Now Reading (Book)

[Cyndadile]

I'm surprised no one has posted this yet... Or does no one do this anymore?

Pokemon Topaz posts, traffic signs, and movie credits do NOT count here. ;)

I just finished Starclimber. Good book. I'm starting Deep Six now.

[Reliability]

Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen simultaneously.

Both are among my favourite authors and are highly recommended if you like classic literature.

[SilentSentinel]

Reading The Great Gatsby by the very same F. Scott Fitzgerald for school, as well as From a Buick 8 by Stephen King.

[ImmunityBow]

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke and L'Oeil D'Olotep by Pierre Bottero.

Yes, I still haven't gotten past the kid lit stage. I've read lots of adult lit but it just doesn't have the same charm and tends to be really shallow :/ Teen lit I can't even get by: It sucks when you look through the entire Teen Lit section and the only truly good book there is Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief. Unless, of course, if you haven't read that yet, in which case be happy and quickly read it.

[OddCrow]

The Sable Quean by Brian Jacques.
He is my favorite author and this is his latest book in the 15+ book series Redwall.

[ImmunityBow]

I've wanted to read The Sable Quean. None of the newer books really compare to Mariel, The Bellmaker and Outcast though. (Which I want to reread.)

[OddCrow]

My Favorites are Mossflower, The Long Patrol, and The Pearls of Lutra. The only book that didn't fascinate me was Loamhegde...no epic battle of any kind, though the history aspect was kinda cool.

[SilentSentinel]

Oh, I love that guy! My faves are the Long Patrol and Salamandastron.

[Reliability]

I used to love those. I have the first 18 (so High Rhulian is the last one I have), but my favourites were Lord Brocktree, The Legend of Luke and Mariel of Redwall.

[Cyndadile]

Starting The Secret Life of Bees in school now.

On a side note, am I the only person who hates Catcher in the Rye? Everyone in my class loves it (strange, as few of them actually enjoy reading), but I find it pointless and boring.

[ImmunityBow]

Perhaps people enjoy the gratuitous swearing in a sanctioned school book?

On topic in class we are reading Salman Rushdie's East, West which isn't too bad. Not too long ago I also finished Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. An excellent play: I always wondered why French literature always received so much praise but Cyrano de Bergerac basically defines a great play so now I've got a reason. For those who don't know French there was a movie done with the lead actor being Gerard Depardieu, with some excellent English subtitles. A little cool thing is that the whole play is in rhyme, and the translators took it so seriously all the subtitles rhyme too!

[sifira]

Currently reading Sporting Chance by Elizabeth Moon.

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
Good book. =D

[ImmunityBow]

I'm pleasantly surprised that so much of the community shares at least some reading interests with me :)

[Cyndadile]

Perhaps people enjoy the gratuitous swearing in a sanctioned school book?

That is a very good point.

I've been wanting to read Dragon Rider for a while, but with school and stuff I haven't had time to read it.

I'm surprised that so many people have posted here in just a couple of days.

[Cyndadile]

Gave up on Deep Six. Too "content rich" to read with school going on.

Started re-reading Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It's been a while, and I want to re-read the series before reading And Another Thing....

Oh, no! I've double posted! I will go in without a fight. How many years in prison?

I'll have to bring my towel.

[sifira]

Just don't drop the soap.

Finished reading Winning Colors by Elizabeth Moon. Now reading Starfist I: First to Fight by David Sherman and Dan Gragg, but its opening is dry. Might just re-read the planet pirate series.

[Cyndadile]

And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer.

Not as bad as my friends said, but much different than the first 5 by Douglas Adams.

[sifira]

Just don't drop the soap.

Finished reading Winning Colors by Elizabeth Moon. Now reading Starfist I: First to Fight by David Sherman and Dan Cragg, but its opening is dry. Might just re-read the planet pirate series.

Glad I didn't drop it, it's an amusing series. Now reading Starfist VII: Kingdom's Swords by David Sherman and Dan Cragg

[ImmunityBow]

Just finished Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game.

It was excellent.

[Cyndadile]

Starting The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown).

[Silver]

Gave up on Deep Six.


WTF?cyndadile!!
thats like the best book ever!!

[Cyndadile]

Didn't have time to read it with school so I swiched to something simpler, as well as better.

I'm going to start it again soon.

[sifira]

Got done with The Short, Victorious War by David Weber, starting on Field of Dishonor by the same author.

[BladeVap]

Well, my girlfriend got a new book. It's called "Torture for Dominant Girlfriends"...*shot*

Actually, I'm not reading anything as of now, but I plan on finally reading Harry Potter 7.

[Cyndadile]

Oh, really? You haven't read it yet? This reminds me of a scene from a TV show (Scrubs, I think?), where one doctor threatened to reveal the ending of the book to get someone else to do what they want...

[Silver]

I plan on finally reading Harry Potter 7.

exelent! best book eva!(besides 20000 leagues under the sea and deep six)

[Cyndadile]

Nope. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. All the way.

[Silver]

Nope. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. All the way.


never heard of it

[ImmunityBow]

Hitchhiker is excellent but I would hardly consider it to be the best book in the world. The defining book of sci-fi comedy, maybe, or even comedy books in general. I find Terry Prachett's The Colour of Magic to be just as good.

Rereading The Thief Lord. I'm debating on whether I should stop before the part of the book where it jumps the shark.

[Cyndadile]

Michael Crichton's Timeline.

[sifira]

Finished Flag in Exile by David Weber, now onto Honor Among Enemies by the same author.

[ImmunityBow]

I've started reading Dune, since I heard it was good. Not bad so far.

[sifira]

Finished Honor Among Enemies by David Weber, now reading In Enemy Hands by the same author.
David Weber is now one of my favorite authors. =D

[Reliability]

Wow, I do not read. :P

I finished both the books i was reading before. Since then, I also finished My Sweet Audrina by VC Andrews and started Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

But I've had to put it aside because I'm trying to read through come of my course material before we have to read them for class. First up isThe Tempest by William Shakespeare, then Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

[SilentSentinel]

Brave New World is part of my English curriculum as well, along with a book called Feed.

We have just started Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It is a very interesting story about a boy who becomes stranded on a lifeboat with a 450 pound Tiger for about 250 days.

[ImmunityBow]

Life of Pi was interesting and a fun read, unlike what most people I've talked to have said. Still not done Dune, it really hasn't picked up that well yet, though there are interesting parts.

[SilentSentinel]

Hmm, that's good. We've only read through part 1 so far, but I've heard it picks up later on.

Also reading It by Stephen King.

[Cyndadile]

Timeline was awesome. Trying Hunt for Atlantis now.

Also reading The Fall of Fergal because it looks interesting, despite being short.

[NyteFyre]

I just recently finished Amistad for a school project. It's actually pretty good.

Also, reading different Manga series, at random times.

[Silver]

twilight
not to sure 'bout it though

[Cyndadile]

Just finished Heir of Mystery, sequel to The Fall of Fergal. Going to buy the last in the series, The Rise of the House of MacNallys, soon. I love dark humor.

[sifira]

twilight
not to sure 'bout it though
>.o Ew.

Finished Echoes of Honor by David Weber, now reading Ashes of Victory by the same author.

[MewLoverEX]

*squee* Twilight!

*ahem.* Reading Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

[ImmunityBow]

Finished Dune. It was interesting.

Started on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (as opposed to one of the numerous spinoffs by other authors), and I'm really enjoying it. Victorian vocab dumps are pretty cool when actually in context. "Simious", "disquisition" and "prognathous" are definitely not used as casually today.

[Cyndadile]

I don't even know what they mean. If I did, however, I would start using them in my everyday comunications with others.

Reading The Crucible in school, but we are going WAAAAAAY to slow. At least it is better than last year's first book in class.

I'm really happy in my English class despite that, because we have 20 minute reading in class once a week. :D

[totodileman]

We all watched the crucible. With the witch hunt?

[MK94]

Ink heart , its a really good book

[Reliability]

I recently finished Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels for class. It's Canadian literature that's now a movie, but I thought it was awful.

I'm hoping to actually finish Pride and Prejudice over the winter break. I really want to find out what happens, but I don't have time until then...

[NyteFyre]

wow, we just finished The Crucible not too long ago, ourselves! Mrs. Hill is annoying at times though......My English Teacher...

[XTS]

/read Crucible in English a month or two ago, but that's neither here nor there

Just read A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin. Hopefully gonna check out and read the next book in the series, A Clash of Kings, soon. They're very well written.

[Silver]

bad dawg on mars,
love that book

[Tyrannigon64]

Just finished reading The Alchemist in school. It's not as bad as my classmates say it is (not saying much), but it isn't as good as it would sound from reading the back. Just started reading Acceleration, again for school, so far it seems a bit strange, but not bad.

[Reliability]

DID NOT read Pride and Prejudice and I'm going to have to start over, its been so long.

Instead, for class, I've been reading What We All Long For by Dionne Brand, The Tempest, Paradise Lost, and I've begun to wade into As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross. (More Canadian literature).

I'm also supposed to be reading Heart of Darkness, but my previous attempt proved nearly fatal, so I may just skip it, like of done with countless other works for this university English class. :$ I do not condone this type of behaviour for any of you. Stay in school, don't do drugs.

[SilentSentinel]

I got a Kindle for christmas, and have been going insane with reading ever since. Right now I'm working my way through the entire Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.

[MeekRhino]

Already read those, very funny. Have you read the Wheel of Time series?

[Cyndadile]

Starting on the Dresden Series.

[MeekRhino]

My bro likes that one. Haven't read it myself

[XTS]

Tongues of Serpents, by Naomi Novik. It is the...6th book in the His Majesty's Dragon series, which is very good and you should all read it pronto. It's basically the Napoleonic Wars, but with dragons. And more awesome (also more awesome than just adding dragons to stuff is).

[MeekRhino]

Everyone should read the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pulman (the Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass). The story is great, and has a very moving conclusion. I warn you, however, that those with religious affiliation may be somewhat offended by the content.

[Reliability]

Everyone should read the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pulman (the Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass). The story is great, and has a very moving conclusion. I warn you, however, that those with religious affiliation may be somewhat offended by the content.
I'm pretty religious, and I really wasn't offended at all by the series. It depends on what affiliation and how much you know about theology. But I also HIGHLY recommend the series. It's one of my favourite series of books.

I finished As For Me And My House, which was actually quite good. Next, I'll be reading The Wasteland by T.S. Elliot. This is the last thing I have to read for English (other than all of the things I've skipped over) but I probably won't have time to read anything until the summer. I'm hoping to finish a bunch, because I really miss reading. :(

[ImmunityBow]

Wait what. We're actually reading The Wasteland right now in English. Funny how things work out.

[Reliability]

We'll have to start a Topaz book discussion group. I'm sure I'll be able to tell you all kinds of strange things about it by the end of next week. University English is... interesting in that way.

[MK94]

now im reading deltora quest by emily rodda

[sifira]

Tongues of Serpents, by Naomi Novik. It is the...6th book in the His Majesty's Dragon series, which is very good and you should all read it pronto. It's basically the Napoleonic Wars, but with dragons. And more awesome (also more awesome than just adding dragons to stuff is).
It's a wonderful series, though I've only read 3 of the books. I also recommend it.

Just finished The Big Meow by Diane Duane. Loved it, though I'm going to have to re-read the entire series again. Going on to read Guardians of the Flame: The Heroes by Joel Rosenberg.

[Cyndadile]

Starting on the Dresden Series.

SUCH a good choice. Very good series. On book 5 now.

[ImmunityBow]

I just finished rereading the first three Harry Potter books, and I must say that The Prisoner of Azkaban has jettisoned itself back up to the top of my all-time favourites list. There's just such a beautiful causality that permeates the entire story, and I get this awesome feeling that Rowling wasn't intending to write to conform. She uses tropes and caricatures liberally, paints her world with a wonderful narrative, and doesn't seem to worry what others think as long as she can tell a great story. This is my first rereading in years (though I've read the series many times when I was younger) and I'm noticing so much more now, which is the mark of some truly great books.

[Tyrannigon64]

I like how she mentions characters that don't appear until later books. For example Sirius Black was mentioned in the first or second chapter of Harry Potter, but wasn't important until the third book.

[ImmunityBow]

Yeah, when I read I was wondering if she had been planning out in advance or not.

[XTS]

It is a series, she probably had the basic plot planned out from the beginning. It's a little literary tool called foreshadowing.

Being without internet for a week = a lot of reading got done. Read The Emperor of Nihon-Ja, the last book in the Ranger's Apprentice series, definitely one of my favorites. Then went on to read a pair of books by the highly amusing Jasper Fforde: The Last Dragonslayer, a stand-alone, and The Eyre Affair, the first book in the Thursday Next series. I've heard bits and pieces of most of the books in the series while my parents were listening to them on tape in the car, but I definitely look forward to reading them in full, because they're hilarious. And, again, I recommend the series to...well, anyone older than, say, 13.

[ImmunityBow]

I don't know whether Rowling was planning the whole thing out from the start. From what I understand the first book was written basically on napkins from fast-food chains, I don't think she was really expecting Harry Potter to be the success that it was. I do know what foreshadowing is, and Rowling makes absolutely excellent use of it throughout the first few books, probably the best of any author I know (along with caricature, take that Dickens!)

The Ranger's Apprentice series came out a while ago, right? Something like 6-7 years ago? If so, I remember wanting to read that at some point, because the cover was cool. XD

[Reliability]

Okay, summer is here, reading has recommenced: The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. I love so much of her stuff, and this book (though I'm only 50 pages in) is no exception.

[Cyndadile]

I don't know whether Rowling was planning the whole thing out from the start.

I doubt it. She may have thrown it in to fall back on if she wanted another idea, but she almost certainly didn't decide the future of the ENTIRE series beforehand.

I've been thinking of reading The Ranger's Apprentice for a while, never got around to it.

About to start Slaughterhouse 5 in English, if I heard my teacher correctly.

[Tyrannigon64]

I doubt it. She may have thrown it in to fall back on if she wanted another idea, but she almost certainly didn't decide the future of the ENTIRE series beforehand.

No, she might have. I heard she spent two years figuring out the limitations of magic.

[XTS]

In regards to Ranger's Apprentice: the series has been around for a while (the 3rd came out when I was in 5th grade...so, 5 years ago), but more and more books have been coming out more recently, until the 10th and final one about a month ago. And if you were interested in it, you should definitely read them all. Jus' sayin'.

[Cyndadile]

And if you were interested in it, you should definitely read them all. Jus' sayin'.

Good to know.


No, she might have. I heard she spent two years figuring out the limitations of magic.

Well, I spent 5 years "figuring out the limitations of magic" (aka pretending to shoot spells and telling people that you can't get a million dollars, destroy the world, or make me stop being annoying by saying "abrakadabra").

If this discussion escalates, we might end up with a "Literary Devices and Plot Analysis of Harry Potter and Rowling's Planning of the Series" Thread.

[SilentSentinel]

Actually, I heard that most of the first book did not have the grand plot in mind, aside from larger themes like the eventual return of Voldemort. For instance, when Dumbledore tells Harry that James saved Snape's life at the close of book 1, she did not currently have the details regarding that event or how it might affect the story in mind. I would think that she had the central ideas planned out, but brought the details in after the first book or two became so successful.

[Tyrannigon64]

Shouldn't you be using spoilers?

HIJACK EDIT: Added them in. Really, though, I don't think it's too big a deal. ~Reli

[ImmunityBow]

Finished The Goblet of Fire. The final exposition scene thrills me every time. They really are wonderful mystery novels.

It's also cool how there's one major-ish character each book that's just extremely well developed.


1: Hermione
2: Gilderoy Lockhart
3: Remus Lupin (Sirius kind of just sits around, looks cool, and twists the plot. I love him as a character but he's not developed much. Not that he really needs it.)
4: The Crouches

I haven't reread the other ones yet, but obviously 6 is Snape and 7 is probably Dumbledore. 5 I'm iffy about. Neville or Fudge seem like the best contenders.

[Cyndadile]

Lupin is totally my favorite character.

Anyways, you forgot to mention how well developed Riddle became, and, if I remember correctly, Sirius did later on. I thought it was especially good seeing Voldemort's rise from the perspective of those near him as a child.

[ImmunityBow]

Riddle was developed, but I don't feel he really has that much depth of character. He's a pretty stock "handsome, smart, good at everything kid with the heart of the devil" character, without that much real deviation. He's even a poor orphan. Definitely good enough, considering the huge cast of Harry Potter, and the fact that the development of Riddle would compete with his development as Voldemort, but still not in the league of some of the others in the series. Maybe I just need to reread the 5th book, which I'm dreading because of capslock Harry and the Harry/Cho relationship (which is terrible), but which I remember develops Sirius more. I remember not hating the 5th book as much as others since I don't mind Luna, some of the scenes, Umbridge (yeah she's annoying but Snape, Lockheart, Fudge and Skeeter all fill the same roles in other books) and liked the ministry scene, but I really don't want to see Harry for the last three books.

[Tyrannigon64]

My mom LOVES Luna. Also, I wish I could punch Umbridge in the face. Actually I don't, because then she might make me write lines. She is 110% evil. She might as well be a Death Eater.

[ImmunityBow]

Maybe Umbridge just strikes too close to home for most people, which is why people hate her so much more than others. Everyone's had an Umbridge in their life. However, J.K. Rowling certainly primed the series for Umbridge long before her appearance. Rita Skeeter is 110% evil, and Fudge certainly starts to move towards there by the end of the fourth book. Snape is actually ridiculously unfair in the first few books, disproportionately so, and especially in the Prisoner of Azkaban, where he's actually the main villain of the story. (Of course it's chalked up to him being blinded by his hatred for Sirius/Remus due to their treatment back in school, but he is still entirely unreasonable.)

[Cyndadile]

Started re-reading Harry Potter. There was a LOT that I missed the first time through. I'm on book 3 now.
I think it would be kind of funny to see what would have happened if Harry had befriended Malfoy instead of staying with Ron. Maybe he would have gone into Slytherin (Sorting Hat:"...and Slytherin would certainly help you on your path to greatness..." Harry:"Yes! Slythrin!" Sorting Hat:"I was going to put you in Gryffindor, but whatevs"). Harry becomes a dark wizard, tries to keep Voldemort down (he wants no opposition, neither shall live and all that). He eventually goes and kills Voldemort in book 7 and, when Harry picks up Voldemort's wand Hagrid puts an arrow in the back of his head with a crossbow. The end.

[ImmunityBow]

Write a fanfic.

[XTS]

What, like DC did with Superman and the whole "what if his spaceship landed in Soviet Russia instead of Kansas" thing? Could be interesting if done well.

[Reliability]

Reading Jane Austen is like wading through honey. It's nice and sweet and everything, but it takes SO LONG.

I've moved on to Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews. I love her stuff, especially My Sweet Audrina. Petals is the sequal to Flowers in the Attic which is also excellent.

[ImmunityBow]

Huh, that's what I'm feeling about The Fellowship of the Ring right now. The writing style is masterful but the pacing is so ridiculously slow. (Yeah, I haven't read The Lord of the Rings yet. Didn't like it when I was 7 and haven't really had the occasion/will to read it until now.)

[zeroality]

the pacing is so ridiculously slow.
That's why I refused to read the trilogy after reading The Hobbit as an independent project in English Lit since I was ahead.

My teacher was all like "Wasn't the ending to that great? The Lord of the Rings trilogy is just as good, but it has the same kind of pace."

No thanks.

Then 4-5 years later, the movies did it for me anyway. Thank you Peter Jackson.

[Tyrannigon64]

I'm reading through the Pendragon books for the first time. I've gotten about halfway through The Reality Bug (the fourth book) around the point where... ...Bobby is explaining to Loor about Veelox and Lifelight and asking her to go in with him to retrieve the guy who created Lifelight (I forget his name right now).I'm enjoying the books so far and was wondering if anyone else around here read(s) those books.

[Eduardo]

Just Ended "A Clash of Kings" from "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, waiting for the 3rd, because here in Brazil, the 3rd chapter only arrives in september... dammit!

One of the best fantasy books ever!

A Classic is something that acquires the eternal aclamation: yesterday, today and the next day

[Cyndadile]

Huh, that's what I'm feeling about The Fellowship of the Ring right now. The writing style is masterful but the pacing is so ridiculously slow. (Yeah, I haven't read The Lord of the Rings yet. Didn't like it when I was 7 and haven't really had the occasion/will to read it until now.)

My 4th grade teacher made us read the entire series as a class. It was boring at the time, but now I appreciate it. There must be something wrong with me.

[ImmunityBow]

I was reading the part between Bree and Rivendell, and I enjoyed how the 20+ day trip was made into a 5-10 segment of the movie. He incurred the Ringwraith's wound for 17 days in the book! (As compared to being transported by lovely elf lady in a dramatic river crossing sequence within minutes.)

[XTS]

Reading Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card, which I guess qualifies as the second book in a 'spin-off' of the Ender's Game series. Still a very good book. At least, I was reading it; I was on the last 20 pages or so when I lost track of the book ._. It's in the house somewhere, just need to track it down...

In other news, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to read A Dance With Dragons, latest book in a Song of Ice and Fire. Didn't find out about its release until a week before, and then forgot to reserve it at the library (I only read books once, even books as good as this series, so it didn't pay to go out and buy it; contemplating sitting and reading it all day in a bookstore and then putting it back on the shelf, though) for another two weeks, so I'm a lot farther down on the list than I would have hoped. But hopefully I should be getting the book around the time I hit the massive stretch of free time at the end of the summer. Woot.

[Cyndadile]

At least, I was reading it; I was on the last 20 pages or so when I lost track of the book ._. It's in the house somewhere, just need to track it down...

I bet it's somewhere in the kitchen. That's always where I find stuff.

I'm up to book 6 in Harry Potter, and book 5 seemed entirely new. I remembered the major plot points, but I had completely forgotten the details.

[sifira]

Currently reading Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik. How I missed reading about Temeraire.

[MeekRhino]

I am reading the Wheel of Time series, by Robert Jordan. Currently on Book 8 (Crown of Swords)

[Cyndadile]

Books I've read recently: The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Inheritance, and Life of Pi. They were all great. Rereading The Hobbit now.

[Cyndadile]

Now reading Pokemon Adventures manga series. Why have I not read this before?

[Reliability]

Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters is my current project. It's actually really funny, but would probably be lost on anyone who hasn't read the original. I'll likely be following this up with The Beautiful and The Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald and then Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.

[Silver]

While my internet was down I read both To Kill a Mocking Bird and Of Mice and Men
Now that it's back up I'm reading forum posts. Yay!

[Cyndadile]

Several weeks ago I read The Things They Carried, Feed, and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in my English class. The last of the three was the only one I really enjoyed.
Recently read Fated and Cursed by Benedict Jacka, they're really good if you're into modern fantasy.
Also read Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I'm not going to lie, I went into the book really wanting to hate it, but I couldn't. It was a great book.
Currently continuing my re-reading of the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher while I wait for my library to have Catching Fire (Hunger Games's sequel), or for Taken (Cursed's sequel) or Cold Days (upcoming Dresden Files book) to be released.

[ImmunityBow]

I've heard good things about the Hunger Games books. Over the weekend while I was away I read The Phantom of the Opera which I enjoyed a great deal.

[Cyndadile]

Ugh, why doesn't my college library have the book I want... I'd be sadder about that if I had more time to read. As it is, I've spent the last month trying to get to the half-way point in the book I'm reading. And my English class doesn't have readings.

Although, in my Genetics class we're (slowly) reading How to Defeat Your Own Clone by Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson. It's not really a novel, but it's entertaining enough. We'll also be reading
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, but I haven't started that one yet.

[Cyndadile]

I loved Oryx and Crake, as well as the sequel, Year of the Flood. They were a little hard for me to get through, since they're not the kind of book I usually read, but it was worth it.

[ImmunityBow]

Finally finished The Two Towers and am on to The Return of the King... I go through the LotR books pretty slowly....

[Cyndadile]

My fourth grade teacher made us read the entire LotR series in one school year. I loved them then. but now I can barely get through Chapter 1 of The Hobbit without getting bored. Which is a shame, because I don't remember what happened at all.

[ImmunityBow]

Just finished The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green. I finished it within 28 hours, which is odd because I'm usually a very slow reader. In any case, at first I wasn't really sure what the big fuss was all about, mostly because I'm not a huge fan of the teenage voice (especially teenage girls). However, it got a lot better and there are some beautiful sentiments in the book. It's very quotable.

[SilentSentinel]

This summer I've read a few solid books. Insomnia by Stephen King was quite excellent, but King is among of favorite authors so that was no surprise to me.

I also read Little Brother and Homeland, both by Cory Doctorow. They were very interesting and extremely relevant in today's society. It surprised me that Little Brother was written 5 years ago, reading it now would cause one to think it had came out yesterday. Best of all, they are available for free on the author's website.

[Cranky Guy]

A series of unfortunate events. On a side note, I'm pretty sure topaz is dead.

[Cyndadile]

I've been reading through Kevin Hearne's series, Iron Druid Chronicles.

As for your side note, people have said that in the past, and every time we've bounced back. You can check out the Questions thread (http://www.pokemontopaz.net/forums/showthread.php?63-Questions&p=27896&viewfull=1#post27896) for a more detailed explanation for the inactivity.

[ImmunityBow]

Theatre History: An Introduction.... gah I haven't been able to do any personal reading because of large amounts of readings assigned on the first day of class. I will eventually probably finish The Return of the King and move on to Les Mis or something.

[Icerge]

Im reading Houssenis book The Kite Runner now. Im on chapter 7. Its a pretty detailed story of what it was like growing up privileged in Afghanistan 30 years ago. It will be a quick read, as the book is engrossing, ergo hard to put down.