Yep, what Gris said. I use the black on cream setting to make it more readable. Obviously nowhere near the experience of the e-ink on the actual Kindle, which feels like reading paper, but doable if I have no other option. When we spent so much time in the ER this year, it saved my butt.
River: You gave up everything you had. Simon: [Chinese] Everything I have is right here.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Pix - Jan 08, 2011 11:01:32 am PST #13466 of 28282
The status is NOT quo.
sj - Jan 09, 2011 1:07:54 pm PST #13467 of 28282
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I finished reading Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane today. It was even better than I was expecting, and I was expecting it to be quite good. It even made me sniffly at times.
hippocampus - Jan 09, 2011 1:24:57 pm PST #13468 of 28282
not your mom's socks.
I love the kindle/iPad and kindle/iPhone, mostly for the reasons mentioned above. kind of like the answer to 'what's the best digital camera?' (the one you have with you). That said, I love print books, especially hand-crafted runs. I just can't afford them. Being able to carry a heap of books with me when I'm running around is priceless. Being able to read at night when I can't sleep and not wake DH up? even bettah.
ETA: has anyone read any Jonathan Carroll?
DavidS - Jan 09, 2011 1:31:05 pm PST #13469 of 28282
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ETA: has anyone read any Jonathan Carroll?
I have. I'm a big fan of his first two novels Land of Laughs and Voice of Our Shadow.
hippocampus - Jan 09, 2011 2:33:41 pm PST #13470 of 28282
not your mom's socks.
cool. I'm eyeing a few of his myself.
erikaj - Jan 09, 2011 3:20:53 pm PST #13471 of 28282
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm reading "Any Given Day", Lehane's book about 1918 Boston. It's brilliant so far.
sj - Jan 09, 2011 3:22:16 pm PST #13472 of 28282
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm reading "Any Given Day", Lehane's book about 1918 Boston. It's brilliant so far.
I haven't read that one yet, but TCG has it so I'll have to borrow it.
javachik - Jan 09, 2011 3:39:29 pm PST #13473 of 28282
Our wings are not tired.
I finished reading Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane today. It was even better than I was expecting, and I was expecting it to be quite good. It even made me sniffly at times.
SJ and Erika, my Lehane sisters! I'm reading all of the Angie/ Patrick books now (consecutively) and "Moonlight Mile" is next. I should finish "Prayers for Rain" tonight.
sj - Jan 09, 2011 3:54:37 pm PST #13474 of 28282
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
javachik, which has been your favorite so far?
javachik - Jan 09, 2011 6:17:08 pm PST #13475 of 28282
Our wings are not tired.
sj, it's easier to say which one I hated! I thought "Sacred" started off so strongly, and that it would delve deeply into the Scientologyish organization, but it completely fell apart. I was so pissed. What a waste of time. I have found all of the others to be good for different reasons. As long as he stays away from sex scenes, I enjoy the hell out of the conversational approach to the mysteries. It's like Stephen King without the supernatural. I like the way he brings Boston to life. I guess I thought "Gone Baby Gone" was the smoothest, most polished piece. But it wasn't my favorite plot.