What are you reading?

[Sapphire]

This is where you can post the current book you are reading and maybe get ideas for future books to read.

I'm reading Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan.

[Max Vantage]

The Cosmic Puppets - Philip K. Dick.

[TWErvin2]

I am reading Empire (http://www.hatrack.com/) by Orson Scott Card

Terry

[Crazy Ivan]

Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card, School's Out Forever by James Patterson, Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett, Maskerade by Terry Pratchett, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, Stardust by Neil Gaiman, and Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz.

Yeah.

[Sapphire]

Wow...you read multiple books at one time? o.O I think that would be pretty difficult for me!

[SeaBreeze]

Oooh, Schools Out Forever by James Patterson is really good! He is a fantastic author, one of my favs!

I read a few books at the same time sometime.. does that make sense??

But at the moment I am currently reading the second book in the Dark Heaven's Series called Red Pheonix. Halfway through, really good.The first one was great too. The book/s are written by Kylie Chan.

Also check out The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop. They ere excellent too. I never get sick of reading them.

[Robert]

I'm supposed to be reading Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks, but I keep interrupting it to read from Forty Stories by Donald Barthelme. I love Barthelme's stuff, the guy had great imagination.

Cheers,
Rob

[Gannon]

I'm reading Stephen Clarke's Talk to the Snail, a satire of the French. It follows a well-trodden path but amuses nevertheless.

[Hellbent]

I just purchased Thor by...

And another one Called Scam by James Byron Huggins that is about...uh...

[JenniferEva]

Killing Yourself to Live, Chuck Klosterman :cool:

[Beths]

I'm reading "Brimstone", by Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston. It's great! I never thought I would enjoy the story of an FBI agent and a cop working out a case so much! And the main character, Agent Pendergast, or the new Holmes, is simply charming :)

[elfdragonlord]

I'm reading Lord of the Rings (again!). This is the third time I have attempted reading it - and this time I'm gonna read all of it.

Previous attempts involved reading the first half of Fellowship (pathetic attempt that, during my teenage years) and the second time I read all of Fellowship, most of Two Towers and a teeny tiny bit of Return of the King. Basically, I concentrated mainly on Frodo, Sam and the Ring last time (and stopped reading once Sauron was defeated)

I've seen the films of course - at least twice.

This time I'm reading all of it, from start to finish. I've just started Return of the King.

[Crazy Ivan]

I read all the books in 6th grade, and have not yet seen the movie. It gives me that strange sense of pride and unadulterated snobbery that occurs in any bookworm when someone states "I've seen the move- that counts, right?"
But as far as I know, the LotR movies are really accurate, and at least you've tried...so I can't really be snobby at you.
Way to go. You took away my chance to be a jerk.
Jerk.
*sniffles*


Alright, I'm just kidding.
Okay, so now I'm also reading Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Good stuff.

[ItalianStallion]

Im reading Freedom Writers......There is not just one author but many.... The book is composed of dairy entries of 150 highschool students who lived in Long beach, California during the Rodney King riots. They recently made a movie about it called Freedom Writers and I have also seen that and I will recommend seeing it. I LOVED IT!!! It's very powerful and it lets you know that anyone can change and that it only takes yourself to do it.

[Frost]

At the moment nothing, but I was reading Jeffery Deaver's Twisted before that.

[Blue]

At the momment I am drawing close to the end of the first of the first book in the series 'THE DEATH GATE CYCLE'. The first being 'DRAGON WING'.

The Authors of the book are Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.

I thought instead of just saying the name of a book... it would be more interesting to write out the blurb to give us some idea of what it is about and if its up our creek before we go in search of a good book :cool:


BLURB:

THE DEATH GATE CYLE:

Ages ago, sorcerers of unmatched power sundered a world into four realms - Sky, fire, and water-then vanished. Over time, magicians learned to work spells only in their own realms and forgot the others. Now only the few who have survived the Labyrinth and crossed the Death Gate know of the presence of all foure realms-and even they have yet to unravel the mysteries of their severed world...

DRAGON WING:

In Arianus, Realm of Sky, humans, elves, and dwarves battle control of precious water-traversing a world of airborne islands on currents of elven magic and the backs of mammoth dragons. But soon great magical forces will begin to rend the fabric of this delicate land. An assasin will be hired to kill a royal prince-by the king himself. A dwarf will challenge the beliefs of his people-and lead them into rebellion. And a sinister wizard will enact his plan to rule Arianus-a play that may be felt far beyond the realm of sky and into the deathgate itself.


Overall 9/10

[Gannon]

I'm now reading Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. An unconventional short ghost story that concentrates on the pyschological rather than the actual. It's alright.

[Myst]

Robert Rankin's "The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse". It's quirky and I like it.

Hey, by the way, what is Neil Gaiman's style of writing like? (directed to Crazy Ivan)

[Crazy Ivan]

Robert Rankin's "The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse". It's quirky and I like it.

Hey, by the way, what is Neil Gaiman's style of writing like? (directed to Crazy Ivan)

Well, he likes to do fantasy. Lots and lots of fantasy. Most of the time he likes to throw magic into a modern setting and watch what happens.
He has a few kids books (all fantasy), one of which (Stardust) is a real fairy tale that is absolutely fantastic, balancing magic and adventure with sensibility, and his other main one, Coraline, is one of those magic-in-a-modern-world things. Both are being currently made into movies.

