Okay, I've seen threads on books that people want to see made into movies. Well I couldn't find a topic like this, so I started this one. What are you reading right now, if anything? The porno mag in your bedside table does not count.... pervert. As it is, I am reading "The Problem of Pain" by C. S. Lewis. He wrote great fiction, but his Christian apologetics are considered to be the best of the twentieth century. This book deals with the theological implications and explanation behind the existence of pain in the presence of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and loving God. It's good stuff, man.

Actually right now, I am reading some of Robert Frost's poetry. GOD, I love poetry! :rolleyes: :D I don't really read books, they tend to bore me, but poetry is great!

"Vampire Diaries" by L.J Smith...
It's quite cool.

you're mind. and you are one sick mother fucker...

im reading a really useless thread on evboa....er uh...wait.

yeah....

I don't have enough of an attention span to sit and read for too long, but I have been keeping up with Blue's story (http://www.evboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=8397) lately in the "Your Stuff" forum, which is fantabulous. She's quite the talented writer.

:D

you're mind. and you are one sick mother fucker... And you're just now figuring that out? Most people don't even have to read my mind to know that.... heheh....

im reading a really useless thread on evboa....er uh...wait.

yeah.... ROFL

"The Theory of Everything" -Stephen Hawking
"Cracked" -Dr. Drew Pinsky.

Just finished reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine

The most that i ever read is what is on this message board... lol I just don;t have time for books... i mean constantly trying to keep up with this board THERE IS NO TIME FOR BOOKS! lol :twisted:

Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop

umm.. in the middle of a few...

The Lost Tales
JRR Tolkien
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW... hella good...

The Celestine Prophecy...
James Redfield
I am actually at the end of the third in this series...: The Secret of Shambala... HIGHLY SUGGESTED for quick easy and very enlightning reading... thought about starting a thread on this one.. *scratches head*

DreamWeaver
(can't remember author...same one as Picturemaker...that is all I rember)
VERY good book about some scandanvians... *fingers in air* ROCK ON...

and some dream bk by sigmond fruied... i dunno the name title or spelling for sure... just picked it up off the self at home...

i just finished reading unreal by paul jennings for the 960000 time....gotta love those stories

SQUEE! #2, right now. Novel-wise, I'm reading the latest Harry Potter.

I am reading (on my own) Crown Duel, LotR Fellowship of the Ring, and Lica's Angel, and (for english) Huckleberry Finn.

~*~Erin~*~

The Whisperer in Darkness, HP Lovecraft

Right now, Choke by Palanhiuk.

Next; either Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. (again)
or The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan.

the outsiders (for school) its quite cool
and independent reading: a wrinkle in time
i forgot the authors hehe

I'm an extremely slow reader. I'm still in the middle of Interview with the Vampire. Good book.

the outsiders (for school) its quite cool
and independent reading: a wrinkle in time
i forgot the authors hehe


I love The Outsiders,it's a really awesome book.I just finished that one,and after that I just read "The Apprentice" by Tess Geritsen

Right now, it's a bunch of rather unexciting, yet vital to know info about the new library OS that goes online in Nov, and which I get to teach tomorrow. After tomorrow i finish reading "Black Cross Red Star Vol 1 " by Christer Bergstrom, and Andrey Mikhailov (it's about air combat on the Eastern Front in WW2) After that I start "Quicksilver" by Neal Stephenson.

And I'm always reading a bit of the Bible.

i'm about half way through 'barbarossa' by alan clark (wwii eastern front)

I'm reading....

1) Rebecca by Daphne DuMariur (I know I spelled that wrong :P) for English, good book...

2) The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice (I love this book a lot right now it's amazing!!)

3) The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein...(I prefer reading the books after the movie even if they came out almost half a year ago...rofl...)

the outsiders (for school) its quite cool
and independent reading: a wrinkle in time
i forgot the authors hehe


I love The Outsiders,it's a really awesome book.I just finished that one,and after that I just read "The Apprentice" by Tess Geritsen

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!!!

reading... what is that? j/k im more of a tv kinda person! But all of you who can sit down and read Kudos to you!

im reading the illiad--for school
independantly--daddy's little girl by mary higgins clark

tom clancys executive orders

a bit of a no brainer but some scary ideas presented and as we have seen, acted out in recent times.

Well, you asked...

The Republic, by Plato
Digital Logic Design, by Brown and Vranesic
Probability Models, by Ross

Meh. Meh, meh, meh! Socrates, circuits, and statistics, oh my!

im reading the illiad--for school
independantly--daddy's little girl by mary higgins clark

Ooo the Illiad is one of me fave! I've read both the Illiad and The Odyssey...I've even seen the movie the Odyssey!! @_@

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

the outsiders (for school) its quite cool
and independent reading: a wrinkle in time
i forgot the authors hehe A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books and it is by Madeline L'Engle, one of my favorite authors.

Ditto, ditto ^.^ Troubling a Star is another good one by L'Engle

Ditto, ditto ^.^ Troubling a Star is another good one by L'Engle I just like the whole Time Quartet... A Wrinkle In Time, Many Waters, A Wind In The Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet

the outsiders (for school) its quite cool
and independent reading: a wrinkle in time
i forgot the authors hehe A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books and it is by Madeline L'Engle, one of my favorite authors.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO HELP ME!!

anyways, it is very good. thats why i chose it 8)
also the outsiders! best books ever!

i have a book report due in one week and i chose a wrinkle in time.

they are making us read the outsiders to make a book report. thats why i need help.

I read A Wrinkle in Time in 6th grade.. required reading.. I don't remember much, but I remember liking it a bit.

Right now I'm reading Lord of the Flies (for English) but I want to finish Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice and then get started on The Blood Countess.. the story about Elizabeth Bathory .. eh, hopefully I get to those soon.

I hvae 3 books on the go. The first is Z for Zachariah which im re-reading because im teaching it to my grade 9 english class. But for my personal reading im in the middle of Anne Rice's Vittorio and because i just love it so much 1984 for the 4th time.

I'm reading Mere Christianity by CS Lewis. After I finish that I'll start on The Drow Legacy by RA Salvatore.

In school I'm reading extracts of Antichrist by Nietzsche and Either-Or by Kierkegaard

I've been reading a lot of Edgar Allan Poe (random tidbit: Ligeia really reminded me of Even in Death) along with other american authors of horror stories for my class (i love rubbing in the fact that i have a lit class that is so much cooler than all y'all's lit classes)

When i'm not reading for class, I usually pick up a harry potter book and start re-reading... I... er... have a problem.

Oh, and i want to read Maniac Magee because everyone seems shocked that i never read that before.

and the latest Dave Eggers book... Ima borrow it from Tom over christmas break.

:heart: Katie

I'm reading Mere Christianity by CS Lewis. THAT IS AN AWESOME BOOK!! I knew you were cool!

Im reading Aaliyah: More Than A Women :)

Re-re-reading The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman. Second book of His Dark Materials trilogy and oh so tasty.

i am reading Dragonfly in Amber the second book in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

Ditto, ditto ^.^ Troubling a Star is another good one by L'Engle I just like the whole Time Quartet... A Wrinkle In Time, Many Waters, A Wind In The Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet

I really disliked that one... it annoyed me greatly the way the characters changed, and I felt like the sexual innocence was lost. No fun. Plus the writing was such a different style, I had a hard time believing it was the same author.

besides text books for school.. i'm reading/have read 3 other books for school this semester


sex and citizenship through the antebellum america

american reformers

and am currently reading

the slaveholders dilemma


they are all horrible, and i DONT reccomend them!

Im reading 4 books.

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

Celestine Prophecy

Electric Cool- Aid Acid Test

and

The Testament by John Grisham...


interesting combination... all these guys minus Grisham were most likely on pot, crack, acid, and shrooms at the same time while writing these books... i think Grisham was only on coke...

I just got Terry Pratchett's latest "Monstrous Regiment" :mrgreen:

I just finished Robert Rankin's "The Witches of Chiswick" and have started Michael Moore's "Stupid White Men".

If Mr Moore is even halfway on track, then there's trouble a-brewin' across the pond...

Hmm I read a bit of URB recently :D

THE best hip hop and techno music magazine out there.

Not too long ago I finished reading the 8th book of the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind which was called Naked Empire. The book was fan-fucking-tastic.

Right now, when I have time, I try to read some of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I got the book with all 5 novels in it.

Right now I’m reading ‘Lirael’ by Garth Nix (The sequel to ‘Sabriel’)

But Inside I'm Screaming by Elizabeth Flock

great book

I'm reading In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner. Chick lit rocks. Some of them DO have points and symbolism and all that good stuff, like In Her Shoes. For anyone who likes chick lit too, I highly recommend this book and Good in Bed also by Jennifer Weiner. :D

im reading the iliad--for school
independantly--daddy's little girl by mary higgins clark
yup yup im reading the iliad wit her, the book sucks, bleh

Current reading: Where the Heart Is, Billie Letts; Treatise on Law (from the Summa Theologica), St. Aquinas; Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser

the outsiders (for school) its quite cool
and independent reading: a wrinkle in time
i forgot the authors hehe


I love The Outsiders,it's a really awesome book.I just finished that one,and after that I just read "The Apprentice" by Tess Geritsen

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!!!


Book report? Ok,no prob. Just PM me or something and let me know what info you need ok?

Cisco router manuals. LOTS of 'em. ("Then mama-bear routes the frame directly to the switchboard." <yawn>)

the outsiders (for school) its quite cool
and independent reading: a wrinkle in time
i forgot the authors hehe


I love The Outsiders,it's a really awesome book.I just finished that one,and after that I just read "The Apprentice" by Tess Geritsen

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME!!!


Book report? Ok,no prob. Just PM me or something and let me know what info you need ok?

I'll Pm you when we have a test or something! :D anyways, THANKS!

The back of a packet of peanuts
:D

Cisco router manuals. LOTS of 'em. ("Then mama-bear routes the frame directly to the switchboard." <yawn>)
The back of a packet of peanuts
:D

Dorks... both of you. :P How dare you make me spit out my Dr. Pepper!

[color=#00ffdd]Dorks... both of you. :P How dare you make me spit out my Dr. Pepper![/color

Hey, i'll have you know im a dorkette...and besides peanuts are very interesting.

Not really a dork here either. More of a dork-ologist. <crax open another Cisco manual - goes back to being a harmless drudge>

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

Great books! Very funny!

I'm currently reading The Drow Legacy by RA Salvatore.

I'm in the middle of reading Ovid's Metamorphoses; Christoper Marlowe's The Jew of Malta and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.

I just finished up "Pheonix Rising" and "Downriver" for school reading. I also just finished "Gathering Blue"by Lois Lowry and "A Wrinkle in Time," by Madilene L'Engle. Me thinks that's how you spell it. GOOD GOOD books anyhow. I recommend them for those who like LOTR and HP.

Until Thursday I am reading Accounting 230 material (shitty!)... But other than that Lost works of Victor Hugo: Conversations with Eternity is keeping me company.

Hey ImaginaryLight, if you like stuff by C.S. Lewis check out "Till we have faces: A Myth Retold." It's the only book I have read of his but it's amazing.

w00t! I've dumped Interview as it was boring me and moved on to Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb... :D I've been waiting for that book since... well, a year. Yay!

Right now I am reading "The Scarlet Letter" for school... it's good, just really confusing at some points.

'the fall of the house of usher' by edgar allan poe, a little on the short side but awesome nonetheless

Their Eyes Were Watching God or something like that by Zora Neale Hurston.

I've yet to get the book...got to read it for my English class.

Alice In Wonderland & Through The looking Glass - Lewis Caroll
Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte

for teh second 10239810 times

I'm reading 1984 by George Orwell for English class. It's really interesting...but a bit confusing.

my Organic Chemsitry textbook.... grrrrrrr.....

Virgil's Aeneid, Inu-Yasha 13, and a Exile's Honor...

Reading:

An Open Heart by the Dalai Lama

The Bible

About the Kundalini energy on a website

Anything related to Pranic Healing.

I am struggling to get through Neal Stepehnson's "Quicksilver" it's slow going, yet not un-entertaining. Sometimes Stepehenson takes a while to get to the point.

im reading nicci french is't soooooo beautifull

I'm reading James Herriot's "All Creatures Great and Small"

I'm going to be a veternarian, Damnit!

*throws innocent gerbils at EvBoarders*

I'm reading The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. its sweet, cant wait till the movie!

I'm reading The Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice :)

terry goodkind - stone of tears

Public Secrets by Joanne Somebody or Other

Just got done reading Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown

Umm...War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, I think he's the one that wrote it. I've been meaning to finish Flatlands by Susan Sims Moody...she's actually my cousin...the parts I've read are great...it's hard to find a copy of the book.

Battle Royale!
Has anybody else read this book? It's so awesome.

I am currently reading Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson... just finished the latest Raymond E. Feist book called Talon of the Silver Hawk... oh and Ghashul, how did you like the Drow books by Salvatore? they're some of my favorites of all time...

Wizard and Glass (Part 4 of Dark Tower)- Stephen King
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before - Tony Horwitz

I always have 2 or 3 books going at once. Short attention span.

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

I love that book. I just love the idea of revenge.

Right now I'm reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.

I took a recommendation to read "Swan Song" by Robert McCammon, it's actually really good so far. :)

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

that was one of the worst books ive ever read, i really hated it but i hate not finishing books so it took me REALLY long.

i recommend "The Pact" by jodi picolt, its soooo good, one of my favorite books of all time, its about this girl who commits suicide in front of her bf and he gets charged for her death...read it

Re-re-reading The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman. Second book of His Dark Materials trilogy and oh so tasty.

oh. my. fucking. god. YES!!!!!!
one of THE BEST Triolgies ever written IMO... i HIGHLY recommend the books... they are The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass.. simply amazing those books are... but.. *sniff* the ending is kind of depressing :(

the series i am currently reading is called The wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
they are simply WONDERFUL!! again, highly recommend them... such a wonderful and unique way of using 'magic' in them

and Julie of the Wolves was another great book... kind of for younger readers, but great nonetheless... again, another series wiht a depressing ending :(

at the moment im in the middle of bram stoker's dracula its a great book so far

Currently I'm reading two books. One is The Voice of Reason, which is a collection of essays by prominent Objectivists, primarily Ayn Rand. The other book I'm reading is Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, which is a book dealing with the Objectivist theory of knowledge. For classes, I'm also reading some Hume and Berkeley, along with the Federalist papers.

some stories by edgar allan poe and the last harry potter book

Right now, I'm reading "Sybil" by Flora Rheta Schreiber. This is the best book I've yet to pick up. It's so captavating and it's based on a true story. Though, some parts, like Chatper 13, are basically the porno mag on some bedside table..

I started the 5th harry potter book again.. this past week.. got to say pretty good the second time around.. I need to find some good books though! :D

Im in the middle of reading "Those who Trespass" by Bill O'Rielly. The book is really good , I'm actually surprised at how good it is , Its one of those books where you dont wanna put down...=]

The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations -John Baylis and Steven Smith (currently reading the chapter on Realism and Liberalism, it's interesting)

The Politics of Globalization: Gaining Perspectives, Assessing Consequences - Mark R. Brawley.

Why oh why did I choose to major in politics?

Right now I'm reading Diary of Jack the Ripper: the Discovery, the Investigation, the Debate, while since it's release the man who "discovered" the diary has admitted that it's a fraud, it still makes for a very interesting read.

Right now I'm reading "Interview With The Vampire" by Anne Rice. It's really good, and I intend to read all of the Vampire chronicles :)

Why oh why did I choose to major in politics?


That is a very good question...=]

That is a very good question...=]

I think I may have been drunk when I filled out my application forms.Or, maybe I just feel like selling my soul.

