What Are You Reading?

[Aysun]

"[i][url="http://www.amazon.com/Chalice-Robin-McKinley/dp/0441018742/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274984821&sr=8-2"]Chalice[/url][/i]" by Robin McKinley. I'd highly suggest her work, especially this new one. Her stories are very subtle, and often days after reading it, you'll suddenly be somewhere completely random and have an epiphany of some sort about a story element.

Perhaps it is very 'MD' in that sense.

Edited May 27, 2010 by Aysun

[MRHoly One]

i am currently reading Caleb Carr's The Alienist.

He is a great author. Writes about 19th century murder investigations in NYC.

Edited June 9, 2010 by MRHoly One

[Burns]

Not exactly new anymore, but i just got my (german) copy yesterday:

Stephen King, Under the Dome

[Mr Mystery]

trying to find some darren shan books now >.<. Read the whole of teh first saga. Looking to finish up on the 2nd one. Demonata . Having a hard time finding book 5 to 10 lol..

[Tarquinus]

[i]To Say Nothing of the Dog[/i], Connie Willis. Her humor is understated and dry, but she is very, very funny. Fans of Douglas Adams might find a lot to like here.

[MRHoly One]

[quote name='Burns' date='09 June 2010 - 01:33 PM' timestamp='1276090422' post='61456']
Not exactly new anymore, but i just got my (german) copy yesterday:

Stephen King, Under the Dome
[/quote]


burns, that is a great book, i just finished it, literally, last week.

Edited June 9, 2010 by MRHoly One

[lepus]

started today (downloaded it to my phone)

"confessions of an air hotesses"

so i can read it while at work the irony of it all is that i work in a library!!

[Amoran Kalamanira Kol]

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton. Her writing style is similar to that of Anne Rice and Kelley Armstrong but the subject matter she chooses may not be suited for everyone. Either way she produces some very interesting books.

Edited June 14, 2010 by Amoran Kalamanira Kol

[lepus]

finished my ebook today at work

gonna have a look around later see what other ebooks i can download onto my phone

[Allyce]

whoaaa so many books...and i know some of them as well
I think i'll read some of them
Btw someone said something about [b][/b]Garth Nix and his books...I have 2 of them [b][/b]Sabriel and [b][/b]Lirael...i still wait for Abhorsen...

but, other books that i red are about magic, adventures and fantasy I L.O.V.E those kind of books

One of them i still like very much is "The Alchemist" by Michael Scott and also "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

read it, they're great books

Edited August 5, 2010 by Allyce

[Totenkopf]

[quote name='Allyce' date='05 August 2010 - 02:55 PM' timestamp='1281009326' post='65124']
One of them i still like very much is "The Alchemist" by Michael Scott and also "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

read it, they're great books
[/quote]

lol in Romania we call Coelho "literatura de aprozar", which would translate to "greengrocer's literature", but lose some of the humour in translation - the idea being that they should sell Coelho at greengrocers, since only housewives read his books

Edited August 5, 2010 by Totenkopf

[Kafuuka]

[quote name='Totenkopf' date='05 August 2010 - 03:32 PM' timestamp='1281015152' post='65143']
lol in Romania we call Coelho "literatura de aprozar", which would translate to "greengrocer's literature", but lose some of the humour in translation - the idea being that they should sell Coelho at greengrocers, since only housewives read his books
[/quote]
I guess that is the equivalent of the dutch term 'stationsroman' or 'railway station novel'?
- A light novel without literary ambition, strictly for entertainment, usually romantic and/or adventurous, often chosen as a pass-time by travelers.

I'll admit you can read Coelho's 'The Alchemist' strictly for entertainment; it reads very quickly and is very cheerful. The message might be a simple one, it is nonetheless a valid one. Certainly in this day and age.

[lepus]

mr mur's book

[Chewett]

[quote name='Allyce' date='05 August 2010 - 12:55 PM' timestamp='1281009326' post='65124']
Btw someone said something about [b][/b]Garth Nix and his books...I have 2 of them [b][/b]Sabriel and [b][/b]Lirael...i still wait for Abhorsen...
[/quote]

Ah you HAVE to read the final one, i thought it was really good!... but then i thought the other two were really good

Recently iv read Digital fortress by Dan Brown, Very intresting in regards to Encryption and such.

[dst]

I've read Digital Fortress some years ago. Interesting indeed.
The alchemist - Cohelio....<insert puking emoticon here >.
I've read the first 3 books from Asimov's Foundation. And I have the last book of the prequels for Dune just waiting for me . yay!

[Tarquinus]

Recently finished [i]The Third Policeman[/i] by Flann O'Brien. Now reading [i]The Pastel City[/i] by M. John Harrison.

[Amoran Kalamanira Kol]

A Zelda: Ocarina of Time walk through....because I haven't played it in 4 years.

[Shadowseeker]

You need...a walkthrough for zelda game? Shame.

Something I haven't seen yet..I don't think anyone will mention either, because I think it is a german book.

Maerchenmond. By Hohlbein.

I could list quite a few more, but I admit the Askir series got me hooked right now, by Richard Schwartz.

[Totenkopf]

[quote name='Tarquinus' date='05 August 2010 - 11:39 PM' timestamp='1281040740' post='65181']
Recently finished [i]The Third Policeman[/i] by Flann O'Brien.
[/quote]

is it as awesome as swim2birds?

[Tarquinus]

It's more surreal. I liked it more than [i]At Swim-Two-Birds[/i], which was over my head in a lot of places (though damned funny). [i]Third Policeman[/i] is strange and cerebral, but equally humorous.

Edited August 5, 2010 by Tarquinus

[Grido]

I think it was me who said about Garth Nix, yeah, you gotta read the last one although thinkingof it makes me want to read it again cos i cant remember exactly what happens XD

[Totenkopf]

[quote name='Tarquinus' date='06 August 2010 - 01:21 AM' timestamp='1281046889' post='65197']
It's more surreal. I liked it more than [i]At Swim-Two-Birds[/i], which was over my head in a lot of places (though damned funny). [i]Third Policeman[/i] is strange and cerebral, but equally humorous.
[/quote]

wow, i really have to read it then - it didn't even cross my mind that the guy might've written another book
a few years back when i was urging friends and co-workers to read it (surprisingly few of whom actually did), i had coined the phrase "joyous jaunts from Joyce on joints" to describe it

Edited August 6, 2010 by Chewett
Removed certain something and pm'ed toten

[Darigan]

My friends bought me a couple of books while I was living out in California and they are pretty much the only books I have access to at the moment

Death of a Dissident, The poisoning of Alexander Litvinko and the return of the KGB-by Alex Goldfarb

The Secret Man, The story of Watergate's deep throat-by Bob Woodward.

I prefer dissident more for some reason but anyone interested in conspiracy theories or political intrigue should check them out

[pamplemousse]

I just finished [u]The Book of Night Women[/u] by Marlon James and now I'm on to [u]The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet[/u] by Reif Larsen.

[Lady Morwen]

At the moment 'Lesser Absorbing Ritual of the Pentagram of Set' article at one of my favorite forums.

Book: Modern Magic

Must read (sci Fi) : All the Vampire chronicles from Anne Rice