what are you reading right now?

[Alqualaure]

When The Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith - great book, fabulous author!

:cool:

[crickhollow]

Originally posted by b.banner
i just finished the picture of dorian gray I started that one just last week, but I really don't have time to finish it right now.

I'm reading the Bible for my Old Testament class. We have to finish the Old Testament before December. I'm about halfway through...just finished Esther this morning.

[hectorberlioz]

I just read "on the farm" a little kids book:cool: for preschoolers! lol!:eek:

[b.banner]

i just finished Starwars:legacy of the jedi

[Starr Polish]

The Vampire Lestat,by Anne Rice. I just finished Interview with a Vampire, and I was captivated by it. So far I'm having trouble getting into this one. I don't know, I guess I'm a minority in saying I like Louis better. I am, however, less than halfway through the book (Lestat and Gabrielle are being taken to les Innocents...it seems very...odd).

[hectorberlioz]

I'm TRYING to read David Copperfield. I just cant get into it because of all the work i have to do constantly.
But it is good so far;)

[Earniel]

Finally finished 'the complete work of shakespeare'. Fiew! That took a while! Now I've just started reading 'The picture of Dorian Gray' and the fifth HoME-book.

[Artanis]

Oh, I'm reading HoME 5 too. Actually I'm reading no less than four books at the moment, alternating betwen them: HoME 5, 'The Raven and other poems' by one of my favourite authors, Edgar Allan Poe, Tolkien's 'Tales from a perilous realm', and 'The Karamazov brothers' by Dostojevskij. That's how it goes when you don't have the heart to choose only one.

[Earniel]

Quoteth the Raven, Nevermore. :D

I always try to limit the books I'm reading at the same time. My bedside shelf can't bear too many books at once. If had needed one more week for Shakespeare, I think it would have cracked. :eek: :p

[Artanis]

Originally posted by Eärniel
Quoteth the Raven, Nevermore. :DYes. He's such a gloomy writer. I love it. :D

[Fat middle]

Originally posted by Eärniel
Finally finished 'the complete work of shakespeare'. Fiew! That took a while! Now I've just started reading 'The picture of Dorian Gray' and the fifth HoME-book.

do you mean you've read all his works? wow! that's hard. Specially cosidering how bad are his early plays :rolleyes:

[Earniel]

Yep, read them all. At least, the book said it held the complete works, I guess I have to take its word for it. They did get a little alike after a while: this girl dresses up like a man, that girl does the same; this guy thinks his wife is unfaithful, that woman thinks likewise, this king starts a war in France, that one does also ect, ect.... :p But I said to myself, that if I wanted to upgrade my poor knowledge of Shakespeare's plays, I had to do it right in the first try. :rolleyes:

[Shadowfax]

Eärniel, you just finished all of Shakespeare...I just finished "Hamlet"!:rolleyes: And now I'm reading "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë.

[hectorberlioz]

i bought Hamlet a couple of days ago:)
then i looked closer...and it was abridged!:mad:

[Artanis]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
And now I'm reading "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë. Oh that's one of my favourites. I've had a crush on Heathcliff since my early teens. :D

[Sheeana]

Originally posted by Artanis
Oh that's one of my favourites. I've had a crush on Heathcliff since my early teens. :D

Really? I wanted to beat him with a pointy stick, personally... :p

[Artanis]

Originally posted by Sheeana
Really? I wanted to beat him with a pointy stick, personally... :p Shame on you! :p

[Starr Polish]

I have a kind of crush on Heathcliff as well. Eheh...I just read Wuthering Heights in the last year, but I loved it. I know Heathcliff was horrible, but I didn't want to beat him nearly as much as the elder Catherine. ARG!

[cee2lee2]

When I first read Wuthering Heights, I adored Heathcliff and Cathy. I thought it was such a romantic story. But the older I get, the more I want to beat them both with pointy sticks.

[Shadowfax]

Originally posted by Starr Polish
I know Heathcliff was horrible, but I didn't want to beat him nearly as much as the elder Catherine. ARG! I feel the same!!!! I'm about halfway through the book now.

[Sheeana]

Gosh, we're a violent bunch.... :D

I'm reading Holes by louis Sacher. Enjoyed the movie, expect to enjoy the book...

[Starr Polish]

Maybe the whole "cush on Heathcliff" thing is that whole "dangerous man" concept of attraction or whatnot. Which is odd, because I usually don't find myself attracted to the so-called baddies in real life.

edit: I guess that's why it's called a fantasy then. Meep! ::duck:::o

[Artanis]

Originally posted by Starr Polish
Maybe the whole "cush on Heathcliff" thing is that whole "dangerous man" concept of attraction or whatnot. Which is odd, because I usually don't find myself attracted to the so-called baddies in real life.That's right, Heathcliff is attractive because he's dark and dangerous, an outsider and a rebel.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Starr: Have you read Dracula yet?

[Starr Polish]

Eee, Gwaimir!

No, I haven't read Dracula yet. I was/have been/am reading: Johnny Got His Gone, The Vampire Lestat, Dune Messiah, That Hideous Strength, and trying to read LOTR for the fourth time. In between that I'm also trying to keep up with my homework, social life, work and extracurricular activities, and trying not to kill myself. (That last part was a joke, mostly :))

[b.banner]

i just finished the iliad (abridged)and am almost done with the oddysey.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Hope you succeed, Starr, 'specially in the last. :) I'll pray for you.

[GrayMouser]

"The Killing of History" by Keith Windschuttle

Beats on Foucault, Derrida, postmodernists, post-structuralists, cultural theory, political correctness etc. etc. with a big heavy club.

Good stuff.

[Katt_knome_hobbit]

I'm reading "Starfleet Survival Guide." It's like those worst case scenario books, only gone Star Trek.

Boy, I sure love technical stuff.

I also just finished reading the compleate DS9 episode guide and the Star Trek Chronology. Just finished meaning I have to be done so they can go back to the library.

I want to read Dracula too!

I actually just finished re-reading Gunsmith Cats. What a cool series. Now I have to start on the Sandman again.

[cee2lee2]

Just finished Sharpe's Rifles by Bernard Cornwell. Found out it's actually a prequel in the historical chronology of the Sharpe series.

It's very well-written and its descriptions of battles seem realistic (though I've never been in battle and wouldn't know). I plan to read more in this series. Would also like to see the Sean Bean films where he portrays Richard Sharpe.

[zinnite]

I'm on a Philip K. Dick kick lately. I just finished Martian Time-Slip and The Simulacra, and now I'm reading We Can Build You and The Cosmic Puppets, as well as some short story collections.

[Shadowfax]

Bless the Beasts and Children by Glendon Swarthout

[BeardofPants]

Abhorsen by Garth Nix. And then I'll start on Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman - finally!

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by BeardofPants
Abhorsen by Garth Nix. And then I'll start on Good Omens by Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman - finally! I read Good Omens not long ago, and it was pretty nice. (I personally prefer Pratchet's solo writings)

BTW, Love your avatar ;) (I can't remmeber what was the monkey's name!)

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
I read Good Omens not long ago, and it was pretty nice. (I personally prefer Pratchet's solo writings)

I've been trying to get this book for years... none of the bigger bookstores stock it for some reason. :rolleyes: I found it in Unity Books, which is this tiny bookstore down the road, that seems to defy the laws of physics, and stock EVERYTHING, even though they are about one sixteenth the size of Borders Books...:confused: I'm looking forwards to it! :)

BTW, Love your avatar ;) (I can't remmeber what was the monkey's name!)

