What book are you reading NOW?

[Shamus]

Right now I'm about half way through Xenocide by Orson Scott Card. I'm trying to get through the Ender series; I've read Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead and First Meetings so far. I also read Net Force: Night Moves by Tom Clancy recently. As soon as I'm done with Xenocide I'm gonna move on to the new Harry Potter book.

I'm doing a lot of reading this summer. 8)

[zubaz]

Shogun man, SHOGUN!

[Threeboy]

will eisner graphic storytelling and visual narrative

[brentech]

If I happen to pick up a book, the one I grab for right now is called "Beyond Valor".

A WWII book about the soldiers and their personal stories. There are some summaries to give background information before each section, but the real book is just interviews with the actual men that fought. There are some really amazing tales in these interviews, unbelievable what these men had to do at times.

[Liquor_Riss]

Cornelius Ryan - A Bridge Too Far
This book can honestly move you to tears, its a real life account of the battle for Arnhem.

As she walked over to the small group of soldiers, the bell in the damaged church steeple began to toll. Cora looked up. Sitting in the belfry was an Airborne trooper, a bandage around his head. 'What happened?' Cora called out. 'It's all over,' the trooper shouted. 'All over. We pulled out. We're the last lot.' Cora stared up at him. 'Why are you ringing the bell?' The trooper kicked at it once more. The sound echoed over the thousand-year-old Dutch village of Driel and died away. The trooper looked down at Cora. 'It seemed like the right thing to do,' he said.

[chrisv]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

[NMO]

I feel like a nerd.
Star Wars - X-Wing 8: Isard's Revenge.

[Jace101]

You are a nerd.

[Shamus]

I feel like a nerd.
Star Wars - X-Wing 8: Isard's Revenge.
I've read a few Star Wars books myself.

[NMO]

They are some good books, I started reading them when I was like 12-13, like hell I feel like a total nerd now.

[Threeboy]

I feel like a nerd.
Star Wars - X-Wing 8: Isard's Revenge.
I've read a few Star Wars books myself.same

[Liquor_Riss]

I've read a couple of Star Wars short story compilations.

[Gazor]

yeah everyone has read or reads startwars books

[Devil]

not me.

[Liquor_Riss]

Loooooooooner boy! Loooooooooooooner boy! :P

[Gazor]

except Devil everyone has :P

[chrisv]

I haven't but I admit I have not seen many of them.

[brentech]

I haven't seen the movies, or read any of the books of Star Wars :?
It just isn't my bag.

But anyways, this is just getting way off topic.
I just reserved a new book, "The Soul Of A New Machine". It has to do with the invention of the computer as we see it today. Written in 1981. It won a pulitzer 1982 for non-fiction.
Tracy Kidder begins his account of the development of a computer by placing us on a sailboat. There's not a computer in sight.

It's an inspired beginning to a book that is about computers, but is more about the people who develop them. Kidder's The Soul of a New Machine is a welcome reminder that the soul of any machine is people. . . .

[LostnDelirious]

Now I'm reading "Mercure" -- Amélie Nothomb

[Shamus]

I don't see how you know it wouldn't be your bag since you haven't seen or read anything about Star Wars.

[zubaz]

werd - most of them are better than the movies story wise - you just have to have an attention span capable of reading more than 2 pages before you put a book down. "I, Jedi" by Michael Stackpole gave me a boner for 2 weeks.

[brentech]

I don't see how you know it wouldn't be your bag since you haven't seen or read anything about Star Wars.

Well, I just haven't seen a "whole" movie. I have seen parts of the original and such. I'm just not really into the sci-fi stuff. (most of it that is..doesn't mean I don't enjoy some of it.)

[-:snail:-]

I am reading " High Fidelity". I dont know if anyone of you have seen the movie but the book is good!!

[Jace101]

Your all a bunch of nerds!

/me goes to watch the Star Wars triliogy special edition one after the other with surround sound and wide screen.

[zubaz]

I am reading " High Fidelity". I dont know if anyone of you have seen the movie but the book is good!!

that's one of my favorite movies, do tell how it was when you finish.

[Liquor_Riss]

"I, Jedi" by Michael Stackpole gave me a boner for 2 weeks.
8O

I just finished reading "Hide in Plain Sight" by Leslie Waller.

[Mr.Penguin]

I have to read Sula by Toni Morrison, and The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver for school, which starts in 2 1/2 weeks. Im sure both of these books will suck ass and I will be finishing them on the 1st day. grr 1st day of school that is :?

[Threeboy]

"the hacker ethic"

good book so far!

[chrisv]

I think I might re-read "Losing My Virginity" by Richard Branson. It is a cool business book.

[Liquor_Riss]

Uhh the August issue of iDJ :P

[LostnDelirious]

Péplum from Amelie Nothomb

[snow]

I'm reading "The Winds of War". It's a good book about a fictional family, but the events are real.

[chrisv]

Scrub my last post.

I have a test on Monday. Therefore I shall be enjoying "Principles of Criminal Law" by A P Simester and W J Brookbanks.

[Liquor_Riss]

"What Is A Catalytic Converter And How Does It Work?" courtesy of HowStuffWorks.com (http://www.howstuffworks.com)

[lynched employee]

I just finished The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver.

Great book, check it out. :P

[SileNceR]

L_R sif that's a book...

I've got "happy like murderers" by gordon burn sitting here but its a fscking shit book and I really aint gonna finish it...

haven't read anything decent in a while. - the Red, Blue, and Green Mars series were good; if you skipped all the italicized(sp?) chapters...

[chesh]

The Dante Club is a good one. If you've read Dante's Divine Comedy (the Inferno in particular) and if you liked Se7en, you'll like this book. It take place in the mid 1800's and is like a cross between Dante's poem and the movie Se7en so....

[MulletMan]

I just finished rereading Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. It's pretty graphic (sexuality + violence) so I wouldn't recommend it for your parents or little siblings, but its a wicked book set in the 12th and 13th centuries (maybe one, maybe both.. can't remember)

[LostnDelirious]

Hygiène de l'assassin -- Amélie Nothomb (school project)

[lynched employee]

I'm looking into reading The DaVinci Code written by Dan Brown.

Currently one of the best-selling books on the market, about a murder in the halls of the Louvre museum, revealing a "sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been protected...since the days of Christ". There's a lot of non-fiction in the book for it is based around the the secrets of the catholic church, underground organizations that Leonardo DaVinci was involved in, and more. Look into it, as I am right now.

[chesh]

Both my brother and dad read it and they thought it kicked ass!

[Liquor_Riss]

"How to DJ Properly" by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton :oops:

Not that I can't DJ properly, but this book is like the DJ's Bible, if you're just starting out as a DJ or have a few years experience under yer belt, this really is just what you need to read :P Really clear layout, and answers all the questions you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Splendiferous!

[kkomafo]

a history of architecture by spiro kostoff. but that's for class....

[Decoy]

Doom: Knee Deep in the Dead

Based on Doom from id Software

[chesh]

a history of architecture by spiro kostoff. but that's for class....

That ones required reading for my class too, but I already read it for another Arch History class so...

Are you an architecture student too or are you taking it for a general requirement?

[kkomafo]

a history of architecture by spiro kostoff. but that's for class....

That ones required reading for my class too, but I already read it for another Arch History class so...

Are you an architecture student too or are you taking it for a general requirement?

yeah i had to read part of it last semester (for antiquity to baroque), but now we're supposed to read the next part. (enlightenment to postmodernism)

yeah i'm an architecture student.. yay for architecture:P

[Shamus]

Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard

[Pepi]

"Guerilla Warfare"- Ernesto Che Guevara

[rocket.]

What, are you learning to cut people's heads off on tv?

[Liquor_Riss]

Terrorists do that not Guerillas.

[Devil]

Guerrillas can do terrorism.

[Liquor_Riss]

If they're in the mood for looooooooooooove

[Pepi]

Actually, guerillas can be terrorists, but guerilla warfare is about Che GUevar's tactics and beliefs in the Cuban revolution. It's a very good read. But the amazing thing is that it feels kind of dated in teh tactics he employs, but his beliefs remain totally fresh, i mean, he wanted for his country what his people deserved, unfortunately, he was kinda naiive and didnt realize that communism cant work due to human nature.

[MulletMan]

First, I have a few things to say to you Pepi, but they're just a side-note. The definition of terrorism: "the systematic use of violence as a means to intimidate or coerce societies or governments." This is, to the best of my knowledge, what Che did through Guerilla Warfare and the like. However, terrorism is an arbitrary definition-- it depends who's side you're defining it from. Also, he was more Marxist or Socialist than Communist. And finally, the reason his tactics may be outdated (not that you or I are an expert in this field) is because he died in 1967, which is a far bit away from today's day and age. By the way, "human nature" is a myth.

