what are you reading right now?

[sun-star]

I'm reading Elaine Showalter's "A Literature of their Own" about women novelists in the 19th and early 20th century. Very interesting.

[Falagar]

Mee-hee.
I never forget. Never. :mad:
:D :p
Like that elephant in Mowgli? :p :)

Currently waiting to get my hands on the third part of Feist's and Wurst's Empire-triology, as well as the second part of To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams...just finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, both nice reads. (Especially Ender's Game.)

[Hanza]

im re-reading HP4. was gonna start at the beggining again but cudnt find one and tbh i dont no why i didnt then start with 3 but oh wel thats my strange mind for ya!

[cee2lee2]

I reread all of the HP books about a month ago. It was great going through them again. I'm always amazed by what I've forgotten but that may just be a byproduct of gettin' old. ;)

Right now I'm readin The Life of Pi. Just started it this morning.

[Artanis]

I've just finished Appelsinpiken (The Orange Girl) by Jostein Gaarder. It is an easy-to-read book about a 15-year old boy who receives a letter from his father who has been dead for 11 years. It is a beautiful love story, and a sad story, but not without humour. Hereby recommended. :)

[Hawklan]

This week I will be mainly reading...

the susan cooper series " The dark is rising " beginning with "Over sea,under stone ", marvellous series that takes me back a decade or two.

[zinnite]

Just started "The Scar" by China Mieville, a sequel of sorts to "Perdido Street Station" (which is a fantastic book, BTW).

Just finished "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman. Amazing book, 100% absorbing.

[Mercutio]

Finished "I Will Follow" by Bethany Patchin and somebody else (?).

Working on "Thrones, Dominations" by Dorothy Sayers and .... ah yes, Somebody Paton Walsh. (Joan?) I'm blanking out right now. And I think I read another Sayers/Walsh entitled "A Presumption of Death" but for the life of me I can't remember what it was about (except a murder, obviously), lol.

[Elanor the Fair]

Whoah, that confused me - I thought you were talking about Jane Austen, lol. :D I've finished the first two books (nine princes, and guns of avalon), and I must say, it's frickin' brilliant! I like that it's different (though I knew that dara was gonna bite corwin in the ass); definitely an enjoyable read. Is the second series worth reading? (not that I can find it in borders:rolleyes: )

Yes, the second series is good, also. The books are quite addictive.

[katya]

I'm still working on Journey to the West. (It's loooong...) I'm also reading Mein Kampf (which I just started). I'm not a nazi or anything, I just think it's interesting. I was just thinking, there are a lot of books I want to buy, books that I feel I should own a copy of. There's the Koran, and other holy books, (I already own a million bibles), what else was there? Classics, I guess, and historically significant writings. I can't afford all that though. I'm saving for a car.

[Rían]

Artanis - did you (or anyone else) have trouble getting into Don Quixote? I know you enjoyed it, but I've tried getting into it twice now and am just not being drawn in ... is it worth sticking with it?

[Fat middle]

Artanis - did you (or anyone else) have trouble getting into Don Quixote? I know you enjoyed it, but I've tried getting into it twice now and am just not being drawn in ... is it worth sticking with it?
I'd say it is :)

But of course it depends on the kind of literature you usually read.

How far have you reached?

EDIT: I'll give you an advice: take the role of Sancho, and perhaps you'll begin to see things otherwise. ;)

[Artanis]

Well - I thought it was a great book. It is hard to grasp the deeper meanings of it though - I think I have just scraped on the surface of that book - I will have to read it again sometime. :) But even if you skip the deeper layers, the book was so full of humour and absurdities, Don Quixote's 'madness', Sancho Panza's sayings and his naive stupidity, and all the crazy, silly, funny and sometimes heartbreaking situations they wind themselves into. You don't know whether you should laugh or cry. :) :p But to answer your question, I think that if you don't enjoy the first chapters, it will be hard to finish the book. Part 2 is different from part 1 though, it may very well be that you will like the last part better than the first.

[BeardofPants]

Have finished the first five amber books by zelazny; can't seem to track down the second lot, so I might have to order them in. :( I've now started on Emma, by Jane Austen, and I also have Persuasion as well. (And some other remaindered penguin classics - beowulf, and pygmalion). Which is good, because I've got this awful bloody cold, some I'm doing lots of reading, and feeling sorry for myself. :rolleyes: ;)

[Rían]

Sorry you feel bad, BoP, but am glad you didn't get run over last night!

