| Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut The Hobbit - J.R. Tolkein (for the 4th time in preparation for the movie(s)) |
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| uggghhh The Sun Also Rises for school... |
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| Stephenie Meyer - The Host |
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| E.T.A. Hoffmann - Lebensansichten des Katers Murr It's pretty cool. |
| Anne Rice - The Vampire Lestat |
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| Bram Stoker - Dracula |
| ''... you know what? As a writer, I bring life into those who will experience happiness, sadness, torment and love in stories I write. They will have the opportunity to discover what being important means... and all because I will never be able to do the same as they could. If I could, I would put myself in their place right now. But no, my magic isn't like that...'' |
| Just now finishing up with George R. R. Martin's A Clash of Kings, and so I'm about to start A Storm of Swords. Taking my time, only reading a chapter or two a day, since he's still writing them and all. Rahl said: I'm waiting patiently, note the word patiently, for George R.R. Martin's fifth book, A Dance with Dragons. I hate the 3:1 odds of him passing away before the series is finished. :( I hear ya. After Robert Jordan's passing away before completing The Wheel of Time, I've been a bit paranoid (glad I never started reading those). But as far as I know, there are no health issues with Martin (please tell me there aren't), although I suppose he is getting on in age. At least he hasn't pulled a David Gerrold. It's been fifteen years since the release of the fourth Chtorr book. I loved the first one, but have hesitated reading any more for fear that he'll never finish them. Gah! =/ |
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| The Bible |
| I'm back. |
| Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton. Its fantastic! Its one of those books where you make the decisions, then turn to the page you made the decision on. Its awesome, and I highly recommend it (though it can get graphic)! |
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| ^you mean a Choose Your Own Adventure book? haven't read one of those since the Goosebumps days in elementary school... Collapse by Jared Diamond, it's taking me forever... non-fiction ftl |
| "All I want in life is someone to put one of my quotes under their sig" -Perposterone |
| I'm reading Affinity by Sarah Waters. I wasn't a big fan of Victorian Era novels but this author has a way of keeping my interest. |
| Finished Watchmen not too long ago, now if the movie is only half as good..... |
| ahahahahaha .....nothing >.> though the last thing i read was the curious incident of the dog in the night-time (for the third time) is it bad that i've not read a proper book since around feburary? i need to get more books.. i read them to quickly |
| Just finished Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Took a good hour to read, I had to read it for school.. I have a fucking report , a test, and a poster of it due on the first fuckin' day of school. Way to start off the year... |
| I'm back. |
| Got done with Guns, Germs and Steel and Meat : A Love Story by Jared Diamond and Susan Bourette respectively. Good reads. GGG was a good one to think about and Meat was a fun read. I pt 1434 by Gavin Menzies on hold. I wanna read the first book first before that one. I'm currently on Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos. I'm having fun with it. Lastly, I might start The Twelve Kingdoms : Sea of Shadow along with it. The strange thing is, prior to this, I didn't read that much compared to now. Its a good thing I suppose. |
| Thomas Covenant series.. Up to the second book of the second trilogy... Brilliant. |
| dan brown - sakrileg didnt finished it so i think i begin reading now |
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| Oh yeah, I am reading Numbers in the Dark with Thomas It's a bunch of short stories, I really enjoy some of them. |
| I just finished the third book of the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb, Assassin's Quest and I've just started her Tawny Man trilogy. Fool's Errand |
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| I just started The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld. It pretty good. |
| Lolita by Nabkov |
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| Gentlemen of the Road -- Micheal Chabon America America -- Ethan Canin The Name of the Rose -- Umberto Eco The Possibility of an Island -- Michel Houllebecq The Quantum and the Lotus -- M. Ricard & T.X. Thuan Strategikon -- Maurice (trans. Dennis) The Evolving Self -- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and a couple more I'm forgetting at the moment... |
| Reading Magic: The Gathering books, currently the Ravnica Cycle. |
| "We're nothing like god. Not only do we have limited powers, but sometimes we're driven to become the devil himself." --Nicholas D. Wolfwood |
| Trying to get my reading habit back with The Historian by erm.........forgot her name. You know, the one with the vampires and its history. |
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| After seeing the movie, I just borrowed The Freedom Writers' Diary by The Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell. It's right up my alley (note the av) <----- |
