What book(s) are you currently reading?

[Brother]

Leisure: 'Northern Lights' by Philip Pullman. I'm also dipping in and out of 'The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde'

Academic: 'The Belljar' by Silvia Plath and 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer for English Literature. 'El coronel no tiene quien le escriba' by Gabriel Garcia Màrquez for Spanish.

[Eden]

I've been given a whole chunk of earlier Discworld books that aren't in my local library, so I'm ploughing through them. At the moment I'm on Pyramids, and greatly enjoying it.

Before that, though, I was reading Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel), Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides), and dipping in and out of The Know-It-All (AJ Jacobs).

[Eddie]

"Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown, only started reading it but so far its reasonably good, its similar to Depection Point in ways but non the less a good read. Cant wait for his new book later this year, should be good.

[Jessica Fletcher]

Les Miserables, and it's one of those books that take over your life, mess up your sleep pattern and make you starve. It's also one of the longest things I've attempted to read, I'm only half way through the first volume.

[nunkiller]

im reading desperation by the almighty stephen king and lost boy lost girl by peter straub, and i just started reading steal this book. desperation is pretty awesome and im almost done im on page 560 something.

[General Beelze]

For school I've got to read Call of the Wild for Adv. Comp. and then write a lot of papers on it.

For fun I got The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide, I'm halfway through The Restraunt at the End of the Universe

[Jack]

For school I am reading/have read:

"I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" - Maya Angelou
Now I'm not one to like autobiographies, but I must say this girl has lived. She has lived a million lives. She survives first the living in the deep south in the 1930's and being black (not a good combination). Secondly the social stigma of her parents being divorced and her living with her grandma. Thirdly being abused by her mothers new husband and being raped. The list goes on. Although in some points its hard to read, because of things like her rape. I recomend it to anyone.

"Sons and Lovers" - D.H. Lawrence
A loads of dribble. It's all turn of the century high tea and biscuits crap. Nothing happens like the last few chapters. Lots of sex though.

Out of school I am reading:

"Is it me or is everything shit?" - By Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur
Ok, It's no novel, but its damn funny. Basically its an 'encyclopedia' of things that pretty much just tick these two guys off. From Keane to Vernan Kay to Subeditors. Funny stuff.

[Dark Mandy]

I'm not really reading anything at the moment, having recently finished King's Dark Tower series. I expect I'll re-read Duncton Wood or something.

[Final Jonathan]

I'm reading a book called "Weilding a Red Sword" by Peris Anthony. It's good so far. It's about this guy that can't talk normal and he's a prince and he runs away because he hates his father. He meets this girl they love each other then the prince named Mym gets caught and he goes back, and he has to find a princess. Which he doesn't want to because he loves that girl he met at the circus. He found out every girl he declines gets there head put on a spike, so he finally picks one and goes to a honey moon castle for a month. Now I'm at a part where he is Mars (god of war) and this big war is fixing to start.

[Black Velveteen]

Naked Lunch - Burroughs

I've read it before, years ago. I thought I might pick it up again as I recently saw the film. They're not actually that similar, but I do really love the book. It's very reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange, easier to read though.

[Tine]

I am currently reading one of the Narnia books. It's a bit boring, so I might read one of my Mom's murder mystery books.

[Lord Mark]

I just finished Stephen King's new book Cell. It was good.

[Lina]

I'm such a kid sometimes. I'm currently reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from the Chronicles of Narnia.

[Nightwalker]

Every Which Way but Dead by Kim Harrison

is a great book for the people who love vampires and the other myth creatures (i.e. were's, fairies, pixies, witches etc..)

[D.A.N.]

After the movie came out, I felt liek reading the book, I'm reading Chronicles of Narnia, interesting stuff, never saw the movie though.

[Question Mark]

Temple of Winds - Terry Goodkind

Apart of the wonderful fantasy series Sword of Truth.

[Jessica Fletcher]

The Homeward Bounders by Diana Wynne Jones. Seeing as it's probably going to take until May to finish Les Mis, I'm reading them together as I get ridiculously excited about new DWJ books and don't think I can wait.

[Shuriken]

Some lame book called Hatchet. Well atleast to me...

[D.A.N.]

Some lame book called Hatchet. Well atleast to me...

I thought it was interesting, but not too appealing.

[Shuriken]

Meh, we are forced to read it for an english project. I find it hardly entertaining. His one word sentences bug me too. Like :
The secret.
And he wouldnt stop doing that. I found it annoying.

[bond4154]

I'm not reading anything at the moment, but I'm about to read "The Wanderer". I think. Just have to nab it out of a bookstore.

[The XIII Order]

Harry potter: GoF

It's ok (Not really but i can't stop reading it <_< >_>)

[Minako]

Currently re-reading 'Stone of Tears' by Terry Goodkind from the Sword of Truth series.

I'm going through the whole series again 'cause I love it so much. xD So many great characters (<3 Kahlan).

[Dunky]

Before bed: 'Cloud Atlas'
I'm not that far into it, but I do like the style of writing so far. I'm a fan of novels that have multiple narrators and threads of plots that seem to have little to no links.

On public Transport: Othello
I like to read things that require more concentration on the train (which I now get to college because I hate the bus- also it cuts my commute down to 20 minutes. Nice) because I hate my fellow passengers. But I actually am loving Othello. I've got one with handy little student notes and scene analysi. 'Sgood. Like the OC or something.

[Erofiat]

Right now:

Stephen King's The Cell - Only started, but damn things go bad..FAST.

[charliepanayi]

Currently reading Chronicles Volume 1 by Bob Dylan - fairly interesting to read some of his thoughts on his career, and his reluctance to be seen as an icon of any sort.

[Diamond]

Memoirs of a Geisha ~ Arthur Golden.

Great Book. Crap Film. :roll:

[Reggie]

Memoirs of a Geisha ~ Arthur Golden.
Great Book. Crap Film. :roll:

I agree, and cool smiley btw lol

I'm not actually reading anything at the moment which is rare for me but I did finish reading Sharon Osbournes biography, it's really well written and some things in it had me really shocked. A rock and roll lifestyle is an understatement...

[Brother]

I finished Northern Lights' but I don't have 'The Subtle Knife[I]', so I've moved on to '[I]Mrs Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf.

The story isn't the most interesting but it's written almost entirely using 'stream of consciousness' narration. It's really quite remarkable stuff, as you'll know if you've read 'Ulysses' or some of Woolf's other work.

[Egnar]

Currently trying to get through Dante's "Inferno". It's a harder read then I expected. I find after every canto I need to go to cliff notes to better understand it :(.

[Frag]

The Truth (With Jokes) by Al Franken
The book makes me laugh because of its jokes and cry because I realize how doomed American really is.

Oddly enough, I'm reading Inferno for English class, Judge. Don't rush your reading of each canto--slowly piece together what each sentence is saying. Buying a copy with plenty of footnotes also helps.

[FadedLies]

Currently, I'm reading Perfect Nightmare by John Saul. It's the newest book that has came out by him. I've read all of his other works that he's published. So far, it's pretty interesting. Only about four chapters into it. His style is similar to Stephen Kings so I assume that's why I enjoy it so much.

-FadedLies

[Xeveria]

Mendacity by Larry Liu

Here's a little bio about it:
Detrayed by his own Agency and accused of being a double-agent,John Yee,a Chinese American CIA agent,is on the run from CIA salvage teams and the Chinese People's Liberation Army who are hunting him throughout China.

Born and raised in the United States,John and his Special Operations team have infiltrated the student body inside Tiananmen Square to monitor their activities during the student demonstrations of 1989.John and his team receive orders to smuggle truckloads of AK-47s into the square with the goal of forcing hardline Chinese Communsit leaders into talking strong action against the students.After refusing to follow these orders,John becomes the only surviving member after the whole team is terminated to prevent any further leaks about the plot.

Now,with the help of Meiling,a student demonstrator he befriend at the square,John is waging a one-man battle against Agency.He is racing against time to prove his innocence,prevent an all-out civil war in China and reveal the plot,hatched at high levels within the CIA,to throw China into total Chaos.


Well,I guess that would do it.(sorry if it's too long)

[Egnar]

Oddly enough, I'm reading Inferno for English class, Judge. Don't rush your reading of each canto--slowly piece together what each sentence is saying. Buying a copy with plenty of footnotes also helps.
I got a complete version; Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso; and it was a gift so I didn't have a choice in the version I wanted :(. Ya I try not to rush and and prefer not to read more then 2 Canto at any given time so I can try to absorb it. I find I can get the basic understanding alone, but I like that extra push since all of the notes are in the back of the book so it's easier to just go to cliffnotes for me.

[Invazn]

Dune by Frank Herbert, its pretty cool so far.

[BillyTheKid]

I'm reading Crime and Punishment (this is my sixth time to read it). Next I’ll read to kill a mockingbirdI’ve never read it and I hear it's pretty good.

[Viki]

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It's for my literature class; I'm only a couple of chapters in, but I actually really like it.

[~SapphireStar~]

The Magicians Guild by Trudi Canavan, very interesting, got the next installment already. And Ive just bought Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?: The Encyclopedia of Modern Life by Alan McArthur, Steve Lowe. Very funny.

[Nicola]

Oh my god Lauren, I am reading The Magicians Guild at the moment too! Freaky. It had me interested from the start.

[~SapphireStar~]

Great minds think alike :D It is an amazing read and you are hooked from the start.

[Omi]

Im reading Artemis Fowl 4 and The Supernaturialist, very good books, highly recommended

Also reading The Wind Singer

[UNGĄŘMAX]

After finishing the books eragon and eldest just before christmas, i have decided to go for another trilogy while i wait for the last book in the eragon trilogy.

I'm reading a book called the golem's eye the prequel to the amulet or samarkand, by john stroud.

they are great books with a point of of view from 2 people.

i would recommend thse books to anyone looking for a good read

[Acrimoniously Challenged]

I am after reading the Novice by Trudi Canavan.
Very good indeed.

[Ezekiel]

I'm currently reading "The Time Traveller's Wife" and it's really good. I would recommend it to anyone looking for something different to read.

[Benperson]

I'm reading this book called Liriel, by Garth Nix, its a pretty good fantasy, a sequel to Sabriel, which i was reccomended to, after reading his Shade's Children. Which I read after REreading Card's Ender series.

For school I have to read Christmas Carol. :/

[Orca]

I am currently reading Insomnia by Stephen King.

I love Stephen King. I'm currently gone into a frenzy reading his books. There really good.

[Nightwalker]

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden


Interesting and Amazing, somewhat sad though.

[LeiLei]

Currently reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte for my English class. And I <3 this book like whoa. LeiLei's a sucker for romance, and Jane n' Edward make for a loverly albeit difficult pairing. :3

[Diamond]

<3 To Kill a Mockingbird. [For GCSE revision purposes. ^^;]

[Hellfire]

I'm currently engrossed in "Exile's Return" by Raymond E Feist.

[Clanga]

i'm reading this teenage romantic novel ..Mr Perfect

[Koma]

Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman,

A series of short-stories written by him that he decided he publish.
Really great stuff, I hope to read Stardust next.

[Solid_Snake]

I just finished with 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde. It's about a young , beautiful man who has his portrait taken, and then becomes with staying young forever. He sells his soul to the devil, so that instead of <i>himself</i> aging, his portrait will grow old instead. Without giving plot away, he goes a <i>little</i> insane, torturing his friends, and comitting murder before too long.

I just started on a new book, Paradise Lost by John Milton, which I'm sure many are familiar with.

[Onyx]

Currently I am engrossed in Micheal Crichton's "Prey". Its a great book. I've read it once, though I was two years younger when I read it and I didn't understand the meaning of the words that I was reading. Now that I'm older and am able to comprehend the words I'm happily indulging in his books.:D

[Black Velveteen]

Motorcycle Diaries. I'm not going to go on about it but the story's interesting enough but it's written in such an enchating and brilliant way. Wow. Excellent. It's very short though :(!!!

[Sonya Dora]

For this past Christmas I got Bill Bryson's Made In America, which claims styles itself an "informal history" of the English language in America. A snail-like reading pace and such various distractions as school have made me slow to approach the last chapter until just now, and while I didn't enjoy this quite as much as The Mother Tongue, I've come to enjoy reading Bryson's work.

Made In America explores how various historical events and changes in culture and technology inevitably made impact on the language. Bryson tends to go off on a lot of tangents about history rather than language (in which I was a little frustrated with his habit of simply listing slews of words that came into fashion at some point), but such digressions are just fine when the reader is a glutton for trivia like myself. His little section about the Pennsylvania Dutch, an early colonial culture that happens to make up a large part of my heritage, also made me smile.

[S//Punk]

ive just finished reading "catch me if you can" by frank abagnale, very different to the movie and very good too, you'd swear it was fiction but its not :)

[Scott]

Just got Lotr trilogy so looking forward to reading that, seen the movies now the hours of deep thought into the books :D

[Question Mark]

I'm reading Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind, again. This book is quite entertaining, but I am mainly reading it again because I had some forgetful moments in his later books on past events, so here I am reading the series over again. No complaints though. :D

[Ænorexorcist]

Clive Barker's Abarat. It's quite good, especially considering that it's a "young adult" novel. I like his adult fiction a lot more, but this is especially good. Barker's so good at creating characters and fictional worlds. I wish this book had been published when I was a kid.