Thanks for the comments, FM and Arty - I'm on chpt. 16 now. I wasn't really looking for deep meaning, Arty - it just wasn't grabbing me on any level. When I picked up Bros. Karamazov, it grabbed me right off. So did Dune, at first. I think I'll keep at it, tho.

[Linaewen]

Reading a bit of Jane Austen's Emma now as well as a bit of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Trying to get a copy of The Da Vinci Code but it seems to be really popular and always on loan at the libraries.

[Jonathan]

Unless you coun't Harry Potter as fantasy, every fantasy book I've read so far has been written by Tolkien (and his son, more or less). Haven't really wanted to, didn't want to risk spoiling my view of the fantasy genre. But after being recommended by my friends to read George R. R. Martin, I've started to read A Game of Thrones. Don't really know yet what to think of it. I like the way Martin writes, but he fails to make me interested in the world he has created. Oh well, my friends warned me that it might take a while to get into the book (gosh, all the names, how am I supposed to keep track of everyone! :eek: ) so I'll just wait and see.

Heh, I like Jon the bastard :D

[Beren3000]

I'd also recommend Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time (it shouldn't spoil your view on fantasy too much ;) )

[BeardofPants]

Jon, the thing that grabs you about GRR Martin's work is his characters. He's more of a character-driven novelist than a world-driven novelist. But you'll enjoy them; they're a fantastic read. :)

Lin, the Davinci Code was, IMO, terribly written. You can see the "twist" coming from a mile off, and the romance was so bad, I actually laughed. I'd give it a miss if I were you. Plus, it's really annoying how he tries to pass off "fluff" as fact. :rolleyes:

[Linaewen]

Thanks BoP, I might give it a miss then. How do you find Emma? It's pretty good so far (A few chapters in) and you can already see those 'flaws' of Emma's. I don't like it as much as Pride and Prejudice, but maybe that's because I usually hate beginnings of books unless they're fantastic.

[Millane]

Unless you coun't Harry Potter as fantasy, every fantasy book I've read so far has been written by Tolkien (and his son, more or less). Haven't really wanted to, didn't want to risk spoiling my view of the fantasy genre. But after being recommended by my friends to read George R. R. Martin, I've started to read A Game of Thrones. Don't really know yet what to think of it. I like the way Martin writes, but he fails to make me interested in the world he has created. Oh well, my friends warned me that it might take a while to get into the book (gosh, all the names, how am I supposed to keep track of everyone! :eek: ) so I'll just wait and see.

Heh, I like Jon the bastard :D oooh another Game reader, you like Jon the most eh?, rush over to the fantasy forum and give the Game thread a kick up the bum ;)
give the Da Vinci code a read Lin, some people hate it, it was an enjoyable read if you arent looking for fact, in any case its a pretty easy read you might just like it. (sounds like you talking about Bravheart all over again, BoP :D )

[Jonathan]

Mm, I might do that when I get a bit further into the book :).

Lin, give the Da Vinci code a try. It was an ok book imo, and I loved the anagrams and codes and things that the writer had included in it. I talked to a girl today who loved the book and we both tried to convince this Christian guy to read it, just for the fun of it (the writer is pretty mean to the Catholic church :)). The guy is pretty biased towards the book after what he had read about it at Christian message boards but he said he'd give it a read.
So um, since I talked him into reading it, I think you should read it too.

[Rían]

Thanks BoP, I might give it a miss then. How do you find Emma? It's pretty good so far (A few chapters in) and you can already see those 'flaws' of Emma's. I don't like it as much as Pride and Prejudice, but maybe that's because I usually hate beginnings of books unless they're fantastic.
I enjoyed Emma (not that you asked me, but I thought I'd chime in :) ) but liked P&P better, like you. Emma is interesting, however, because it was Jane Austen's personal favorite among her own books, IIRC. And it gets better further in.

[BeardofPants]

I'm about 50 pages from the end (I'm sick- nothing else to do...) and I'm enjoying it immensely. Sometimes I do want to reach through the page and throttle her with her own vanity 'though.... But I like Mr. Knightly better than Mr. Darcy. :D

Man, what do all you people find so great about Da Vinci Code??? *BoP doesn't get it* It's just a piece of fluff...

