What 📔book are you reading right now?

[Eledhwen]

Originally posted by Inderjit S
Yet, despite his charms Humbert can never measure to one of my favourite literary characters, Stephen Wraysford from Birdsong *swoon* those big, brown impassive eyes, his sweetness, his charm...it's enough to make a guy cry.

Anyway anyone want to discuss Birdsong, Regeneration or Lolita. (Or Keira Knightley!) Or Animal Farm?

Birdsong came 13th in the BBC book promotion "The Big Read"*. I haven't read it, but after seeing the promotional film on it, it's on my list.

* www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread

 

[Captain]

Sphere was one of the best books I have ever read. I suggest you guys read it. It feels like its playing with your mind while you're reading it. Also Prey is great, and it is especially involving because it is from the first person perspective.

 

[Elessar II]

Sphere was one of the best books I have ever read. I suggest you guys read it. It feels like its playing with your mind while you're reading it. Also Prey is great, and it is especially involving because it is from the first person perspective.

Ah, I see you are a Crichton fan as I am. The guy is brilliant, although I have to say my favorite book of his is definitely Timeline.

 

[Lantarion]

Two things that rock:
1. Keira Knightley
2. Animal Farm (well, Orwell in general)


I have to watch Dr. Zhivago when it comes on here, it comes on just after Christmas here.. Mmm, Keira..

 

[Eliot]

Originally posted by Lantarion
Two things that rock:
1. Keira Knightley
2. Animal Farm (well, Orwell in general)

I second that. Speaking of Knightley, I'll be seeing Pirates of the Caribbean today on DVD.

 

[Wolfshead]

Yes, Keira Knightly, good person to talk about. Rather excellent looking in Pirates Of The Carribean

Still reading The Path Of Daggers by Robert Jordan. I seem to have so little time for reading these days

I think I'm going to try and get a hold of The Art Of War by that foreign fellow, and Mein Kampfe by that other foreign fellow. Should be interesting reads. Let's see how much money we get for Christmas...

 

[Lantarion]

Originally posted by CraigSmith
I think I'm going to try and get a hold of The Art Of War by that foreign fellow

Aw dang it I'm stupid.. Was it written by Confucius or Sun Tzu?

I have to get Tao te Ching, by a very famous foreign fellow called Lao Zi. I claim to be a Taoist, and haven't even read the Tao Te Ching..

 

[Wolfshead]

I believe it was infact Sun Tzu

 

[e.Blackstar]

I just finished the Screwtape Letters and am in the middle of the Hobbit.

 

[Rhiannon]

Hey Craig, I heard that Jordan was publishing New Spring as a full-length novel. Do you know anything about it?

I can't seem to concentrate on one book. I'm still working on Sophie's World, Gilded Chain, Deed of Paksenarrion, and now I've started No Constitutional Right to be Ladies....yikes. Rhi, girl, you need to get yourself together...

 

[Wolfshead]

Hey Craig, I heard that Jordan was publishing New Spring as a full-length novel. Do you know anything about it?

I don't even know what New Spring is...

 

[Rhiannon]

It's a novella that was published in the Legends anthology, about how Lan and Moraine met- I liked it (but then, I have a thing for Lan. I didn't bother with the most recent book because I heard he was barely in it). Anyway, I saw an advertisement for 'New Spring The Novel' at our local bookstore. It didn't say anything else useful, like when it was supposed to come out

 

[Wolfshead]

Hmm, sounds interesting, perhaps I shall look into it.

Oh yes, just looked into it, it's coming out in January.

Before the war against the Shadow began, the Aes Sedai hunted the land for the Dragon Reborn. It was the destiny of one warrior and one of the most powerful Aes Sedai to find him. But first they must find each other. NEW SPRING is the powerful story of how the events of the Wheel of Time series came to unfold. Find out more about this title and others at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

I suspect I shall read it at some stage, but not till I've finished up to book 10.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...88808/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/026-9598538-7289268

 

[Starflower]

i'm starting 'Dancing Barefoot' , a collection of short stories by Wil Wheaton. yes - it's Wesley Crusher form Star Trek - The Next Generation ! And he's all grown up!

 

[Húrin Thalion]

I see you have caught your senses, Lantarion, after our msn conversation where I tryed to convince you that Orwell was in fact the best writer writer ever, second only to Tolkien. But, animal farm has never fascinated me much, it is far too allegoric in my opinion, leaves too little space for a story. I love 1984 more than most books, a masterpiece is what it is, such darkness, such descriptions and so human yet unnatural a world has never been seen before, nor will they be. I also like some of his writings as a war correspondent in Spain, a man who fought for his ideals!

Måns

 

[elf_queen]

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.

 

[JOSHUASIGEP44]

The Companion's by: Tina Daniell

Dragon Lance Saga

 

[Eliot]

I'm almost done with The Eye of the World. I should be able to finish it tonight.

 

[Eledhwen]

Originally posted by Treyar
I just finished the Screwtape Letters and am in the middle of the Hobbit.

I thought The Screwtape Letters was very imaginative as well as being good. I also liked Orwell's 1984, and remember well the discussions on how far it had come to pass when the year actually arrived. Its review on The Big Read showed that, technologically and socially, we're almost there!

I've just started to read Life of Pi. Review anyone?

 

[Eliot]

Originally posted by Eliot
I'm almost done with The Eye of the World. I should be able to finish it tonight.

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.