You've played Monkey Island? Cool! :D To be honest, I don't quite remember where it's from cos I've played them all... Mojo? Timmy? ... :confused: Glad you like the av - I'm a big fan of Guybrush and the Ghost Pirate Lechuck. :) Psst! Click the link in my sig! ;)

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by BeardofPants
I've been trying to get this book for years... none of the bigger bookstores stock it for some reason. :rolleyes: I found it in Unity Books, which is this tiny bookstore down the road, that seems to defy the laws of physics, and stock EVERYTHING, even though they are about one sixteenth the size of Borders Books...:confused: I'm looking forwards to it! :) Hmm... well I took it from the library... ;)



You've played Monkey Island? Cool! :D To be honest, I don't quite remember where it's from cos I've played them all... Mojo? Timmy? ... :confused: Glad you like the av - I'm a big fan of Guybrush and the Ghost Pirate Lechuck. :) Psst! Click the link in my sig! ;) I played only one of them - I think 3rd... or 2nd... in the one when Lechuck became a ghost. Loved it.

OK! I will! Edit - :D. How funny!

[Starr Polish]

...I found Good Omens in Barnes & Noble. ::shrug::

Stoopid ninety second rule.

[Rían]

Originally posted by Sheeana
I'm reading Holes by louis Sacher. Enjoyed the movie, expect to enjoy the book... Oh, we just saw the movie last week! My oldest son saw it at school and liked it, so we rented it.

Just started reading Kipling's The Jungle Book for our family read-aloud.

And they're building a brand-new, huge Borders bookstore a half a mile from our house ... I'm DOOMED!

[hectorberlioz]

And they're building a brand-new, huge Borders bookstore a half a mile from our house ... I'm DOOMED!
I know what you mean.
money+bookstore=$0.00

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Starr Polish
...I found Good Omens in Barnes & Noble. ::shrug::


Yeah, we don't have B & N. I think Borders is the only big US bookchain to make it over here, unless of course you guys are responsible for Dymocks and Whitcoules.... :confused:

[jellyfishannah]

I know what you mean. money+bookstore=$0.00

No, worse!:eek::( It could be $00,000.00!!!!

I am still reading The Brothers Karamazov. It's getting really exciting. I just can never get down to opening the blessed thing nowadays! :mad: So many things to do!!

[sun-star]

I'm re-reading Northanger Abbey - one of the greatest pleasures in life! - and I think I'm about to start Bleak House, but I haven't decided yet. Dickens is such an investment of time :)

[Silme*Christian]

I just read C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Two days after I read it I heard that my church is having auditions for TLTWATW play! I hope to be the White Witch, (Lucy was taken) but we have a CRAPY director who shooses her best friends (who SUCK at acting) to play the major roles.

[crickhollow]

Audio books are the way to go for me right now. I spend so much time in my car, and I'm not stupid enough to try reading and driving. So, I just finished Pride and Prejudice, and am starting HP and the sorcerer's stone.

[BeardofPants]

I'm halfway through Good Omens.

[Radagast The Brown]

Did you like it? It's a bit weird; you get used to that.

I'm reading Reaper Men, by Terry Pratchet.

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
Did you like it? It's a bit weird; you get used to that.

I'm reading Reaper Men, by Terry Pratchet.
Read that one some time ago myself...Good, although not my favorite Pratchett-book. What do you think so far?

Finished His Dark Material a week or so ago, not reading anything right now (that his, i have yet to finish the Illiad and Hamlet but not reading on them).

[Lady Tinuveil]

I just started the 'Smith of Wootton Major' and 'Farmer Giles of Ham' by JRRTolkien.
They are only 60 pages, very short stories. Has anyone read these before?

[crickhollow]

both. I like 'Smith' best

[BeardofPants]

RE: Good Omens:

It's okay so far. Not Pratchet's best piece of work. And I've read better by Gaiman as well. The humour just isn't quite up to Diskworld level, is it?

[Falagar]

Originally posted by BeardofPants
RE: Good Omens:

It's okay so far. Not Pratchet's best piece of work. And I've read better by Gaiman as well. The humour just isn't quite up to Diskworld level, is it?
Nope, agree with you there. Or perhaps I've just gotten so used to the discworld-humour that I didn't notice it as much as I used to...

[Linaewen]

Rereading TTT, and have read a few chapters of Peter Wright's beginning Visual Basic 6. Both are fun.
Then I'm reading the English texts for next year. The Great Gatsby, Medea, MacBeth, First They Killed My Father. And then all those books on my shelf that I bought but haven't had the chance to read.

Thank goodness it's the holidays tomorrow! :)

[Edit] Falagar, how did you like His Dark Materials? :)
Starr, read Sabriel yet?
BoP, how did you like Abhorsen? Still haven't read it yet. Hope it's as good as the first two. (Though Lirael just seemed a bit too lengthy IMO)

[Earniel]

Originally posted by BeardofPants
The humour just isn't quite up to Diskworld level, is it?
Nope, Good Omens was a lot less funny IMO but I quite liked the finale.

I have just finished The adventures of Tom Saywer which was surprisingly endearing. Am now half way in The talented Mr. Ripley. Man, what a crook! Am also still reading HoME 5 and savouring it. (The Lost Road would have made such a great book!)

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Linaewen
[Edit] Falagar, how did you like His Dark Materials? :)

To be honest: Loved it! :)

[mithrand1r]

Currently I am re-reading LOTR.

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Linaewen
BoP, how did you like Abhorsen? Still haven't read it yet. Hope it's as good as the first two. (Though Lirael just seemed a bit too lengthy IMO)

It was good, I think. I can't really compare how it was compared to the earlier two books because I read a couple of other things between Lirael and Ahhorsen. It's a lot... darker... I guess, than the earlier two books, not that those two lack in being particularly dark! Hmmmm... I'll have to ruminate some more and get back to you on that one!

You think VB is fun? :confused:

[zinnite]

I'm reading 'More Than Human' by Theodore Sturgeon right now and, damn, is it ever good. Next on my list is 'Perdido Street Station' by China Mieville, though the Kurt Vonnegut thread has given me an urge to do a marathon binge of his novels. Decisions, decisions...

[Shadowfax]

I've just started Tales from the Perilous Realm. It's a collection of Tolkien's short stories and poems that includes "Farmer Giles of Ham", "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", "Leaf by Niggle", and "Smith of Wootton Major".

[Silme*Christian]

I am reading Encient Egyptian Legends and Stories and I love the tales in it! It has a lot about the Mistress of Magic and Speaker of Spells [Isis], King Khufu, Re, Pe, Hatshepsute (Hat-Sheep-Soot), Osiris, Horus and Seth. Then there are stories about things that REALLY happened (like the capture of Joppa) and those are the best! I am FULL of legends to tell.

[Rían]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
I've just started Tales from the Perilous Realm. It's a collection of Tolkien's short stories and poems that includes "Farmer Giles of Ham", "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", "Leaf by Niggle", and "Smith of Wootton Major". Oh, let me know what you think of the last two! I love Leaf, and Smith is very interesting but rather sad. Giles is funny!

I picked up Bros. Karamazov and Don Quixote and am looking forward to reading them soon :) but could use some advice for this: I also want to read Dante's Inferno & etc. - I hadn't realized how many types of translations there were. There was everything from straight prose to full-on poetry to kind of a semi-poetry. Does anyone have any recommendations as to a particular translation or style of translation?