American Gods, Anansi Boys, and Good Omens- his three main novels for adults- are all fantastic reads, following the modern magic theme. American Gods is a large, sweeping, adventure that would definitely contend for The Great American Novel- if only Neil wasn't British- while Anansi Boys and Good Omens are both blackly hilarious exciting reads.

Yeah, I sound more like a travel brochure than a helpful explanation, but I'll narrow it down to one sentence to sum up the whole thing: Neil's work is a dark, fantastical romp through the imagination that any fantasy lover should read.

Oh, and I'm now reading Pendragon: Merchant of Death by D.J. Machale.

[Max Vantage]

Predator: Forever Midnight - John Shirley.

[wordwizard]

I am reading Kushiels chosen. It is a 3 book series and this is the second book. It is a fantasy series by Jacqueline Carey. A bit slow going but worth it.

[Myst]

Yeah, I sound more like a travel brochure than a helpful explanation, but I'll narrow it down to one sentence to sum up the whole thing: Neil's work is a dark, fantastical romp through the imagination that any fantasy lover should read.

Oh, and I'm now reading Pendragon: Merchant of Death by D.J. Machale.

You made me buy Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere".

The Pendragon books aren't particularly spectacular, but have ideas in them that make me go, "Dang, I wish I had thought of that."

[Max Vantage]

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell ~ David Michaels.

[Spherical Time]

I am reading Kushiels chosen. It is a 3 book series and this is the second book. It is a fantasy series by Jacqueline Carey. A bit slow going but worth it.That book has a very interesting premise.

I'm reading Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce.

[Daniel]

I'm currently re-reading "Dead Beat" by Jim Butcher.

[Myst]

I'm currently re-reading "Dead Beat" by Jim Butcher.


I'm only at Death Masks.

[Gannon]

I'm reading the NME

[Crazy Ivan]

You made me buy Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere".



Actually, I haven't read that one yet. Tell me if it's good or not.

And at Rob: What's NME?

And for my share of the post, I am now reading Pendragon: The Never War.

[Sapphire]

"Ranger's Apprentice Book Two: The Burning Bridge" by John Flanagan.

[Gannon]

the NME is a highly capricious and judgemental weekly music magazine with such media power as to make and break bands in the same week. Sadly it has no real competitors so it's all there is.

[Isis]

I'm reading Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce.
Out of all her books I have to say I enjoyed those the most, but I haven't read either in a few years. It would be interesting to hear what you think of them.

I'm reading "The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot, and the Snow Dog" by Doris Lessing. It's a future-fantasy, i think, but I'm not that far into it. I'm also trying to get through "The Elegent Universe" but it's slow going because every five pages or so I end up trying to work the physics into a story idea, and then I have to tell myself to get back to the physics and write later ;]

[Deveron Poppy]

Just read through this thread and I'm ashamed to say that I haven't heard of many of the books / authors. Ooops!
I am currently reading several books, the main one, which I should finish tonight is Maus by Art Speigelman Its a book about the holocaust.B][/B]I am also trying to read The Coffee Trader by David Liss, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (its our local book club's read this month), The Spellcoates by Diana Wynne Jones (of Howls Moving Castle fame), and lastly, but not least, The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell.
I don't normally read more than a couple in any given period, but I'm a slow reader, and have been writing a bit more...and you can't write and read, so I'm lagging behind!

[elfdragonlord]

I've finished LOTR now - and I've started to read H G Wells 'War of the Worlds'

Can't believe I've never read it before. I've decided to read as many of the important novels of Sci-fi and Fantasy as I can get hold of from libraries.

So I've started with H G Wells, since he more or less originated science fiction.

[Vroom Vroom Daddy]

just finished "andromeda strain", good premise but the ending was a cop-out and disappointing. I am so glad that the LOTR is regaining popularity. I told my kids about "The Hobbit" and they looked at me like I lost my mind.

[wordwizard]

I love the hobbit. right now I have just begun "The birth of Venus." Havent figured out what it is about yet.....will let you all know if its any good.

[Handguns For Hearts]

Hannibal Rising - Thomas Harris
The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
De Profundis - Oscar Wilde

[Crazy Ivan]

Interesting Times- Terry Pratchett
The Last Continent- Terry Pratchett
Time Out- Joe Skidmore
Grim Tuesday- Garth Nix
Finding Lubchenko- Michael Simmons
Brother Odd- Dean Koontz
Catch 22- Joseph Heller
The Kiln- Nancy Butcher
The Recruit- Robert Muchamore
The Book Thief- Markus Zusak

The first three I'm reading for the second time.

[Frost]

You all read so many books at once?

Roses Are Red - James Patterson

[Gannon]

Patrick Süskind's Perfume - very readable modern classic, recently a film with Alan Rickman et al. Very enjoyable and dark story of a young child born into the stench of old Paris who has the power of hyper sensitive smell.

