What 📔book are you reading right now?

Wolfshead · Dec 25, 2003

Eliot said:
Yay! I finished it! But I wasn't able to finish it last night, because I need some sleep every once in a while. I finished it this morning.

And I should (hopefully) finish book 8, The Path Of Daggers tonight. Failing that, tomorrow. Which will be nice

Eliot · Dec 26, 2003

Well, my crazy library doesn't have The Great Hunt, so I'm going to have to wait till it does get it. Oh well, I shall have to be patient.

Rhiannon · Dec 26, 2003

Well, my crazy library doesn't have a copy of The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander, which should be some kind of felony.

Eriol · Dec 26, 2003

I've got a load of books for Christmas, and I'll get even more later . Right now I'm reading Stephen Hawking's very pretty "The Universe in a Nutshell" -- among others .

Wolfshead · Dec 26, 2003

You lot think you have bad libraries? A couple of the books in the WoT I had to wait 6 months for! And I had to buy two of them because they don't have them and I'd been waiting for one of those two for 6 months before they told me they couldn't get it!

I seem to remember ordering The Great Hunt for my sister (she's only read the first one) some time ago, and it hasn't come in yet. I think perhaps I should check that the order was actually placed!

Well, didn't finish The Path Of Daggers last night due to my being on here till almost 2, but I WILL finish it today. No doubt about that. I hope...

Eledhwen · Dec 26, 2003

CraigSmith said:
You lot think you have bad libraries? A couple of the books in the WoT I had to wait 6 months for! And I had to buy two of them because they don't have them and I'd been waiting for one of those two for 6 months before they told me they couldn't get it!

I seem to remember ordering The Great Hunt for my sister (she's only read the first one) some time ago, and it hasn't come in yet. I think perhaps I should check that the order was actually placed!

Well, didn't finish The Path Of Daggers last night due to my being on here till almost 2, but I WILL finish it today. No doubt about that. I hope...

Libraries in England have two tiers of ordering service: you can order within county for a token fee (50p here, free for childrens books), or they will do a national trawl for the required book for (in Wiltshire) about £2.50. With database linkups, I don't see why libraries can't source a book, provided that someone has it somewhere.

ely · Dec 26, 2003

"The Growth of the Soil" by Knut Hamsun. And I like it - it's interesting and easy to read - a wonderful and rare combination.

Jesse · Dec 26, 2003

I'm reading "Animal Magick" by D.J. Conway. It talks about Animal totems.

Wolfshead · Dec 26, 2003

Eledhwen said:
Libraries in England have two tiers of ordering service: you can order within county for a token fee (50p here, free for childrens books), or they will do a national trawl for the required book for (in Wiltshire) about £2.50. With database linkups, I don't see why libraries can't source a book, provided that someone has it somewhere.

I loved the library when I lived in Luton. I would visit once a week, and from the children's section I could order a book, if on the off chance they didn't have it, and when I was in the next week, it would always be there! Then I was moving onto the adult books before I left, it was easy because there were so many books to choose from! I didn't need to order anything, but it did cost 50p. Up here it costs nothing to order, which is nice. Anything I order comes in from other libraries all around the Highlands. It's more difficult due to the rural nature of the area, but it works to an extent.

Going to finish The Path Of Daggers this evening. I must!

Thorondor · Dec 26, 2003

elf_queen said:
I was reading the Silmarillion. But it's such a hard book without (in my opinion) much action and excitement, that I've had an irresistable desire to read the fifth HP book again. Nonetheless, I kept on track until I got The Theif Lord as an early Christmas present. Then my restraint finially cracked, so now I'm reading The Theif Lord.

Blasphemy!!!! jk...I went home for christmas and got a major Tolkien bug, and all my precious bookses were in my apartment over 100 miles away. I really wanted to read the Sil or UT, but all I had was my sis' LotR, but I had just finished reading that, so I sat down and read thru the Appendixes of LotR...

Gildor · Dec 27, 2003

The Secret Book of Paradys III & IV by Tanith Lee. Dark, strange stuff, but good.

Also re-reading Ringworld by Larry Niven. I want a tasp.

33Peregrin · Jan 2, 2004

I am reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. And next I will read a book I got for Christmas called Eragon. Does anyone know if it's good?

Eliot · Jan 2, 2004

33Peregrin said:
And next I will read a book I got for Christmas called Eragon. Does anyone know if it's good?

I haven't read it yet, but I've heard critics say that it will appeal to fans of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. It sounds interesting to me. I plan on reading it eventually.

Well, I got The Great Hunt from my library, and I'm really enjoying it so far.

Rhiannon · Jan 2, 2004

I bought and started Eregon, but I wasn't really impressed with the writing (it was written by a fifteen year old, who is 19 now). I couldn't stop thinking 'I would have done this better...' Yeah, I have a huge ego. But I know several people who enjoyed the book but didn't love it.

Niirewen · Jan 3, 2004

Right now I'm reading Black Beauty. I love classics.

Wolfshead · Jan 3, 2004

I finished The Path Of Daggers, which was excellent, as expected. I then read Wee Free Men. Terry Pratchett's latest Discworld offering for children. Very good nonetheless and I am now rapidly getting through Winter's Heart the 9th part of Jordan's Wheel Of Time. I should have spent the last 2 days studying but have been reading instead! Tomorrow is my last day of holiday and I've got 2 weeks worth of homework to do! Not to mention exams starting in 9 days. Oh well, just shows how good WoT is, I suppose

Ice Man · Jan 3, 2004

I'm reading one of Terry Pratchett's books about Discworld, The Light Fantastic. It's absolutely hillarious.

Rhiannon · Jan 3, 2004

Pratchett rules- I got The Last Hero for Christmas and loved it.

Tinuvien21 · Jan 4, 2004

I'm reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini, and then I'll read the rest of Beowulf.

Eliot · Jan 4, 2004

Tinuvien21 said:
I'm reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Hey Tinuvien, when you're done reading it, could you tell me how you liked it? I have it reserved at my library, so I want to to know if it's really worth reading or not.

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