Cursed - Mel Odom
A Less Traveled R.O.A.D. - Amy Dumas

uhmm.. i'm inbetween books right now, but next on my list is "Dying to Please" by Linda Howard.. it's a mystery :eek:

so yeah.. i'm sure that you can all rest easy knowing what i'll be reading next. lol :p

To Kill A Mockingbird

I just started Prey by Michael Crichton.

:) It's been awhile since I've read any of his work. Sphere was one of the best novels I've ever read.

I just started Prey, by Michael Crichton.

:) It's been a long time since I've read any of his work. Sphere was one of the best books I've ever read.

The Shining by Stephen King, It's a pretty good book. Long, but good.

I just read The Crucible for school and it was actually pretty good. It's about the Salem witch trials. I wasn't too interested in the Salem witch trials before I read it but I'm definitely going to start reading about it now.

right now i am reading *watership down* by richard adams.. :)

I am taking an Italian-American lit class and we just finished "The Fortunate Pilgrim" (Mario Puzo pre-Godfather) and was surprised at how much I liked it.
For fun though, I am reading (for at least the 20th time because the stories are so good) Pastoralia by George Saunders. So twisted and humorous at the same time. :D

Currently reading Anthem by Ayn Rand for my english class. Good book, makes you think. Even if I don't agree with some of the implied concepts..

On a more normal basis I read alot of fantasy books, some mystery and classics, etc. I used to read a LOT more than I do now, been putting it off in favor of other things lately...

right now im reading "The Stand" by stephen king, im reading it for the second time actually. i work at borders books and music so i'll probably be buying more books. i want to read the da vinci code next.

I'm re-reading a book that I bought solely because of the cover.
Quietus by Vivian Schilling.

Amazing book, I highly reccommend it to any reading enthusiast. If you like Anne Rice, chances are you'll like this book.

im reading a book called 'once' by james herbert...its an adults only fairytale...its pretty good, but there have been no fairys in it yet because i just started it today

I'm rereading From A Buick 8 because I'm bored, I'm also reading through an anthology of Irish short stories. I really dug "The Brown Man" but I thought "The Limerick Gloves" was a tad lame.


~Kurt

I am about 60-70 pages into Eragon by Christopher Paolini. This guy started this book when he was 15. He also graduated highschool at 15. It is damn good so far.

Im reading one of the earlier books in the Wicca series by cate tieran, i love the books, a lot of the things in there are true (herbal, crystal, sabbat info)
They are just SO good, i nearly cried when i found out one of the characters 'died' but fortunatly i cudn't put the book down and found out that he hadn't died but just been held.. oh its a long story. READ THE BOOKS!!!! hehehe

Teh_Luse

I'm currently rereading a series called the 'Darkfall' series by Isobelle Carmody. You know when you find a book that you can reread countless times because you get more out of it each time? That's these books to me :D

The two books 'Darkfall' and 'Darksong' are fantasy based, but touch on things like meaningless music in contempory culture, the indifference of todays generation and the power of music. I reccommend these to anyone who enjoys the darker works and also those who read for escapism

Right now i'm reading "HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENAMRK". It's very interesting set book :)

Me, I'm reading The Little Prince in French for the practice. lol
To keep up with my English, lol, A Room Without a View (E.M. Forester) Afterwards, it'll be Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice.

At the moment I've just finished "Interview with the Vampire" and am now re-reading the next in the series, "The Vampire Lestat," by Anne Rice, for the 4th time now.

They're such good books, I don't think I could ever get bored of them. It's a shame Louis isn't featured more - he's my favourite character.

Reading Initiation in the Great Pyramid by Earlyne Chaney.

"how to talk to the Angels" it's of a brazilian author
"harry potter and the order fo the phoenix"
"the mistery of the fairies"-sir arthur conan doyle

Right now I'm reading Island by Richard Laymon. Its pretty good so far :D

Normally, I never read, unless I'm forced to cause of an assignment or something.

But I was reading an article about Yuri Kochiyama earlier and it reminded me of Malcolm X. I forgot to buy the DVD at Best Buy today so I guess I'm going to be re-reading his autobiography. The first time I read it, it was an incredible feeling and I felt the words and could picture many of the scenes. And I was really pissed off at the end, obviously. I have enough time now, so yea...might as well start again.

I'm reading hella manga. Who doesn't love manga?

What was so depressing about the end?

the book im reading just took a very strange turn. the guy in the book followed some fairys to a lake where there was some beautiful witch girl...and he spyed on her while she was masterbating :o then he got chased away by some goblins

Im currently reading Go Ask Alice... again

My mother has the best tastes in books.

I'm currently reading a book by Stuart Harrison, called Better Than This. It's about an advertising guru who gets his hands on a valuable piece of software and attempts to sell it after the creator died.

Fuckin' a!

I'm reading "The Spear of Destiny" by Trevor Ravenscroft. It's about the Spear of Longinus which was used to pierce Christ's side at the crucifiction, its power that whoever has it can use it to rule for good or evil, and how Hitler, came by it.

im reading an awful book right now. It's Look Homeward, Angel bye Thomas Wolfe.
I DO NOT recommend it!
I can't wait to finish it...which will take forever because i don't want to read it cuz it sucks.
yeh
heh
can't wait until i can get back to Anne Rice. m33p!
m

I've just started reading 'Blow Fly' - Patricia Cornwell...
i haven't really read enough to tell you what it's like, but I suppose it is interesting so far

It would be cool if some really ambitious person made a tally of all the books and how many people have read them. I'm not the right person for the job. :cool:

I finished reading Interview With The Vampire... I loved it.

