I've just started reading The Lollipop Shoes, by Joanne Harris. It is the only book I read so far that is nerrated in the first person by three charters. It's a very intersting Idea.
Currently reading this thread but also reading his dark materials; I'm honestly surprised that it's labeled young adult considering the themes.
I'm gonna read that one someday. I was surprized everyone made such a fuss over The Golden Compass. I read it and I still don't get what the big deal was. I know true Christians would agree that if the leaders of a religious organization are corrupt, they need to be overthrown. I'm reading a copy of The War of the Worlds that has a commentary about the histeria caused by the radio drama, the screen play, the original book and a cd with the radio broadcast drama.
The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien - which I like. I read the Hobbit when I was in 6th grade and I loved it but never went back. I found the part at Tom's house went on a little long for me, but I can't help but love Sam and Pippin. Frodo is likable enough as well, and Gandalf is cool, although I sort of expected him to be Dumbledore-like to be honest. They've both got that whole wisdom thing, but I find Gandalf more practical and Dumbledore a bit bubble-headed in comparison. I LOVE Dumbledore though, of course. Magic Bitess by Ilona Andrews..I think it's Ilona Andrews, anyway. It's good, really easy to get into. At first I thought Kate Daniels was a little too cocky for my taste, but I found I really enjoyed the other characters. Andrew's interpretation of the vampire is interesting to say the least. I don't read much on them, but I find myself more intrigued with a more creature-like, honestly bloodlustful and vicious being compared to Edward and Bella from Twilight.
I'm reading The Best American Poetry, 2003. And I've started to read "Trust Me" a collection of short stories by John Updike.
Currently One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, but I have David Copperfield and Middlemarch on deck (if I ever get enough time to actually sit down and read anytime soon...)
I hope you like it as much as I did I just recently finished it. Now Im reading I Kill by Giorgio Faletti. Also a really good read, I'm hooked after one chapter.
Just Started The Catcher In The Rye, but I cheated on it in a bookstore today and read the first few chapters of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
I am currently half way through a book called S.U.M.O by Paul McGee, which I think is fantastic. Its normally something i'd shrug off as "one of those self-help books" but a friend recommended it as i've been going through a tough time and its been really motivational.
I'm new here, my first post, hello to all. I am reading Duma Key by Stephen King. Also in the middle of The Dark Tower book 3.
Greetings fellow new person! I've moved on to the third book in The Horus Heresy series and it's horrible! I don't see why they didn't get Dan Abnett to write the other books since he wrote the first one so well! The current book "Galaxy in Flames" just took a good backstory involving huge, strong, ruthless warriors and made it into a touchy feely girls book. The Euphrati Keeler character just makes my skin crawl now and even though the book is so well written and the battle scenes are really, really good I can barely get through them because I know another touchy feely moment in coming. There's nothing wrong with touchy feely but this is Warhammer 40K! It's about killing things in extremely brutal and satisfying ways! Like in the first and second book. If I wanted to read about people being sad and crying I'd... well I've never wanted to read about people being sad and crying... it's boring. This is just my opinion. I love the Warhammer world and I loved the first book, the second was a little bit of a let down but the third is just not gripping and if it wasn't for the fact that my brother told me the fourth book was the best in the series I would have stopped reading it a long time ago.
Now I'm reading Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie...Random book I found on the couch. Bet my mom left it there after she finished it...
I'm currently reading John Updike's The Witches of Eastwick. I'm about halfway through it, but I think this is one of those rare examples where the movie is better than the book. The movie parallels the book, but seems to have a completely different set of attitudes and focus. The characterizations that I found so compelling in the movie don't shine nearly as brightly in the book.
I just finished The Dark Half by Stephen King. I am currently reading Duma Key and Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower Series) both by Stephen King. I may never finish the Dark Tower book...it just doesn't grab my attention like the first two..
I mentioned earlier that I was reading some short stories of his. I hadn't read anything since Witches of Eastwick when I was about 14, which I remembered liking, but now I'm kind of underwhelmed, his characters are bland and boring.
