Quoth The Illusionist:
Thank you, LAZ, for restarting this topic for us. I'll keep it up here since it tends to be popular and it's better than having to keep making new ones during the occasional slump.

And thou may have a cookie

I am not reading nothing right now. I read 5 mystery novels durring the fall term.

They were "murder on the oriental express", "the maltese falcon", "the big sleep", "the phantom lady", and "the cater street hangman".

With the next term starting, I will have to read more, if the professor makes us.

Right now I am also reading nothing. Just finished a term wherein I read 6 Shakespeare plays and 9 novels; my eyes need the rest. Hopefully I'll have a little more time for free reading next semester. Maybe If I feel up to it I'll start the Bourne Supremacy. The Bourne Identity was a great book.

I'm currently reading Band of Brothers for my AP History class and also King Lear for my CP English class. They're both pretty decent books.

I'm in the middle of I, Robot (which I foolishly left in my apartment before leaving for my Parent's house for Christmas) and I've got a copy of Dune that I want to read, and then I want to pick up Neuromancer by William Gibson and Diary by Chuck Palahniuk. And that should keep me busy for a little while.

I'm actually reading a book on Budhism right now. Very interesting. Nothing else at the moment, but I should have a copy of MaximumPC any day now

Yorick, you won't be disappointed by Neuromancer. It's one of my favorite books, and the best I've read by Gibson.

Right now I'm working on Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card, and after that I'll probably finally get around to reading Tom Clancy's latest in the Jack Ryan series, Teeth of the Tiger. After that, maybe I can finally start again on the Dark Tower series by Stephen King so I can read my copy of Wolves of the Calla that I got last Christmas.

Status: Deadzone, an attempt at getting back into my old tabletop wargaming hobby by reading a collection of short stories based around my favourite system.

Enjoyable, though ultimately quite dry and disjointed to read.

I'm reading Sword of Shanara. Quite good for the moment, and apparently I have a nice long series after this to keep me busy.

Weird! I'm reading "Wishsong of Shanarra."

Received "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" for Christmas, so far it's a pretty good read. For those of you who haven't heard of it, it's the story of the Colorado climber who was forced to cut off his own arm when he was pinned underneath a falling rock. Hopefully it will continue to be a good read.

Currently reading "I Me Mine" by George Harrison. Good stuff. Flicking through Ringo's "Postcards From The Boys" every now and then too.

After this, I have the end of that Lennon book by Alan Clayson (I think) to read, as well as the other three in the set... then Going Postal. If I can be bothered, I'm not really into Pratchett anymore.

Some of the latest 40K anthologies aren't that great. I suggest the Gaunt's Ghosts series (they just rereleased it all with new covers and even a hardcover that collects several of the books up) and the Ciaphas Kain series (Caves of Ice and For the Emperor, for now). The Inquisition Wars (Xenos, Malleus, Hereticus) is worth a read. From there, read what sounds good, but you can probably skip the anthologies unless you get really bored.

I only bought that one because it was the only book I knew of (besides the graphic novels) that were set on Necromunda, which just happens to be my favourite of the games.

Typically, I'd have bought one of William King's -Slayer series but I already have the whole set to date.

I have been reading the tales of chaucer and the ramayana of late. I should go read more in them both. tempted to reread the pilgrims passage or Beowulf.

I definately recommend Beowulf. It takes a little while to get into the flow of it, but once you do it's a great read.

Yar, that's what I've heard. I'm a huge fan of Philip Dick, and a few friends of mine noted that I absolutely have to read it. So I ordered it from Amazon, I'll get it in a few days. :-)

And since we're on the subject of Beowulf, I also recommend Grendel, because that's a great read too.

currently reading tommyknockers and4 past midnight. (my readings been slowed a little by playing the new final fantasy on gameboy )

right now i am reading twelve by nick mcdonnell. it's actually really fucking good. i'm also in the middle of smack by melvin burgess, which is fucking excellent, too.

Ok, this hasn't been accurate for months so I thought I'd better update it.

Currently reading the Otherland series by Tad Williams.

I'm reading The island of the previous day, by Umberto Eco. It was hard to get into, but once you are in, you can't get out:-)
It's a historic novel with philosophical influences, and it's one of eco's best!

I've nearly finished Destiny's Road by Larry Niven. Our hero's ancestors had been abandoned on a distant planet and he searches for the truth about what happened then and since. It's a good read.

The only problem's been its weight. I seem to have damaged my right arm carrying a heavy briefcase to and from work lately. (No, I'm left handed, before you suggest another possibility!)

The next book is Terry Pratchett's Going Postal, which I got for Christmas. Another hardback, but I can't wait.

AM reading Clive Barkers' "Great and Secret Show." Pretty good!

Plus I just got my copy of LICD year 1! WHOOOO!! YEAH!!! Shiiiiinyy pages!

OOH, OOH. My turn.

I'm reading 'The Da Vinci Code'.