[Jessica Fletcher]

Diana Wynne Jones - Fire and Hemlock

And about 3/4 through Les Miserables. :rolleyes:

[Egnar]

The Pacific War -Saburo Ienaga

It's for a World History class and I need to get a report done on his thesis. It's not so much that it's a bad book though some of it is slightly hard to understand since it's directly translated into English.

[DarkEternal]

The Narnia series. They're actually quite interesting.

[Spike Marshall]

WAR AND PEACE

My head hurts already...

[Jessica Fletcher]

Haha, I've given up on that one a few times.

I found a secondhand book on urban legends in Leeds but I don't think I'll get round to reading it for a while.

[Brother]

Where do you shop for books 'Dust? There was this guy who had a really good stall down at the market a couple of years ago, but I can't seem to find him anymore. I've never really sought out any secondhand bookshops when I've been in town. :(

I've just started The Picture of Dorian Gray. <3 Oscar.

[Jessica Fletcher]

It was in a charity shop in Headingley, actually. I was only visiting a friend for the weekend, I don't live there anymore. There's a great stall on the indoor market if you'd like to come to Darlington. :D

[Dunky]

I'm reading Cloud Atlas at the moment. Normally I don't like ADD style of writing, but I'm at about the fifth perspective in and so far I'm liking it. I've yet to have a clue as to what's going on or what the connection is, but each character has been suprisingly engaging. More!

Also, I just finished Wee Free Men. <3 Much, Much less than three.

[Lord Mark]

I just finished Amber and Iron, the second volume in the Dark Disciple trilogy of Dragonlance. Once again Margaret Weis has done an outstanding job. Now I'm reading Kaz the minotaur.

[Cheiusa]

I've actually just finished reading, Memoirs of a Geisha which was an amazing book to read, I couldn't put it down.

I would definately advise reading it. . . 10/10

(slightly graphical at parts though :shocked: lol)

[S//Punk]

ive just started to read a book called "The cobain dossier" as you can probably tell this is supposed to be a compilation of writing on kurt cobain
. i haven't got into it fully yet but it looks pretty comprehensive and it'll be interesting to read, tell you what its like when im finished. :)

[Princess of Darkness]

am about half way through memoirs of a geisha

[Orca]

Rose Madder: By Stephen King

[poogle]

At the moment I am reading Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. I saw the film and loved it, even though it was a bit grim, and so far the film was in keeping with the book which is great. It is also cool because it fills you in on all the little details that they couldn't fit into the film.

It's the kind of book that grabs you and doesn't let go!

[Rankin]

Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub. It's pretty good so far.

[Turtle]

Just finished Fast Food nation, it was excellent.

I haven't decided if I should start on Fear And Loathing In America by Hunter S Thompson, or The Exestentalist Reader by some guy, who since I don't have his name in front of me, I can't remember.

[Azrael]

Adobe Photoshop CS2 For Photographers.

[charliepanayi]

Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel - a fairly dark story about a medium and her assistant, paints a rather bleak picture of the afterlife.

[Falcolas]

Trying to get through Sebastian by Anne Bishop right now. Trying because my reading prescription is old, not because the book is dull. Headaches and all that stuff. =D

[Ænorexorcist]

Stephen King's Cell. I had lost my faith in the man as a writer for a long while, but this has renewed it, if only a little. The characters aren't as well developed as they could be, and the story seems to be relying on plot events more than anything (in other words, it seems extremely planned). Not that that's a bad thing.

[Glorificus]

Just finished "Bitten" and "Stolen" and I'm starting Laurell K. Hamilton's vampire series.

[Nicola]

The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter. Read it if you like weirdness, scary toys, surrealism, incest and rape.

[Bloodlust]

I am currently reading Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. It is a great book, and I think that most fans of the fantasy genre would enjoy it. I am also reading The Inferno by Dante Alighieri. ;)

[Nemo]

German infantry ace's of WW2

[Glorificus]

"The Crucible"

[Koma]

Stardust by Niel Gaiman

[charliepanayi]

Affinity by Sarah Waters - about a Victorian spiritualist so follows on quite nicely from the last book I read, which was about a medium.

[Christina Bryant-Star]

Thorns in a Thicket by Rosa Sharp.

[Bucky Katt]

I am currently reading Lost Horizon (the first paperback ever published, woot!) by James Hilton. It is a very well written book and I got sucked into it the minute I picked it up. I have not quite finished it yet, due to work and lack of time, but I have been told the ending is really good; I can't wait. Perhaps I will write a mini-review once I am finished along with posting my next book. (Unless of course I rant too much about the book and it is too long that it requires a thread).

[Enigma]

The Magician's Guild; a gripping read indeed. I believe it's one of the biggest sellers in the fantasy genre at the moment.

[DaZZa]

Sociology fucking stuff
I hate studying

[charliepanayi]

Untold Stories by Alan Bennett

[Azador]

Leisure: "The Truth Teller" by Angela Elwell Hunt, in between two books in the "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" trilogy by Tad Williams.

Academic: "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (did I even need to put the author?)

[charliepanayi]

Labyrinth by Kate Mosse - adventure that moves between 13th Century France and the present day.

[LeiLei]

Spent the entire day indulging in Vertigo's Fables. The Fables (i.e. Snow White, the big bad wolf, Prince Charming, the whole bloody lot) seek refuge in New York from an entity known as the "Adversary" who's driven them from their homeland. Interesting concept, colourful cast of characters, and a fan-fuckin'-tastic read.

[Lord Mark]

Started reading Trail of the Black Wyrm, the second in the Taladas trilogy. Also finishing up Douglas Adam's awesome galaxy books.

[Orca]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phenix- by J.K.Rowling (as if you didn't already know that.)
The Bad Place- by Dean Koontz

[Skrezzle]

I'm reading The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami its a collection of short slightly surreal stories, well worth a read and a good introduction to Murakami

[Dragon]

I am currently reading Harlequin (Grail Quest) by Bernard Cornwell.

A very enjoyable read and any fans of historical novels will love it.

Dragon :)

[~SapphireStar~]

Ive just ordered "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. I have just watched the movie and I believe the book is always better, even though that film is a masterpiece.

[LeiLei]

Y: THE LAST MAN - yet another brilliant Vertigo series. :3 A plague has wiped out every human, animal, and fetus with the Y chromosome (so, you're basically left trekking through a giant pool of estrogen), but one man actually survives. He's on a mission to find out why he's the sole survivor and inevitably runs into all sorts of trouble along the way. Day-um good read.