[wordwizard]

that would suck

[kimpaluch]

Hi,

I'm new here. I'm Kim. :)

I'm currently reading Magic Street, The Way Station (when I can find it...moving is a pain.), whatever my son is reading, and The Eaters of the Dead.

The Way Station is very old but very very good. I'm on my 5 th reading of it. (I've read all the books we own at least 1 time, except the old old old websters unabridged dictionary from 1889 my son gave me.)

We need more bookshelves to put all our books out, but we also need more books...we go through them pretty quick.

(this will only make sense to someone who knows their books are the best of friends.)

Be well,

Kim

[onyxprop]

Currently I'm reading novels written by Charlotte Bronte, Henry Fielding and Charles Dickens. I enjoy their times. Sometimes when I feel up to it, I'll read a modern book by Douglas Clegg or an interactive novel by various authors. :cool:

[Sayso]

Just started War and Peace. It might take me a while!

[Banzai]

Just started War and Peace. It might take me a while!

Wow, impressive! I tried to read Moby Dick a few weeks ago, but I'd gotten it out of the college library, so only had it for two weeks, and I spent those two weeks with mountains homework, and never actually got to read it :( Oh well, I'll try again in the summer.

At the moment, I'm reading the Wolves of the Calla, by Stephen King, if anyone has heard of it. It's really good, so far, and I'm ever so slightly addicted to his Dark Tower series. No idea what I'm going to do when I finish number seven.

[Daniel]

I'm currently reading Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill.

[Handguns For Hearts]

Bless Me, Ultima - Rudolfo Anaya

[Corleone]

The Godfather- Mario Puzo
And with school, Sun on the Stubble by Colin something.

[Raven]

Chapter War. Written By Ben Counter.
So far its one hell of a story and the best in the series.

[Corleone]

Finished The Godfather, stared Flowers in the Attic.

My user name feels a little redundant now though haha.

[statik27]

Currently reading:

The Truelove, by Patrick O'Brian...part of the best historical series ever written.

I just finished The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. Sadly I think that most of the reading world has become clinically insane to call that a masterpiece. Thin plot that goes nowhere, no punctuation....sorry, still mad I spent 10 bucks on that thing...DANG YOU OPRAH!

statik

[Onoria Westhrop]

I'm busy learning Mandarin now. New challenge. I am rereading the half blood prince in Korean, and the three musketeers in Japanese as well though.

[Domoviye]

I'm reading John Ringo's Against the Tide.
I should be reading my Chinese-English dictionary that has an entire section on how to speak Mandarin, but thats boring.

[Evelyn]

I'm reading Stephen Fry's autobiography, "Moab Is My Washpot." It's not quite 'Capital-L Literature,' but it is laugh-out-loud funny!

[Crazy Ivan]

I'm busy learning Mandarin now. New challenge. I am rereading the half blood prince in Korean, and the three musketeers in Japanese as well though.

Hey, she's back! Yay!

[TWErvin2]

I'm about 1/2 way through, 50 Weapons that Changed Warfare by William Weir.

A good mixture of military history & tactics, and technology with some world history and cultural bits thrown in.

Terry

[Evelyn]

Just finished a fantastic book called "Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet," by an author with one name: Xinran. It's a translation from the Chinese, from Anchor Books.

[HeinleinFan]

I'm currently working my way through The Silmarillion, from which I'm trying to learn Sindarin (see my sig). I'm also working on the Cirque du Freak series, and have recently finished or re-read Space Cadet, Best Loved Poetry, Far Frontiers, and The Examination.

[Eoz Eanj]

Handmaids Tale - Margaret Atwood

Why? because we're studying it for english lit.

Wooo.

[Gannon]

I'm reading Falconry: An Essential Guide (nonfiction)

[Jaclyn]

I'm reading nothing, and it's tearing me a part!

[Eoz Eanj]

Read the Handmaid's Tale

That'll keep your mind ticking even after you've finished reading it.

[Ferret]

I'm trudging my way through the Dark Tower Series, have been for three years and I just finished Fight club....

[DirtRoadWriter]

I am currently reading Will James books. [Alot of you probably haven't heard of him, but he's a terriffic author, atleast I like his writing style. He's a cowboy back in the early 1900s, and he has like 24 books about... well, cowboy stuff. I just finished All In The Day's Riding and am currently reading Sand.

[Jaclyn]

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

[Spherical Time]

I just finished The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul by Douglas Adams, and I'm about to start A Fire Upon the Deep by the amazing Vernor Vinge.

[Crazy Ivan]

I just finished The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul by Douglas Adams

Dirk Gently Rocks!

[Corleone]

The last Juror by John Grisham

[Spherical Time]

I had trouble getting into Fire on the Deep, so I'm reading Rainbow's End, also by Vernor Vinge.

Right now I'm really impressed.

[Still Life]

To Have and Have not, by Ernest Hemingway. I can't say for sure I understand everything that's being said (or not said?) between the characters, but I'm enjoying it nonetheless.

[Gannon]

The Brothers' Grimm - Brothers' Grimm Fairy Tales

[DirtRoadWriter]

I'm enjoying another Will James, "Home Ranch".

[chase42]

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne