What book are you reading?

[The Man]

Speaker for the Dead is one of the greatest books ever written. Too bad he turned into a bat**** insane Mormon fundie after that book.

I finished Anansi Boys. It was well-written like all Gaiman's work and quite a bit more comical than most of it. I'll be working most fervently on Dirk Gently's next, I think.

[My Final Heaven]

It's good you're reading Dirk Gently after reading American Gods and Anasasi boys. After reading The Long dark teatime of the soul, American Gods was a bit of a let down for me.

Currently reading 'To Say nothing of the dog' which is a sort of sci-fi only not really book. It's neat, it's got it's funny moments as well as good language like 'the law of conservation of history' (There's time travel in the book) which is exactly the kind of thing you would expect to hear from people who have developed time travel but really don't know it's ass from it's face.

[eXo]

Right now I'm reading I Love You More Than You Know by Jonathan Ames. Really a book I judged by the cover; half-naked man running down a street with a briefcase with a title like that on the front means it's going to be a good read. Ames reminds me a lot of David Sedaris, who he's done reading tours with, just more honest. He's got a lot of sexual fetishes that crop up, a bunch of stories that you know are fake and he admits it. Definitely worth the read; it's shorter, around 250 or so pages, and they fly by like nothing.

Oh, and I hate to pry, but if anyone has anything by Milan Kundera ( particularly The Joke ) that I could have, borrow, or purchase cheaply, I would be eternally grateful.

[Antikhrist]

The Thousand Orcs by R. A. Salvatore. I had to pick a book to hold me over until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is released, so I went with this trilogy. It's pretty good so far, slow beginning though.

[The Man]

Almost done with Dirk Gently by now, and I've decided to reread Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere due to nostalgia. Probably also going to examine Coleridge's work more fully, seeing how prominently it features in Dirk Gently.

[itcouldbesweet]

I'm currently reading Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky but while I was at Barnes and Noble I bought Candide by Voltaire and Invisible Monsters by Chunk Palahniuk.

[The Man]

Notes from Underground and Candide are two fantastic books. Need to read some Palahniuk one of these days, especially given my socialist leanings.

[Beeble]

Just finished The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan. Second book in the Wheel of Time series. Even better than the first one. And i'm about to start reading the third one any minute now.

[eXo]

I'm moving on to Choke by Chuck Palahniuk today, and I'm pretty excited for it. I've heard extremely good things about that one.

[Dionysus_PSI]

I've finally had time to read some more and finished 'Wizard's first rule' and am now reading 'stone of tears'.

[Pollensalta]

I actually gave in and finally bought the first Harry Potter book. First WoW, now Harry Potter... I'm joining the rest of the world in its descent...

...ahh, curiosity gets the better of me a lot.

[The Man]

In addition to rereading Neverwhere I've also resumed thumbing through the works of Thomas Paine, who's probably the only Founding Father I have more than superficial respect left for. A lot of his propositions were so ahead of their time that it took people over a hundred years to appreciate what a great man he truly was. I really wish more of his suggestions had been put into effect when he made them.

[cRz]

Originally Posted by eXo

I'm moving on to Choke by Chuck Palahniuk today, and I'm pretty excited for it. I've heard extremely good things about that one.

Choke is an excellent novel; I had shivers throughout reading it the first time. And it was only better the second, etc. Though I think my favourite Palahniuk novel has to be Diary. I think it had poor reviews, but don't listen to them. Definitely worth reading. It's interesting to see Palahniuk writing from the point of view of a middle-aged woman.

And. Sword of Truth series. Good luck with those. Yummm.





Currently I'm reading a few books- Dune. Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A Heinlein). A Spell for Chameleon (Piers Anthony). I've read these but I'm waiting on From the Corner of His Eye (Dean Koontz) to arrive in the mail so I'm busying myself otherwise. But sadly I haven't had as much time to read as I'd like, what with school, my art, video games, and writing- all of which except the first are worth their time.

Everyone knows the goodness that is Dune.

Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the oddest books I've ever read. There's no describing it without making it seem like a joke, but it *is* a good read... If you haven't picked it up, do.

A Spell for Chameleon was one of my favourite books growing up. It's very witty and not as cheesy as some fantasy books, as it doesn't focus on fantasy elements for their own sake. Things serve a purpose. This is what makes a fun book in that genre.

[Kakyoin]

Pilgrim by Timothy Findley

From the synopsis I was expecting an entirely different style of writing. The basic plot is about a guy who seemingly cannot die eventhough he's constantly attempting, and sometimes briefly succeeding, to commit suicide.

The book has pretty much had Pilgrim (Mr suicidal) as a background character and has put his friends and doctors to the forefront. With that said, it would be kind of hard to have Pilgrim as a protagonist due to the fact that he was mute up until about chapter 10 and even then he only spoke in his sleep.

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[Scrutator]

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I finished God Emperor of Dune on the Wednesday, pretty good read although the whole thing seems to me that Herbert didn't really know what he was doing since each book goes along a different route.

Started Speaker for the Dead last night, really enjoyed Ender's Game and this is said to be better so looking forward to it.

[Pollensalta]

I just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, so now I'm reading Chamber of Secrets.

Also, I picked up the first Dragonriders of Pern novel by Anne McCaffrey because I'd heard they were good, but I'm finding it hard to get into.

[Saint]

I just finished Connie Willis' Doomsday Book which was an excellent read. It was far more serious and heavy-handed than "To Say Nothing of the Dog" despite taking place in the same Universe. Like Battlestar Galactica, Willis makes you forget your reading sci-fi, as time travel works merely as a plot device.

Now I'm going to work on finishing Chesterton's Orthodoxy. I'm also reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis for the Bible study I do with Ex Deo and our friends..

[Beeble]

Started reading The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury today. Riding at the fame of the Da vinci code this book got quite popular. But i guess it might have gotten popular anyway,cause it's not bad at all. Havn't read very much of it yet, but it do catch my attention. Hopefully the plot will keep being interesting.

[Reynard Struan]

I'm currently re-reading The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldosn, which I maintain is the greatest work of literature of all time. I'm almost through The Power That Preserves, and will soon start on The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant which, although not as good as the first, is definitely a high point in the fantasy genre. To best phrase my admiration for the Chronicles in terms most of you would understand, the best phrase would be "Better than Tolkien," but I never much cared for LOTR, in either book or film form. Perhaps a better way of saying it would be "Better than Robert Jordan," since I think that RJ is really good, just not quite as good as Donaldson. For fans of epic fantasy, I also recommend Dennis L. McKiernan's "Mithgar" novels, which rate in between the Wheel of Time and Covenant in my estimation.

After the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and Runes of the Earth, I plan to re-read The Gap Cycle, also by Stephen R. Donaldson, which I consider to be the finest work of written SF ever.

No, I am not on Stephen R. Donaldson's payroll, I just think he's a ****ing awesome writer. I'm almost certain that Mr. Donaldson would strongly disagree with my admiration of McKiernan; my enjoyment of Covenant and Mithgar are on vastly different levels.

EDIT: My present custom title is a direct reference to The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant; Kevin Landwaster is the character I most strongly identify with out of any literary work of any genre.