So now I'm reading the 2nd Vampire Chronicles book, The Vampire Lestat which is awesome... :)

I'm reading "It's colours they are fine" by Alan Spence
It's a collection of short stories about every aspect of Glasgow life, they are all interlinked! Very very good!! but its written in Glaswegian! :p well the dialect is :p

I'm reading "The Da Vinci Code" right now. It's a good one :cool:

i read all the harry potter books over and over again lol. dont really read anything else....

I'm reading a book on greek mythology. :) I love that kind of stuff!

i read all the harry potter books over and over again lol. dont really read anything else....

Me too! When I have time to read thats what I chose. I'm reading OOTP for the third time now.

im now reading An interview with the vampire by anne rice. i just got it yesterday and am only 30 pages into it but i like it so far.

right now i'm reading this thread...hahaha, no, really i'm reading "time of the twins" by Margret Weis and Tracy Hickman

My reading these days consists of evboard threads, emails, bill collection notices, and oh yeah, the Friends Time Inc. Special Edition Magazine thingy-ma-bobber...

:D

Im reading this book called tenth grade. I don't like it. This kid in the story talks about boobs the whole time and doesn't use any comma's.

Im reading this book called tenth grade. I don't like it. This kid in the story talks about boobs the whole time and doesn't use any comma's.


LoL Are you reading it for school or something?

my stupid history textbook. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Im reading "Two for the Dough" by Janett Evonevich I just finished the first one. I want to star reading a book called "Gossip Girls" its a ceries.

Right now, I'm in the middle of reading Lita's book. It's quite good I think, and if you're a fan of Lita, then I definately recommend picking this up.

Hollywood Divorces ~Jackie Collins for the 3rd time :D

I just finished the first HALO book Fall of Reach, until i can get the other books to that series i am reading.... Mankind.. Have a nice day by Mick Foley :)

The Long Hard Road Out of Hell - Marilyn Manson with Neil Strauss

I don't care what your feelings are about him (I probably have felt them at one point or another) read this book. It's so well written that just about anyone can read it. I personally believe just about anyone can identify with it, I know I do.

As soon as I get a job I'm buying a copy.

I just finished a marathon read of "The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King." I had resolved to never see the movies until I had actually read the books. Now I am ready to see the movies. :cool:

I usually don't read, but I did recently read the Hours by Michael Cunningham... now I am reading the Lovely Bones!

I'm not reading anything.......I cant read! ;)

I just finished a marathon read of "The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King." I had resolved to never see the movies until I had actually read the books. Now I am ready to see the movies. :cool:Good choice;) . The reason I was so pumped when the movies came out was because the books have been my favorites since reading them as a sixth grader.

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Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.
The Star Wars New Jedi Order series.
A few Salvatore books.
The Silmarillion.:D *don't laugh at me*

I just finished a marathon read of "The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King." I had resolved to never see the movies until I had actually read the books. Now I am ready to see the movies. :cool:
Shoulda seen the movies first, now the movies won't be as good cuz they're missing so much stuff :p

Shoulda seen the movies first, now the movies won't be as good cuz they're missing so much stuff :p

yeah, they really did miss a lot...like ol' tom bombadil.

I'm reading Dragons of Autumn Twighlight now. I went from the dragonlance legends to the dragonlance chronicles...i have I feeling I should have read Chronicles first...:rolleyes:

I just started to read Anne Rice's "The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452281423/qid=1090695149/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/002-8283380-5199261?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)".

I've just began American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. and im also reading Harry Potter and the order of teh phoenix. yesh i like harry potter, but i dont really like the movies, although Daniel Raddcliffe is kinda cute :p

I just finnished "Princess:A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia" by Jean Sasson. I had to read it for school but now it is one of my favorite books. It is a biography, and this usually doesn't intrest me but I found this book a good read.:D

Unseen: Door to Alternity by Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte, and Living Wicca by Scott Cunningham. Little bookworm me.

Right now I'm reading 'The Eyes of The Dragon' by Stephen King. I've read this a couple times now, and I love it more and more each time I read it. It's such a well written book, and there isn't any string that don't match up in the end of it.

It's my favourite book of all time and I would definately recommend it to anyone who wants a good book to curl up with. I assure you that you will not be dissapointed with this book.

Im currently read Ringu by Koji Suzuki. Yes, that is the book The Ring is based on. And when I finish Ringu, its off to the bookstore in search of Rasen ^_^

Ringu is a great book, alot different than the American remake move, The Ring. Y'all should definatly read it!

At the moment I am reading, Nightshift-Steven King, Queen of the Damned -Anne Rice, Feast of All Saints-Anne Rice, Cry To Heaven-Anne Rice, and Flowers in the Attic-V.C. Andrews For the *ump*-teenth time. Lol. And I'm trying to decide if I should pick Girl, Interrupted and Interview With the Vampire up again. The millionth time for both of them. :). I have no life so I must live in my books.

I just finished reading "Anne Rice -Pandora". I just love all of Anne Rice's books. Especially the Vampire Chronicles. I cant get enough of them, I usually read each book twice at least. :D

I am currently reading George Orwell's "1984," Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," and Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."

Micheal Crichton RULES!!

...nuff said.

