What are you reading?

**The Silver Bullet** · 01-15-2010 12:23 PM

I'm reading Tuesdays with Morrie for my class. It seems like an ok book so far.

**Amethyst Star** · 01-15-2010 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by tkdyo

assassin's apprentice (first book of the farseer trilogy) by Robin Hobb. Not that far in yet, but my brother told me the series is amazing.

I LOVE Robin Hobb. The Farseer Trilogy, Liveship Traders, and Tawny Man trilogies are all gold! Read them in that order, though, because some of the references in the Tawny Man are from the Liveship Traders. I'd love to read those books again. Definitely enough pages to keep one occupied for quite some time.

The Soldier Son trilogy did disappoint me, though. I stopped in the middle of the 2nd book, though not because of a bad story line, but her rapid increase in smut which I just don't find appealing. Nevare needed to keep his pants on.

I just finished The Bourne Identity and am moving on to The Bourne Supremacy and T.B. Ultimatum. I mostly read on the metro, so I don't read all that quickly, but I enjoy it. I've read more in the last four months than I have in the last two years or so. I really enjoyed TBI. Part of me wants to watch the movie again (as I remember very little of it), but a larger part of me is preferring to preserve the image in my head.

EDIT: Just looked at Hobb's Wikipedia page. The Rain Wild Chronicles?! Back to the original story?! Do want! I'll wait until they're all out, though.

**hawheehawhee** · 01-15-2010 07:41 PM

"CHERUB: The Recruit" by Robert Muchamore. My favourite book ever. It's about my 7th time reading it. Also "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The merchant of Venice" for English. They're Okay.

**kakyamer** · 02-01-2010 11:03 PM

Last read: Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon. Very interesting book.

Currently Reading: Gulliver's Travels

**Goldney** · 02-05-2010 06:51 PM

Physics and Philosophy by Werner Heisenberg.

**Carôusoul** · 02-05-2010 07:41 PM

And the Ass Saw The Angel- Nick Cave

**Siиdяed** · 02-05-2010 08:03 PM

The Long Goodbye - Raymond Chandler
Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy

Nearly finished both, will move on to Huckleberry Finn and a big-ass book o' Robert Browning poetry.

**Goldney** · 02-05-2010 09:33 PM

Sindred wins the competition for reading the most worthy books.

**Carôusoul** · 02-05-2010 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Goldney

Sindred wins the competition for reading the most worthy books.

that's because he's doing english lit like a faggot

**Carôusoul** · 02-05-2010 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Goldney

Sindred wins the competition for reading the most worthy books.

that's because he's doing english lit like a faggot

**Goldney** · 02-06-2010 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

that's because he's doing english lit like a faggot

So true you needed to say it twice. What is it you study Carou?

**Carôusoul** · 02-06-2010 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by Goldney

So true you needed to say it twice. What is it you study Carou?

Philosophy. I'm king.

**Abra** · 02-06-2010 03:07 AM

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

My new landlord's brother wrote it. :B

**SpecialInterests** · 02-06-2010 05:17 AM

The Secret History of the American Empire - The Truth About Economic Hitmen, Jackals, and How to Change the World by John Perkins (a former "economic hitman").

also a book written by my favourite comedian, George Carlin, called Napalm and Sillyputty.

**Siиdяed** · 02-06-2010 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

that's because he's doing english lit like a faggot

I read one book for kicks and one for the lit degree. Twain and Hardy are degree reading, Chandler and Browning are for kicks.

Also need to get round to reading Pynchon's V or Palahniuk's Choke for kicks.

Degree reading is actually a good list right now. Medieval lit has things like The Wanderer, Chaucer, Beowulf. Decent.

**Kraftwerk** · 02-06-2010 05:13 PM

the dead zone by stephen king. I'm almost done with it, its a lot better than the last book I read by him.

**P-K-V** · 02-07-2010 01:33 AM

Currently going through Myst: The Book of D'ni, the final one in the trilogy. I read Wuthering Heights before that for a change. Not sure what I'll read next. A the library I started reading Batman: The Killing Joke. Maybe I should finish that

**Caprisun** · 02-08-2010 05:17 AM

Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (GREAT!)

**Catbus** · 02-13-2010 12:20 AM

Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut

**Siиdяed** · 02-13-2010 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by Catbus

Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut

Good?

I like my Vonnegut but haven't read beyond Slaughterhouse 5.

**Kraftwerk** · 02-13-2010 01:38 AM

Otherland by Tad Williams

**Kraftwerk** · 02-13-2010 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Abra

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

My new landlord's brother wrote it. :B

HOLY FREAKING CRAP. YOUR LANDLORDS BROTHER IS PATRICK ROTHFUSS???
I love that book to death. Its one of my comfort books

**Amethyst Star** · 02-13-2010 05:50 PM

Just finished House by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti. Read it in three days and it was okay. Not quite as good as I was hoping, but oh well. It gave me something to do on the metro.

I'm on to The Ragwitch by Garth Nix. I haven't read Nix for a while, so I'm looking forward to it. Should be another quick read, though.

After that, I have.... Next by Michael Crichton. Need something a little more challenging after young adult books (though YA doesn't mean they're bad by any stretch of the imagination).