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G_Cross said: dont have much time for it but im reading the 7th book in the wheel of time series Ah.. yes, I've been done with the 10th book for a while - hell I even took my time with that book because I don't have the rest. Although it wont be done until '09 or later... |
| Just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which means I'm done with the series. Itching for something else to read now. |
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| @shiTsu I can't bring myself to read any more Jordan. I've got a hardbound copy of Book 11 I bought around the time of its publication and I can't make myself care enough to get back up to speed on the plotline and all the tertiary characters. WoT is waaaay too long, and ultimately reads like a hybridization of David Eddings Belgariad and Mallorean with the Dragonlance Chronicles, Dune and The Dark is Rising. Plus the usual Tolkien retread material. But, really, the borrowing in WoT is sooo blatant (especially from Eddings, but plenty of others as well) that it makes my teeth hurt. Rand is Garion all over again. I could make lists that go on for pages. The characters, the races, the kingdoms and factions, the gods, the whole thing. More complicated and convoluted but alarmingly and disappointingly familiar as the series drags on. For my money, George R.R. Martin's work is the best in this genre. He takes forever to release new books, so pace yourself, but I'd highly recommend his Song of Fire and Ice cycle. The first book is A Game of Thrones. He'll make you forget all about the Wheel of Time. Note: these are not books for kids, or for "young adults." Some of the characters are rather twisted and act accordingly. GRRM doesn't pull punches with violence, sexuality, or human vanity and frailty. @Wonpie_ -- if you want more fantasy, I'd suggest Tolkien if you haven't read it (skip The Hobbit, or read it later, it's the least of them) or, if you have, Eddings or G.R.R. Martin (depending on your age: Eddings if you're on the younger side and/or want more Harry Potter-ish material; Martin if you're older or want something grittier and more literary.) You might also like Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea series a lot, having been a Potter fan. (Or the aforementioned The Dark is Rising series, although it is for younger readers.) |
gamecatJul 29, 2008 11:54 AM
| Childhood's End by Arthur Clarke and I am America by Stephen Colbert. :D |
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| Just started the Rama series from the great Arthur C. Clarke. Very excited! |
| I'm restarting the Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld I'm reading book one: The Secret Hour |
| Ok phew I finished rereading The Witcher for the third time and I guess I'll go for some King's books I've left. |
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| Dead Souls by Gogol |
| Just finished 'Carpe Jugulum' by Terry Pratchett Reading 'Mort' by Terry Pratchett and 'Storm Warning' by Mercedes Lackey |
| Twilight |
the_seventh_l said: wonpie_ said: Just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which means I'm done with the series. Itching for something else to read now. His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman>:3 If you like them, there are two companion books - Lyra's Oxford (a sequel) and Once Upon A Time In The North (a prequel) God do I hope he writes The Book Of Dust ^__^ I've re-read the series a couple of times already ;p .. trying to find something new to read that has completely nothing to do with Twilight (my friends keep asking me to read it >_>). zombiedawny7 said: I'm restarting the Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld I'm reading book one: The Secret Hour Wow I've always loved that series (and the rest of his books - Peeps and the Uglies/Pretties series are great too). Really hope to see more of his works. gamecat said: @Wonpie_ -- if you want more fantasy, I'd suggest Tolkien if you haven't read it (skip The Hobbit, or read it later, it's the least of them) or, if you have, Eddings or G.R.R. Martin (depending on your age: Eddings if you're on the younger side and/or want more Harry Potter-ish material; Martin if you're older or want something grittier and more literary.) You might also like Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea series a lot, having been a Potter fan. (Or the aforementioned The Dark is Rising series, although it is for younger readers.) Woah thanks for the recommendations. I'll try and find them in my library, hopefully. Jiraiyathesage said: Wonpie do you not indent to read the Deathly Hallows? I'm about halfway through that again. I'm also reading Pratchett's Making Money, which isn't his best book but it is pretty good still. I finished Deathly Hallows before I read Half-Blood Prince since I borrowed both at different times from the library ;x |
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| Into thin Air reading it for school, and its pretty darn crap. It's like I'm reading a news article of events... Except it's near 300 pages long. Boring beyond belief... |
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| Don't remember if I already replied to this.. I'm reading "The Way of Zen" by Alan Watt and "Audrey Hepburn" by Barry Paris. |
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