^^ Yesyesyesyes. I love that dude. I'm reading King Lear, The Arabian Nights, The Jungle Books, The Walking Drum by Louis L'amore, Anderson's fairy tales (I still like them) and a half a hundred other things just now, only I can't remember all of them.
Awwww, I love that book, Banzai! It's one of my all-time favourites. The grammar put me off at first, but after I got used to it, I decided that I liked that quirk; it really gave it some amazing character that you dont often see. xx I'm still reading Daemon by Daniel Suarez. It's still fantastic. Seriously, everyone needs to pick up this book because it freaking rocks!
Right now I'm reading The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum. I just recently finished I, Robot, The Minority Report, and The War of The Worlds. I've got a whole list of books I want to read. The Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum Ringworld 1-4 Dune 1-6 Frankenstein 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea I can not turn the pages quick enough to finish all these lol.
All Quiet on the Western Front I can see why this book is considered a classic (the warts and all portrayal of life in the trenches, the insights into the mindset of the common soldier), and I really do want to like it. It's just the whole thing is so awkwardly worded that I am unable to get into the story; though I suspect that it's the translation from German to English and not the author who is at fault here.
I just finished "Travels with Charlie", and now am reading "The Age of Innocence". "Travels with Charlie" was very good, and I enjoyed getting a picture of the real life Steinbeck. "The Age of Innocence" is not bad; it has an intriguing story line, but the characters are a little...annoying.
I borrowed this from work based on your recommendation, read it for an hour than gave up...I thought it was pretty awful...I mean, his writing style isn't as annoying as some other people, but the story itself was terribly slow, there was much too little description and the characters weren't very interesting....maybe its a genre thing? I dunno, I don't like crime or sci-fi in general, maybe I was predisposed towards hating it... Currently reading Forbidden Colours by Yukio Mishima.
Oh no! Sorry you didnt end up liking it. I finished it just yesterday, and I really enjoyed it. I agree that the characters in particular arent very unique, but the plot I found to be fantastic (once it got started, that is) and fast-paced enough to propel me to the end rather quickly. Bummer. ...Seeing as I finished Daemon just yesterday, I'm not sure what I'll be reading next. I plan to have something in hand by this evening, though.
I was given a Stephen King novel on the weekend, suggested by a friend (who is as voracious a reader as i am ) after i mentioned not having read any of S.K's stuff for a long time. I read close to several pages and plopped it down with no regret's about not finishing it. What complete pant's! i was shocked because i normally love an S.K novel and everyone bangs on about this series. The book was the first of the Dark Towers; 'The gun slinger'. I'm now reading Clive Barker's 'Sacrament', which im pleased to say i am thoroughly enjoying!. After that it's Dennis Lehane 'The Given Day'
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, which will be followed by Through the Looking-Glass and The Hunting Snark. Also reading the graphic novel Bone, which I would recommend to anyone, no matter who you are and what genres you like.
I won a book through a Canadian Magazine and it is a story about travelling the Caribbean Islands and learning how to cook many of the traditional foods. It tells some history and describes the authors interactions with the local people. It is not my usual type of book but I found it really interesting. the book is "The spice Necklace" by Ann Vanderhoof. she has a first book "An Embarassment of Mangoes" the cover says it is a food lover's Caribbean Adventure. it is a lazy day type of read and the recipes are interesting. Lots of rum and lime in all of them.
Gone with the Wind. There's just something about that book that I adore. The rich setting is amazing, but you could tell a story with just the characters alone in a white box or a boring setting and it would be a bestseller. Scarlett, Rhett, Melanie, Ashley...... the richness of their characters and everyone else's as well is simply amazing. I dream to write like that one day.
I've finished Flowers for Algernon (which was brilliant; slightly disappointing that it's going to be getting the Will Smith treatment...), and am just starting A Scanner Darkly by Phillip K. Dick. EDIT: I'm also reading the current issue (#11) of Murky Depths, and the artwork is fantastic!
Flowers for Algernon is definitely one of my favorite books. Great story. Currently I'm reading Panic by Jeff Abbott and I just picked up Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde. I also just finished Stark by the late Ed Bunker and would recommend anyone interested in crime books to pick it up. Best, Whiskey
I'm almost done with the FANTASTIC Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (both the book and movie ar great, they are different, but it works ) and I'm about the start the second one, The Sea of Monsters
Finishing Alice Through the Looking-glass, which will be followed by The Hunting Snark and American Gods.
Are you liking the Sherlock Holmes stories so far? I've been wanting to read them, to get a better feeling of the Victorian era as well as for the pleasure of it.
^ Dude, You're a Fag by CJ Pascoe. I'm reading this for my Honors Sociology course. It is fantastic so far. ^ I got this leather bound book of all of Poe's stories and poems for Christmas and I'm working through it. ^ Native Son by Richard Wright. I really like this one so far, too.