If you want a decent read, then read anything by Umberto Eco - especially In the Name of the Rose. It does the church conspiracy MUCH better, IMO, and it's beautifully written. :)

[Linaewen]

Okay, I might not bother with buying the Da Vinci code on the weekend like I planned and read it some vague time in the future.... The lack of fact in it will probably annoy me. Thanks guys.

Ta, Rian. BoP- someone better than Darcy?! Is it possible? :eek: ;)

[Jonathan]

Man, what do all you people find so great about Da Vinci Code??? *BoP doesn't get it* It's just a piece of fluff... As I said, I liked the anagrams and codes in it :). I've always been fond of cryptology. I admit the book wasn't half as exciting as the critics had promised... in fact it wasn't exciting at all, but it was an ok book. Lin, read it and don't listen to BoP. Form your own opinion of the book :)

If you want a decent read, then read anything by Umberto Eco - especially In the Name of the Rose. It does the church conspiracy MUCH better, IMO, and it's beautifully written. :)I liked the film a lot, and a couple of days ago my dad told me I should definitely read the book. Might do that once I've finished A Game of Thrones. That is, unless the library or the book shop get a few copies of the first book in the Dune series soon. I just can't seem to get my hands on it, but if I do, In the Name of the Rose will have to wait ;)

[BeardofPants]

As I said, I liked the anagrams and codes in it :). I've always been fond of cryptology. I admit the book wasn't half as exciting as the critics had promised... in fact it wasn't exciting at all, but it was an ok book.

In that case: read The Code Book; non-fiction, but very interesting with regards to cryptography and such, AND you don't have to read a sub-par "blockbuster"! :D

The Code Book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385495323/002-0866234-2856058?v=glance).


I liked the film a lot...

The book is better. (of course:D) It has, IMO, some of the most beautiful pieces of modern writing I've ever read. And for language buffs, there's whole chunks of latin to translate. ;) And that weird gratiutious sex scene that was in the movie? Makes much more sense in the book... and again, beautifully written. Great for history buffs as well. LOTS of history.

That is, unless the library or the book shop get a few copies of the first book in the Dune series soon. I just can't seem to get my hands on it, but if I do, In the Name of the Rose will have to wait ;)

Well, it's good to see that you have your priorities straight. :D

[Jonathan]

Reading a bit of Jane Austen's Emma now as well as a bit of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. I acquainted myself with that play earlier this year. It is a fun play. I love the line "You have filled my tea with lumps of sugar, and though I asked most distinctly for bread and butter, you have given me cake. I am known for the gentleness of my disposition, and the extraordinary sweetness of my nature, but I warn you, Miss Cardew, you may go too far." I mean, tea with sugar and cake instead of bread? Oh my, the nerve! :eek: :D
In that case: read The Code Book; non-fiction, but very interesting with regards to cryptography and such, AND you don't have to read a sub-par "blockbuster"! :D Yay, they have it at the library. Might check it out.
Btw, has anyone read Enigma by Robert Harris? If so, is it worth reading?
And that weird gratiutious sex scene that was in the movie? Makes much more sense in the book... Why does it have to make sense? :p

Yep, as soon as I'm done with A Game of Thrones (and possibly its sequels), Dune will be top priority :D

Code books, Enigmas, Names of Roses, Games of Thrones and a desert planet called Dune... So many books, so little time :o

[Mercutio]

Lieutant Hornblower by C.S. Forester--the movies got me hooked on Horatio! (thanks Val :))

[zinnite]

In that case: read The Code Book; non-fiction, but very interesting with regards to cryptography and such, AND you don't have to read a sub-par "blockbuster"! :D
Also in that case, try out "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. It's huge, but awesome.

[Earniel]

Lin, read it and don't listen to BoP. :)
Watch out mister, that could cost you your pants. :p

As for endangering my own pair of pants :eek:, I thought the Da Vinci code was an entertaining book, nothing sensational but interesting enough to read. Perhaps better to loan in the library than buy it yourself.


So many books, so little time :o
I second that.... :( My bedside table is literally creaking under the combined weight of LoTR, Celtic Fairytales by Joseph Jacob and Arthur by Hubert Lamp and Pieter Koster.