[Enigma]

Dr Jeckyll and Hyde. And I just finished Great Expectations. It was great. Not.

[charliepanayi]

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters - exchanges her usual setting for Victorian London for World War II and shortly afterwards, with the story working backward from 1947 to 1941. I've liked her other stuff like Affinity and Fingersmith so looking forward to seeing how the book turns out.

[Fareru]

Naruto - This is assuming that Manga counts as a book, does it? Oh well, i'm sure most are familiar with Naruto, I love it, very nice ^^

And I'm also reading

Silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkein

[Shaolin Zelda]

I'm reader Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird, and I am going to start A Street Car named Desire.

[Minako]

Currently reading Temple of the Winds from the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. :P And enjoying it once again. There's so many things I totally forgot about that make the rest of the books make more sense.

[Yunancy]

I like some old/scary books of R.L. STINE....

[Invazn]

Gulliver's Travels oh god it is so freakin boring.

[Sasukebrat01]

Number the Stars by Louis is a good book but takes place in 1847.

[Invazn]

Go Ask Alice.

[Sensei Reno]

well i saw film and im reading book now hitchikers guide to the galaxy

sooo funny

[Orca]

One Door Away From Heaven by Dean Koontz. Yayz another Koontz book to add to my mental library of his books that I've read.

[Sensei Reno]

i love reading harry potter

[Broodling]

Currently reading Dune Series... don't see myself finishing them all any time soon :p

[Invazn]

1984, seems okay so far.

[Fionn]

Number the Stars by Louis is a good book but takes place in 1847.

I have to agree. With that book mentioned, I'm actually planning on rereading that nice novel soon, as I had already read it a few years ago. It has such a beautiful and touching story. Plus, I loved the characters to death. It very much inspired me when I was writing one of my original stories, as a hobby, back then. Louis Lowry is actually one of my top, favorate authors. She's just great.

Other than that, I think I'll go around a bookstore again sometime... I haven't bought a new book in a while, so I haven't planned anything else to read. But for now... yeah, I'll reread "Number The Stars," by Louis Lowry and also "Tuesdays With Morrie," by Mitch Albom.

[charliepanayi]

A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka.

[Gnomee]

I'm reading Once by James Herbert.(again)I'm hoping to get my hands on some more Discworld books soon.

Also reading Falling Sideways by Tom Holt.

[Garney]

I'm reading the "Da Vinci Code" (Dan Brown) and "Wolf Hunting" (Jane Lindskold)

[Rosaline]

At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks. I love his books very much. I'm very into the romance novels and his writing style is so poetic.

[popkorn1223]

im reading The Vampire Armand....its pretty good

[Nem]

I fancied some tripe reading over the next few supposedly sunny days, so bought Velocity by Dean Koontz. Its certainly living up to my low expectations. Quite a good page turner though, i suppose.

[clap your hands.]

I just finished Inversions by Iain (M) Banks. Fairly mediocre.

Reading stranger in a strange land by Robert Heinlen. I am reading lots of sci fi this past week. :/

[FFX-Girl]

The Thief Lord is what I'm reading ..

[Dunky]

Neil Gayman(snicker)'s Smoke & Mirrors. It's alright so far, no Roald Dahl when it comes to Short Stories but there's some nice little twists in the stories.

[Broodling]

Elementary...
Sherlock Holmes :p
What seemed boring at first is actually pretty interesting.

[Brron - The Mad King]

Dragonlance Chronicles - it's one book I intend to read fully this year, at least once.

[charliepanayi]

Ghostwritten by David Mitchell - it's fun to see fleeting cameos during the book of characters that crop up again in his later (excellent) novel Cloud Atlas.

[Sensei Reno]

well i am going on holiday and taking the devinci code with me to read

[irock708]

Hmmm... I be reading: Cirque Du Freak - Darren Shan

[Orca]

Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice.

I plan to read the whole Chronicles this summer.

[Enemy Airship]

I'm currently reading Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

I've been waiting to sink my teeth into this for a long while now :).

[Shuya]

i've finished Battle Royale the manga and im reading the novel and i've seen both movies i love Battle Royale if osmeone else here likes it please let me know i'd love to talk about it

[Jaswen]

The Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix.

I've only started on the first book entitled Sabriel. I don't think I can finish all three books anytime soon with my hectic schedule. The book is going pretty good so far.

[amandakay]

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk.

[Dunky]

I'm reading "Knees up Mother Earth" by Robert Rankin I think it is. I really don't like it, but I quite like the style in which he writes...

[Azador]

I just finished The Visitation now i'm on Monster.

[Diz-ney]

I'm reading "A night Listener" For my Higher english.

[Minako]

Can you people please mention more than just the titles of the books? Tell us what you think, at least?

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Tonight I finished reading "Faith of the Fallen" by Terry Goodkind. This is the 2nd time I've read it, and it was more powerful than I thought before. I got into it so much more this time through.

Next I'm gonna start either Pillars of Creation (next book in the series) or one of Anne McAffrey's books. I didn't like PoC much last time I read it, probably because I was rushing through the series at the time. I think it'll be more enjoyable now. :P

[Nem]

Im reading Black Swan Green by David Mitchell, having read good reviews and having seen it fly off our shelves.

I'm normally one to stay away from critically acclaimed modern literature, but its very well written, and entertaining at the same time. If i'm not gripped by a book within the first few chapters, i often won't bother reading through to the end. Im going to stay with this one though, its already interested me. The principle character is interesting, and as someone who also had a stutter as a child, I can completely sympathise with him. Im looking forward to carrying on through it.

Its basically a story of his experience of that that hole between childhood and adolescence, as he discovers the opposite sex, family politics and political conflict on a wider scale, set in a dead-end middle english village against the backdrop of the Falklands War.

[MotherConfessorKahlan]

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

[V_Translanka]

Neil Gayman(snicker)'s Smoke & Mirrors. It's alright so far, no Roald Dahl when it comes to Short Stories but there's some nice little twists in the stories.

Murder Mysteries and Snow, Glass, Apples (i think the two stories are called) kick ass. edit: Oh, and it's spelled Gaiman...

I'm currently reading A. Rice's Vampire Chronicles (just finished The Vampire Lestat)...I've got to say, so far, I'm a little dissapointed...*shrugs*...But I'll continue on anyways...

I'm also reading J. Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth because Captain Nemo kicked so much ass I had to give his work some more reading...

I'm also into S. King's The Tommyknockers, but I can't really get into it (after about 200 pages even)...I don't think anything will ever be so good as the Tower...although, now that I mention it, The Colorado Kid & Cell were both good...