It's a really gripping book. I have to say that most books don't really pull me in. The last book was Harry Potter actually. Weeee, makes me wanna be a wizard.

Sigh.

The first book of the wheel of time series and a Star Trek Voyager novel

Interesting lala. I recently tried to read Eco's island book, and I just couldn't get pulled in. I was depressed and the book didn't help. So I returned it to the library. Maybe I'll give it another try. I read The Name of the Rose back in the spring and loved it. Different state of mind though.

I'm currently reading a book on hold'em poker, and Jon Stewart's Naked Pictures of Famous People which is both hilarious and highly intelligent. I just finished off Ludlum's The Chancellor Manuscript (I've been steadily working through all the Ludlum books in my local library the last few months).

Next on my plate is America, a book on the Bush dynasty, and a book on failed attempts to colonize the middle-east.

I read the first couple of those books when they came out (read: a long time ago). They were good, but after the first two it was just more of the same. I am not sure I ever finished Wishsong because I lost interest.




Nice, I am reading Canterbury Tales right now. Ramayana, wow good call also try the Mahabharata. If you haven't read the Prose Edda then I suggest you read that (Norse Myth). It is super easy reading (one or two days tops), but sets you up to read either the Volsungasaga or the Poetic Edda (a challenging read) which are super excellent. If I may, I would also suggest the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Song of Roland (again both are very short).

I am also currently reading (aloud to my baby) "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (sequel to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz").

i just finished reading "A Brief History OF Nearly Everything" which taught me more about science than i learnt in all of last year, and he has a very nice writing style, easily as informative as a textbook but much easier to read.

now i'm reading Terry Pratchett's "The Wee Free Men" which is another of his "children's books", which basically take away from the humour, but i really love his nice flowing writing style.

Next book up on my list is either "Going Postal" by Terry Pratchett, "A War Against Truth" by Paul William Roberts or "Love Poverty and War" by Christopher Hidgins(or something like that), excep that last one had a somewhat textbookish writing style

I haven't been in a reading mood for a very long time and the stack of books I have at my bedside is shameful! My New Year's resolution is to get reading!!

I'm re-reading "The Last Hero" by Pratchett and starting "Night Watch" (also by Pratchett). I'm also reading a book on paper construction techniques and one of Will Eisner's books on sequential art.

Later!

I, too, am currently reading Da Vinci Code. My sister loaned it to us, and my wife devoured it in two days. Now it's my turn. I just started it tonight, and thus far it's a pretty good suspenseful read.

Ask me again in two days.

Right now I'm reading the same as you; this post in the LICD forum.

(Oh, come ON; someone had to do it!)

I've got lots to do (moving country in a few weeks) so I've been reading a lot instead!

I came across a review of Jasper Fford's latest and it intrigued me enough to send me off to find the first two in the series. The first is "The Eyre Affair" and it's great! It could so easily have slipped over the line into amateurish silliness, but it managed to remain sublime. (If you want the ebook versions, let me know.)

I then re-re-read a Miles Vorkosigan book by Lois Bujold. She is second only to Pterry for sheer readability. I recommend anything and everything by Ms. Bujold!

A trashy Star Trek: Enterprise novel (hey, it was free on ereader.com!) was next. Eh. Bubblegum for the eyes.

I'm now on Martel's "Life of Pi", lichrachure no less! I'm only a few kB into it (ebook, y'know. No pages.) but it's looking good.

i started reading that, the story was very cool but he has the most annoyingly cheesy writing style ever

If you liked The Da Vinci Code, then I highly recommend "The Rule Of Four". Better story, IMHO. Or if you're really in the mood for a bender, try finding a translation of the Hypternomachia. There's several translations out there.

I'm knee deep in "Push Not the River" again...soon as I finish it again (I've read it two or three times), I'm going to go buy all of the Dune books. I read Dune a while back, loved it, and never got to read the rest of them. I plan on rectifying that quickly!

Seconded. I was surprised to find that the book referenced in Rule of Four was real!
I'd already read the stuff that Da Vinci Code was based on (ripped off from?), so the content wasn't novel and the writing's nothing special. I preferred his earlier book, Digital Fortress, which was appearing so contrived and hokey until the plot resolved most of that feeling as being deliberate on the author's part.



Dune itself is a true classic. The next two are also good, but there's a bit of a slog throught he next couple until the sixth one, which was picking up again.

His son's prequels go from so-so (the House Atreides/Harkonnen/Corrino trilogy) to the almost unreadable (set during the Butlerian jihad), all co-written with Kevin J. Anderson, himself a variably talented hack writer.

The first trilogy covers the 'older generation' of the Dune characters. Duke Leto, the Emperor, Baron Vlad, etc. and are pretty much action adventures.

I'm in the middle of reading First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung. It's the story of the authors life as a child in Cambodia during the takeover by the Khmer Rouge. It's pretty sad, but informative at the same time. It's not brilliantly written, but it's got such powerful content that it doesn't matter that much.

