I've just finished "The Host" written by Meyer : interesting plot but too, too long and characters are quite superficial. I'm beginning "The Shipping News" from Annie Proulx which won many prizes and I feel the difference with Meyer's style. I've read 20 pages so far, but I can already say this is sharp and powerful. However, I've got a few difficulties with the vocabular and I need a dictionnary next to me which is a bit annoying and spoils the pleasure of simply reading.
I've just pre-ordered John Connolly's 'The Whisperer's' and Steig Larsson's 'Girl with the dragon tattoo'. Big fan of Connolly but i've never read any Larsson books. Judging by the fact that EVERYONE has read him, and im the only one who hasn't, i hope it's as good as folks bang on about! haha
I am currently reading Eragon again(why? I have no idea) Also going to start reading Stephen King's Skeleton Crew. So far I have only read The Jaunt because a friend recommended I read it after posting a small excerpt from what I hope becomes a larger story that deals with FTL travel.
When I start a book, I finish it. I can't help it, I need to know the end, even when its as bad as they sometimes get. But my book choices are mainly recommendations. Or the classics. I tend to shy away from something new, although I have found gems no one ever talks about.
Of course I can give you a few names Try reading Blindness by Jose Saramago. He's a portugese novelist and his novels read like fluent poetry. The themes are often cruel and he portrays human nature at his utmost worst. The sorrow of Belgium by Hugo Claus is another great novel, depicting the life of a family and its deterioration going together with how catholicism reflects itself on day to day life. I have other titles, but due to surroundings I will have to stop at these two. But I hope I'll learn someday, to not keep on reading when a novel is bad. Reading a severely boring one at the moment, but almost at the end!
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville Dark, gritty, steampunk goodness. Really enjoying it so far.
Thank's for the titles RedRaven!, appreciated muchly I just purchased 'Blindness' and 'The Caine mutiny' ...but now i have to wait a couple of days. Looking forward to getting my hands on them, im all out of reading material until then. As soon as i have finished them, i'll check out Mr.Claus' work. Keep on fighting through that book of yours... the end is near! haha . Thank's again, but without sounding too demanding... please keep the titles coming matey, you've mentioned some gems . I picked up 'Perdido Street Station' by China Mieville at Waterstones a few weeks ago, pretty big book! if you dropped it from a window on to someone it would have the same effect as a piano i think, haha. Cheers both for the titles
No need to thank Buddy If I can give someone stg good to read, I'm happy. I hope you enjoy them. I have encouraged a few others to read Blindness and they have all agreed with me. I'm currently reading the Caine Mutiny myself. I have a serious need for WW2 related books.
I'm not reading anything at the moment. I'm flat broke, so I can't afford any new books, and all the books from the library I want to read are checked out :/
Read a book you don't want to read, then. If it turns out that you like it, it's a win. If you don't like it then work out why and make sure you avoid that in your own writing. Nothing is wasted!
Just finished Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Now I'm on to, and quite excited start tomorrow, Frank Herbert's Dune.
I am now reading Goldfinger by Ian Fleming. I found all my James Bond books and figured I would pick up where I left off.
Broke all the time myself ... xD Had a stroke of luck though, somebody put 25 old Shadowrun novels in the paper recycling bin -- gave me the ultimate christmas feeling. Apart from that -- in the middle of pdc Pierre, "Vernon God Little", and Arthur Rimbaud complete edition (he didn't write very much, unfortunately), next will be probably some Hölderlin or Chekov.
you can read books for free at the project gutenberg site, I think you can download them for free too if you have a Kindle, which is not cheap reading Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker I will not sleep tonight...
If only I could read books on a screen, I would do that. But I can't, I get massive headaches. So no downloads for me. =/
I've always wanted a Kindle. Would be pretty cool. i've never read a book that's very scary though; only one short story by Stephen King.