Memoirs of a Geisha - Authur Golden

Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe
It is pretty good. I haven't gotten that far in it yet. I talked to some people that had read it and they said it was really good. So I'm waiting for it to get better

I just finnished reading Angels and Deamons - Dan Brown
That is a cool book. I had never really read a mystery book before, but I enjoyed it.

I am reading Prisoner of the Iron Tower, the sequal to Lord of Snow and Shadows. Both are by Sarah Ash and they're really good books.

Blowfly by Patricia Cornwell

Just finished reading Tell No One by Harlen Coben i think is his name. Good crime author!

i just ended The Wave, Morton Rhue :)

i just read this book about kurt cobains death.but i dont know the english title :o sorry ;)
i also read the wave whispervoice ;) i had to for school :) how did you like it?

I'm reading two books at the moment, one for university, one for my own private pleasure. The one for the university is "Henri duchemin et ses ombres", short-stories of a french writer; E.Bove, and "The prettiest feathers" by John Philpin and Patricia Sierra. The last one is really exciting, written in various p.o.v. and it's basically about a mass murderer and how the police is trying to catch him. Keeps you up all night. :)

our teacher want us to read it first too, but then we read Engel und Joe, i guess the english title is Angel and Joe:D

i like the wave,also i think it s not soo bad and scary and stuff like i heard before, cause you can see those behaviours often today...but its a bit scary too...lol..

now i start with Asphalt Tribe, also of Morton Rhue...i like it so far..

omg i'm addicted to books:D

i also liked it pretty well.and the only thing thats scary is that that really happened

I'm reading Play Poker Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth. He's the poker brat, to be sure, but when he complains, he's usually right.

I'm reading book 3 of Elita, called Black Eagle Rising, which is about, to quote some of the blurb, "political intrigue and sorcery".

im reading the lord of the rings, part I the fellowship of the ring..after it i will read the other ones.

I'm reading The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri.
I'v read it before, a few years ago, but I'm starting to read it again. Great book. Highly recommendable.

Dan Brown's Digital Fortress. I really have to say, though, after reading Da Vinci Code and Deception Point, the rest of his books have seemed kind of useless. Angels and Demons was sort of messy and repetitive and Digital Fortress, at least so far hasn't seemed to offer a lot of new stuff... But let's see... Then I'm reading the Revolutionary Girl Utena manga, first volume.

Has anyone read Tales of the Otori (a trilogy) by Lian Hearn? I recently read the first book, Across the Nightingale Floor, and oh my god, it is one of the best books I've ever read :D The other two I haven't read are Grass For His Pillow, and Brilliance of the Moon. It's basically set in an Ancient Japanese world...thing lol, and it's about different clans/tribes who sort of compete against each othe for power. It's got all sorts of thing combined in it love, hate, romance, war, honour...it is really good, seriously, check them out. ;)

Song of Susannah (Book VI of Dark Tower) - Steven King
Then it's on to the Dark Tower itself!!

Next up - Neil Stephenson's Baroque Cycle trilogy. Anyone read any of them yet? Quicksilver, Confusion and The System of the World.

I never used to like long epic series (don't have the patience), but two of the greatest writers of the modern age. I can't resist.

Memnoch the devil - Anne Rice

Yeah, book V of the vampire chronicles.......

Ohhh, I love books!

I just finished Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice and am currently reading:

- Night Magic, by Cassandra Eason
- To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (involuntarily)

Humm I'm reading a book for school: "La place" - Annie Ernaux
And next, i would like to read "Ring" - Koji Suzuki.

I have been reading Sandra Brown's Hello Darkness. It's very good and I am almost done.

a book called the dwelling. I cannot remember who it is by off the top of my head, but I got it at shoppers. Pretty good book so far.

Currently reading : A song of ice and fire - A storm of swords from RR. Martin.

total awesomeness.

I'm not reading anything right now, but the last book I read was "What Mommies and Daddies Do Best? Hey, I work in a preschool. What can I say? :D

The Vampire Lestat

...and my PSAT study book...eh.

I'm reading Moonlight Becomes You by Mary Higgins Clark. I love her books.

Tad Williams - Otherland - Volume Three - Mountain Of Black Glass

Excellent series about a VR world controlled by the world's richest. It's powered by comatose children. Great development and interesting thematic tropes coupled with wonderfully varied characters and ingenious settings.

Reads like fantasy but is SF all the way. ( Sorta like King's Dark Tower in that respect))

Andy

I'm currently reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. Its great, I love it.

Actually I'm reading The Thing - Stephen King.

I love Terror Books! -> :eek:

:D

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad (which, by the way, is slowly sucking out my will to live) Reading it for school...I really don't like Joseph Conrad at all. :(

Piers Plowman and The Death of Ivan Ilyich are about to get started tonight (also for school). Little nervous about Piers Plowman because it's for my Medieval English Lit class, and the class and I haven't gotten along very well so far.

As for reading for pleasure....not happening with my three english classes and their required reading.

at the current moment i am reading J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey... my brother bought it for me for my birthday and wrote this little note in it so now im reading the book to discover the meaning behind his words.

its not bad. i like Salinger a lot though.... i know a ton of people who cant stand the man

Nine Stories.... kick ass book

I'm trying to get my hands on The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka :p

Right now I'm readig 'Volar Sobre El Pantano'(flying over the swamp) of Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez... he is the greatest author i know! just the best (my favorite at least)

Okay, I've seen threads on books that people want to see made into movies. Well I couldn't find a topic like this, so I started this one. What are you reading right now, if anything?