[Rían]

Originally posted by sun-star
I'm re-reading Northanger Abbey - one of the greatest pleasures in life! - and I think I'm about to start Bleak House, but I haven't decided yet. Dickens is such an investment of time :) Oh, Bleak House is SO worth it!! You just need to adopt my style of reading Dickens :D - the guy got paid by the page (or at least I heard that once), and the sections where he was evidently hard up for that month are pretty evident ;) - I just scan read those sections. But Bleak House is well worth reading. If you get bogged down in a slow part, just skip over it.

IIRC, Northanger was one of CS Lewis' favorite novels for just a fun read.

[zinnite]

I'm reading Catch-22 for the tenth time. I think it's my favorite book ever.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Originally posted by Zinnite
I'm reading Catch-22 for the tenth time. I think it's my favorite book ever.
___________________________________________
What did you think of the movie?


As for reading, if nonfiction counts, I'm reading a interesting nonfiction book that presents an objective (but somewhat sympathetic) account of FDR: Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. It's amazing, but the present Republican Party's antagonism to social welfare programs like Social Security, medical insurance, minimum wages, etc. is just a continuation of a 70+ years crusade against them.

[Shadowfax]

RÃ*an:
You want to know about "Farmer Giles" and "Adventures of Tom B."? They're both great...
"Farmer Giles" is about a comfortable farmer who ends up having to fight a dragon to save his country. The farmer is sort of like Bilbo, in that he doesn't go looking for adventure, but adventre comes knocking on his door. I really liked it, and it was short and easy to read. Good for children and adults alike.
"The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" is actually a collection of 16 poems (introduced as from the Red Book :) ). The first two are about Tom Bombadil, but all the others are about different things: a troll, an oliphaunt, a princess, the man in the moon, a mariner, etc. All very different, but they work well together as a single collection. I really loved these poems as well.

[Shadowfax]

As to what I'm reading now...I think I'm going to read some more tales from The Canterbury Tales (I've already read the Miller's, the Wife of Bath's, and the Nun's Priest's). Probably the Knight's, then I dunno.:)

[hectorberlioz]

I'm well into crime and punishment now....
i'd say its dostoevsky's next greatest after the brothers k.

[cee2lee2]

I'm working my way through a stack of old Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazines from 1098 and 1999.

edited to correct grammar:o

[Rían]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
RÃ*an:
You want to know about "Farmer Giles" and "Adventures of Tom B."? They're both great... No, you misunderstood me - I wanted to know your opinion, because I've read them and really like them and like to hear what others think. What do you think of Smith and Leaf? Those are really quite thought-provoking, IMO. Giles and Tom are more just plain fun.

[BeardofPants]

Magician by R Feist.

Originally posted by cee2lee2
I working my way through a stack of old Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazines from 1098 and 1999.

Woah! Did Asimov time-travel or something? :p

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Originally posted by Cee2Lee2
I working my way through a stack of old Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazines from 1998 and 1999.
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About Isaac Asimov. His 2 volume autobiography is interesting and well-written, but the trouble is, in it he's so smug and arrogant I couldn't get through the first volume.
Some of his novels hold up very well, such as"Childhood's End", but, as a history major in college, I thought the Foundation Trilogy was flawed and lacking in believable depth (a scientist's concept of writing history- interested mainly in the technilogical aspects, as opposed to JRRT's layered world).

Also, a book I occasionally reread is "The Incomplete Enchanter", by L. Speague DeCamp. Hilarious! :D Written in the 1940s and 1950s, but holds up well. The hero, a Chicago psychologist, travels to the worlds of Norse legend and Spenser's Fairie Queen, where magic really works. Now if only he had gotten to Middle-earth:D :eek:

[Shadowfax]

Originally posted by RÃ*an
No, you misunderstood me - I wanted to know your opinion, because I've read them and really like them and like to hear what others think. What do you think of Smith and Leaf? Those are really quite thought-provoking, IMO. Giles and Tom are more just plain fun. Ah, so sorry!:o I absolutely loved Smith and Leaf both. I think I like Smith a bit more, though, partly because I found it a tad easier to understand. A good friend of the family has been trying to get me to read them for a while, now, and I'm so glad I did. I think it's really cool how Leaf can be seen as a parallel of Tolkien's life and work. Yeah, I agree with what you said before, too, about Smith being sad. It is. So yeah, I thought they were both really good.:)

[Falagar]

To tidy up some mess in my life I'm going to make a list of which books I'm currently reading:

LotR - FotR (Just started anew)

The Iliad (song two or three)

The Complete Works of William Shakespear (half way through A Midsummer Night's Dream)

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide (half way through)

War! ("Krig!" By Knut Nærum)

The Odyssey (just started)

Suleiman, Emperor of the East (old book, I suspect I'll never finish it because I don't know where I stopped last time and many of the pages have disappeard.

[jellyfishannah]

Oh!:( So many great classics! What to read? What to read?


I am still not finished with my book! It's good. It's very good. It's just that...I can't seem to pick it up as often as I'd like to. Just too heavy...ok....I know what you are all saying...excuses, excuses... :p

[Falagar]

Originally posted by jellyfishannah
Oh!:( So many great classics! What to read? What to read?
I'd suggest anything by Douglas Adams (especially The Hitch-hiker's guide), anything by Terry Pratchett, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman or The Call of the Wild by Jack London (an excellent book).

Oh, and the Silmarillion (if you haven't already read it).
Originally posted by jellyfishannah
I am still not finished with my book! It's good. It's very good. It's just that...I can't seem to pick it up as often as I'd like to. Just too heavy...ok....I know what you are all saying...excuses, excuses...*feels stab of self-pity* :p
Which book is that? Self-pity is healthy! :p

[Spock]

Just finished the last in the Area-51 series and now reading "Black Ice" about the cyber terrorist threat. I've got to take a Valium now.!!!

[jellyfishannah]

I'd suggest anything by Douglas Adams (especially The Hitch-hiker's guide), anything by Terry Pratchett, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman or The Call of the Wild by Jack London (an excellent book). Oh, and the Silmarillion (if you haven't already read it).

I have read His Dark Materials. Enjoyed it a lot except for a few things I did not agree with....but this isn't the place to talk about it....

Anyway....oh yes. The Silmarillion. I really should read that. Can you believe it? I claim to be an ardent tolkien fan and I have not read The Silmarillion? :eek: Blasphemy!!

I guess it's not that bad since there are "tolkien fans" who have never even read the LOTR books. :mad:

[Spock]

Hey, did you take my towel?:D

[Elvengirl]

I can't believe I haven't posted here before

Currently reading Seabiscuit, it is very good

[Pimpernel]

me? currently reading...The Count of Monte Christo (sp?).
and TFotR and the Sil...(but I'm always reading Tolkien)

[cee2lee2]

I've started to reread A Wrinkle in Time. Will probably go on to the other 3 in the quartet when I'm done with it.

[Silpion]

I finished off Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett). I am now moving on to Hogfather by Terry Pratchett.

[zinnite]

I just started 'Camp Concentration' by Thomas Disch, and I'll probably start 'Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson tomorrow.

[Rían]

Just finished "The Curate of Glaston" written in the late 1800's by George MacDonald.

[Earniel]

Originally posted by Falagar
The Complete Works of William Shakespear (half way through A Midsummer Night's Dream)

I'm glad to know there are more idio-er other people who start to read 'The Complete Works' in one go. ;)

[Spock]

How about "The Gospel According to "Peanuts" .

[Radagast The Brown]

I'm reading Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey.