And I've also got Marilyn Manson's autobiography, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, but I haven't really started it...

[Elijah]

Currently re-reading The Shining Ones by David Eddings. Damn good book.

[Jarlaxle]

David Eddings is a great author.

Anyhow, I am currently reading my way through the Dragonlance Legends Trilogy, nearing the end of the second book 'The War Of The Twins'. I have been a long-time fan of the Forgotten Realms novels, and only recently started getting into the Dragonlance setting.

[Earl Of Slander]

Haunted - Chuck Palahniuk
Choke - Chuck Palahniuk
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Hey, Nostrodamus - Douglas Coupland.

Those are the ones I'm reading right now plus a couple which I finished just a week ago. I'd recommend Coupland, Martel is probably an acquired taste but something I'm sure can pass time on a plane or something.

[ShurikenMasterYuffie]

I'm trying to finish "Time Must Have a Stop" by Aldous Huxley, since "Brave New World" was so exhilarating.. but, ironically, I haven't found the time. I might just move onto "Flowers for Algernon" again.. but if not, I'll try to finish them (and more) this summer. Mainly, I'm trying to prepare for my first year of high school. Books like Deception Point and Angels and Demons enthrall me because they're chock-full of realistic drama, and it forces you to think and register information. Flowers for Algernon is a book that describes a man's hardships and failures in a world and life where no one would accept him for who he was and who he tried to be; I read only an excerpt of it in 7th grade, but I loved it.

My plan..

- Time Must Have A Stop by Aldous Huxley
- Find my Brave New World so I can reread it. ;_;
- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
- Deception Point by Dan Brown
- Reread Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
- Reread Night by Elie Wiesel
- The Great Gatsy by F. Scott
- The Federalist Papers (Too lazy to check the author, and this one's just for fun.)

Oh.. and How to be Happy, Dammit..

[Cloud Strife Clone2.0]

Im reading david gemmells "Legend" a brilliant book by one of the original and best fantasy writers ever.

[Dark Mandy]

I'm currently reading Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

I've been waiting to sink my teeth into this for a long while now :).

Surely you mean Moby-Dick? ;)

This week, I have been mostly reading George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series.

[Captain Carrot]

Terry Pratchett - Night Watch.
Almost done with it. I really really like this one, although its a lot more serious than all the other Discworld novels.

[Murderdolls]

I've just finshed reading book six of the Pendragon series. Rivers of Zadaa was a great read, I look forward to D. J. MacHale's next book of the series!

[Jessica Fletcher]

Surely you mean Moby-Dick? ;)
Nope, he was right. :)

I'm still reading Heart of Darkness by Conrad and ah, I don't have a great deal to say about it just yet.

[charliepanayi]

Re-reading Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler - one of my favourite authors, and this is one of my favourite books of hers.

[Brother]

Flight of the Nighthawks by Raymond E. Feist. I've been re-reading the Conclave of Shadows series before Into a Dark Realm gets released. I'm planning to get stuck into Paradise Lost sometime this Summer too. I've got other preliminary reading to do too for university but whether I get around to it or not is another question.

I don't suppose anyone's read The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner or Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit?

[Jessica Fletcher]

I've read Oranges and to be honest I didn't enjoy it. Jeanette Winterson is one of those authors who tries far too hard to impress you with all the postmodern/non-linear crap rather than telling the actual story. This is my pet hate in literature and it grates. What should have been emotionally raw subject matter is so detached it seemed dull and unfulfilling.

Heh, I'm well overdue a tirade about how I hate the standards 'great literature' seems to be judged by these days.

[Brother]

I'll look forward to reading that then. :(

[Jessica Fletcher]

Pfft. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oranges/

That'll get you through any seminar. They won't be that bothered about the holiday reading anyway, trust me.

[Brother]

Oh I know they won't mind, I just need something to do is all. :)

[Dark Mandy]

Nope, he was right. :)

He's not. The original version had a hyphen in the title, even if more recent versions don't.

[Jessica Fletcher]

In that case I'd say both versions were acceptable.

[Holly]

I'm currently attempting to read The Da Vinci Code for the fourth time :)

[Celeste]

(Well I just finished it, but think it still deserves a mention..)

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
Oh my goodness.
;___;!
It's about 2 girls who grow up in 19th century China, and Wow; so many emotions went through my head while reading it: happiness, heartbreak, anger, frustration, defiance,.... And it made me cry at the end. :sweat:!

Their thought processes just baffle me, especially with their daughters, footbinding, purposes in life.. :|
Although the way they talked about these (and other) things so sincerely, it almost made me understand. Almost. ^^;

Anywho, it was a really good book. (And it's fiction, yes, but based on the way things really were.)

[chris17]

i started city of the dead, by S.D perry. good book actually. dont know if anyone has heard of it, tis a resident evil novel, based on the game.

[charliepanayi]

Black Swan Green by David Mitchell - will be interesting to see how it is, as it's definitely in a different vein to his three previous books (I recommend Cloud Atlas especially).

[Karma Kid]

Im just finishing Phantom (Terry Goodkind) and after that I have to buy more books =(

[FFFreak]

Me? im reading the 'Pet Semetary' by Steven King its awesome its slightly spooky aswell lol

[Nayru]

I am currently reading David Gemmell - Troy. I've always loved this author, and his own takes on our history. Much heroism, battles, desperate love, blood and gore. Muaha. Though it's a little difficult at the moment, due to the author passing on just as I had started reading.

[Amry]

Flashing Steel - Matering Eishin-Ryu Swordmanship. Although I wish I can learn iaido, there's really no dojo around here that offers such class. However, the spiritual aspects of the art elaborated in this book are really interesting. I am humbled by the message and philosophy of Eishin-Ryu

[Karma Kid]

I finished phantom and I got "The Modern Encylopedia of Body Building" by Arnold =P

[clap your hands.]

I just finished Inversions by Iain (M) Banks. Fairly mediocre.

Reading stranger in a strange land by Robert Heinlen. I am reading lots of sci fi this past week. :/

since my last post i have read

the wind up bird chronicle - haruki murakami
his master's voice - stanislaw lem
the sea - john banville
thus spake zarathustra - nietzsche
the star fraction - ken macleod
the space marchants - pohl & kornbluth
kafka on the shore - haruki murakami
soul music - terry pratchett
microworlds - stanislaw lem
a wild sheep chase - haruki murakami
a scanner darkly - philip k dick
life, the universe & everything - douglas adams
the crow road - iain banks

i possibly forgot something, if i did it must not have been great.

am currently reading sixty stories by donald barthelme. it is really good. :)

[Sartori]

It has been taking me forever to get through Dan Simmons's Olympos. Not that it's bad, it's just devoid of all the greatness I was expecting it to have. Maybe by the end it will change my mind somehow because it seems like it needs to fold in on itself to get its point across. I love the concept though. Greek gods envisioned as post-humans who've discovered ways to rip holes through time and space to satisfy their lust for power. I also love the whole emotion-as-quantum-singularity-points idea. Beautiful stuff. I have a feeling the ending of it will make the series, and if it does I'll probably adore it despite how long it took me to get there.

