What Are You Reading, Again?

[floppa21]

Originally posted by Free Enterprise
Atlas Shrugged.

Very interesting, if you have not read it that status had best change soon......

I guess I should give it a shot. A coworker suggested it to me and was surprised I had not read it yet. Okay, that's the next book I buy.

 

[Black Waltz]

Rogue State, William Blum.

 

[JonathanValjean]

"The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature," by Steven Pinker

@cgannon: Nice reading list you have there! It's great that your school requires you to read the works of the great C.S. Lewis! Interestingly, J.R.R. Tolkien and he were very good friends!
Enjoy your vacation and those books!

 

[Heffalump]

Babbit, by Sinclair Lewis

Actually the second time around. Read it first 10 years ago and liked it a lot. Then recently I came across it again and just picked it up and started going again, not having anything better to hand at the moment.

 

[JonathanValjean]

Originally posted by Heffalump
Babbit, by Sinclair Lewis

I read Babbit about 5 months ago! It's great, isn't it! It kept me laughing at every turn!

 

[Stapel]

Yesterday I started in Harry Mulisch book'

Case 40 / 61

It was written in 1961 before and during the trial against Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. At the time, it was published on a weekly basis in a magazine in Holland.
It is very very 'catching'.

There is only one book I have ever read in one day: 'The kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann' It describes the Mossad's succesfull efforts of finding Eichmann, capturing him and bringing him to Israel.
The words and actions of Eichmann present a bizar look on antisemitism. And on the ability of a man of sending millions of people to death without being sorry.

 

[Darkness]

Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey

 

[cgannon64]

@ Jonathan: They don't. I wouldn't put it past them though - its a Catholic high school - but that wasn't my school list. This is:

Taming the Star Runner
The Hobbit
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Some Greek Mythology book.

I'm about half-way through now, with a week left. I didn't waste my time though, while I was away I read what was on the list in the first post and more...

 

[Eli]

The Years of Rice and Salt \ Kim Stanley Robinson

I'm not really liking it so far, but i'm only one sixth of the way through so a lot can change.

I guess I was expecting it to be at least as fascinating as the Mars trilogy.

 

[Smellincoffee]

The Armada- reading this for History 101.
The Rainmaker- my own personal reading.

 

[DvR]

Right now I'm reading the Hobbit.. When I'm done I'll either finish the Silmarillion or read the lord of the rings, again...

 

[floppa21]

Currently readint The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide.

 

[cgannon64]

About to start Heart of Darkness by Conrad. I haven't read anything for about a week (besides magazines and the paper) or maybe even two. You can really not read in today's society, there is so much to distract you.

 

[Zcylen]

Jian, the master of all arts
by Erik Van Lustvader.

great book

 

[Mario Feldberg]

"Liberating France and other annoying nations in 24 days" by C.U. Shun

 

[HAND]

Red Mars...Kim Stanley Robinson
...The Dune series (Frank Herbert)too up to God Emperor of Dune. Epic series like these are my favourites.. also including the "Foundation" series by Asimov.

 

[Zwelgje]

The world according to Garp - John Irving
Love it until now, progress is slowly though and it's quite a big book. I've been reading it for 3 weeks now.

 

[superslug]

Just finished reading The Ringworld Engineers. Currently reading the paperwork my company sent me for next year's health "benefits"...should finish this book by 2007.

 

[anarres]

Originally posted by HAND
Red Mars...Kim Stanley Robinson

Make sure to read the next two as well, a great trilogy.

My current book is The Rise Of Endymion by Dan Simmons.

 

[Dark Ascendant]

Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger. English class. Halfway done, I'm at the part here Holden sneaks into Phoebe's room.