I'm current reading a book called Toxicity, which I haven't gotten too far into, as well as a serialized post-apocalypse story called Yesterday's Gone, which I highly recommend. You can get several of their first books in the series for free, and the rest are like .99 each. Really well written, and each one is a cliffhanger like you would have in a TV series.
He sure is. Too bad the sequel's release date hasn't been determined yet He's too busy finishing Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, which I'm busy reading at the moment.
I'm trying my hand at writing a sitcom so I'm reading the Father Ted scripts, and have a pile of other series lined up too. Just realised though that I haven't read a novel in far too long, might have to put that right this weekend.
The Unruly Passions of Eugenie R. First person novel about a WW I Parisian prostitute and her journey to reclaim her daughter. I can't stand first person novels. I think I've said this before LOL. However, the scene where one of her lovers die and her mental/internal reaction to watching him die in her arms finally made the book work. Too bad it took until page 230 out of 450 pages to get to that point.
We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin. One of the dystopian books. Chilling read. I know it's supposed to be satire, but it's really not that funny. Great story.
second lives: Becoming a freelance writer; by BILL HARRIS You Can Write For Magazines: by GREG DAUGHERTY
Just finished 'Dark Water Rising' by Marian Hale (my 7th grader's assigned summer reading) Very well written, it's about the storm which devastated Galveston, Texas in 1900 - written from the point of view of a teenage boy whose family have just moved to town.
Speaking of 1984 I've just started The Fat Years by Chan Koonchung. Pretty thought provoking. I feel it extends beyond china. The entire world has become politically complacent through it's materialistic focus.
I'm reading Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. I love it so far! I really enjoy her writing style. Before that I read Castle Freeman Jr.'s Go With Me which was so unique in style, I have never read anything like it before.
I've just started rereading 'The Black Tattoo' by Sam Enthoven (my 3rd time reading it, haha). I've found myself really obsessed with the ideas in the book and how its been written, so I just can't help myself!
Just finished reading Lord of the Rings and I loved every moment of it - nostalgia is a hell of a drug though. I have to say, I don't find Tolkien's style as impressive anymore. It's very stripped and simple, and prone to using a handful of phrases over and over, but hey, these books are so much fun! Now reading a selection of John Keat's Letters. This is a collection I've tried to read a few times, but I always had to put it to one side for something more important. Now that I finally have the time I can enjoy spending time with the man behind the poetry.
ADnD Dungeons Masters Guide (I have never actually played Dungeons and Dragons. I just got this from my Grandfather, It was something that he had in his storage and he gave it to me.) So far from what I am learning D&D is a pretty complex game! The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle So far a very interesting book!
I'm finishing up The girl who kicked the hornet's nest. It's the last one in the series. Not a bad series, but I find the books overwritten.
I've just finished reading Feist's first two novels in The Demonwar Saga and soon I shall finish book three. But I'm also in the middle of Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth, a fifth reading of Brent Weeks' Night Angel Trilogy and a classic; The Book Thief
I'm reading the Maze Runner Trilogy. On book two. Gotta say, not the hardest thing to read, but i'm definitely enjoying them! I think they're far better written than the hunger games, and have a similar feel to them. Story has me sucked in. After that I'm probly gonna read the last book in the Maximum Ride Series before diving back into some more serious literature. The Great Gatsby and Heart of Darkness are on my list.
Although I am in the middle of reading a handful of books (couldn't stop myself from jumping into other books), the book I am the farthest into is Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I am rather enjoying it, even after being told countless times of the misery other people have gone through reading it. So far, it is a very interesting story, the plot is well constructed and the character Heathcliff is an inspirational character who rises to the occasion, despite of his unfortunate childhood and low stature at the beginning of the novel. Good stuff.
I'm currently halfway through Less Than Zero beautifully written, however I'm finding the plot progresses too slowly to keep my interest for more than a chapter at a time.
Just finished The Swallows of Kabul, it had a good ending but a rather lethargic and predictable plot. Moving on to a collection of Kafka's short stories, and when I'm done with that the second book in the Game of Thrones series. Taking my time on that last one, understandably.