[Hawklan]

Im feeling a bit highbrow this evening....I am going to read " Edvard Munch " by J.P.Hodin - if its rubbish at least I can look at the pictures ! :)

[Mercutio]

Horatio Hornblower and the Atropos (by C.S. Forester), no wait--i'm on ...and the Hotspur right now.

and the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.

[Beren3000]

the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.

A great book, that! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[BeardofPants]

A translation of Beowulf. :)

[Beren3000]

Got started on a book called Castaways of the Flying Duthcman by Brian Jacques; figured I needed some light reading for a while :)

[brownjenkins]

the dune saga continues... just picked up chapterhouse

[trolls' bane]

Never could find any dune sequels at any store (yet). I think I did find a book called "Dune for Dummies" :D.
EDIT: My bad. It was "Middle-Earth for Dummies" :p.

[Finrod Felagund]

Just re-read the "Fionavar Tapestry" by Guy Gavriel Kay. I highly reccomend it...

Am now re-reading the Full Shannara series, by Terry Brooks. Also great.

[cee2lee2]

Just finished the Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Still thinking that one over. Really didn't see that ending coming at me.

[trolls' bane]

That's what I thought about some radio drama the other day. The ending is not really foreshadowed.

[Hawklan]

Just because I read the Edvard Munch biography last week doesnt mean I robbed it :eek:

this week I will be reading last years audit report as I have an appointment with the British Standards Institute.....its the poo part of working for a living !

[Beren3000]

Recently started on A Crown of Swords, the seventh book in The Wheel of Time series.

[Hawklan]

tonight I will be reading "Ibryen" by Roger Taylor - no..not the drummer. :mad:

[Mercutio]

Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
Lord Peter Wimsey Companion by..some guy...

[Grey_Wolf]

Jon, the thing that grabs you about GRR Martin's work is his characters. He's more of a character-driven novelist than a world-driven novelist. But you'll enjoy them; they're a fantastic read. :)

Lin, the Davinci Code was, IMO, terribly written. You can see the "twist" coming from a mile off, and the romance was so bad, I actually laughed. I'd give it a miss if I were you. Plus, it's really annoying how he tries to pass off "fluff" as fact. :rolleyes:

Have you read Michael Baigent's The Holy Blood And the Holy Grail and The Messianic Legacy. Both are very good non-fiction books about the subject.

[Grey_Wolf]

Just re-read the "Fionavar Tapestry" by Guy Gavriel Kay. I highly reccomend it...

Am now re-reading the Full Shannara series, by Terry Brooks. Also great.

Am actually thinking about buying the High Druid-trilogy when it's all in pockets.

[cee2lee2]

Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
Lord Peter Wimsey Companion by..some guy...


Please let me know which "guy"; I'd like to read the Lord Peter Wimsey Companion.

[Mercutio]

Please let me know which "guy"; I'd like to read the Lord Peter Wimsey Companion.


Stephan Clark.

Its actually more like an encyclopedia to Lord Peter Wimsey. You can read about it here (http://www.sayers.org.uk/press/lpwc.html).

It has 9,819 entries, organized alphabetically, but also by book & chapter in a separate index. Plus maps, calendars, and pictures. More the thing to have by you while you read LPW books. Its currently out of print and sells for about $200 when a copy comes up. My dad got this one interlibrary loan through the university he works at.

It explains things like quotes, people, terms you never heard of, words from local English dialects, etc.

[Radagast The Brown]

I've read the 'How to Outsmart Your Kids: Parent's Guide for Dirty Tricks' by Bill Dodds, and it was great. :D It doesn't seem very good, but it is incredibly funny.

I still want to read Dune, I need to go to the library... and I have three new Pratchett books in Englsih, it'll take me some time to finish them (The Fifth Elephant, Feet of Clay, Sound of Soul) as they weren't trnaslated yet... And Eddings, which I haven't got much hopes for but give a chance (the new series).

I also want to read 'Fermat's last Theorem' by Simon Singh. It sounds very interesting... I read the author's other book, 'the Code Book' , which I thought was very good.

Still rereading LotR.

Hmm.. wanted to read the 'Little Prince', only because I haven't yet and that's shameful. :p And 'Three men in a boat'.

That's all. ;)

[cee2lee2]

Stephan Clark.

Its actually more like an encyclopedia to Lord Peter Wimsey. You can read about it here (http://www.sayers.org.uk/press/lpwc.html).

......It's currently out of print and sells for about $200 when a copy comes up. My dad got this one interlibrary loan through the university he works at.

It explains things like quotes, people, terms you never heard of, words from local English dialects, etc.


Thanks Mercutio :) It sounds very interesting and like something I'd like to browse through. Maybe my library can do an interlibrary loan and find it for me, too.

[cee2lee2]

Just started on Sharpe's Enemy by Bernard Cornwell

[Fewin Greenleaf]

Comments and Cases on Property by Hector De Leon

[Nerdanel]

Biology - Campell

damn.. it weights about 5 kilos..:rolleyes: interesting, but has too many pages!! (1300)

[Jonathan]

I've read it now (Världens dåligaste språk / Fredrik Lindström). It was rather good actually. Not boring at all! Easy to read. Gve some new points of view too. At this very moment, Fredrik Lindström is standing right under my balcony, talking about mineral water.
I live right next to a public bath and it's their 100th anniversary today. Seems like they've invited Lindström to spice things up a bit :)

[Earniel]

I'm currently reading 'People of the Masks' by Kathleen O'Neil Gear and W. Michael Gear.

[Nerdanel]

At this very moment, Fredrik Lindström is standing right under my balcony, talking about mineral water.
I live right next to a public bath and it's their 100th anniversary today. Seems like they've invited Lindström to spice things up a bit :)
:D nice..:)

[thranduil]

reading belgariad again. still havent read mallorean yet.

[Hawklan]

Thranduil, please read the Mallorean, really fits in well with the Belgariad.
Favourite characters have developed and new ones enter the story, some go through radical changes and some become peripheral. I really enjoyed both series and enjoyed the shocking revelation at the end ! Enjoy.
I can understand why you are reading the Belgariad again, Ive read it many times and still enjoy it . :)

[Halbarad of the Dunedain]

Okay I know there is going to be lame fanboy and fangirl's posting lame things like this no matter what but this one just caught my eye. It is just so full of trash I had to respond to it in that thread and post it here so some of you could check it out and get that same, WTF! feeling I did.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/board/thread/10318150

This little girl makes so many ignorant claims it makes my head spin, im in the proccess of replying to her post and perhaps some of you would like to do the same! I do not feel I am being childish, im just stating facts and countering an ignorant persons statements!

*Edit: Of yeah, and this thread/post is what I am reading at the moment... thats why I posted it here...

[Andúril]

Lopez, Carl. Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving.

Smith, Carrol. Drive to Win. The Essential Guide to Race Driving.

[Rían]

Are you, perhaps, interested in race driving? ;)


Someone recommended Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, and I tried to find it at the library t'other day, and was surprised to find out it was non-fiction! I didn't have time to dig it up in the non-fiction section, but if people recommend it, I will. Comments on it, anyone? And what non-fiction event is it about?

[Andúril]

Are you, perhaps, interested in race driving? ;)Just a tad. :)

I'm still just an inexperienced novice beginner wannabe rookie (who likes to treat his daily driver badly on occasion), but I reckon the best place to start is the theory. One day I might be able to afford some type of purpose built race car, and actually use the theory.

I prefer racing cars over contemplating the complexities of biblical hermeneutics. :p

[Rían]

Just finished an Agatha Christie book - they're all the same, but lots of fun!!

AM wanting to pick up the book that sun-star ( I think ) recommended - the Heir of Radclyffe, or something like that.

[trolls' bane]

I just finished a book called Animal Farm by George Orwell. Missed quite a bit reading it in the car all within three hours, so I'm reading it again now.

[sun-star]

AM wanting to pick up the book that sun-star ( I think ) recommended - the Heir of Radclyffe, or something like that.

:eek: But my recommendation was so unconvincing! It's a great book, though, if you like Victorian novels about Christianity. Tell me what you think if you do read it.

(it's Redclyffe, IIRC)

[Mercutio]

"Weekend Wodehouse." Its a collection of short stories, excerpts, letters, notes, etc. written by P.G. Wodehouse.

hilarious :D

[crickhollow]

yay for Wodehouse! I was reading him last week.

Today I just finished The Lost Princess by G. MacDonald. Can I just say (again) how much I love his fairy tales?

[Grey_Wolf]

At the moment I'm reading, amongst others, Herman Lindquist's causerie Europa är vi allihopa! (in fact I going thru all the causeries of this excellent author). :)

[Fewin Greenleaf]

Intellectual Property Code

[Falagar]

Currently reading Dan Simmons Ilium, a very interesting read. Anyone else tried it?