[Spock]

I think I just read this recently, memory is overtaxed. Is this the one where new riders are being trained to meet the next thread fall which some don't think will even come?

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by Spock
I think I just read this recently, memory is overtaxed. Is this the one where new riders are being trained to meet the next thread fall which some don't think will even come? Are you talking to me? :confused: :p

I guess you are.

Well, I didn't finish it yet, nor didn't get to momre than page 50. So I can't really help here.

[Spock]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
[B]Are you talking to me? :confused: :p

WOW! A DiNiro immitation on Entmoot.:p

Fifty pages? You should have an idea of the story by now.

[Elvengirl]

Radagast let me know if you like the book. I might want to check it out.

[Spock]

..."I'll be home for Christmas and Channuka too, please have snow and mistle toe and presents by the dredel..."

[Grey_Wolf]

Am Off and on reading L. Kennedy's Menace: the life and death of the Tirpitz, E. Rutherfurd's London, W. Churchill's AHOESP-2: The New World. Have begun reading Clive Cussler's Valhalla Rising (the next but last Dirk Pitt book).

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by Spock
Fifty pages? You should have an idea of the story by now.From what I understand, it's not what you're talking about. I didn't understand what do you mean by thread fall.

Ok, Elvengirl, I will. (but I read slowly lately. Only in the nights, when I'm tired, so it might take a while until I finish)

[Spock]

From Library Journal
The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. These silver "threads" fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down. Now, centuries have passed between threadfalls, and the danger of thread is considered a myth. However, a dragon rider named F'lar knows that the riders are once again needed

I'M AFRAID I WAS CORRECT.:cool:

[Radagast The Brown]

How do I suppose to know? It wasn't in the first 70 pages... :rolleyes:

[Shadowfax]

Right now I'm reading bits of Gulliver's Travels; I don't think I'll finish it though: I don't really care for Swift's style.

[Spock]

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
How do I suppose to know? It wasn't in the first 70 pages... :rolleyes:

I have never known anyone to close their eyes and reach out, get a book and buy it or take it out of the library without opening their eyes, and reading the flyleaf or the back dust cover to find out what the book is about.
Further, since this is the end (I believe) of the Dragon Riders of Pern series it is even more unlikely.

[Attalus]

Originally posted by Spock
Further, since this is the end (I believe) of the Dragon Riders of Pern series it is even more unlikely. About time, too. The series is getting tired. I am now reading The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by Spock
I have never known anyone to close their eyes and reach out, get a book and buy it or take it out of the library without opening their eyes, and reading the flyleaf or the back dust cover to find out what the book is about.
Further, since this is the end (I believe) of the Dragon Riders of Pern series it is even more unlikely. Well you found one here, since I didn't read the cover.

What do you mean the end? Did I take the last book in a series?

[Spock]

....sigh....:rolleyes:

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by Spock
....sigh....:rolleyes: :confused: :p

what do you mean?

[Spock]

Vey is mire, oy vey

A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five.
...Groucho Marx:D :D :D :)

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by Spock
Vey is mire, oy vey

A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five.
...Groucho Marx:D :D :D :) :o :confused: what's going on.... here.... with you...?

[Spock]

...never mind.....just having fun.......kick back and relax it's late.;)

[Shadowfax]

Now I'm working on Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The Scarlet Letter"

[Mercutio]

I just finished that for class. Jesus saved me too, and just about everybody in my English class.

Back to the subject...

I'm working on "Portrait of a Lady" by Henry James; his novels are a little slow going; you've got to be patient.

[Shadowfax]

Originally posted by Mercutio
I just finished that for class. Yeah, I'm reading it for my English class. Did you like it?

Jesus saved me too, and just about everybody in my English class. Yeah!!!!:D

I'm working on "Portrait of a Lady" by Henry James; his novels are a little slow going; you've got to be patient. Yes, I've heard that too; my friend read "Portrait" last year and said it was about a bunch of nothing, literally, and she couldn't follow it. I haven't read it, so I can't really comment myself, but that's how she felt about it:eek: :p

[Valandil]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
Now I'm working on Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The Scarlet Letter"

Oh - I just read that a couple years ago myself... uh, on my commutes I was setting out to read all the things I blew off in high school...:D

[Grey_Wolf]

Clive Cussler's Troyan Odyssey.

[Arathorn]

by Andy Serkis

This one gives you an insider's view of the movie Gollum's journey from concept to cat-cough to TTT and ROTK success on the big screen.

[Goldberry1]

1984 by George Orwell

i got a bunch of books for christmas so i should be set for, oh, about a month :p

[Spock]

Among other things two interesting books: "If I die on the Jersey Front" and "Invasion". I have to read these with the lights on!

[Shadowfax]

Ack, I'm still slogging throught "Scarlet Letter," and now I'm going back to "Sir Gawain & the Green Knight" (translation by Tolkien) to take a break.

[BeardofPants]

I'm reading High Five in the Stephanie Plum series... Psst.... Ruinel, you were right... these are good. :D

[Goldberry1]

finished 1984 and now i'm on to The Wreck of The River of Stars by Michael Flynn.

[All Bran]

Just finished reading From a Buick 8 by Stephen King. Highly satisfying.

[Artanis]

I've finally finished Karamazov Bros. and started on a book by Orhan Pamuk. Don't know the English title, but the original title is Benim adim kirmizi. :D

[Spock]

Originally posted by Artanis
I've finally finished Karamazov Bros. and started on a book by Orhan Pamuk. Don't know the English title, but the original title is Benim adim kirmizi. :D

..."My name is Red" first appeared in German in 2001.

Most unusual reading.:)

[Artanis]

Originally posted by Spock
..."My name is Red" first appeared in German in 2001.

Most unusual reading.:) The Norwegian title names the colour Crimson instead of Red. :)

I've only read the first two chapters yet, but yes - it seems unusual. :)

[cee2lee2]

After seeing so many references to it on entmoot, I'm reading Redwall.

[Rían]

I'm about a third of the way thru Bros. Karamazov - I just want to bop that father on the head! (and give Alyosha a kiss!) I must admit I took a peek at the end ... :eek:

Sir Gawain & the Green Knight was interesting, but rather hard to read - just read it a coupla months ago.

[Artanis]

Originally posted by RÃ*an
... Alyosha ...Hey, in the Norwegian translation it's 'Aljosha'. How funny. Does it say 'Ilyusha' also, instead of 'Iljusha', as in my book?
What about Mitja and Katja etc. ?

[Falagar]

I'm rereading LotR at the moment...

[Artanis]

Originally posted by Falagar
I'm rereading LotR at the moment... It's on my list too - I need it after the movie ... :rolleyes:

[Rían]

Originally posted by Artanis
Hey, in the Norwegian translation it's 'Aljosha'. How funny. Does it say 'Ilyusha' also, instead of 'Iljusha', as in my book?
What about Mitja and Katja etc. ?

It's Alyosha, Mitya and Dmitry. And I can't find a Katya, it's all "Katerina" - Dmitry's fiancee, right? Who's Ilysha/Iljusha? I don't remember - I had to put it down for a few weeks :( And the dad is Fyodor.

The sound is prob. a cross between the "J" and the "Y" sound - I think the Russian pronounciation is kind of a mix of the two, almost like how the Spanish "Y" has some "J" in it. My sister-in-law and her hubby lived in Russia for a year, and they say the Russians have so many nicknames, it's incredible - and some of the nicknames are longer than the original names!

[Artanis]

Yep, all those nicks are rather confusing to begin with!

You've probably not met Iljusha yet, he'll be introduced later in the book.

I'd like to bop Mitja's head rather than Fjodor's.

[Rían]

I'll join you! *bops Mitya*

[Artanis]

But I won't actually do it, because I feel so sorry for him too. :( Though, if it could calm him down just a little ...
Awww.

[Spock]

milyenki myacheck (and I know the spelling is off on this):D

[Artanis]

Originally posted by Spock
milyenki myacheckMeaning? :p

[Spock]

"my little girl" .....I had a dear friend who called her child this and while my spelling may be off the sentiment is sincere.

[Shadowfax]

I've just started George MacDonald's "Phantastes."

[cee2lee2]

I'm getting near the end of Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell.

[Rían]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
I've just started George MacDonald's "Phantastes."
Oh, let me know what you think!! I've been wanting to read that one!

[Grey_Wolf]

Soon I will begin rereading, first The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings after that.

[Nerdanel]

I'm actually reading Silmarillion too. I think it's great, but very complicated. There're just so many names, and everyone has like 4 names. But that's what makes J.R.R. the best, isn't it?:D

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally posted by Nerdanel
I'm actually reading Silmarillion too. I think it's great, but very complicated. There're just so many names, and everyone has like 4 names. But that's what makes J.R.R. the best, isn't it?:D

Tolkien is ONE and Christopher is his prophet...:D

[Nerdanel]

Originally posted by Grey_Wolf
Tolkien is ONE and Christopher is his prophet...:D

Yes, of course..:)

[samwiselvr2008]

I'm reading a book called Sacajawea, by Anna Lee Waldo, it's not Sci-fi or fantacy, but it's still really good/sad/grose. I just started it today, so I'm only on chapter 2.

I'm also reading Cold Mountain by Charles Fraczier, I hate it so much!

[Ninquelote]

I'm readin' nothing really, unless you count the Player's Handbook of D&D.

[anduin]

people still play D&D?!

i am reading "the encyclopedia of japanese pop culture".

[katya]

Originally posted by anduin

i am reading "the encyclopedia of japanese pop culture".
Ooh! That sounds cool! What kind of stuff does it have?

[samwiselvr2008]

I finally finished Cold Mountain:) , i have to say that the ending was quite good, and better then the rest of the book, though I wish that the eppilog or whatever it's called was never writen.

Now I can get on with the other books I checked out, and maybe read a little of the Sil., which I am reatempting to finish.:)

[anduin]

Here is a link to what's inside
"The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0834803801/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-2422324-9240852#reader-link)

[cee2lee2]

Finished up A Really Cute Corpse by Joan Hess and The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket over the weekend. Now I'm reading Sharpe's Gold by Bernard Cornwell.

[Shadowfax]

Originally posted by RÃ*an
Oh, let me know what you think!! I've been wanting to read that one! Phantastes: I just finished it and I found it rather strange. I also had a bit of a hard time getting into the story because you're basically just plopped in and so many different things start happening right away. It's like scene after scene of crazy stuff. In a way it's kinda like LotR in that the main character is going on a journey, and meets so many different beings, but I don't really want to compare George MacDonald to Tolkien. It wasn't all bad though; I mostly enjoyed it, but it took some getting used to the style. I was also left with a lot of questions in my mind about the world described and all the different things in it: nothing is ever explained in depth like it is (albeit in other books) in LotR. Overall, not my favourite book (or favourite type of book), but also not the worst. For me it was okay.


...kind of off-topic, but this is my 900th post!!

[Nariel]

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... This is to be followed by my completion of "Beat To Quarters" by C.S. Forester... first book of the "Captian Horatio Hornblower" Trilogy.

[Lótiel]

Right now I´m reading Dude, where´s my country of Michael Moore and Bored of the rings. Both books are entertaining. Moore is as always hilarious, but he really makes one think. BotR is just weird.

[Shadowfax]

I just started Homer's "The Odyssey." I had been shying away from the Greek literature for a while (for various reasons), but I'm enjoying this so far.

[Elvengirl]

That is a good story Shadowfax, I plan on reading it again soon.

I just finished Seabiscuit and wow I must say it is an amazing story. Incredible, Seabisuit truly was the best horse in America. :)


Now reading Peter Pan, I know it's an easy book, but so far it is kind of bizarre.

[Lady Ravyn]

I just finished Tad Williams' "The War of the Flowers" it was soooo good! Now I need to find something else to read; I feel lost without a book in my hands. :(

[Lótiel]

Now I´m reading Atlas shrugged by Ayn Rand. So far it seems very good. I have read to other books by Ayn Rand from before Anthem and The Fountainhead. It´s very interesting to read her books even though you don´t agree with her views on the world.

[cee2lee2]

Finished up Mossflower (in the Redwall series) today. Not sure what I'll start next.

[crickhollow]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
Phantastes: I just finished it and I found it rather strange. I also had a bit of a hard time getting into the story because you're basically just plopped in and so many different things start happening right away. It's like scene after scene of crazy stuff. In a way it's kinda like LotR in that the main character is going on a journey, and meets so many different beings, but I don't really want to compare George MacDonald to Tolkien. It wasn't all bad though; I mostly enjoyed it, but it took some getting used to the style. I was also left with a lot of questions in my mind about the world described and all the different things in it: nothing is ever explained in depth like it is (albeit in other books) in LotR. Overall, not my favourite book (or favourite type of book), but also not the worst. For me it was okay.


...kind of off-topic, but this is my 900th post!! ah, Shadowfax, I just finished Phantastes. Tons of symbolism! Definitely requires a second read. My fantasy literature class studied Lilith last year. very complicated. I think I actually like his fairy tales best. Check out The Light Princess sometime--it's a quick, fun read.

back to the topic:

I just finished All Quiet on the Western Front. wow.

[Linaewen]

Reading Pride and Prejudice (I love the first line) as well as Macbeth (for school). Will soon start on the His Dark Materials trilogy again, having just bought the omnibus today for half price. Jealous, Falagar? ;)

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Reading Pride and Prejudice (I love the first line) as well as Macbeth (for school). Will soon start on the His Dark Materials trilogy again, having just bought the omnibus today for half price. Jealous, Falagar? ;)
Not at all.:)

We shall have it, yess...nassty Elf with bright eyes...but she will take her, yess, and then we get the precious...


Read a Norwegian fantasy book not long ago named "The Dragon's Tear" (the first in a serie named "The Horngod's Tale, of (as far as I know) seven books). Planning to get some of the others soon). Still re-reading LotR, I only read late at night and I don't read very much each time.

[gimli7410]

reading the silmarillion

[Lalaith]

Originally posted by Lótiel
Right now I´m reading Dude, where´s my country of Michael Moore and Bored of the rings. Both books are entertaining. Moore is as always hilarious, but he really makes one think. BotR is just weird.
I'm also reading "Dude, where's my country".
I think it's funny but I guess I don't get a lot of the jokes as I read it in English (not my native language).
But it is also interesting.

[Lótiel]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Reading Pride and Prejudice (I love the first line) as well as Macbeth (for school). Will soon start on the His Dark Materials trilogy again, having just bought the omnibus today for half price. Jealous, Falagar? ;) It is a thruth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possesion of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Think that´s a pretty direct quote, if I remember correctly! Lovely book and lovely oldfashioned language, and most important: lovely mr. Darcy!

[ethuiliel]

Now I need to find something else to read; I feel lost without a book in my hands. I know how you feel, though I'm okay when I'm in front of a computer...not the same as a good book though.

