What Book Are You Currently Reading?

**MarybethMayfair** · Feb 18th, 2005 12:18 PM

Right now I'm not reading anything...I guess if I had to say it would be Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, but that's only the first chapter, so not really. I just finished reading Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, that was an insanely good book.

**Rynotek** · Feb 21st, 2005 5:31 AM

By Jose Saramago, very interesting novel, telling the story of Jesus as a normal man

**hari_padfoot** · Mar 2nd, 2005 3:52 PM

The dragons of winter i think, not sure though. something like that. i don't have it right now. but my favorite book ever is the Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. Anybody read that?

**Keeblergiant** · Mar 2nd, 2005 7:29 PM

By Jose Saramago, very interesting novel, telling the story of Jesus as a normal man

Sort of like the Jefferson Bible? Oh man, I love the Jefferson bible...

On another note, I picked up Penrose's "The Road to Reality" the other day, and it's 1045 pages of pure genius. He goes over everything from calculus to twister theory, with all of the important bits inbetween (complex analysis, group theory, calculus on manifolds, gauge theories...etc.) I skipped about half of the book though and went straight for the physics part, because I'm already up to speed on the math.

**LPF-Dude** · Mar 3rd, 2005 4:24 AM

Originally Posted by SJGee

Thought this might make an interesting thread - please try to keep it clean, though ;).

I am reading Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds. I must admit, it is far better than I expected and I can't wait to read more of his stuff.

So what are you guys reading?

Im reading "Hell"

Its all about Hell, hell, hell I could read it all night hell.

Hell

**Romilly** · Mar 3rd, 2005 6:49 PM

Just finished reading 'Second Glance' by Jodi Picoult.

Covered the interesting idea of coincidences and how decisions and choices you make now, can come back to affect you later in life. Aside from heavily romantic undertones at the end, was a pretty good read. Didn't deserve the Horror genre it got categorised in though.

Now re-reading the Tawny Man series by Robin Hobb. Geez Fitz cops a raw deal sometimes.

**Balder** · May 24th, 2005 7:41 AM

Now reading; Nordic gods and hero's by anders baeksted

which is about the nordic mythology, were he base hes theory's out from the fact that civilization started in indo europe and its the same history/myth that has traveled with us all! quite interesting though heavy reading! of course its only in danish so either learn or wait for my review!

**NightWolf** · May 24th, 2005 3:37 PM

i readin 80 greatest conspiracies. it has things about pearl harbor, AIDS, 9/11 etc

**Rynotek** · Jun 23rd, 2005 9:35 AM

The time travellers wife. decent fiction, if not a wee bit 30something

**Lord Cyro** · Jul 28th, 2005 6:31 PM

Hagakure: the Way of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo.

***evilwill*** · Aug 10th, 2005 3:24 AM

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover.

***bbbv3.5*** · Aug 10th, 2005 8:06 PM

Re reading the Hobbit...by J.R.R Tolkein.

***medicvet*** · Aug 15th, 2005 4:11 AM

right now I am reading "Hitler's Willing Executioners:Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust". This book delves what was so different about the German culture that brought about people willing to obey such monstrous orders.

***Mezurashi*** · Aug 15th, 2005 7:17 AM

Metamagical Thema's by Douglas Hofsteader and Economy and Society Vol. II by Max Weber.

for fun I'm reading The Confusion by Neil Stephenson and Confessions Of A Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick.

**Rynotek** · Aug 15th, 2005 11:00 AM

Just finishing Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, is the rest of the series as good ?

***bbbv3.5*** · Aug 15th, 2005 11:30 AM

Reading the Da Vinci Code...just started.

***Mezurashi*** · Aug 15th, 2005 8:19 PM

Originally Posted by Rynotek

Just finishing Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, is the rest of the series as good ?

The Confusion has been pretty much that, though there are great chapters. Opinions vary so I'll leave it up to you, but it isn't crap and it so isn't Da Vinci Code.

**Rynotek** · Oct 25th, 2005 5:05 AM

riviting stuff.

***Marajadex*** · Oct 25th, 2005 9:16 AM

Harry Potter and the Half~Blood Prince

***Marajadex*** · Nov 1st, 2005 9:54 PM

Now on to Dean Koontz "Odd Thomas"

**Strife** · Nov 21st, 2005 11:04 PM

Due to dropping out of college a few months ago (financial/transportation issues), I still crave education. Meh. I'm gonna make an attempt to read this book I borrowed off my causin a couple of months back The Outline of History: Volume 1 by H.G. Wells.

So far I've read the introduction and along the way I decided to reread it, snag some pesky vocabulary, write it down and look up the definition. What a way to learn...sh*t works though!

**salvador** · Nov 22nd, 2005 9:06 AM

Just finished Amsterdam by Ian McEwan. Strange story. Quality.

Before that, The Sunborn by Gregory Benford. Good quality hard SF.

Started Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly. No real effort put into the writing. Lee Child is far better.

For thrillers I can recommend: Resurrection Day by Glenn Meade (not to be confused with Resurrection Day by Brendan DuBois; I can't comment on that one as I haven't read it yet). Lee Child's Persuader is also very good.

For literary stuff try Ulverton by Adam Thorpe. Corking.

Addition:
I've completed Ressurection Day by Brendan DuBois. Not bad at all, but sags a bit in the middle. It has the sort of theme visitors to this site might be interested in: A war-ravaged USA; a belligerent Britain. On that basis, I can recommend it.

**Bernard's Insight** · Jan 13th, 2006 8:05 PM

I'm currently reading The Brothers Karamazov, by Dostoyevsky. One of the best books I've ever read, almost as good, maybe even better than The Devils.

Oh, and more professionally, I'm also reading Insight by Lonergan. Again.