[Earniel]

I'm a day away from finishing 'Ivanhoe' by sir Walter Scott. A bit of a wordy fellow, this Scott. I don't like this Ivanhoe character much, the book may be called after him, but he barely appears in it!

[Mercutio]

'How to Read Literature Like a Professor' by --- Foster. Its really really good (helpful) and also amusing.

[Rosie Gamgee]

Sky of Stone - Homer Hickam
The Return of the King - Tolkien
Treasures of the Snow - ?? (forgot)
A biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - Dorothy Laird

[Renille]

Hamlet

And I'm in heaven. I love Shakespeare way too much to be normal.

[sun-star]

In Memoriam

*wipes away a tear*

[Rían]

Just finished a fascinating book on history and training of Rescue Dogs. I want to try to train my dog now! Really fascinating on how they have gone from classic "tracking" dogs (sniffing the ground) to "air-scent" dogs, and the amazing results they get from them, and the various sub-categories (live find, cadaver, forensic, avalanche, all-purpose) and the different skills needed for each, etc. etc.

[BeardofPants]

Bram Stoker's Dracula...

[Halbarad of the Dunedain]

Colloquial Japanese, Im trying to get a basic understanding before I take a Japanese class next semester!

[Rosie Gamgee]

In Memoriam

*wipes away a tear*
Tennyson's? Oh, man, I've not had the courage yet to read it- it looks so colossally long!

[sun-star]

That was my first thought :D I broke it down into little bits, which made it more manageable. I find I can't read a lot of poetry at a time anyway because I can't take it all in properly.

[Beren3000]

The Path of Daggers (Wheel of Time book 8)
The Works of Emily Dickinson , not the complete works, but great stuff nevertheless.

[Nerdanel]

The Bible. Fun reading, actually. Makes me laugh and makes me angry.

[trolls' bane]

I tried reading ti from the beginning, but now I just gave up (I forgot where I left off, and I was at one of those begot this, begot that, he was descended from parts.)

[Beren3000]

Please don't make fun of the Bible, this borders on flaming!

[trolls' bane]

Sorry, didn't know I was :(. But I was at a particularly boring part. Now I jsut skip around, and I did almost finish an entire comic-book version of the bible a while back. :D

[Rían]

I've read the Bible quite a few times, and there are certainly parts that are pretty dull, IMO (esp. parts about building things).

For a first-time reader, I would certainly recommend starting in the New Testament (which starts with the 4 "gospels", which are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which are eye-witness accounts of Jesus' life on earth). Then maybe Genesis, the first book of the Bible, then the rest of the New Testament.

Where are you starting, Nel?

[Rían]

That was my first thought :D I broke it down into little bits, which made it more manageable. I find I can't read a lot of poetry at a time anyway because I can't take it all in properly.What's it about? I haven't read much Tennyson. Was it worth reading, IYO?

[Grey_Wolf]

I'm an on-and-off reader of a Gideon bible I bought when I was in England in -83.

[Beren3000]

Currently reading The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare.

[Nerdanel]

i started from the beginning. it might take a while to read it though..:p but i don't think it's that dull yet, i think it's interesting. already lots of things i didn't have any idea of..

[crickhollow]

Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis. RÃ*an, have you read that one, yet? if I remember, you are an avid Lewis reader.

[Rían]

Yes, I've read that one. I really like his "so what practical use is this" summation about how it applies to your neighbor. His definitions of "glory" are very thought-provoking, and I think he's probably right...

Let me know what you think :)

[Pytt]

i'm reading "the great hunt" the secondth book in the wheel of time.
i love theese books, though i wonder if i will manage to read all, whitout breaks.

[Beren3000]

It's good to meet another WOT fan. I'm currently on book 8 and I could NOT read through without breaks. I read one WOT book, then one "break" book. I found it much easier this way. If you ever manage to read through without break, tell me :D

[Mercutio]

"Biology Through the Eyes of Faith"

[Shelob's Hubby]

"Life of Pi". A very thought-provoking and philisophical book. I'd give it a 9.8 out of a ten.

[Linaewen]

Bryce Courtenay's 'The Power of One'. It's terrific, if the younger readers' version I read a long time ago is anything to go by. Now I'm making my way through the numerous unread books I have on my shelf.