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The real reason for this post was that I had to recommend a book: Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler. It's easily one of the best books I've ever read and will challenge you intellectually and stimulate your mind. Theres a lot of Canada-related bits in here, so it may be more happily received by us Canadians, but I still suggest you to read it.

[Les Bian]

Spot was a good intellectual challenge for me - Why the hell was he always caught in that existential limbo with the white background?

[Threeboy]

"Shadow Strategies of an american ninja master"

Hokey as hell, but still entertaining!

[MulletMan]

The Bible

no joke. I'm not religious at all, but the story is interesting and widely alluded to

[Threeboy]

I'll read that one day too... i coul only get through genesis on the first attempt.

[Andy]

The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

[Rolf]

The Bible's better if you go from the back. Revelation is worth a read.

[Pepi]

The Book of Revelations is very good to read but if you want insight to life, read Psalms and Proverbs. Btw, what version are you reading?

[Rolf]

God's version!

...The King James.

[MulletMan]

That's actually exactly right, Rolf.

I'll probably read the Old Testament though. It's the only part that's legit, in my eyes.

[Rolf]

There's more blood and explosions in the Old Testement as well. All good stuff.

[Les Bian]

And there's less crucifixion of Jesus.

[rocket.]

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams

[Threeboy]

Tf you want insight to life, read Psalms and Proverbs.

If I want insight to life I'll read the Tao Te Ching.

[Pepi]

In the bible im talking here.

[Liquor_Riss]

The Tao Te Ching is the hidden level in the Bible which you can find concealed inside the back cover.

[Threeboy]

you plant a bomb or use your candle, and the guy is like "it's a secret to everyone" - then he gives you 99 rupies.

[Dakine]

The Bourne Legacy

[Rolf]

Cloudstreet. Unfortunately.

[Andy]

I have to read Night by Elie Wiesel for school.

[fuzzy bunny]

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

[MulletMan]

Life of Pi - Yann Martel

Did I tell you about that book? Probably not, or you wouldn't be reading it. :p Anyway, it's a good one.

'Night' isn't half-bad either, if you're interested. Although school definitely will ruin it, if you're not careful.

I'm reading the Narnia series (CS Lewis) again, just to see if the magic is still alive when I'm no longera wee child.

[Dakine]

I cant stand that set, It drives me mad.

[Rolf]

I loved 'em when I was little. Except for that damn cenetaur thing - Mr. Tumness, or whatever his name was. He was a little creepy.

[Threeboy]

he steals socks you know.

[Andy]

I just started Fear and Loathing in America by Hunter S. Thompson from the beginning after putting it aside for awhile.

I'm also into The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud, which I pick up from time to time, and which I may wind up starting again from page 1 if my breaks become too extensive.

I recently abandoned American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis because it was becoming extremely dull, but I may dive into it again. I recall it being excessively descriptive (yes, there is a such thing), taking pages upon pages describing a character's routine upon waking in the morning, and I just didn't care.

Since I'm also into film, Which Lie Did I Tell? and Adventures in the Screen Trade, both by the infamous William Goldman, are on hiatus on the count of better prospects coming to my attention as of late. And whenever I see a new Scorsese film, I pick up Scorsese on Scorsese and read its respective chapter.

Also, when I'm in the book store, I pick up my favorite copy of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and open up to where I left off last.

Although school definitely will ruin it, if you're not careful.Oh yeah, what did you mean by this?

[MulletMan]

I mean that some people react negatively to an English class' tendency to over-analyze and interpret words.

Hunter S Thompson is an amazing writer, by the way.

The next book I want to read is [u]Thus Spoke Zarathustra[/i] by Friedrich Nietzsche

[Andy]

I mean that some people react negatively to an English class' tendency to over-analyze and interpret words.

Hunter S Thompson is an amazing writer, by the way.1: Ah.
2: Yes, he is. (y)

[Liquor_Riss]

Sometime soon I'm going to pop down to the local charity shop, I've run out of things to read and its having an adverse effect on my intelligence.

[Andy]

The World According to Garp by John Irving has been occupying my reading hours lately, and I'd be more than willing to deem it a modern classic. But since I lost it yesterday at a friend's house...

I'm readying either The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky or Candide by Voltaire. I've read lightly into each (est. 40 pages), but I haven't decided what to start to hold me over until I find the Irving novel. I guess Candide is the obvious choice, considering it's short length, but I'm well into my lost treasure, perhaps only 50 pages to go -- so if I were to start something longer, then find it, it would be no task to read the last few chapters, and return to my newly began story with it fresh in mind.

[Rolf]

Great.

[Andy]

Updating again -- I've roughly mapped out my reading plans for the summer, and trips to the local library have resulted in retrieving The Cider House Rules by John Irving and Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. I haven't started the Irving novel yet, but I'm 2 chapters deep in Invisible Man and am liking it so far. I've also recently bought The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving and On the Road by Jack Kerouac.

And the goal of my next visit to the bookstore is to obtain some basic outlinings of the work of Freud, Jung, and Skinner (psychologists), some Hunter S. Thompson books and to check out William S. Burroughs. In addition, I've picked up American Psycho again and can't put it back down.

Happy reading.

Great.I don't deserve your sarcasm.

[Rolf]

That was actually the fourth time in my life I've been serious.

[Andy]

You confuse me. In another thread you indirectly call my posts ramblings, and now in this thread, where I have to admit I was rambling you say you were seriously praising me when you said: great.

[Les Bian]

Just call him gay.

[Rolf]

In my reply - 'Thanks for telling us. Respect + 10.' - I was simply saying that I thought you were probably the coolest person alive, being able to type WHILE DRUNK! I didn't even pay a thought to how much or how little you wrote. The ramble-debate is all yours.

My follow-up-post in 'another thread' was, as I wrote, a stupid, childish 'cheap shot' and was not meant to be taken seriously at all. You should know, from now on, not to read or take any notice of anything I say.

If your 'ramblings' have serious content, like they do in this thread - that's fine.

If you take me seriously all the time, you'll give yourself a headache. I'm glad you signed up, I generally enjoy reading your posts - just relax a bit.

[Liquor_Riss]

T'awwsh.

[Rolf]

Exactly.

I think.

[Andy]

Just finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

I picked this up at a used bookstore for about $7.50, and I think that's a bit high, but its an outdated version and the cover is better than the print they have out now - so what the hell?

The book runs high in entertainment as most of it's one comedic drug-related scene after another, but it seems as if Thompson halts the narrative every few chapters and gives us some words of wisdom for a page or two - mostly related to the drug society/culture of the 1960s. It may be completely irrelevant, it may be absolutely essential, I don't know. Maybe I'm not smart enough to catch any consistent theme. The subtitle reads: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream. As far as I know, after reading that concluding sentence and closing the back cover, I'm still not sure what it is, if it ever existed.

If anyone's ever read this book - tell me what you think.

[rocket.]

I saw the movie, (It has Johnny Depp in it) and it was farkin wierd.

[Andy]

Just picked up-

Walden/Thoreau
ABC of Reading/Pound

Going to read the first two later; first going to work on Kerouac's life work, then Hemingway's. Then get into the whole Emerson 'Self-Reliance'/Thoreau deal. Then some Dostoevsky, then who the fuck knows.

Currently reading On the Road by Kerouac.

[Jace101]

Currently reading The City and the Stars by Aruthur C. Clark and 100 Most Infamous Criminals by Joe Durden Smith.

[MulletMan]

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.. I just happened to come accross it in my house and figured everyone should have read this book, so I am now reading it.

[Andy]

I found that in my basement a couple of months ago as well. Paperback version.

I read the first few pages and decided I'll read it someday. I'm just working on so much right now. I'm always looking to read something new after having read through half of any book. I always seem to put down a book 200 pages in.

[MulletMan]

I found that in my basement a couple of months ago as well. Paperback version.

I read the first few pages and decided I'll read it someday. I'm just working on so much right now. I'm always looking to read something new after having read through half of any book. I always seem to put down a book 200 pages in.

Haha, I kinda figured that, because you seem to read- or want to read- a lot of books. All good ones, too, from what I've heard about them.

[Andy]

Yeah, I just put down both The Shining and The Hotel New Hampshire after 200-some pages, and I don't think I'm going to pick them up again. On the Road, as I think I said, is occupying my time right now, which I'm going to finish at all costs. Entertaining book.

