What 📔book are you reading right now?

[greypilgrim]

I am reading Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter. Also, 1984 by George Orwell (again.)

 

[Bethelarien]

I loved 1984. The only part that I really had to push myself to read was the excerpts from the book. Booorrrrriiiiiinnnnggg.....Very much so. The rest of it was freaking awesome.

 

[greypilgrim]

I loved 1984. The only part that I really had to push myself to read was the excerpts from the book. Booorrrrriiiiiinnnnggg.....Very much so. The rest of it was freaking awesome.

I think 1984 was prophetic really. Scary, too.

 

[Starbrow]

I'm re-reading Pride and Prejudice and Lays of Beleriand.

 

[Persephone]

I am currently reading Shadow Puppets and loving every bit of it! I'm already addicted to Ender's universe--the only other world other than Middle Earth that I have found entertaining enough to be addicted to.

Love it to bits!!

 

[yhwh1st]

I'm currently reading several books, but am really into The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. Very good book. About the battle of Gettysburg. Fairly easy read too, just sad.

 

[YayGollum]

When Dragons Rage by that Michael A. Stackpole person. After yet another disheartening visit into the newer bookses of the Star Wars universe, I decided to branch out a bit, without straying too far into the unfamiliar. That Michael A. Stackpole wrote one of my favorite Star Wars books, so I decided to try out some of his fantasy. Not too bad. Suitably entertaining, but nothing achingly mind-blowing. I forget the name of the series, but his newest one is more interesting. A Secret Atlas and Cartomancy. I am waiting on the next one in that series.

Anyways, I was apparently bored to come in here. Yes, I know that I should read those Tolkien bookses again. Whoops. But then, some nurse has offered to let me borrow some long series of books by someone called R. A. Salvatore. I am not looking forward to it, mostly because that person wrote something in the Star Wars universe that I wasn't a large fan of, and because the only thing I heard about the series that I will be receiving is that it features dark elves. Sounds like some anaesthesia, to myself.

 

[yhwh1st]

I am now reading the prequel to The Killer Angels. A book called Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara (Michael Shaara's son). Did y'all that not only did Michael Shaara's Killer Angels make it to the silver screen, but also a short story as well. Any of you know it? It's called For Love of the Game.

 

[Noldor_returned]

I'm reading Voyage of the Dawn Treader...well I'm about to...I just finished Prince Caspian...if you couldn't tell I'm reading the Narnia series from beginning to end.

 

[yhwh1st]

Ever read them before?

 

[Noldor_returned]

Yeah...Prince Caspian is my favourite, then Last Battle. That said, they're all pretty good though.

 

[yhwh1st]

LWW is my favorite because my dad kind of read it to me when I was 9 or 10.

 

[Eledhwen]

I have just finished Tunnels, by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. I was attracted by its odd history and the publisher's claims. Under it's original self-published title "The Highfield Mole", the book is fetching huge sums at auction. It was discovered by Chicken House Publishers, who I believe made some editorial changes. If it does take off big time, owning the original could be as lucrative as a 1st Edn Hobbit.

I have to say, it took me a while to get into with its troglodite theme and, for my taste, somewhat over-flowery descriptive language at the beginning; but it was a good read and I'll buy the sequel.

 

[Firawyn]

I am currently (mind you very slowly) reading The Day of the Jackal by Fredrick Forsyth.

It's a great book, I'm just so busy these days it's idiotic. I hate not have time to read.

 

[Noldor_returned]

I am currently reading Arthur and the Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland. It's the first in a series of three about a boy whose life has many parallels to the life of King Arthur. Quite a good read actually, it should be made compulsory to study I reckon.

 

[Majimaune]

I'm reading a Jeremy Clarkson book that my uncle gave me to read. Started it last night and its good. He hates Australia, its all the same apparently.

 

[baragund]

I'm reading a bit of light-hearted banter known as The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer. I recently finished watching the documentary "The War" on PBS and got to wondering how mankind got itself into such a conflagration.

So far I am up to about 1930 and I have a mixture of horror and amazement that such a bunch of misfits got as far as they did...

 

[Firawyn]

I am currently reading Arthur and the Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland. It's the first in a series of three about a boy whose life has many parallels to the life of King Arthur. Quite a good read actually, it should be made compulsory to study I reckon.

HEY! Amazing read. I love those books. Stumbled upon book 1 years ago and then later found book 2, and I have yet to find book 3. Gosh. I need to re-read that and then get moving on the rest.

 

[Noldor_returned]

Hey that's great I just finished the first again. The third is amazing. My favourite would be the second, then third and finally first, but by no means any inferior to the others. I was lucky enough to receive all three as presents over a year. I try and read them every year if I can.

 

[Turgon]

Reading 'The Assassin's Apprentice' by Robin Hobb, first fantasy book I've read in years if you discount Prachett. Enjoying it very muchly...