[Kung Fu Jawa]

I can only describe it as excessively enjoyable. I haven't been hitting it at my normal pace, I'm only 200 pages in, but I find it a very pleasant read.

[Jaycie]

Hmm perhaps I shall read it then.

[Kung Fu Jawa]

It wouldn't hurt. I really like the narrator's sense of humor. She's a good story teller. It's definetly not actioned packed (yet), but I enjoy both seeing what the characters will do and anticipating what new characters will appear. I also like the setting and how these abviously fictitious events take place during very real and important historical ones.

[Darth Krawlie]

I'm reading Nevewhere again, for the hell of it.

[Undome Telcontar]

about to start... err.. *checks* JRR tolkien- the lost road and other writings. im totally on my way to learning the elven tongues.

omg how sad is that!?

...

[CitizenGirl]

Behind the Mask of Innocence-Sex, Violence, Prejudice, Crime:Films of social conscience in the silent era by Kevin Brownlow.

[Darth Krawlie]

Working my way through The Silmarillion again.

[lovecraftian]

WOW...

John Irving is an American treasure. I have a new favorite author, you guys.

A Prayer for Owen Meany is an amazing book and I strongly recommend it to anyone who reads this. It tugs at my heart strings like no other.

Simply amazing.

[skeeta100]

I'm readin HP 5 for the 32nd time lol!

[Mr. Winch]

Dark Tower. Awful so far.

[DarkJedi613]

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert.

Much better than Dune Messiah in my opinion.

[eye_of_the_wolf]

The wheel of time number 6, Lord of chaos. Good book

[Kung Fu Jawa]

lovecraftian, on 3 Sep 2006, 02:01 AM, said:

WOW...

John Irving is an American treasure. I have a new favorite author, you guys.

A Prayer for Owen Meany is an amazing book and I strongly recommend it to anyone who reads this. It tugs at my heart strings like no other.

Simply amazing.

Might I suggest "The World According to Garp" next?

Mr. Winch, on 3 Sep 2006, 02:14 PM, said:

Dark Tower. Awful so far.

Them's fightin' words.

[Antigone]

My first foray into this forum...

What I am reading at the moment:
Re-reading "The Long Summer" by Brian Fagan, about global climate change.
and "Diplomatic Immunity" by Lois McMasters Bujold; great space opera

Just starting: "The Flower Master" by Sujita Massey, a mystery series set in Japan.

Just finished: "The Silent Tower" and "The Silicon Mage" by Barbara Hambly. Outstanding wizard series. Working hard to find a copy of "The Dog Wizards" which will round out the trilogy.

[ShadowDog]

^ Welcome to our forum! With a reading list like that, we're glad to have you.

Mr. Winch, on 3 Sep 2006, 03:14 PM, said:

Dark Tower. Awful so far.

Dude, the first book is far inferior to the rest of the series. Think of it as the original unaired Buffy pilot. It sucked the big one, but it had some cool moments and established everything awesome that came after.

[lovecraftian]

Hey guys!

I just finished House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. Great stuff, if you can put up with soppy moments.

Right now, I'm doing double-time for the Government-Constitution Team of my school, reading The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution and The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, both of which are by Linda R. Monk.

I'm not sure what I'm going to be reading for pleasure. It might be Kafka's The Metamorphosis.... and it might not be. Any suggestions?

[Antigone]

I have to admit that the Dark Tower was not the best of the two (I have to steal my brother's copy of "The Dog Wizard") and I admit that I had figured out that the Grand Mage was not really the Grand Mage pretty early on. Still, Antryg Winrose is one of the best wizards, even though we rarely see him use magic.

I think this is Hambly's forte - character portraits. She has some of the best characters in fantasy or mystery I have encountered. I loved her vampire stories "Those Who Hunt the Night" and "Traveling with the Dead" were great stories not the least because of James Asher (the perfect Oxford Don who just happens to be an ex-secret service spy) and the fabulous Don Simon Ysidro - the oldest of London's vampires. Even the name "Don Ysidro" is wonderful. I could hear the faint Spanish accent when I read his words. She also has a great series of mysteries that take place in pre-Civil War New Orleans - the Benjamin January series. Highly recommend it.