[MulletMan]

Yeah it's a good one. I had a lot of trouble with it though, and I finish everything that I start. Unless, like the Shining, I have read it already and on a second reading find that it's not as good as it was in grade 8.

I vaguely recall a quote I really understood about Kerouac, that I thought was from Steinbeck, but I can't find any corroboration on this. If you can I'd be much obliged.. it went something like, "I can't stand the way [Kerouac] writes, but I love the way he lived."

[Budderfly]

Just finished:

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From Publishers Weekly:
First jobs straight out of college are never what one expects. With new degree in hand, Kriska accepted what sounded like a plum assignment as the first American woman trainee at Honda Motor Company's headquarters in Tokyo. Perhaps not surprisingly, her idealistic expectations of fulfilling work, engaging colleagues and authority to make contributions are chilled by standoffish co-workers who view her with confused suspicion and a day-to-day drudgery that starts with donning an ugly polyester uniform that is worn only by the women. Though as a "trainee" she is not on the lowest rung of the corporate ladder (and never holds the title "Office Lady"), this uniform symbolizes for her the very different levels of power that men and women hold at Honda's headquarters. It's not accidental that her occidental background leads to more than the usual trauma of being the newest kid on the block. As Kriska matures and gains the language and cultural skills necessary to begin to understand her work environment, she convinces her Japanese mentor that the work she can do best will take her into the nitty gritty of a company factory in Sayama. Although the precise time of her experiences is unclear, a wealth of details, recaptured from journal notes, make this an entertaining cross-cultural memoir: "I looked at the small entryway that had been filled with a pile of shoes and saw that all eleven pairs had been reorganized in pairs and reversed so that the toes pointed toward the door."

And it was a good read. I'm infatuated with Japan.

[Andy]

The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz
992 pages

I finished the first chapter and have just began paging through the book. It seems to be pretty exhaustive, and it goes pretty deep.

[Dakine]

The Scarlet Letter

[MulletMan]

The Scarlet Letter
Hawthorne is a really amazing author.

I'm finishing Eminent Victorians by Strachey for my english class and after that reading Things Fall Apart by Achebe, followed by Heart of Darkness by Conrad.

All of them are for my English class but the good thing is I had wanted to read these anyway (minus the one by Strachey which was a pleasant surprise).

[Square_Eyes]

"The Elder Gods" by David & Leigh Eddings

"We knew we were going to need help, so my brothers, my sister and I went out to other lands to buy that help with gold. We didn't really understand at that time just how far the Dreamers could go. My family and I are limited by certain constraints. I'm sure that none of us could have unleashed that volcano. Our minds don't work that way. But the dreams don't have any limitations."

Really good book been reading it for 3 days now and over half way in I can't seem to put it down, my aunt has to come pry it from my hands.. :p

[Dakine]

the great gatsby

[MulletMan]

the great gatsby
This book is at #1 of my must-read list. Unfortunately, I found a few books at home that I need to read first, including Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen), Gulliver's Travels (Johnathon Swift), Peter the Great (Massie) and Whirlwind (Clavells) [both pullitzer prize winners], The Story of Philosophy (Durant) and a whole bunch of short-stories by the great short-story writers that I've heard of.

I also finished Heart of Darkness recently, which, despite all my friends' hating it, I actually really loved-- once I got used to Conrad's style. Also, just finished Things Fall Apart which was another amazing book. It's a little tough to get into because Achebe has anything but a western style (Conrad, too, but in a different way) but if you're looking for proverbs, anecdotes or simply an amazing story, read it.

[Dakine]

Pride and Prejudice is a great boook, im' telling you.. read the motherufcker

[Andy]

Just finished-

Travels With Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck

Reading-

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles by Peter Brown, Steven Gaines
Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings by Jack Kerouac

For school-

Beloved by Toni Morrison

[MulletMan]

Finished Pride and Prejudice - great.

Reading Gulliver's Travels, which isn't as good as I'd heard.

[Threeboy]

finally started reading MAUS.

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[Jace101]

Ah, the story of the holocaust potrayed by mice and cats. Heard it was pretty good.

[fuzzy bunny]

Just finished-

Travels With Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck



Did you like it? I started it, but couldn't get through it. That was also when I was like... 14 or something, though. So I could probably do well to try it again.

I loved Tortilla Flat, though.