I'm reading a book about greek mithology,I LOVE greek mithology :D !!!

i'm reading Kate Chopin's "The Awakening". pretty good so far-it's for school, but I'm actually enjoying it. :eek: :)

Oryx and Crake by Margret Atwood
Very mysterious and taunting.
I love it

I'm reading "Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Gutterson. I've seen the movie, and I've read the book before. I just came across it in a pile of books the other day. If you haven't read the book or seen the movie, I would suggest both. It excellent.


Also, I just read "Devil in the White City" by Eric Larson. This is an excellent book, filled with history, as well as a damn good murder story. It starts off kind of dry, but if you are interested in American history, architecture and a good murder story, you will really like this book.

Reading "To be The Man" by Ric Flair, old-time wrestler who is still in the business today. Very insightful on how the business ran through different periods, and some great road stories. Bout half way through. Recommended :)

I'm reading the Silmarillion - it's very hard to read, but really cool at the same time. It starts off kinda like the Bible, but its just so much more fantastical (in a fantasy sense). Heres the first paragraph.

There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Iluvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of is thought, and they were with him before aught else was made. And he spoke to them, propounding to them themes of music; and they sang before him, and he was glad. But for a long while they sang only each alone, or but few together, while the rest hearkened; for each comprehended only that part of the mind of Iluvatar from which he came, and in the understanding of their brethren they grew but slowly. Yet ever as they listened they came to deeper understanding, and increased in unison and harmony.
-JRR Tolkien

See what I mean about it being a bit like the Bible? (and also being really hard to read!) But I have read about 3 chapters and I already have a better understanding of the Lord of the Rings. It's great!

at the moment i'm reading the diary of anne frank....

"I'm reading "Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Gutterson. I've seen the movie, and I've read the book before. I just came across it in a pile of books the other day. If you haven't read the book or seen the movie, I would suggest both. It excellent."

I read Snow Falling On Cedars a month ago and liked it a lot too. I'd like to see the movie but I haven't found it yet. It hasn't been in theatres here.

Now I'm reading Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn. It's a fantasy book which happens in a place quite like Japan in the Middle Ages.

at the moment i'm reading the diary of anne frank....
i read that too, its so moving^^

i'm ready with Asphalt Tribe(Morton Rhue), now I start with Die toten Engel (The death angels) of Winfried Bruckner

Notes of a Drity Old Man - Charles Bukowski

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Volume 2. Because I'm really and sincerely that lame.

Plain Truth- great book about an amish girl accused of murder. There was just a lifetime movie made about it. Very good!

I'm reading a book called Yellow Dog, I think that's what it's called... I haven't touched it in over a month. I suck at keeping up with stuff.

"Language Myths" (edited) by Laurie Bauer (man) and Peter Trudgill. Yes, it is for my English class, but it is very interesting.

deb

Shogun by James Clavell, brilliant book.

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

Eye-opening, humourous, and overall, just an enticing read.

I'm trying to get my hands on The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka :p

GOOD boy! Have I ever told you that you're cool? :D

Anyhow, I'm reading "The Scarlet Letter" for AP English. I also have a Huxley book somewhere ("Point Counterpoint," I think) but it's horrifically overdue at the library.

Oh, and Michelle, Slaughterhouse-Five pwns. I read it for an extra credit test last year.

I'm also reading a German book called Ein Sommer, ein Anfang by Herbert Günther. It's definitely for lower level/younger readers, but is still proving pretty interesting.

i just finished reading anthem by ayn rand and ive got to say it wasnt half bad for a dystopian piece of literature. next i have to read the scarlett letter. i had to buy about 8 books for english this year that we are going to read. i have to finish by october 25 and be ready for a test :)

dont ya just love honors english classes ? i cant wait till AP english next year

(sarcasm)

Right now I'm reading three books. OMG IM SUCH A n3Rd. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt for Irish Lit class, Cujo just for fun and this book by the editors of Rolling Stone looking to cash off on Kurt Cobain's death. It's mildly interesting though. So woo.

Anne Rice's Queen of the damned...LOVE IT! CAN'T...STOP..READING!..... :D

I am reading a book called 'Full Circle' it is part 13 of a series of books about a witch named Morgan. She has magick powers, and casts spells and stuff, and demons and evil spirits are always after her.

im reading 'Intensity' its freaky...the guy in it is crazy!! its already been made into a movie..look for it if you can, its good

i'm reading "INVENTARY I" of Mario Benedetti, it's a great poems book! i love Mario Benedetti!!!!

midnight_mesektet - reading Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer, Volume 2.

Nah you are'nt lame, and Buffy will never be lame :)



lana_banana - Silmarillion, hard to read, but I have read about 3 chapters and I already have a better understanding of the Lord of the Rings.

Keep going :) It's a good book and does give better background to Hobbit & LOTR. Try not to skip to "Of the Third Age" section or you'll miss some cool stuff. The tale of Beren & Luthien is nice, very much mirrors that of Aragorn & Arwen. Scary how powerful Sauron was, but Morgoth could pwn him like that.

I'm reading When I Was Older by Garret Freymann-Weyr.
It's really good and i'd recommend to those out there who like books about the lifes of teenagers, how they deal and all those other clichés.
Here's a link with a little info about it: When I was Older (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1689781&sourceid=1500000000000001827190&dest=9999999997)

i, not long ago, finished reading "oryx and crake" by margaret atwood...really good book.
and i'm almost finished reading "fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. it's a really good book about firemen who instead of putting out fires, makes fires. these firemen burn books for a living......it's quite interesting. ;)

im reading 'Intensity' its freaky...the guy in it is crazy!! its already been made into a movie..look for it if you can, its goodSounds great but .........
Can you guys (Ella 'n Tazzy) post the authors too please?

Middle Earth Fans: If ya dig The Simarillion, check out Tolkien's 'Unfinished Tales'. I like the tales about Turin and the history of Galadriel and Celeborn. Theres also info about the Istari (Gandalf and fellow wizards) and the Palantiri stones.

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Kanuckians of Terra!

Anders:)

The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman.
Yeah.

i, not long ago, finished reading "oryx and crake" by margaret atwood...really good book.
and i'm almost finished reading "fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. it's a really good book about firemen who instead of putting out fires, makes fires. these firemen burn books for a living......it's quite interesting. ;)
i read that just a short time ago. one of the three books i had to read for my summer assignment. id recommend it to others if you would like a look at a possible future where technology rules your life and books are an idea of the past. hehe

Sounds great but .........
Can you guys (Ella 'n Tazzy) post the authors too please?

:rolleyes: :p intensity is by dean koontz

i, i'm almost finished reading "fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury. ;)This book used to be required reading - still should be. Ray Bradbury is one of the greatest writers of our time. He gets categorized as sci fi but it's soooo much more than that. When your done try "The Martian Chronicals" and "The Illustrated Man" More loosely connected short stories than novels but just unbelievable. I also liked "Something Wicked This Way Comes". Actually just about anything he's ever written! Can you tell I'm a fan?;)

Middle Earth Fans: If ya dig The Simarillion, check out Tolkien's 'Unfinished Tales'. :) Or if you're really nuts try Christopher Tolkien's "History of Middle Earth" 6 volumes of the collected works of everything JRR ever wrote about Middle Earth. A lot of it is early renditions of stories that eventually became LOTR and the Silmarillion. Comprehensive - yes, but this is NOT light reading.

ooh, i like this thread!
right now im reading Anne McAffreys "Damia's Children" which is the third book in the tower and the hive sequence :D

its all about Damia and Afra and there kids and these out of space creatures called "mirdini (sp?)".

its cool :D i like sciecne fiction books :D

I just finished reading the "Great Gatsby" for school, but now I've started two other books, "A Clockwork Orange" and "Memoirs of a Geisha". I always have a few going at one time.

its a while ago that i read it, but i found it a few days ago, its one of my fav books evar, its a bit boring, but when you really interested in it its so..true:)

Daniel Quinn ~ Ismael

its about 2 persons talking about god/ how and if humans are better than animals...

i luv it

right now i read (means i am on the first page ;)) "on the road" by jack kerouac...
i dont even know why i am reading it...no wait i do:it was the favourite book of jim morrison ;) :D

I just started "Killing Time" by Caleb Carr. Haven't read so much so far, but it seems to be pretty cool. And aye, I am addicted to thrillers. :)

I am currently reading both. The portain of dorrian gray and the bell jar.

I was re-reading the 5th Harry Potter book..but..I finished that in 2 days of work (yes, thats how bored I get :P) so..does anyone want to suggest any good fantasy books I could read? :) I'm feeling like I wanna read hehe

I was re-reading the 5th Harry Potter book..but..I finished that in 2 days of work (yes, thats how bored I get :P) so..does anyone want to suggest any good fantasy books I could read? :) I'm feeling like I wanna read hehe

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is good. It's more sci-fi than fantasy, really, I suppose. But Orson Scott Cark writes a lot of cool stuff.

Oh, and for kid fantasy, there's always the Black Cauldron and that whole series by Lloyd Alexander. I haven't read the whole series, but bits and pieces here and there.

Did you ever read the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Now that's hard to wrap your head around. LOOOONG books. And I can't wait for the next one.

Anyone remember the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson? I read them ages ago. Had a nice hook - the hero is transported to another world and refuses to believe anything around him is real and consequently refused to become the hero. Beautifully written.

ooh, i like this thread!
right now im reading Anne McAffreys "Damia's Children" which is the third book in the tower and the hive sequence :D

its all about Damia and Afra and there kids and these out of space creatures called "mirdini (sp?)".

its cool :D i like sciecne fiction books :D
Annie's name is McCaffrey. She rocks. Check out Sassinak for awesome SF or any of the Pern books for wonderful reading.

Andy

Annie's name is McCaffrey. She rocks. Check out Sassinak for awesome SF or any of the Pern books for wonderful reading.

Andy

yeah, im a bd speller :p

and i've already read, all the Dragon Riders Of Pern series, the Crystal Singer Series and the Catteni Sequence :D

i <3 my Sciecne Fiction!!!

Right now? I am reading Jade Green, a horror story. Really good book, scares me to death. You should read it if you like scary books.

I just finished reading the blair witch files series of books, they were cool.

written by Cade Merill (Heather Donahue's cousin)

I'm busy with The Count of Monte Cristo... The movie got me interested in it. :)

I am reading 'Secrets of the Night' by V.C. Andrews.

i doubt that anyone cares but i'm reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.