I just finished reading the Prince and the Pauper, and I must say, it was better than I expected.

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Lótiel
It is a thruth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possesion of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Right. I still haven't finished it yet, but it's quite engaging.

What language did you read it in, Falagar? And no, she will do nothing of the sort. ;)

Got my hands on Morgoth's Ring from the library today, thoroughly enjoying Laws and Customs Amongst the Eldar. Though it makes me speculate about Elven puberty....:p

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Right. I still haven't finished it yet, but it's quite engaging.

What language did you read it in, Falagar? And no, she will do nothing of the sort. ;)

Got my hands on Morgoth's Ring from the library today, thoroughly enjoying Laws and Customs Amongst the Eldar. Though it makes me speculate about Elven puberty....:p
Read it in Norwegian, it dumped down my mail-box one day and it looked exciting so I decided to try it out. Hoping for an Englis version soon, but hardcover, leatherbound English copies of His Dark Materials don't just fall down from heaven, you know! *waits patiently*

Awww...

You got Morgoth's Ring from the library?! That's something one can just dream about here in Norway.

[Twista]

In my school libary we have all the historys of ME in single edition.

[Lótiel]

Originally posted by Falagar
Read it in Norwegian, it dumped down my mail-box one day and it looked exciting so I decided to try it out. Hoping for an Englis version soon, but hardcover, leatherbound English copies of His Dark Materials don't just fall down from heaven, you know! *waits patiently*

Awww...

You got Morgoth's Ring from the library?! That's something one can just dream about here in Norway.
I don´t have leatherbound His Dark Materials, but I bought them in english hardback on Norli by the University. They look quite nice!

I tried to find HoME in some nearby libraries, but it was quite impossible. Would love to get it though, sad that they always cut library budgets.

[Grey_Wolf]

At the moment I'm halfway through my second reading of The Silmarillion.

[sun-star]

I'm having another go at liking Walter Scott by reading Rob Roy. So far it's pretty good.

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Falagar
Read it in Norwegian, it dumped down my mail-box one day and it looked exciting so I decided to try it out. Hoping for an Englis version soon, but hardcover, leatherbound English copies of His Dark Materials don't just fall down from heaven, you know! *waits patiently*

Awww...

You got Morgoth's Ring from the library?! That's something one can just dream about here in Norway.
They do if I send one to you. ;) $30 Australian, half price. :)

Yes, I did. For some reason I couldn't find it in Borders, though they had every other HoMe. I'll scan some and send it to you. ;)

[Lady Ravyn]

i finally found something to read and i'm bouncing back and forth between The Demon Awakens and Dragonlances' The Time of Twins

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Linaewen
They do if I send one to you. ;) $30 Australian, half price. :)

Yes, I did. For some reason I couldn't find it in Borders, though they had every other HoMe. I'll scan some and send it to you. ;)
I already have it, but i payed a lot of money for it! :mad: ;) Still lack three HoMe-books (The Shaping and Volume 6 & 7), would be veeeery nice of you to do that. ;)

[Grey_Wolf]

Churcill's History of English-Speaking Peoples II: The New World (restarting the reading of it)

[Shadowfax]

Book of Lost Tales 2.

[ethuiliel]

Am feeling very frustrated and bored because I haven't had a new book in a while...and the library is closed because of snow. I suppose I could read the "Bored of the Rings" that my friend lent me, but it's so stupid, and I can't concentrate.

[Shadowfax]

Re: Bored of the Rings:

Yeah, it's one of those books that you either think is absolutely hilarious, or just plain stupid. I would have to agree with you, ethuiliel, on the latter.:rolleyes:

[Nurvingiel]

I'm itching to read Roverandom! (I have it now.)

[Grey_Wolf]

Am also rerereading Roger Lancelyn Green's King Arthur And His Knights of the Round Table.

[Lalaith_Elf]

the soddit

and

the queen's fool

with frankenstein and the odessey on the side:D

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Lalaith_Elf
the soddit

and

the queen's fool

with frankenstein and the odessey on the side:D
Planning to start on the Odessey when I've finished the Illiad (some time 'til, in other words ;)).

Reading The History of Norway by Karsten Alnes and The Two Towers.

[Lalaith_Elf]

Originally posted by Falagar
Planning to start on the Odessey when I've finished the Illiad (some time 'til, in other words ;)).


its good. im actually reading it for classics for school:)

[crickhollow]

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
I'm itching to read Roverandom! (I have it now.) oh, it's really cute. I loved it.

Just got my hands on a copy of Mr. Bliss. Too bad I have to bring it back to the library in a few weeks.

[katya]

Originally posted by Lalaith_Elf
its good. im actually reading it for classics for school:)
So am I! I like it alright so far. It was a little hard to get into at first, but now it's ok.

[Lizra]

I'm reading the first Harry Potter book aloud to my son, as a bedtime read. I have never read the books before...but unfortunately, I have seen the movie. It takes a lot of suspense away, and I imagine all the movie stuff as I read. I feel bad for people who have not read LoTR, yet have seen the movie. I dunno, something's missing this way! :(

[Nurvingiel]

Don't worry Lizra, the book has a lot of exciting events that weren't in the movie, especially at the end. You're in for a treat, and the one funniest lines ever.

Right now I have just started reading the Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi. (I've only read one page though, a very new beginning.)

[Lady Ravyn]

ok, well i've taken some time off of Time of Twins and decided to read A Great and Terrible Beauty before i continue with ToT i'm always doing that with books...

[cassiopeia]

I'm reading A Cavern of Black Ice by JV Jones. Has anybody else read it? It's a dark fantasy trilogy. I've also got a couple of PG Wodehouse books I'm looking forward to reading.

[Brian]

right now iam reading harry potterand the chamber of secrets. also iam reading this book i got for christmas called for joshua. iwas wondering if any of you have herd of it?:D :confused:

[Grey_Wolf]

The Lord of the Rings for the twenty-first time.

[Artanis]

Twenty-first! :eek: Is that a record or what? :)
I'm reading LotR again too, I feel I need it after watching RotK the movie.

[Grey_Wolf]

Originally posted by Artanis
Twenty-first! :eek: Is that a record or what? :)
I'm reading LotR again too, I feel I need it after watching RotK the movie.

:)I don't really know (there are probably people who've read several more times than I have). I used to read it every year until 2000, then I took a three year break. :)

[ethuiliel]

Twenty-first! Is that a record or what? It's a lot, but I don't think it's a record. There are people who have read it every year since about the time it came out. I don't know any but I know they exist.
I just read it for the fourth time in December, but considering I didn't read it for the first time (or even get mildly interested in LotR) until January, that's a lot. I'll probably read it more than 21 times in my life.
No, make that definetly.

[Shadowfax]

I read the short story by DH Lawrence: "The Rocking Horse Winner."

[Lady Ravyn]

follow-up:
A Great and Terrible Beauty was SOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!
omg, it's one of those books where you wish it were all real... *sigh*.....

[ethuiliel]

I finally went to the library!!!:D
I'm now reading the Last Unicorn, which many people have recomended and I never read yet. It's really good so far.

[Elfmaster XK]

Planning to start on the Odessey when I've finished the Illiad (some time 'til, in other words ).

Bah. I dislike the Odyssey. Had to do Greek Literature module at Uni and it sucked. Was really boring in my opinion.

I am reading Order of the Pheonix again, just at leisure as have read it before, however, I have recently read some books by Erica Spindler. Anyone know her?