[Ex-Soldier]

well i was just reading the hobbit although i have read it before it is still a great book.....

[FFFreak]

Im reading david gemmells "Legend" a brilliant book by one of the original and best fantasy writers ever.

by the pezza you have that wrong, Stephen King is the best fantasy book writer ever hes even won awards for it so fu. hehehehe

Im now reading 'The Talismen' by none other Stephen King

[Dragon]

I have just started The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. A challenging read although very entertaining.

Dragon :)

[Nem]

Hahaha, the Historian? Challenging? - It's Richard and Judy material!

I've just begun reading 'Terrorist' by John Updike. It's started well.

[Sora33]

Harry potter and the order of the phenecks(spelled wrong) its good so far.

[Ex-Soldier]

well i just got harry potter and the half blood prince from the library. Its my second time reading it but its still good...

[Oz]

I just started reading The Norse Myths as told by Kevin Crossley-Holland.

Its pretty good so far. I've always been a fan of all types of mythology, Norse being my favorite.

[Elric]

For the time being i read "Emotianal Intelligence the quick book" by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves.

[charliepanayi]

Digging to America by Anne Tyler - she's one of my favourite authors and this is her new book so I'm happy to have gotten hold of it.

[Enemy Airship]

I thought I'd sink my teeth into Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep again by Philip K. Dick. I love this book, it's so expertly written and accessible. I don't quite know how to describe it as I'm pretty sure a lot of other people have read it too, but it's just majestic, especially for a cyber-punk loving loser like myself :)

[Elijah]

I'm going through and re-reading 120 Days Of Sodom by Marquis de Sade. A lovely, graphic book, full of sexual fetishes most people find abhorrent. It's great.

[D90]

Sounds delightful.

I'm currently reading The Complete Guide to Game Development, Art & Design, both to help with University applications and out of general interest in the industry.

[Eden]

Hogfather, in preparation for the Christmas TV special. Ooh, I'm so excited.

Also a translation of a French novel by Christophe Dufossè called School's Out. It sounds promising; like a cross between Donna Tartt's The Secret History and Battle Royale. We'll have to wait and see.

I'm also going through Marina Lewycka's A Short History Of Tractors In Ukranian. It's not as good as I thought it would be.

I have John Pilger's Freedom Next Time for when I want depressing, too.

[Serpentine]

I'm currently reading "Tenderness" by Robert Cormier. I gotta say this book is very interesting the main character Eric kinda reminds me of Seymore a little, just a little though.

Also I am reading "Monster" about a 16 year old on trial for murder I only just started but it seems like i'm gonna love it.

[charliepanayi]

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, looks to be a view to a dystopian future, hope it's as good as The Blind Assassin.

[Jessica Fletcher]

Diana Wynne Jones - Time of the Ghost

I'm like a kid at Christmas whenever I get a new DWJ book, I swear.

[V_Translanka]

After ditching Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, I decided to move on to another famous series of books, Mission Earth (starting w/The Invader's Plan), by noted scientologist (I won't hold it against him) and reknowned sci-fi author, L. Ron Hubbard (known most for having written the book that spawned one of the worst films of all time: Battlefield Earth). I'm about a hundred pages (of about 500 in a big hardcover) in and so far, it's pretty good. Although it's a 10-book series (dekaology or something?), it's worth checking out. The writing is straight-forward and at times light-hearted, including some dark humor spritzed throughout, w/o going into too much detail.

[Féinbuailithóir]

Currently Reading "Self-made man" by Norah Vincent.

It's class. Very original and witty, and really does live up to the hype on how it's an amazing insight to the differences between females and males.

By the way it's about a Dyke that goes around in Drag for a year...

[Eden]

I somehow started reading Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, and I'm in love with it. I'd already made up my mind that it was going to be over-rated claptrap and then it turned out to be rather wunderbar.

And also, A Spot of Bother, Mark Haddon's new one. This one was written exclusively for an adult audience and I didn't think I'd like it. I wasn't that taken by The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time and wasn't sure if Haddon could live up to people's expectations. But he has, you know. It's warm and witty and gorgeously written.

[Azador]

Right now I'm reading "Prophet" by Frank Peretti, its kinda to bridge some time between 1984 and House because my brother has House right now.

[Dhóchas]

I'm currently reading a biography of Judy Garland called "Get Happy."

[V_Translanka]

A biography? Who's it by, though? I'm normally highly distrustful of biographies that aren't by close friends or insanely detailed scholars that incessantly go after every living relative and friend for details or something...^_^

[Dhóchas]

The biography is by Gerald Clarke, a well known Judy Garland admirer.

I'm normally highly distrustful of biographies that aren't by close friends
That is not always the case. I read Lorna Luft's (Judy's daughter's) biography of her mother, and I found it to be insensitive and disrespectful of her mother's memory.

[V_Translanka]

Yeah, but if anyone's going to do something like that, I'd rather it be someone who actually knew them or had some personal reason to do so...:p

[Amry]

Alas, I am pitifully ensnared when someone in the dorm left around the full set of Sandman. While Western comics never held much sway to me, this one is incredibly, orgasmically alluring. I am simply stunned by the brilliance of it all.

I am very intrigued by the Sandman. He is a regal king, and I always thought (after reading the first chapter) that he's cold, uncaring, maybe even a bit evil. But as he demonstrated in chapter 3...

The fact that he's willing to help Constantine and end his ex's torment (and also relieve him of his nightmares) makes him more... human. And I could've swore that sometimes, his facial expression looks a bit silly. Like, "oooopss..." silly.

Things get better in the fourth chapter when he traipsed into Hell. I never thought

That Lucifer would be a human female. With "Morningstar" as a last name, no less. However, this bit I don't understand :

http://www.simon-soft.com/Amry/manga/1010_sandman_01.jpg

So, if mortals can't dream of Heaven, how would that be bad for Hell? I don't get it :confused:

Still, Sandman wins major cool points for standing up to all those demons and for winning that weird game with Choronzon.

Now I hope I have the mental discipline to not finish all 75 chapters in one go.

