'What are you reading?' - October

[locke]

Post whatever it is you're reading for now.

I finished two books lately:

The Darkness that Comes Before - by R. Scott Bakker
Wintersmith - by Terry Pratchett

Both were good, Wintersmith was great!

[wizzard]

I've been sucked into the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Currently I'm about halfway through Crossroads of Twilight.

I've never heard of Wintersmith. It's not Discworld, is it?

[peterlocke123]

Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson

[locke]

yeah, it's a discworld book, it's the third Tiffany Aching book, tangentially related to Granny Weatherwax.

first Tiffany Aching book was the Wee Free Men, in which Tiffany has to befriend and betrick the Nac Mac Feegle which are wonderfully vile little blue men, (they're like smurfs that do nothing but drink fight and steal) in order to rescue her little brother.

second Tiffany Aching book was A Hatfull of sky, in which Tiffany is given training in the witchy arts and battles the hiver, an enemy from the dawn of time. The feegle help out here too.

Wintersmith is the third Tiffany Aching book, in which Tiffany gets mixed up in the Morris dance and attracts the chill attentions of the Wintersmith. The feegle, naturally, are here too.

Here's an idea of what the feegle are like:

"Like, when we come back from drinkin', stealin', an' fightin', Jeannie gives ye the Pursin' o' the Lips," Daft Wullie went on.

A moan went up from all the Feegles: "ooooh, save us from the Pursin' o' the Lips!"

"An' there's the Foldin' o' the Arms," said Wullie, because he was even scaring himself.

"Oooooh, waily, waily, waily the Foldin' o' the Arms!" the Feegles cried, tearing at their hair.

"Not tae mention the Tappin' o' the Feets...." Wullie stopped, not wanting to mention the Tappin' o' the Feets.

...An' then--"

"it's time for the Explainin'!" said Daft Wullie.

[lyons24000]

Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

[neo-dragon]

Recently read: Ringworld, by Larry Niven

Currently (re)reading: Chapterhouse: Dune, by Frank Herbert

Looking forward to reading in the near future:
The rest of the Ringworld series, by Larry Niven
Hunters of Dune, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
The Empire Novels: The Stars, Like Dust, Pebble in the Sky, The Currents of Space, by Isaac Asimov
Stanger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein
Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, by James Luceno
Star Wars: Outbound Flight, by Timothy Zahn

Based on how little time I have to read for pleasure these days, that list will take me well into next year...

[Jayelle]

Just finished:
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde (sequel to The Big Over Easy) - thanks to EL for introducing me to Fforde. He's hilarious.

Re-reading: The Two Towers - Tolkien. I've been re-reading LOTR over the past little while, in between other books

Just started: Magic Street - Orson Scott Card
Sandman: Dream Country - Neil Gaiman (graphic novel)

[wigginboy]

Into a few right now, namely, A Beautiful Mind, by Sylvia Nasar, the bio of Prof. John Forbes Nash, Logan: A Trilogy by William F. Nolan and Enders Game(for like, the billionth time) By, you guessed it, OSC

[Hegemon]

The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox is pretty much all I am currently actively reading. As usual I am mid-way through a bunch of other books that I have no idea when I will be returning to... However, I am pretty sure that I am not reading any novels.

[starlooker]

Night and Day -- Virginia Woolf

I've been reading it for awhile, actually. It's a bit heavy. I read it before bed, which is probably why it's taking so long.

[Nicholas]

i just finished
The Invisibal Man -Ralf Ellison
The Da Vinci Code -Dan Brown (much better than the movie)

Any recommendations, non-fantasy i.e. Dragons and such

[Jayelle]

The Da Vinci Code -Dan Brown (much better than the movie)

That's not saying much.

[Young Val]

spare me.

[Luet]

Either just finished or in the middle of; all rereads, I have to do that because I have approximately a 5 to 10 year memory for books and movies:

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Hiroshima by John Hersey

[Young Val]

i don't know why The Princess Bride isn't currently on everyone's list...

