What book are you currently reading?

[Kyriakos]

I am now re-reaading The Call of Cthulhu, from a new translation of it, that looks more definitive than the one i had before. Nothing beats reading a story in your own language, nomatter how good it was in the original

 

[lordsurya08]

SE Hinton - The Outsiders
George Orwell - Animal Farm
William Golding - Lord of the Flies

All of my favorite books are ones that I was forced to read in English class.

 

[Chromie192]

Just finished reading Paradise Lost took me really long!! As well as the Foundation trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation)

Currently reading Madame Bovary and have Dune and The Road after.

 

[Plotinus]

Now that's what I call a varied reading list.

 

[Jan H]

I just finished Steig Larsson's "The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo" trilogy. I kept hearing about that book over and over and over, and finally it was recommended to me by a friend and I picked up the first one, got hooked, and finished it in two days. The second and third books I burned through by the end of that week. Larsson may not write the most expressive prose, but my god can he hook you in and keep you reading. If you like (somewhat) complex tales of intrigue and mystery, I recommend them. These are dangerous books to read before bed, though - you're likely to find yourself awake at 3:00am, unable to put them down. .

I finally got the first book as welll (Men who hate Women), but havent' started it yet. It's abit intimidating...
I also got The solitude of Prime Numbers, so I am not sure which of the two books I should start first...
Some advice maybe...?

 

[Ramirez™]

I just started rereading The Malazen book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.

A few days ago I read somewhere that book 5 of Ice and Fire would be released in september 2011.
Let's hope Martin finally starts writing again, instead of travelling.

Personally, I think that Wheel of Time is much better then Sword of Truth.
SoT is a bit simple. Hero saves beautiful woman.
Kahlan is really annoying. Everytime she gets in trouble and has to be saved.
And that for 11 books!!!
It could have been done with 2-3 books less.

 

[Plotinus]

The Malazan Book of the Fallen is extraordinary. I proof-read one of the series, years ago. After that I bought the ones that came before it. They are very tough going, but worth the effort.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Headlong into Capital. Very methodical, very loquacious in that 19th century style. But the things he is talking about are extremely interesting.

Still divided on what I will read after this. Considering France since 1870 by Sowerwine, but maybe Germany, 1866-1945 by Craig. I need to get back into History proper again, I just applied for a part-time professorship at the local CC.

 

[LightSpectra]

Hard Times by Charles Dickens, History of Germany 1780-1918: the Long Nineteenth Century 2nd ed by David Blackbourn, and the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina.

 

[Dachs]

Still divided on what I will read after this. Considering France since 1870 by Sowerwine, but maybe Germany, 1866-1945 by Craig. I need to get back into History proper again, I just applied for a part-time professorship at the local CC.

You realize that the Craig book is Sonderweg garbage, right? Or is that why you're reading it? The Blackbourn book that LS mentioned is generally considered to be the modern standard.

 

[CivCube]

Since the Wheel of Time series is actually finishing soon (!), I think I'll give it another go in a month. For now, social work textbooks.

 

[dustashes]

Lord of the Rings

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

You realize that the Craig book is Sonderweg garbage, right? Or is that why you're reading it? The Blackbourn book that LS mentioned is generally considered to be the modern standard.

No I didn't, actually. I just figured I'd read it because it was assigned for a senior-level German history course I took back in college and I didn't actually read much of it then.

 

[stormerne]

I've been a little busy of late though I have several books by Longchenpa in the In Tray. Otherwise I'll snatch a chapter or two of H2G2 while relaxing in the bath.

My wife has just finished several wonderful autobiographical books by Quentin Crisp, and is currently half-way through LOTR for the first time.

 

[SuperJay]

D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor. Very dense reading but worthwhile, especially if one is provided with accompanying maps to help illuminate the lengthier passages.

 

[Dachs]

So Beevor didn't have maps in the book? Unfortunate, but probably not his doing. It's awfully difficult for historians' editors to come up with decent maps for inclusion, so even if there are maps they might be frankly pretty bad.

 

[Plotinus]

The maps that have appeared in my books are ones where the publishers basically said to me: it would be good to have some maps showing X and Y, go and see if you can find any and we'll redraw them. This was more hands-on from the author's point of view than I had anticipated!

 

[Kyriakos]

Currently reading Arthur Machen's "The horror".
Seems interesting, although it has its own problems. But you can see the influence on Lovecraft clearly i think, even if Lovecraft developed msot of his skills independantly.

 

[Darth Caesar]

None, right now.

 

[Pacioli]

One I wish I was reading now is "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin. I love the series but the last installment, "A Feast for Crows" was published in October 2005.