Lovecraftian - Metamorphisis is a great book. Not only does it have the best opening line in literature, but indeed all of Kafka's writing is just excellent prose. It has been years since I read it, and I had resisted it for a long time (having had my introduction to existentialism in the dismal form of Camus. To this day the very mention of "The Stranger" evokes an wretching reaction...) but when I finally girded my loins and waded in - wow! It led me to another book that I discovered in a small bookshop in San Francisco - "Letters to Felice" which is a collection of Franz Kafka's letters to his former fiancee. As to recommendations - what are you looking for - light reading, thought inspiring, pure fluff, classics?

And if you like Allende - have you read any Gabrial Garcia Marquez?

[Mara Jade Skywalker]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

[Kung Fu Jawa]

lovecraftian, on 5 Sep 2006, 07:32 PM, said:

I'm not sure what I'm going to be reading for pleasure. It might be Kafka's The Metamorphosis.... and it might not be. Any suggestions?

*coughreadmylastpostdirectedtoyounevermindhere'sthequotecough*

Kung Fu Jawa, on 5 Sep 2006, 10:26 AM, said:

Might I suggest "The World According to Garp" next?

[NumberSix]

The Lie: Evolution by Dr. Ken Ham, Australian Christian apologetics activist.

[ShadowDog]

Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks. Well, I've purchased it, anyway. When I will actually have time to READ it, I dunno.

[Stargazer]

Mind if I join in? I'm currently reading "True North" by Jim Harrison. Love his descriptions of the upper midwest, the flora and fauna. He weaves a great family saga...intelligent, thoughtful. No melodramatics, just great storytelling.

[chesterdoodle]

Florida Road Kill



Serge Storms is on the loose !

[Sheep Murderer]

"The Satanic Verses". I just started it, but thus far it's hysterical...

[Undome Telcontar]

Juliet E. McKenna- northern storm

[Mr. Winch]

Waiting for the next Pratchett...

[threnody]

I am trying trying trying to get into "the Hungry Tide" by Amitav Ghosh, for about the 4th time. I've had people rave about it to me, but I'm finding it really hard to fall into it.

[NumberSix]

Minnesota Curiosities, a book I picked up from the Travel section at Borders as research for our vacation this year. (We even got to see one or two sights listed in the book.) After flipping through it at length, the writing style was breezy and witty enough that I'm just now sitting down and reading it cover-to-cover. One of the collaborators was a writer for the Prairie Home Companion radio show. I've never heard said show, but this makes a convincing case for seeking it out.

[Mr. Winch]

I'm currently reading a book about Kamikaze pilots and their war effort during WW2. A bit of a mindstrain since the author has coherency issues with his writing IMHO.

[Rogue 3]

I'm on a book called The Historian. About 200 pages in. It's an interesting take on the Dracula myth - not at all cheesy or anything. Enjoying it a fair bit I have to say.

[XIII]

I'm reading "Peronnik l'Idiot", a collection of short stories written by comic book retailers, a guy called Markus Leicht.

Before that, I read "Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas" by Olivier Adam, a powerful book about a young women looking for her missing brother.

Next, I want to get "Merde, actually", the sequel to "A year in the merde".

[Kung Fu Jawa]

Contact- Carl Sagan

[ShadowDog]

Does Matthew Macwhatever suck in the book too?

[Kung Fu Jawa]

I haven't met his character yet. Ellie's in love with some other guy at the moment.

[Undome Telcontar]

just read terry pratchett- thud, anthony horowitz- evil star, and eoin colfer- the supernaturalist.

now i'm going to reread eragon because the library has finally got eldest in, which will come after.

also joe craig- jimmy coates: killer. sounds like a deathed up version of alex rider- i mean, wtf was up with horowitz's no killing rule? so should be good.

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[bonnie13]

Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End

[Undome Telcontar]

finished them at the weekend. the jimmy coates book wasn't that good, but i wasn't really expecting it to be...

[Kung Fu Jawa]

The Talisman by Stephen King.

[Undome Telcontar]

phantom, ************s! w00t!

[Transducer X]

I'm about 3/4 through Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion". Proud atheists: Stand up!