Amelia Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I'm reading "The dark is rising". =3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 ^Good stuff. Just got home. I am now re-reading my way through everything Tamora Pierce ever wrote about the Tortall Universe. In order: Song of the Lioness Quartet Alanna: The First Adventure In the Hand of the Goddess The Woman Who Rides Like A Man Lioness Rampant (am currently halfway through this) The Immortals Quartet Wild Magic Wolf-Speaker Emperor Mage In the Realms of the Gods Protector of the Small Quartet First Test Page Squire Lady Knight Trickster Duology Trickster's Choice Trickster's Queen and then the prequels-by-several-hundred-years and currently still being released, The Provost's Dog series Terrier Bloodhound and there's a couple of short stories, but I have to track down the anthologies they're in... Tamora Pierce writes good stuff (fantasy, done properly.) You should read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I've read some Pierce also. Definitely a good author. IMO it's kinda adolescent but you might even be the right age for that. In any case I haven't outgrown all my more juvenile hobbies so I can't criticize you for not doing the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slavoj Z0rzek Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 (edited) Hmm one book I just can't stop reading from cover to cover is The Voynich Manuscript. Just kidding. I've been looking into Arthur Schopenhauer, because upon opening a compilation of his essays in a book store I found some of the most depressing outlooks I've ever read (which is interesting!). Plus, German philosophers are top tier. Edited May 22, 2010 by Slavoj Z0rzek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) I finished The End of Eternity a few days ago. The concept it offers is kinda strange, and it's main character is strange. Mostly very well written. I found it odd how there were a few spelling mistakes here and there, though. Since I have no fucking idea of how to review something, I'll just leave it at that. Edited July 7, 2010 by Spike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albus Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Recently started reading for fun again, and I'm really enjoying Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Currently reading Reaper Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoner Two Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 well I haven't read much in recent years, to be honest, however... I mostly read The Babysitter's Club series by Ann M. Martin when I was younger (about maybe 8/9 years old?). My most favorite book from R. L. Stine's Goosebumps was Phantom of the Auditorium. When I was around 10, I started to read various works of Shakespeare. I do have the complete works buried somewhere here at home~ 11 was a big reading year, for me, I read The Circle of Magic quartet by Tamora Pierce, a few Fear Street books from R. L., started to read Circle of Three by Michael Thomas Ford (albeit I only got through So Mote it Be to What the Cards Said, I'd really like to restart and finish it some day if possible~) and also one of my most favorite novels, When the Kissing Had to Stop by Constantine Fitzgibbon. Around age 12, I picked up additional Ann M. Martin works like the California Diaries, which I still read occasionally for nostalgia and fun. I also was introduced to V. C. Andrews' style of writing through The Wildflowers mini-series, which was a very fulfilling read for me then and still is now. Into the Garden is my favorite book, ever. Around 13 is when I started to read some mangas, my first being the English release of Sailor Moon Super S #1 (the start of the plot-line with the Dark Moon Circus). I also would in time read a few .hack and Suikoden mangas, as I really do like those games. Nowadays, I mostly just read strategy guides or books along the lines of the one's I have been most accustomed to, mostly novels or mangas are about the only actual books I read (or play scripts, I love reading plays, seriously). I've read the first 5 books of Harry Potter and have no interest whatsoever in Twilight, okay? Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Couple of great books I've read recently. The Gun Seller is by Hugh Laurie, the same guy who plays Dr. Gregory House on House. Hugh Laurie is incredible at just about everything he tries (watch A Bit of Fry and Laurie for his comedic genius). Also check out this book if you can. A bit lacking on substance but I liked it because... well, just look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Well, I finished a few books recently, most notably Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert and Los dÃas del Venado, by some woman author whose name eludes me right now. And I´ve gotta say, Dune Messiah is absolutely fucking fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) I need to read the Dune books sometime. Recent new reads: Mistress of Mistresses by ER Edison. High romance mixed with poiitical fantasy and whatnot. The main character, Lessingham, doesn't afraid of anything and is like the most badass hero who doesn't chuck around magic or supertechnology ever. This is not as cool as Edison's The Worm Ouroboros which is a little less transparent at times IMO. I finished Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell. The series seemed to change for me as I went on, I want to reread it already to see if I was missing the larger themes at the start of the book or if they just weren't fully realized by the author at that time. I'm too lazy to type any more right now... Edited July 7, 2010 by SeverIan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 It's out! It's finally out! I am reading CHILDREN OF THE LAMP 3! >w< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I'm reading a ton of Beckett. It's killing me because I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatari Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Re-reading Harry Potter and Dark Hunter Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandedRogue Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 re-reading lord of the rings, English this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 ohmanohman Lessee... Reading For The Win by Cory Doctorow. Would recommend Little Brother and various things by the same author. Also re-reading Changing Planes by Ursula K. Leguin. It's kind of excellent (it's a collection of short stories.