What book are you reading...

[Abraxaz1]

currently reading;
Nick vujicic's Life without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life.

once you accept that he truly believes in god its a very inspirational book and you can feel the measure of him in every paragraph.

 

[Malk101]

Depends what you define as fantasy, I have recently worked my way through the Dresden Series of books and the Percy Jackson/Olympians series and have just started the second book in the Hunger Games series and have found them all a good read.

Thanks, i meant with fantasy anything kind of weird (not too weird mind) and out of this world stuff, i will take a look at the Dresden series, is there an order to the series or are they individual books that can be read out of order?

 

[pepp77]

Thanks, i meant with fantasy anything kind of weird (not too weird mind) and out of this world stuff, i will take a look at the Dresden series, is there an order to the series or are they individual books that can be read out of order?

There is an order to the Dresden books and really should be read in order - the author says he has about another 9 or 10 planned as well.

Wikipedia can give you the order, but the first one is Storm Front.

 

[jcb33]

Just finished reading The Sirens Of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, which I enjoyed quite a bit.

Now I am reading I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison.

Jcb33.

 

[Vampyre]

The Black Rose of Florence by Michele Guittari, enjoying it so far, in fact I've enjoyed all his books

 

[w1lliam]

Howl's Moving Castle. I enjoyed the film and currently enjoying the book.

 

[regulus]

Finished 'Before I go to sleep' recently. Didn't really think much of it. Good twist towards the end which I sort off expected but still quite clever. I didn't care about the characters but finished it nonetheless.

Starting Calico Joe from Grisham next.

 

[bruce]

I Partridge, We need to talk about Alan - nealy finished it, very well written, and funny. Excellent book.

Next up is the final book of the Emperor series, The Gods of War by Conn Iggulden. Really enjoyed the first 3 books.

 

[jamesblade]

Fellowship of the Ring. First time.

So jealous that it's your first time, read this when i was 14 and did the part from Balins tomb in Moria as my English oral exam. Read it 4 times in all but will never get that first time feeling back.

Enjoy it fella..

Just read Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and half way through The girl who played with fire..

 

[jamesblade]

I finished the first 13 books in Jim Butchers Dresden series, I thought these were excellent cabbotcqaut for the next, then I read The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie, which was actually a pretty good read, and now I am just starting on the Hunger Games series.

Hunger games. you find them/it ok so far ? I've read a lot of Gemmal, RR Martin, E Fiest type books and was wondering whether to get these ?

 

[drone]

Duff McKagans autobiography

 

[JHeaton]

Taking a break and reading The Windup Girl before going back to ASoIaF with A Dance with Dragons. It's pretty cool so far, although I still can't make my mind up on Bacigalupi's writing style.

 

[PermaBanned]

Just about to start Game of Thrones, also have Clash of Kings ready. I bought Paper Towns and Will Grayson, Will Grayson as part of my 'Operation Why Not Get Some Books You Actually Want To Read So You Might Actually Read Instead Of Sitting At The Computer Until Two In The Morning Doing Nothing, You Fool'.

I'm working on the name

 

[Detroit_Waves]

Just reading through House of Leaves again.

 

[rare]

Love Poverty and War by the late great Hitchens and The Last Battle (Berlin) by Cornelius Ryan.

 

[Maximum Triceratops]

Just read the Forever War, now working my way through Starship Troopers, can anyone recommend some more books like these two? cheers.

 

[Borsch]

Just finished "The Selfish Gene" by Oxford Don Richard Dawkins. Its one of the most interesting and thought provoking books that I have ever read. Highly, highly recommended!

 

[Rids]

So a friend of mine insised that I try and take on the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson, he spurred me on by promising that it was better than ASoIaF.

I resisted the urge for a while as I absolutely love Ice and Fire and I didnt think there would be a fantasy book out there that could challenge it. I'm not going to lie the first book in the series is pretty rough going, Erikson does not ease you in to his world, he grabs you by the throat and launches you into the deep end barely stopping to explain anything. I spent the first 400 pages trying to work out what in the blue hell was going on, I stopped reading at 400 pages and when back and read it again, I was still baffled. In the end I listened to his adice and ploughed through, the first book Gardens of the Moon was very solid - a convincing world, masses of intriuge and a plot that could go almost anywhere.

I've just finished Deadhouse Gates which is the second book in the series, where as the first book took me close to a month to finish this one I have read cover to cover in 4 days. Its is a breathtaking rollercoaster ride of a book - I've never known a book to play on my heartstrings in the way that this has, I experienced moments of true elation and moments of abject despair, I have a new favourite book. So erm, read it.

 

[_dogma_]

Taking a break and reading The Windup Girl before going back to ASoIaF with A Dance with Dragons. It's pretty cool so far, although I still can't make my mind up on Bacigalupi's writing style.

I really liked The Windup Girl. Took me a while to get into it but couldn't put it down after that.

Currently reading The Gunslinger by Stephen King. Loving it so far. I'm planning on reading the entire Dark Tower series now. Only picked the first one up as I read the first chapter of his new book and found it really easy to read.

 

[Minstadave]

First two or three books of the dark tower series were great, but it just fell apart after that.