[Threeboy]

Ah, the story of the holocaust potrayed by mice and cats. Heard it was pretty good.

it's good so far (y)

[Andy]

Travels With Charley > Tortilla Flat

[Dakine]

finally started reading MAUS.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0679406417.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.gif
good book.

[Shamus]

The Rainmaker by John Grisham

Hmm.. it looks like there's a movie too! Never seen it though.

[MulletMan]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0671739166.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.gif

So far it's amazing; I'd recommend it to anyone interested even remotely in philosophy and the major players.

[Andy]

That's weird. I just discovered that book last week in the bookstore and was flipping through it, and I was contemplating buying it today. I bought an HST book instead, but that's on my list.

I've been really into philosophy lately- mostly Nietzsche.

Currently reading..

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
The Love You Make by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines
What Nietzsche Really Said by Robert C. Solomon
How To Read and Why by Harold Bloom
The Teachings of Buddha edited by Jack Kornfield

...and I'm still in the middle of The Simpsons and Philosophy.

If you're wondering as to the specifics of this absurd habit: it's just the way I am. I usually stop in the middle of a book just for a change of pace. I get bored with the author or the characters or the story. Or I just get depressed holding the same book all the time, so I go out to buy another one. I buy almost 5 books a month just for something new. Like a drug fix.

[MulletMan]

Nietzsche has some pretty crazy shit to say about power and the human race. Most kids our age are really into him these days. I badly badly want to read Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but that comes after I get past the history of him and philosophy in general in this current book.

You should really try to stick to a book until it's done unless it is just unbearable. I think you'd get a lot more out of literature if you did that-- the conclusion of a work is more important than the means of getting there, in many cases (ie. the Life of Pi [really good if you're ready for a theological change of mind by the end]).

[Andy]

I try. :(

But I'm addicted to buying things. Fills some void that I need to identify.

edit- Try to get The Portable Nietzsche or The Basic Writings Of from your local library. If you have both of those, you pretty much have every Nietzsche book. Portable has Zarathustra.

[MulletMan]

Unabridged?

[Andy]

Yeah.

[MulletMan]

Try to get The Portable Nietzsche or The Basic Writings Of from your local library.

I picked up the Viking Portable Nietzsche, but first I just started War and Peace by Tolstoy. So far it's awesome.

[Andy]

What translation?

I'm reading The Dharma Bums by Kerouac, which I left at a friend's house.

[MulletMan]

Ann Dunnigan (Signet Classic)... the translation is a little awkward at times, compared to snippets of other translations I've read, but the meat is still there and it's delicious.

[Andy]

I got The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant today.

I read the introduction (4 pages; very slowly I might add, due to laboratory conditions) and it was amazing. I can't wait to get started. I'm still in teh middle of The Dharma Bums, but that'll have to wait...although fuck, I don't want to forget what's going on. Shit.

[szkud]

Trainspotting - Irvine Welsch

First originally-written-in-english book I've read since Harry Potter.

[Andy]

Today, I bought:

Rule of the Bone by Russel Banks (Literature)
The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac (Literature)
Guide For The Perplexed by E.F. Schumacher (Philosophy)

Not sure which one I'll read first though.

[Jace101]

I'm currently two pages into "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson.

[fuzzy bunny]

I've Got Catch 22 here ready to go.

And God of Small Things, The Namesake, and The Golden Compass are in the queue

[MulletMan]

I've Got Catch 22 here ready to go.

And God of Small Things, The Namesake, and The Golden Compass are in the queue

Golden Compass is wayyy overrated.

[Square_Eyes]

still reading "The Elder Gods" by David and Leigh Eddings...

[Andy]

Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre.

[Shamus]

Finished Timeline by Michael Crichton, now I am working on State of Fear by the same guy.

[Andy]

The Way of Zen, Alan Watts

[Devil]

ahaahaha i can tread rirt now iosm too drnck ahahahaha

[Andy]

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[Shamus]

Rebekah by Orson Scott Card.

[aarathi]

Now i am reading Othello written by William Shakespeare. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, his wife Desdemona, his lieutenant Cassio, and his ensign Iago. Because of its varied themes — racism, love, jealousy and betrayal - the play remains relevant to the present day, and is still quite popular. I like this very much.

[Square_Eyes]

just finished reading the second book of "The Dreamers" series The Treasured One and about to get Crystal Gorge or might even start reading Domes Of Fire.