[Raven]

So, if mortals can't dream of Heaven, how would that be bad for Hell? I don't get it

If damned souls weren't able to dream of Heaven, then they wouldn't feel the full torment of Hell. Like being stuck at a crappy diner: the food tastes that much worse because you can see into the windows of the fancy restaurant across the street, which you can't afford to go to.

Or something. :p

So anyway, right now I'm reading The Cup Of The World by John Dickinson. It's the most disappointing piece of crap ever published, but I'm going to try to get through it anyways in the hope that it'll get better towards the end.

And if it doesn't, I'm going to pull out To Kill A Mockingbird yet again to wash away the taste of bad literature.

[~SapphireStar~]

At the moment Im doing a writing course and we have to read a novel a week. The one for this week is called Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee. Its ok, Im having difficulty getting into it, but its only short.

[Scorn]

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, looks to be a view to a dystopian future, hope it's as good as The Blind Assassin.

Seriously, Orxy and Crake, best book ever. Love post-apocolyptic worlds and these really covers the ground with the most interesting characters i've ever read about :P Hope you enjoy it

[Dhóchas]

I'm currently re-reading "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton. It's not as good as I remembered it, but it does give a little more insight on the Park and the overall story.

[charliepanayi]

I did enjoy Oryx and Crake in the end, thanks :) - Crake was certainly one interesting character, and I like the way it ends.

Now reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire, I guess seemingly everyone nows what that is about with the whole buzz around the musical of it etc

[Azador]

Skipping House for now and starting the Pendragon Cycle, my brother still has House.

[Serpentine]

After the first death by Robert Cormier
This guy is my favorite author of all time.

[.:*Innocent_Kiss*:.]

New Moon- Stephenie Meyer WOHOOO! Vampires suck! lol...get it!? they suck?...maybe? no?...ok nvm lol

[Nicola]

The Europeans - Henry James

He is a chore.

[Princess_Ashelia]

I am Currently waiting on 3 series of books to release new ones... HARRY POTTER, ERAGON (the inheritance trilogy), and The Young Wizardry Series (which has been out longer than harry potter and is about a Female wizard.)

[Nem]

Alternating between The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, and Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris.

[Nicola]

I'm reading Persuasion by Jane Austen and The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

[Tine]

I am currently reading The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.
It's an amazing book that makes the Miranda Priestly in the film look like childsplay.
This book is an outstanding read that I can easily suggest to anyone.

[DarkVamp]

I just finished the Devil Wears Prada and I loved it :) I haven't seen the movie yet but plan to as soon as my mom puts it in our queue on Netflix.

I'm also going to read New Moon as soon as the library gets it or I can take the train down to Borders, whichever comes first.

[eye of the divine]

Stan Nicholls Orcs omnibus - don't lend it to you siblings lots of bad language but a good read all the same!

[Nem]

I am currently reading The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.
It's an amazing book that makes the Miranda Priestly in the film look like childsplay.
This book is an outstanding read that I can easily suggest to anyone.

God, you're such a fairy.

Kingdom Come by J.G. Ballard is currently occupying my sideboard.

Loving it so far, an allegorical attack on middle-Britain's rampant consumerism.

[Punishment]

I ma currently reading The Good Earth by Buck Pearl. The book is easy to read and provides insight into the Chinese culture.

[Amry]

Well, I read The Zombie Survival Guide (or some nonsense), and I must say that.... uh, the book is frankly crap. It's not exactly funny, which I expect of a satire.

I am also recently in posession of Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Lolita by some Russian guy whose name I neither remember nor pronounce*. I'm not sure which one to read first, though.

*whoops... my mistake. Lolita is written by Vladimir Nobokov, which is easy to pronounce... I have this silly prejudice that all Russian authors' names are hard to spell and pronounce :p

[Jessica Fletcher]

Just finished Tess of the D'Urbervilles. How utterly depressing.

[Dhóchas]

I'm halfway through Bridges of Madison County, which is one of my favorite books.

[xoff]

Uhnnn.. a bunch of books.
Started on the bible, but ripped that into million pieces on the 2nd page
Currently reading Peeps-Scott Westerfield
Great author
Read his Midnighters Trilogy and the Uglies Trilogy

[KOS-MOS Prototype]

I'm currently reading Halo: The Ghosts of Onyx and Predator: Cold War. I'm a Sci-Fi person.

[Sinnerx]

I was in the process of reading Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, but that was kinda put on hold.

[Brother]

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. :)

This surrealistic excursion, told matter of factly in a style reminiscient of James Joyce, traces the life of several generations of the Buendia family, ordinary folks living ordinary lives in a small Colombian town who accidentally become witnesses to such monumental events as civil war, plagues, social oppresion while cherishing passionate encounters and obsessive fixations on obscure activities. Only in the final pages does it become clear that all which has transpired over the generations was foretold as the rise and fall of the Buendia family by the mystical gypsy Maquiliades.

It's a brilliant, brilliant book. Heroic, tragic, comedic and all juxtaposed with Marquez's wonderful magical realism. This fantasy is interwoven with his prose so well that you barely even notice it and feel like you are actually recounting a proper history. Occasionally you may find yourself going backwards, especially with the repetition of family members who all have very similar names through the generations but everything becomes clear at the end.

Honestly, I don't call many books masterpieces but this one is, and it has all the more relevance to me at the moment given the author's origins. If you can't read it in Spanish, pick it up in English. You won't regret it.

[Punishment]

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Had to read it for AP English Literature. : /

Other then that the book isn't so bad. Great example of a dystopian theme. If you enjoyed Orwell's "1984" you have to read this. Interesting theory in which society is oppressed iwith happiness and rewards. Parallels can even be drawn to our society. (ex. consumerism)

[Nicola]

I love Brave New World, you're lucky to be reading it for your A Levels! I love the Dystopian genre. I have also read '1984', 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'Utopia' (Utopian, but never mind...) I love all of them for their rich ideas, but I have to say that 'Utopia' by Thomas More is my favourite. Much lighter in tone though... (depending on your interpretation, the whole thing is just one big satire).

Anyway, I'm reading Goldfinger by Ian Fleming. Is that the right name? Yea... a James Bond novel. But I must read what my modules dictate.

[Nightmare Insanity]

Right now I'm reading Top Ten I can't remember the authors name at the moment. I haven't read too far into it, but it's the story of a murderer who tries to kill his way onto the FBI's number one spot on the Top Ten Killers list. In the book an FBI agent, Agent Grace, tries to figure out his motives, and stop him all the while.

