What book(s) are you currently reading?

[MagitekElite]

Odyssey, my favorite book of all time.

[Vampuric_acid]

I'm nearing the end of King's Man, the last in the Viking trilogy by Tim Severin.
I haven't been in the right frame of mind for reading, so it's taking me awhile.

[Roland]

Among other things, I'm tackling the Saga of Seven Suns by Kevin Anderson. I just started Book 3 the other day, and although Anderson isn't the best writer I've ever encountered, I'm still enjoying the series immensely.

[Ani bunny]

The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman

[Roland]

Originally Posted by Ani bunny

The Graveyard book by Neil Gaiman

How is Gaiman's work these days? I haven't read anything from him since American Gods.

[Ani bunny]

Well "The Graveyard book" is for children, which means simple grammar structure. But I do believe this work has more stuff to talk about than just a "book for kids". I haven't reached the end, but so far is pretty good, quite original and thank God it doesn't have long and boring descriptions. I think it's a good book for young people and mature people! But I will probably write something more once I finished it, either way the major theme is the boundary between death and life. The cuttest thing is that he writes it simply enough for kids to understand it.

[Devyus]

Currently got hooked up again on Brisingr. Not that bad at all.

[Ani bunny]

I interrupted "mrs. dalloway" read to start "the host" by Stephenie Meyer... not impressed, but once I finished I will hug Virgina Woolf for writting so wonderfully well!XD

[Roland]

I don't mind when an author simplifies their prose so all audiences, regardless of age, can understand then enjoy what has been written. David and Leigh Eddings worked within similar parameters, and I've been a fan of their novels since the early days of Belgarion. Judging from your "mini-review", it sounds like Gaiman's still got the magic and can still tell a damn good story.

I'll definitely make a point of picking up "The Graveyard Book" when I can now.

[Sartori]

I really enjoyed The Graveyard Book myself. The ending was a bit anti-climactic, and it also felt a bit too short. Those were my only problems with it, but it really does have great characters in it. I loved the part where the girl tells Bod that her father is a theoretical physicist in a really simple kind of way, and Bod thinks "he must be really interested in imaginary things." It's an incredibly charming book.

At the moment, I'm reading Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill. I only picked this up because I read Joe Hill's endorsement for The Graveyard Book, and then in turn found Neil Gaiman's endorsement for Joe Hill's book on the back of Heart-Shaped Box. So, on Gaiman's recommendation I picked it up. He likened it to Barker's The Damnation Game, which it does share some similarities to. I don't think I like it as much as that yet though. I'm a little over halfway done. This book is really going to hinge on the ending, and right now it's not all that great to me. It's not bad at all, but I was really hoping for a lot more. It's a straightforward ghost story, and I haven't read a lot of those in my lifetime.

[StarMasamune]

I am currently reading The Swords of Corum Omnibus by Michael Moorcock. It is an extemely good trilogy, one of his best works yet, and I am not looking forward to actually finishing the book, as I want to savour it for as long as I can.

[Kira Yamato]

The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson
Just started this book, dont have much to say about it.

[Ani bunny]

Currently reading Pride and Prejudice after finally ending The Host... was about time

[Roland]

I just started in on The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl at the start of this week, in addition to some light reading from A War to Be Won by Murray and Millett. For those who aren't familiar with the first title, it's an interesting take on what events may have occurred leading up to the death of Edger Allen Poe. Despite the fact that the novel lacks the usual flair of description I've grown fond of, it's still utterly enjoyable. Pearl is able to mix the right amount of suspense with action (kudos to him for doing so), and his vision of 19th century Baltimore is not only picturesque at times but downright eerie as well.

[Ani bunny]

Gave up reading "Pride and Prejudice" due to the small size of letters Currently reading "Mrs. Dalloway" and "Das Nibelungenlied"... I honestly can't understand how people can read some Penguin Classics with those tiny letters

[Vampuric_acid]

I'm reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee for the first time, and I have to admit that I'm a little surprised as to how much I'm enjoying it. I'm not really sure as to what I was expecting and I'm glad that I finally got around to reading it.

EDIT: I finished it not long after posting this, and I really friggin love this book, I can see it's going to be one of my favourites. It was extremely well written, the characters just leap off the page and into your imagination so vividly.

[Rosaline]

Trying to read Villette by Charlotte Bronte, because Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books, but I'm slacking due to work and school .

[Black Velveteen]

Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Healy (or something)

I found it because I am enjoying the tv series so much, however, it was silly to watch the series first as I knew the book too well (despite the series not relaly folllowing it) and the it is not written well enough to make up for that fact. This is a rare case wherein I prefer the show.

[Neeek]

I generally read Manga comics but since this includes all books i'll try and stay away from mentioning them.

I've been reading 'Hakkaido Highway Blues' by Will fergusen which about a guys travels from the south of japan all the way to the north, following the Cherry blossoms as he goes along (it's set in spring). It's a pretty good peice of travel writing and is even funny at parts, I think it gives a good insight to how Japanese people act towards foreigners.

[Tasha]

Still workin on reading World War Z. I've lacked motivation lately.