I just finished Twilight series- absolutely loved it! Engaging, simple. Lovely Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey is on the way! A bit difficult to switch from vampires to dragons
Because of quite a few people on here praising the book, I've decided to start reading "The Stand" by Stephen King.
The Plague by Albert Camus. It is simultaneously one of the most beautiful and depressing books I've ever read. The best novel I've read in a very long time. I'm also reading Acacia by David Anthony Durham. It obviously doesn't compare to the Plague, but as far as epic fantasy goes it's an engaging and entertaining read.
Such a fantastic book! Just about to finish Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb which I've really enjoyed and have the other two in the Farseer trilogy at home ready.
Started Whistleblower by Tess Gerretson this morning. So far it's not something to shout about, but it's not bad either.
I'm reading Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Fantastic story. If you liked Holes by Sachaar (sp?), this book is a must read.
Most people I know have already read this, but Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson. I bet I've said this somewhere before on another forum, but Guterson is really good at what he does, and the characters are so fluid, it's almost as if I can feel them moving under my eyelids as I'm reading. I especially admire the character of Hatsue, and her strong convictions. It shows in the first chapter alone, in the first actual exchange we get between Ishmael and Hatsue: And she really means it. I want to have at least a strand of that conviction.
Finished Tangerine by Edward Bloors -- 4.25 out of 5 stars Starting The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Colour of Water by James McBride Both are pretty cool books. Best I've read this year I think.
Well, I've begun rereading Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (AKA Ten Little Indians). It's one of my favourite novels of all time, yet it's the only Christie book I've ever really liked. Odd. Oh, and we're also reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, but that's for English class, so maybe it doesnt count. Good book though. *thumbs up*
I've been reading but semi-hating The Rest of Her Life by Moriarty. I just got Need by Carrie Jones. The storyline sounds very Twilight-esque.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietszche. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. Both are excellent books so far. Though, Zarathustra can be incomprehensible at times.
Right now, I'm reading: The Autobiography of Henry VIII, by Margaret George The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot DÃaz All three of them are really, very good so far. ------------------- Mercurial: I read Invisible Man for English last year too; I don't know about you, but I thought it was really a very good book - once I finished it that is.
Finished John Saul's "The Blackstone Chronicles" and enjoyed it. The first time I enjoyed a Saul novel--"Nightshade" and "The Presence" weren't too hot. Now, I'm on to Jaye Wells' "Red-Headed Stepchild."
The World According to Clarkson vol 3. by Jeremy Clarkson. His typical right-wing and overly humorous views never cease to entertain me.
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. So far, I'm enjoyg the plotline, but I find that the comedy some what forced.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - H.P. Lovecraft I can't believe Lovecraft wrote this! I've read all his other Dreamlands stuff, but is just unique in so many ways.
Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Following Ben Bova's Powersat, I'm struck by the difference in their writing styles. Bova's writing is very comfortable and open, compared to Preston and Child' busier and somewhat richer style. In both cases, they clearly do their research, but Preston and Child seem to display it a bit more. In the first few pages of Ice Limit, I encountered impressive geological/minerological details that were accurate and relevant when I looked them up (they were new to me, even though I was a rockhound growing up). The descriptions are detailed without being overdone. In short, it is a bit like looking from a fine classic film to a breathtaking opening scene filmed and viewed in high definition. I like what I've read of Ben Bova to date, but so far I also like Preston and Child's style - it's too early to say whether I'll like their storytelling as well.
Americana by Don Delillo. This must be my second reading of this book and I'm enjoying it even more this time around.
I've just started Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. I don't usually read historical fiction, but I thought it might be interesting as the U.S. is now dealing with a swine flu outbreak. This book's about a 16-year-old girl who lives in Philadelphia during the time of the yellow fever epidemic, which killed 10% of the population in just 3 months. I'm loving the narrative voice so far.
I've just began Bill Byrson's 'Down Under'. Although at first I was hesitant, within 3 minutes I was laughing so hard that I was kicked out of the lounge.
Since my last post, I finished Dean Koontz "Darkest Evening of the Year" and Brad Meltzer's "Dead Even." (Both were very good.) I also finished the audio book for Martin Kruz Smith's "Stalin's Ghost." (Didn't impress me.) Peter Ackroyd's "Hawksmoor" (Didn't impress me.) and David Baldacci's "The Camel Club" (I really, really loved "The Camel Club." Great, great book.) and "Ten Big Ones" by Janet Evanovitch, part of her Stephanie Plum series, a comedy-adventure series I've come to love. I'm back to reading the May issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine. I ordered a "back-issue pack" of 4 issues of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, which I'll splice in between other books I read coming up. I'll finish the Analog over the next few days, then I'll go down the religious track and read "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren. I'm not very orthodox, religiously. Quite the contrary, I'm a very independant minded and freethinking Unitarian Universalist. I read various religious books to learn about the views of others, not because I'm "searching" or want to be converted to someone else's views, as many people assume when they learn I'm reading this or that book regarding religion. I'm also half-way through "The Presence" by Heather Graham, definitely a very entertaining suspense novel. And I'm listening to the audio book "The Hemings of Monticello," fascinating so far, although I've only just started. (I'm on CD #2 of 25.) I should finish it in about a week and start another audio book. I listen to about 2-3 book CDs a day, more if I do yard work as I expect to. Waiting in the queue is the audio book "Man in the Dark" by Paul Auster.
The Harlequin, which is the 15th novel in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton.
