I'm currently reading The World According to Garp by John Irving. Don't know how it got onto a summer reading list for LA I Honors...
What about you? Are you reading anything good right now?
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I'm currently reading The World According to Garp by John Irving. Don't know how it got onto a summer reading list for LA I Honors...
What about you? Are you reading anything good right now?
No, I'm about to start reading ~If you could see me now~ by Cecilia Ahern (No1 bestselling author of PS I Love You!)
Hey I got it free with Marie Claire okay, it's worth £7.99! :p
I am in the middle of rereading all of the Harry Potter books...xD I have no idea why, I've just suddenly become obsessed with them again. Oh well, what can I do?
I am also finishing up Wally Lamb's The Hour I First Believed, and am starting L'etranger by Camus. =)
Dying to Survive by Rachel Keogh. It's about a recovering heroin addict, and it shows her when she was at the height of her addiction to her now leading a new life. Interesting read.
In the middle of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Need some motivation to actually finish it.
I started the sixth harry potter some time ago and haven't finished it. I'm also reading Silent Spring and Lord Foul's Bane.
The Principles of Thermal-Fluid Sciences,
Quantum Mechanics,
Basic Histology,
Human Anatomy and Physiology
And Digital Signal Processing.
That is all. (Picard voice)
Nothing at the moment, but I'm thinking of snatching up the Dexter books, the ones the Showtime series is based off of. I want to see differences and such.
Just started Doctor Sax, by Kerouac. And I've been meaning to get through Tarantula by Bob Dylan, so I'll probably read that after.
"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides. It's really good. Like really really. I'm not even done with it yet, and it's already one of my favourites.
After that I'm gonna read either "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder or "The Virgin Suicides" also by Eugenides.
Also, I have many books written down on a list I have to read/buy.
That's a fantastic book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
I'm kind of in a reading drought, but I'm still in the middle of "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow" by Peter Høeg and a couple of Swedish books I'm not gonna bother naming. Also looking around in Oliver Sacks: "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat".
Oh, and "C++ How to Program", and "Programming in Ruby" :monster:
I saw the made-for-TV-movie based on the book, but that was years ago, so I don't really remember much about details from the story and such. The movie was probably just mediocre anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantzienThat's a fantastic book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
I've only heard fantastic things about the book itself, plus I'm interested in philosophy (and took it in High School) so I can't wait to read it.
I was forced to read Sophie's World when I was 11 and I thought it was absolutely :bou::bou::bou::bou:. From what I remember, the concepts and ideas were okay but not incredibly immersive and gripping or well executed, and I really felt the writing was awfully dull.
But maybe I just suffered from forced school over-analysis syndrome. Ruined Jane Eyre and by extension every Victorian woman's novel ever for me as well.
I'm reading The Trial by Franz Kafka. I really enjoy it, though I liked The Metamorphosis much more. Then again, I'm not very far into it yet. I don't have much time to read because I work so much. I listen to audiobooks every day at work to make the time go buy, but my rule is that they can only be books I've already read, or essays that I haven't read, because I feel like listening to the audiobook of a novel you haven't read is crass and in bad taste.
As a result, I'm currently listened to Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, which was a freaking bizarre story, but pretty enjoyable, so I'm enjoying listening to it after having read it. Though not Murakami's best, like people insist.
I'm also listening to Blind Willow, Sleeping Women by Haruki Murakami. I quite like it.
I went through most of David Sedaris' books as well.
This. Also, the voice shouldn't affect the first way you see a text, no matter how fabulous the actor is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
The Hobbit
:D
Definitely. Most voice actors aren't very good in the audio books I've listened to, but Jeremy Irons reading Lolita was honestly a religious experience, and only enhanced my very favorite book of all time. It helps that Jeremy Irons played Humbert Humbert in the movie, and looks and sounds exactly as I pictured HH when I first read the book.Quote:
Originally Posted by scrumpleberryThis. Also, the voice shouldn't affect the first way you see a text, no matter how fabulous the actor is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
I'm reading Lolita right now. Beautiful writing though I'm still a little uncomfortable reading it on the bus. I didn't know about the movie and now I definately need to hear Jeremy Irons reading it...but I keep imagining Scar from the Lion King reading it which is a little disturbing.
Heretics of Dune
Frank herbert is amazing. Too bad his grandson ruined the series.
The Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. My fourth novel by him (after The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go and When We Were Orphans). Not read a great deal at the moment because university reading lists are awful things that often suck me dry of the want to read, but oh well!
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I'm "reading" this in the lightest sense one can mean that they're "reading" something. I bought this book last September and I have read one chapter, a few days ago. :p
I just finished Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in one day because I was at work and was doing nothing and I honestly didn't care for it at all, despite the numerous recommendations I'd received for it. I just bought Don Quixote and The Collected Oscar Wilde, but I think I want to read Madame Bovary next.
Anyone who doesn't like Alice and Through the Looking Glass is a terrible person >|
I really want to read "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through The Looking Glass" at one point.
I'm about to start reading book 9 of The Wheel of Time.