Finished The Da Vinci Code. It was ok, but the ending was a bit of a letdown.

[Elvengirl]

Frankenstein....awesome book so far!

[BeardofPants]

Bryce Courtenay's 'The Power of One'. It's terrific, if the younger readers' version I read a long time ago is anything to go by. Now I'm making my way through the numerous unread books I have on my shelf.

Finished The Da Vinci Code. It was ok, but the ending was a bit of a letdown.
Told ya! ;)

Lots to read.... can't decide what next... Maybe Sheri Tepper's Beauty.

[Grey_Wolf]

There is this extremely funny sequence in the Herman Lindquist causerie which I'm currently reading:

He and his family is at a french aquaintence's house and they hear a cat meawing from somewhere and finally locate the origin of the sound which is a closed box in which the cat has saught refuge during the last bustling minute of his over-active owner's preparations for the visit of Lindquists.
Anyway they open the box and the cat shoots out of it like a rocket but is finally caught by the owner who tries to sooth it's nerves. Then she remembers that she has forgotten to spray the cat with anti-bug medicine and asks Herman to go and get it from the Medicine cupboard. Accidently he instead takes the anti-cat spray (which is used to scare off the cat from scratching furniture) and the owner doesn't read the label either and sprays the cat wÃ*th it and the cat goes into convulsions. Finally they read the label and understands that the cat is violently trying to get away from itself.
They phone a vetrinarian he suggests that they bathe the cat which isn't easy to do to a cat which is already frantic. They succceed with a collective effort to rid the cat of the spray.

At next visit of the Lindquists the cat is keeping it's distance from Herman.
:D :D :D

[Beren3000]

Frankenstein....awesome book so far!
It's a great book, alright! Let me know what you think when you finish it.

[inked]

Re-reading Harry Potter for data collection, but keep getting drawn into the story! This is a fun mode to read in as the storyline is known and I can backpedal to make connections I missed in the prior readings!

[trolls' bane]

I'm now reading "The Invisible Man" by HG Wells. Great book so far. :D

[Fewin Greenleaf]

right now i'm reading "International Law and World Politics" by Justice Edgardo Paras.

[Valaru]

Currently reading:

Harry Potter, Goblet of Fire

The Order War

When Will You Rage (white wolf werewolf the apocolypse short stories)

and Flight of the old dog

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

I'm reading Macbeth by Shakespeare and doing a 67 page study guide on it. I'm also re-reading The Lord of the Rings.

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

i am reading The Silmarillion,
it is by someone called JRR Tolkien,
you might have heard of him ... ? :D

[Linaewen]

I'm reading Macbeth by Shakespeare and doing a 67 page study guide on it.
How do you find it? Do you like Shakespeare? We're analysing it for English. I think it's not bad.

[Earniel]

Just finished 'Symbols of the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs' and now just starting in 'Meditations on Middle-earth'. Whaa, already jealous on the beautiful pencil art.

[PippinTook]

*is re-reading the trilogy...again* Can't ever read that one too many times :) but I'm going to buy the first EarthSea book tomorrow and start it once I'm finished with lotr.

[trolls' bane]

*is re-reading the trilogy...again* Can't ever read that one too many times :) but I'm going to buy the first EarthSea book tomorrow and start it once I'm finished with lotr.
A Wizard of Earthsea? I just found a thread about that. I think a guest was veiwing it. I love that book! It's well worth it.

[Falagar]

Started the Letters of Tolkien not long ago, one of the most interesting reads I've had in a long time.

[Millane]

How do you find it? Do you like Shakespeare? We're analysing it for English. I think it's not bad. when did you study it lin? i remember i studied it before i dropped English but that was early on in the year. Im currenty studying Measure for Measure by Shakespeare, one of his plays that i actually enjoy, having been forced to study numerous Shakespeare plays over the past 4 years (in both english and lit) i get fed up with him, but Measure for Measure and Hamlet ive both enjoyed a lot.
Also studying some poetry by Gwen Harwood who can be great, and other times downright confusing (damn you Night and Dreams :mad: )
our team rocked out in our end of year quiz today, The Brotherhood without Banners was behind to a bunch of sluts but we came through in a fantasy round that we made the teacher put on and beat them good :D
want to read Game but my friend still has it :(

[Linaewen]

when did you study it lin? i remember i studied it before i dropped English but that was early on in the year.
We're currently studying, actually. It's not too bad; today we did these role plays in class using contemporary English with hilarious results. I think I'm just getting a bit sick of tragedies- the other 3 books we studied this year (The Great Gatsby, Medea, First they Killled my Father) are so sad. Can't wait to read Girl with a Pearl Earring next year, though. Which lit books are you studying?

