Last week, I finished reading all of the Narnia books. Now, I'm reading the sixth book in The Dark Tower series written by Stephen King.
What book are you reading now?
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Right now I'm reading Among the hidden and Among the brave, I'm trying to finish the Among the _________ series by next month.
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Hey Cochise, nice looking sig. =P
And as for me, I've been trying to read "Call of the Wild" by Jack London and "The Flood" by William Dietz, but I keep losing track of where I am after not reading it for a bit. Eventually, I'm going to start "Watership Down" at some point.
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Currently I'm reading Plato's Republic for school.
Afterwards I may finally read some of the books I put off, like Catcher In The Rye or High Fidelity.
Sig by BK
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I'm currently re-reading Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison and occasionally reading a short story from Shadows Over Baker Street (a Sherlock Holmes / HP Lovecraft compilation) and Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman.
Other than those it's comics and cookbooks and books on house rabbits for now.
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I am currently in the midst of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle.
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Right now, Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams.
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Just finished "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Pillars of the Earth" and "The Fifth Elephant" (from Terry Pratchett's "Dyskworld") this week. Am currently reading "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and about to start with "Pride and Prejudice". Anyone can recommend a good book?
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I'm really liking the Hitchhiker's series. If you like sci-fi/satire, you should love it. Plus they're only 200+ page books.
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@Monkey:
Just finished "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Pillars of the Earth" and "The Fifth Elephant" (from Terry Pratchett's "Dyskworld") this week. Am currently reading "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and about to start with "Pride and Prejudice". Anyone can recommend a good book?
"America" by E.R Frank am glad i read this book.
review from publishers weekly:
story begins with a teenage America in a treatment facility after a suicide attempt and alternates between the present mostly his therapy sessions with Dr. B. and the past. Born to a crack addict mother, America was raised by kindly Mrs. Harper, the nanny of a rich white foster family who gave him up "after he started turning his color." The weekend before he starts kindergarten, he visits his birth mother in New York City, and she abandons him in a seedy apartment with his two young brothers. When the police find him years later and return him to Mrs. Harper, he's behind in school, swears constantly and has internalized the belief that he's bad. America is not a saint, but readers see glimmers of his intelligence (one heartbreaking series of scenes shows five-year-old America, unable to find a working telephone, writing Mrs. Harper's phone number everywhere so that he won't forget it), his sense of the poetic and even his kindness. His gradual progress through therapy is especially well orchestrated. The obstacles in his life seem insurmountable (after he returns to Mrs. Harper's, her half-brother repeatedly molests him and he flees to New York City again). But as Mrs. Harper is always telling America, there's "real meaning in the small things," and the author's ability to capture so much emotion in the details makes this book remarkable. For example, when America works up the courage to visit Mrs. Harper in the nursing home, her walls are covered with angels she painted to look like him. A powerful story of forgiveness both of oneself and of others.
America is the boy's name and they explain why hes called america.
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I've been reading The Zahir : A Novel of Obsession by Paulo Coelho and And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov. Quite frankly, I find both boring but I still will probably try to finish them both.
For a recommendation: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It's just entertaining and well written.
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Right now I'm reading Star Wars: Outbound Flight.
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i've been re-reading all six harry potter books since the movie came out last year, but the latest book i bought was "You're An Animal, Viskovitz!" by Alessandro Boffa.
freaking hilarious. i'd say it's as funny as OP.
RECOMMEND.
music's never loud enough
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I'm currently re-reading a series of books from my childhood, It's called the Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry, its pretty much Thomas The Tank Engine (before they butchered it) but with different stories etc.
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I've been reading The Zahir : A Novel of Obsession by Paulo Coelho and And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov. Quite frankly, I find both boring but I still will probably try to finish them both.
For a recommendation: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. It's just entertaining and well written.
Yup, "The Shadow of the Wind" really is a great book, I hope they translated it well. As to Paulo Coelho, I liked "Eleven Minutes" better than "The Alchemist", but I was a bit disappointed when I found out he didn't write the protagonist's diary himself, since it's the best part of the book.
Talking of fantasy novels, I think I should recommend "The Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan, but only for patient people who are ready to read more than 10 volumes with over 600 pages each (in Spain the split the books up, so they're making 3 times more profit gah).I like this post, curious to find out what you're all reading.
"To expresso or to latte, that is the question: Whether 'tis tastier on the buds to choose white mocha over plain, or to take a cup to go. Or a mug to stay, or extra cream or have nothing, and by opposing them, end one's heartache: To froth, to sprinkle: perchance to drink!" Member of AIDS!
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Marriage in Changing Japan by Liza Dalby. A good read thus far.
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i'm currently reading the book 8 of the wheel of time by robert jordan, "ravage" by barjavel and "la fortune des rougon-macquart" by emile zola.
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At school: Mcbeth (Kid's version)
at home :The Cell by Stpehen King
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@Monkey:
As to Paulo Coelho, I liked "Eleven Minutes" better than "The Alchemist"
Coelho is a mixed bag. I haven't read Eleven Minutes yet and The Alchemist wasn't much of a good (although perhaps inspirational) but Veronika Decides to Die and The Devil and Miss Prymm were both wonderful quick fixes. I could probably enjoy The Zahir too if I were going through a mid age crisis - but I'm not - or if it were plain good - but it's not. Unfortunalty I got the book as a Christmas present so I kinda have to read it…
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The forums, in a desperate effort to avoid the 30 or so academic articles waiting for my attention. Damn, it gives me the creeps to even think about that…brrr....
