just makes me think about things I haven't considered before.

Very well written and informative.

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Just read Animal Farm (George Orwell) and The War To Save Our Kids: Raising G-Rated Kids in An X-Rated World by Richard P. Lindsay. Currently reading The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution by Skousen, The Articles of Faith by Talmage, and I plan to start Teachings and Commentaries on the D&C by Pinegar, Allen, and Anderson, A Marvelous Work and Wonder by Richards, Gospel Doctrine by Joseph F. Smith, and Theodore Rex by Morris all within this week. I think that's it...

Yeah, I'm a book nerd.

And Femme, Twilight and New Moon are both amazing books. I have a feeling that I'll be at Borders at midnight (once again expressing my book nerdness) for not only Book Seven of the Harry Potter series but also for the third installment of Meyer's series this summer.