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

How do you find it? Do you like Shakespeare? We're analysing it for English. I think it's not bad.
I find it quite interesting, actually. Yes, I like Shakespeare and his works. Besides Macbeth I've also read The Merchant of Venice. Oh, and finished reading Macbeth today.
i am reading The Silmarillion,
it is by someone called JRR Tolkien,
you might have heard of him ... ? :D
Tolkien? Now where have I heard that name before... :D ;)

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Not sure. Have you any referneces.

[trolls' bane]

I find it quite interesting, actually. Yes, I like Shakespeare and his works. Besides Macbeth I've also read The Merchant of Venice. Oh, and finished reading Macbeth today.

Tolkien? Now where have I heard that name before... :D ;)
Probably from a popup or something. Or some remote website, or perhaps a movie?
Taylor ruined my book, so now he has to die :evil: :mad: !

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

Probably from a popup or something. Or some remote website, or perhaps a movie?
A movie? I think it was from that. Now what was the name of it? :confused: ;) :p

[Thain Peregrin Took I]

Right now I'm reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and I'm re-reading The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien? Now where have I heard that name before... :D ;)
Hmm... the name Tolkien sounds oddly familar... :p :D

[Ælfwine]

Hey, I am also reading that Tolkien-guy!
A book called The Book of Lost Tales. Jolly good writing. :D

[Grey_Wolf]

Famous Authors

"Ill take Famous Authors for a 100"

"All right. And remember I ask the questions and you answer."

"Famous Authors for a hundred. Who wrote The Hobbit?"

:D

[Nerdanel]

Så går en dag från våra liv och kommer aldrig åter by Jonas Gardell

i'm sure you all know who he is;)

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

in addition to the silmarillion,
i am reading The Twelve Caesars by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus,
for my Classical Civilisation classes - we are on Nero at the moment

jolly good reading :p

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

Famous Authors

"Ill take Famous Authors for a 100"

"All right. And remember I ask the questions and you answer."

"Famous Authors for a hundred. Who wrote The Hobbit?"

:D
"What is Tolkien?" My memory hath returneth. :D ;)

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Så går en dag från våra liv och kommer aldrig åter by Jonas Gardell

i'm sure you all know who he is;)
Ummmmmmmm. Yes of course I do. :confused:

[sun-star]

I'm reading lots, especially Tennyson and Browning. I'd never read any Browning before yesterday, actually. I find the dramatic monologue a very odd form. What's with all the crazy monks and girlfriend-murdering artists? He had a very peculiar imagination...

[trolls' bane]

Right now I'm reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and I'm re-reading The Lord of the Rings.
You're reading that? I'm about to start it! I just found it among my bookshelves. And I was going to start reading shakespeare, but decided not to. I will, but not for a while.

[Grey_Wolf]

Så går en dag från våra liv och kommer aldrig åter by Jonas Gardell

i'm sure you all know who he is;)

Hi Nerdanel!

Me now having a growing interest in Finnish History have began buying from Svensk Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek, På vakt i öster, a four part series which will be completed in January (it now being the book-of-the-month of this bookclub.) Check out www.smb.nu and you might get intrigued enough to join it.

gw

[Nerdanel]

finnish history is indeed interesting, especially when a big part of it has to do with sweden;) we had to learn all those who ruled sweden, and at the same time finland, when we were a part of sweden.. >.< :D
thanks for the link!

[Thain Peregrin Took I]

You're reading that? I'm about to start it! I just found it among my bookshelves. And I was going to start reading shakespeare, but decided not to. I will, but not for a while.
I hope you like it. I'm sorta-almost done with it now....

[Grey_Wolf]

finnish history is indeed interesting, especially when a big part of it has to do with sweden;) we had to learn all those who ruled sweden, and at the same time finland, when we were a part of sweden.. >.< :D
thanks for the link!

You're welcome! :)

[ItalianLegolas]

I be reading "A Tolkien Bestiary" ok, not great