Dead Run, Shocking Pink, and Red. They are all thriller and suspense. The best being Dead Run, but they aren't suitable for all due to their subject. Still, I enjoyed them and would recommend them to anyone who was a fan of the genre. This genre is a new venture for me, so anyone know any good thrillers or suspence books? :)

[zinnite]

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.

One of the best SF/fantasy/horror novels to come out in a very long time. Read it now.

[Elvengirl]

Reading A Walk in the Wood by Anna Gilbert.
It started out interesting, but now seems kinda....blah. Hopefully it get better and has a good end.

[ethuiliel]

I'm reading something I saw in the library and couldn't resist. It's called After the King, and is a collection of short stories written "in honor of JRR Tolkien". The stories are all good so far. They don't imitate Tolkien, but are good stories on thier own, yet they are in a style that a LotR-fan might like.

[Shadowfax]

I just read another short story: "Paul's Case," by Willa Cather. When contrasted with D.H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner," they are really interesting. Has anyone else read either or both of these stories?

[Lalaith_Elf]

I'm reading "The Gormenghast Trilogy" by Mervyn Peake, "Grass for his Pillow" by Lian Hearn, "The Odessey" by Homer, "Blood and Gold" (again!) by Anne Rice. And I've just picked up "The Sil" again, by our very own beloved Tolkien.:D

[Sicirus]

I am now reading Robin Hood. It is honestly the strangest book I have ever read. It's very jolly. :D

[Pimpernel]

I'm reading The Tao of Pooh and Kim by Rudyard Kipling. The Tao of Pooh is really interesting. I plan on reading The Te of Piglet. I've always loved Rudyard Kipling, so I recommend any and all of his books. Kim is about a young boy (named Kim) in British-controlled India. As in all of his books, Rudyard Kipling gives the reader an underlying sense of hatred of the British rule in India. The book is both fascinating and amusing.

[Falagar]

I've read half of The Tao of Pooh, not sure where I last put it...

[Lady Ravyn]

finished time of twins, and now i'm waiting for war of twins or whatever the next one is called. in the mean time, i'm reading the adept by katherine kurtz

[sun-star]

I'm going through a phase of reading lots of my old children's books. That means Elinor Brent-Dyer, E. Nesbit, Pamela Brown and the original Mary Poppins stories (a lot better than the film - no perky Julie Andrews or bad Cockney accents :D).

[Lalaith]

Started to read "A confederacy of dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. Loved his novel "The neonbible".

[Lady Ravyn]

ok, dropped the adept ( just not in the mood for it right now) and now i'm reading the much-awaited sequel to hades's daughter- gods' concubine! :D by sara douglass

[b.banner]

i just finished the lord of the rings today!and i read the hobbit recently:D

[Starr Polish]

Witch Child, by Celia Rees. It's rather interesting, and I have a strange fascination with the Puritan period (or pretty much any time in history). I am also reading The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Is anyone here actually a fan of hers? I can't stand her or her idealology (sp). I'm doing it for a scholarship that i probably wont' get. Gah.

Also reading LOTR for the fourth time. Ahh...good stuff. :D

[Lalaith_Elf]

Still on Gormenghast... but I may give it a rest for now... I've just finished reading "Grass for his Pillow", "Lyra's Oxford", "Blood and Gold" and "Frankenstein" all in the past week and a half!!!

[Falagar]

What did you think of Lyra's Oxford?

[Yapaluna]

I´m reading "Stupid White Men". I bought it yesterday and have read it half. Is this really all true?

I think it is worth to have it´s own thread.

[cassiopeia]

What's Lyra's Oxford? Is it part of His Dark Materials? Have I missed something? (I love His Dark Materials, so I'm excited if it's a new book in the series.)

[Linaewen]

Lyra's Oxford (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385606990/026-3374617-4132467)

I'm going to read that when I finish rereading my His Dark Materials omnibus, which I got for $25 at the same store you got LotR from, I think, Cass. It's like a sequel I think.

I'm reading Terry Pratchett's 'Guards! Guards!' at the same time as Lord of the Flies. Terrible, I know, to read such different books at the same time. I couldn't help it.

[The Gaffer]

Porno by Irvine Welsh. It's the sequel to Trainspotting, set about ten years later but with the same characters.

He's kept the same device of telling the story in the first person but from different characters' perspectives, and done it really well. It's scary to have Begbie inside your head.

[cassiopeia]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Lyra's Oxford (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385606990/026-3374617-4132467)

I'm going to read that when I finish rereading my His Dark Materials omnibus, which I got for $25 at the same store you got LotR from, I think, Cass. It's like a sequel I think.

Woo! Lyra's Oxford is at my library so I've ordered it. Hopefully I'll be getting to soon... Thanks for the info! :)

Back OT. I'm reading Daggerspell by Katherine Kerr. I haven't decided if I like it yet. Anybody else read it?

[Lalaith_Elf]

Originally posted by Falagar
What did you think of Lyra's Oxford?

Yeah it was okay. I bit short for my liking. I finished it in around 10/15 minutes.

What's Lyra's Oxford? Is it part of His Dark Materials? Have I missed something? (I love His Dark Materials, so I'm excited if it's a new book in the series.)

It's just a very short story concerning Lyra. It's set a few years after Lyra and Will have parted. It leaves a few things unexplained so I'm guessing that it's going to lead into another story... just a guess though.

I haven't read Daggerspell but I've got another book by Katherine Kerr, that I've read the first chapter of, which is pretty good. The name escapes me at the moment though.

[Falagar]

Originally posted by Lalaith_Elf
Yeah it was okay. I bit short for my liking. I finished it in around 10/15 minutes.



It's just a very short story concerning Lyra. It's set a few years after Lyra and Will have parted. It leaves a few things unexplained so I'm guessing that it's going to lead into another story... just a guess though.

Same here, it was very short.

Pullman has said that he won't make any new Lyra/Will-books (about their future, that is), I don't believe him though (I don't want to believe him, at least :()

[Lalaith_Elf]

Originally posted by Falagar
Same here, it was very short.

Pullman has said that he won't make any new Lyra/Will-books (about their future, that is), I don't believe him though (I don't want to believe him, at least :()

I think he will... he would have to be pretty cold-hearted to leave it like he did. They did love each other after all.

And like I said, I'm sure that Lyra's Oxford carrys on to another bigger tale. If it doesn't then it was pretty pointless writing a story like that. And what's with all the stuff in the back of it - was it just me or did anyone else connect any of that stuff with Will?

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the iliad unabridged ! but transalated from poem form to story form!:D ;)

[katya]

I just finished the Odyssey. How're you liking the Iliad?

[ethuiliel]

I'm reading the Acorna series. I already read Acorna, Acorna's Quest, and Acorna's People, and am about to start on the next one.

[Grey_Wolf]

At the moment I'm also reading BISMARK - Kampen om atlanten. It being one of my absolute favourite subjects - the German ww II navy.

[b.banner]

it is really good!even though i am only in the third chapter.:D ;)I just finished the Odyssey. How're you liking the Iliad?

[Falagar]

The Iliad was IMO very good! :) And the Odysse seems to be even better (on the 4th song now).

[Lady Ravyn]

Originally posted by ethuiliel
I'm reading the Acorna series. I already read Acorna, Acorna's Quest, and Acorna's People, and am about to start on the next one.

you like those books? i see them on the shelves at the library all the time and they always appeared a little...corny. (sorry :) ) are they good?

the iliad was IMO very good

yes, but i think the oddesy is better ;)

[ethuiliel]

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Originally posted by ethuiliel
I'm reading the Acorna series. I already read Acorna, Acorna's Quest, and Acorna's People, and am about to start on the next one.
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you like those books? i see them on the shelves at the library all the time and they always appeared a little...corny. (sorry ) are they good?