Reading a few things right now...

First...my boyfriend of about 3 months decides he would rather try to date a cheating psycho bitch who lives 500+ miles away then me...so I've been reading and re-reading a most wonderful collection of poetry called The Hell With Love. Then for the dork in me I found Red Dwarf by Grant Naylor(Europe peeps may know about this one, BBC show of the same name). And for the part of me that wishes I was asian I am readin g The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu. All good must reads

What am i reading, you ask? I HAVE MY MOMENTS is what im reading! YAH BABY! lol i love the book its a lot of fun. Oh, and im reading my anatomy and physiolgy text book, cuz uh.... i have a final tomorrow... what an inconvenient day for the LICD book to come! teh crapxor. lol neways im going now buhbye.

I just finished up "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton, currently reading "Sphere" by MC, and next up is "America: The Book" by John Stewart and Co.

I recomend "State of Fear" to anyone can get it without paying for it.

I do not condone stealing it, though.

I'm currently reading my way through the books that go with "Roswell High", no idea why, just seemed like something to do.

i ditched my reading list and decided to pick up Terry Goodkind's Temple of thhe Wind's again. Hopefully I've gotten through most of the romance crap by now ><

Most recently I read No Man's Land, the series of trade paperbacks featuring Batman, a couple of Frank Miller's Sin City trades, including The Big Fat Kill and Family Values. Fantastic noir comics, full of anti-heroes, and compelling storylines. And No Man's Land, with the exception of a couple of slow points, is about as good as a Batman comic gets.

As for actual novels, hell, I've fallen behind. I think the last thing I read was No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem by Jeff Foxworthy. It's funnier if you're from the South. I think.

I too have a huge stack of books that I haven't read, among them How the Scots Invented the Modern World and Everything In It, The Sixty Greatest Conspiracies of All-Time, and a couple of Michael Crichton novels.

If you guys are looking for an entertaining read though, check out Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal and Bloodsucking Fiends. Those are two of my favorites anyway.

Peace!

After a lull with not reading, I'm finally back on track.

I'm currently halfway through The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud, the sequel (both in the series and in the sequence of books I'm reading) to The Amulet of Samarkand.

Stroud is an unusual writer.
He has the charm, wit and timing that is remeniscent of Pratchett, yet the situations and setting he chooses are more in common to the Harry Potter series - a Pratchett-for-kids, if you will.

Considering my despise of Rowling and my adoration of Mr.P, I must admit I am more than half-enjoying this series, and look forward to the release of the 3rd book in the Bartimeaus Trilogy.

I'm presently 'between books'. I just finished Pratchett's "Night Watch", the Bone comic compilation by Jeff Smith (a belated Christmas present) and I'm still working my through a book on constructing paper pop-ups and one of Will Eisner's books on sequential art. I've got Pratchett's "Monstrous Regiment" for my next novel. This coming week looks less frantic than the past few have been so hopefully I'll get into it soon.

Later

Book 6 of The Wayfarer Redemption atm. The first 3 books were great (minus the first 100 pages of book 1) and I only seem driven to finish reading this one because it sums everything up, even though I think it would have been better to just leave the happy ending at book 3 stand instead of dragging it out and beating it with a hose like Sara Douglass has.

I have started reading Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand. I'm sure ya'll have seen the movie, but the book is really quite good. I'm 100 pages into it and it moves along at a great clip. It's full of information pertaining to horse racing, of which I have always been a fan, and it really delves into the details of everything that happened surrounding Red Pollard, Charles Howard, Tom Smith and, of course, Seabiscuit.

The real story is even more interesting than the movie, in my opinion. Check it out if you have the chance!

i'm reading "A War Against Truth" by Paul William Roberts, its a really intense book by a journalist/historian who was in the war when it started(his friends he was staying with got killed because they tried to drive off in an SUV -_-). He also covers a lot of Iraq's history and some other anti-Bush stuff that is very chilling if it's true.

A very good book, though his Empire of the Soul was more enjoyable.

Just found the last 2 books in Robin Hobbs "The Twany Man" so now I'm re-reading the first more thoughroly.

Reaper Man - Terry Pratchet

I love death, excuse me, Mr. Bill Door

As I have read everything I own to DEATH, nothing. Have debated starting to re-read my Callahan's books. Spider Robinson is SO my hero.

It's pretty bad when the last book I actually enjoyed was the fifth Harry Potter. Oh, and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Reading "Torpedo Juice" by Tim Dorsey - and laughing my ass off. This is the latest in a series featuring serial killer-cum-Florida-historian Serge A. Storms... and his drug-addled sidekick Coleman.

The books themselves are so funny that you can almost forgive the idea that Serge is a serial killer on a mission to save Florida from itself. lol

Worthwhile reading if you're just looking for a crime thriller with a bit of hilarity.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde