Books you are currently reading

[Mogi]

The Hobbit

[Rye]

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.

This. Also, the voice shouldn't affect the first way you see a text, no matter how fabulous the actor is.

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.

[Parker]

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.

[Zerokku]

Heretics of Dune

Frank herbert is amazing. Too bad his grandson ruined the series.

[Heath]

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!

[Yar]

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.

[I Took the Red Pill]

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.

[scrumpleberry]

Anyone who doesn't like Alice and Through the Looking Glass is a terrible person >|

[Breine]

I really want to read "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through The Looking Glass" at one point.

[theundeadhero]

I'm about to start reading book 9 of The Wheel of Time.

[Depression Moon]

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.

[Namelessfengir]

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)

[Bunny]

Anyone who doesn't like Alice and Through the Looking Glass is a terrible person >|

Yeah, I love pedophiles too.

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.

I just bought Don Quixote and The Collected Oscar Wilde, but I think I want to read Madame Bovary next.

Oscar Wilde's work is almost all amazing and that is a very good collection.

[scrumpleberry]

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.

[Bunny]

I'm just saying Alice in Wonderland was a gift to his 12-year-old girlfriend.