I didn't think they were corny. You're oppinion might be different, but I thought they were great. And each book is better than the last. I don't quite know how I tore myself away from it.

[zinnite]

I just started the 'Ware' series by Rudy Rucker (Software, Wetware, Freeware, and Realware).

[Nimbrennil]

Hur... I'm reading... hmm... The Two Towers... (just read the Fellowship, btw)... Little Women... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn... Uncle Tom's Cabin... Villette (?)... Jane Eyre... To Kill a Mockingbird... White Fang... The Call of the Wild... lots of others, but I really can't remember right now, and I'm too lazy to get up and look!

--Nimbrennil

[Nurvingiel]

Wow! I thought I read a lot of books at once. Good stuff Nim! Welcome to the Moot by the way. :)

I'm reading "Dune", by Frank Herbert, "The Book of Five Rings", by Miyamoto Musashi, and "Tales from the Perilous Land" by J.R.R. Tolkien.

[Mercutio]

What am I reading?

Right now Huck Finn, for about the fourth time. This is for school though so it also involved doing work (groan).

and real books....? I've been so busy. Everything was over by last Saturday. Now I just need to go the library. I must've read every book in our house. I think i'll try Canterbury Tales and/or Picture of Dorian Grey next.

Mercutio

[Goldberry1]

i think i'm finally (after thinking i was going to for oh... 8 months or so, maybe more) start reading "Neuromancer" by William Gibson. should be interesting.

[trolls' bane]

I just finished Frank Peretti's book Nightmare Academy, volume 2 of the Veritas Project.

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Goldberry1
i think i'm finally (after thinking i was going to for oh... 8 months or so, maybe more) start reading "Neuromancer" by William Gibson. should be interesting.

Oh, I hope you enjoy it. I loved it. :)

I'm juggling Tad Williams Bk 2 in the Otherland series, and some book that someone is making me read (Da Vinci Code :rolleyes: ). *sigh* Too much to read, too little time! AND I've got to get through my assigned readings as well. *sigh* Stupid lecturer tried to give us last weeks readings to (re)read. :rolleyes:

[hectorberlioz]

lets just say that i usually read a lot, then i get to entmoot and forget my books for months...

Don Quixote (first few chapters)
Evening with the Orchestra (need to finish a very long epilogue)
Taras Bulba (page I)

[trolls' bane]

Originally posted by BeardofPants
Oh, I hope you enjoy it. I loved it. :)

I'm juggling Tad Williams Bk 2 in the Otherland series, and some book that someone is making me read (Da Vinci Code :rolleyes: ). *sigh* Too much to read, too little time! AND I've got to get through my assigned readings as well. *sigh* Stupid lecturer tried to give us last weeks readings to (re)read. :rolleyes:
:eek: :D You can make people read books? Could you teach me? I could be a Fedaykin for forcing people to read Dune. And I never said I didn't like the ending.

[cassiopeia]

I'm reading the first book in The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Apparently the first few books are excellent, but then they start to become unbelievable. I'll give them a go, however.

[Earniel]

I'm waiting until the series of Wheel of time ever gets finished. I hate reading books and then having to wait a year to get my paw- er hands on the sequel.

Right now I'm reading LoTR (Purely for the LoTR project of course :D), The Peter principle and a book about American Gargoyles I got from my sister.

[Falagar]

Just started the first book in the Wheel of Time-series, expectations kept as low as possible. ;)

Just finished two books, one which I had to read in English-classes ("We All Fall Down" by Robert Cormier) and the first book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire"-series, "A Game of Thrones" and loved it. Had to order the next one from Amazon! Hands itching...

[ethuiliel]

I read a review for a book called "Dancing on the Edge" and started reading it. It's pretty good. Not LotR, of course, but okay.

[Lalaith_Elf]

Originally posted by Mercutio
What am I reading?

Right now Huck Finn, for about the fourth time. This is for school though so it also involved doing work (groan).

and real books....? I've been so busy. Everything was over by last Saturday. Now I just need to go the library. I must've read every book in our house. I think i'll try Canterbury Tales and/or Picture of Dorian Grey next.

Mercutio

The Canterbury Tales are good. Especially the Merchant's Tale - I had to do that for school work.

You can make people read books?

Yep. I recently had to read Frankenstein for English. It's a good book, but I just hate being made to read something - I prefer to read at my own pace.

At the moment I'm just concentrating on The Odyssey and Electra mainly for school work - I've put aside all my other books until after my exam preperation.

[trolls' bane]

Cool:cool:! I'm trying to get my friend to read Dune and The Silmarillion. He says both are dumb. Fool! He doesn't get it that you can't judge a book by its cover. *sigh* Oh well, his loss:(.
Wait, maybe I could blackmail him into reading them:evil:.

[Lady Ravyn]

reading FotR for the 6th time (i know; not a record, but not too shabby, imo ;) )

[ethuiliel]

Cool! I'm trying to get my friend to read Dune and The Silmarillion. He says both are dumb. Fool! He doesn't get it that you can't judge a book by its cover. *sigh* Oh well, his loss.
Wait, maybe I could blackmail him into reading them. A while ago I tried to convince a friend to read LotR (She considers herself a fan...of the movies at least, and I thought she would like the books if she actually read them.) but I didn't succeed for nearly a year. She finally started, but that was a few months ago, and I doubt she got farther than 2 chapters. But I decided to let her be. It is her loss after all. And she'll probably like it less if she feels forced. It's hard though.

[sun-star]

I'm reading a book called "Hero Myths and Legends of the British Isles" (I think) and one of my all-time favourite books, "The Go-Between" by L.P. Hartley.

[Shadowfax]

I just finished reading "Pride and Prejudice" for my English class. Ack! I didn't like it at all!

[Shadowfax]

Oh yeah, and now I'm reading "Crime and Punishment" for English too. I like that a lot better!
And in my spare time (ha! spare time only cause it's Sprig Break...) I'm reading "The Singer Trilogy" by Calvin Miller. It's a re-telling of the New Testament as a sort of myth. Quite cool.
:)

[trolls' bane]

Originally posted by Lady Ravyn
reading FotR for the 6th time (i know; not a record, but not too shabby, imo ;) )
I have only read the Fellowship once, but I have read TTT three times, and almost read it a fourth.

[Nerdanel]

I'm reading a book, Tolkien och den svarta magin (roughly: Tolkien and the black magic), by Ã…ke Ohlmarks. Ohlmarks is a Swedish guy, who has translated LotR into Swedish. He has been very critizised for his translations, and in the book I'm reading he has "discovered" the dark side of some Tolkiensocieties: drugs and death!:rolleyes:

Well. I haven't read that much yet, but I'm sure I'll post more when I've read it.:)

[ethuiliel]

reading FotR for the 6th time (i know; not a record, but not too shabby, imo ) I read LotR 4 times and the Hobbit 3...not too bad considering that I read all that in one year (last year, suprisingly enough, I only discovered it in January 2003). Though some people are boring enough to consider reading it that much a bad thing. :confused:

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

i must have read the hobbit at least a hundred times in the last 3 years

at the moment, tho, i am reading 'The Murder of Tutankhamen', by Bob Brier

[Mercutio]

Right now? "Washington Square" by Henry James.

His realistic novels show great insight into the human personality/spirit/ideas.