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currently: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Horse and His Boy (C.S.Lewis), The Zombie Survival Guide (Max Brooks)
soon: 1984 (George Orwell)
little later then soon: The Da Vinci Code (some guy)http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/aaaaaee/Signatures And Avatars/LuffytheIII2.jpg
Please read forum's Signature Rules carefully and follow it. - ocean
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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. It was a very enjoyable read but I've put the book down and not picked it up in a while.
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Just reading Carlos Ruiz Zafon's "La sombra del viento"
Nice book, but I've read better ones
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I've been reading Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly. A book about pirates and such. It's really good, it's just that I have a short attention span and usually find myself either playing video games, watching TV, or posting in forums on the internet…..
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If comics are included:
The Adventures of Tintin vol. 1
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Reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It's for English but I want to try to finish reading it as soon as I can.
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Destinys' way, by Walter Troy Denning; the 14th book in the New Jedi Order series. After Traitor, I just couldn't wait. Nom Anor! I love thine scruffy hide!
Afterwards, I'll propably read Feet Of Clay.
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A just finished reading the first two books of the Narnia series. They were in rumanian, but they were translated preaty decently. As for now, im reading Stalingrad(I am big history freak/geek:unsure: ) by Antony Beevor. The Book is great because it dosen't feel like your reading a history book, its more like a big epic saga.
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"The Count of Monte Cristo" By Alexander Dumas….just finished watching the anime "Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo" so I thought I should re-read the classic through a different perspective.
Forgot how bloody big it was though...
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CSI: Killing Game. I love the series and i love these novels.
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Now: 1984 - George Orwell
Soon: When Titans Clashed - David M. Glantz
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Just started Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way (by the man himself). So far it's good fun. I'm not too far in but there have been a number of laugh out loud funny parts already. I don't expect great literature, but I do expect to enjoy myself.
Sadly, I'm ignoring a lot of half-read books right now. Not reading anywhere near enough.
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Musashi-Eiji Yoshikawa
Franny and Zooey-JD SalingerNext-
Moby Dick-Melville
or maybe the 3rd Dune book
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Untill I get the last Dark Tower book, I've been re-reading Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince.
Rappin' Chopper:
"Yo; I was a reindeer livin' out in 'da snow! But then this old geeza' doctor brought me into his home! After healin' my wounds, I felt real phat. Then, old docta' Hiruk gave me this blingin' hat! My family beat me, shunt me, but it's all tight. Because I'm doin' my doctor remedies all night. I look like freak with my Human Human fruit. But now I'm with some gangsta' pirates who like to steal loot! All the girls like my blue nose. Yeah; it's the way that I get the Record scratching. Usopp's the guy with all 'da glory. He's my main man with all his tight stories. Zolo's Santoryu skills are on ice. You betta' watch out, or you gonna get sliced! Sanji's the cook servin' up the main dish. Don't mess with him, unless that's your wish. Luffy's 'da captain with the straw hat! His Gum Gum skills are real real tight. Vivi's the princess of Alabasta. Now we gotta head there, and we betta' do it faster!"
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Felt the need to revive this >_>
Anyways, I'm reading The Gallifrey Ghronicles at the moment, its pretty interesting I think, and funky ^_^
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Now I'm voluntarily reading Moby Dick. Yet another boring piece of literature. At first the book was pretty promising though up untill the sailing part kicked in. Well, not that many pages left anymore.
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At the moment, im reading Lian Hearn's 'Across the Nightingale Floor'… it's quite good, and i plan to try to finish the whole of the Otori trilogy within the month if i can... I already bought all the books on a whim... turned out to be a really good buy XD
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A Song of Ice and Fire - George R R Martin
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
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Some college textbooks
and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson.
the bigot who thinks being an asshole is actually worth shit
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the mysterious flame of queen loana by umberto ecco. the story is average but man how this guy can write great stuff!
in the meanwhile, i'm still in the middle of a emile zola book and somewhere in vol 8 of the wheel of time by robert jordan.
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Book 8 is probably one of my fav Wheel of Time books for the reason you may or may not know just yet. I finished book 11 not too long ago and Polgara the Sorceress by David Eddings. Now i'm reading the Redemption of Althalus also by David Eddings, as I intend to read all his works to current.
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I'm currently reading House of Thunder by Dean Koontz. He might become my favorite author.
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Fast Food Nation.
it'll make you realize how evil McDonald's is, if you don't already. -
Evil? McDonalds? Never.
Right now I'm finishing off The Gathering Dark by Jeff Grubb and I have started reading The Divine Comedy by Dante Aligheri. Yep, I read that sort of thing for the heck of it. Sometimes I confuse myself…
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Chute, Eloge de la Disgrâce (The Fall, Eulogy of Disgrace), Alain Soral's latest work. Soral is a highly controversial french sociologist/boxer/womanizer.
I also started reading The Silmarillion, which means my last hope to escape complete and utter nerdom disappeared.
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The Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings.
On the seventh dawn of the seventh day a twice-blessed man will roam the fields. Doomed to shadows with his brethren, or saviour to all who walk the ground.
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@Rixile:
Evil? McDonalds? Never.
Right now I'm finishing off The Gathering Dark by Jeff Grubb and I have started reading The Divine Comedy by Dante Aligheri. Yep, I read that sort of thing for the heck of it. Sometimes I confuse myself…
Mcdonalds IS EVIL, Rixile. Their french fries are delish, but they get you really fat and they KILL YOU!!! dramatic sounds"dunh dunh DUNHHH!" Seriously, they keel you "dunh dunh DUUNNHH!!" Stop that!!
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I prefer Carl's Junior fries, myself.
I'm currently reading The Three Musketeers and was planning to read Don Quixote after that, but my science teacher says I need to do a book report for his class. Book reports in science? Che… I'll probably read the Hot Zone for that. It's on my list of things I've always wanted to read.