I'm not reading anything at the moment and it's sort of bothering me. I've been trying to find books based on mind control, but I couldn't find any except for Brave New World, which I didn't understand a word of. I guess I'll go back and read an old HP or something.
right now im reading "the years of rice and salt" by kim stanley robinson. its an alt history story where the black plauge killed everyone in europe, and islam and buddism become the major powers in the world telling of the similarities and differences ending in the year 2002
its really esoteric.
after that one of the ender books by orson scott card unless the next star trek comes out early (not due till the 30th)
Yeah, I love pedophiles too.Quote:
Originally Posted by scrumpleberry
I'm not currently reading anything but I my next read is going to be Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie, followed by the third in the series Last Argument of Kings. Abercrombie is a pretty impressive first time writer.
I'll also be picking up Scott Lynch's The Republic of Thieves when that comes out sometime next month (hopefully). He's another good first time fantasy author.
Oscar Wilde's work is almost all amazing and that is a very good collection.Quote:
I just bought Don Quixote and The Collected Oscar Wilde, but I think I want to read Madame Bovary next.
I'm not saying I'm a rabid Lewis Carroll fan, and I'm totally undecided on that matter, but I still think the books are wonderful.
I'm just saying Alice in Wonderland was a gift to his 12-year-old girlfriend.
I'm currently rereading Contact, by Carl Sagan, which is my favorite book ever.
After that, I have three books to read and analyze over the next couple months as part of my summer homework for my AP English class next school year.
They are:
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Everyone who's in that class with me is whining about actually having to do something over the summer; I guess they wanted easy classes for their senior year. I personally love analyzing literature. :D
Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Leadership Gold by John C. Maxwell
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher. It's the seventh book in a series I'm re-reading for the 8 millionth time.
Hooray! The place I work for publishes those two authors (be sure to read Joe Abercrombie's new fourth book at some point :D), but I don't think the next Scott Lynch book is due out until spring 2010 at the earliest, even though Amazon.com says otherwise. I may be wrong though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunny
I'm reading Lavinia by Ursula LeGuin at the moment, an interesting take on one of the minor characters in Virgil's Aeneid.
I'm constantly flicking to random pages in the Harry Potter books and its eating away a lot of my time.
is that the future conspiracy novel? set in 2050?Quote:
Originally Posted by Medi
turn coat wasn't very satisfying so ill need to burn through the series againQuote:
Originally Posted by Quin
100 pages into the stand.... It's a long one but i hear the last 300 pages fly by..... i sure hope so.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. I've heard several things pointing at a Spring 2010 release but the most recent I heard was sometime this year. It is a little hard to find information though, since the author doesn't update his LJ feed or his website.Quote:
Hooray! The place I work for publishes those two authors (be sure to read Joe Abercrombie's new fourth book at some point ), but I don't think the next Scott Lynch book is due out until spring 2010 at the earliest, even though Amazon.com says otherwise. I may be wrong though.
Turn coat?Quote:
Originally Posted by Namelessfengirturn coat wasn't very satisfying so ill need to burn through the series againQuote:
Originally Posted by Quin
I'm now reading the eighth Dresden, Proven Guilty.
Currently, Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged.
Anathem by Neal Stephenson. It's like learning a new language, but Stephenson makes you want to learn it. Excellent read so far.
Oh, no. Well, it's set in 1999, which was the future when it was written in the 1980s. It deals with an alien message received by radio telescopes and the philosophical repercussions in society. It's brilliant - scientific and poetic at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Namelessfengiris that the future conspiracy novel? set in 2050?Quote:
Originally Posted by Medi
Currently reading Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown. It's a heartbreaking book with a heavy air of tragedy around it as it details the futile struggle of the Native Americans against the US. Highly recommended.
I have been looking for that book forever and ever. Our libraries don't have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kossage
I'm currently reading:
Amazon.com: Unwanted Sex: The Culture of Intimidation and the Failure of Law: Prof. Stephen J. Schulhofer: Books and
Amazon.com: Prodigal Summer: A Novel: Barbara Kingsolver: Books and Amazon.com: Sons and Lovers (Penguin Popular Classics): D.H. Lawrence: Books
Demonwar Saga by Raymond E Feist. Good books. Nothing like what you guys are reading though.
The Iliad by Homer. Next up is Lolita.
I felt that way the first time I read it in High School. I had started reading it again a few months ago but then stopped because I got distracted by other things. I a lot more critical of it now than I was before. It is good, but part of me feels that it makes the history of philosophy seems so linear and progressive rather than dynamic and full of interactions. Then again, I did not finish rereading it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantzienThat's a fantastic book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
Reading the fourth instalment in The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, Temple of the Winds. I blame this all on "Legend of the Seeker." :mad2:
I'd blame it on the guy playing Richard :PQuote:
Originally Posted by The Summoner of LeviathanI felt that way the first time I read it in High School. I had started reading it again a few months ago but then stopped because I got distracted by other things. I a lot more critical of it now than I was before. It is good, but part of me feels that it makes the history of philosophy seems so linear and progressive rather than dynamic and full of interactions. Then again, I did not finish rereading it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantzienThat's a fantastic book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
Reading the fourth instalment in The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, Temple of the Winds. I blame this all on "Legend of the Seeker." :mad2:
Anyway, I'm still looking forward to reading Sophie's World.
