What Are You Reading Now.

I'm reading The Sight by David Clement-Davies. Its about wolves, magic, and war between the wolves themselves with minor human engagement. At the moment I'm uninterested in finishing it because the plot is becoming annoying.

 

I'm a voracious reader. Presently, I'm reading "Heliopolis" by James Scudamore. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. I just finished "Water for Elephants" and prior to that "Of Mice and Men" (for the third time). Somewhere in all that I read Tana French's latest - "Faithful Place" and found it entertaining, well crafted and steady, but my writer's brain figured it out.

On the "coming up" list - Sara Gruen's "Ape House" and another Tana French book. Maybe also a Hemingway biography.

(Did I mention I'm a voracious reader?)

 

Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry

McMurtry's writing style is like Mark Twain's, and that's a good thing. I'm completely enjoying this book. Its also very humbling, because I know I could never write like that.

 

I went and looked it up on Amazon. And it sounds really interesting, thanks, another one to put on the list!

 

I'd started Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. Second time starting to read this massive book. I've been to India a number of times and everyone kept telling me i had to read it. People rave about this book, and I really can't understand why. To my mind its badly written, but he does have a gift for telling a story.
My copy of Shantaram is from the library and someone else had it on reserve, so I had to take it back, as I only got through half of the 900 pages in a month. But ha I have it on reserve now, so I should get it back soon. In the meantime I need to finish Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders. I picked this up because its billed as THE first true novel written in 1722. It has no chapters! I wish they had invented those before they invented the novel! Its an interesting read in a historical sense, and its always fun to get into the rhythm of how they wrote in the 18th century, but I wouldn't call it fine literature.

 

Finally read The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I liked it. Definitely could feel the desperation and horror of what the world had become.

 

After two years of gathering dust in my shelf, I finally decided to venture into the lengthy world of A Song of Ice and Fire, and I was not disappointed. The pages fly by, so the eight-hundred pages bulk of A Game of Thrones doesn't seem so unnerving now, and the story and characters (the characters especially) are superb and a joy to read. Really expecting to watch HBO's transition to the television screen--it's a great series, and HBO has great shows, so I hope the transition is as entertaining and faithful.

 

Burning Bright, by Ron Rash. Its a collection of short stories mostly non-fiction.

 

Last Sacrifice A Vampire Academy Novel By Richelle Mead. Last book in the series. I've really liked the series so far, so I hope the ending is good.

 

Proust and the Squid by M. Wolf

 

I'm reading True Love, The Sphinx, and Other Unsolvable Mysteries by Tyne O'Connell. It's one of those fantastic kind of fluffly, totally addicting chick-flick type books

 

Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton

 

Under the Dome - Stephen King.

 

The Killing Place by Tess Gerritsen. One of her hits, rather than her misses

 

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The start of my favorite series by my favorite author

 

'The Vampire Diaries' by L J Smith. Great Descriptions there. Fab. Totally recommend to horror book fans!!! 100000000000/10

 

I am also a King fan. Just discovered a book called "Swan Song" that I guess has been compared to "The Stand". Could not put it down. By Robert McCammon.

Right now, I am reading an anthology called "The Girls Who Went Away"-Ann Fessler. True recollections from women who gave up their children to adoption during the "Baby Snatch" era.

 

At Swedens yearly national booksale I just spontaneousness got me some textbooks:

"Signs & Symbols - An illustrated guide to their origins and meanings" by Dorling Kindersley.
Seem to contain a lot of good research stuff for a writer.

"The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman.
A book on how the world would continue if human kind was erased, from a scientific perspective. I seen it recommend by a lot of SF and fantasy writers.

"Gay life and culture. A world history" by Robert Aldrich (red)
I love good textbooks, and this one had a lot of cool illustrations as well.

 

I'm reading Incarceron by Catherine Fisher right now. Its really great so far. I'm loving Claudia's character. She's manipulative and a crafty politician.

 

I just started Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It was a classic I never read, so I decided to pick it up.

 

I've not started yet but hope to this week -

Cleopatra, A Life by Stacy Schiff

 

whatever you do don't watch the stand movie, it will totally ruin the book...(one of my favorites as well)

 

Reading One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. I love it so far.

 

it's a great book

 

Just cracked Abercrombie's latest: The Heroes.

Only 30 pages in and I'm already delighted. I love this guy.