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anouleth Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Almost finished the Earthsea Quartet, by Ursula Leguin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Read Catch-22 about five weeks ago. Easily the best fiction I've ever read, and likely will ever read. Best non-fiction is still Team of Rivals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icey Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 (edited) Life Admiral - ah, I've read Middlesex as well, and love it too . I'm tacking on an English minor to my degree so I've been reading a lot of varied books lately. Finished: Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood Who Do You Think You Are? - Alice Munro (yes, I am Canadian and like Canadian literature, and love Atwood ) Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - Alison Bechdel Watchmen - Alan Moore (graphic novels. I LOVED Watchmen) The Color Purple - Alice Walker (loved this) In the middle of reading: Selected Poems - e. e. cummings Ariel - Sylvia Plath (poetry collection) Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing - Margaret Atwood Atonement - Ian McEwan Close Range - Annie Proulx (not really in love with this. I liked Brokeback Mountain though.) Want to read: His Dark Materials trilogy - Philip Pullman (read this before, but want to reread) LOTR Yeah, a long list, trying to get back into reading after spending way too much time away from books and literature! Edited August 14, 2010 by icey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Sylvia's Ariel, I thought was strange. It was Sylvia alright, but, possibly some of it is that it wasn't really gone through over, but just put together by the husband. All good though. Can't go wrong with Sylvia. Nope, just take the Bell Jar, you'll be fine, not kill yourself no never :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icey Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I'm actually reading the restored version of Ariel , which is based on Plath's original manuscript . So maybe it will be a more genuine reflection of how she wanted the collection. I have The Bell Jar on my future book list as well, we'll see if I like it or not . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 It's, if one is to go to a stereotype, the girl's version of Catcher in the Rye. Especially with the random notes on fashion :P It's essentially her autobiography, and it really shows, and I would say it's well written. I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure how much. I read it in a funk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) Currently, I am reading Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Children of Dune and The Oath of the Centenera. They are all pretty good. The Lord of the Rings I got bored with after a while. I left it halfway through. The pace has been relatively slow so far. I suppose it is the style of writing. I will, obviously, finish it, though. Always. Children of Dune is... odd. It shows the reality, humanity, frailty, divinity and power of the Atreides at the same time. It is good. It is odd. The Oath of the Centenera is... hard? The only word I can think of to describe. A poor family in Spain wishes to move to Argentina because of better job opportunities. The parents die. The eldest sister marries the rat taxer. The young brothers (of 16 and under) travel alone by boat to Argentina. In the last day of the trip, their retarded sister who doesn't have her left thumb disappears and they don't find her. And it is a true story. EDIT: Also lolincest And... now it's God Emperor of Dune. It's... still odd. Edited October 25, 2010 by Dickpickle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashpoint_1230 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Hmmm... I love to read, but I am ashamed to say that I haven't read a new book in a while. I'd better go to the library soon. Anyway, some (fairly) recently read books that come to mind are: Maximum Ride series - James Patterson Duchessina: A Story of Catherine de' Medici - Carolyn Meyer (Young Royals series...Good!) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith Anne of Green Gables Series - L.M. Montgomery Elsie Dinsmore Series - Matha Finley Catherine Called Birdy - Karen Cushman Left Behind series - Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye Left Behind: The Kids series - Jerry B. Jenkins and someone else (I forget...) CHERUB series - Robert Muchamore An odd observation that I just made... Outside of Nintendo Power, GamePro, and some manga (It's really hard to find anything good in terms of manga. Most of it is just bleh...), I tend to read a lot of historical fiction that centers around female heroines. But I'm not a girl. Hmm... Any reading suggestions would be nice. I tend to dislike the fantasy genre, although I haven't given it much of a chance. I am skewed more towards realistic types of stories, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 (edited) So, started reading Neighbors die in novels, Very very descriptive. Also, an observation on God Emperor of Dune: it seems to demoralize and almost patheticize Leto II. It is odd, yes. EDIT: And I am reading varying Roald Dahl stories, too. Edited October 26, 2010 by Dickpickle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashpoint_1230 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Roald Dahl! I've only ever read his children's works (The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, etc.), but he's great. Currently, I'm reading Golden Arches East: McDonad's in East Asia - James. L. Watson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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