Hmmm? What did you say? I was too busy looking at his abs...Quote:
Originally Posted by BreineI'd blame it on the guy playing Richard :PQuote:
Originally Posted by The Summoner of LeviathanI felt that way the first time I read it in High School. I had started reading it again a few months ago but then stopped because I got distracted by other things. I a lot more critical of it now than I was before. It is good, but part of me feels that it makes the history of philosophy seems so linear and progressive rather than dynamic and full of interactions. Then again, I did not finish rereading it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantzienThat's a fantastic book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
Reading the fourth instalment in The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, Temple of the Winds. I blame this all on "Legend of the Seeker." :mad2:
Anyway, I'm still looking forward to reading Sophie's World.
It should be said that it's been quite a few years since I read it. That's one thing that sucks about growing older, feeling the need to analyse everything to death xD As a kid, it was much easier to just sit back and enjoy a good story.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Summoner of LeviathanI felt that way the first time I read it in High School. I had started reading it again a few months ago but then stopped because I got distracted by other things. I a lot more critical of it now than I was before. It is good, but part of me feels that it makes the history of philosophy seems so linear and progressive rather than dynamic and full of interactions. Then again, I did not finish rereading it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantzienThat's a fantastic book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
I'm currently reading a crap-load of Nicholas Sparks books. At least, all the ones I've yet to read. o.O
At the moment I'm reading the Night Angel trilogy and the Odd Thomas series. I guess. They're more on my "read-once-holidays-are-here" list.
I'm about to start Slaughter House-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Should be a quick read.
Reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall right now. Absolutely amazing book that can't help but make anyone want to love running.
At random, I picked up a book off my sister’s bookshelf called “The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer” by Brian Masters, and read it—oblivious to what it was about beforehand. I... Wow. :|
My sister is obsessed with Jeffrey Dahmer and has several books about him, including the one you read.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meat Puppet
Great book. I'm a Vonnegut fan. I think most of his books are great quick-reads.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiNozzo
Seriously, sometimes university sucks the joys out of things. T_TQuote:
Originally Posted by RantzienIt should be said that it's been quite a few years since I read it. That's one thing that sucks about growing older, feeling the need to analyse everything to death xD As a kid, it was much easier to just sit back and enjoy a good story.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Summoner of LeviathanI felt that way the first time I read it in High School. I had started reading it again a few months ago but then stopped because I got distracted by other things. I a lot more critical of it now than I was before. It is good, but part of me feels that it makes the history of philosophy seems so linear and progressive rather than dynamic and full of interactions. Then again, I did not finish rereading it.Quote:
Originally Posted by RantzienThat's a fantastic book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
Such a good book, easily one of my favorites.Quote:
Originally Posted by kikimm
As for what I'm reading now, I'm going to the library tommorow to get Beyond Good and Evil, and Genealogy of Morality by Nietzsche.
I missed it initially, but I agree with Lone Wolf Leonhart about the Camus. It's one of my favourites too. I've only read an English translation though.
At the moment I'm considering either starting From Russia With Love or Bill Bryson's A Short History Of Nearly Everything.
i am reading the hobbit and black beauty
great reading:greenie:
i have actually read 3 of the percy jackson series:)
Genealogy of Morality is fantastic, highly recommend everyone with an interest in philosophy to pick it up. Nietzsche is an interesting one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lone Wolf LeonhartSuch a good book, easily one of my favorites.Quote:
Originally Posted by kikimm
As for what I'm reading now, I'm going to the library tommorow to get Beyond Good and Evil, and Genealogy of Morality by Nietzsche.
I didn't get to appreciate The Stranger that much, reading it in High School, but I do rather like it now.
Putting The Trial on temporary hold.
My new list:
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
An Invitation to a Beheading - Vladimir Nabokov
Gonna start The Time Traveler's Wife once I have time.
When it arrives, which should be tomorrow or Friday, I will be reading The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard.
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs and Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre.
Yesterday I bought and read "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein and all of you should go read it right now.
I'm currently reading The Hollow Choclate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse by Robert Rankin...great fun:D
Now I'm reading Mythology by Edith Hamilton. I hate summer reading; the books are awful!
HUH? tHEY'RE THE SAME BOOKS YEAR ROUND.
oops caps lock. Can someone please reccommend me a book that deals with mind control is just plain out bizarre without being too difficult to read?
I really liked that book. It drags on a little at spots, but overall, I liked it and the ending.Quote:
Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon
Summer reading for Junior year of high school rocked. We got to pick any 5 books as long as a teacher approved of them, and I got to read Robert Jordan :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rebellious Eagle
I'm reading the Earthsea series by Le'Guin right now. fantasy stories are my weak spot, they catch me and I can't stop :p