[Jayelle]

heh. Because I own it and have read it several times.

I forgot on my "coming up soon" list:

The End: Book the Thirteenth by Lemony Snicket (out on the 13th)

[Craig]

I just finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince today. I'm starting Children of Men by PD James.

Salaam[/u]

[Young Val]

Craig, was that your first reading of HBP?

[Craig]

Nope, but it was only the second time... I keep hearing little news about HP 7 and it made me want to reread it. I caught a couple things I didn't at first.

Salaam

[zeroguy]

In between Dune Messiah and Children of Dune right now (need to get to a library). Just re-reading the series so I can read the new sequel without being utterly confused.

After that, probably Songmaster and Treason by OSC, since I just got them recently.

[Craig]

I didn't like Songmaster... But I want to read Treason.

Salaam

[zeroguy]

Songmaster better not be a disappointment, since "Mikal's Songbird" was one of my favorite short stories of OSC's.

[Noodle]

Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson

I've heard good things about that book, its high on my list, along with Make Love! the Bruce Campbell Way (Director's Cut)

I'm not sure if I should admit this here... but right now however I'm catching up on my literary requirements and FINALLY reading LOTR for the first time.... ALmost done with Fellowship

Let the flames begin....

I'm also rereading "The Areas of My Expertise" by John Hodgman (this time I'm reading the paperback edition, with 100 more hobo names than the First edition)

[Craig]

How could this be your first time reading the LOTR??? Seriously, it's not like it's the greatest fantasy piece ever written or been read by millions.

Salaam

[Hegemon]

I have yet to, and never will, read LOTR.

[neo-dragon]

Your loss.

[Luet]

It's all a matter of opinion. I feel like I wasted months of my life suffering through the LotR Trilogy. I wanted to read it since it's "classic" but uggh. Just not the type of writing style I'm in to. It's like Dickens mixed with fantasy...and I hate Dickens.

[shadow-petra]

Marley & Me- John Grogan

[Jebus]

Here's an idea of what the feegle are like:

"Like, when we come back from drinkin', stealin', an' fightin', Jeannie gives ye the Pursin' o' the Lips," Daft Wullie went on.

A moan went up from all the Feegles: "ooooh, save us from the Pursin' o' the Lips!"

"An' there's the Foldin' o' the Arms," said Wullie, because he was even scaring himself.

"Oooooh, waily, waily, waily the Foldin' o' the Arms!" the Feegles cried, tearing at their hair.

"Not tae mention the Tappin' o' the Feets...." Wullie stopped, not wanting to mention the Tappin' o' the Feets.

...An' then--"

"it's time for the Explainin'!" said Daft Wullie.

::laughs:: So the Feegles are basically Irish smurfs? I'll have to read it sometime.

[Miss Abbie]

I am reading Salinger's Franny and Zooey[/u]

[starlooker]

Oh. I like that book.

[Ela]

I recently read David Brin's Glory Season. It was a very interesting book.

I also just finished reading Sir Thursday, the latest book in Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series. It's getting weirder and weirder.

[Young Val]

I am reading Salinger's Franny and Zooey

best. book. ever.


one of them, at least. when you're done with it (after you tell me what you thought) you should read Nine Stories if you haven't already.

[Qing_Jao]

Just finished reading the Legends Dragonlance series:
Time of the Twins
War of the Twins
and Test of the Twins. Don't know what I'll read now. Maybe I'll see about getting Skeleton Man (Tony Hillerman--who's awesome and from NM!) from the library. I don't think I've read it yet.

[Claire]

I just finished Crabwalk by Gunter Grass, which is one of those books thats incredibly boring while you read it but afterwards, you think to yourself, "wow, that was a really good book!"

Also, I'm rereading Pride and Prejudice for the 932874 time. I honestly read it like once a month.

And I have to reread The Great Gatsby for school.