[FadedLies]

"Bag of Bones" By Stephen King. It's interesting. Basic story goes that it follows a young author with writers block struggling to overcome the deathof his wife. Going back to his resort in another town, he gets drawn into the struggle of a stranger. I like the book a lot. I haven't read it in awhile so it's a nice change.

-FadedLies

[Ani bunny]

'Utopia' (Utopian, but never mind...) I love all of them for their rich ideas, but I have to say that 'Utopia' by Thomas More is my favourite.«

Utopia is good in some ways even though there are some things Thomas More wrote that are ridiculous! I prefer John Locke! That one was a great man! :D

Anyway I'm reading now a book of Nicholas Spark... I don't remember the name I just started :) But it seems that I'm going to enjoy it a lot!;)

[Sensi Hawso]

felt like a simple read: i am currently reading volume 13 of Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfourtunate Events".

[eye of the divine]

King Lear but I don't think I like it that much to be honest.

[Sensi Hawso]

King Lear but I don't think I like it that much to be honest.

hiss, i have to read that for my english lit a level.
tis a bit boring at the moment, though it heats up what with the adultery, insanity and that there bastard *literally* Edgar (though personally my fav character thus far)
shakeyspeare has failed me in the past, so lets hope the play will get juicy and corrupt soon, (as expected), k?

[eye of the divine]

hiss, i have to read that for my english lit a level.
tis a bit boring at the moment, though it heats up what with the adultery, insanity and that there bastard *literally* Edgar (though personally my fav character thus far)
shakeyspeare has failed me in the past, so lets hope the play will get juicy and corrupt soon, (as expected), k?

Why do you think I'm reading it? lol!

The bastard is Edmund not Edgar!

Do you know how the book ends?

[Sinnerx]

Why do you think I'm reading it? lol!

The bastard is Edmund not Edgar!

Do you know how the book ends?

It ends tragically to be assumed, as it is one of Shakespeare's tragedies.
To my knowledge everyone dies aside from Albany, Edgar and Kent.

And if that was a sacastic question then meh.

[Sensi Hawso]

poor leary goes insaney
people go blind while others rage war and such.
edmund become a big pimp, doing both married gonerial and reagan.
and the fool preaches morals (the only sense within the play)!

[eye of the divine]

Ah but he regains his sanity and he lives whilst Cordilia is hung.

[Sensi Hawso]

Ah yes, quite tragic in all, as expected i suppose from one of Shakespeare's leading tragedies. In the end i think it is only Edmund that really comes out top.

[eye of the divine]

Ah yes, quite tragic in all, as expected i suppose from one of Shakespeare's leading tragedies. In the end i think it is only Edmund that really comes out top.

Edmud is killed by Edgar...Hows that landing on top?:confused:

[crossedsouls]

Metallica - This monster lives the making of Some kind of Monster

[Sensi Hawso]

Edmud is killed by Edgar...Hows that landing on top?:confused:

hey, to me he still gained more within the space of the play than most of the characters who lived, i guess thats why they call it a tragedy!
those who die or are killed seem to be spared in some way or another, though this is only my basic opinion.;)

[Elijah]

Just about finished rounding off the Empire Trilogy by Janny Wurts and Raymond E. Feist for the third time or so.

[Nicola]

Finished Ian Fleming's 'Goldfinger'. It was the worst written book I have read since 'The Da Vinci Code'. I see where Dan Brown gets his inspiration from.

Anyway, I'm now reading Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Things are spelt wrong, and all the nouns are capitalised which is irritating, but since it was one of the first ever novels to be published in England, I'll forgive it.

[Lina]

I'm rereading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I feel that it is much better the second time around; I can look for clues leading into Half-Blood Prince, or even clues that relate to the latter parts of OoP. I'm mainly reading it now again because the movie comes out this summer, which I am super hyped for.

While I usually always thought Goblet of Fire was my favorite Harry Potter book, OoP is growing on me quickly. This book contains some of my favorite Harry Potter chapters/scenes ever, including the infamous DA. :)

[eye of the divine]

hey, to me he still gained more within the space of the play than most of the characters who lived, i guess thats why they call it a tragedy!
those who die or are killed seem to be spared in some way or another, though this is only my basic opinion.;)

I don't agree I think Lear gains the most out of the play all edmund learns is empathy. I say Lear because he goes from having everything he wanted to losing everything and then gaining it all back but losing the only daughter he had that loved him.

I'm currently reading a picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Its so amazing and plays alot on the themes of sin etc. Its very humorous.

[Amry]

I've finished this ages ago, but am now re-reading Spycatcher - The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer by David Wright, former Assistant Director of MI5.

While he does make "the Game" sound very interesting, I can't help but feel that MI5 and MI6 are actually very, very incompetent. It's surprising how James Bond managed to complete all his missions.

[Minako]

The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall by Anne McCaffrey.

I've only read bits of her books before, so I'm trying to get into them properly. I have to say that some parts are hard to get through, because the detail just bogs down the story way too much. @_@ But I like the idea of threadfall, dragonriders, and talking dolphins, so it has been fun so far.

[Sensi Hawso]

Just started rereading "The Prestige" by Christopher Priest. It's a bit confusing, but a good read in all.

[Acrimoniously Challenged]

I am currently reading The Last of the Wilds by Trudi Canavan.

I have read the first in the series, The White Priestess and I loved it. It's going quite slow, however, because of my exams this year.

[eye of the divine]

I'm almost embarressed to say this but I've just started reading Eragon

[Nem]

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak.

It was massively hyped in the industry before release as a major new talent, and i have to say so far I'm really, really enjoying it. Its extremely well written, yet with its own quirky style.

[Clenz]

I am curently reading Life Expectancey.

[Chaos Bard]

The last book I completed in its entirety was "Cell" by Stephen King, and I haven't picked up anything since. However, I intend to pick up "Brother Odd" by Dean Koontz within the next few weeks, so you could say I'm "expecting" to be reading that soon?

If one can count a graphic novel as current book reading, even if it's hosted in web format, Errant Story is my current read of choice.

[Tokage3Go]

Books I'm currently reading:
おめでとう　-　川上弘美　 (Omedetou, short story compilation by Kawakami Hiromi, romance genre)
涼宮ハルヒの退屈　-　谷川流 (Suzumiya Haruhi no Taikutsu, third Haruhi book from Tanigawa Nagaru)

I switch off books, keep a variety. Almost done with the first one.

[Dhóchas]

Currently reading the part "Secret Window, Secret Garden" which is pretty awesome. Better than the movie.

[Tokage3Go]

Hmm...since I posted in this thread last:

涼みやハルヒの消失　- Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu, fourth Haruhi book that I finished.
ゼロの使い魔３ - ヤマグチノボル Zero no Tsukaima vol 3, started this recently